“Well, we all know I could save you,” Bette smiled, in her strange attempt to flirt her way out of trouble. “Revive you with my lips …”

Tina scoffed and looked to Bette. “You would give me CPR? You of all people should know-“

“No, not CPR,” Bette winked, and Tina rolled her eyes.

Instead of arguing with Bette’s ridiculous logic, Tina combed her hair out of her face and agreed with a nod. It was so hard at times like these to be a woman of logic, and keep the smile from allowing Bette such awful teases. “After work, okay? We’ll talk.”

“… And?” Bette grinned, limping backwards to the door.

“No and.” It was nearly impossible to keep from laughing, but she somehow managed. The look on Bette’s face was hilarious, but she just got back to work, a little smile on her lips.

“Ice ice baby,” Bette teased, slipping out of the office and straightening herself up. She always lost a piece of her composure around Tina, and especially in the privacy of her office. She limped angrily over to the sea of patients once more, cloaking herself in the harsh persona she so often enjoyed.

*****

“I hate this dump.”

Tina laughed, putting her coffee on the small table. “You picked this ‘dump’.” Once she sat in the luxurious café chair, she shook her head. “An incredibly fancy ‘dump,’ if you don’t mind me saying.”

“Whatever,” Bette groaned, finally settling in her seat, looking over to her cane.

“Bette?”

That caught her attention, and brought a smile to her lips. “Yes, Tina?”

The moment seemed intimate, even in the relatively isolated coffee shop Bette had chosen.

“You know, I think it would be much nicer to talk at my place.” Bette’s smile was a sure tell of her desire.

“I think we’d get a lot less talking done.”

“We could talk in the morning?” Bette teased, with a look that gave Tina tingles, but unfortunately so. She liked to act as though Bette’s flirtations didn’t affect her absolutely all of the time.

“Bette.”

It was so quiet in the place, not a customer or staff member in sight. They sat, just looking at each other while their coffee had some time to cool for a sip.