“He will show up – probably out slaughtering some defenceless creature too small or worn out to fight him. Or some old dear has adopted him and he‘s eating smoked salmon – both are possible with that cat”

Bette collected the last of the plates and glasses they had used and went inside. Tina stacked the dish washer and set it running. She waited until it had started to gurgle into life then she looked at Bette.

“Lock the back door – we don’t want to be disturbed for the next 12 hours or so “
“12 hours “ Bette said “ That’s a big ambition “

“Sex AND sleep – and in the morning I will cook you breakfast “

“Cereal and coffee is it ? “ Bette said grinning.

“Lets leave that until the morning – lets go and have a cuddle and know that we are not going to be disturbed”
“This is the point where if it was a TV show – the door bell would sound”

They both stood silent as if that remark had cursed them. For several minutes neither spoke

“Don’t you ever do that again “ Tina said “That was not funny and if my mother had shown up deciding that we were too young to sleep together I would have blamed you 100%

Bette laughed “ This is real life and your parents are probably enjoying some quality time of their own “
“They were talking the other night when they thought I was in my room IM-in with you and guess what ?”
“What ?”

“I think we might be allowed to spend weekends at the apartment – how cool would that be ?”

Bette shrugged
“Oh come on babe – its brilliant “
“Yeah but the more time we spend together the more my dad is going too get suspicious. I had to lie to him the other night when I said that your dad had lots of spare rooms”
“Why did he ask that ?”
“I think he was concerned in case I was sleeping on the sofa or the floor “

“No – you will be doing precious little sleep and the sleep that you do have will be resting against me — god I am so looking forward to just being with you “