Chapter 2: Will You Be My Family?
The sight of Tina made Bonnie let out a breath she hadn’t known she’d been holding. Or maybe it was more like taking in a breath, as if there was oxygen in the room for the first time since her mom had intimidated her girlfriend into leaving.
Before she could manage a word, Bonnie reached out a hand to Tina. Tears surged to her eyes when Tina rushed over and took it.
Tina crouched beside her, her face even with Bonnie’s, her expression all loving concern. “What’s up, babe?”
Her kindness made Bonnie cry even more. Tina loved her so much that she was totally focused on Bonnie’s needs right now. It had been obvious that Bonnie’s mother had hurt her, and Bonnie had been dealing all day with jagged guilt over not being out to her family, but Tina was too go
