As the gun was being passed over a shot was heard.

The gunman fell to the floor immediately and his accomplice knelt down to try and help him.

‘Hey Henry, you okay? Come on buddy get up’ The accomplice started to cry as he felt for a pulse but did not find one.

In the doorway stood the hotel manager holding a gun smiling to himself at the fact he had killed him with one shot.

Bette and Tina just clung to one another crying, glad to be alive and in one another’s arms.

The police were soon on the scene and were asking for witnesses.

Bette and Tina gave their statements and were allowed to go home or stay in another room because their room had to be used for evidence as it is a crime scene.

They chose to return to Bette’s house.

They could not take some of their personal belongings from the hotel room yet though so when they got back to the house Tina borrowed some shorts of Bette’s to wear in bed.

When they got in Bette’s bed together they understandably had trouble sleeping.

‘I can’t believe we just had our one month anniversary ruined’ Bette pouted in the darkness while stroking Tina’s stomach with her right hand.

‘I know baby, I’m just glad we’re both safe and unharmed’ Tina reassured her while holding her lover’s waist.

‘Bette, I love you’ Tina said nervously as this was the first time she had told her she loved her.

‘I love you too Tina, so so much’ Bette replied trying to hold back her tears but failing to do so.

When she felt Bette’s tears Tina could no longer control her emotions either and let her tears fall freely onto her pillow.

‘Why am I crying?’ Bette joked ‘I never cry’ she got out through the happy tears.

‘Cause it’s a special moment baby’ Tina said as she began wiping Bette’s tears away with her thumb.

‘I love you so much T’ Bette repeated.

‘I love you more’

‘Yeah?’

‘Yeah.’

‘We’ll see about that’ Bette smiled before leaning over to kiss Tina.

Tina kissed her back with such force Bette had to stop the kiss because her breath had been taken from her by passion and love and of course the gorgeous blonde lying next to her in her bed.

‘What are you doing to me?’

‘Me?’ Tina asked innocently ‘I’m just kissing the woman I love’ Tina stated mischievously.

‘Well I can understand that, I love you’ Bette said.

‘Is the record stuck babe?’ Tina joked as Bette’s multiple declarations of love.

‘Well, I do love you and I want to make sure you don’t forget it’ Bette said shyly.

‘Good, cause I love you too’ Tina said before shutting Bette up with another kiss.

After what they had witnessed earlier in the evening neither were in the mood for sex and instead they lay awake most of the night just telling each other what they meant to each other.