"Oh hey," Tina smiled, looking up to the ceiling to see some of Bette’s CDs stored there. "You like Tracy Chapman."

"Who doesn’t?" Bette smiled, unable to keep from glancing over at the blonde who had shifted in her seat to read the cover of the CD. Her skirt had revealed more of her thigh. ‘Oh shit, oh shit, eyes on the road!’ Bette shouted in her mind.

"That’s so cool," Tina said contently as she sat back in her seat, "I love Tracy Chapman."

"I’m glad," Bette nodded, feeling her heart grow warm.

Suddenly Tina’s cell phone began to ring.

"Sorry," Tina said with a crooked smile.

Bette smiled at her adorable expression, "It’s alright, I had a call already. Go ahead, take it."

Tina smiled, "Okay." She picked up. "Hello?"

"Hey Tina," Alice chirped, "So … where are ya?"

"Bette’s just driving me home," Tina explained, looking nervously over at Bette, hoping it wouldn’t be awkward. "Can we talk later, Alice?"

She heard Alice’s laughter on the other end, "Oh wow. Aren’t you a piece of work!"

"Alice," she scolded quietly. Bette was trying not to laugh because she knew how embarrassing Alice could be.

"Ooh, Tina and Bette sitting in a tree," Alice chanted, giggling to herself.

"It’s not like that," Tina said, trying to regain her composure.

"I never knew you were a big lesbo!" Alice chuckled, thinking there was no way Tina could be a lesbian, and content on teasing her a little about her alone time with Bette. Tina sighed, feeling bad about flirting so much with Bette. "I’m only kidding, Tina!" Alice giggled.

"I have to go," Tina said, matter-of-factly.

"Okay okay," Alice said, "Call me tomorrow!"

"Bye Alice," Tina said, hanging up. "Sorry," she said to Bette, looking down at her feet. For some reason, Alice’s ridiculous joking had made her feel bad about her crush on the brunette.

"Hey," Bette said, sensing something was wrong, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing," Tina said quietly, trying to keep her emotions together, thinking about how she wouldn’t have anyone to talk to about her predicament.

"I know, Alice can be a pain in the ass," Bette chuckled, pulling up to Tina’s appartment.

"Yeah," Tina agreed, folding her hands in her lap.

"Really, is there anything wrong?" Bette asked, parking as she waited for Tina’s response. "You know, you can call me if you just wanna chat or something."

Tina smiled but tried to hide it. ‘I can’t talk to you about how crazy I am for you!’ she said in her head.

"Really," Bette added warmly, taking a piece of paper from her notepad to write her number on it.

"You carry a notepad around with you?" Tina chuckled, "Wow, you’re organized."

"That’s what they tell me," Bette chuckled, ripping it out and handing it to Tina. "I know you don’t know many people yet, and it can be hard in a new city. Do you want me to walk you up?"

"No no, you’ve been too kind," Tina smiled, getting out of the car, "And I don’t want you getting a ticket because of me. This is a no-parking zone."

"Alright, well goodnight," Bette smiled, "And feel free to call."

Tina smiled and waved, "Night," she called out as she walked up to the building. Bette stayed to make sure she got in okay.

‘Damn, her ass is amazing,’ she caught herself thinking before chuckling to herself.

After Tina opened the door, she waved one last time and walked out of site. Bette let out a deep sigh and couldn’t stop the smile from growing on her face. She had just had the most beautiful woman sitting next to her, enjoying the same taste in music. She thought she was in heaven.

"Tina," she said to herself, resting her head on the seat before relaxing her shoulders and driving off.