“Of course!,” Peggy said, drawing Tina into an embrace.

“And Diane and Niall,” Bette continued.

“Peggy,” Diane greeted her warmly.

“Will you all excuse us please?,” Bette asked warmly, as she caught sight of Mike and his wife walk in, a little uncertain.

Mike’s wife was nervously clutching and re-clutching her baggette, when she caught sight of the two women approaching them, wide smiles on their faces.  She swallowed; they must be Bette and Tina.   They are gorgeous!, she thought.  Mike had said they were beautiful, but…he didn’t say that together they were almost blinding.  Bette was in a long black dress, a single swath of silk cut in an elegant lingerie style, which swished as she walked, and accentuated her stunning figure while Tina was in a green dress cut asymmetrically that threw off sparkles of light as she moved, drawing eyes to the deep V-cut in front and to the side that revealed creamy skin. 

They each wore simple jewelry, a single strand of diamonds for Bette, and a choker of emeralds and rubies for Tina.  I don’t know how Mike survived them without at least developing some kind of crush on either or both.  Even I feel something!  Their sex appeal was palpable.

Bette and Tina smiled warmly at her as they walked up to Mike and his wife.  “Mike…so glad you accepted our invitation to come!,” Bette was saying, as she kissed his cheek. 

As Tina took her turn greeting Mike, Bette turned to his wife and introduced herself, “Hi I’m Bette.  You must be Katy?”

Katy’s mouth was dry, and simply nodded.  Mike was also flustered, as he tended to be during the first few minutes of being with Bette and Tina.  Tina was rubbing off the lipstick stains she and Bette had made on his cheek, laughing lightly.

“Sorry about that Katy!,” she was saying, then introduced herself also, “I’m Tina.”

Noting the flustered state of both, she drew Katy into a warm hug, “Mike has done so much for Bette, Katy, and, by extension, me.  We can’t thank him enough…”

Mike had found his voice, “There you girls go again…how many times will I say that it’s us, and all the families you helped… that can’t thank you enough.”