Bette looked down at their hands before smiling brightly back at Tina.

“Let’s.”

It was almost sunset when the beautiful couple walked outside. Tina locked the front door and Bette stood by watching.

“Okay, I’m ready.”

Once again, Bette’s head was slightly tilted studying the fine specimen before her. Tina’s breath caught in her throat as she thought that maybe missing the boat wasn’t such a bad idea this evening. Bette’s perfume was tickling her nose and it seemed as though all of her senses were heightened when she was around her.

Reluctantly, Bette tore her eyes from Tina and looked to the ground. She now appeared slightly anxious as she breathed deep.

“What is it?” The change in Bette’s demeanor gave the blonde a little more confidence.

Noticeably blowing out the breath she had been holding, Bette returned her gaze upon the hazel eyes speckled with green.

“I’m usually pretty good about bringing the flowers and candy for my dates…but, uh,”

Tina smiled and nodded a little to encourage Bette to continue. She thought it was cute that Bette was nervous about their date.

“But since…um, this is not a date per se, but more of an obligatory repentance for my…insolent conduct last night, I’m making good on my offer this morning.” Tina’s eyebrow was now raised and she was slightly thrown at Bette’s characterization of the evening as “obligatory repentance.”

“I’ve never let anyone do this before, so forgive me if I seem… hesitant.” Bette pulled out the keys to the Cadillac and held them out to Tina. “Please be careful with her, and whatever you do, don’t ever tell Alice I let you drive it.”

Tina took the keys and stood on her front porch confused as she watched Bette walk around the car to the passenger side.

An evil grin took over the blonde’s lips and she disengaged the alarm. This totally beats a lame bouquet of flowers, Tina thought.

“You do know how to drive a stick shift, right?” Bette asked as they slid into the leather seats of her expensive sports car. Her eyes roamed up the toned leg that was more exposed when the blonde pulled up her dress a little bit in order to swing both her legs from outside of the car inside to reach the pedals.