Bette put her hands up in mock surrender.

‘Okay – you’re right. Tee, I would love for you to buy me that necklace’

‘I dunno Bette… I’m not sure I can afford it’ Tina pretended to look thoughtful.

Bette rolled her eyes for the upteenth time ‘Oh god…’

‘I’m kidding! Okay, go amuse yourself while I pay.’

‘What I can’t even come with you to the counter?’ Bette was incredulous

‘Uh no, cos then you’d see how much it cost!’

‘Yeah cos it’s not like I’m not going to see it when the credit card bill comes at the end of the month’

But again, Bette chose her battles wisely, and the practicality of the purchase was not something Tina was interested in at that point, nor was t here anything Bette could say that would make her interested. She obediently shuffled off to the front of the store and pretended to look at some rings.

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‘Now this is what I came to Bali to do’ sighed Bette as she finally dropped down onto one of the lounge chairs by the pool. They had come back from shopping and Bette had immediately changed into her bathing suit and hit the deck, not even stopping to remove her pants and tank from where they had pooled on the floor as she had slipped them off.

Tina on the other hand had returned from the shopping expedition and retreated to the cool darkness of the bedroom to take inventory. After re-examining all of her purchases she had carefully placed Bette’s necklace back in the box it had come in before changing into her bathing suit and heading back outside.

‘God it is so fuckin hot out here’ Tina remarked as she emerged from the bedroom

‘You really swear a lot when you’re on vacation, you know that right?’ Bette raised her head to squint at Tina from where she lay on her sun lounge.

‘Of course I fuckin’ know that!’ Tina replied with a triumphant grin on her face ‘Besides, you swear way more than me when we’re at home. The word ‘fuck’ has lost all meaning coming from you, coming from me on the other hand it still has a little bite!’