Bette giggled she thought Tina looked so cute rambling and
blushing “Not at all… I noticed you too… but I never thought you would give me
the time of day… and yesterday when you touched me and talked to me you made me
nervous”

Tina brought her hand through her hair “I should have talked
to you years ago… we’re now in our senior year and school is almost out… Who
knows if we’ll even see each other after we graduate…”

Before Tina could finish rambling Bette took her hands and
cupped Tina’s face and brought her in for a kiss. It was a soft but passionate
peck both pulled away with their eyes closed.

Tina brought her hand to her mouth “Wow”

Bette’s eyes fluttered open and looked at Tina who was standing
there with a smile on her face and touching her lips

“I’m sorry… “ Bette started to apologize but Tina didn’t let
her

“Don’t be… it was amazing” Tina said with a huge smile

Bette gulped “th… that was my… my first kiss” Bette stated

Tina looked Bette in the eyes “Mine too”

Bette was surprised “Really?”

Tina nodded “yes… how haven’t you kissed anyone?”

Bette shrugged her shoulders “Well there really isn’t anyone
exactly here at this school lining up to kiss me… no one wants to be labeled…
and my summers are spent traveling with my father… who isn’t too happy about me
coming out and of course he won’t ever accept me being a lesbian… why haven’t
you been kissed?”

“I’ve been on a couple of dates with some guys from back
home… but I was never interested in any of them being my first kiss… I’m happy
you were my first kiss” Tina replied

“So you date guys?” Bette was curious to know

“Not because I want to… my mom meets these boys from her
friends at church and when I go home for the summer she thinks it would be nice
to go on a date with one of those good boys from church… She thinks just
because they go to church they’re good boys… but they’re the worst”

Bette laughed “Well my father just keeps me prisoner… like
if he doesn’t want the world to know I exist”

“Really… why would he do that?” Tina asked

Bette wanted to tell Tina why she believed her father had
been doing that for the past five years but she didn’t feel ready to tell her
that part of her life yet “I’m not ready to talk about that”