The groan deep in Tina’s throat was anything but subtle. “Okay.” Resting on one arm, she moved the other over the back of Bette’s leg, stifling an erotic sigh at the touch. Sometimes Bette’s skin seemed to singe her own. And then she pressed with a firmer touch, making sure to keep her fingers from moving too quickly. She would need to savour this moment.

Bette knew how much reading was still ahead, so she wriggled her nose and went to work on the next page.

For a couple of minutes, it seemed as though the relaxing touches would be a welcome addition to the work Bette was doing. Then suddenly, Tina was on top of her again. Breathing into her hair, and reaching under her hips.

Tina’s change in demeanor gave way – at first – to a perturbed expression among Bette’s smile, but at last, it had the curator thoroughly distracted from her work. The breath in her ear was so terribly enticing that all she could do to keep in control was to grab at the comforter and bite her cheek. “T …”

“I’m sorry I need you so much lately … but I do, don’t I …?” Tina breathed, pushing the tight curls from her wife’s neck to lick and suck the tender flesh. “You just look so sexy … how is a girl to help herself …?”

Bette was just about lost to the pleasure she felt with Tina lying rightly on top of her when her phone went off. She even wanted to ignore it at first, but then reminded herself of the new opening in the next week, and groaned as she reached for it.

As Bette spoke on the phone, Tina surprised her entirely by unbuttoning and tugging the jeans clean off her body. For a moment, Bette felt the urge to laugh, but knew better with another conversation in place. Instead, she remained there on her stomach, covering her other ear with a firm hand so she could concentrate at last.

Tina started to grind herself on Bette’s naked thigh, having kicked off her own pants. The only other material between them was wet, and as she sat over the spread thigh, she heard the evident falter in her wife’s voice. “Yes … ye-yes, that sounds fine. But have them talk to me first.”