Tina nodded, and looked up at Bette as the brunette drew close, linking arms.  She offered her lips to her for a kiss.  Bette bent to seal her mouth with a hot one.

Then Bette said softly, as she withdrew, “I’m sorry you’ll have to work on Saturday…”

“No, Bette,” Tina responded, as she gripped Bette’s arm closer to her body, as it was still hooked around her arm.  “I’m sorry that I have to work on Saturday… instead of spending it with you.”

They shared another lingering kiss, not minding the hustle and bustle of people walking around, at times bumping them, in a hurry to get to their own destinations.  I really miss her, Tina thought.  But I’m not sure about what’s making me hesitate.

The next day, as Tina left a video conference with members of her team who were helping her develop a possible project in France, she thought about how her reaction to Bette’s questions in Dan’s office could have been misinterpreted by both Bette and Dan that she was sending out the mixed signals about her commitment to the brunette.  She decided to go to the apartment showing Sarah was organizing for them.

Tina thumbed through her contacts in her phone, and then called a number, “Hi, it’s me.  Look, I think it’s a bad idea for us to meet at 3:00…. yeah… I’m sorry I can’t meet you then.”

“I don’t respond well to pressure, I gotta say… no…no… okay, just stop.  I said I can’t make it, alright?!”

She hang up, glanced at her watch, and found that she still had a few hours before the time Sarah had suggested they all meet up, in case Tina could make it.  From the meeting point, the plan was to then head to the first apartment on the viewing list of apartments that she thought Bette and Tina would be interested in.  She texted Sarah that she could make it, then headed back into the building to go to her office, and read through some scripts that she had left on her desk.

A few hours later, Tina was surprised by a prompt on her screen to remind her about the meeting with Sarah.  She cursed under her breath, grabbed her coat, and ran out the door.  She had 15 minutes to cover 20 city blocks. A litte over 15 minutes later, she rushed into the café they had agreed to meet in, and saw Sarah alone in a corner table.  She walked over to her, panting a little.