The look on Bette’s face caused Helena’s face to mimic it.  A big bright smile plastered on both of their faces.

“Helena…but…why?” Bette asked as a tear started to form in her eyes.

“Because I love you, so much.  I just want to show you.”  Helena wiped the tear away from Bette’s cheek, “I’d hate to give you a speech about our past, present, and future, but it’s so true.  I want to work on correcting my transgressions from our past, show how much I love you at this moment, and let you know that I will love you forever.”  She pointed to each diamond to emphasize her statement.

“Helena, I don’t know what to say.”

“Don’t say anything.  Just say nothing at all.”  Bette’s lips crashed on to Helena’s.  Their tongues began that familiar dance that they always performed.  They only stopped kissing when breathing became a priority.  Bette bit Helena’s lower lip, pulling it away slightly.

“Mm…” Helena whispered, “You really liked your gift, huh?”

“Mm hmm…Helena, I love you.”  Holding onto Bette’s hips, Helena rolled her to the bed.  The sheets had somehow become lost as the two women lie in each others embrace, kissing, sucking, and tasting one another as if this was the last taste they would ever have of each other.

Helena demonstrated how well she knew her lover, using her entire hand to massage her lips and feeling the wetness begin to form there.  Running her fingers against the wetness and through her lover’s folds, she invaded her.  Bette’s head dropped to the pillow as Helena pleased her skillfully.

(Meanwhile, in Los Angeles…)

“Fuck…Carmen, I…” Papi began.  She was rarely at a lost for words, but Carmen was Carmen.  Carmen was the beginning of what became Papi.  Carmen was what turned Eva Torres to the one-named Papi.  There was a history there.

The connection became evident.  She hadn’t seen Eva in a while, but she had heard rumors around that she was a big player.  She had also heard of a girl named Papi who had a similar reputation.  Because she hadn’t been out to the clubs in Los Angeles since her breakup with Shane, she wasn’t really in the loop anymore.  It was all starting to make sense now.