Later on that night, Tina smiled contently in her mother’s arms as she held her tight.

"I’m so proud of you, baby"

"Thanks momma"

"Um, excuse me"

Tina and Katherine pulled away to look at a very professional blonde woman standing beside them with a smile.

"Oh Phyllis, hi"

Phyllis smiled at Tina, "I’m sorry to interrupt your party but I wanted to talk some business with you"

Tina gave her mother a curious look as the woman smiled back at her.

"What kind of business?"

"Well, I’m not sure if you heard but this year was going to be my last at Vanity Fair"

Tina nodded but didn’t interrupt, anxious to see where Phyllis was going with all this.

"I’m going to let Peggy buy out the rest of my contract and branch out to start my own business. I know it may seem sudden but the truth is . . you’re amazing Tina. I loved each and every one of your pieces and I would be honored if you would consider joining me. You would have free reign to design anything you want, however you want and from wherever you want"

Tina’s eye lit up with excitement as she turned to her mother who had the same expression on her face. They couldn’t do anything other than laugh at the incredible opportunity, both wanting to cry at the sheer happiness of it all.

"Phyllis I . . I don’t know what to say"

"Don’t say anything for right now" Phyllis smiled as she saw Bette make her way over, "Just think about it and call me on Monday"

"I definitely will. Thank you, thank you so much!" Tina smiled as she hugged Phyllis tightly and caused the older woman to laugh.

"Mind if I cut in?"

They pulled away and were greeted with a wide smile from Bette. Phyllis smiled and nodded.

"Of course. We’ll talk on Monday, Tina"

Tina smiled and nodded too as Bette raised an eyebrow with smirk.

"What was that about?"

"Tell you about it later. Lets just have fun tonight"

"You read my mind" Bette said with a smile before holding out her hand, "Care to dance, Mrs. Bette Porter?"

Tina laughed as she happily place her hand in Bette’s, "I’d love to, Mrs. Tina Kennard"

Bette pulled Tina onto the dance floor and wrapped an arm around her wife’s waist, pulling her close as the blonde placed a hand beside Bette’s neck. Tina looked into Bette’s eyes and smiled as the brunette took her free hand and placed it over her heart, covering it with her own.

They danced like that for what seemed like a lifetime, completely in love and lost in each others eyes as they swayed to the soft beat of the music. Everyone watched the couple with wide smiles, completely in awe of the love those two shared, there was none like it.

After a few minutes, Bette noticed a curious look in Tina’s eyes and raised an eyebrow while she waited for her wife to speak.

"I have a question" Tina said at last, amusement clear in her features.

Bette chuckled softly. Tina always had and always will have a question to ask.

"Ask away"

"How long are you plannin’ on stayin’ married to me?"

A thoughtful frown tugged on Bette’s lips as she shrugged, pulling back just as Tina did the same and put her dancing skills to work by spinning Tina gracefully.

"Probably like . . 60 or 70 years"

"70 years?" Tina said in disbelief as she was pulled back in, trying to hold in her smirk and very much resembling the little girl she was 16 years ago.

"Yeah, why?" Bette said with a pout and trying to sound offended, an exact replica of her 10 year old self, "You got somewhere else to be or somethin’?"

Tina smiled at the recollection of the night that started it all, the night of their first kiss. She shook her head and ran her fingers through her wife’s beautiful brown hair. She pulled Bette down for a kiss that never failed to send a tingle through her body. It was just as good as her first.
 

The End