Bette was the first one up in the Kennard-Porter household on Monday morning. She’d set the alarm for 6:30a so that she could walk Riley and then go to the gym for her 45 minute workout. This morning she would go to work directly from the gym since she had early morning phone calls and meetings scheduled. She shut off the alarm then turned to the woman that lay snuggled against her back with her arms thrown over Bette’s waist.

Bette turned so they were face to face and she softly kissed Tina on the lips not meaning to wake her but just appreciating the beauty that had come home to her last night. Tina smiled in her sleep and snuggled even closer. She still had another 30 minutes before she would have to get up and get dressed for work and to wake Angie for school.

Bette and Tina had agreed that now that they were living together Tina would take Angie to school in the mornings and Bette would pick her up after work. If their work schedules interfered they would switch things up to accommodate the changes but for now this seemed like a good plan.

Bette’s mind drifted to the night before. They had lain naked in each other’s arms after making love in the shower and continuing with another love-making session in the master bedroom. It had felt so natural for them to be in this house, in this bedroom, in this bed together. As much as it had been over 8 years since they had shared a marriage bed, neither had any doubts that this was where they belonged and who they belonged with for the rest of their lives.

Bette gave Tina a peck on the cheek, unwrapped her arms and got out of the bed. She used the bathroom and changed into her workout clothes. She put on a light sweat shirt and headed to Angie’s room to get the puppy. She picked up Riley and was just about to leave the room when she heard Angie call her name.

“Momma?”

“Yes baby. Good morning.”

Bette put the puppy down and walked over to Angie as she sat up in her bed rubbing the sleep from her eyes.