Bette sighed. "What is it this time, then?" she asked, though she thought she already knew the answer.

"I gave her two hours to finish her math-homework, but, naturally, she had better things to do, like planning to go to a party, tonight…" Tina shook her head.

"She didn’t do her homework?" Bette asked, looking rather irritated "Again?!"

"Nope, she didn’t," Tina shrugged, adding: "Tell me somethin’ new…"

"What did you do?" Bette asked.

"Ugh, I was very strict with her," Tina said, sounding a little regretful, "I forbid her from going to the party and instructed her to do her homework now, even though it’s already quite late…"

Bette laid a hand on Tina’s knee, looking into her lover’s hazel-eyes.

"Hey, you don’t have to feel guilty, okay?" she said softly, "We both know Angie will never get out of her lazy attitude unless we tighten the reins and make her become a little more responsible."

Tina looked back at her wife, nodding, yet Bette could still make out the doubt in her lover’s eyes.

"I know…I just…I feel like I’m not getting through to her, anymore, you know?" Tina said, lost in thought. "By the way, I also threatened we’d take some more privileges away from her if she continued behaving like this," she went on, "Don’t you think, I was a little too hard?" she added in a worried voice.

"No, Tee," Bette answered, caressing her wife’s hand gently, "I would have reacted the same way, if not worse…I mean, we’ve been through this a million times with her…You were just being consequent."

"I guess you’re right." Tina said, smiling faintly. "But I’m afraid I made her cry…I just feel guilty every time I have to lecture the kids…But I know; it is for their best."

Bette smiled. "Exactly; Angie’ll get over it, trust me." she said, kissing Tina on the mouth, tenderly.

Tina responded the kiss passionately, meanwhile letting her hands travel over Bette’s back, then up to her neck, caressing it.

Bette smiled, liking where this was heading, she broke their kiss to gently suck on Tina’s earlobe, knowing this was Tina’s sensitive spot.

"I think someone needs a little comforting of her wife after the day she had today…" Bette whispered in Tina’s ear, grinning.