Tina was on her way to Bette’s hotel, and decided to call her to see if Bette would meet her out front, rather than Tina going up to the room first…she was starving and wanted to get to the restaurant!!

“Hello?”

“Morning Bette, it’s me.”

“Hey me! How are you this beautiful morning?”

Tina chuckled. She loved hearing this voice…this sultry, *****, morning voice of Bette’s, that sounded even sexier when she was relaxed and happy…which is just how she sounded this morning. It was probably a good thing to have Bette meet her downstairs, Tina thought, as she really didn’t want to deal with being alone with Bette in her hotel room right at this moment. She needed to be out in public with her, where she had to show some restraint, because obviously the numbing waters of Puget Sound, and the cold shower she took this morning, hadn’t numbed a damn thing!!

“I’m great…I’m hungry though. How bout you meet me downstairs, rather than me coming up?”

Bette hesitated at that. She had some things she wanted to talk to Tina about and didn’t want to do it in public. She knew she would start crying again, and let’s face it…the last thing anyone wants to see when they go out for a nice breakfast, is someone crying into their pancakes! And even though Bette had changed over the years, and was much more open with her emotions, she still did not want to be that person!

“Hm…Tina, I know we talked about you taking me to breakfast, but do you mind terribly if we eat in my room this morning? I want to talk with you about some things, and…well, I would feel more comfortable doing that in private. They have a great menu here to choose from, and the service is fast. Would that be Ok?”

Tina blew a breath out. ‘*****, she is not going to make this easy on me is she?’ She shook her head, hoping that once Milaine got here, she would be distracted, and not be thinking about having Bette’s naked body next to hers every moment of every day. ‘God, I wonder if this is how teenage boys feel?’

“Sure Bette, that’s fine. I’m just pulling in. I’ll be right up.”

Bette let out a small sigh of relief…as well as excitement. ‘Ok, she’s coming up…easy Porter…’

“Great! See you in a minute.”

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Bette opened the door, and didn’t hesitate. She pulled Tina into the room, engulfing her into a full body hug…not one part of their bodies not touching. “Hey you…thanks for coming up…thanks for not being mad at my late phone call last night…” Bette leaned back a little so she could look into Tina’s eyes. “Thanks for being you, and for loving me.” She reached up and traced her finger along Tina’s eyebrow and smiled. “I will keep my lips in check like you asked, but does that mean that I can’t kiss you at all?” Her words seemed to just roll seductively off her tongue.

Once again, Tina was mesmerized by this woman in front of her, and though she may not be getting everything she wanted physically yet, she would certainly take what she could get! She smiled back at Bette and didn’t say a word. Instead she slowly leaned into her, and without moving her eyes from Bette’s, she gently ran her tongue over Bette’s top lip, then captured the lips she dreamt about night after night, with hers. Each of them experienced a burst of desire, causing a soft moan to escape from both, into the mouth of the other. The kiss however, was soft and gentle, their love for each other gliding on the surface of their lips…while their passion for each other boiled just below.

Bette was the first to lean back, disengaging their mouths…taking in a deep breath as she moved. Her eyes stayed closed, as a smile slowly made its way across her face. She could feel Tina’s face still in front of her, just a couple of inches away…she could feel Tina’s breath against her skin, coming in short quick puffs. She release the control she had over her neck muscles, and allowed her forehead to gently fall onto Tina’s. They stood there for a moment, each garnering control of their bodies, but taking the opportunity to enjoy the buzzing that was coursing through them…remembering how wonderful it felt to have your heart hammering inside your body, even though you haven’t exerted yourself physically.

“I love you Tina.”

Tina’s eyes were also still closed, concentrating on just staying upright. She murmured, “I love you too Bette Porter…,” and then went back to concentrating again.

And then, with a sound like a chainsaw, Tina’s stomach started growling, causing both women to giggle while their foreheads stayed connected. Bette finally stood straight up. “God T, I’m sorry. This is late for you to eat breakfast. You must be starving!”

Laughing, Tina admitted, “Yea, I’m use to eating with the kids much earlier.”

“Well, no wonder then, it’s almost 10:00. Come on let’s order, and then I can tell you all about my conversation with Leslie.

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“Ah, that feels much better!” Tina leaned back in her chair and giggling, rubbed her stomach. “Ok, what now? Would you like to do some more sightseeing, or go someplace where we can talk about last night?”

The two women had enjoyed their breakfast, but hadn’t gotten around to discussing anything that Bette had wanted to talk about. After they had ordered their food, Tina had been asking Bette about her two galleries, and Bette had been so involved with the topic, that before they knew it, the food had arrived and now they were finished eating. Tina had loved watching Bette’s eyes…watching her hands when she was talking about the wonderful working life she had created for herself. Even after all these years, Bette’s passion for art was still as strong as it was when she had first discovered that incredible world, all those years ago, when her father had taken her to The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Bette looked over at Tina, and even though she wanted to talk to her, not only about her conversation with Leslie, but also about the problems they had experienced in their past relationship, that kiss earlier had totally derailed her. She had been able to enjoy their breakfast conversation, but only because it was about her other passion…art. The conversation that they were supposed to have had, the one that had seemed so important before, was now something that was going to just have to wait, and at this moment, that was totally fine with Bette. Remembering that Milaine was coming into town tomorrow, she smiled…knowing exactly what she wanted to do for the rest of the day. And if she got her way, there was absolutely no chance Tina Kennard was going to be leaving this hotel room…which only made her smile more…once again giving a silent thank you to Leslie for helping purge so much of her guilt. Between Tina’s “breakthrough” yesterday at the beach, and Leslie’s revelations last night, Bette was feeling like she could finally move forward with Tina…totally and completely.

Bette didn’t answer Tina’s question. Instead, she got up and walked around the dining table, until she was standing right in front of her. She reached out and took hold of her hand, gently pulling her into a standing position. And as she leaned forward, placing soft kisses on one side of Tina’s cheeks, she murmured into her ear, “I don’t want to go sightseeing…” She kissed her way over to Tina’s other cheek, whispering, “and I don’t want to talk about last night…” She continued to kiss Tina face, then slowly traced her tongue over her top lip. She moved her mouth up to Tina’s ear, and after taking it into her mouth for just a moment, she whispered, “I want…….you…here in my room…I want you, now Baby….do you want me?”

“Oh, God…”

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