“I was so blind to it because I was convinced that it just couldn’t be true. You were this beautiful, amazing, extremely talented and so unique girl, you have your life in front of me. I didn’t think you’d want to be stuck with an old bore of a high school teacher.”

Bette smiled and turned together with Tina to the sunset. “First of all; you’re not that old. And secondly, if you hadn’t been an old bore of a high school teacher, I would have never met you,” she said tongue-in-cheek.

“I can’t imagine what my life would be like if you weren’t there.”

“Either you’d still be having sex with Tim on a regular basis and not attach yourself to anyone, or you’d have been in a sour relationship with Jesse who probably still wouldn’t have forgiven you for losing the baby, or you’d have been single… or you would’ve met someone else that made you equally happy.”

Bette was aware that she had brushed a sensitive topic talking about the loss of the baby, but they had talked everything through, every detail of their lives. They were able to deal with it.

“That’s impossible, Bette,” Tina whispered. “Nobody could possibly make me as happy as you do.”

“Can I interpret that in more ways than one?” Bette smirked.

Tina moved her head closer and looked Bette deep in the eyes. Both stood breathless, seizing this moment. Tina lightly brushed her lips past Bette’s, who captured Tina’s immediately. A soft, but very tender kiss followed.

It was Tina who needed air first. “I guess you could say that – but you know I’m not too fond of the Greek beaches to do the dirty. Let’s wait until the son’s down and return to our hotel room.”

Bette nodded and waited. It was very hard for her, but she kept telling herself that this was what Tina wanted and that what she wanted herself was to make Tina happy. When the only remains of the sun were an orange-ish glow in the sky, Bette took Tina’s hand and led her away. This was another change in their relationship – Bette taking the lead as much as Tina did.

The brunette guided them back to their hotel. They passed the reception, where Catheryne was talking to newly arrived tourists. The girl that worked part-time at the reception spoke Greek, German and English and probably even more languages. It had become a daily habit to have a short chat with her. Now, however, she was clearly busy and it wasn’t like the horny pair was eager to delay their party.