They both laughed in unison…….

“So, what do you have planned for today?” asked Tina….

“Well, I know this beautiful girl…..and I was hoping that she would tag along on a shopping trip, I was very mean to her, and I burned all of her clothes……so I was hoping she would let me buy her some more……just because I was an ass………

“Oh, well have you asked her yet?”

“No, not yet…… I was gonna ask her after mine and her breakfast together…….”

“Oh..ok..” said Tina with a chuckle……as she finished her breakfast…….

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AN HOUR LATER::::::

“How much do you want to spend?” asked Tina as she looked through the jeans and t-shirts……..

“There’s no limit Tina, I feel awful bout what I did……”

“Its ok ……you were mad…..”

“That is no excuse……”

“Look, you are repaying me now……sooooo…….help me with picking out some clothes…..make yourself useful….” laughed Tina……….

“K.” said Bette……. “I’ll just be over here in the suits section……”

“I meant…….make yourself useful by helping ME pick out some clothes……”

“Oh…..you have fine tastes…..please, pick out what you want…….I’ll be right over there…..” she said as she pointed in the opposite direction…….

“Oh I see, you don’t want to be seen with me…..”

“That is not it at all……I have some important meetings coming up, and I would like to buy myself a new suit……..” said Bette seriously……

“I was………only joking Bette…..I’m a big girl, I can pick out my own clothes……I started doing that at 21 you know……….” she laughed

Bette laughed and turned towards the section that she was interested in……..about ten minutes later, she heard Tina’s voice…………loudly……….. “Let go of me…..” She turned to look in the direction of which it came from and noticed Henry had Tina by the arm……… “You are hurting me……” she heard Tina cry out………Bette dropped everything in her hands, and went towards Tina and Henry………

“I think she said to let her go……that you are hurting her…….” said Bette as she stepped up to Henry……

“Well, I don’t believe I asked you for your comments…….we have to talk……..leave us alone…….”

“If you don’t take your hands off of my wife, you won’t be around to do much talking….”

“SHUT UP BITCH…..” said Henry as she gritted his teeth, while squeezing Tina’s arm harder…… “Owww….”

“I am trying to be nice here……and you are making me very impatient……..I…….SAID…….TO…….LET………GO……….OF………MY……..WIFE……” said Bette as she grabbed his hand, and took it off of Tina’s arm, then stepped in between them…….. “If you want to try and beat up on someone, try me………”

“Bette……let’s just go…” said Tina as she grabbed her wife’s arm……..

“No, Tina…..he wants to be Mr. Badass, and I am not gonna let him get his hands on you………ever again…..”

“You know,” started Henry, “I remember the first time I got my hands on her…….your wife……it was….let me see, oh yea……I remember………it was in YOUR house……..in YOUR bedroom……..against YOUR wall…….I stuck it in, and she never flinched…..because it felt so good……..and then……we had sex……the most amazing sex……in YOUR bed…….”

“Maybe she never flinched, because you don’t have anything to make a woman flinch……” said Bette

“Oh I can make it painful, or wonderful…….and yours is coming….you are keeping me away from what is rightfully mine……and I will make you pay for that….” said Henry before he turned to walk away……..

“Bette, lets go….” said Tina……. “I believe that he will make true on his threat…….”

“And what makes you think that Tina? Has he ever hit you???” asked Bette as she turned to face her wife……..

“I just know he will Bette…….Don’t ask how I know…..”

“BULLSHIT TINA…..IF HE HAS EVER LAID A HAND ON YOU…..YOU HAVE 2 SECONDS TO TELL ME……..”

“NO……I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANY SHIT RIGHT NOW……I WANNA SHOP…….IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GO, THEN LETS FINISH SO THAT WE CAN GO…….”

“FINE..”

Bette and Tina finished shopping, both had chips on their shoulders……..the rest of the time……..On the way back home, Tina was looking out the window at all the world going by her, thinking of the last time her and Henry were together sexually……wondering what had happened to make it the way it was……. And without realizing, she spoke, “He raped me….” The car came to a screeching halt……….

“WHAT??????” Yelled Bette………….

TBC………..