"Nobody knows, just Kit, you, me and your girlfriend." Tina said.

"Please don’t call her that." Bette pleaded.

"Girlfriend?" Tina asked. "But she is."

"It just sounds wrong." Bette said. "Especially now that we’re doing this."

"This?" Tina asked again. "Dating?"

Bette nodded.

"Okay, I won’t call her that." Tina said. "I want the next time I say the word girlfriend, it would be pertaining to me as yours and you.." Tina said as she kissed Bette’s hand. "..as my girlfriend."

Bette just smiled as she felt Tina’s lips on her hands and she remembered what Tina said earlier that evening. That this date will be perfect if she got to kiss her tonight.

"So, I guess it’s goodbye for now." Tina said as she let go of Bette’s hand.

"Yes it is." Bette said as she waited for Tina to initiate the kiss.

Nothing happened. Tina is not leaning forward to kiss her.

"Goodnight." Bette said as she opened the car’s door.

"Goodnight, Bette." Tina said to a leaving Bette Porter.

"Where is the fucking 90%?!" Bette turned around as she sat back down on the passenger seat.

"What?" Tina asked smiling.

"The 90%?" Bette calmly said almost pleading to Tina.

Tina smiled and started to lean towards Bette as she reached for Bette’s face. "Give me the 10, Bette."

Bette did what Tina asked her, she leaned in the remaining 10% and their lips touched. It’s not soo long ago when their lips last touched, in fact they started to greet each other with a kiss on the lips, so this kiss should not be different to the ones they shared before. But it is different. It is different because they are sharing this kiss that both of them anticipated and wanted. They are both trying hard not to deepen the kiss but both of them misserably failed. Wishing and hoping that with this kiss they would both know how important they are to one another, how they miss each other and how they still love one another.

"I love you, Bette." Tina whispered just after the kiss.

"I know.." Bette replied. "I–"

Tina silenced Bette with another kiss.

"Don’t say it yet until you really do, until you’re ready." Tina said as she stroked Bette’s cheek. "It will be worth it if I hear it and you’re ready and willing to be with me." Tina added. "I just want you to know that I love you."

Bette heard what Tina said and she understood what Tina is trying to say.

"Okay." Bette said as she leaned in to kiss Tina again. " But I can kiss you, right?"

"Yes, please. Every chance you can." Tina said smiling.
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