Bette poured two cups of herbal tea. I agree, theres no reason to stay cooped up here all day long. We could pack a lunch and make it a sea side picnic. Tina turned to face her. The lace on her nightgown brushed against her skin, and she reached with a hand to scratch it. Um, what should we bring? Bette smiled and handed Tina her cup of tea. Why dont you let me worry about that, and you go take a nice hot shower. She set the teapot down on the burner, then opened the refrigerator door to inspect the contents. Now, lets see. Pickles, turkey and rye, potato salad.yes, I think weve got enough stuff to make a go of it. Tina slid her arm around Bettes waist. You are too good to me. Bette leaned back and whispered into her ear, nothing is too good for you. Remember that.

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Jenny lay disheveled on the living room couch. Taylor had fallen asleep just hours after her. She figured Shane probably had told her what she saw, and didnt want to approach Jenny for fear of rejection. The fact that she was still able to stay the night amazed her. But she was afraid to go into the other room. What would she say? What would she do? She didnt want to go back to her parents. They had enough problems already. They certainly didnt need a drug addict on their hands. Taylor looked out the window of Jennys bedroom. The sun shone brilliant along the blue landscaped sky. What a day. She wished she could just jump right out of bed and run outside to bask in the heat. But she stayed in that bed, and she would stay there until Jenny came in and told her not to.

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Is it morning already? Alice was squeezing fresh orange juice into a glass pitcher.

Oooh, fresh from the orange. And toast! I love toast. Dana was always grateful for the things Alice brought to her. Their relationship had truly budded since they first gave in to their feelings and finally did the nasty. It had felt so damn good to get it over with, and now they didnt have to hide. They could have ***** in the street if they wanted to. Dana didnt really want to do that, though. Dana, why dont we go to that cozy little Chinese restaurant on Overland tonight for dinner? I heard they have great specials. Dana gulped her juice, washing down a piece of buttered toast. Okay.