There was a pause and then a long, heavy sigh from Bette. She couldn’t deny that she had wanted someone to talk to about Tina and since Alice wouldn’t leave her alone before then, Bette figured it was as good a time as ever.

"We kissed" She said softly as she looked down at her drink, swirling the brown liquid around in her cup.

"Who did?"

Bette looked up at Alice with an "Are you kidding me?" expression, "Tina and I"

"When?"

"Two weeks ago"

"Before or after the ultrasound?"

"After"

There was another pause as Alice processed the information, nodding her head in thought, "So how was it?"

"Alice!"

The blonde held out her arms in innocence, "I’m just saying! I mean considering how you two are acting around each other, I can’t imagine it was that good"

"It was amazing" Bette said defensively.

"So then, what happened?"

Bette sighed and shook her head as she leaned back against the counter, "I don’t know. I guess she got scared"

"Have you talked to her?"

"No" Bette said sadly after finishing the last of her drink, "I’ve barely seen her since that day"

Alice nodded, "Does she know how you feel?"

Bette raised an eyebrow, "Um . . I think the kiss clarified that for me"

The blonde pursed her lips, "I think you of all people should know that not all kisses carry feelings"

There was a pause followed by a sigh from Bette, "You’re right. So what should I do?"

"I think you should talk to her. Be honest with her. Tell her how you feel"

"I don’t know Al . ."

"Why not? What’s the worst that could happen? You’re already beating yourself up over this. Might as well find out whether she feels the same or not"

"Or not" Bette sighed again, "That’s what I’m afraid of"

"Don’t worry about it Shane, I got it"

Tina’s voice filled their ears so suddenly that both women were filled with a great sense of panic, their wide eyes met with a fear of being caught as if they had been doing something illegal.

Neither knew what to do with themselves, turning this way and that as they tried to dodge their way around one another. Alice made a move to walk out of the kitchen then decided against it, turning around and bumping into Bette who had shared her same initial idea.