Chapter Twenty

TK narration

I considered the question. I really liked the idea of moving in with Bette. Okay, it might have been soon, but it wasn’t like we hadn’t been a couple before. God, I hated that thought, that we hadn’t been together for so long. How the hell did I cope?

Alice already gave me hints that she wanted Dana to move in and I really got the feeling that the only reason she hadn’t yet was because of me, and I did feel bad about that. So fact was that if I moved in with Bette, everybody would be happy.

Bette and I, Dana and Alice – if Dana wanted to move in with Alice, that was. But hey, if I could live with her, Dana certainly could. She was a much calmer person.

“I would love to, Bette,” I told her. She smiled at me and I could almost feel how happy she was. Her eyes were sparkling and she pulled me close in a hug, which was awkward for a moment since I was still holding the flowers. I lied them down on the bench and joined in the hug with Bette.

“This is so great, Tina! I’ll help you move your stuff whenever you’re ready.”

“I’m ready now, but something tells me that Alice might not be too glad if she was waken up now. But what about tomorrow? It’s Sunday anyway.”

Bette looked thrilled. “Really?”

“Yeah, really.”

She lifted me up in the air and swirled me around. When she put me back down, she kissed me passionately.

“Thank you so much, sweetie.”

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BP narration

I let myself drop on the couch. Finally, Tina was settled. She was in the kitchen, fixing us some sandwiches. I didn’t get where her energy came from.

She came in and I felt total and unconditional love filling me – not only caused by the plate of food she was carrying.

She sat down beside me and I took one of the sandwiches. I was really hungry and it felt like it had been ages since I had eaten something.

“This is delicious,” I said, my mouth still full.

Tina laughed – I loved it when she laughed. “It are only sandwiches, B, a baby can make them.”