Tina kissed her softly on the cheek and asked, “Are you going to continue doing that?”

Bette looked at her briefly before flopping back onto her mattress, “It depends Tee…”

Tina positioned herself so she was lying on her side, her head propped up by her bent arm and her free hand drawing circles on Bette’s stomach.

“On what babe?”

“On what happens to us,” Bette breathed, “We’re moving a little fast. Don’t you think?”

Tina closed her eyes and bit down on her bottom lip, trying to think about how to word her thoughts correctly. She didn’t want Bette to get the wrong idea about what she was about to say.

“Bette, how about, I stay out of your room. I sleep in the guest bedroom. We wine and dine. Get to know each other. And if we feel like what we have is worth continuing, then we go for it. How about that?”

Bette looked over at her, a small, hesitant smile on her face.

“I suppose we can give it a shot?”

“You suppose correctly.”

They both giggled childishly.

“I will go into the guest bedroom now and get ready for our date tonight, ok?”

Bette sat up and nodded, “Are you taking me out or am I taking you out?”

Tina pecked her on the lips and stood up.

“I am taking you out tonight, I spotted this perfect little restaurant that I want to try out. So you just dress up real nice and meet me in the lounge in half an hour, sound good?”

Once again, Bette nodded.

Nothing else was said, Tina just quietly left the bedroom; it would be a long time until she returned.

^^^

It took ages for Bette to decide on what outfit to wear. She had clothes piled up on her bed, from dresses to suits.

Bette opened the last drawer of her wardrobe and filtered through the clothes. She immediately spotted a shirt that looked appealing to her and pulled it out. Bette held it up to her chest and eyed her reflection up in the mirror. That will do.

With the top decided, she rummaged through the clothes on her bed till she found the appropriate trousers. Charcoal coloured slacks.

Bette let the towel drop that was wrapped around her waist and shimmied into her underwear.

After applying some deodorant and moisturiser she began to get dressed. Once that was completed, she sat down on the edge of her bed and started to put on some makeup – even though she knew it was not needed.

Meanwhile in the adjacent bedroom

Tina had just got ready and was now staring at her appearance in the wall length mirror. She had chosen a short, black skirt to accompany the red halter neck top she’d picked. There wasn’t much to choose from since she’d only bought a handful of clothing.

She thought she looked pretty darn good.

After one final twirl, she grabbed her handbag and left the room.

Bette was already in the lounge, pacing back and forth with a glass of red wine in her hand. Tina stopped in her step and took in the sight.

She really is stunning, Tina thought in awe.

Bette sensed a presence behind her and smiled, of course she knew who it was. With one final sip of her wine, she placed the glass back onto the counter top and spun around to face her date for the night.

“Wow…” Bette breathed as she took in the beautiful sight of the blond.

“Right back at ya babe,” Tina threw back cockily.

Tina crossed the room and grabbed a hold of Bette’s hand.

“Are you ready to go Bette?”

Bette lifted their joint hands and kissed Tina’s knuckles. She knew she wasn’t allowed since they were taking it slow, but it was an action she wasn’t capable of resisting.

“Lets go Tee.”

Tina took a second to take in the moment before she took breath and turned to face the door. With one gentle tug on Bette’s hand, they were on their way.