Previously:

Replacing the stiff piece of card back into its envelope Tina sighed, undoubtedly Bette was fond of great gestures, she just wished that today she would come across one of them… but nonetheless Tina was glad to receive a little reminder that her girlfriend was thinking of her… ‘At least she’s not mad.’ the wistful blonde thought.

“Uhm…” Tina began, as she turned around to face the concierge.

“Yes Miss Kennard?”

“I was wondering if you had a container I can put these in… a vase maybe?”

“Yes, of course, let me get one for you…” and with this he disappeared out of sight.

Tina paced around the room, not quite sure how she should be feeling at the moment… She was so consumed in her own thoughts that she didn’t even hear the door open…

The next thing she knew she felt her vision darken, as a hand covered her eyes and managed to completely block her sight.

“Tina…” she heard someone whisper into her ear, and as soon as this happened panic temporarily ran through her whole system Who could be doing this to her and then it dawned on her…
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“Bette…”






That was all Tina could manage at the time… yet as soon as she spoke, nothing but absolute silence came rushing from the other side of the conversation, not even a word…not one single utterance came from the other person…

Standing there not quite sure what to do, the frazzled blonde impatiently waited for a response, yet there was no answer… just a queit grip that further tightened around her waist and an added tension that slowly escaladed with every passing moment that washed by. It felt so surreal to her that in the small confines of her New York City hotel room someone could still manage to barge in and take her captive. By the way she was being held Tina understood that it was a woman, she could tell by the gentle grasp that enveloped her… and though she was taken rather forcefully, the contact still managed to bring with it a sense of familiarity and warmth… In such a way that it made her think that she shouldn’t feel threatened, but nonetheless she was… There was certain restlessness inside of her that she couldn’t quite shake away.

At this point Tina was almost sure of whom it was, but she just needed more proof… Slowly she ran her fingers against the delicate arm that was wrapped around her waist, she wanted to touch the person’s skin just to make sure she truly knew who it was, but instead all she could feel was the soft fabric of a long sleeved jacket… Luckily this did not faze her; instead she gradually let her fingers slide their way onto her assailant’s hand, which to her disappointment was fully covered by a glove…

Being there yet not really quite sure what she should be feeling at the moment, Tina let her mind go on over drive… Was this a game? And if it was, was she was really expected to play? Even with her eyes closed she could feel the pressure building up around her… the feeling was almost too overwhelming. The mystery person who was standing from behind wasn’t budging, and with every passing moment that went by, Tina grew more and more uncomfortable with the vast amount of uneasiness the situation brought along with it… Certainly all the common sense she had in her told her it was Bette… in fact it truly was the most obvious answer to anyone, yet in the end Tina was pretty much sure that if it really was her girlfriend, she would have revealed herself by now… With this in mind the fair-haired beauty felt her pulse quicken… Suddenly found her breath catch in her throat while she contemplated on the possibilities of who it could be…

“Bette… please…” Tina said once more, for no other person came to mind… She forced a knowing smile to grace her lips as she added, “I know its you.” hoping against all hope that the certain burst of confidence she was displaying would throw the other person into admission.

Again she waited yet still there was no answer, just the sound of breathing steadily lingering in the background… Before she knew it, she felt her body being pulled backwards, causing her to collide into her captor’s. They were now mere inches apart and shortly after this, Tina felt what seemed to be a pair of lips barely grazing across the soft skin on her neck. For a moment she was perplexed in terms of what to do next. Should she scream for help? Or at least try to resist the advances the other person was making towards her…? Tina seriously considered her options but to her surprise she ended up doing nothing of the sort, something at the back of her mind stopped her and instead of yelling for someone to come to her aid, all she could manage to do was gasp.

‘What if it was Bette?’ she thought. Surely if she screamed it would land them both in trouble… Her eyes were still shielded from the things that were going on around her… and standing there not being able to see properly, she had no way of knowing where the other person was headed, so instead of relying on her sight Tina depended on the gentle breathing that was faintly beating down the exposed portion of her nape, until it finally reached the lobe of her ear… She heard a sigh and assumed that the person who was holding her captive was finally ready to speak… Seconds flew by and she knew the words were coming until a low voice interrupted…

“Ahh Miss Porter, I’m glad to see you found Miss Kennard’s room without any difficulty…”

Tina instantly felt her body being released as she turned around just in time to see the concierge standing by the door with a simple glass vase in his hands, and a couple of bellhops trudging lankily behind him, each one carrying various forms of luggage in hand.

“Yes… thank you…” Bette said, trying her best to stay composed as she completely eased her arms away from Tina The expression on her face clearly conveyed the frustration she was feeling at the time, as she gave a little nod that signaled her thanks towards the hotel management’s kind assistance and quietly tipped them away. She took a deep breath as she closed the door, before slightly turning to face Tina, who to her surprise had the look of complete confusion on her face.

“What’s wrong?” Bette asked, staring at her.

“I don’t understand…” Tina said before she realized that she didn’t know where to begin, she was trying to come off stern, but seeing Bette there standing before her, looking the way she did… caught her a little off guard. There were so many things she wanted to ask, so many questions left unanswered, but the first thing she wanted to know was how Bette managed to get there in the first place…

“Baby I thought you were in L.A…”

“I was…” Bette explained, “I took the earliest flight I could get here…”

“But the gallery…” Tina disrupted as she walked over to help Bette with the luggage.

“Don’t worry about the gallery T… I’ve been working non-stop since Thursday just so finish I could the arrangements for the show and be with””

“So what your assistant said about you being busy… that was true?”

“Yeah. Of course… why wouldn’t it be?” Bette asked over her shoulder as she heaved one of the bags closer towards a cabinet.

“And all those times you wouldn’t take my calls…” Tina thought out loud… all this time she thought she was doing something wrong… she wanted to be mad at Bette, in fact she wanted to point more things out, but in the end she was at a loss for words.

“Babe what’s wrong?” asked Bette, deliberately cutting through Tina’s thoughts.

“I don’t know…” Tina hesitated for a second before further explaining, “All this time I… I thought you were avoiding me.”

“T…” Bette said, abandoning what she was doing and decidedly making her way towards Tina instead.

Tina looked away from her to collect herself, but before long Bette came up behind her. Tina knew she was there, but still she gasped when she felt Bette’s arms wrap around her. Bette nuzzled the back of her neck, and Tina moaned. Her hands crawled underneath Tina’s shirt and she rested them there. “I’ve been thinking about you since the day you left,” the sun-kissed beauty told her, while she turned Tina around pushing the hem of her shirt up as she knelt to drag her lips slowly past Tina’s navel.

“And I figured if I called you I would ruin the surprise… ” She said as she moved one hand up over Tina’s breast, slightly brushing against the delicate lace of Tina’s bra, while the other hand swiftly drew a line across the blonde’s stomach, moving slowly beneath her shirt. Tina shuddered as she pulled Bette back up next to her, kissing her and pulling her fingers along Bette’s neck. There was no pause for hesitation as Bette’s tongue entered her mouth and played there, making up for lost time. Tina traced the shape of her collarbone with my fingers, and when she reached Bette’s rib cage, she dug underneath Bette’s silk blouse to feel her… she flattened her palm against Bette’s side, then moved her hand slowly around to graze the side of her breast. Bette gasped as she pulled away from the kiss. She pushed Tina down onto the bed and straddled her, she longed for her… needed her… and right now all she wanted to do was show her…

The dark-haired beauty looked down at her and smiled…. In the relatively dim surroundings of the room she was able to note the way Tina looked so happy, so relaxed… With this Bette kissed her again, only this time her tongue moved more slowly with Tina’s, lingering there while she started to unbutton her girlfriend’s pants… yet while she did this, she decided against pulling them off right away, she knew it was too soon… and after all they did have the whole night… So instead she put her hand on Tina’s knee and slowly moved it upward as she brought her mouth towards her lover’s neck, teasing her with every inch of skin her lips came in contact with. Bette kept her hands on Tina’s hips, cupping around the front of them, pressing Tina harder against the bed in order to hold herself up properly.

“I missed you so much.” Tina whispered into her ear… and Bette took this as all the encouragement she would need. Hovering over her, she touched Tina’s lips with her fingertips, leaning forward and thinking that one more kiss would rule them both, she stopped midway when she saw Tina’s hand reaching out to brush the hair away from her face. Just when Tina was about to take her hand away, Bette held it in place with her own and softly kissed the inside of Tina’s wrist and trailed towards the surface of her palm, causing the willowy blonde to shiver. Within an instant desire took over them and soon both women decided to pick up the pace. Together they struggled to shed their clothes and in time they settled themselves into a much more comfortable position… with Bette propped up on top of Tina, and kissing her feverishly.

Tina’s hands trailed their way from Bette’s hair, to her neck, then onwards to her shoulders… slipping down to the arch of her back, shaping every pronounced curve in her path. Suddenly Bette felt Tina’s leg gently insinuate its way in between her own, and slowly but firmly press upwards against just the right spot. Bette moaned half way through the kiss, Tina was driving her insane, either that or Bette had to face the reality that Tina was trying to kill her… Opening her eyes she saw Tina staring back at her with such a mischievous grin… she knew what was coming next…

Bette gave Tina an encouraging glance as the sultry blonde touched her fingertips against her bottom lip… A soft murmur escaped the gorgeous brunette a few moments later as Tina gently ran her fingers across the surface of her abdomen… she felt Bette’s muscles tense… as her growing arousal opened the flood gates to what was about to happen next…

Tina’s hand lingered there for a second before further moving down and dipping into the cleft between her lover’s legs… Bette bit her lip as her breath became more ragged with every stroke. She tried to focus but it was no use, at this point Tina had total control and she didn’t mind one bit… Tina had such a masterful touch and at the rate she was going, she was bound to drive Bette over the edge.

Vaguely remembering how loudly she screamed out Tina’s named, Bette rested on her back as she gasped for air. Quietly she tried to recover from the heightening expanse of her senses… Every caress, every stroke, every touch were thankfully not lost on her. Turning towards her side, she knew it was time to start again… Moving her lips down toward Tina’s mouth, Bette kissed her cheek along the way, brushing her lips lightly against her lover’s… over and over, teasing her, before parting them slowly and suggestively licking over the bottom… hoping that somehow Tina would catch the hint. With a slight muffle Tina’s lips parted and soon their tongues found each other. Tina’s arms slid around Bette’s shoulders, holding Bette’s tanned body against her own, their mouths opened wider, while the kiss developed deeper into something much more.

Finally she let her hands reach for Tina’s… Softly Bette spread out her palms, interlocking their fingers in a sweet embrace, and with gentle pressure, she moved her arms around to form an arc which met above Tina’s head. Bette released her own hands, and slowly ran them along the length of Tina’s arms, making light circles with her thumbs on the inside of Tina’s wrists. Knowing she did not need to say a thing… not one word, Bette trailed her fingertips further to softly cover the surface of Tina’s *****, taking time to linger there before she kneaded them. By now the blonde’s trembles were quite noticeable, so reluctantly Bette decided it was time to move on… Carefully she attempted to lift her mouth away from Tina’s, but instead the pale beauty lifted her head, trying to keep her mouth in contact with Bette’s. Shrewdly the dark haired beauty shook her head, she had other things in mind…

Gently she eased Tina back onto the pillow as her hands continued on their path along the inside of Tina’s arms, touching the same soft, buttery skin that she knew could hardly bear to be touched without eliciting shudders, shivers and moans… As her hands continued along their journey, Bette decided to give in to Tina’s request… She leaned in closer as her tongue maintained the exploration of her girlfriend’s mouth… While doing so, Bette moved a leg to rest in between Tina’s, nudging them slightly apart as her hand brushed against the skin on Tina’s inner thigh, she paused briefly in the name of torture… yet when she was met with Tina’s short whimper, she took this as a plea to continued… Bette’s fingers found their way inside of Tina, pleasuring her at just the right spot, and giving her all wanted in one concentrated moment… in fact Bette could tell from the way Tina’s fingernails firmly dug into the bare skin on her back… She continued with her motions until suddenly she felt Tina’s grip lighten, it was at that point when knew that the beautiful blonde was completely spent. Rolling off onto her side of the bed, Bette kissed Tina’s forehead as she held her contently in her arms while Tina dozed off into the night.

Laying there in bed, inside the comforts of a swanky five star hotel, Bette recalled the day she had just spent cramped up inside the confines of a plane… everything from the grilling phone call she had shared with Alice, right down to the commercial airline food she had for lunch were more than just disgruntling… In her mind the whole thing just seemed so bizarre… Being in New York and sharing a bed with the person she wanted to be with the most, only made her realize how much all of the effort she put in getting there was worth while… For the past week her life had been nothing but hectic, fixing things up in the gallery, and working twice as hard as she was used to, Bette thought it quite odd that she could find peace in a city that never sleeps.

Standing up to make a short phone call Bette left a slumbering Tina on the bed, her body barely cloaked in the thin satin sheets… Quietly she padded her way towards phone, passing the beautiful bouquet of flowers, which were left resting on a tabletop… Out of curiosity Bette took out the card she had written to Tina shortly before she went off to the hotel… Seeing the bewildered look on Tina’s face earlier that night made no sense, but looking at the card Bette finally understood that Tina must have not read the whole thing:

“Thinking of you…” it simply said, carefully Bette turned the card and read what was written on the other side:


“on the plane ride there…”