“I love you Tina…” she whispered, kissing Tina’s left temple before settling back onto her side of the bed, no longer able to keep her eyes open. Upon hearing this Tina smiled to herself. Unbeknownst to Bette she was wide awake, just a little too sluggish to let her know that she had already roused. But what she just heard was enough to jolt her senses, ‘Did she just say… that she… she loved me?!’ For a while Tina didn’t dare flinch from her lethargic position, in fear that if she did she’d cue Bette into her little eavesdropping session.

This time it was her turn to hear Bette’s breathing, the sound soothing her, calming her spirit. She too was reliving every second of last night. The spontaneity that came into each overlapping moment was bewildering, but for some reason the urgency of it all didn’t take away the fact that it was special. For days she was wondering what it would be like to be with Bette, she knew it was coming… and internally she struggled to cope with her insecurities.

The reality that she had never been with a woman before scared her, but Bette had been so patient, so willing to wait… Finally Tina came to the conclusion that as a woman she knew what her wants were and took the liberty of applying that knowledge to satisfying Bette’s own desires. To her surprise her plan paid off…in fact it had worked perfectly, and even though last night her actions were purely ridden on instinct she couldn’t help but feel a little more than just self-assured.

Once more she glanced over at Bette’s direction taking note of the steady rising and falling motions that came with the lithe brunette’s peaceful, unwavering breathing. Tina curled up further into the sheets, and snuggled into Bette’s arms… In that moment both of them drifted into a dreamless state, with their slender legs intertwined and their darkened figures twisting the sheets which wrapped around them.

Streaks of light coming from the sun slowly streamed their way through Bette’s bedroom curtains. The rays warming their skin and slowly bringing their bodies back to life.

“Hey…” Tina said in a low husky voice as she traced her fingers along the curve of Bette’s back.