It was day two of the trial, and Bette’s turn to walk nervously to the court room. Tina had kissed her and wished her luck and taken her own place in the public gallery. While the brunette was confident of her ability on the stand, she couldn’t deny that she was nervous as a result of how much the outcome meant to her girlfriend.

She took the stand and was instantly put at ease by Joyce, who took her through her evidence. She told the court about the day that Tina disappeared, and the events in the chapel in North Carolina. When Joyce was finished with her questioning she thanked her, and the brunette turned her attention to the approaching Faye Buckley. Bette took an instant disliking to her. There was something in her eyes, almost a look of disgust, and it had the brunette on the back foot immediately.

"Miss Porter, when did you first attempt to seduce Miss Kennard?"

"Excuse me?"

"Answer the question Miss Porter"

"I did not ‘attempt to seduce her’ as you put it. I fell in love with her"

"You decided you wanted your straight friend, and you pursued her, isn’t that right?"

"No"

"You wore her down, didn’t you? Made a move on her over and over again until you had her believing that it was ok have some sort of pseudo relationship with you?"

"A pseudo relationship?! I can assure you that there is nothing fake about the relationship that I have with Tina"

"Isn’t it true that you spent years lusting after your heterosexual best friend?"

"I’ve been in love with her for a long time. But I didn’t pursue her. Everything that has transpired between us has been on Tina’s terms. And the fact that she chose to enter into a relationship with me suggests that she isn’t quite as heterosexual as you’re portraying her"

"So you’re suggesting that Miss Kennard suddenly changed her sexuality without any influence from you?"

"People don’t suddenly change their sexuality. Sometimes they discover feelings that they’ve been suppressing over the years and eventually they come to terms with their true sexual identity"

"Was Miss Kennard ever involved with a woman besides yourself?"

"Not that I know of"