“You already knew these things but you never told them to Bette, I guess it’s time, tell her that she hurt you when she tried to replace you”

“I never felt more humiliated in my whole life and then you showed up and hit on me” Tina was smiling again “it made me feel so good with myself”

“Not good enough, you left me for her” Helena pointed out, Tina was still smiling

“Because despite everything I loved Bette” suddenly Tina frowned “I came back to her because I loved her and because of the baby, I thought it was the right thing to do but I never forgave her and I still haven’t”

“Don’t you think it’s time?” Helena raised her eyebrows

“I don’t know if I can” Tina sighed “Everything happened so quickly, Bette and I, Melvin’s death and soon after I gave birth, I moved back in but we never had time to talk, we both knew it could end up in a fight and we didn’t want that because of Angelica, we made a huge mistake burying our feelings”

“It’s about time to unburying them” Helena hugged Tina “I’ll leave you alone so you can think about we’ve just talked, ok?”

“Thanks Helena, you’re a great friend” Tina sobbed and then her cell phone rang, it was Bette.

It was Bette’s third day in New York, she had had a low start during the first day, she was in a different city, she had been in New York before but she had always had her gallery’s support, a museum’s support and lately the CAC’s support, this time though she was by herself, as a free lancer consulter.  As the days passed she got confidence and established her ideas which were heard by the artists and the director of this project.  She was feeling good enough, she was working on something she loved to do, she was being recognized and she was away from her home and her problems, she missed her daughter though so she had called Kit to confirm that everything was fine with her.  But soon Bette found out that problems can show up everywhere and what she was facing right now reminded her somehow her problems at home which she had managed to forgot, the Senator who was supporting the exhibition for the young artists had been hitting on her insistently and Bette hadn’t been able of dismissing her, she has been quiet insisting.  On one opportunity when they were alone she had approached Bette and started kissing her, Bette never pulled back.