"Ready T?"

"As I’ll ever be." Tina took Bette’s hand and they headed down stairs to meet their driver.  Tina got in first ut Bette said something to him and he nodded his head in the yes as he held the door open for her. They were driving for a whileand Tina’s mind was so occupied she didn’t notice that they were headed for the wrong freeway.

"Babe where are we going? He took the wrong freeway."

"No, no this is the right way. So are you going to tell me more about these kids that seem to be stealing all of your time away from me or am I going to have start guessing." Bette knew the only way to distract Tina was to get to start talking about her kids. They always seemed to drag some of the biggest reactions out of her.

"Excuse me Porter, We’re here." the driver interrupted after driving for a little while longer.

"Bette why are we at the gardens? e;re going to be late."

"They’ll wait it’s my celebration." Bette said with a mesmerizing smile. "I wanted to check on the orchids." Bette replied just as cool as she pleased.

"Now?" Tina asked skeptically, "Dressed like this?"

"Absolutely. Will you join me?"

"I don’t know about this." Tina said accepting Bette’s hand as she helped out of the car. Bette and Tian had both devoted their time and money into developing this community garden for senior citizens. From time to time they’d stop by and help and enjoy the tranquility of the small patch of nature centered in this busy city.

They both walked hand in hand, Tina was bit thrown by this sudden detour, and Bette’s mind was a thousand and one places all at once. They walked into the small greenhouse and smiled at the orchids that seemed to bend and stretch for the attention of the sun.  Next to them were a the wild flowers planted by the visiting elementary schools and Bette’s favorite the gardenias that filled the entire place with a soft, sweet fragrance that reminded her of Tina.

"I love it here." Tina said looking out at the rows of delicate flowers and the light that they bathed in. The sweet smell of gardenias tickled her nose as she smiled into the silence, "It’s so beautiful."