“Yummy. Dog breath.” Bette whispered and giggled
when Tina flinched, embarassed. Bette kissed her again and said, “I
always love sleeping with not just one but two warm bodies.”

Tina turned out the lights.
“Sweet dreams Bette,” said Tina.
“Um….Tina?” asked Bette, “Why is your dog named Maria?”

There was a long pause.

“I liked ‘The Sound of Music’,” replied Tina.

There was another pause.

“So you named your 300 pound St. Bernard, Maria?” Bette started to giggle.

“Shut up! Or…I’ll kick you out of the bed and cuddle with her!”
said Tina sitting up and glaring and laughing at Bette, trying but
failing to look serious.

Bette only grabbed Tina and slid her hands around
her waist breating in her scent and hair and kissed her lips gently.

They fell asleep.

* * *

“Bette…?” asked Tina.
“Yeah?” mumbled Bette.
“Are you awake?” asked Tina
“Yeah, I guess I am now…how can I resist your sweet voice?” Bette curled her hands over Tina’s stomach
and pulled her in, opening her eyes and cuddling into the back of her
neck. “Man, that was a cheesy thing for me to say.”

“I can’t believe you are sleeping next to my dog,” said Tina.
“Is this your idea of pillow talk?” asked Bette
“Well it’s not really pillow talk if we didn’t do
anything,” said Bette as she gently moved her fingers back and forth on
Tina’s stomach and rubbed her arm with her other hand.

“Bette! Stop that, we can’t do that now.” said Tina.
“Why not? Is it too much for dear old Maria, she can’t be that cloistered,” said Bette.
“Because my brothers can hear us. And Bette, that joke was worse than my Dad’s jokes,” said Tina….
“Why you little…” Bette tickled Tina and curled
both her feet around her’s making her squirm by placing her cold toes
on Tina’s calves.
“Stop that…you are…”Tina said as Bette stopped her with her mouth and they both kissed deeply.
“Mmm…” Tina pulled Bette in closer and said, “You’re a good kisser, Bette.”
“Hmph…I know,” said Bette.
“Why you smug…” Tina smiled and said, “Hey I’m
really glad I brought you up here. It scares me to think how quickly
we’ve gotten together.”
“I know Tina. I was actually thinking the same
thing. I’m not real good with the long term relationships,” said Bette.
“So, I’m just another conquest?” said Tina quickly.
“No, I didn’t say that!” said Bette as she looked
into Tina’s eyes and leaned on her elbow in the moonlight, nudging
Maria farther over on the bed. “It’s just that I wanted to be honest,
about how we feel and how this….scared me too.”
There was a pause.
“Okay, Bette, we’ll just take it slow,” said Tina.
There was another pause.
“That sounds so cheesy, like a movie line,” said
Bette. “Let’s not take it too slow. She wrapped her arms around Tina
again and with one hand she reached under Tina’s tank top and gently
caressed her.
“Mmm….” I have a surprise for you in the morning.
“What’s that?” asked Bette as she closed her eyes.
“You’ll see. It’s this great game that I play,” said Tina.

* * *