Bette: “(pinks away a tear) That was beautiful T. I believe every word of what you said. I can already picture us all old and wrinkly, sitting on the porch swing with a blanket, just resting our heads against one another, thinking about all the beautiful moments that made our lives so special. The hard times we have gone through have only made us stronger. There are probably still hard times coming our way but we will get passed them and come out even stronger than before. Our love will keep growing each day for the rest of our lives. We will see our children grow up and have children of their own. We will live the life that we have chosen and pass on our wisdom to our children, so that they don’t have to make every mistake that we have made in our life. Some mistakes they will have to make themselves and it will be hard for us to just watch them make those mistakes, but we will know that they are necessary for the development of our children and will learn to accept them and move on to better times.”

Tina: “Does that mean you want to have more than one child?”

Bette: “Yes T. If you want too, of course. I would love to give this little one another brother or sister later. I was really happy when I had Matty as a little brother, I think every child could use a big brother or sister.”

Tina: “I’d love to have another child with you. But let’s wait for this one to come to us first, okay?”

Bette: “Okay T. I love you both so much.”

Tina: “We know Bette and we love you very much too.”

The weeks flew by and Thanksgiving had almost arrived. Bette and Tina had packed their bags and a taxi drove them to LAX.

Bette: “So your mother will pick us up at the airport in North Carolina right?”

Tina: “Yes, I talked to her yesterday to confirm.”

Bette: “Good.”

The taxi stopped in front of LAX. Bette paid and thanked the man and got out of the car. She helped Tina first and then took both their bags. They didn’t have much with them, so they didn’t have to check in any bags. After passing security they boarded the plane. The plain ride had no complications so soon they arrived in North Carolina, where Tina’s mother greeted them.