Tina sat and stared at her wife of 7 years…’my god what have I done? I never thought she would find out about Eric…*****, i dont even understand what is going on myself…I’m so fucked up…I love her so much, yet when I saw Eric a while back and was invited to lunch…I never thought that it would get so carried away…I never thought that I would want a man again….much less him…. That *****…I should’ve known that I couldn’t trust him…I’m surprised that he didn’t tell her himself…dammit….*****….*****….*****….
I can never let her find out the truth….I don’t even want to know the truth……..

A couple of days went by, and Bette nor Tina spoke of anything having to do with that letter…Bette was afraid to ask any more questions and Tina was afraid that Bette would ask questions….So they both walked around on egg-shells it seemed….Even though, Tina was going crazy wanting to find out what the ***** Eric had up his sleeve…
While Bette was working that day, Tina decided to tidy up things a little, pack a lunch, and head to the CAC to sit down and eat with her wife….Upon straightening everything….Tina walked to the guest bedroom and touched the doorknob…not yet turning it….She stood there for a few minutes thinking about what had transpired in that room only days ago….Her and Eric in the throws of sick passion…right there in her and Bette’s home…The home that they had for eachother…tears trickled down her cheeks….and she was about to be lost in thought again until the doorbell rang….
She walked towards the door and opened it…there was a vase full of red roses…she smiled and picked them up…smelling them….’aww..Bette…’ she thought until she pulled the card out and read it….”I really had a great time with you too…I still love you….and I want you back…Noone can love you like I do…Love forever, Eric..”

Tina tore up the card and took the flowers out to the curve and threw them in the dumpster….along with the card…’That *****…the nerve of him sending me flowers here at home….first, giving that letter to Bette, then this…I have to go see him…and tell him that it was a mistake and it’s over…to quit bothering me…’ But first, I have to see my wife….
With that, Tina went back inside and gathered the lunch together and left on her way to the CAC….
Once there…
“Hey James…Bette around?” asked Tina
“Yea…In her office…”
“Thanks..” said Tina as she turned to walk towards the office…
“Hey baby…” she said as she walked in and closed the door…”Had lunch yet?”
“No….No..I haven’t….I’ve been really busy…Provocations was such a success, that we already have another show booked…to start in 2 weeks…’
“Damn,baby…congradulations on the success…that’s great…’
“Yea..great…only 1 problem…”
“What’s that?” asked Tina
“I have way too much on my mind to really concentrate..”
Tina was starting to feel the guilt build up really fast..and she walked around to the back of Bette’s chair, leaned down and hugged Bette from behind….”I’m sorry baby…”
“*****..it doesn’t matter…” said Bette…”Look, I really appreciate the lunch but I just don’t have time today….how about I make it up to you with dinner? I can stop by that great little thai resturaunt and pick up something on the way home…k?”
Tina flashed a look of dissapointment…”Okay…” she said almost as a whisper…”I’ll be at home waiting for you….I hope your day gets better…” She leaned down and gave Bette a kiss…”It will…I hope…” said Bette…”I love you, T.”
“Love you too babe.” and Tina left

Later that evening, Bette left work, went to the thai resturaunt, then arrived home…As she was getting out of the car…Jenny walked up…”Hey Bette..”
“Hey, Jenny….”
“I’m sorry to bother you…but I just wanted to let you know that I was bringing our trash out to put in the can…and I noticed a vase with roses in it….I took a few to plant…if that’s ok…’
“Yea..sure…that’s fine…” said Bette
Jenny turned to walk away…”Jenny, did you say that there was a vase with roses in it…in the can?” making sure that she heard correctly…
“Yea…..I didn’t sniff through anything….I just grabbed the roses out…I’m sorry…I would’ve told Tina…but she wasn’t here all afternoon…she just got home about an hour ago…”
“No…it’s okay…really…don’t worry about it…”
Bette thought that was odd…the letter…a vase in the garbage with roses in it and Tina just got home about an hour ago….what the *****? she walked into the house and Tina was coming out of the shower…”Hey babe.” she said as she noticed Bette walk in the door….
“Hey…” said Bette..”I brought thai home…for us…”
“okay..” yelled Tina as she walked into the bedroom to get dressed…”I’ll be out in a second”
Bette walked over to the counter and sat the food down….pulled out 2 plates and piled up the dinner on them…’What the *****? The letter…roses…got home an hour ago…and she just got out of the shower….
Just then, Bette was startled as Tina wrapped her arms around her from behind and kissed her neck….”Ummm,…babe….i have missed u today…”
“Is that so?” asked Bette as she turned around and took Bette into her arms and held her tight…
“That is right….uumm…I’m starved…come on babe…let’s eat in here..” said Tina as she grabbed her plate and headed for the den…”Okay” said Bette as she too grabbed her plate and headed for the den…they both sat on the sofa…
“So, what did u do today?” asked Bette…
“I left the CAC, and came home…” answered Tina in-between bites…
“You stayed at home all day? You didn’t even go shopping or go see the girls?”
“Nope…here all day….” said Tina before taking another bite..
“So, you would’ve been here when Jenny grabbed some roses out of our garbage can by the road?” asked an already agitated Bette…
“Uh…yea…but I didn’t see her do that….”
“Where would the roses have come from? I didn’t send them….”
“Ummm…I don’t know babe…I didn’t know that there was any roses in there?’
Bette threw her fork onto her plate and stood up….”Alright…goddammit Tina…quit ***** lying…*****…”said Bette as she walked away from the table and went out by the pool….
Tina was sitting at the table in shock…’*****..what do I say? How did she find out about today?
She got up from the table and walked out to the pool….”Bette…I…”

Tbc….