Within the split second that Bette’s lips touched Tina’s it was over for her, she could no longer go on pretending, she could no longer push  the woman she loved into someone else’s arms. A soft burning stream of tears began to slip down her face as she gave up entirely and let her emotions, built up over two long years, finally take over her body.

Holding her face in her hands Bette felt Tina’s tear fall slowly onto the soft, caramel skin of her palm.

“Tina? Tina sweetie, what’s wrong?” Bette whispered softly.

Tina looked down, unable to reach Bette’s eyes with her own, knowing she would break into a million pieces.

“Nothing, now get going or your going to miss your flight” She managed to steady her voice.

“Tina, I am going absolutely no were until I know what’s wrong and there is a smile on your face”

“I can’t tell you Bette, I have no right to mess with your life anymore, it’s not fair, I want to see you happy. Jodi makes you happy now go after her before it’s too late.”

“Tee, sweetheart what are you saying? Why would you be interfering?

Tina moved her head away from the ground for the first time since their lips lost contact with the others. She looked up into the deep, enchanting chocolate brown eyes of the woman she craved for so badly with tears in her eyes.

Bette needed no answer; she could read Tina’s feelings from that look, the look of fear, desperation, desire, love….

Without needing to think a moment longer Bette grabbed Tina behind her neck and pulled her in for the most intense, passionate kiss either of them could have ever imagined, they sunk into each other, completely shut of from everything else in the world around them. Slowly several minutes later after they had sunk onto the couch Bette found every inch of willpower that he body allowed to break her and Tina’s kiss.

”Wow” She whispered breathlessly into Tina’s ear.

A look of complete shock appeared across Tina’s face, she lost the ability to speak.

“Tee, are you okay?” Bette spoke softly caressing Tina’s back with her fingertips.

“I-I don’t know Bette, what was that, why did you kiss me like that? What about Jodi? I don’t understand.”

“Tina, I read that look across your face like you were a book, can you tell me that you didn’t want me to kiss you?”
”No” Tina spoke barely above a whisper. “I just, your going after Jodi and Bette you can’t kiss me like that and then leave me here, you’ll break my heart…I- I didn’t mean to say anything, I’m sorry”

Bette shifted a little to look at Tina’s tear stained face “Please don’t ever be sorry for feeling for me, I kissed you because I wanted to, I was going after Jodi because I thought there was no more me and you, I didn’t think you could ever want me again after the way I hurt you, I was not in love with Jodi. Sure I loved her and I hoped that would build more in time but Tina how the hell can I give someone my heart when you still have a hold of it, you never gave it me back. Corny as it sounds you are my soul mate and I would love nothing more in this world than to spend the rest of my life with you if you’ll let me.”

 “I thought you were over me Tee.” She whispered, tears starting to fall.

Tina looked up hearing Bette’s confession; she lifted her hand up to Bette’s face and wiped the tears away. “Never, I love you” Tina moved her hand around to the back of Bette’s neck and pulled her into another kiss, it started off tender and soft, getting used to each others lips and savouring what they had both waited so long for. It didn’t take long for the kiss to grow more passionate though, Bette tangle her finger tips through Tina’s golden blonde hair…

TBC