Bette and Shane spent the reminder of the day at the planet. Shane and Alice had really hit it off. Shane’s laidback coolness balanced out Alice’s wackiness.  Bette had left Shane with Alice and Kit. Alice promised that she would drop Shane off later. Bette took this free time to pick up a few things so that she could have a romantic night with Tina. She wasn’t sure how far they would go but it was worth a shot.

The first place she stopped was the florist. She picked up two dozen roses, one that she would give to Tina and the other that she would pull the petals off of and lay on the bed. The next stop she made was to linen store, where she brought champagne colored silk sheets. She wanted to make this a memorable night. The final stop was to get a bottle of wine. She knew that red was Tina’s favorite so she got the most expensive bottle they had. Once she had finished her errands she drove to Tina’s house to set up.

Bette hurried in to get everything done before Tina would be home, which she knew was soon. She changed the sheets and threw the petals on the bed. She ordered Tina’s favorites from an Italian restaurant and chilled the wine. While she was waiting for the food to come she drew a bath. She also silently prayed that tonight was the night. She didn’t want to push but she needed a release and soon.

With perfect timing, right after the delivery boy had left, she heard Tina’s key in the door. Bette rushed to grab Tina’s briefcase and jacket.

“Here babe, let me take that for you” Bette said

“My my, what did I do to deserve this” Tina asked wrapping her arms around Bette’s neck

“Be born” Bette replied softly, kissing Tina.

Bette hung up Tina’s jacket in the closet and put her briefcase by the door. She reached out and grabbed Tina’s hand.

“Follow me” Bette whispered. She led her to the dining room where she had lit candles.

“Oh Bette, this is great” Tina exclaimed

Bette pulled out her chair so that she could sit down and then took her seat next to her.