Is this love
Chapter 21
When Tina arrived outside Bette’s three storey house on Thursday night it was with the now familiar tingle of excitement of what was waiting for. This was only their third date and already it was clear – but unspoken that they were becoming hooked on one another. Tina just couldn’t stop thinking of anything or anyone but the tall gallery owner. Tina was searching for a sentence – a single description of what Bette was like to explain things to Shane when they next saw one another and she was struggling for words – Bette was beautiful and sophisticated but that was not enough- she was also really down to earth and gentle – as a lover she was without equal and there where times when Tina had to remind herself to breath when she looked at the woman who was beside her – usually naked, in short Tina was falling for Bette but she was trying hard not to admit it to herself or anyone else.
Swallowing the nerves that still rose inside her before she knocked on Bette’s door Tina tapped lightly on the front door. She could hear sounds inside and in a few minutes the door opened and Bette was standing looking at her with that big winning smile on her face.
“You ready for bed ?” Tina asked raising the arc of one eyebrow inquisitively at the white robe that Bette was wearing
“Funny you should say that – come in “
Tina went inside and Bette closed and locked the door
“Hello “ Bette said resting one hand on Tina’s waist
“Hello yourself “ Tina replied – oh God how beautiful was she ?
“”You look nice “
“You look undressed “ Tina returned to the matter of Bette’s robe
“I have a suggestion for a way to spend the evening “
“I bet you do “ Tina said
“Do you want to hear it or do you want to just stand there being witty ?”
“I get the choice ?”
Bette pulled a face at Tina who laughed “Okay – you have me strangely captivated – what plans do you have ?”
“I don’t think you have seen the drawing room “
“You have a drawing room – how Victorian of you “
Bette laughed “ What’s in the bag ?”
Tina remembered the bag she was carrying “Oh that – I’ll save that until I see the drawing room “
“Okay “
Bette took Tina’s hand and led her through a second door that Tina had noticed in her previous visits but never questioned. It led to another room that was not as large as the sitting room but was just as nice. There were three long sofa’s around the walls and a large carpet space. The only other items in the room were a stereo system under the window and a huge log burning fire. The fire was on and there was a box full of logs on the fireplace.
“Wow – this is a lovely room “
“I really never know what to do with this room – it comes in handy if I want to do a lot of paperwork and I can spread myself out “
“A log burning fire – I haven’t seen one of those in a while “
“I had forgotten that I have a pile of logs outside – I lit that an hour ago and left it to warm the room up – nice isn’t it ?”
“It is – so are we spending the evening in here ?”
Bette hurried forward and started to reveal that she had six or seven giant cushions that they could use to lie on – lie on in front of a real fire.
“Boy – you have some style Porter “
Bette beamed in satisfaction
“I have done food like garlic bread and vegetable dips – nothing too heavy “
“There are only two things that would make this perfect “ Tina said
Bette looked at her
“You got any candles ?”
“I have – I was just looking for some candle holders when you arrived “
“Excellent “
“What’s the second thing ?” Bette asked looking around and wondering what she had forgotten. Tina presented Bette with the bag she had been carrying – Bette eyed her and opened it
“Wow – champagne !! “
“My mother – for reasons unknown to me handed me that at lunchtime “
Bette admired the champagne before looking up and admiring Tina – she took far longer to appreciate the soft smile and long blonde hair than she did of the bottle
“Very nice “ Bette concluded
Tina knew she was referring to her and she blushed appreciatively
“I will put this in the fridge for an hour or so “
Bette wandered off chuckling – Tina looked around the room and saw the white robe on the sofa – obviously waiting for her. She glanced at the door and hurried began undressing. It was rapidly becoming insane how long she spent getting ready for a date with Bette – only for her to end up breaking all known records for removing them again barely more than an hour later. She stripped off, alost deciding to leave her bra and pants on for Bette to remove but instead she removed both items and put on the robe. By the time Bette walked back in Tina was on the floor beside the fire arranging the cushions so the were comfortable.
“I like a woman who takes my idea and runs with it “ Bette commented “I will go get those candles “
“Bette “
“Yeah “
“I’ve missed you “
Bette’s smile got even bigger – she walked back into the room and took hold of Tina
“And I have missed you babe “
Bette lent forward and their lips came together. Tina gasped – that was how good it was to have Bette’s lips on hers. They kissed for several minutes until Bette eased away and stroked Tina’s hair
“We have the rest of the night together and tomorrow night as well – then it’s the weekend which means we can lie in bed for as long as we like “
“You don’t have plans ?”
“Nothing that I cannot and have not ditched – the weather forecast is nice – we could got for a walk “
“We should find out what our mother’s have planned “
“Already have – they are going for lunch on Saturday and dinner with my dad on Saturday night – as long as we don’t all end up in the same restaurant I think we are safe “
“Are we actually going to try to go out ?” Tina joked
“Only after we have spent several hours in bed “ Bette replied moving the collar of Tina’s robe so she could have a good look down the front of it. The sight of those soft, milky curves made her shudder and smile in the knowledge of how many goodies were waiting for her.
“Behave “ Tina slapped her good naturedly
“What ?”
“You are such a breast woman “
“And is there a problem with that ?”
“I was just commenting “ Tina replied grinning at Bette. Right from the start – from The Paramount they had just found that their friendship was really smooth – they laughed and joked and there were rarely awkward silences. That was why Bette knew that Tina was different – she sighed and looked at the blonde. Bette knew she wasn’t the easiest woman to be with – she could be demanding and bloody minded. She did not suffer fools gladly and so many of her dates had ended simply because Bette had got bored or irritated with the other woman. With Tina, Bette was fascinated – she was just so hooked on Tina and she really liked the feelings that the blonde produced in her with just a smile or a word or a touch.
Bette took Tina by the neck with one hand and kissed her more passionately – laying down a marker that the blonde was coming to recognise – tonight was going to be another sizzling night of sex between the two.
It took another ten minutes before they were both sitting together in the soft light provided by several candles with gentle music creating just the right atmosphere in the room. Tina reflected that Bette could have put on a mix of AC/DC and Deep Purple and the atmosphere between them would still have been just right. Tina stroked Bette’s hair and lingered exploring her neck, Bette was sitting perfectly still as Tina’s fingers touched and caressed. Tina moved her hand down so she was touching Bette’s collar. Tina looked up to see Bette’s reaction – she was beginning to read the brunette and that look was a good one. Encouraged Tina eased Bette’s robe out of the way and ran her hand down her breast – stopping when the tips of her fingers came into contact with Bette’s nipple. She stroked the nipple – hearing Bette’s sound of enjoyment. Tina lent closer and kissed Bette on the lips. They kissed for several minutes – all the time Tina was exploring Bette’s breast and bringing her nipple to its most erect point . Tina ended the kiss and pushed Bette onto her back and pulled the cord on the robe allowing her to enjoy her first sighting of Bette’s beautiful naked body.
“God you are just perfect “ Tina said softly as she removed her own robe – she wanted and needed to feel her skin against Bette’s. Bette let Tina push her onto her back – letting go of control had always been an issue for her but for some reason that wasn’t a problem with Tina. She trusted Tina in ways that for only a third night together was way beyond what she had been able to give in the past. All of these things – the ease in which they got on, the way they laughed – the almost instant connection during sex – separate these would have been amazing – together they were utterly without precedence for Bette Porter. She wasn’t sure what was happening between her and Tina but it was an exciting journey to find out.
Tina started kissing Bette’s breasts – sucking the both nipples until they were both erect – she kissed and caressed Bette’s stomach – having Bette squirm as she touched her was a sure fire sign that she was more than doing something right.
“Oh Tina “ Bette muttered as Tina got lower and lower in her kissing and touching – she was massaging Bette’s thighs – easing them apart so she could enjoy how strong they felt as she slowly made her way to her inevitable destination.
“You are so fucking hot “ Tina told her as she felt her own wetness pooling between her legs – she was on fire for Bette and she was boosted beyond any type of description that Bette was just as on fire for her. Tina eased down the cushions until she lay between Bette’s thighs. Briefly Tina looked up at Bette – her face was flushed and she was touching her breasts – pulling at the nipples as Tina continued to touch her.
Tina smiled before starting to kiss Bette’s hairs
“Ohh – that is so good “ Bette said as Tina began to lick the hairs and discover how wet Bette was – she was very wet
“You are so wet Bette”
“Well you are driving me crazy – what do you expect ?”
Tina laughed as she gently pressed her finger into Bette’s clit
“Ohh – God “
Tina’s first plan had been to fuck Bette like she had never been fucked before – something that unravelled when she discovered how good Bette was as a lover. But the basic plan remained – she was still determined to leave Bette speechless with her own skills. She had been going down on women for over a decade so she knew how to give the ultimate pleasure to her partner – not many women could lick a woman off quite as well as Tina. Luckily for her – Bette was one of them – it was a meeting of very hot lesbian lovers.
Tina rested one hand on Bette’s stomach and started to lick and kiss Bette’s clit – the loud moan told her she was spot on with how she was doing
“Tina “
“Are you okay ?”
“Enter me “
Tina was happy to obey – she go her finger slick with Bette’s own juices before sliding two fingers inside Bette who cried out in pleasure
“Oh fuck – oh that – oh fuck “
Tina brought Bette to a very speedy and powerful orgasm – Bette cried out as her release slammed into her body. As Bette recovered Tina raised her head and watched Bette as she slowly came back down to earth. She loved seeing Bette like this – almost as much as she loved it when Bette did the same to her. Tina had no idea where this relationship was heading for but the journey sure as hell was a lot of fun
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Emma Kennard arrived five minutes late for her lunch with Rosemary – it had been a long week with a lot of working running the practice as well as her own trials – she had clocked over 70 hours and there was a pile of paperwork in her briefcase that she needed to make inroads into. So she was looking forward to some free time chatting to Rosemary. Since her wife had died Emma had struggled to make new friends – she had little time and she knew that she was a demanding and difficulty person at times. So Rosemary and Melvin’s friendship was increasingly important to her – they knew her from college and both were easy going as well as good friends.
“Emma – hello “
“Rosemary – I am sorry I am late “
“Only five minutes sweetie – I got you a coffee- cappuccino right ?”
“Oh thank you – let me just take this jacket off “
Emma sat down and let out a sigh “ I have earned my pay this week “
“I imagine that you always do “ Rosemary said smiling
“It seems that this week has been harder than usual to earn my few dollars “
Rosemary laughed “ You are one of the best paid lawyers in the city Emma – you probably earn more by the time you walk into the office and demand your first coffee of the day than some of those poor juniors you shamelessly exploit “
Emma laughed – well that had put a end to that line of feeling sorry for herself
“Would you like to work for me – paid to tell me when to get over myself – I probably need it “
“I have a full time job at the library doing roughly the same thing “ Rosemary laughed “ And Melvin can be
a little drama queen when he feels hard done to at the Prosecutors Office”
“Melvin is not a drama queen ! “
“Melvin has his moments “ Rosemary replied
“And do you ?”
“I have my own flaws which is just as well that Melvin has learnt to over look or just accept”
Emma felt cheered by being in Rosemary’s presence – she grinned
“You always were so grounded and easy to be with Rosemary – tell me how your week was”
Rosemary smiled
“I met a very polite and pretty young woman who came in to renew her library ticket”
Emma raised one eyebrow
“I was very impressed with her – she was just charming “
“Yes “
“Tina is a credit to you and Kate “
“Tina ! “
“The one and only off spring of my old college friend Emma Kennard “
Emma was surprised and that showed
“She was polite and charming ?”
“She was – we had a very interesting conversation about you and then we started talking about libraries
and books and the importance of literacy – she is just delightful “
Emma sipped her coffee
“Are you sure it was Tina – she can be monosyllabic when she’s in a mood ? “
“No – she introduced herself as Tina Kennard and said that you were her mother and that she had heard a lot about Melvin and I – she’s just lovely “
“Blonde hair – long – far too long in my opinion and hazel eyes “
Rosemary shook her head “Emma – she’s your double – it was like looking at you when you were at college – and yes – she was just lovely “
After getting over her shock Emma was very pleased that Tina had made a hit with Rosemary. She had been thinking that maybe Rosemary was having second thoughts about bringing their daughters together. But it seemed that Tina had inadvertently boosted Emma’s campaign to bring the two young lesbians together
“Do you think that Bette would like her ?”
“I think that Bette would really like her “
“So any bright ideas about how to get them together ?”
“I have been thinking about it and I have a splendid idea “
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Is this love
Chapter 22
Helena Peabody arrived at The Porter Gallery to find out what was new with her best friend. She had been out of town since Monday and was wondering if Bette had plucked up the nerve to ask out the blonde that she was so crazy about. Bette deserved a woman who was good enough for her – so many of her past dates had not had a cat in hells chance with the stunning art dealer . Bette just liked beautiful women and found it hard to resist the offer of an evening with someone new. But Bette’s problem was that at her core she was a old fashioned and thoroughly decent woman – she was more like her parents than she knew or would admit to.
Helena – on the other hand admitted how like the infamous Peggy Peabody she was. She knew instinctively how to make money and friends. Like Bette she loved beautiful women . She had less of Bette’s qualms about taking advantage of her own looks to get who and what she wanted.
“Morning Helena “
“Hello James – how are you ?”
“Very well – have you been away ?”
“I have – the less than wondrous lands of California “