“What? Who? Baby, what are you talking about?”

But Tasha replies nothing, she covers her mouth with her hand, tempting to stop the choking voice but in vain.

Tina gives Bette a knowing look, sadness leaks out both of their eyes.

They are lucky, to be able to stand here together, alive.

Numbers of people died in the Cooper manor, numerous families being torn down…and yet they are all here, safe and sound, standing in a big cozy house with their friends, which must be the greatest miracle ever.

Wiping away her tears, Tasha walks to Tina and hugs her tightly, let the emotion pours out within a second, she missed her young boss who’s also her friend, life outside that horrible place was not easy at all, especially for an ex-criminal who tried to start a new life. Tina also, embraces the black woman, her eyes close, cherishing the reunion moment. The old memories seem coming back.

There are not much people in this world worth to be trusted, Tina and Tasha knew it well, they’re people who crawled out of the darkest place, only those who have fight for their life together can understand the pure friendship that doesn’t combine with profit and money.

“Thank god…thank god…” Tasha quietly mutters.

She’s owed Tina Kennard a favor that she could never repay back. The young Cooper boss once saved her life from her violent former employer, pulled her out of the mess and the physical abuse; she even gave her a job at the mansion, a job that didn’t require to be beaten up. And after all the chaos, when she got out of the tunnel with Bette, she used the money and the new ID Tina had made for her to start a new life.

Tina always treated her loyal staff well.

The new Tasha had a perfect background record, high school education certificate, even a driving license. With that, Tasha joined the police academy and learned to become a police officer, and she’s sworn she’ll never let Tina down.

After all these years, she remained in touch with Bette, trying to adapt to normal life, she’s been staying in the underground for too long, thanks to Bette and her friends, her life slowly is going back on track. Also, aside from trying to integrating into a new society, her friendship with Bette was strong and stable, they’re the only people who knew about what happened to themselves, the only people who they could’ve talked to.