Previously

"Earlier, I asked Shane if she thought you and I were moving too fast."

"You did? Do you think we’re moving too fast?" Tina bit her bottom lip.

"What? No. She said it was providence." Bette smoothed the furrow on Tina’s forehead with a kiss "We’re okay," she smiled at the blonde. "I love you so much. I just want everything to be perfect."

"There’s no such thing as perfect, but we came pretty close the first time around. This time it’ll be better because we’re older and we know what life was like without each other…I never want to experience that again…life without you." Tina admitted. "I won’t survive it a second time."

Chapter 28

In the darkness of Tina’s bedroom, Bette spooned the blonde tighter, their legs entwined. She sighed contentedly as she felt Tina’s warm body against her. She placed a kiss on Tina’s shoulder. "I love you, Tina," Bette whispered softly as she watched and felt Tina’s steady breathing as she slept. "I love the way you feel in my arms." Bette pressed her nose in the Tina’s hair and inhaled. "I love the way you smell, the way to react to my touch, how you make me tremble with your touch." Bette softly ran her hand down Tina’s arm and entwined her fingers with the blonde’s. "I love the lines around your eyes when your smile reaches your eyes, the few gray hairs appearing near your widow’s peak. I love how you complain about not being able to make love like when we were younger, but then you surprise when we do." Bette wiped away a tear that escaped her eye. She was being sappy and she knew it, but there were times when her love for the P.A was just so overwhelming and she knew she had to let her feelings out again. "I love you so much, Tee," Bette whispered. "I love with you with every breath of my being."

"I love you too, Bette," Tina whispered her reply as she pulled Bette’s arm tighter around her waist. "I love you, too."

The two women closed their eyes; their breathing slowed and soon each joined the other in her dream.