If your expectations aren’t met in me today/

There’s always tomorrow, or tomorrow night/

Hang in there baby, sooner or later/

I know i’ll get it right,

Please, don’t give up on me/

Oh please don’t give up on me/

I know its late, late in the game/

But my feelings, my true feelings/

Haven’t changed/

Here in my heart/

I know, I know I was wrong, wrong wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong/

I’d like to make amends for the love that I never, ever, ever, ever shown/

Just don’t give up on me, every word is true/

I’ll give you my everything, all of my love, all of my love, all of my love love love/

Just don’t give up on me/

Oh please, please, please/

Don’t give up on me.

I don’t want you to/

I know its late, but wait, please, please, please, please/

Don’t give up on me/

Promise, will you promise, will you promise me/

Please don’t give up on me/

We can make it if we try/

I’m gonna hold on, hold on with me/

And don’t give up on me, oh-ooh, -oohohoooh -baby/

Oh baby, Oh baby, please, don’t-give-up-on-me/

Whatever you do, we gonna make it, gonna make it through/

Don’t you give up on me, please, please, T… Promise me/

Don’t-give-up-on-me.”

After the song ended everyone clapped and cheered. Kit ran up and hugged Bette, “Baby girl, you tore the roof off. That was great.”

Bette smiled, “Thanks Kit. Listen, I’ve got something to do. I’ll call you later.” Bette didn’t wait for a response she just strode off across the bar. As she neared Tina’s table she could see a faint glimmer in Tina’s eyes.

Bette looked around the table, “Excuse me, ladies. Tina, I have something to say. You don’t have to respond just listen. I’m tired of sitting back in the corner and watching life go on without you by my side. We belong together…we both know it and I’ll do whatever I can to make this work. I once told you I needed you and you asked me to define “need”. I never answered you. I just wanted to let you know that now, I’m not sure if I have the answer you’re looking for but I hope this will suffice……I don’t love you because I need you, I need you because I love you….” She reached for Tina’s hand and held it for a moment then kissed it and said goodnight.

Alice: “Damn, that was intense.” Dana nodded in agreeance and turned her glass up to polish off her drink and hopefully lighten her mood. Tina sat there looking down without speaking a word to anyone. Melanie wasn’t sure what the hell had just happened.

Melanie: “Tina….” Tina looked up with tears spiraling down her cheeks.

Melanie: “Are you ok?”

Tina nodded, “Uh…yeah….I…uh….Melanie I….” Tina struggled to compose her thoughts and form a sentence. Melanie knew the look all to well from her own experience. She looked at Tina with knowing eyes as she raised her chin forcing Tina to look at her, “Tina…..go….she needs you.” Tina laughed. She leaned forward and gave Melanie a peck on the cheek, “Thank you for understanding.” And before anyone could stop her Tina was gone. Gone to be with Bette….her love, her life.