Chapter 38

6 months later, it was summer and Tina had a break from school for over two months. They still haven’t moved in together, but Bette hoped that some of the vacation would be spent moving Tina’s stuff to her apartment. After all Tina spent almost all her time here anyway, so Bette is positive about Tina moving in shortly.

Bette is in her office at the gallery, when her phone buzzes.

“This is Bette.” She answers.

“Hi, babe, it’s me.” Tina replies.

“Hi Tee.” Bette says as she leans back in her chair and smiles.

“I’m just calling to say I won’t make it to your place for dinner tonight.” Tina says as she holds her breathe for Bette’s reaction.

“Oh, going somewhere?” Bette asks calmly.

“Yeah, me, Justin, and some other friends are going out. I won’t be too late, but I’ll at least not make it for dinner.” Tina says.

“Oh okay. That’s okay. You have fun and say hi to Justin from me.” Bette says.

“I will babe, I love you. See you tonight.” Tina says.

“Love you too Tee.” Bette says with a big smile.

They hang up and Bette goes back to her tasks. Later that evening, when at home, Bette falls asleep on the couch. She couldn’t sleep in her bed without Tina beside her, so she stayed on the couch. At midnight Tina enters the apartment silently and she smiles as she sees Bette sleeping on the couch. She quietly walks past her and into the bathroom, there she gets ready for bed. After finishing she walks back into the livingroom to wake Bette. She kneels down beside her.

“Babe? Bette, wake up. Let’s get to bed.” Tina says almost in a whisper.

“What?… What time is it?” Bette asks groggily.

“It’s 12.15. Come on. Let’s get to bed.” Tina says as she stands up and holds out her hand for Bette to take.

“I missed you. I tried staying awake until you come home but, I guess I failed.” Bette says and smiles.

“Yeah, but I love watching you sleep so, no worries.” Tina replies as she leans in for a soft kiss. They walk hand in hand into the bedroom, there Bette undresses and they gets into bed. They lay in each others arms for a few minutes without talking, Tina playing with Bette’s hair and Bette playing with Tina’s hand.