Chapter 11
Previously
“Yes, I want to try. With you.” Tina looks up from her hands into Bette’s eyes and smiles.

Bette raises up from her seat, leans across the table and plants a soft kiss upon Tina’s lips. “I’m so glad to hear that.” and smiles sitting back down.
Tina smiles back, “And I want to try with you to. Are you are you ready to try?”

“Yes, I am more than you know.” Tina stands up and walks around to the other side of the table. She looks around her to see if they are being watched because she is still nervous. She motions to Bette to stand up as well. Bette stands and move over to stand in front of Tina “Come here.” looking into Bette’s eyes she slips one hand up to play with Bette’s hair at her neck line and the other around Bette’s waist. Bette places her hands around Tina‘s waist. Their thighs touching. “Here to new beginning and to getting to know you better.“ Tina licks her lips and leans in to kiss Bette, Bette leans into the kiss. Both sets of arms rise to their back to pull into the kiss. Lips, tongues gliding together get intimately acquainted with one another.

They both broke away in need of air.

“Whoa” Tina says smiling , “That was nice, very nice”.

“Nice? I say that was fucking fantastic.” Bette says laughing as she winks at Tina. She hugs Tina tightly and says. “Honey, I think that we have more to talk about, before you make your ultimate decision.”

Tina facial expression changes from a smile to a look of concern. “Why what’s wrong?” she asks.

Bette sits down then motions for Tina to sit on the bench she was sitting on. Bette is straddling the bench with Tina sitting between her legs. She brings her in for another soft hug.

Looking into Tina‘s beautiful hazel eyes, “Tina have you given it much thought, about how this, ‘us’ is going to effect your life? And are you ready for it and not just ready for me? But all the changes it may mean for you?”

“Bette, yes I have. I’ve always been a pretty independent kind of gal. Never really needing other people approval for what I do. For instance, when I choose to leave North Carolina to attend college out of state my parents threw a fit and said that they wouldn’t help me with school if I left state. So me being the strong willed child that I was decided to do it on my own. And I did. I didn’t ask for their help once. I’ve kept in contact with them, more so with my brother, just to see how they are from time to time. They still complain about my choice to leave. But it’s my choice. Just like this is my choice Bette. And there is no way in hell that they are going to understand it but I really don’t give a shit. They’ll just have to get over it.”