“Are you talking about chimneys or something else?” the blonde gave her a playful look, noticing the slight innuendo.

The brunette just smirked.

            “You are incorrigible!” the blonde shook her head and chuckled.

3

Chapter

When two paths cross. Or better… crash

            Tina was busy, trying to arrange the merchandise on the shelves. Everything was placed with cure, following a precise order. She loved doing those kind of things. Her attention to beauty was omnipresent, even in the simplest of things. Her daughter was always fascinated by the way her mother could, for example, turn an old lamp into a piece of modern art. Her deepest dream was to become a painter. That was her childhood dream, but she had to renounce it, since she divorced Marcus and had Angelica to care about.

The woman started whistling, loosing herself into a cute Christmas melody, and almost forgot she was at her workplace. She climbed a small ladder and started to fill up the highest section of the shelves. Holding a giant white bear shaped plush, she lost her balance and fell down. Right at that moment, Alice and Bette Porter were walking across the toys department and, in a twinkling of an eye, the blonde woman fell right on top of the brunette. Making a loud ‘thud’, both women found themselves awkwardly holding each other. With Bette laying with her back on the floor and Tina covering her whole body, and the giant plush above their heads.

            “Jesus Christ!” Bette yelled. Still holding the blonde woman, she couldn’t still realize what just happened.

            “Oh God, I’m sorry” Tina started to talk, still laying on top of her “I fell down and, well, I didn’t know you— God, I am so sorry” stammered.

            “Yeah,” the brunette murmured, rolling her eyes, “Would you please?” letting her know they were still on the floor. Both of them stood up and Bette started to cleanse her beautiful and – expensive – suit. “Goddamit! My black suit just became… white! Do people know they need to clean this place? God, the floor is covered with dust”

            “Well, actually we do that, but you know, as soon as people come in, the floor gets pretty dirty” Tina explained. Still recovering from the fall. “Are you okay, anyway?”