«Tina’s really a great girl you know… I guess she’s not one of your favourite person right now, but she’s just doing her job. It’s nothing personal…»

Bette leaned on the door and tried to sound not too interested when she asked about Tina. «Tell me, does she make a habit to go to gay clubs with you ? I’m sure her husband must have a problem with that…»

Sara looked at her, puzzled. «Her husband ? What makes you think Tina is married ? She’s gay, Bette. Didn’t she tell you?»

Bette felt like such a fool and tried hard to pretend this information didn’t faze her. «No, she didn’t mention it… Anyway, it doesn’t make any difference to me… You’ll have to excuse me, Sara, but I was on my way out…»

«Yeah, of course… Well, I’ll see ya». Sara went down the steps, unaware of the bomb she had just dropped on Bette. Tina was gay… Why didn’t she mentioned this the first time she saw her ? What game was she playing?

Bette grabbed her car keys and went out the door. At The Planet, she told Alice, Shane and Dana about the fine. «Two thousand bucks? Where are we going to find that kind of money?». Alice was frantic. Bette shrugged her shoulders. «We’ll find it somehow». Money was the last thing on her mind right now…

Together, they filled the application for the new zoning and Alice told Bette she would drop it off at Tina’s office by the end of the afternoon. Bette really wanted to be the one who would give it to Tina, but she didn’t want to raise any suspicion by insisting too much. She couldn’t wait to see her again so she could ask why she never mentioned her being gay.

Bette went out to dinner and then headed for the beach before going home. Watching the sunset had always been a good way to relieve the tension. She took off her heels and began searching for the perfect spot when she noticed a familiar silhouette. Tina… She was watching the waves lapping on the shore and looked so deep in her thoughts that Bette wasn’t sure if she should intrude or not. She was about to go the other way when Tina turned around and looked straight at her. Bette’s heart began racing as she slowly walked towards her.