Tina murmured lovingly in response, returned Bette’s kisses and moved her hands provocatively across Bette’s bare ***** giving it a light squeeze.

Bette responded by locking her arms around Tina and lifting her onto the kitchen bench.

Tina wrapped her legs tightly around Bette and pulled her close knowing she was already wet and wanting Bette to feel how ready she was for her.

The phone rang.

“If that’s Alice, she’s a dead woman” said Bette menacingly and she leaned in for another kiss.

Tina avoided the kiss and moved to answer the phone. Bette placed an arm either side of her trying to ensure she couldn’t escape “Just leave it..” she said, her voice gravelly with desire.

“I can’t. It could be Mom ringing about Emily..” Tina said as she lightly pushed Bette away.

Tina picked up the phone and found she was speaking to Emily.

“Emee, it’s Mommy don’t cry honey..” she listened “its still early honey..Mommy was going to call you ..” It seemed Emily was missing her Mom and desperately wanted to talk to her, was upset because Tina had promised to phone this morning and she hadn’t yet got around to it.

Tina moved out of Bette’s embrace and into the bedroom. She wrapped herself in a robe as she spoke. She felt uncomfortable talking to her daughter while she was in the arms of the lover she’d been up half the night with.

Bette made impatient gestures and tried to tease Tina with little kisses as she spoke on the phone.

Tina stared hard at her and turned away hoping Bette would get the wordless message.

She could still feel Bette’s body pressuring her into paying attention to them instead of the call. She pushed Bette away and walked across the bedroom hoping a little distance would reduce the distraction.

Bette followed, put her arms around Tina’s waist and pulled her close.

Finally, unable to simultaneously focus on the needs of these two important people in her life she made the only choice she could; she firmly pushed Bette away and walked out of the bedroom.

The piercing look she aimed at Bette through the closing door told Bette she was banned from the rest of the house until the call was over.

And Bette got the first taste of the compromises she’d have to make when she was part of a family.