She took Bette’s hand that was still atop her head with her free hand and brought it down to her cheek, smiling softly when the brunette’s thumb instantly started stroking her soft skin.

Tina looked deep into Bette’s eyes, silently reassuring the brunette in a way that her words wouldn’t have been able to. It wasn’t until the baby in Tina’s arms began to fuss that they looked away from each other, watching as the baby girl drifted back to sleep.

"She needs a name" Bette said softly as she took one of the tiny baby hands between her thumb and index finger, slowly running her thumb over the soft skin. "I’ve been calling her, Angel all morning"

Tina thought for a second before laying her head back against the pillow and looking up at Bette, "How about . . Angelica?"

"Yeah" Bette met Tina’s gaze, her eyes and smile lighting up her entire face, "I love it"

Tina couldn’t help but return the smile as she felt her stomach tighten at the sight, a welcomed feeling from the distant pain she had felt due to her c-section. They sat in comfortable silence for a while, both reveling in the feeling of having Angelica there with them. It wasn’t until Tina glanced up at Bette that she noticed the brunette appeared torn about something.

"Hey, what’s going on?"

Bette looked up at Tina in momentary fear, clearing her throat as she gathered up the courage to speak. "Don’t be mad okay?"

That moment of silence settled between them so heavily that Tina felt the weight on her fast beating heart. She couldn’t even answer Bette, her mind running wild all kinds of possibilities that Bette could say.

"While you were sleeping . . . I called Kevin"

Just as quickly as it had come, the fear was expelled from her body through a heavy breath. Tina couldn’t imagine what she really thought Bette had to say but she was glad it wasn’t anything bad, well terrible anyway.

The blonde nodded, "What did he say?"

That’s when the brunette’s torn expression returned, "He’s at some retreat for his job. He said to send him pictures"