Tina placed Angie in her high chair in between her and Bette’s chairs then sat in the offered seat.  Bette dished out two plates for her and Tina then put some Gerber dried fruit in front of the baby.  Angie didn’t have to be told what to do when food was placed in front of her, or anything else for that matter since her automatic response was to put it in her mouth.  Tina and Bette watched their daughter enjoy the morsels then looked at each other.

“Smells delicious babe” Tina acknowledged

“I only hope it tastes just as good” she smiled at her “Dig in”

Tina took a fork full from her plate and was blown away by the flavor “Mmmmm” she chewed then swallowed as fast and safely as she could in order to properly compliment her chef.  “This delicious babe, oh my god, I think your meat loaf is better than mine”

“I was actually aiming to be just as good, but for you to say that means a lot” satisfied with Tina’s approval she started on her own plate feeling happy with her first culinary experience.

“Oh, two weeks from now I’ll be flying out to Vancouver to check on a shoot out there.  Apparently our lead actor is giving the director a hard time”

“That sucks, how long will you be gone for?”

“A week”

“Wow, this reminds of when you were at Alphaville”

“Yeah, I forgot how much I enjoyed the work.  Not the whole Hollywood” she looked at Angie before saying “BS, but the thrill of film making.  I missed it” knowing that the toddler wasn’t able to understand her, they wanted to be mindful of her language as a practice.

“That’s great T here I was thinking that Aaron was going to be the death of you”

“He represents the Hollywood BS that I can’t stand” she sighed before adding “but it pays the bills; the thrill is a bonus” Bette smiled at Tina’s excitement.  They enjoyed the rest of their meal with good conversation and being with their daughter who never ceased to amaze them.

Tina started working later hours than usual.  With current projects coming to an end and new one’s starting, the blonde producer found her hours at work getting longer.  There were evenings when she would let Bette know that she wouldn’t be able to make it for dinner due either a late meeting or problems on the set.  Bette would hide her disappointment behind an “Oh its okay” or “I understand baby” but deep down she wished the blonde would quit her job completely. Lately, Tina would come home to a quiet house with a single lamp illuminating the living room, both her partner and child sound asleep.