Rescue Me, Chapter 25

Sunday Morning at Bette and Tina’s

Dawn ushered in a new day full of possibilities.  Birds were singing as the sun came over the horizon.  Scattered beams of light illuminated their bedroom.  The lovers slept peacefully with the glow of their late night activities still present on their smiling faces.  Tina was lying on her stomach with her head resting under a pillow.  Bette was lying on her back and as the sunlight intruded in on her peaceful sleep, she rolled on her side, toward Tina, and buried her face into Tina’s pillow.

“Ugh,” moaned Bette.

“Mmmm Baby, what’s wrong,” Tina mumbled, still half asleep.

“Bright light,” Bette mumbled back.

Tina rolled on to her right side and pulled Bette close to her, tucking her head into the nook her arm and shoulder created, thus block the excessive light from her lover’s eyes.

“Better,” Tina asked.

“Mmmm,” mumbled Bette.

The two lay entwined in each other’s arms and fell back to sleep for several more hours.  Just before eight o’clock, their peaceful slumber was disturbed by the annoying ringing of Tina’s cell phone.  Still groggy, Bette swatted at the alarm clock, knocking it to the floor.  Tina couldn’t help but giggle as she reached for her phone.

“Babe, it’s my phone,” she said to Bette, who grumbled and rolled onto her stomach and stuck her head under her pillow.

“Hello,” said Tina.

“Hey Tina, it’s Alice, are you awake?”

“I am now, what do you want Alice?”

“It’s Sunday morning,” says Alice.

“Alice, are you trying to get fired?”

“What?  No!  Sunday mornings are family brunch time at the Planet.”

“Alice, what are you talking about,” asked Tina.

“We girls always get together on Sunday mornings for brunch.  I’m surprised Bette didn’t say anything about it to you.  Of course she hasn’t been here lately because some blonde Doctor McHottie has been sucking up all of her free time.”

“Alice!”  Tina looked over at the beauty lying next to her and smiled.  “Look Alice, I got to bed late last night.  I’m pretty tired and I wasn’t planning on being awakened this early on a Sunday morning.  I don’t think I’ll be joining you today, but I’ll see you in the morning,” said Tina.

“OK, your loss, I’m going to give Bette a call and see if she wants to join us,” said Alice.

“Al, she’s not interested either,” said an audibly annoyed Tina.

“Oh, I get it she’s at your place,” said Alice.

“No Alice, we’re at our place.  I’m hanging up now.  Don’t try to call back because I’m turning my phone off.  Bye,” <click> Tina hung up.

“But Tina”<click>  Alice couldn’t believe Tina just hung up on her.  She sat there looking at the phone when Tina’s words finally sank in, ‘No Alice, we’re at our place.’  Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, she moved in with Bette!  Oh my gawd!  Alice tried Tina’s cell phone, it went right to voice mail.  She tried Bette’s cell phone, same thing.  She called Bette’s house, the machine picked up.  She called Tina’s condo; it went right to the answering service. “DAMN!”

Back at Bette and Tina’s

“T, who was that,” asked Bette.

“No one important Baby, go back to sleep, your going to need your rest later,” whispered Tina.

“Mmmm,” said Bette as she snuggled up against her angel and fell back to sleep.

TBC