As Tina walked into the room her eyes started to tear up seeing Bette so still in the middle of all the different noises in the room. Standing next to the bed she bent down and pushed her hair away from the side of her face and kissed her softly on the cheek. She lifted up the sheet that covered her body and saw the white bandages that covered her from just below her shoulder blades all the way to her thighs. Wiping the tears away she grasped her hand and kissed each finger whispering softly, “Babe, I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere, so you sleep as long as you need too and I’ll be here when you wake up. I love you Bette.”

Three days later after a stop at the local pharmacy for Bette’s prescriptions they arrived home. Kit and Angelica were waiting for them when they entered the front door. Tina had warned Angelica not to run and hug Mama B really hard like she usually did. Tina watched as her daughter gently hugged her mother around the neck releasing her after only a few seconds. Bette still could not stand to sit on her bottom or lean her back against anything therefore; sitting on the couch was out for a few more days. Going directly to the bedroom she lay down on her stomach, on the fresh cool sheets on the newly turned down bed that Kit had prepared for her.

Going through the operation had decreased Bette’s appetite for food, so Kit had brought soup, bread, and a salad for her and Tina hoping Tina could get her to eat a little something. As Tina went to the bathroom to shower and change Kit set the table for two since her and Angelica had ate at the Planet only an hour ago.

Coming into the kitchen Tina said, “Kit thank you for all your help these last few days. The food sure smells good.”

“Tina I am the one who should be thanking you for giving me back my baby sister. I know it is because of you and Angelica coming back into her life that she is where she is today. For the longest time I knew Bette had lost her will to live and just didn’t care about anything including herself. But now thanks to your love she is beginning to love herself again.”

After hugging Tina and Angelica good bye she got into her car and headed back to the Planet to work until closing.