BETTE-  "Gee thanks!"

KIT-  "You make it so difficult sometimes to accept the love that graces your life."  (She grabs Bette's hand.)  "You hold on to them, hold on to them both, and don't ever let go.  Don't push them away.  Don't ever shut her out.  Open your heart to her and keep it open.  Don't wait for an invitation to show your love.  Show it to her, give it to her like there's no tomorrow, because one day there might not be."  (Bette leans in and kisses Kit on the cheek.)  "Ah hayou just rememberscrew up again, and your ass is mine.  Then I'll let Alice get a piece of you.  That poor girlshe was like a cheerleader at the Super Bowl last night.  And Shaneshe's something special that girl.  We all rode that last roller coaster ride with youand damn it I'm so glad it went the way it did." 

BETTE-  "Shane and I talked before Tina got here."

KIT-  "Yeah I know.  She didn't tell me what you said, but she was really worried about you.  When she came out to the car it was clear she had been crying.  I don't think I ever saw Shane with watery eyes.  They were red, so I knew it wasn't the rainshe pretended like it was the rain.  When I saw that and heard her express her fears, I wanted to walk into that house, grab the two of you and smack you both silly.  I think we all did." 

(They hug.  Kit leaves.  Bette spends her morning cleaning up and then sits quietly, gazing at the world beyond the cliff, the place she had now jumped into, the place she once thought would be foreclosed to her or open to her only without her greatest love whom she feared she'd have to leave behind.  'She took my hand,' thought Bette 'I won't let go, I will never let go,' she said to herself.

Bette was in blissshe spent the day with her Angelica.  It was like she was reunited with this other love of her life too, and she couldn't contain her happiness.  She took her all over the place, to the Planet and beyond.  Bette brought her back home and cleaned up some more and relaxed with Angelica and played with her until they were both tired.  She put the little one to sleep and sat in the living room.  It was getting late.  Tina had dinner at the office, but Bette knew that she had also likely taken time to speak with Henry.  Tina was probably just as tired today, thought Bette, as she was the grueling previous day.  Finally, late in the evening, she hears the door open.  Tina walks in, Bette stands.  Tina walks up to her and stands there.)

TINA-  "Well fuckTHAT was a fun day!"

BETTE-  "What happened?"

TINA-  "Before yesterday I hadn't been planning to take the weekend off.  But things changed my itinerary just a bit the other day"  (she smiles at Bette..)  "and I wanted to get work out of the way so I could take the weekend off instead.  And, wellHenry."

BETTE-  "Ouch."

TINA-  "Not really.  I think he saw this coming more than I did.  He said I had seemed distant and there was 'dissonance' in the relationship for a while."

BETTE-  "Well"

TINA-  "Shut up"  (Bette smiles.)  "Anywayhere I am.  Tomorrow is Saturday, thank goodness."

BETTE-  "You don't have to, but why don't you spend the night here?  You can sleepjust sleep I meanof course"  (she shrugs her shoulders)  "I'll give you pajamas."

TINA-  "NoI brought some stuff with me."  (Bette is almost gleeful.)  "Wipe that grin off your faceyou hussy."  (Tina chuckles.)  "FrigI'm so tired."  (She raises her hand to her forehead.  They still stand in front of one another but haven't yet made any contact, at least not of a physical sort.)  "Ok Porterwhere's my daughter?  I gotta say goodnight."  (She doesn't wait for an answer and heads for the guest room.  Bette still stands there but stretches her neck to see what's going to happen next.  A few moments later, Tina walks out of the guest room and then heads straight for the bedroom.  Bette's eyes widen and she smiles.  Tina comes back out in her pajamas and stands at the entranceway to where Bette was standing, now turned to face Tina.)  "I'm not staying upI'm going straight to bed.  I'm tired."  (She turns and head to the bedroom.  Bette is a quick second behind her.

They're in the bedroom and Tina starts rambling about her day at work while crawling into bed.  Bette freshens up and changes into her pajamas and gets under the covers.  Tina is lying on her left side, facing Bette who is lying on her right side.)

TINA-  "Did you guys have a good day?"  (Bette smiles and nods her head.  Tina smiles.)  "Goodnight."

BETTE-  "Goodnight."  (They drift off into a most peaceful sleep.  No dissonance or discord was in existence here.  The night passed quietly into morninga Saturday morning.  Bette awoke to hear noise coming from the bathroom and then as she looked there Tina emerged in her towel.  Bette sits up.)  "Good morning."

TINA-  "Rise and shine Porter.  It's a really beautiful day today."

BETTE-  (She stretches and gets out of bed.  She walks over to the window and gazes out.  She smiles as her eyes get adjusted to the light.  Bette starts to get ready for her shower.  She walks into the bathroom.  Tina is at the basin.  Bette wonders about the next step but just carefully does as she would normally do.