Alice, Bette and Shane were of course, all staring at her, laughing hysterically.

“It just keeps getting better doesn’t it BP? This is like serious shit here, even I couldn’t make this stuff up,” Alice said as Bette nudged her in the side and told her to shut the fuck up.

Tina never did smoke with them ever again; probably to their benefit, if not hers.

So with a smile, Bette decided to do what she always had done; get Tina ready for bed.

This had always been her favorite part of the evening. It had begun early in their relationship and had been part of their nightly ritual ever since. Tina looked so vulnerable as she pouted her lips and raised her arms in the air; even if Bette was overtired and just wanted to crawl into bed and attempt to forget the world all Tina had to do was look at her and she would completely melt. She had her wrapped around her finger, and she knew it.

She knew that she was taking a chance undressing Tina considering all they had been through in just a few hours. Instead, she tried to keep her mind focused on the task at hand instead of on how much she just wanted to rip her clothes off and make love to her which Tina seemed to be making harder as she began to run her hands through Bette’s hair as she removed her pants.

“Ooh baby, can’t you get those off faster? I need to feel you inside me.”

Bette stopped what she was doing and looked up to Tina’s face. Her eyes were closed and her heavy breathing indicated that she was deeply asleep. Bette removed Tina’s pants as quickly as possible followed by her own and gingerly crawled into bed next to her. Tina responded by draping her leg over Bette’s and burrowing her head into the crook of her neck.

The combination of Tina’s heavy breathing so close to her ear and the feel of Tina’s skin on her own for the first time in so many years was making it difficult for Bette even contemplate sleep. Every breath; every move of Tina’s leg, sent shock waves through her entire body as she closed her eyes and struggled to control her own breathing.