“Damn you Bette!” Tina shouted angrily. “Why do you always do that? Why do you always think for the both of us? You never ask how I feel first. Why don’t you ever talk to me first before making a decision for the both of us? Even back at the hotel you drove to a conclusion that I had been raped, that Helena had slept with me! You didn’t ask me first!”

Seeing that the two women were about to go into a full blown argument, Dr. Clark interfered.

“Tina, it seems like you were in the wrong here. Why don’t we ask Bette how she feels about you not being around at home?”

“Bette?”

Bette sighs, exhaustingly.

“Just this morning I reached for Tina like I do every morning and found her spot empty. I picked her pillow up, taking in her scent and cried into it.” She turned to Tina. “Ti, I want you home. I’m sorry that I said those things to you. I need you in my life.” She held tighter on to Tina’s hands. “Tina, I love you. I don’t want to be without you.” She cried.

“Tina, how do you feel about all this? How Bette has been playing with your feelings, she’s told you that she wants you out of her life and now she wants you back.” Bette turned to Dr. Clark not liking her choice of words.

Dr. Clark didn’t falter she continued. “Tina do you want to go back home after Bette has kicked you out?” Bette was seething, this woman was asking for a death wish.

“I want to go back home. I want to live the rest of my life with Bette. When Bette said all those things to me it hurt, it really hurt. Bette I can’t believe you actually said those things to me. I think we what we need to do is to communicate more, like now, have you any idea that today is the first time that we actually talked about your feelings about the miscarriage. You’ve never talked to me about it.”

“Tina, you never asked me.” Bette said.  Dr. Clark glanced down to her watch, checking the time.

“Well, it obvious you guys need to open up to one another, there’s a lot of things that haven’t been said. Since the both of you agree that you want to be together again and that meaning living together again, Tina moving back in to your home… I advise the both of you, before the next visit that you both talk to each other openly about the miscarriage. Do not hold anything back, regardless if you think you’re going to hurt the other.” She looked specifically towards Bette.

“Tina I think we should still continue with the individual sessions, Bette you are certainly more than welcome to have them as well, but honestly I think for yourself and for Tina you being present to these couples’s sessions are what will do yourself and Tina’s relationship better in order for you guys to come back towards a healthy and loving relationship again.”

Bette and Tina stood up and walked out of the office together, they were outside walking towards their cars.

“Bette?”  Bette turned to Tina.

“Yea?”

Tina walked towards her, hugging her and said, “Bette, thank you.”

“For?” Bette asked, closing her eyes smelling Tina’s unique scent, she ran her fingers through her blonde locks.

“Thank you, for not giving up on us, for always being there for me, for coming here today, I know it couldn’t’ have been easy for you, and most of all for loving me.” Tina smiled looking up at Bette.

Bette smiled down to Tina, leaning in to kiss her passionately. She never imagined after last night, that she’d be in this position at this moment.

“Ti, it’s always been you, I love you and I’ll do anything for you, anything, you name it. I’m willing to try and if you are too, well then I’ve got nothing to worry about.”

Tina snuggled her head deeper into Bette’s shoulder, always feeling safe and secure in those arms.

“Baby, let’s go home.”