“Bette ,that’s not…

“What?, did I leave out a line of your carefully rehearsed monologue?”

“Bette, please…I wanted to sleep with you the first time I laid eyes on you.” Tina said softly.

“wow, I supposed I should feel flattered, but I’m waiting for the ax to fall. What was it Tina? Didn’t I live up to your expectations?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,Bette!. Listen…”

“No Tina, I’ve listened to enough already. I’m leaving. Can you please say good night to Shane and Alice for me. And tell my sister I’ll call her later. Have a good night.” Bette was about to get in her car when Tina grabbed her arm and pulled her towards her.

Tina’s heart was racing with desire for Bette. Who was she kidding?, how could she think that she and Bette could only be friends?

For heart-racing, thunderous moments they only stared at each other. Desire crackled between them . Their raspy breathing crackled in the near empty parking lot.

When Tina finally lowered her mouth to Bette’s, her lips were parted and waiting. Tina whispered her name a heart beat before their mouths came together. Tina stroked the lining of Bette’s mouth delicately with her tongue, and matched the movement with her fingertips on her opened palms.

Giving in to an irresistible urge, Bette lifted her mouth free of Tina’s and kissed her palms, imitating the way Tina had kissed her mouth in the soft, receptive center of each.

Kissing her lips again. Tina rocked from side to side,rubbing her breast against Bette’s. Her nipples hardened instantly, revealing her desire for Bette. With agonizing slowness, her hands combed down Bette’s chest to her breast until they covered them completely. Bette’s nipples tingled in the heat of Tina’s palms. Moving her hands to the sides of Bette’s breast, she pushed them together and leaned down to bury her face in the fragrant softness of her cleavage. Tina breathed deeply, as if Bette’s scent were her life-force.

“This can’t happen to me again.” Bette moaned under her breath. “I can’t let this happen to me again.”

At first Tina didn’t realize that Bette was struggling to extricate herself from her. N-ot to move closer. The sudden stiffening of Bette’s limb alerted her. “Bette, what’s wrong?”

Bette was trying not to think about how well their bodies fit together.

“Bette?”

“Everything, everything is wrong.” Bette said with a mournful shake of her head.

Tina blinked and shook her head to clear it.

“Please, Tina” Bette was almost pleading. “Don’t you dare kiss me like that and then ask me to just be your friend”____ She got in her car and started the engine, and before Tina could utter a word Bette was backing out of the parking lot and driving away from her.

Tina stood in the parking lot staring after Bette long after she had left. She knew she should be mad at Bette for leaving her like this, but she wasn’t.- Without even going back inside the planet ,she headed for her car.___ There was something that she needed to do.

TBC