The door opened and the sight was breathtaking. A knee length baby blue skirt with an innocent flower tucked in her curly blonde hair: Bette could not think of anything she had ever seen in art before that resembled the beauty before her.

You look beautiful, Bette said, trying to quell the nervous tone rising in her voice.

So not too dressy? She replied, smiling shyly and looking down.

Not at all. Are you ready for our first official date, Ms Tina Kennard?

Yes, I am. //

Bette let herself drift away in her memories, sighing heavily. She was lying across the sofa, bottle of Evian in one hand and studying her commitment ring on the other hand.

Why couldnt be as simple as that first date? Could they start again? Would Tina ever really forget?

Tina had been alone in the bedroom for nearly two hours now. For a split second Bette thought she might be sleeping. But she knew Tina and she knew that would be impossible in the given circumstances.

It was too early, it was all too early. Forcing themselves to face such a potent and destructive issue too early might have been reconciliation suicide.

Bette sat up and decided she wasnt going to let it be. She had just gotten Tina back, or whatever this was. They had been talking, they had kissed, Tina had admitted she was still in love and last night Bette fell asleep in her arms. She wasnt going to let this go as easy.

Crossing the hall to the bedroom door, she hesitated before knocking; She wanted to be sure that it was the right thing to do. Bette couldnt bear the thought that yet another one of her mistimed ***** ups had set her and T back to square one again.

She smiled faintly to herself as she felt a different but oddly similar nervous feeling in the pit of her stomach like before that very first date.

She softly knocked. Hearing Tina invite her in, she pushed the door open a little at first, just to make sure, before swinging it open. She leaned on the doorframe with her hands by her sides. Tina was sitting on the bed, facing her, but staring down at the ground.