‘You’re going like that?!’ Bette looked her up and down and laughed as she got hit again with the pillow.

‘Fuck off!’

The Planet:

‘So… she’s coming over tonight but she doesn’t know that you and Eric have split up?!’ Helena was captivated by Tina’s story.

‘Yea, that’s the situation as it stands.’ Tina toyed with her now empty coffee cup, rolling it around its saucer. Her heart thudded every time she thought of Bette. What really kept surprising her was that Bette really was all she could think of.  She had gotten used to being distracted by her at work and when she was painting, especially recently. Bette had been at the forefront of her mind for a while, her art work mirroring her emotions and attraction to the stunning brunette.  But this seemed unrelenting. It was like the kiss and the moment they had shared had unlocked this intense passion and she was hopeless at trying to stop it. The point was she didn’t want to stop it and that thought both excited and scared her.

‘Hello… Tina?’ Helena had noticed Tina withdrawing into her own space. She waved her hand in front of Tina’s eyes, trying to grab her back to the here and now. With a start, Tina’s eyes met hers and appeared back in the room. ‘Where did you go? Or don’t I have to ask?’ Helena chuckled, thoroughly enjoying this situation.

Tina blushed again and averted Helena’s eyes.  She smiled uncontrollably and felt betrayed by her own body by not being able to keep her emotions in check and to herself.

‘Sorry, I uh, I was just….Bette!’

‘Yea, I was going for subtle, I assumed it was Bette you were thinking of, no need to shout it at me.’ Helena chuckled.

‘No, I mean, Bette.’ Tina pointed to just behind the brunette. ‘As in, she just walked in, Bette. What do I do?! Oh my god, I didn’t think this would happen. Fuck!’ Tina panicked. She hadn’t prepared for seeing Bette before later.

‘Relax, it’ll be fine, it’s not as if you guys have only just met, you’ve been working together for months. You look fine.’ Helena tried to soothe.

‘Fine?! Fuck it Helena, I don’t want to look ‘fine’!’ Tina stage whispered towards her as she tried desperately to sink down in her seat in an attempt to fade into the background.