“And what did make you change?”

            “I was gradually realizing that all those heterosexual actions wouldn’t never turn me into a heterosexual woman. We can act as a hetero or a homosexual whenever you want, but you never can change who you are. All my life I was challenged by my father and then when the right person came in my life in the first semester of college, she challenged me to discover myself we dated for a few months before I came out, so take your time. You don’t need to show the whole world who you are, you just need to be sure you are not lying to yourself.”

            “You make it sound easy to do So your father accepted well the fact?”

            “No, not at all. He raised me to be his perfect girl, he was pretty exigent, but now I’m thankful for this. When I came out, he tried to change my mind, arguing that it would jeopardize my career and that it wasn’t worth to be victim of another type of prejudice just for a immoral flingthat it was enough to be a woman in business, and a black one.”

“Black?” asked a surprised Tina.

“Yeah, my father is black. Are you okay with that?” asked Bette, a little unsure

“Of course I amit could be a problem to my parents though” said Tina, letting Bette a bit worried “but I think they will notice first the gender” added Tina, making both of them laugh.  “so I’m really afraid of their reaction. What happened then?” said Tina, inviting Bette to finish her history.

“He just stopped to talk with me more than the necessary for months, and then out of nowhere he started to act like nothing have happened. We have never talked about that after that and he refused to acknowledge the few girlfriends he met, treating them just like my friends. I’m okay with that because I never met someone that was worth to confront his denial until now.”

Tina moved her body closer to Bette’s and taking both her hands on hers, said, gazing Bette, without breaking eyes contact “You’re a wonderful person Bette. I don’t want to hurt or to disappoint you.”

“And how would you do that?” said Bette, almost whispering, fearing the turn that their conversation could take.

“Well everything that is happening between us is amazing but completely new even our connection, the way I feel when I’m with you I never felt this way before with anyone I know I love you but I don’t know if I can love you the same way you love me, or better, the way you deserve to be loved and I don’t know if I can’t make love to you either.”

“Am I so disgusting?” seeing the horrified look on Tina’s face, Bette laughed and put your left hand over Tina’s right hand, and squeezed a little reassuring her that she was not offended with Tina’s comment. “Just kidding. I felt the same way the idea of making love to a woman for the first time can be exciting and scaring at the same time. That’s why I try most of time to respect your personal space, yet it’s difficult sometimes no need of rushing the things.”

            “Thanks for being so supportive I feel more confidant right now Ya know, it’s scaring to be so inexperienced and start just with the best a myth in the lesbian world according Alice.”

            ” Don’t pay much attention in Alice she’ll make you crazy You can be sexually inexperienced but I’m not used with relationships so we are both learning with each other. I’m not even used to serious talk. It’s enough for now. Do you want to join me in a late dinner?”

            “Sure.”