“Come on, Bette, just one puddle.” Tina walked over to her, taking Bette’s hands in her own. “You know you want to.” She said, looking mischievously into her girlfriend’s eyes.

Bette shook her head. “No way, T. I am not about to soak myself with acid rain. I’ll leave that to you. Now let’s get out of here before we’re both soaked through.”

Tina laughed. “I think it’s a bit late for that, Ms. Porter.” From above, they heard surly thunder rumbling through the clouds. Tina nodded her head and said, “But maybe we should leave.”

She guided them out of the park and quickly over to Bette’s car, not stopping until she was safely ensconced in the confines of the black BMW sedan.

Bette climbed into the car right behind her and turned the ignition. She glanced over at Tina and smiled. “So you’re afraid of thunder?”

Tina raised her eyebrows and shrugged. “Not afraid, wary.”

Bette nodded thoughtfully. “So that’s what they call it now days”

Tina slapped Bette’s arm playfully. “So what is this something you want to show me?”

Bette chuckled at the change in subject, deciding not to egg on the previous subject. “It’s a surprise.”

Tina smiled cheekily and looked over at Bette, saying, “Is it like the surprise you had for me last week?”

Bette glanced over at Tina as she made her way onto the highway. “I know your ways, Tina Kennard, and no sly seduction is going to make me spill what I have in store.”

Tina shrugged and let out a small sigh. “It was worth a try. Besides, I couldn’t very well ravage you while you were driving in the middle of the rarest of all natural occurrences in L.A. – rain.”

Bette chuckled and relaxed as best she could while driving in the middle of a storm amongst the lunatics who called themselves drivers. “You’ll just have to see what I have in store for you.”

Frantic screams rang out as the car began to spiral wildly around and around, leaving the two women trapped inside dizzy and disoriented. Tina grasped Bette’s hand for dear life as she watched the world fly by at a fatal speed.

“Bette!” She screamed as she gripped the handle bar in front of her.