Tina took her right hand off the steering wheel and held Bette’s hand in place on her thigh. Although they’ve been going out for a few months now, and because of the many unexplained situations where Bette left suddenly without explanation and sometimes for days, they both cherished the moments like this. Moments where they connected. They continued their journey to the first house in a comfortable silence. They arrived at the first house soon enough. Tina pulled into the driveway where the realtor was waiting for her. “We’re here.” She shut off the engine and they got out of the car. Tina met with realtor. “Hey there.”

“Hey you. How you doing?” They hugged briefly and exchanged friendly pecks on the cheek. Over the years Tina and Jessie, her realtor developed a friendship.

“I’m good.” She turned to Bette, “This is my friend Bette.”

The gentle brush of Tina’s hand on Bette’s back as she introduced her didn’t go unnoticed by Jessie. She smiled inwardly and stretched her hand to shake Bette’s, “It’s nice to meet you Bette.”

“Same here.”

“Shall we?” She ushered the two ladies into the first house. “Now I know you’re looking for something spacious. This is perfect. And the neighbourhood is safe. There is a park about two minutes away. There’s a neighbourhood watch, a private school. There are four bedrooms, three full baths and one half bath. She toured the entire house with them. She showed them the back yard complete with a pool and a beautiful garden, pond and gazebo. “So you haven’t said a thing since we started. Is that a good thing or a bad.”

“It’s beautiful. I love it. I absolutely love it.” Tina responded but still taken aback by the house.

“Bette?” She asked searching for Bette’s input.

“Um. It’s amazing. The garden is beautiful.”

“You two are going to love it here. Especially if you want more kids.”

“Oh… ah… we’re…” Bette started.

“We’re just concentrating Christian for now.” Tina interrupted. She liked the idea of being a couple searching for a house with the expectation of having a family. When Bette reaction to her statement came with a smile Tina she was relieved that she didn’t freak Bette out. She continued, “We definitely want this one.”

“You sure? We have two more houses to look at.” Jessie asked.

“I’m sure. This is where I want to live.”

“Ok. Great I’ll get the paper work started.”