‘Has he always been this inconsiderate?’ she thought to herself after realizing he hadn’t asked her what she thought or felt. Not once. She sighed and fell back onto the bed. This was a mess. Then the image of Bette’s naked form entered her mind and she smiled through her teary eyes. A beautiful mess.

She spent most of that day cleaning and keeping herself busy, as it was one of her days off from work. Her mind was racing, but after she put on some music, she let it drone out her worries. That felt nice.

"She’ll be here soon babe," he smiled, fixing the sleeves of his shirt. "Tina?" he asked, seeing her on the floor with the cleaning products. "Babe? … What are you doing? You’ve gotta go get ready."

"Shit," Tina mumbled to herself, getting to her feet quickly and running down the hall. "I’m gonna hop in the shower!"

Rick shook his head at his sometimes nutty wife, and then smiled. She was so cute. However, that smile began to fade as Tina lingered in the bathroom. He knew Bette was due in only ten minutes now, and Tina still hadn’t gotten dressed. Just as he was about to call her, the door swung opened and she stepped out.

"I dried my hair in there," she smiled with the towel wrapped around her. "I’ll go get changed!"

The excitement on his wife’s face seemed misplaced, but he was glad she finally saw the upside to their little adventure. He sat on the couch to relax, and began to fantasize while Tina got ready.

Inside her room, Tina’s excitement was diminishing. Again, she was feeling guilty. She knew it was unfair to Rick, but she also didn’t seem to care a great deal. She had let everything work itself out, and here they were – not far from her time with Bette. With a deep sigh, she looked into the mirror. Then quickly, she closed her eyes, freezing in her place when she heard a knock at the front door. Bette.

Low mumblings could be heard, and she panicked. She shook her head and looked back into the mirror, speaking aloud to herself. "Do you want to do this?" The honest question washed over her, and then a shy smile.