Out of Closet (B&T time-travel romance), Ch. 11

Chapter 11: Let me introduce myself…(Bette feels guilty and insecure and Tina meets Kit Porter)

Place: Orange County, CA

Year: 1885

(Previously) They heard a thunder in the distance and moved further under the sequoia tree, which incidentally also brought them into the close proximity to each other. Suddenly, Elizabeth felt an unexpected urge to kiss Christina, especially because that desire had been on her mind since Alicia first mentioned the word kiss a week ago.

As if in slow motion, Elizabeth leaned forward and slightly touched Christina’s lips with her own, still looking directly into her eyes. For the first time in her life she experienced the sensual feeling of the soft and warm lips of another woman, and not just any woman, but her Christina.

The feeling was mutually overwhelming for both of them as they stood under the tree, their lips pressed gently together, their arms pulling their bodies closer. They were so engrossed in that first sweet kiss that they were absolutely oblivious to the forces of nature that came crashing down on everything that was standing in its way. It was as if the power of one simple kiss was able to stop the rain and the lightning from harming them.

They were soaking wet but completely unaware of their surroundings and of a lonely figure that was hiding behind the tool shed, intensely watching their every move.

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The rest of the evening Elizabeth was walking and talking on autopilot. As much as her heart was still struggling with the idea of Katie leaving, now it was inevitably occupied with feelings of a different nature. It was as if she had been re-born and was felling free and happy. Elizabeth was mingling with guests with a goofy grin that remained on her face the whole evening.

At one moment she saw Alicia running around like a crazy person trying to accommodate some high-maintenance guests with their demands, and when their eyes met, Elizabeth winked at her. That unusual gesture from Elizabeth made Alicia stop dead in her tracks and raise her eyebrows questionably, as if she was asking, ‘what’s going on?’

But they both had to continue on with the evening and there was no time for a break. Alicia was bringing requested drinks, appetizers, cigars, or blankets for some old ladies to cover their feet, and Elizabeth was socializing with guests, catching up on the latest gossip and constantly searching for Christina among the crowd.