Tina sighed as she shifted her position on the bed and rested on her side. She clutched the invitation tightly against her chest as her head dug down deeper to her pillow. “What do you give to the girl who has everything?” She mumbled to herself as she closed her eyes and drifted off into a fitful slumber.

If only she read between the lines on Bette’s note.. or even truly searched within herself.. maybe then she would realize that she didn’t have to look far away for the answer. She already had what  Bette wanted the most.. the only thing left for her to do was to give it up fully to the brunette. It was easy, all she would have to do was be true to herself, let go of all her fears.. and surrender her heart.

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“What do you want for your birthday?”

“Hmm?” Bette looked up at Sam as they played a game of chess inside Alice’s penthouse. “I don’t know..” She answered distractedly as she moved one of her bishops out of harms way from  her opponent’s queen. “Surprise me.” She shrugged and leaned back on her chair, waiting for Sam to make her move.

“Want me to come out of a giant cake wearing skimpy lingerie?” Alice asked as she flipped through a magazine while she lay sprawled on the couch. “Or maybe I could wear one of those leather dominatrix outfits with a whip?” She lifted an arm out and did a whipping motion with her hand.

Shane scoffed, momentarily tearing her eyes from watching the Family Guy. “I  think I speak in behalf of Bette and all her guests when I say HELL NO Alice.” She rolled her eyes and laughed. Alice retaliated by throwing a pillow at her.

“Thank you Shane.” Bette smiled before letting out a groan when she turned back and saw that Sam ate one of her rooks with a knight. “Dammit..” She cursed to herself, a little angry for her lack of foresight. She should have seen that one coming. Now because of her carelessness, her king was left exposed and placed in a vulnerable position.

“Well well well..” Sam gloated, raising her eyebrows up and down. “Looks like I’m finally going to beat the undefeated Bette Porter in a game of chess..” She smiled a little triumphantly, albeit a little prematurely, as Bette successfully hid her king from Sam’s pawn in one quick and clever move.