—

Tina woke
up in the middle of the night and felt Bette against her body. She sits
silently watching the lights from the outside world sneaking in and dancing in
the darkness. The balcony glass doors are slightly opened, letting the traffic
noise to seep into her consciousness. In silence, her thoughts drifted back to
the night of their first date.

They were
sitting on the bench side by side facing the ocean letting the beauty of the
night lights entertaining their senses. In a distance, they saw a couple
walking along the shore holding hands and leaning to each other. On the other
side of the beach, they saw a couple of friends sitting on a log, from what it
seems sharing a conversation. The high level of traffic noise have dissipate
over the time that theyve spent sitting on the bench.

Their
conversation had been light and talking about the things that they liked to do.
Bette found out Tinas particular fondness of Peppermint tea. The teas scent
clears up the nostrils, leaving her refreshed after drinking it in and the
minty taste that gives a clean feeling, which made her find herself picking
this tea out of the others when she order a drink. She loved it so much because
it reminded her of home that she still misses from time to time despite her
love being by the beach and the majestic mountains that is only a skytrain
away.

Meanwhile,
Tina learned about Bettes sister, whos a touring musician and her father who
has a music school back in Toronto. Her mom seemed to be out of the
picture. The way Bette talked about her family, Tina could feel a tinge of her
guilt for not being able to keep her family together. Knowing this, Tina didnt
want to probe further and decided to shelve the conversation about family for
another day.

Bette and
Tina stole small glances of each other throughout the night. Tina felt an
immediate bond with Bette though they share a very different past. I want to put my hand around her waist and
feel her in my arms tonight. Wait,
why am I thinking like this? She doesnt even know that this is a date.
Tina found Bette staring at her and waved her hand in front of her.

Bette, did
you hear what I was saying?

Huh? What?
Sorry, I didnt hear your question

Tina smiled
inwardly upon the revelation that she really did find Bette staring at her for
the fifth time tonight. Im not imagining
this. She is really staring at me. She does look cute when she loses her train
of thought and flustered. Stop it, why are you thinking this way? Ah relax, is
okay, its normal for females to make comment on fellow females. It doesnt
make you *****.

—

Jordana
lift her right hand and lightly brushed Bettes cheek. She was the one who
first pulled back.

Youre so
beautiful Bette heard Jordana silent whispers caressing her ears. She never think
that she would be hearing it this way. She was stunned and could not
immediately formulate her response.

She
intensely gazed into Jordanas eyes, looking for the truth of what she just
said and found her not even slightly backing down. Oh God, Im kissing a woman, what am I doing? She saw Jordana
leaning once again to kiss her and this time Bette met her halfway. She nibbled
Bettes bottom lips and request for entry, eliciting a soft moan from Bette.
Jordana put her right hand on Bettes base skull to hold their position. Bette
return the kiss when she feels Jordana about to pull back and intensified the
kiss. The dance of passion beneath the moonlight was forever engraved in
Bettes memory.