One thing Kit noticed throughout the conversation was they were not asking for others to approve of their relationship…they were just stating they meant for it to work out this time and no one was going to come in between them. They have both grown up so much…so strong and ready to protect what is there’s…she thought as she sipped her coffee.

The gang had continued over the years to question her about Bette’s where a bouts and sometimes they recalled wonderful memories of the times they had shared with Tina and wondered where life had taken her. As Kit shared this information with Bette and Tina she was positive that a reconnection would go well.

Their time together went by much too quickly and before you knew it the time was here for Kit to fly back to LA and Bette to go to Denver. The good byes at the airport were tearful and sad with each vowing to return as soon as possible.

That evening after Angie was in bed Tina sat by the phone and waited for Bettes’ nightly call.

As time passed slowly for Bette and Tina they soon discovered that something needed to change. This long distance thing was not what either of them wanted and they realized too much time had passed between them already. So twelve weeks after her visit, Tina shared with Bette the news that she had found a job on staff at a local hospital in Denver and had placed her house on the market. Using the internet she discovered that Bette only lived two blocks from Washington Elementary, one of the best public schools in the Denver area. She planned to move in a month’s time having already turned in her resignation at Mountain Lake.

Bette was ecstatic with happiness. She assured Tina that although her apartment was small they could make due until they found a place to buy together.

Tina and Angelica moved to Denver the following month and life quickly got into a routine. Bette was a fantastic parent to Angelica just like Tina always knew she would be once she learned to trust her instincts. After three months of searching they found a house that had things that they both liked. No longer did Bette feel that she had to have the biggest and the best.