"I just feel like everything good always has to end too soon. I’ve got so used to having you here, but now it’s back to reality. And then there’s your job. I think it just really hit me today how much danger you’re in, and the thought of anything happening to you…" Tina looked at Bette with tearstained cheeks.

"I can take care of myself babe. My job, it’s….it’s such a big part of who I am. And I know it can be dangerous sometimes, but it’s worth it in the end because I get to save lives and make sure the bad guys get taken off the streets" Bette tried to explain.

"I know how much your job means to you babe, and I would never try and change that. But it doesn’t stop me worrying"

"I know darling, and it means a lot to me that you worry so much"

"Really?"

"Really" Bette confirmed "And I honestly believe that this is one good thing that isn’t going to end too soon"

"But you have to go home at some point" Tina paused "I don’t even know where you live"

"I’ll show you. And ok, so I won’t be here all the time, but the time we do spend together will be even better because we won’t have to watch our backs all the time" Bette reassured her.

Tina nodded, and Bette shifted position so that she was leant back against the arm of the sofa with Tina sat between her legs. The blonde rested the back of her head against Bette’s chest and they intertwined their fingers.

"So, what do you think you’re next job will be?" Tina asked.

"Who knows. And I know it might be hard for you, but I won’t always be able to tell you whats going on at work"

"I understand. I work with classified information too you know" Tina pointed out.

"True"

They sat there in silence for a while, both women content just to be in each others company. For the first time since they’d known each other they could afford to just relax, and the tension that they had previously been feeling melted away. For both of them this moment really felt like the beginning. It was the first time that they had actually had a conversation about where they were going, and although both of them had privately thought about the future, now they had acknowledged to each other that they wanted to be together. Tina couldn’t help but be a little nervous at the thought of embarking on her first proper relationship with a woman, but then she felt Bette’s arms around her and she knew that she’d made the right decision. She’d lied to herself and everyone else for so many years, but now she finally felt like she was where she belonged.