The media was just lapping it up. The trial was months away but just the sensation of the story was tantalizing. Tina had to practically beat them off their lawn. It soon leaked out even though there was a gag order that Brent Haywood was a serial rapistand had murdered womentwo of them. Their bodies were found in tiny iceboxes underneath his basement…like graves under the ground…their bodies were blue and mutilated. The police sighed a deep breath and it soon came out there trying to find the person for ages. Tina didnt tell this to Bettewho was still recovering from her ordeal. Haywood was in custody and already suffered two attacks in prison where both his ankles were broken and the tip of his tongue cut off where he bit it. Tina handled everything legaland the only thing Bette had to be in a videotaped interview where the police made her talk about everything. The whole time Bette gnawed at her tongue.until it bled. She had constant nightmares afterwards along with her regular ones and Tina had to hold her during the night for two weeks. At the preliminary hearing more horror was revealed.Brent Haywood was into S&M torture and videotaped his victims in sessions that lasted for hoursthat haunted her days after and Tina pitied the jury that was to be picked during the trial.
As for NathanTina had a long talk with him after she moved back in with Bette. She comforted him when he started cryinghe revealed he planned to ask her to marry him eventually and even picked a ringshe held him and asked him to forgive her. At this he turned to her and Tina saw hate pits there deeper than Bettes.he never called her after that. Since Nathan passed the dental office Tina worked at everyday it was hardfor he walked by with his head downhands deep in his pockets.soon he stopped passing the office period. He was never mentioned in Bette and Tinas conversations and it silently decided that Nathan would disappear from there lives PERIOD.
Although the gang wanted to be with Bette 24/7 Tina did not allow it. Even though she saw genuine warmth coming from Bette when they came over to talk or distract her with funTina saw in Bettes eyes eventually that she was being overwhelmedand soon after they only came in pairs. Each of them checked up on Bette a few times in the daycropping off somethinggrabbing somethingsaying helloalways watching Bettes progress to recovery. Tina appreciated it all.