“What? No, no!”

Bette steals a look at Tina, who raises her eyebrow. 

“No, of course not.”

And Tina raises her other eyebrow.

“Fine…there’s something.” Bette rolls her eyes.

Tina smiles, plays with the carrot as if it was a pistol. “Great, now shoot.”

Bette sighs.

“You are so beautiful, T…I don’t know what others think but…when you walk, whatever you were wearing, you are always the shiniest and the prettiest, like a start, rising up from the dark sky. No one can ignore your shiny blonde hair, even you didn’t speak, there were people checking on you, I believe that’s why you’re always easily targeting and why Noah said that he prefers you were in red hair, cause you are so delicate and perfect just the way you are now.”

Tina’s eyes are now filling with tears, this is the most romantic thing she’s ever heard from others.

“And even in the Cooper mansion, there were men who were always staring at you, you didn’t notice but I did. Every time when they were checking at you I would want to rush in front of them and tell them that stop staring at my girlfriend and get the fuck out of there, but I couldn’t. I believe since then I’ve gotten the bad habit that when others were checking you I’ll feel jealous and angry, and they’re not even with you! I cannot imagine what will I do if there’s someone who used to be or was your ex. It makes me freak out every time how smart and beautiful person like you will be someone else’s girlfriend.”

“You do know that I’ve only had my eyes on you, right?” Tina says softly, she caresses Bette’s cheek, the brunette slowly leans her face to the side where the blonde’s hand is.

“I know, it just…” Bette holds Tina’s hand with both of her palms and kisses it. “It was killing me during these two years…thinking that you might be with someone…or you might start a new life far away…alone…and not with me. It’s made me struggle every time.”

Tina folds Bette’s hand with her other free hand, now the two people are holding each other.

“I’m sorry I didn’t send you any message…I was in very bad shape, my addiction was so bad that every time when the need for the drug came I felt like I was dying. Shane and Carmen knew where I was but I always forbid her to come to see me…Because I knew that if I saw anyone, I’ll probably start to beg others for buying me the drug. I know myself, the best way to quit it is to isolate myself from the others, and from things that might make me lose my will to fight it.”