“I know that for me it would only be once” Bette couldn’t finish her statement

“You’ve fucked her more than once Bette” she countered

“But I’d never leave you for her” Bette pleaded

“You left me the second your mind conjured the thought” Tina walked away to sit on the bed “It hurt me.  You hurt me so much, especially both of us coming from wrecked families because of infidelity, for you to have done that cut so deep that I didn’t think I’d ever heal.” She smiled at her partner and admitted “If you hadn’t done what you did, we would never have known how serious our problems were” she looked at Bette “I’m not saying its okay.”

“I know baby” she carefully took Tina’s hand hoping the blonde wouldn’t reject her “You grew so strong while we were apart.”

“I had to” she faced Bette and smiled “ I was missing you like crazy but too proud to admit it” Bette let go of the breath she was holding and pulled Tina into a tight embrace “I’m happier now than I was eight years ago” she pulled apart just far enough “Do you understand where I’m coming from?”

“Yes” She admitted “It’s not about the fuck up, it’s how we make things right when we do; you made me admit my failure in trusting you to help fix our problems” Bette acknowledged

“And you, through your love, gave me the strength to forgive and trust again” she told Bette “If we hadn’t overcome those obstacles, we would never have found the courage to work things out”

“Forgiveness” Bette buried her face in Tina’s neck

“Understanding” Tina whispered as Bette’s kissed her neck

“I understand where you’re coming from” Bette pulled back far enough to look into Tina’s eyes not releasing her from the embrace “I’ll talk to Angus and let him know that he should come clean to Kit”

“If not” Tina asked

“If not then I’ll tell her about what we had seen and she’ll take it from there” Bette nodded

“We’ll be there for her every step of the way” Tina reassured her

“Every step” Bette agreed “It’s going to suck, I hope he tells her” Bette closed her eyes