”this morning maybe…” she answered in a low voice coughing again.

”why didn’t you call me?”

”because it’s just a little cold!”

”cold? Good heavens this…”

”ok ok stop…” Tina stepped in the middle blocking Helena and Bette thanked her with a look.

”She knows she can’t be in contact with someone with a cold, everyone must be perfectly healthy Tina!”

”she knows! but it was my mistake, Angelica caught a cold at the nursery..she saw Bette last weekend, it’s my fault!”

”no Tina stop ok, Angelica had nothing to do with it…”

”yes Bette it was her!” Tina was mortified, silence fell. Angelica looked at Bette without understanding, the brunette wanted to squeeze her.

Helena cleared her throat, Bette wasn’t looking at her. ”ok Angie…let’s go see if Clarissa has some candy in the reception” the brunette picked up Angelica to leave Bette and Tina alone, the situation was strange. Bette was definitely tired and Tina also felt like crap, Helena would talk to Tina later in a separate room.

When the room went back to being quiet and emptier Bette’s eyes were full of tears, she was staring at Tina even as the blonde was staring at the sheet under her.

”I screwed up Bette, I’m sorry..” Tina whispered.

Bette felt like she was dying.

”Look at me…” ”Tina please.”

”What Bette? You can’t blame me, I know… you would never do that, you care about Angelica… you’re fine with her…”

”I care about you too!”

”Me too!”

Their eyes locked.

”That’s why I can’t be the cause of your risks.”

Tina got up from Bette’s bed and started walking with her hands in her jeans pockets, her gaze lost in space.

Bette examined her, she had never seen Tina so nervous, it was a side of her that she did not know. Bette felt tired and exhausted, but she would not let Tina go like this.

”Tina…” Bette said softly and the blonde turned around, her hands locked in her pockets, in the center of the room, looking at Bette so small in the big bed.

Bette’s hair perfect, soft, silky, chocolate colored, her lips pink compared to her face.