We sat in the warm bath in a comfortable and very satisfied silence. My back against the tub and Tina sitting in between my legs, her back on my chest gave me the warmest feeling. I had my arms wrapped around her and her head was on my chest. We both released and contented sigh and I saw a smile flash across her lips.

”Happy?”

”Very,” she said and sighed again, ”these last few months have been the happiest I’ve ever been. I was so unhappy with Eric these last couple years. We were growing apart and I didn’t know how to change it. Until I met you. I know we started out our relationship in secret. But if I had to do it all over again, I would.”

”I’m sorry you had to lie.”

”Don’t apologize. My relationship with Eric was a lie. I didn’t realize who I was until I met you. I had my suspicions but I just settled for Eric. He’s every girl’s dream, charming, romantic, handsome, and very intellegent, but he didn’t give me what I needed.”

”Vagina.”

”I wouldn’t put it that way,” she said laughing, ”but yes. I had experimented in college. I’m sorry to say Bette, you’re not my first.”

”I figured as much, you were way too good at sex for a straight chick,” I laughed, ”but I am very happy to be your last and forever,” I whispered in her ear.

She looked up at me and gave me that smile, the smile that made me fall in love with her. I kissed her beautiful lips and I rubbed her stomach. We got out and dried ourselves off and slipped back into bed. I laid on my stomach and she laid on top of me, her nakedness pressing against me and our fingers intertwining. I smiled. I could feel the rise and fall of her chest as she breathed and her hot breath was on my shoulder.

”Babe,” she said after a while.

”Hmm.”

”You are my everything, you know that right?”

”As you and Jackson are mine,” I said, and I felt her getting off me and laying on the bed facing me.

”I want to give you all of me, and something has been weighing on my heart lately.”