Bette walked into their bedroom and noted Tina’s position on her side of the bed.

”Are you going to make me sleep on the other side?” Bette asked, reaching back to unfasten her bra before slipping it forward off her shoulders.

”Curl up in front of me, I’ll tell you a bedtime story,” Tina suggested, tossing the script she was reading to the nightstand.

”In front of you?” Bette asked.

”I promise. This will be a bedtime story you’ll want to hear with a few embellishments,” Tina tilted her head to the side and patted the bed between her bent legs. ”Come here.”

”Just let me grab some shorts,” Bette pulled a tank top over her head, and opened the top dresser drawer.

”I don’t think you’ll be needing anything more than what you already have on,” Tina said quietly.

”Oh, it’s that kind of bedtime story,” Bette replied with a smile.

”I hope you like it,” Tina said as Bette rested back against her, pulling the sheet and duvet up over them as they reclined together against a stack of pillows. ”Did you check on her?”

”Asleep.”

”You’re sure?” Tina bit gently at where Bette’s neck met her shoulder.

”What’s gotten into you tonight?” Bette turned her head to meet Tina in a kiss, ignoring the question.

”Since we both moved to jobs closer to home, the lack of commute has meant extra time for us,” Tina said. ”I thought we should start putting that time to better use.”

”And a bedtime story seemed appropriate?”

”You were mentioning something about when we were first dating,” Tina said. ”I was going to remind you of an occasion from days gone by…”

”I’m intrigued,” Bette said, settling back against her. ”What occasion are you referring to?”

”The first time…” Tina trailed off to silence.

Bette waited before finally responding.

”The first time what?” she finally inquired.

That earned Bette a playful slap on her bare thigh.

”The first time we slept together,” Tina replied in exasperation.

”I know what you meant Tee,” Bette laughed. ”But you’re pretty easy to tease.”

”There was a lot of teasing leading up to that night,” Tina said. ”Thinly veiled suggestions of what you were going to do with me.”