Then she looked down the row at Bette, who was looking in the general direction of the laughter, her eyebrows arched in a questioning manner. What if the same thing happens to us?  Will I be as upset as that lady? Tina wondered to herself.  She blew a breath out, Phewww, of course not.  It’s just a game.  Just a game, right?

This time, no one was kicked out, and the assistant called out, “Okay, everybody, will someone please guess correctly now?  We need a winner!  It’s the biggest pot of the night!”

There was general laughter amongst the partners who were seated.

“Walk!” he called out.  Then he called out, “Stop!” just as Tina stepped in front of Bette.

There was an audible increase in crowd noise as people saw this, and people began leaning further in, in anticipation.  Was the same thing going to happen to Tina as had happened to the woman earlier?

With a smile, Tina extended her hand out to Bette, who took it with a cool touch.  Almost immediately they each felt the familiar flow of electricity exchange between themselves, as Bette rubbed her thumb over the back of Tina’s hand lovingly.  A smile began to spread on her face, and she brought Tina’s hand up to her cheek, rubbing the blonde’s fingers against it, enjoying the feel of it.  She carefully picked up Tina’s other hand, and began kissing each finger lovingly, ending by kissing the blonde’s palms, and laying each one against her cheeks.

Those who had placed their bets on Bette and Tina were whooping and hollering, exchanging high fives and hugs, and over the din of the crowd’s noise, Bette could hear Logan and Mark cheering, “Yeah!!” as if they were in a sporting event.  Tina gently pulled her blindfold loose and bent to give her a soft kiss.

People began to crowd in to congratulate them, as Bette stood up, overwhelming Bette and Tina.  Bette began to subtly lead them further out towards the double-doors, as they smiled their thanks at all the well-wishers.

“Not so fast, you two,” Marissa and Peggy said, as they halted Bette’s progress.

Gia had walked up behind Marissa, “That’s right, ladies.  Not so fast,” she chimed in with a smile.  “Congratulations, you two.  I put a fairly sizable bet on you two.”