Bette smiled, squeezing Tina’s hand, mouthing, “I like this one.  Can I have one, too?”

Tina smirked at Bette after nodding at Rachel, mouthing “No” to Bette.

Rachel watched their interplay, and laughed lightly.  She sat back, and took a sip of the champagne she’d ordered.  She was about to say something to them when their first courses arrived.

The servers brought Bette’s salad and Rachel’s octopus carpaccio first.  With a slight nod towards Bette, a server then brought Tina’s soup to the table, warning her it was hot, while another slipped a red rose on her left, which had a scroll attached to it.

Tina looked at Bette, shaking her head slightly and smiling while Rachel gasped softly, laying down her fork.   The blonde gently pulled on the string attaching the scroll to the rose, and opened the scroll.  A pinky ring in rose gold fell on Tina’s palm.  It had also been attached to the string. 

Bette gently picked it up from Tina’s palm, and slipped it on Tina’s right pinky.  It fit snugly.

Teary-eyed, Tina pulled Bette’s hand to her lips, kissing the brunette’s fingers, as she read the short note.

“Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself – Plato

While making love is the talking of our hearts with each other – Bette and Tina

Love you T.”

Tina gave Bette a long look, mouthing, “Thank you.  And I love you, too, baby.”  She leaned over to kiss the brunette, smiling as the pillow-soft lips parted easily under her tender pressure.  She took her time, enjoying the sweet flow of electricity that exchanged between them as they kissed, and playfully sucked gently at the brunette’s pink tongue that ventured out searching for the blonde’s.

Rachel looked on misty-eyed as they kissed.

“How long have you been married?” Rachel asked as they reluctantly begun to draw apart.

“Not even a year, yet,” Bette responded, blushing slightly at something Tina whispered in her ear before pulling away from Bette, to start on her soup.

“Very clearly newly-weds,” Rachel laughed lightly.  Bette and Tina smiled back at her, then at each other, saying nothing.

“The ring is gorgeous.  And I feel like I just crashed a romantic dinner here,” Rachel continued, as Bette pulled Tina’s hand to her lips, kissing Tina’s fingers one at a time.