But she hadn’t counted on Bette answering the door in tight white shorts and sexy, 4-inch heels. Bette was sexy in pajamas. This was overkill.

Tina chewed on her lower lip, her cheeks flush. “I um…I couldn’t wait a week to see you again.”

“No?” asked Bette.

“No. And you didn’t let me finish talking earlier. You just rushed me off the phone.”

Bette shrugged. “I wanted to give you space, Tina.”

“I didn’t ask for space, Bette.”

Bette sighed. “I was coming on too strong. I didn’t want to scare you away. I thought maybe I already did.” She sat on the back of one of the living room chairs and pulled her right foot across her thigh, preparing to take off the shoes.

Tina rushed to her, stilling her movements. “Don’t. I want to see you in them.”

The brunette swallowed thickly. “You do?”

Tina nodded, wrapping her arms around Bette’s waist. She moved Bette’s legs so that she was standing in between them. She had wanted to talk, but damn. It wasn’t her brain that was doing the thinking.

“You’re so beautiful, Bette. Are you real?”

“Of course, I’m real.”

“I can’t stop thinking about you. I didn’t want to leave without seeing you.”

Bette studied Tina’s heavy-lidded eyes. “What were you thinking about me?” she whispered.

Tina kissed her softly. “Many things, Bette.”

The brunette pulled her hair behind her ear. “You didn’t have to come here. I can be patient, Tina. I could have met you somewhere.”

Tina placed a finger on Bette’s lips. “I know what I want. I wanted to come here. I wanted to see you.”

Bette nodded before their lips met. Tina slid her hands into Bette’s hair, holding her close. She tasted Bette’s mouth, teasing her gently with her tongue. Her hands found themselves under Bette’s shirt, her fingers moving to Bette’s free breasts, circling the nipples with her fingertips. They hardened under her touch and Bette was powerless. Want rushed through the brunette and she kissed Tina back with raw passion. She pulled the jacket from Tina as she stood, bringing their bodies closer together.

Bette finally pulled Tina’s hands from beneath her shirt and held them in her own. “Tina, please.”