Bette felt a cold blow on her heart, this is not good; the last time Tina said something similar was when she broke with her more than four years ago.

As the blonde left the bathroom, Bette took a shower and they both met in the bedroom, Tina was sitting in the bed with her head down and Bette moved a chair to sit facing her.

Bette: “what do you want to talk about?”

Tina: “Bette…, we know each other for more than 10 years…, you were…, you are my best friend… and you’ll always be”

Bette: (frightened) “Tina…”

Tina: “I know we love each other…”

Bette: (growing impatient and scared) “Tina…”

Tina: “but I want you to know that it doesn’t entail any obligation…”

Bette: (confused) “what… what’re you talking about…?”

Tina: “… what I mean is that… you don’t ‘have’ to be with me if you don’t feel it…”

Bette: “why are you assuming I don’t feel it…, tell me Tina…, what’s in your mind…?

Tina: “Bette…, you came to me when I was a mess and all this madness started…, you supported me and, we…, we stayed together…”

Bette: “I did… I do it because I love you…”

Tina: “… I just want you to know that if there is someone else…, you are free to go… I love you and your happiness is too important to me…”

Bette: “do you want me out of your life…?”

Tina: “I… I, just, want to see you happy… and I want you to tell me the truth…, is there someone else?”

Bette: “no…, there is no one else… and please baby… don’t push me away”

Bette took Tina’s hands on hers and looked at her eyes.

Bette: “please Tina, give us another chance…”

Tina: “I love you, Bette…; please I need to be sure about your feelings, don’t hide them from me and promise me you’ll tell me if something is wrong”

Bette: “I’ll do, baby…and I love you”

The things between them have remained undefined, the doubts in Tina’s head subsist, and Bette knows that she is walking on thin ice, but she also promised Louise, to keep secret her proximity and her involvement in this situation.

During Breakfast, in the big dining room, Maura told Tina about a national meeting, at the end of the next week in New York, and the impossibility for them to go; but of course Genetics Lab has many results to report and Maura suggested Brenda, Kate, Sam, Max and possibly Lara could be sent to make the respective presentations, to which the blonde agreed; suddenly James, used the opportunity to tell Bette that Jodi has called a few minutes ago, about the same public event, he told her that their boss mentioned that she didn’t know anything about them and was also asking if they were going to participate, or if they have someone in mind to replace them; the comment couldn’t come at the worst moment; Tina turned her head toward Bette, and looked on her eyes; the brunette just promised not to hide anything from her, and now it was clear that Bette never called to New Heaven all this time, so…, who was Bette calling? In Tina’s mind, the possible answers were endless, if she considers all Bette’s ‘dates’ during the time they broke.