Shit, have I spoilt things already? Perhaps suggesting to come here was not my brightest moment… Bette inmediately kicked herself inside her head.

“Ah… T? Are you alright?” Bette shyly asked, as she held two glasses of cold iced tea in her hands.

Tina was startled by Bette’s voice, clearly she hadn’t noticed the brunette’s presence. “Yes… of course” The blonde tried her best to disguise her concerns, but Bette inmediately picked on the massive lie.

“Why don’t we go to the backyard?” The brunette suggested, as she also realized that there was absolutely no point in forcing a confession right at that moment.

“That sounds great” Tina replied with a huge smile.

Once they were settled in Bette’s comfortable outdoor lounge chairs, conversation flew easily between them, again sharing stories about their younger years and points of view on anything that would come up.

Bette was discovering, much to her suprise, that she couldn’t get enough of listening to Tina’s incredible voice and coordinated speech. The brunette couldn’t wait for the next words to escape those precious lips and the sound of Tina’s laughter truly made her insides melt.

I am so drawn to this fantastic woman… how did I get so lucky… Was all Bette was thinking.

It is so difficult to sound articulated and coherent when she’s looking at me like that… gosh, no one has ever made me feel like this before… Tina had also made a pause for she couldn’t concentrate on anything else other than Bette.

Soon the chef noticed that they had been staring at one another for a few seconds, seconds that felt like years to both of them.

“Can I ask you something?” Bette asked surprising herself.

“Anything” Tina shyly admitted, knowing full well that by verbalizing that one word she was opening herself to exposure.

“What was on your mind when you were standing in the living room?” The brunette quickly shot, afraid that this moment would end sooner than she hoped.

At that moment Tina deliberated whether to answer honestly or keep on editing herself. I might as well be honest… She finally decided.

“I was thinking that I’ve never felt like this before and I am scared I’ll just end up doing something or saying something that may push you away or, even worse, scare you off” Tina shyly admitted her deepest concerns.