Bette laughed: Oh, I guess we are naked, aren’t we? Lay with me?

Tina took another large gulp of her water and put it on the night table and took Bette’s empty bottle and put it on the night table and crawled into bed and laid down by Bette and covered them with a sheet.

Bette:  Oh honey, I didn’t give you any attention.  Do you want some attention?

Tina:  I had a very nice orgasm the same time you did. You were so beautiful and you just pushed me over the edge when you came.

Bette: You feel so good lying next to me. Your soft warm skin feels so wonderful. I feel so connected to you and I don’t want to give that up.

Tina:  We are connected Babe.  And we will let nothing break that connection. No matter how old or how decrepit we get, we will always be connected. I want you in my life and furthermore, I need you in my life. And personal skin to skin contact is a part of that. And so is kissing and sex and hugging and sleeping together and all the other personal touches we do for each other.

Bette:  Tina, don’t let me treat you badly. Don’t let me do things which make you pull away from me. I don’t ever want to do that ever.

Tina:  And you have to do the same for me. You cannot let me withhold feelings or fears or disappointments from you. That’s the hard part in a relationship. But we have learned and we need to continue to practice that we have to communicate and trust the other will hear our concerns without fear that either of us will bolt for the door.

Bette:  I promise that I will always try to hear you and that I will never bolt for the door no matter what. I will stay until we reach agreement and understanding no matter what it takes.

Tina:  Bette, that has been my history. I’m the one who bolted for the door when things got bad. The problem is, I was too stubborn to come back. Too stubborn to try again to communicate with you and hash things out. But when I did come back, I found you so receptive and so forgiving. You were a whole new person in many respects. You were so tender and so loving. And you relinquish control of the bedroom which had always been your domain.