“I see why you’re avoiding Alice now” Shane said leaning back against the chair and folding her arms on her chest.

“So… Yoda… what is it that you see?”

“Do you want me to be brutally honest with you?” Shane asked raising both her eyebrows this time. Tina nodded her consent.

“Firstly… you and Bette are two of the world’s biggest morons I’ve ever seen… Secondly, I just cannot believe why would you… what powerful reason would you have not to bring it up again… not to try and kiss her again…” Shane placed the palm of her hand in the air before Tina had the chance to interrupt her.

“Now that I’ve said what Alice would basically say, but shorter and less dramatically… and don’t get me wrong she would be right by saying those things… I’ll give you my short version of your holidays with Bette…” At that moment Shane locked eyes with her blonde friend and Tina understood that she was really being serious this time.

“She is in love with you Tina” Shane softly admitted.

Tina’s heat stopped beating, right then and there.

“You know Bette as much as I do… and you know perfectly well that she would never… ever open up like that… and that book you just showed me… that right there is a piece of her heart…” Shane was being ruthless.

Tina was now shedding more than one tear.

“I know… I… I don’t know if I should keep it… or if I should send it back to her I mean… it’s so precious to her… I feel bad for keeping it” Tina said lowering her gaze.

“If you send that book back you will be breaking her heart… so please by all means don’t send it back… and TK… you love her… I know you do… it’s all over both of you, so what are you waiting for?”

Tina would not look into Shane’s eyes, she knew her friend was right but she was in turmoil of emotions and confusion. She didn’t have the answer to that specific question.

“Bette got offered a great job opportunity in London… it’s everything I know she wants and… I’m stuck here until I finish my studies and… what then? What if we don’t work out? What if she comes back just to be with me… and she wastes all that… I wouldn’t forgive myself” Tina’s rational side was kicking in.