Tina turned round and faced the brunette.

“For the record I am not faking anything “
“I didn’t say you were”
“I won’t know how to fake it”
“Tina”
Tina put her finger on Bette’s lips “I know – instead of sitting here talking – lets go upstairs and have a practical exploration about what we like and what we really fucking well love. Thank you babe”
“What have I done now ?”
“Care – you care about satisfying me – you are brilliant “
“Beginners luck “
“Natural genius “ Tina replied smiling “Come on -we can spend as long as we want on foreplay before we make out”
“And still have time to watch the late movie in bed ?”

Tina shook her head “Not tonight – tonight is just you and me and maybe some music and a hell of a lot of soft and sweet loving. Come on Bette”

Bette didn’t need any extra encouragement – they were soon heading upstairs to Tina’s bedroom at the top of the house. It was still light outside so Tina pulled the blind down on the skylight and turned on the hi-fi so they would have some gentle music while they were doing whatever they wanted to do. Bette vanished into the bathroom leaving Tina alone to gather her thoughts. This somehow seemed another step that they needed to take together and she couldn’t figure out why she felt the way she did about sleeping with Bette. She had just decided to maybe start undressing when her mobile rang. She picked it up and looked at the caller

“Hello mother “
“Hello darling – how are you ?”
“Fine – how are you and mom ?”
“Fine – we just wanted to make sure that the two of you were okay “

“We are great – we took the dogs for a long walk – neither are used to the energy that Bette has and they are now lying in their room complaining about aching paws and who was the crazy woman Bette Porter”

“Sounds good – have you eaten ?”
“Roast chicken and salad potatoes and salad followed by lemon pie “

“Lovely – your mom and I are heading out to dinner soon “

Tina smiled “Mom – we are okay – we are safe and secure and about to settle down for a night of mindless TV “