As we parted we could sense the looks cast our way, people admiring our display of affection for one another. It was as if the fire of our passion had engulfed the room and left the people inside with a heady glow of reverence towards us, for simply allowing them a glimpse of something pure and real from the obscure and abstract world of love and affection.

Get a room you two.

Neither of us had even heard the approach of Bette and Tina and we stepped back to include the other couple. From the look of Bette and Tina they had witnessed the whole fanfare of feelings Millie and I had just shared. And by the warmth in their eyes they had been transported back to a time when they had also been prisoners to the same spontaneous and unrelenting displays, that more often than not had a tendency to spiral dangerously out of control.

Take no notice of her, Bettes just grumpy because the artist she wanted has other commitments lined up. Tina said, giving us a smile whilst one hand snuck behind Bette.

Her girlfriends wandering hand caught Bettes attention immediately and she watched the blond talk, her eyes gracing every detail of Tinas face.

Well, its his loss. If he had any inkling of sense in that chauvinistic head of his hed…

Baby, let it go. I have no doubt that youll find some other critically acclaimed artist.

Bette smiled at us then, the sensible words of her girlfriend stopping her mid sentence before she began on one of infamous man rants.

Millie, I don’t suppose you know any unknown artist whos work is simple, but effective, not too ostentatious yet holds a sense of attitude which can be negative or positive?

I felt Millies fingers trail down my spine and I smiled, slipping my arm round her waist to lean against her slightly. Unknown to me what was going through her head and was bout to exit her lips.

Well, I know of someone, but they are really unknown as in no one knows them.

Bette laughed, flashing her brilliant smile at Millies choice of words.