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By the time the latest bottle of wine was finished, Bette was laughing non stop at a joke Tina was telling. Both women were having an amazing time, neither one wanted the night to end.

Tina hadn’t thought of anything else but her and the mocha goddess across from her. Nothing else seemed to matter. She loved how Bette made her feel.

"So then" Tina tried to control her laughter as she spoke "so then he makes me read it in front of the class and halfway through he snatches it and asks where did I get it from. I said his desk and I swear I never saw anyone turn so red"

Bette and Tina laughed all over again. Bette placed her hand on her chest as the laughter became too much. Considering Tina was reliving a funny memory, Bette was the first to compose herself. She placed her hand that was on her chest onto the table and accidentally laid it on top of Tina’s.

Through giggles, Tina looked down at their hands and felt a shiver of awareness when Bette began to stroke the top of her hand. She looked up at Bette who smiled at her.

"Would I be too bold if I said that I found your laugh incredibly sexy?"

Tina blushed and smiled shyly. She shook her head.

"Not at all"

Tina looked back down as she felt Bette play with her hand. She watched as Bette flipped her hand over and lightly began to run her fingers over the Tina’s palm. She shivered as Bette’s soft voice caught her attention.

"You’re so beautiful, Tina"

Tina swallowed hard as her heart began to race again, "I don’t know about that"

She looked up at Bette and saw the intensity in the brunette’s eyes. Bette looked at her like she was something to be treasured, as if Bette -already- treasured her.

"Well I do and you really are Tina. You take my breath away"