Jessica walked back over to them and told them that she was going to her room. The other activists also went upstairs, leaving Roxanne and Bette alone.
Roxanne: “So Bette, how have you been?”
Bette: “Well, you know about what happened with David already. I moved to LA in August, where I met Tina. We both fell in love with one another and 7 months later we were married.”
Roxanne: “Wow, you must really love her to get married so soon.”
Bette: “What about you?”
Roxanne: “After what happened between you and me, I was the one to get hurt. I fell in love with a woman, but all she did was play with my heart. I realized that what I had done to you was terrible and decided to change my life. I helped more at Greenpeace and changed my attitude too. Life is too short to be a *****.”
Bette smirked and couldn’t believe how Roxanne had changed. She would never have admitted that she could be a ***** and be so gentle and kind to everyone. She was only kind when she could get something, but that seemed to have changed. As their conversation continued, Bette started feeling more and more at ease next to this woman, who had caused her so much pain only a few years before. After talking for almost an hour, Bette told Roxanne that she was tired and wanted to go to sleep. Roxanne accompanied Bette to her room.
Bette: “This is me. Goodnight Roxanne. It was nice talking to you.”
Roxanne gently smiled at Bette and wished her goodnight.
Bette opened the door and found Jessica sleeping already. Bette undressed and simply crawled in to bed. The exhaustion took over her and she drifted off to sleep.

When Bette woke up the next morning, she found a note on her bedside table.
‘Bette,
You looked so peaceful sleeping, so I decided not to wake you up.
I’m downstairs having breakfast with the rest of the crew.
Come join us when you’re ready.
Kisses,
Jess’
Bette got dressed and went downstairs, where she found an enthusiastic bunch of people enjoying their breakfast. She filled her plate and joined them at their table. Everyone was excited and couldn’t wait to go and save some baby seals. After breakfast, they headed back upstairs to grab their belongings. The plane would leave at 11, so they gathered downstairs at 10. A few taxis drove them to the airport, where they met the pilot. He gave them some instructions and they boarded the plane. There was just enough room for 12 passengers and their equipment. The plane took off and not to long afterwards they were flying over the ocean, admiring the beautiful landscapes.

Once they had set up their camp, it was already dark and they decided to get some rest. They pulled names to see who would be sharing a tent with whom and as it turned out, Bette would be sharing a tent with Roxanne. They got inside and Bette decided to give Tina a call. Roxanne told Bette she would give her some privacy and went over to another tent. Bette dialed Tina’s number and anxiously waited for her wife to answer.
Tina: “Hey babe, how are you?”
Bette: “Better now that I hear your voice. God I miss you T.”
Tina: “I miss you too Bette. How is everything out there?”
Bette: “We got the camp set up here at the North Pole. I’m glad that my cell phone has some reception here, I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t talk to you. When we go save the seals, I won’t have any reception though. I’ll be calling you at night then.”
Tina: “It’s only noon here, so that would be great. How did things go with Roxanne?”
Bette: “Great, she really seemed to have changed. I’m sharing my tent with her. She offered to leave so that I could have some privacy when I wanted to call you. I was happily surprised.”
Tina: “That’s good babe. You need to be able to trust each other when you go out there tomorrow.”
Bette: “Yeah, I know. I’m very tired babe. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get some sleep.”
Tina: “Okay Bette, talk to you tomorrow.”
Bette: “I love you T.”
Tina: “Love you too babe.”
Bette put her phone away and with the thought of Tina still fresh in her mind, she fell asleep.

To be continued…