The next 2 days, was more of the same. She wished she had worn her running shoes as she hurried from area to area correcting schedules etc. She had to fend off four more men, all of whom wanted to take her out on the town but she just wasn’t interested in the least. She found it so strange, the way her eyes seemed to be suddenly open for the first time. She had noticed that the woman working in Accounting who she dealt with every time she was in New York, had been checking her out and another beautiful woman that passed her in the hall winked at her? How long had this been happening? Have women been flirting with me all along and I just never noticed before or am I giving off a gay scent now?" she giggled thinking about it. She felt more confident then she could remember ever being. She wasn’t attracted to any of these women and found that she kept comparing them to Bette, only to find them all lacking. "God, I’ve got it bad!" she thought as she got ready for bed after another late late night at the office. "I miss you Porter. I want more time to explore these feelings" she thought . "Betttttte" she whispered just as she drifted off to sleep.

Bette woke up suddenly from a sound sleep. "Tina?" she said outloud looking around sleepily but knew immediately that there was no one in her room. She hadn’t seen or heard from Tina in 5 days. "That’s it, times up" she thought and decided to make a few changes.

     Tina spent her last day tying up the remaining loose ends. She had completed 9 days work in six and was feeling very proud of herself. She was hoping to get out of New York on an early evening flight  and be baclk in Los Angeles by 1:00 or 2:00 AM so she hurried back to the hotel to pack and call Bette. "Hello?" Bette’s voice came through Tina’s cell strongly. Suddenly Tina was a little tongue tied, "Uh hi, it’s me… Tina." "So you’re alive" Bette chastised softly. "Yes, I’m alive. I’m sorry, I wanted to call a thousand times before this but things have been crazy here and I’ve been rushing to get everything done so I could get back earlier." Tina offered as an excuse. "To come back to me?" Bette asked huskily. "Yes, " Tina whispered, "God, I miss you Bette. I’m actually on my way home in a few hours." "Really? You’re done? because it has been hell waiting for you babe," Bette confessed. Tina smiled into the phone, "So you missed me too?" "Tina, I can’t stop thinking about you. I keep remembering the feel of your mouth and hands on me. The way your body responded to my touch and it is driving me nuts. I’m in a perpetual state of arousal." Bette sighed. Tina sucked in her breath, "Me too but luckily I’ve been working myself to the point of exhaustion each night so I don’t have a lot of time left to think about …specifics." "Well I didn’t have that luxury. I see you everywhere T. My bed, my shower…my car," she chuckled. "I will NEVER be able to drive the damn thing without getting aroused every single time I get into it, thanks to you" Bette complained.  Tina laughed huskily, "What’s wrong with that?" "I have to keep changing my wet underwear" Bette hissed. "Besides, your scent is fading from my pillow so I need a refill please." Bette revelaed. "Tina quirked an eyebrow, "Huh, my scent?" she asked curiously. "Yes, when you left I could still smell you on the pillow you used, so I have been sleeping with it every night, holding it close to me. I sleep better when I can smell you near. It’s not as good as the real thing but it is better then nothing at all?" Bette confessed. "But I need a refill"