“Yeah.” Tina said half asleep.

“We got to get on a new safety height, OK?” Bette yelled

“Ok” Tina mumbled

“Are we south or east of…?” Bette asked…no answer…Tina! She yelled “South or east?”

“East!Stop yelling and don’t bother me!” she yelled back

LA 2009

“So did you get back to the base safety? Chris asked Bette

“Yes” Bette said “I found the way back, and Mrs. Kennard helped me. She decides to drop the yelling part.

“Then what happened?” The boy from the back row asked.

Gulf of Panama 1990

After they came back  in the base, Bette was ready for some party. After this crazy day she had, the local bar looks like an oasis. She changed her clothes, and went there. The bar was already crowded, many of her colleagues were there, drinking and dancing. She sat by herself and ordered beer, quietly drinking and observing. Then she saw Tina and some other woman approaching her.

“Dana Fairbanks this is Bette Porter, my fly buddy” Tina winked at her.” Dana is our doctor”

"there is a psychiater visiting"Bette was teasing Tina,earning a playful slap behind the neck. 

“Nice to meet you Dana” Bette extend her hand taking Dana’s “Same here” Dana smiled at her and said “Ok ladies, I’m off, behave your self” She hugged Tina and patted Bette’s shoulder

The whole night, Bette was awfully quiet.

“Something’s wrong?” Tina asked her with concern. Bette snapped from her thoughts” I was always the weirdest girl in the room. Here I’m not in the running.” Looking down.

“You can be as weird as anyone here.” Tina said kissing Bette’s cheek. “It just takes a little time.”

“I feel like I’m on a roller coaster of bar girls, strange squiggly signs, weird vehicles and more bar girls, and tequilas and…”she looked around, then at her glass, then at Tina” what am I doing here? I ask myself that all the time last few days here.”

Tina felt awful. Bette was so sad. She had an idea. Tina took Bette by the hand and led her outside.

“Where are we going” Bette asked looking around, not knowing her surrounding.

“You’ll see.” Tina said back and turn left in some street. They approached a little restaurant, in pure American stile.Bette stopped in her tracks“A taste of the States, feel better?” Tina asked ,pulling Bette even closer to her,kissing her cheek one more time"lets go inside".They had great time talking, laughing, drinking some more and talking about everything and nothing. That night was so precious for both of them. The night they fall in love with each other.