Tina was in her room when she heard her mom knock on her door.  She got up off her bed and opened the door.

Mom: Hello.  What do you want for dinner tonight?

Tina:  I don’t know.  Surprise me

Mom:  It’s your birthday.  You can have whatever you want.

Tina:  It really doesn’t matter.  Just surprise me.

Mom:  Ok.  Do you want Bette to come over tonight?

Tina:  Yeah.  I’ll ask her if she wants to come over.

Tina grabbed her cell phone and called Bette.

Bette:  Hey

Tina:  Hey baby.  My mom is making me a birthday dinner tonight.  Do you want to come over?

Bette:  Sure.  What time?

Tina:  About 6

Bette:  Ok see you then

Tina:  Ok bye

Bette:  Bye

Later that night Bette and Tina were enjoying a lovely meal with Tina’s family.  They had been dating for a few months and Tina’s family adored Bette, although they were slightly apprehensive about Tina dating her.  They were well aware of Bette’s reputation as a player.  But the fact that Bette had stuck around for this long really said something.  She must genuinely care for Tina.  Her whole family could see how happy Bette made her, so they accepted Bette as a part of their lives.

            After they were done eating they jumped into Bette’s car to hang out with their friends for a little while.  They were all going to a club, but Bette and Tina decided that they didn’t want to stay there, so they went home.  They made small talk on the way back to Tina’s house, all the while tenderly holding hands.  Bette pulled into Tina’s driveway and turned off the car.

Tina:  I’d invite you in, but you know how my parents feel about us being alone together

Bette:  I know.  It’s ok.  We can just hang out outside.

Tina:  Works for me.

            They got out of the car, and hung out in the driveway.

Bette:  Did you enjoy your day?

Tina:  Yeah.  I really did.

            They were leaning against Bette’s car holding each other.  Bette’s hands were around Tina’s waist, and Tina had her arms wrapped around Bette’s neck.  Bette started gently kissing Tina’s neck, and Tina let out a small sigh.  Bette stopped and locked eyes with Tina.