“No. I’m pretty sure I have all the ingredients. I just have to get the eggs out of the refrigerator and put them on the counter so that they’re at room temperature when I’m ready to use them.” Tina recalled the last time she had made the dessert and what followed afterwards. “We’ll make a fire and wait out the storm.” She pulled Bette closer. “What do you think?”

Bette returned Tina’s kiss. “Okay. Let me grab our jackets in case it’s too windy at the beach.” Bette returned with the jackets and watched as Tina gathered the ingredients for the dessert and placed them on the counter. “Here you go.” She handed the windbreaker to her lover.

Tina slipped on the jacket and held her hand out to Bette. “Ready?” Tina entwined her hand in Bette’s. “I know you’re only doing this because you want the dessert I promised you.”

“You know me so well and if it turns out the way I want it, I’ll be having two desserts.” Bette winked at Tina and let out a chuckle.

“Come on.”

******

The two women walked to the beach and joined the other people who came out to see the wild surf pound the beach.

“This is crazy,” Bette said as she walked hand-in-hand with Tina on the beach.

“Mother Nature. There’s really nothing we can do about it. She wants to do what she wants to do.”

“Do you want to walk some more?” Bette asked as she pulled Tina towards her. She tucked the wind-blown hair behind the blonde’s ears.”

Tina smiled at the intimate gesture. “Just a little while longer, then we’ll head back, okay.”

“Okay.” Bette placed her hands on Tina’s hips. “I love you.”

“I love you, too.” It was Tina’s turn to tuck away the brunette’s wind-blown hair. “So much.”  The two women walked on the beach with their arms around each other.

*****

“Babe, can you open the bottle of wine while I get dinner ready?” Tina asked. She wiped her hands on the towel she threw over her shoulder and proceed to coat the halibut in the hazelnut mixture.