“Hey it’s cool Bette, she my favourite girl and love all her TIGHT hugs” replied Alice.

Alice always had a great relationship with Alex and always knew how to make her feel special. 

Later and after Alice’s surprise candy bar treat to Alex, she was now flat out in bed.  Bette and Alice stood at the doorway for a few moments watching her sleep.

“That girl’s lucky to have you Porter.  Who’d thought eh, ‘love ‘em and leave ‘em Porter’ settling down” joked Alice.

“Oh Al, you’re such a kook aren’t ya, it’s good job I love you eh!” replied Bette while pulling her best mate in for a hug. “Now dear Al, it’s time for some wine”

“You are so right, crack open the bottle there and start telling me about this hot chick you like so much or claim that she is the one” responded Alice while using her fingers to denote double quotes around the “one”.

“Al, she is the prettiest thing I have ever seen and my God she has the softest hands and the sweetest tasting lips” spoke Bette getting a little misty eyed while thinking of that day when her blonde beauty came into to her office.

“Bette … Bette … Porter come back to me,” said Alice while snapping her fingers in front of  Bette’s eyes. 

“Huh … yeah sorry Al, what were you saying” answered Bette.

“Mmm you were telling me about your hot chick.  Anyway tell me more?” Asked Alice trying to find out as much as possible before she could put her ‘plan’ in motion.

The girls chatted away into the night until the inevitable happened.  Bette heard the muffled sounds of crying and the shuffling from one of the bed to the other.  She knew what was going to come next – the screams.

“Al that’s my cue to go to her, before she screams the house down” a desperate Bette spoke “Tell me Al, when will it stop?”

“Bette honey let me come with you and sit with you awhile” spoke Alice not really knowing what to do or say next.

For the rest of the night Bette and Alice lay each side of Alex holding her and soothing her all night while the nightmares grabbed hold of her.

To anyone else this would have been quite a sight to be seen, three grown adult women holding each other, but the pure love and emotion that these women had was a bond that no one could break or even enter … well except maybe a certain Tina Kennard if the God’s would be good and shine down on the two star crossed lovers.

TBC ……………………………