Previously…

“Relax… don’t be afraid, okay… I’m here for you…” Bette again wiped the sweat on the blonde’s face with the same handkerchief then cupped her cheeks with both hands and held her gaze

“Close your eyes and try to think of the best thing that ever happened to you…” Bette’s soft voice was beginning to soothe her then slowly she closed her eyes. A smile graced her face when the brunette kissed her on the forehead, Bette removed her hands from her cheeks to let the blonde sit comfortably. Bette again touched Tina’s hand but this time she interlaced her fingers with hers.

The moment the blonde closed her eyes the beautiful face of the woman sitting beside her registered her mind making her feel warm inside. And when she felt the brunette’s hand on hers every ounce of fear in her evaporated and vanished into the air then she heard the brunette whispered in her ear

“Just hold my hand and I’ll never let you go…”

Chapter 26

            Bette looked at the sleeping blonde whose head was resting on her shoulder while their hands still entwined then smiled when she remembered the incident a few hours ago when Tina got dizzy and accidentally landed on her lap. Their hearts began to beat so fast when their bodies made contact and when she saw the look of love on those hazel eyes she felt giddy. No matter how many times she denied it, she knew in her heart and mind that she was falling for Tina and there’s no doubt the blonde already had a very special place in her life. But the real question was that was she ready to return the love that the blonde had for her?

She felt Tina unconsciously tighten her grip on her hand as if the blonde knew what she was thinking. She looked at their hands and marveled at the contrast of the colors of their skin, hers caramel and Tina’s which was creamy white and she thought ‘what a perfect combination’. Bette also thought of how wonderful it was that for once she was the one taking care of the blonde and not the other way around.

            Another hour later Tina slowly opened her eyes and the first thing that she saw was Bette’s hand holding hers that brought an automatic smile to her face. Then when she noticed that her head was resting comfortably on the brunette’s shoulder she breathed in deep enough to inhale Bette’s sweet scent that always soothes her. The brunette wasn’t moving so she knew that Bette had fallen asleep, she let herself stay a little longer at that position relishing the warmth of the beautiful passenger sitting beside her.