As she looked on, Tina shook her head at the ridiculous memory of having been so nervous earlier that day. She had already known how amazing Bette could be but Tina still had her worries, wanting nothing more than for her family’s first meeting with her girlfriend to be a successful one. She would have never expected such an amazing night, finding herself in awe with the way Bette easily won over every member of her family.

Even Britney and Cassie, the two youngest and shyest out of the whole Kennard clan took to Bette immediately. They treated her as if she were one of there own, talking the poor brunette’s ear off before rushing her out to the dance floor. Tina had no idea they even knew how to dance, watching from afar as they showed Bette some of their moves.

Bette had decided to show them some of her own, expertly twirling both girls at the same time before turning herself. She had to bend her knees so that the girls’ arms could successfully make it over her head and Tina couldn’t help but shake her head, completely in love with the adorable sight. She found herself falling deeper in love with Bette, her heart swelling for the brunette who had stolen it so easily.

It was a bit unsettling for Tina to think of just how effortlessly Bette had actually done it, touched her heart in a way that no one ever had before. It had seemed like an impossible task in the past as Tina watched so many people enter and exit her life to the point where she began to believe falling in love would never happen for her. Tina had gotten so used to taking care of herself and being on her own, claiming she wasn’t looking for love while at the same time secretly craving it.

Tina couldn’t seem to wrap her head around why she just couldn’t let Bette walk out of her life any more than she could seem to figure out what exactly was it that made Bette different from the others. Tina didn’t know why every single part of her responded to Bette in ways no one else had ever been capable of before. She didn’t understand why she couldn’t just forget about Bette the way she had always been able to forget about everyone else.