“Alright but keep your eye out for her okay.”

“Okay”

So they both got up and started their day, Tina to the studio and Bette at home with Angelica as the school year had yet to begin for another month.

Hours later Bette hears the phone ring.  “Hello.”

“Yes this is West-Side Jewelers; I am looking for Ms Bette Porter.”

“This is she.”

“I have your ring ready for you, you can come by anytime to pick it up.”

“Thank you sir I’ll be by later on to pick it up.”

“We’ll see you later then ma’am”

Bette hung up the phone smiling, her plan would work, and it had to.  She dialed Kit at The Planet, “Hey Kit, how are you this afternoon.”

“Great and how is my Baby sis today.”

“Well, I was wondering if you could do me a really big favor?”

“Sure anything.”

“Could you take Angelica for the rest of the day until tomorrow, have an Auntie Kit/Angelica sleepover?”

“Absolutely, anything to spend some time with Boo, we’ll have a little girl’s night.  What’s up?”

“Don’t tell anyone but I am going to propose to Tina tonight.”

“Baby girl propose!!!”

“Kit, quiet it down I don’t want anyone else to know.”

“Congratulations, when do you want me to get her I can be there in 30 minutes my manager is here now so I can leave anytime.”

“That’s great I need all the preparation time I can get.”

Half hour later Kit was there to pick up Angelica who was extremely excited to be having a special night with Auntie Kit.

Bette left the house to pick up the ring and begin her top secret preparations.

Later at the house Tina walks into the house later than she expected to and was greeted by a dark house filled with the overwhelming smell of roses.  She reached over to the light switch and turned it on.  She gasped, the entry way and living room was filled with red roses and the floor covered rose petals. 

“Oh Bette” expecting Bette to come out and surprise her but Bette didn’t come out.

Tina continued through the living room into the dining room where she found was a vase with two dozen white roses and a card.  ‘You are my love, and forever you’ll be.  For I am for you and you are for me.  Meet me down by the water.  B’

Tina was now crying thinking of all the love she had for Bette, no one could ever be like Bette no one could ever complete her as Bette did.  So she followed the directions out to the pool.  Where she didn’t find Bette and she looked down to the beach and saw candles and roses and a figure silhouetted by the setting sun.

Bette stood there anxiously waiting for her love and saw Tina walking towards her still clad in her work clothes and the most beautiful sight she had ever seen and smiling Tina coming closer and closer.

“Oh Bette”  Tina was choked up caught up in the pure romance that Bette had pulled off and looked closer at Bette, she was in a tuxedo black and fitted perfectly to her curves.

At the moment Bette reached out her right hand for Tina’s left hand and got down on one knee.

Speechless Tina stood there waiting, hoping, longing for what she knew was coming.

“Tina, from the moment I first saw you I knew that you were something special, I knew that you were the one for me.  We spent seven years together and they were the best of my life.  We have our Angel who filled our hearts and home with more love than I could ever imagine.  Then we hit a bump in the road and I felt like I could not go on.  Now here we are together again and I promise you that forever will seem short compared to the length of my love for you.  Christina Marie Kennard would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”

Speechless still Tina just nodded.

Bette reached into her jacket pocket and placed the two-carat princess cut solitaire platinum ring onto Tina’s left ring finger.

It was done, they were engaged.  Bette stood up and as she did Tina jumped towards her thankfully Bette was quick acting and caught her.  Tina kissed her long and hard on the mouth eliciting all the passion and love that she was now feeling towards Bette the love of her life.