Bette slowly came to, a foreign yet familiar aroma invading her senses.  She felt soft lips against her skin, her body instantly reacting.  Her eyes fluttered open, seeing the top of the blonde head that was tucked into her.

She swallowed, overwhelmed by how right it felt to have Tina in her arms.  Before she could stop herself, she tightened her hold and gently pressed a kiss to the top of the blonde’s head, inhaling softly.

“Morning,” came the angelic voice from below her.  Bette froze, afraid that she had crossed the line.  She released her hold and pulled back, stretching broadly, suppressing her desire.

“Good morning,” she said her voice raspy from sleep.  She smiled at the blonde and rubbed the back of her neck the way she always did when she woke up.  “How did you sleep?” she asked, resisting the urge to tell Tina how beautiful she looked.  Instead, she glanced at the clock and seeing it was only 7 am, smiled knowing she had a few spare minutes before she needed to get up.

“Really good,” said Tina, the corners of her mouth turning up.  “I have to get going though.  I open today and still need to go home to get ready.”  Tina sat up and stretched, untangling herself from the brunette.  “Bette, you know I was thinking…” she started, rising from the bed and grabbing her clothes from the chair.  Bette sat up and waited for Tina to continue, feeling the instant loss of Tina’s supple body against hers. 

“What’s that?”

“Well, I was thinking that you don’t have to be such a good Scout.”  Bette’s brow furrowed, not following.  “I mean, I think that as long as we’re on the same page with this…thing…then you don’t need to always wait for me to make the first move,” said Tina, turning to face the beautiful woman still in bed. 

Bette raised her eyebrows, fully understanding what Tina was saying.  “Oh,” she said, breaking into a smile.  “And what page is that?”

“That you’re my friend, and I’m looking to…widen my horizons.  We’re not going to go for a relationship; I’ll still see Eric casually and you can still see other women.  The minute one of us gets serious about someone then we end it.  No mess.”