The music ended, but they remained holding on to one another.

Bette: (running her fingers through Tina’s golden hair) “God, you are so beautiful, Tina.”

Tina: (feeling the pink rise to her cheeks) “Bettethis evening has been incredible. Youyou’re incredible.”

Bette: (smiling) “Oh T, it’s just begun.” (Bette glances into the room and then back to Tina) “I think its time.”

Tina: (trying to control her breathing, her racing heart) “Time for what?”

Bette: (smiling, as she takes Tina’s hand and leads her back into the room) “The best part of the evening.”

As Bette led Tina back inside the room, Tina’s mind couldn’t help but race. She took a deep breath, as she held unto Bette’s hand tightly, thinking ‘I wonder what she has planned?’ Bette led her over to the table where the staff had cleared their dinner dishes and had placed their dessert.

Bette: (lifting the lids off of the two plates on the table before she turned to Tina and smiled) “I hope you don’t mind but I just got one type of dessert. They had chocolate mousse on the menu and it is my favorite.”

Tina: (smiling and trying to tease Bette) “Is it really your favorite or are you just trying to bribe me with a chocolate again?”

Bette: (smiling) “No. Honestly, it is my favorite. Although now that you mention it”

Tina: (softly laughing) “I don’t think you need the chocolate Bette. I think you are doing just fine on your own.”

Bette: (leaning in and gently kissing Tina on the lips, before she pulled back) “So please tell me that you like chocolate mousse.”

Tina: (unable to resist teasing Bette) “No. I hate it.”

Bette: (her face reflecting that she is crestfallen) “Ohlet me call downstairs and”

Tina: (laughing as she interrupted Bette) “Bette, I’m kidding. I love it!”

Bette: (smiling and enjoying the fact that Tina is comfortable enough to tease her) “I should make you pay for that but I am on my best behavior at the moment.”

Tina: (smiling) “This isn’t the real Bette Porter I am seeing?”

Bette: (turning serious) “It is the Bette Porter that seems to come out when I am around you. I can’t seem to help myself from wanting to sweep you off your feet.”

Tina: (a little embarrassed at Bette’s honesty but honest herself) “Well, I would say you are succeedingI may graduate you with honors, in fact.” (then trying to further lighten the mood) “So are you going to share some of that chocolate mousse or what?”

Bette: (smiling and teasing, letting out an exaggerated sigh) “I guess since it is you, I will share.”

Tina: (sitting down at the table and teasing Bette) “Good thing you are willing to share because I wouldn’t want to have to use my magic charms on you”

Bette: (smiling but letting Tina know she is serious) “You can use your magic charms on me anytime you want.”

Tina: (smiling) “Just eat your dessert, Bette.”

Bette was smiling as she picked up her spoon and began to eat her chocolate mousse. She was savoring each bite with her mouth and tongue. Tina slowly began to eat her mousse, which was very goodbut she decided that watching Bette enjoying her mousse was even better than the taste of the mousse itself. With each bite that Bette took, Tina found herself wishing that Bette’s mouth was on hers.

Bette had taken several bites of her mousse, when she realized that Tina was sitting there staring at her as she ate. She continued looking at Tina, as she went to take her next bite. With her attention on Tina rather than what she was doing, she managed to almost completely miss her mouth with the spoonful of mousse. She managed to smear the dessert on the side of her mouth and part ways down on her chin.

Bette picked up her napkin and tried to wipe away the mess she made but didn’t quite manage to get it all off. Tina sat there watching the whole process and found herself getting up from her chair and moving close to Bette. She reached out and took the napkin from Bette and said, “Allow me.”

Bette sat there anticipating Tina to wipe the mousse of her face. Bette was shocked when Tina leaned down and licked away the mousse on her face, instead of using the napkin. Bette fought to stay very still while Tina slowly licked away the mousse bit by bit. However, when Tina’s mouth made her way unto to Bette’s and began to move, Bette placed her arms around Tina and gently pulled her down on her lap.

Bette desperately wanted to deepen the kiss but she was letting Tina set the pace. Tina was exploring the feel of Bette lips under her own but she soon wanted more. She gently licked at Bette’s bottom lip with her tongue asking for entry. Bette opened her mouth and allowed Tina the access she wanted. The instant that Tina’s tongue touched hers, Bette felt her control began to slip. She finally kissed Tina the way that she had been wanting to since their meeting on the beach earlier in the day.

Lips merging, moving, sucking, devouring as their tongues met in the middle sometimes entwining, sometimes gently touching teasing the other and sometimes exploring the other’s mouth. As the kiss went on, Bette knew that her desire was close to spiraling out of control. She made herself slowly break away from Tina. Rather than completely pulling away from her, Bette rested her forehead against Tina’s while she cooled things down.

When she felt more in control, she moved her head so that she could lean in and begin to kiss Tina again. This time it was a combination of soft gentle kisses and long slow sensual kisses, which left them both a little breathless.

Finally Bette knew that she had to put a stop to their kissing, or risk pushing Tina into something she knew she wasn’t ready for. Reluctantly she pulled her mouth away from Tina’s but sat there with Tina still in her lap. They both sat there trying to deal with everything they were feeling but neither one of them said a word.

Bette: (finally breaking the silence, as she looked up into Tina’s eyes) “I’ve wanted to do that all day.”

Tina: (looking down at Bette and running her finger over Bette’s bottom lip) “I wanted to do it too.”

Bette: (struggling to keep from pulling Tina back in for a passionate kiss, she pulled Tina’s finger away from her lip and kissed it gently) “Good. Now I think that maybe you better sit back in your chair and finish your dessertbefore I do something crazy like decide that I have to have you for my dessert.”

Tina was a little nervous at hearing Bette’s words. For one instant she thought ‘maybe I wouldn’t mind being Bette’s dessert’ but she knew it was too soon.

She moved back over into her chair and began once again, to eat the chocolate mousse that was left in her dish without saying a word.

Bette: (worried that Tina was upset) “Are you okay?”

Tina: (looking over at Bette and telling her a small lie, when in reality inside she was so conflicted) “I’m okay.”

Bette: (still worried that Tina is upset) “So, are you going to be okay with us staying here tonight or would you prefer that we drive back to L.A?.”

Tina: (sat there for a moment and debated, before she made her decision) “It’s late. We can just stay here.”

Bette: (smiling in relief, as she got up and walked over to the bag she brought) “Great. You can take the bed and I will take the couch. I hope you don’t mindbut I took the liberty of bringing some things for us to sleep in.”

Tina: (looking over at Bette, as she pulled a box out of the bag and headed back towards her) “Uhokay.”

Bette: (smiling, as she handed the box over to Tina) “I guessed at your size but I think it will be a perfect fit.”

Tina: (looking up at Bette and then back down at the box and wondered its contents. For a moment, she was panicked at the thought that maybe Bette had brought some lingerie for her and might be expecting more from her than what she had admitted. She sat there trying to figure out what she should do. Finally she decided that she would prefer to open the box in private and then figure out what she was going to do) “I think I will just go in the bathroom and change since it is getting late.”

Bette: “Okay. I will wait until you are through with the bathroom and then I’ll go in and change.”

Tina made her way into the bathroom with the box in her hand. After she walked into the bathroom she pushed the door to shut it, but it didn’t quite close. Tina took a deep breath and opened the box in her handsand as she looked at its contents, she began to laugh through the smile that formed on her face.