“My dearest T, I knew this day would come but I’m just sorry that it came so soon. I don’t regret our time together; I can’t because I thought I would ever fall in love with someone like you. Kind, compassionate, loving; I just can’t find enough to describe you because you are the best person I have ever met. I only ever dreamed of meeting and loving someone like you. You are my world, my inspiration and my life and I will never forget you as long as I live. Yours forever my love; B x” I felt my eyes begin to feel with tears once again. No one would ever touch my heart again the way Bette did. As I re-read the letter the tears began to fall. I had lost the only woman I had loved and will ever love because I told her to chase her dreams.

The Planet, Present Day, Los Angeles, Tina’s POV

The events of that night seventeen years ago came rushing back the moment I laid eyes on the piece of my heart that had been missing for so long. We were both frozen in our places. She was petrified to turn around in case she was dreaming and I wasn’t really standing in the doorway of the Planet looking at her with all the love I had kept locked up inside since the day she walked out of my life all those years ago

“Bette you can turn around, I’m here I’m real” she still didn’t turn. Alice, Shane and Dana looked at me and I nodded. I looked at the others, who were still in shock, before I began to walk towards her. I could tell she was terrified. The others backed away from Bette, allowing me more room to access her. I knew they were watching in anticipation to see whether Bette would acknowledge I was there with her or if I had to physically prove to her I was there. As I drew nearer to Bette everything came rushing back. Her smell, the way she felt in my arms, her smile, her kiss everything. I stopped immediately behind her. I could hear her breathing rapidly. She was fully aware that I was there “Bette please turn around I need to see your face; I need to know you’re real” With this Bette turned around slowly. My breath caught the back of my throat. I couldn’t believe how beautiful she was. She had changed so much. The moment my eyes caught her gaze, we were transported into our own world. The others around us smiled at the reunion of two star crossed lovers. That’s what me and Bette are, we are star crossed lovers. I couldn’t speak or move

“T” the use of my nickname was all it took for both of us to realise that each other was real. I couldn’t stop myself; I had to know whether she did still love me as Shane claimed. I brought a hand to the back of her head and pulled her in for a deep, passionate kiss. I couldn’t believe it; I was kissing the lips of the love of my life for the first time in seventeen years. We couldn’t hear the cheering and clapping around us because we were so caught up in our reunion. I felt her tongue graze my bottom lip begging for access. I let her tongue slip in. It was an amazing sensation to feel my lover’s tongue again. It seemed as if we had been kissing for hours before I pulled away reluctantly. We rested our foreheads against each other. We were both breathless. I put my arms around me and pull her in tightly. I never wanted to let her go again

“I’ve missed you so much” we both let of a sigh of relief then a stifled chuckle “I’m never gonna let you go ever again” Bette chuckled before pulling me into a tight embrace

“I don’t want you to” Bette inhaled my smell and I inhaled hers. We needed to get to know each other again but in that moment we just needed to hold each other “I’ve missed you too more than you will ever know” I could feel the tears gathering in my eyes. I was home and I loved the feeling.

TBC…