Tina lay in bed, snuggled up to Bette, her baby was sleeping soundly. She was glad after the months of nightmares she loved that Bette was sleeping. She needed it as Reed was starting to move around, at six months he was now very advanced, just like his mother.

            “ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba,” She smiled when she heard her son talking, she got up. Walking down the hall to his room, she smiled when she walked in and he was sitting up in his cot with his teddy bear that Jake had bought him.

            “Hey Reedy,” He smiled at her when he noticed her. he put his arms up.

            “Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba,” He said. Tina kissed his check.

            “Shall we go and see if Momma is awake.” He grinned as they walked down the hall, Oz was lay outside the room he lifted his head and Reed reached for him. “No baby boy, Oz sleepy,” Reed seemed to get it and held back onto Tina. His jiggled him a little making him laugh. They walked into the bed room just as Bette was waking up.  “Look Reedy momma is being lazy.”

            “Hey!” Bette laughed as Reed nearly jumped out of Tina’s arms into Bette’s. he hugged her.

            “Ba ba baba” he said.

            “Yes baby, you the baba.” Bette grinned, looking at him.

            “would you like some breakfast?” Tina asked,

            “Please. Erm some toast and coffee would be great.”

            “Okay, I’ll get some toast for Reedy to suck on as well.”

            “Good, and some milk for him baby!”

            “I know!” Tina smiled, before kissing the top of Reed’s head and then her wife’s lips. Before leaving the room. Bette looked at her son, she was so proud of him. She started to play with him. Tina noticed there was post. She picked up the letter addressed to her it was from LAPD. She opened it.

Dear Sgt Kennard.

Thank you for your recent application for promotion to recruitment Lieutenant  at the central LA police department training school. We are pleased to tell you that you have been promoted to this.

You are due to start on the first of next month. You will be training other dog handlers as well normal officers. You will have your own office and no longer be in the line of fire. Please contact us if you wish to take this promotion.

Regards

Captain Martin Harrison.

Tina picked her phone up and called the number and expected. Since the night the young girl had died in her arms. She wanted this job. She couldn’t take it being on the streets anymore. Since Reed had arrived and now she had Bette to think about as well. She had applied for this promotion. She ran into the bedroom and laughed as Bette was tickling Reed.

            “baby!” Tina said. Bette looked up and saw the smile on her face.

            “What is it?” Bette asked picking Reed up for before he fell of the bed.

            “I got it?”

            “The promotion?” Bette said.

            “Yes, I GOT IT!” Tina yelled, Reed looked at her and picked up the happiness and laughed as Tina got onto the bed and Bette gripped her and kissed her passionately.

            “I’m so proud of you!”

            “It does mean that Jake and Max will now be partners full time. Can’t believe it. I’m going to be a trainer.”

            “You’re going to have training yourself?”

            “Yeh I’ve just spoken to Martin, its five weeks and its 9 to 5. Monday to Friday. Its going to be fine.”

            “I’m so proud of you baby!”

            “We need to celebrate.”

            “Day at the beach.”

            “Sounds cool, I’ll invite the gang.”  Tina smiled. “Family day on the beach!”

            “Good!” Bette reached over and kissed her again. As Tina then took Reed.

            “Bath time buddy.” Tina said grinning. Bette slowly got out of bed, smiling. Today was a happy day for all of them.

TBC