They sat down listening to the conversation. Tina looked around the table first at Alice her confident and good friend, Shane always the voice of reason never taking sides, Kit her bigger sister who always welcomed her with open arms, Angelia her daughter and the other love of her life, finally Bette her soul mate.

She smiled as she looked around although this was a happy day she couldn’t but feel they weren’t quite complete, there was one person missing from there family as she saw it, and that person always had the biggest smile, one of the kindest hearts who had so much courage right up to the end of her short life.  As she remembered Dana, tears came to her eyes, she would have been so happy to see them married.  She had always wanted them to be happy.  Out of the corner of her eye she noticed something move, turning her head she looked at what it was and there was the dove, that’s when it came to her, the dove was Dana looking over them just like Alice had asked when Angie was in the hospital.  The tears fell down her face freely.

“Tina what is it way are you crying” Alice asked a little concerned

Bette who had been in conversation with Kit turned round quickly to face Tina, who was turned away from her, getting out of the chair she walked over to Tina and crouched down so she could look at her.

“T talk to me why are you crying” Bette asked almost in a whisper as she cupped her face and wiped away the tears with her thumb

Tina couldn’t talk straight away she needed a few minutes to regain control of her emotions, she stood up Bette following her movements then Tina wrapped her arms around Bette needing to feel her close. 

As Bette hugged Tina, her eyes scanned the table everyone was watching them with the same concerned look on each of there faces.

Tina hugged Bette harder then whispered in her ear

“I’m sorry baby, but I was just remembering the past as I looked around the table at our extended family”