“Naturally.”

“So one night; which she says to this day was an accident, but no one believes her, Alice’s car runs out of gas and she can’t reach Gisella. So she calls Tasha because she was the only responsible one with triple AAA. Well it’s like three in the morning, Tasha comes to her rescue. They waited for the tow truck driver for like three hours together.” Tina smiled as she recalled Alice’s face when she was telling her the story. The excitement in her voice and face were evidence that Alice was falling for her, hard. “From that day on they hadn’t been able to stop thinking about each other. Alice broke up with Gisella and married Tasha two years later. I don‘t know what happened between them two but they seem to understand each other. Which says  a lot about Tasha because sometimes I don’t even understand Alice.”

“I’m guessing that Gisella was either at the wedding OR in the wedding party?” Bette smirked as she nudged Tina a little.

“One of the bridesmaid, right as rain, Dr. Porter.” Tina gave a little laugh as she stepped up on her porch. “Thanks for the walk, I really needed that after the meal.” Even though they’d only walked from Bette’s house to Tina’s she did in fact feel better. She’d almost forgotten how peaceful and almost still her neighborhood was at night, amidst all of the chaos in her home. The warm lighting and subtle breezes were plentiful and nurturing to her, the smell of the night air gave her a new sensation, like warm skin. Tina reached the landing at the top of the stairs and turned to see Bette’s face looking up towards her. She thought it was incredibly sweet the way she stood on the second step. Hands dutifully behind her back with her expectant eyes waiting for Tina’s acknowledgement.  It reminded Tina of High school the way Rick was a gentleman when he walked her onto the porch and waited for her to allow him up the stairs for a good night kiss.  She quickly shook that thought loose and brought herself back to the present.   “Well Good Ni…”

“Tina, I’d feel much better if you walked around the house and then gave me the ‘all clear’ before I left. Just so I don’t worry.”

The request caused a stirring in Tina’s stomach that surely produced a great amount of blush onto her cheeks. She merely smiled with a slight nod and headed into her home and began switching on all of the lights. Bette waited patiently on the porch her attention drawn to each light as it appeared through the large living room windows. Bette saw her approaching figure coming back towards the screen door with a switch in her hips and soft smile on her face.

“All clear.”

“Thank you Tina.” she said as her eyes locked onto hers. Surely Tina could see the sincerity in her face, her soft and polite voice only helped to drive home the gallantry that Bette displayed within her company.

“Thank you Dr. Porter.” She said with a soft blink and a smile. “Good night.” she said watching as the doctor backed off of her porch now one step at a time.

“Good night.” she waved back as she closed the gate and proceeded down the street.

TBC………………….