Chapter Seven

Bette and Tina had just arrived. Tina didn’t talk very much, but was very dependent on Bette, who didn’t care. She was glad to hold her baby again.
"Do you want to eat something?" Bette asked prudently. "I can make whatever you like, or I could get it."
"No, thanks. I think I need a shower. I feel all dirty."
"Of course. I’ll go and make the badroom ready, you can lie on the bed a bit first."
Tina said nothing, but went to the bedroom and did what Bette had asker her. Bette followed her and went straight to the badroom.
She took some towels and lighted candles that spread a relaxing smell. She went back to the bedroom, where Tina had fallen asleep. Bette sweared she could look at her forever. She was by far the most beautiful woman she had ever known and it was still hard to realize she had almost lost her.
"I love you," she whispered. She couldn’t just wake her up like that and decided to let Tina sleep. Just as she was going back to the badroom to extinguish the candles she had lit, Tina opened her eyes.
"Hi, Tee," Bette smiled. "You feel alright?"
Only after the words left her mouth, she noticed how stupid they sounded. Of course she wasn’t alright. She just had been kidnapped and apparantly beaten up too. They had to visit a doctor.
"Stay with me, Bette. Don’t leave me alone, don’t ever leave me alone again," Tina whispered, the tears brimming in her eyes.
"I’ll always stay with you, babe," Bette answered. She went over to the bed to lie down next to her, but Tina stood up. Bette noticed how hard that was for Tina and she helped her.
"Easy on, babe."
She helped Tina out of her dirty clothes and threw them on the ground. Her body was damaged, but still looked wonderful to Bette. She laid her hands at Tina’s back and kissed her softly on her mouth. Tina sighed and held her tears.
"Cry along, don’t worry. It’s okay," Bette said. Tina let the tears flow, her body shaking in Bettes arms. Tee held her very tight and Bette kept on striking her back.

Tina and Bette were under the shower. It wasn’t easy for Tina to stand up for a long time and she had to lean on the wall. Bette wrapped her arms around her and just let the hot water jets do their magic.
After that, she shampood Tina’s hair and soaped her body. She did it with all possible care. Tina didn’t speak much and Bette didn’t ask her to. She only wanted Tina to feel at ease.
After a while, Tina looked up to Bette.
"Kiss me." The words left her mouth as a whisper on the wind. Bette cupped Tina’s hand and kissed her passionately.

Later that night, Alice called to ask how Tina was. Bette told her she was in pain and she still was in shock, but that they’d visit the doctor the following day. She told Shane the same.
Bette had left Tina on the bed and went back to her now. The soft light made Tina’s body look very desirable. Bette went over to the bed and got rid of her bathrobe. Tina looked at her and gasped. Bette smiled and lied down next to Tina. Tina looked in her eyes and said: "I love you so much, Bette. So much."
"Shh," Bette hushed her. "Don’t speak. I know what you’re thinking.*"
Bette carefully kissed Tina and the longer the kiss lasted, the more passionate it became. Bette wrapped her arms around Tina and started kissing her neck. A yearning sigh escaped from Tina’s mouth as Bette laid her hands on Tina’s hips and pulled them closer. Tina’s body moved up and they were pressed against each other.
Bette was worried, she didn’t want to hurt Tina. She let go of Tina and kissed her neck again. Her lips went down, leaving a trail of loving, soft kisses on Tina’s body, who enjoyed it.
Bette reached Tina’s navel. She removed her lips from Tina’s belly and looked her in the eyes. She again kissed her lips passionately, their tongues strangling in an endless fight. Bette cupped Tina’s breast and felt her nipple becoming harder. It turned her on like hell. The rest of the night, they made love in a soft, caring, but very intensive way.
Tina fell asleep in Bettes arms, her left arm and her left leg wrapped around Bettes neck and hip. Only now Bette was able to let her own tears flow, her hand going through Tina’s beautiful blonde hair.
"I love you so much." She thought how great this feeling was and again wondered how it was possible to be so lucky. She tried to make a comparison with another feeling, but had to decide that nothing really compares to fond love.