«Listen, I’m not taking her away from you. At least I’m having the decency to warn you… unlikely someone else» this was a dig – a bad one, but Tina couldn’t help it.

           «Wow, thank you, Tina. Really! » She got up from the couch, «At least I am not threating to let someone else – a man, adopt her! I did it because I was fucking afraid of losing my child» she answer back. That’s it, they were losing it again. Throwing everything bad they did back in each other’s face. « This is just a caprice of yours and I, frankly, don’t understand what’s getting into you. Your job here was good. We were doing great with the parenting schedules and all this shit, what’s the matter with you? »

Tina just stared at her, without uttering a word, then: «That’s my decision. I am going to take that job and Angelica is coming with me. Deal with it” she said, as she exited the house. Slamming the door, leaving an even more stunned Bette behind.

Since Tina needed someone else to talk to, the woman went straight to Alice’s and decided to share the news with her. Needless to say that the younger woman was totally stunned.

           «You’re moving to New York? » a shocked Alice asked. «But Tina, you’re life and friends are here… Oh, and what about Angelica? »       

           «She’s coming with me» she replied.

           «Yeah but, you know, Bette is her other mother and well, you can’t just go away and take Angie with you, right? »

           «I can and I will…» the blonde uttered, looking down as she was nervously playing with her fingers.

           «Are you sure nothing happened between the two of you? » the reporter asked again, «You know you can talk to me» at this, Tina couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow that said ‘Yeah, right’. «Okay, maybe sometimes… », another eyebrow-lifting, «Okay, pretty often I can be a little too nosey and gossipy, but anyway I’m your friend and I’m here if you need someone to talk to. I swear I won’t say anything»

Convinced by her friend’s willingness to help, she decided to give up and talk to her what had been happening between her and Bette in the last weeks. She took a deep breath and talked: «I had sex with Bette»