“Watch it.”
Dana glared.

“I’m just
kidding you guys.  I’m sorry.”  Alice apologized as she took in Bette and
Tina’s bright red faces.  Alice figured she had embarrassed the
separated couple.  ‘*****. Great job Alice.’ Alice scolded herself. ‘You’ve only
reminded them of what they don’t have! 
Bette has to be dying just thinking about what she’s missing.  And Tina is visibly uncomfortable. *****’ 

“I didn’t
mean anything I swear.” Alice apologized again.

“Al.  Really, it’s fine.” Tina responded
quickly.  Her body was screaming for
release and she knew she had to leave the Planet as quickly as possible.

Bette was
finally making her way back to the conversation when she heard Alice offer up her services to Tina.  ‘She better not think she can touch my
wife.  I’ll kick her ***** *****.’ Bette thought
as she stared down the quirky blonde. 
Bette felt Tina moving next to her.

“Sorry to run guys, but I think I need to go home.”  Tina attempted to explain. 

“T” Alice started.

“Alice, you didn’t do anything wrong.  I promise.” 
Tina laughed as she kissed Alice‘s head.  Tina turned and locked her eyes with Bette,
silently conveying her love and need. 
“Now I better get home before I simply burst.”

“Is Alice
Jr. here jumping around on your bladder again?” 
Alice asked as she rubbed Tina’s swollen stomach.

“Pregnancy
is so weird.”  Dana added.

“And
beautiful.” Shane said.

“So sweet, Uncle Shane.” Tina laughed as she rubbed Shane’s hair in
affection.  “Pregnancy is very odd, but I
really do love every second of it. 
Everything is so emotional and your only job is to protect and care for
this life inside of you.  The changes to
your body are very hard to get used to.” 

Tina had once again lost herself in the dark eyes of Bette Porter.  She had forgotten that anyone else was in the
room, but she still kept speaking to the small group. 

“Sometimes
you just get sofrustrated.  And you are
just begging forrelease.”  Tina finished
in almost a whisper as she raked her eyes over Bette.

“I can’t
even imagine!  Having to pee all of the
time?  How weird!”  Dana’s elevated voice pulled both Tina and
Bette away from their x-rated thoughts they had so easily fallen in to. 

“Guys, I’m
going to go.  I’ll talk to you
later.”  Tina said quickly as she
practically hobbled out of the Planet.

Bette
watched the retreating figure of her wife. 
The wave of sadness and longing that overtook her was too much.  She had to get out of here.  She had to be with Tina now.

“I love
Tina, but she has got to get laid.”  Alice said.  “One second she’s happy and the next she’s
ready to rip your head off.  What’s
that?”

“That might
just be her reaction to you Al.”  Shane
responded with a smirk.

“Funny.”  Alice said, sticking her tongue out at
her friend.  Bette suddenly shot up out
of her chair and started throwing her coat back on.  “Where you going in such a hurry
Porter?”  Alice asked.

“I uhhave
to go.  ArtpeoplepaintI gotta go.”
Bette stammered as images of a naked and aroused Tina flooded her mind.  ‘Jesus Christ.  How did I get stuck with pregnancy hormones
too?’ Bette inwardly groaned.  ‘Gotta
leave. Got to get out of her.  Got to
find Tina.”

“Art,
people and paint?  What are you talking
about?” a confused Alice asked.

“I
justthere are thingsstuffpeople.” Bette said as she threw cash down on the
table.

“You are officially making no sense.”  Alice countered.

“Al!  Let it go! 
I’ll talk to you later!”  Bette
yelled.  “I’m sorry guys.  I just have to gobye.”  Bette said as she ran out of the Planet.

“She needs
to get laid too.” Dana said as she watched Bette flee the Planet.

“What the
***** is wrong with everyone?” Alice grumbled. 

“Nothing’s
wrong.  I think everything is just
right.”  Shane responded with a grin from
ear-to-ear.  “Everything’s finally
right.”

“What the
***** are you babbling about over there?” Alice snapped.  “When did I become the most normal person
around?”

“I don’t
think we’ll ever be in danger from that happening Alice.” 
Dana said seriously.

“Especially
with Jenny around.”  Shane added.