“Bette, trust me when I tell you that I really do know how much you love me.  I feel your love all around me.  I know it’s true by the way you hold me, caress me, comfort me with your strong arms, cradle me when I’m scared or upset,  rub my feet when I’m reading as if you instinctively know I need you to just touch me.  I feel your love when you look at me.  No one has ever looked at me with the intensity that you do.  It’s like you are trying to memorize every movement I make, every expression.  It’s almost as if you are dying of thirst and your eyes drink in a vision of me because that is the only thing that will quench your dryness.  Sometimes it is overwhelming; it drives me crazy.  I feel like I need to crawl inside of you to satiate your need, and thus my need.  God, I love you so much, sometimes I ache for you.”

Bette just sat there in awe, how could this woman know exactly what was in her heart.  She, beyond doubt, is THE ONE.  Bette started to tear up.  She pulled Tina into her so closely she thought they would merge into one being.  They held each other this way for several minutes.

“I love you T.”

‘I love you Babe.” 

They kissed each other tenderly.  Neither one wanted to let go.  The world could end right now and that would be fine with them both.  Reluctantly, Bette drew back from Tina and said, “I guess I should let you get some rest.  I know you have early surgery tomor this morning.  I wouldn’t want to be that cause of someone’s misfortune if you were to fall asleep while you had their skull open and their brain in your hand.”

“Me, Bette, what about you?  Your job is just as important.  If you don’t get them to me alive, I certainly am of no use to them.  I think we should both allow each other to get some uninterrupted resting sack time, instead of recreational sack time, deal?”  Tina stuck out her hand to shake on it.  Bette grabbed her hand, shook it and pulled Tina in to kiss her one more time before they snuggled in for a short night’s sleep.

Later that morning

” so she comes flying across the dance floor and spins Kate around, Kate shoves her and she draws back and decks her.  It was totally awesome.  I tried to get between them, and if I wouldn’t have ducked, she would have hit me,” Bette says to Chris.

“***** on a stick!  I can’t believe I missed that.  I would pay good money to see Tina deck some broad,” says Chris.

Over the squawk box “Car 3, Engine 2, Rescue 1, Medic 6 and Medic 2 respond, intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard, a motor vehicle collision with reported injuries and entrapment.  Respond Code 3time out 1152.”

“Here we go Bette,” says Chris.

“Yeah,” mumbles Bette.  Bette puts on her game face and prepares herself for what is to come.  AT least that’s what she thinks.

TBC