Bette did get her moment alone with Tina however. She had been mostly quiet while walking along with Tina and “Brian”. Bette hated how Brian was so *****’ loud all the *****’ time. She could tell that Tina and Brian hadn’t been together that long because Tina was looking annoyed too. Bette had long since grown used to Pax’s flaws , well not really recently, but had learned not to let it bug her so much like she was gonna get a shotgun and kill him. When he said he needed to “take a leak” both women silently rejoiced. He left and they both walked together now in silence. “Ok, i think i know i need to dump him” Tina said under her breath, Bette laughed…”yea i can tell you two werent dating long” Tina giggled and stopped by a ginko tree. She looked at it and whistled….”it’s so beautiful huh?”      “YOUR beautiful”………EEEK!! Bette wanted to cut her tongue out, how could she say something like that! Tina turned around with a huge grin on her face…”you think?? thanks man!…no bullshit huh?” Bette breathed a silent breath of relief…”yeah no bullshit” Bette went a bit closer her head down, signalling the need for privacy. Tina came closer too….”Tina i need to tell you something, i want to come clean…im not doing a show on you-know-what, that was just an excuse to see that book you had, i saw it when i was picking up the mess and well…it piqued my curiousity you know”  Tina was quiet, then a smile spread on her face. “you know i figured that…that’s ok but thanks for coming clean, no bullshit”. Bette felt her face glow…”no bullshit”. Looking at her Bette all of a sudden felt a huge urge to kiss Tina. It came out of, what seemed to her, no where. Bette turned her head away and became strangely preoccupied with the buttons on her coat. She wanted to get out of there fast.

 And she did. She made sure Brian was between her and Tina, like a buffer. Bette didn’t trust herself not to blush and give herself away. She was sure that Tina did not feel the same. Mean..thinkin about it, Tina acted so like a friend. She had a boyfriend. Bette had a husband. A HUSBAND. And she , out of the blue, wanted to kiss her new best friend? What the ***** was she on? Bette shook her head while driving home. She must have some deep issues to be projecting that onto Tina. Ok…this is what it was about…..Bette is having some problems with her marriage, it is a bit rocky because Bette wants spice and change and Paxton thinks everything is dandy but doesn’t like Bette’s rhetorical bullshit…also Bette HAS had stress at work, her boss wants the logging down SOON for source books…also Bette has been going through some life-changes. WEll more like life changes INTERNALLY. She had been re-thinking her life. Is this what she wants? No…in the long run no. Bette doesnt want to be just a curator living in a house with a man who can’t see that his wife needs variety. Bette wants…something, she wants to travel, she wants to go out at night to salsa clubs not *****’ book readings, she wants to go to every art opening, she wants……Tina? Could Tina give Bette what she had long been craving…variety? Bette shook her head hard, no she wasn’t that way. She is just excited to have a new friend. Bette felt herself become wet…down there. Thinking about the garden, Tina, the air, nature and….Tina. Bette shuffled in her car seat, she could feel her dampness, it made her tingle. No…it wants Paxton. Yes. Bette pulled in her driveway and saw Paxton’s car in there. Yes….it wants Paxton. Bette got out of her car, she needed her husband so bad now. She needed him suddenly so so so bad. She needed to be touched so bad it hurt her. Bette walked up the path. Her body ached to be touched by………….Paxton, yes….her husband. Bette opened the door.

TBC