Bette (shreiking): SHE WHAT??

Shane (in a calm and soothing tone): Calm down, Bette. She is alright; she is just in the hospital and getting the best of care.

Bette (pacing in her house, back and forth): HOW CAN I FUCKING CALM DOWN, TINA ALMOST DIED FOR CHRIST SAKE AND BECAUSE OF ME!

Alice (rolling her eyes at Shane): It wasn’t because of you, it was because of the inner demons that she has been trying to get rid of and hasn’t been able to.

(Bette sat down on the edge of the couch, put her face in her hands and started to cry. Shane and Alice sat down next to her and tried to comfort her.)

Shane: Tina did not blame you for what has happened between you two; she has blamed herself and tried to come to terms with herself. She left that fucker and tried living on her own with Angelica.

Alice (continuing for Shane): She never stopped loving you, Bette. Like you’ve never stopped loving her. But she was more fucked up then you realized; in fact I’m surprised that she lasted this long without cracking.

Bette (lifting her face from her hands, still weeping): I want to know how this happened and how you two knew about this.

Alice: Are you sure you want to know?

Bette (snapped): Of course I do, we are talking about the love of my life here, please tell me!

Shane: Well….

Shane: It was like this, Tina was with Henry as you know, but what you didn’t know what he beat the shit out of her and she would always lay low from you when those times occurred.

Bette (feeling herself burning with rage): No wonder when it was my turn to have Angie, you, Al or Kit would drop her off with me. THAT MOTHERFUCKER! (Bette jumped up from the couch and Alice grabbed her by the arm to restrain her.)

Alice: Easy, Porter! Shane hasn’t finished explaining to you what happened and don’t ya want to know about the love of your life?

Bette (glaring at Alice): If you are trying to be funny here, Al! I fucking swear to god I’ll….