Bette and Tina left The Planet to begin their walk back to the gym. The first couple minutes were quiet then Bette finally broke the silence. “Hey I’m sorry again for Al back there. She is very…”

Bette tried to find the words to describe Alice when Tina cut in. “Impersonal. It’s fine I found it oddly comforting.”

Bette made a face and smiled. “Really? Wow..”

Tina looked down at her feet while they walked then back up at Bette. “I know this is personal but um…how did your ex cheat on you?”

Bette sighed licking her dry lips. “Uh…I had gotten home late from working and I heard noises upstairs. When I had found that they were coming from my bedroom, I opened the door to find my girlfriend going down on my co-worker, a friend.” Bette looked agitated as if she was reliving the memory.

Tina put her hand on Bette’s back and begun to rub circles in a comforting way. “I’m sorry you had to go through that. Was this co-worker a trainer?”

Bette looked at Tina when she felt a hand on her back. “Yeah…she is still working there. We just make schedules around each other.”

Tina felt bad that that Bette had went through a tough time and knew the woman who slept with her gf was still in the same building every day. All Bette could think about was the missing detail in Tina’s story she told everyone. She was so intrigued by Tina and wanted to know just about everything about her. She knew she shouldn’t but she just had to ask. Bette cleared her throat. “Tina, you don’t have to answer me, but could you tell me what happened to your brother?”

Tina was completely taken off guard. “I…um…it’s not that I don’t want to tell you it’s just kind of a long, emotional story. I don’t want to return to the gym a mess and not be able to train how I know I should.”

Bette smiled sympathetically. “I understand. How about you come over for dinner tonight? You can tell me the story then if you like or if not that’s fine too. Just to enjoy one another’s company.”

Tina felt giddy inside and looked up into Bette’s eyes. “I’d love to come over.”

Bette smiled. “Perfect! Just so you know I can’t cook. So you have been warned.”

Tina giggled. “I’m sure you know how. It really isn’t that hard.”

Bette smiled wider loving Tina’s laugh. “Ok just wait and see. You will definitely be asking for delivery.”

They had finally arrived at the gym and continued to work on Tina’s stamina. It was around 4pm when they had stopped.

Bette took her mitts off. “Alright, I think you have done enough for today.”

Tina wiped the sweat off her forehead with her forearm. “You sure? I’m capable of doing more.”

Bette smiled. “Yes, I’m sure. Plus, I’m having company tonight and I need to figure out what I need to order I mean, make.” Bette winked at Tina.

Tina began to laugh. “Okay. I’ll see you later tonight then.”

Bette waved at Tina smiling. She was nervous to have Tina in her home. She knew she needed to keep this professional and not to take it further then she wanted to. She had done that once and it bit her in the ass. She prayed that she would have some self-control tonight.