Tina felt her breath catch as she watched Bette strip out of her clothes to join her in the pool. The darkness of the warm evening cast shadows along Bette’s lithe body heightening Tina’s arousal as she longed to explore the areas hidden from her view. Discarding the last of the fabric that seperated her from the caress of the evening Bette slid into the inviting liquid of the pool and glided teasingly through the water toward where Tina dogpaddled, desire and love flashing from her hazel eyes. Mirth jumped at the edge of the blonde’s lips.

As she arrived in front of Tina and her feet touched the bottom of the pool Bette leaned forward as she spoke trying to mimic a look of hurt as best as possible.

" So what is so amusing Ms.Kennard-Porter? Someone might just get a complex from being laughed at"

Taken in by the look of hurt on Bette’s face Tina quickly stood up and leaned in to wrap her arms around her wife. Instead she found her lips captured by Bette whose left hand grazed maddening patterns along her hips and thigh. The night song of the birds and crickets were suddenly interrupted as Bette’s deep and throaty laugh cut through the air.

(Pulling back to look into T’s eyes) "Works every time!"

Knowing it was true Tina took her fists and playfully against the brunnette’s shoulders.

"One of these days you are going to cry wolf one too many times you know"

Suddenly serious Bette ran her hands through Tina’s tresses glistening with water.

"I certainly hope not my love—I never want you to not believe me or in me ever again.

"I do believe in Bette I trust you more than anyone I have ever loved in my life" came Tina’s response as she pulled Bette close to her in the warm waves of water that moved around them. The steady beat of Bette’s heart against her collarbone sent a much needed sense of belonging straight to T’s soul.

"It’s why I had to do something tonight–I know I won’t survive losing you again."

The birds and crickets continued there serenade the couple oblivious to it as their souls and bodies merged together in a demonstration of love as old as time.