The sky was dark. Bette had been looking out the window. It had been a long hard day. Tina had been had a hard day in physio. Bette had helped the therapist in helping Tina re-learn how to walk with her leg. After several curses and sweats they somehow gotten through the day. A half hour ago Bette took off the wrappings on Tina’s leg. With long fingers she touched Tina’s pale skin, caramel against milk, and massaged the cream in. Moving her hands until it was her soul that was touching Tina, skin through skin…each woman holding tightly to that link between them. Bette smiled…”we can go home tommorrow T… we have some time before your chemo begins” Tina responded by touching Bette’s hand, then squeezing it affectionatly then pulling her closer. Bette leaned down and for the first time in a long long time they kissed. It was a sign of Tina’s health improvement. Fatigue sickness and pain prevented her from showing any such physical affection, only silently did Bette knew Tina wanted nothing more than to lay together peacefully. Late into the night Bette whispered to Tina how well Angelica seemed to be doing, she was starting school through an alternative program soon…Tina smiled at this, after several weeks Angelica would be back to school after four weeks off. Tina smiled but also gripped onto Bette…and in a low urgent whisper….” Bette, Angelica needs you…i want you to fly to New York and see her and fly back of course, the gang can make sure i dont break any more bones” Tina chuckled. A strange burning sprad itself at the back of Bette’s throat, it was like she was crying tears from her mouth……..” T….i promise….i promise that i will take care of you to the end of time i will be with you every step of the way….i will be a mom to Angelica from now on…properly…i will be there for her but bring stability only a kind but stern parent can…T…this could make us stronger…all these blows could make us closer stronger if we make it, baby i’ll see Angie as soon as possible….and i promise you Tina that we will get through this, we will take on angelica, this cancer, our unravelled family and weave it all back together i give you my word on that….T….we will be a family again…my head is clear now and i will ***** put an end to this dizziness”