Tina’s heart start racing at the words, “you’re gay?”

“Can’t you tell?” Bette laughed, “Jesus your gaydar sucks!”

Tina giggled and slapped Bette’s shoulder playfully, “no! I sensed it but I don’t wanna be rude!”

Bette laughed and said, “I’m a proud dyke, I wouldn’t have been offended or anything.”

“So how did you come out?”

“I was 15,” Bette said, “I was in the fire fighters explorers with my best friend Dana, and we met these two girls who volunteered named Alice and Jodi. Dana hooked up with Alice and ended out married to her, I hooked up with Jodi, but our personalities just clashed. I’m not one to give up control and that’s what she wanted.”

‘Oh so she’s a top,’ Tina said inwardly, ‘I wonder if I could top her.’

“So you and your best friend came out together?” Tina said.

“Yes,” Bette said sadly.

“What?” Tina said noticing the change in mood.

Bette sighed and said, “Dana died 10 years ago in the Twin Towers attack. She was saving me and there was this explosion when the second building collapsed. She hit her head.”

“Oh I’m so sorry, so so sorry,” Tina said grabbing Bette’s hand. Jolts of electricity went through both of their bodies as their hands connected.

“Don’t be,” Bette said, “even if Dana knew what was gonna happen, she wouldn’t have done it any other way.”

“You’re a real hero you know?” Tina smiled admiringly, “you ran into a burning collapsing building. It was a historical moment in America after Pearl Harbor, and you are one of the heroes.”

Bette smiled and said, “I don’t feel like a hero.”

“But you are,” Tina smiled, “and you’re my hero. I bet you saved a lot of people then too.”

“No, I was only able to save a ten year old boy who had lost his parents in the attack,” Bette said, “Robbie. He was going to be sent to foster care, so I adopted him and raised him myself. I was 21 at the time so it was a challenge.”

“I know how you feel,” Tina smiled, “so technically you have a son too.”

“Technically.”

“Where’s Robbie now? Do I get to meet him?”

“He’s at boot camp,” Bette said, “he joined the army. He wants to fight for his parents you know?”

“Yeah,” Tina smiled, “he wants to be a hero like his mother.”

Bette couldn’t help but blush as she said, “I think you’ve stroked my ego enough.”

Tina laughed and looked into the brunette’s chocolate expressive eyes, “so do you have a significant other?”

“No,” Bette said, “my last girlfriend was Candace from 4 years ago.”

‘So you’re single Bette Porter,’ Tina thought offering Bette her most seductive smile enjoying the way Bette gulped and looked at her lips, ‘I’m normally not a forward person, but this woman drives me crazy, and she will be mine!’