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 “You’re lucky…” Bette could hear the subtle break in her voice causing her to look up despite herself as Tina continued.  “You are really lucky…” Their eyes momentarily locked, her heart skipping a beat as emotion flooded Tina’s eyes. “That you have Jodi.”

Bette tore her gaze away from Tina to hide her own emotions from the woman she loved and wanted nothing more than to be able to love.  And responded to Tina’s statement with the only answer she could, a lie.  A lie to hide the truth that could never be.  “Yeah, that I am.” 

Heart hammering in her chest, she fought against the pull burning deep within to reach out as Tina stood.  To draw her to her.  Envelope her between her arms, and to kiss the haunted expression away…but she knew she couldn’t.  And yet as Tina walked by her, a hint of lavender wafting through the air…she could not longer stop herself, and her fingers wrapped around Tina’s soft skin as she stood…

Bette’s other hand naturally sliding behind her head, against her silken hair as she pulled Tina to her…no longer able to resist…

No longer wanting to as her lips covered Tina’s.  They were warm, soft…and as she slid her tongue against Tina’s lips…she could feel her hesitation…and then her lips parted as fingers tightened against her arms, pulling Bette into her heaven, passage granted…as the music faded away and their lips began a music unto themselves that had been anything but forgotten…

Bette’s tongue plunging deep into her moist mouth…

A warm hand snaking down through her hair…down her arm…as another tongue crashed against hers…

Their lips matching the rhythm of their tongues…as both pulled against the other, trying to get closer…before a soft moan slipped out, breaking the kiss…

And before Tina could process, she felt Bette’s lips dancing across her skin…teasing, tasting…nipping as she drug her fingers back up her lithe back.  And then they were parting her lips again…fingers pulling through her hair…

The kisses becoming less heated…more sensual…and she felt Bette pull away…the light gasps against her face and without looking, she drew her to her…kissing her forhead as tears slid down Bette’s face…and she wrapped her between her arms…as Bette’s hands fell away from her hair…and onto her wrists…

Wave after wave of emotion poured through Bette, as Tina kissed yet another tear away…and then another…Bette looked through the tears…into Tina’s face, nudging her with her nose, before her lips found Tina’s warmth…hands snaking through her hair…

Their kiss starting soft…potent, loving…and Tina pulled Bette closer…her arms wrapping around her…

Both needing to feel…

Both wanting it to be the other…

And as their kiss deepened again, both desiring to be home…

And yet…

Slowly they pulled away, tears now in both their eyes as they stared into one anothers.

It couldn’t be. 

She had Jodi.

Tina fought to keep a smile, fingers burning a firey path down Bette’s cheek as she leaned in one final time and gently kissed her swollen lips.  Before turning and walking through the curtain, Bette’s eyes following her as she made her way through the dense crowd…

Her mouth still aching for her sweetness…

Her body aching for her touch…her smell…her softness…

And her soul aching for the one thing that was out of her reach…

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