There had been tension between Bette and I the last week and I knew why. She was upset by my sexy Christmas gift. She didn’t take it as planned and she kind of freaked out. It was our first Christmas together and perhaps I should have saved this gift for later. We’d barely been dating a year, but my sexual hunger and my explorative nature got the best of me.

"I don’t know why she’s so upset Shane."

"Babe, you were straight when you two met. You left a man for her and hadn’t been with a woman before. That’s a big deal in our world."

"Yeah but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna leave her for a man nor does it mean I want a dick. I just wanted to do something different."

"Carmen and I use it all the time and it’s fucking fantastic. And I get that you wanna spice things up Tina, but Bette takes things to heart. Before you, she wouldn’t have cared, she was a womanizer and player. But you have changed her for the better, I’ve never seen her happier, and I know she’s scared to death of loosing you."

"I would never leave. I’m in uncharted territory."

"You’ll be ok babe," she said and I sighed, "you two are still coming to the party tonight right? New Year’s Eve! Booze, food and dancing."

"Of course."

Bette and I got ready for the party, me opting for my little black dress and pumps and that’s all I’d be wearing. She loved when I went commando, easy access and I was almost always promised sex. She went for her alpha Bette, look-at-my-woman-and-you’ll-be-sorry look, her black high heels, pressed black slacks, a white talored men’s dress shirt, and a skinny neck tie.

We arrived at the hotel and the valet took our car. We were attending a masquerade party so Bette and I had out mask’s perfectly situated and she grabbed my hand and we walked in. We went to the twenty-eighth floor of the hotel and found the party suite. We handed our invitation to the doorman and he let us pass.

We went into a very large, elegantly decorated and very impressive suite. It was sixty dollars a person but for an open bar and an amazing atmosphere it was worth it. Bette and I made our way to the bar and she ordered me a Cosmo and her usual cranberry vodka. We met up with the girls and laughed and talked for a while. Bette gestured for me to dance with her as the music started and she twirled me around the floor. I was lost in the beautiful music and my love’s eyes that I had forgotten all about our fight.