“Great thanks, Tina;” extending her hand once more Candace said softly, “Maybe I’ll see you there sometime.”

Tina smiled back.  “Maybe,” she said, maintaining eye contact a second or two longer than she knew was proper.  She released the woman’s hand with a slight nod and watched as Candace very sensuously strutted down the corridor.  When she finally turned the corner and was out of sight, Tina shuddered involuntarily and whispered, “Sweet Jesus!”  Turning and proceeding towards the exit sign, she heard her name called in a very familiar voice…

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“Tina?” 

Tina turned around to see Bette rushing quickly towards her with unease written all over her face.  Tina stood frozen hoping against hope that Bette did not see her flirting with the lovely Candace.  “Bette?” Tina said, not knowing what to expect. 

When Bette reached her she stood looking at her for a beat not saying anything.  Tina waited unsure of what to say when Bette slowly pulled her into an embrace.  “I’m so glad I caught you.  Listen, I’m so sorry for being stubborn and overreacting.  I shouldn’t have fought with you honey.” 

Rubbing Bette’s back Tina said, “It’s okay babe.  I probably shouldn’t have brought it up during lunch, especially since we both have work we need to return to.”

Bette stepped back some and said, “No Tina, I know me.  I probably would have reacted the same way.  Listen, I have a meeting now but we’ll talk about it when we get home okay?”  Then she leaned in so that she could whisper in her ear, “And after that maybe we could have a little make up sex?” 

Tina looked up to see Bette’s killer smile at full wattage.  Now how could she resist that?  Nodding she said, “Okay babe, but only if we have more than just a little make up sex, hmmm?” 

Bette leaned in to kiss Tina softly, “Whatever you want.” She squeezed Tina, pulling her close and extending her kiss beyond what was usual PDA for Bette.  Still holding Tina tightly she said, “At home?” 

Tina nodded, “At home” 

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Experimentation 4-b

As Tina walked to her car she felt somewhat guilty for flirting with Candace so openly.  But what made it even worse was Bette rushing after her to apologize for how she acted about wanting to switch sperm donors at the last minute.  They’d agreed upon Sean as the donor after discussing the subject for hours on end.  But although Tina agreed to go with Sean, as he was Bette’s top choice, Tina truly preferred Isaac.  Both were great guys but there was just something about Isaac that Tina preferred.  He was definitely more attractive than Sean but he wasn’t an artist and that was the mitigating factor for Bette.  And that was why Tina acquiesced at first.  But after thinking about it, she knew that she should not ignore the way she felt.  It was not the way they should start a family, by devaluing Tina’s opinions just because Bette had strong feelings.  No, she was right to bring it up, although she must admit, her choice of time and place could have been better.