She nodded, “Heard it for the first time when we were on our honeymoon.” 

“Hmmm… you do know you’re irresistible now, right?” he asked in a mock seductive tone, as he spun her around.  “Sexy as hell, but married, and a lez, to boot…”

“So what have you been doing here in New York?” Tina interrupted him with a smile, still swaying to the song, digging the beat. 

They chatted easily about what he’d been doing as they danced, after which she quickly caught him up about her work in Film Features.  Steve didn’t mention Eric at all. Instead he told her he was a lawyer in one of the firms that catered to big financial firms, and as they talked they discovered the office of one of his main clients was in a high rise several blocks from Tina’s office.

“Why don’t we have lunch when I’m next in your area?” he asked as the song ended and he let go of Tina.  Tina responded with a laugh, “As long as you get a grip and gain better control over your flirting!” 

He was laughing in response as she surveyed the dance floor.  With a start she saw Bette talking and laughing with a striking and exotic-looking auburn-haired woman, as they stood with heads close to one another a few feet from the opposite side of the dance floor.

Tina didn’t realize that she hadn’t moved from her spot until Steve shook her slightly, and then looked in the direction she was staring at.

“So, is she your wife?” he asked pointing his chin in Bette’s direction.

Tina nodded, and started walking towards Bette.  Steve was trailing her at first then caught up, “I bet she’s the hotter one,” he guessed as he walked next to her.

Tina pursed her lips in a half smile-half frown and looked at him with raised eyebrows.  “I meant the one with cover-girl looks, soft brown curls, large expressive eyes, caramel skin, and bombshell figure,” he clarified, almost drooling.

Tina gave him a terse smile.  “Steve, please…”

He raised his hands up in mock apology, “I’m sorry, Tina. Just teasing.  The new Steve, you know.  Teasing, naughty …”

They were a few feet from Bette.