Tina finished and looked at Bette with a shy smile.  Bette looked back at the beautiful blonde with her eyes misting.  “Wow Tina, all I think about is how hard that month must have been, Shit didn’t you have any friends you could have confided in?”

“You know Bette, I’m sure you’ll find this extremely hard to believe, but I don’t know, I had tons of friends all the time I was growing up and in high school, I even have an older brother and sister, but I’ve always, sort of kept most of myself pretty much to myself.  I guess really until now with you it’s just… I don’t know… different.”

Bette reached over and took Tina’s hand in hers as if that was just how it should be and quietly said, “Tina, you are just unbelievable.”

Tina wiped her eyes and shook herself and tried to smile as she looked at Bette.

“Well enough about me and this drama, you know it is really beautiful here, have you spent much time here?”

“Just a few times, a few business meetings and uh, well a few, um… ya know, weekend getaways.”

“Oh yeah, I guess it would be a really romantic place to visit. I can’t wait to see the harbor.  Um… Bette do you mind if I ask you a question?”

Bette turned toward Tina with a playful smile.  “Tina I would say at this point, that that is a silly question.  You can ask me anything.”

“Well what’s it like, um I mean I guess it must be kind of exciting being with, ya know…being with different …um… I mean…dating a lot.”

Bette turned toward Tina and winked and said, “Oh Tina, don’t you go making assumptions about me now.”

Tina swatted Bette’s arm and smiled. “You know what I meant.”

“Yeah, I guess I did, let’s see.  I don’t know Tina, I guess in my 20’s I did love the um allure and excitement.  You know it’s not bad on the ego to have countless, umm…different people finding you attractive, but I think I’d trade most of it for what you have, you know, that…thing…that ‘one true love’ thing, that ‘forever’ feeling.  I’ve pretty much given up hope of ever having that and um you know… of a family…kids.”

Tina spoke quickly, “Bette don’t say that!  You’re still young enough to do anything you want to do.  Hey, and what makes you think I’ve got that ‘one true love’ thing?”

Bette was a bit taken aback by Tina’s statement and she sputtered her reply. 

“Well, um uh, I don’t know I guess…um you’ve stayed together for sooo long….um, I guess I assumed.”

“Good finish Porter, I know I guess I’d assume that too but it’s just…don’t get me wrong, despite everything and believe me there have been ‘things’, Joe and I have made a nice life, and um he’s uh, he’s a great guy and I will always love him, but I don’t know ‘true love’.  I guess I’ve never really been a big believer either. Do you know what I mean?”

“I’m a bit surprised but yeah, I get it, I know what you mean.”

They sat in a comfortable silence until Tina spoke.  “So you never did finish, tell me about Bette Porter – you know the um, ‘the Casanova’.”

Bette turned and playfully swatted Tina.  “Tina, come on.”

“Come on yourself Porter, I bet you could fill a stadium with the number of women whose hearts you’ve broken.”

Bette just let a mischievous smile pass over her face and she lilted her head toward Tina and gave the beautiful blonde a sly wink and teasing smile.  She then very seductively whispered as she leaned toward Tina.

“No one could ever fault you for not being perceptive Kinnard.”

Tina nearly fainted, where the fuck did that come from, what the f—.  OMG that smile.  I am so lost.  ‘Was I supposed to speak’, OMFingG.  Tina reached over and slapped Bette’s arm and they both started giggling.

They sat for a few minutes in comfortable silence, until Bette broke the silence.  “Hey here’s our exit.  I’ll take the long way around so you can see a bit of the city before we get to the hotel.”

Tina looked at Bette with those eager excited eyes and they shared a very tender smile.

“That’s really thoughtful Bette, thank you.”