I swallow the lump in my troath and try to sound cool: “Only if you’re a good girl, remember.”

“I swear, I won’t be able not to kiss you until after the concert.”

“Please, Tina.”

“Hey, easy, I wouldn’t want to miss my reward,” she winks.

Ten minutes later, we get on stage. I know our friends are there again, and they promised to bring some people. The Cave is bigger than The Planet, but it’s really crowded. Of course, many have heard of us. I’m sure there are people who expect a repeat of the kiss.

We start playing and Tina succesfully drags the public along. Everything is going smoothly and I’m having the time of my life. Everybody is a bit looser on stage and the interaction goes well. Tina looks at me a lot and sometimes, she comes standing next to me.

“Bette here has been writing a lot of new songs,” Tina says in the microphone after we have finished True Colours. “Of course, she had some inspiration.” She did practice a wink and I’m sure she was gonna use it now, but she fails all the time so she does that eyebrow-wiggle. Laughter and roar from the crowd. “Anyway, this is a new one, called ‘My Undying Love’.”

We start playing it, it comes natural to me. She looks into my eyes the entire song and I gaze back at her. It’s a  magical moment between the two of us. When the song is finished, a long applause comes from the public.

I expect her to announce the next song, but instead she comes to me. She gestures to put my guitar aside and I do so. She gives me one hell of a passionate kiss on the mouth which very much involves our tongues. There’s a loud applause from the crowd, as well as screaming. It’s all positive.

When she pulls away for oxygen, she has a mischevious twinkle in her eyes. “I didn’t kiss you while you were playing,” she says in my ear. “I’m still a good girl.”

With that, she walks away, leaving me stunned. I look at Tuomas who grins at me, Seth puts his thumb up. I shake my head and Tina tells the public we’re gonna play Where Were You Last Night now.