Her mother walks past her room to go to the bathroom and stops by her door but doesn’t open it hears Tina snoring loud.. Bette must have gotten her off to sleep. She and Joe went to bed after Tina, they had talked about her before coming up and heard her on the phone. They knew it was Bette and Tina was crying. Lynn just smiles and goes back to bed.

Tina wakes about four hours later, finding no Bette beside her. She puts her robe on and goes to the bathroom then makes her way down stairs for something to drink. She looks in fridge but doesn’t see what she was wanting… which was Bette…grabs a water and reaches in cabinet for Tylenol for the headache she had given herself from all the crying…she sits down at the kitchen table and holds her head in her hands with elbows on the table. She sit like that for almost an hour. She knew her dad would be up in a while and went back upstairs to bed. She grabbed the pillow again wishing like hell it was Bette. and finds sleep again after the Tylenol kicked in.

Tina wakes a few hours later…at the time she usually wakes for work. She gets her phone.

Good morning baby…How did you sleep?

Wow you sound wide awake. I think I need to ask you that.

I’ve been awake for a while thinking about you.  Bette was missing her like hell. It was killing her being away from Tina.

I’m sorry baby that I’m causing you not to sleep well.

No I went to sleep after I hung up with you and I just woke a little early, I am at the planet now just pulled in..

Good at least I know Kit will make sure you eat and don’t forget to have her to fix you some lunch to take with you.

Bette smiles I won’t forget. I love you..

I love you too Tina says taking a deep breath telling herself not to start crying again but it doesn’t work. I’m sorry, I’m really trying to hold it back but…

Don’t….. I think maybe you need to let it out…all of it Tina…you have been holding so much in this past month it’s not healthy….and if some of it needs to be directed toward me then let it out…I’m a big girl I can take it .