After everyone had finally left, bette threw herself into the comfiest chair there was. Alice squeezed herself into a huge leather bean bag, that looked as though it were swallowing her.

what a night, huh bette? So many people, and well, a job well done. By the way, who was that blonde chick you were speaking to? she had been itching to ask bette this all night, and hoped bette would give a good answer.

Stunned that alice had been paying so much attention to her, bette answered, in her most casual of tones, oh no one. Just one of the buyers girlfriends. You know, Eric Fontaine? Yea him.

Alice cast her the evil eye. come on bette. Spill. Youre interested in this woman, arent you? Dont shake your head and turn away from me! Tell me the truth, I can handle it, were friends now, remember?

Bette really didnt feel like telling her anything, she didnt want to hurt alice, or make her feel jealous or anything like that. She just looked at her palms.

reading palms now I see? alice raised her head, trying to see what was hidden in bettes scooped palms. Ah-hah! I see it! Its the earring! Yes. Youre holding that chicks earring! I thought you help her put it back on? Howd you get a hold of it again? alice was curious to find out, she might be able to use it in future!

Smiling, she whispered, its the oldest trick in the book. And with that, bette got up and gave alice a soft kiss good night.

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for the rest of the night, and all throughout the morning, tina just couldnt get the thought of her missing earring out of her head. Where had she left it? Where? Not at erics, not in the car, not on the patio, not in her own apartment, just where could it be? After a tossing a few scripts into the thrash, something struck her! Oh my god! The gallery! Could it be? Frantically looking through her bag, she found the number for the bette porter gallery. Great, she was so excited and full of hope that the earring might be there. Then her face fell. How silly. This posh artistic woman would think her a fool for getting so worked up over finding a missing earring. But wait, hadnt bette been the one to fish her earring out of her hair for her? It was worth a shot.

Gathering up her courage, tina dialed in the numbers.

hello, this is the bette porter gallery, and this is bette porter speaking, may I help?

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dana woke with a fright when she felt something furry pounce onto her. Oh, thank god it was just Mr. Piddles. She thought it was that blonde from the art gallery in her dreams. Phew. It was all a dream, as she sat up slowly in bed. She felt something warm next to her. Looking to her left, she saw a faint sign of tousled blonde hair sticking out from under the sheets.

AAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jumping straight out of bed, a naked Melanie started screaming in fright at the sound of danas scream. Realizing that dana was rooted to the spot, and screaming at her, she was puzzled.

what is it? Is there a rat or roach or something darl? Whyd you scare the wits outta me like that?

still staring at the woman standing before her, a woman in the nude, dana spluttered, trying hard to get the words out of her mouth. I, er, I thought I just had a bad dream, thats all. Nothing much. Ergo back to sleep. With that, dana turned around, and put her head in her hands, and began to sob softly.

Seeing dana cry softly to herself, Melanie gave a little giggle. 1st time jeepers, she knew how that felt. Surprisingly she had once been like dana, an innocent young thing, ok, maybe not as geeky, but dana was cute for her dorkiness. Rubbing her back lightly, Melanie hushed dana up, and pulled her face close to give her a soft warm kiss.

its ok darl, the anxiety gets to you, and when reality finally hits home, youre bound to be in shock. No frets, Ill be here for you. Rocking slowly in her arms, dana felt loved for the first time.

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hi, sorry to bother you over such a small thing, just that.. before she could complete her sentence, bette took the earing out of the envelope, and brought it over for her.

I thought I had helped you put it back onhere, why dont you do it this time..

as she took the earring from bette, tina felt the fire in the womans eyes, a passion so strong she felt overwhelmed, and she felt compelled to share an intimate moment with her. Bette sensed the chemistry, and moved in closer, slowly but surely, she knew tina would accept. As her lips moved down to tinas, instinct kicked in, and tina lifted her head to except the kiss.

It was an indescribable feeling. It was so sensual, soft, yet full of passion. Tina wanted to resist, yet at the same time she wanted more. The thought of eric popped into her mind. Breaking the invisible thread that held their lips together, tina gave a small smile and left.

Bette knew she would be back. Tina was a godsend.

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where were you that night? Id just gone to the ladies, you know, I realized wearing a brand new bra for such a lengthy event wasnt that appropriate after all. It hurt like *****. Anyway, where did you disappear off to? And with whom? alice and shane leaned in close, eagerly awaiting an answer from dana.

what? No one. I.just had a headache, and needed to get home. You know, migraine or something. Dana averted their eyes, concentrating on a bee flying outside, as she buttered her bagel, as well as her entire hand.

Liar! Bette saw you leaving with a blondie! Do share your secret romance with us! Come on, we did teach you some stuff!!! alice started tugging on danas t-shirt, like how a little kid would pester a parent. Shane just laughed at the sight of them.

come on dane, dont need to feel shy about it. Were your friends. We wont laugh. Well, well try not to shane gave a wink at alice.

Realizing that they werent giving up, dana gave in. ok, if you two must know. I lost my virginity last night. Ok? Please dont tell anyone. Im just so embarrassed, but at least she was nice about it. Im seeing her again tomorrow. Face turning red, dana resumed to buttering the same piece of bagel.

ooooh, does this SHE have a name? wait, is it someone from the gallery? Oh my god! Dana, please tell me who! I might know her, then we can all hang together, you know!

alice got so excited she started listing down all the eligible bachelorettes who were present that night. susan, thereis, tessa, kim, sabby, monica, nicole, elise, melanie.

At the mention of melanie, dana stiffened, but alice just rattled on, jeannette, lea, anna, tricia, denise, cheyenne.

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driving aimlessly around west Hollywood, tina felt all hot and bothered. How could she? Was it possible? Is this why she always felt awkward when she made out with her boyfriends? She liked girls better? But she had never kissed a girl, never even dreamed of having a ***** relationship with someone. Was this how her life was destined to be?

Millions of thoughts raced through her mind, so much so that she had to pull over. Looking out her window, she saw it. A big familiar sign that read The B.P. Gallery. Oh god, had she been driving in circles all this while? She could have sworn that she had veered left onto the highway. Well, if it was besotted, she had better go in there and have a talk with that voluptuous, sensual, sensationalstop tina! What about eric? Well, he can wait. Now I need to speak with one Ms. Bette Porter.

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sitting at her desk of knowledge alice ran through all the names in her mind, thinking who could have slept with dana. just who? Oh my god! Why was she getting so worked up over dana having a lover? The same thought bounced back into her mind. The thought of her falling for dana. no way! I like girls with spunk and attitude. Alice ran her fingers through her hair, as she continued her story on vaginal interactions: the past, the present, the future.

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busy sorting out the newest reservations from the exhibition, bette hardly noticed keith bring a woman into her office. As she was about to total up her profits(which werent much) for the event, she heard a sweet sound resonate in her ear.

bette? Sorry to come by once again. Its just, Im confused. I thought maybe you could explain to about what went on just now. I just, I have a life with Eric. I need to know how you felt about the looking down at her feet, tina couldnt utter the word kiss. She felt, by saying it out loud, it just made it that much more real.

Looking up from her work, bette had a smile scrawled across her face. Standing up slowly, she made her way over to tina. Nose to nose, se whispered, tina, if theres one thing in the world I want to do right now, it would be to see you happy. I dont know what you and eric have between you, but Im here to help you loosen up, enjoy life a little more. The decision lies with you. Im not going to force you to continue coming here, but I wouldnt mind if you did.

Tina was speechless at the words spoken. She didnt know what to make of it. Averting bettes alluring gaze, she sat down. Eric, I dont know bette, Im just very taken in by you. And he seems to pale in comparison, despite having a longer relationship with him. Ive never had thoughts about other women before, please, tell me whats going on? I cant continue to live in this dilemma. Tears started to form at the corners of her eyes.

Crouching down in front of her, bette held tinas face to hers, whilst the other hand lay comfortably on tinas thigh, baby, theres a first for everything, and right now, its a thing called love. With that, bette stood up and sauntered over to her desk, picking up some files.

Unable to resist the temptations in her, tina sprung up, and placed her hands on bettes slim waist from behind, and began kissing her neck, burying her face in that mass of curly hair.

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stepping out of her car, dana admired the way melanie moved, such grace in her step. And she also felt slightly embarrassed by the scare she gave her that morning. They had arrived at a little restaurant on the fringe of Hollywood, not far from the country club. Well, dana had specifically picked a place that wouldnt let her be in the public eye. She would rather die than to be discovered by her parents.

darl, would you like to order now? melanie held danas hand in hers. Feeling uncomfortable, dana withdrew her hand from the table.

yea,oknow would be good.

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YOU WHAT? Bette Porter! I never expected you to be a Homewrecker! Wow, the world is changing. My baby birds have earned their wings and now their all soaring higher than me! So tell me, was she a good kisser? alice batter her eyelids at bette.

Confused about the mention of birds soaring, bette giggled at the thought of alices reaction to what she would say next. good? Alice, she was the best! Yes, even better than you! I just, I was enraptured by her, funny how the ones we want are the ones we usually cant get. But tina, I feel we have a chance. Ill just have to show her more tricks in the trade.

Alice eyes widened. What? Better than her? This heterosexual woman? Damn. bette, do you think shes better coz shes been with men all her life? You know, so she can kiss harder, you know how men like to be rough, so if I were to date men, than go back to dating women, u think theyll feel, that energy from me as well? I mean, im not gonna deny you the fact that this lady has a good kiss factorbut just curious

ahahahahha. Theres no stopping you, right? Well, I dont know for sure. Ive only ever been with one man in my life, and that would be my father. So we never shared intimate moments like that. Alice, you should know, youve had what? 5, 6, thousand boyfriends, as well as girlfriends? Come on, dont feel olibged to pleasing someone with kisses. You got to feel the chemistry between the two of you first. Bette turned her attention back on her food. They were at her house having dinner, yet another thing they often did together since their break up over 2 months ago.

Her brain was on full alert. How would she feel when bette started bringing this tina lady for their get-togethers in future. Or, if bette brought anyone other than alice to an event. Despite the mutual break-up, alice still had some insecurities when it came to bette. She knew she would accept bettes new lover with open arms, but, until then, just speaking about the prospects of the future made her want to hurl. No negative thoughts! Bette was confiding in her, and she would support bette all the way. Why alice? Why do you always have regret in your life? She looked into bettes eyes, and knew that that woman had fallen in love.