“What is it Ti? What’s wrong?” Tina saw the distress on Bette’s face and felt bad that she had yelled for her. She hadn’t meant it, she had stripped off her clothing and was starting to get chilly and just wanted to get into the hot tub right away but with Bette of course.

“Baby, I want to take a bath. I’m sorry I shouted. I didn’t mean to alarm you.” Tina placed a hand over her flat tummy and sat on the edge of the tub in deep thought.  Bette smiled enjoying the naked beauty that was Tina.

It finally hit her.

“Bette I can’t believe it! It’s actually going to happen!” Tina eyes began to water.  This was just all so overwhelming for her to even begin to fathom. This was their dream and it was suddenly becoming a reality.

They were past Tina’s depression, Matt Gold and their unwillingness to share one another’s fears to each other. Bette had suggested to Tina that they stop the counseling once they both felt that they had gotten as much help as they could from Dr. Clark their counselor telling her, “not anyone else, just us, working things out together. That’s what I’d like for us.” And now they were planning for a baby and she was finally, finally ovulating. Things were moving forward.  

Bette took Tina’s hands in hers and sighed.

“It’s happening Ti, it’s actually going to happen.” Bette joined Tina in the hot tub wrapping her arms around her from behind.

“Bette?” Tina didn’t want to kill the mood but had something on her mind that she needed to share but she was ashamed and afraid to share it with Bette.

“What is it baby?”

“Never mind…” Bette could see that Tina had something on her mind and she seemed to be fighting it.

“Tee, do you remember what I said to you before? That you should never feel ashamed if you should reach for me? I meant all of that and I still do. Just tell me baby, I’m here for you.”

Tina simply nodded her head and took a deep breath. “I want to have a baby with you more than anything and I love you. I just need to ask you something.”