Bette scowled at Tina, then at Estelle, who averted her eyes. The cross brunette threw the remote onto the coffee table. ”Fine, keep on truckin’” Bette said decisively, leaving the living room. She grabbed her coat and patted her pants’ pockets to make certain that she got her phone and car keys there.

”Bette, what’s gotten into you?” Tina appeared, yanking at Bette’s elbow to stop her from walking away. ”What is this fit about?”

Bette pulled her elbow out of Tina’s reach and spoke into her face with a hiss. ”Why don’t you come back to your pretty little tutor and let her flirt with you some more!”

Tina widened her eyes. ”What are you talking about?”

Bette ignored her and proceeded to move closer to the front door, but was stopped from leaving as Tina tugged at her elbow once again, holding the door with her free hand.

”Bette, she wasn’t doing no flirting, are you imagining things?”

”Enough, Tina, let me fucking go”

But Tina had none of it. ”Women constantly make a pass at you! Do I throw temper tantrums like you’re doing right now? I do not!”

”Congratulations! Now go, your tutor is waiting for you” Bette answered maliciously before pushing the door open and racing out of the apartment.

”You are being ridiculous, Bette!” Tina called after her. ”Where will you go?”

”I’m going out”

”Oh, fine! Do what you goddamn please!” The blonde yelled just as Bette disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Tina slammed the door shut. She turned around and was met by a pair of Estelle’s eyes. Embarassed, Tina covered her face with a hand. ”Shit, I’m so sorry, Estelle… Have you heard all this mess?”

”I tried not to listen, but…” Estelle brought her shoulders up, making a compassionate face. ”Should I go?”

”No! No, I’m still a blockhead when it comes to that Lerner index, so please don’t go. Let’s forget about what happened, okay?”

Estelle agreed and the two college mates returned to their task. However, Tina found it hard to concentrate on studies as her mind restlessly drifted to Bette again and again. The blonde was upset that her lover acted that way. The main problem was that she couldn’t understand what had prompted Bette to become jealous all of sudden. For the two years that Tina and Estelle had been classmates the blonde knew Estelle didn’t even like girls. Did she?