Tina declined beer and went for water instead. Shane opened a bottle of Dos Equis. “What happened, Tina?”

Tina took a deep breath to stop herself from crying again. “When Alice was doing research on Bette’s family, she found out that Christina survived the shooting. We…no, I chose not to tell Bette about it because I was afraid that her love for Christina was still strong and she would leave me.”

Shane took a sip of her beer and nodded, “I see.”

“I knew it was wrong to hide it from Bette but I needed more time…more time to see if what we share is real,” Tina shook her head and looked at Shane who was listening to her with full attention.

“What Bette and you share is real but I understand why you didn’t tell her.”

“You do?”

“Of course,” Shane smiled. “Sometimes we do things for love that we would never do otherwise. And sometimes those are the things we are not proud of.”

“I’m not proud of it and if I could turn back time, I would have done it differently,” Tina admitted. “It’s too late now to change everything but I need to find Bette so I can explain it, make her understand…”

“Knowing Bette, I think she understands but she is still a woman from another century who has certain values unchanged by our less then scrupulous present. You should give her time to get where you are at her own pace.”

“What if I don’t have time? Do you know what tomorrow is?” Tina asked with panic in her voice.

“April 19,” Shane shrugged.

“It’s the day when portal opens again.”

“Oh…what makes you think Bette will risk the unknown and go back in time, knowing that she might never come back?” Shane asked.

“I don’t know but I have this feeling that she might need a closure with Christina…and the fact that I can’t find her anywhere.”

“Did you check with Alice? She usually knows everything about everyone.”

“Yes but she’s not answering her phone. I went to SheBar, too. Helena was there,” Tina grimaced. “She tried to seduce me again and then told me that she saw Bette leaving with Candace.”