“Hmm, let me see what we have here,” Alice said as she opened Tina’s closet. She looked through it for a few minutes and then pulled a white dress out that Tina absolutely loved. It was a low cut dress that showed her cleavage just enough to arouse the person who she was wearing it for.

She remembered it buying the dress when she had been single and desperate for some love. She had forgotten about it until now. It came back to her that she had sworn herself she would wear this dress when she met someone special.

She had certainly met someone special. The dress reached down to her knees and the back was low cut too. She jumped at Alice because she was so glad her friend had showed her the dress, how could she forget about it?

“Wow, what was that for?” Alice asked, clearly confused.

“For giving me just the perfect dress to wear tonight.”

“You know, I’m so glad you found yourself a good woman. And what kind of woman – everyone knows Bette Porter.”

“How come I hadn’t heard from her before then?”

“Because you were too busy in heteroville dating total jackasses like Ian Hornby.”

“Thank you for reminding me, Alice,” Tina said with a smirk. “But is Bette really that famous?”

“Yeah, I remember when she and Cassie got together. They seemed the perfect match: the ambitious, passionate and thriving gallery owner and the devoted, crazy and most celebrated artist back then. Cassie’s not that popular anymore now, though. Her work isn’t showed that often anymore, she doesn’t want to adapt to her environment and her works are too extreme for some.”

“So, I guess they were pretty right for each other.”

“Yeah, they were the perfect couple. But everyone knew they were having trouble, Cassie was becoming very jealous and Bette needs her freedom.”

That last one worried Tina. “What do you mean, she needs her freedom? She is monogamous, right?”

“If she isn’t monogamous, the pope has five wives in public. Bette is very loyal to her love, although she had cheated a couple of times, her heart was always with the one she loved.”

“That makes sense,” Tina said ironically. “But how come you know her that well?”

“I dated her before she met Cassie.”

“You and Bette?” Tina burst out in laughter, it was about the most surreal thing she had ever heard.

“It lasted only six weeks. It wasn’t a bad break up, we both knew we weren’t meant to be and she met Cassie, I met Dana… y’know. We did talk a lot. She’s a very physical person when she’s in love, she’s not a sex addict but well… she does have a high sexual need. She’s always been a very loyal person in her heart, but when nature calls…”

“I see. So basically, if I keep her content in bed it’s good.”

“Well, no, I wouldn’t say that. There’s more to a relationship than -”

“Yes, I know, Alice. I guess I have a little more experience in relationships that last – no offence, you and Dana are doing great.”

“Well, good luck tonight,” Alice winked. Tina got in the shower and she was drying her hair as she heard the door bell ring.

“Shit,” she muttered, looking at the clock. It was only 6.30.

She heard footsteps in the corridor and a knock on the door.

“Tina, Bette’s here already. I’ll leave her in the living room and offer her something to drink, but hurry up.”

“I’ll be right there, why is she early?”

The door opened and Alices head appeared, grinning.

“I don’t know, but I gotta say, you’re a lucky woman tonight. She looks stunning.”

“She always does.”

“Yeah, save me that crap. You’re gonna have a hard time keeping your hands off her.”

“As long as you can, it’s okay.”

“Hey, I love Dana way too much. But if I were single…”

“You’d keep your hands off anyone since she is totally mine. Now get out so I can dress and go check out that killer Porter body.”
“Ayay, sir.”

“You are dismissed.”

Alice disappeared and Tina hurried up. She put on her dress and did her make-up very subtile. She dried her hair and let it wave. She added her earrings as a final touch and smiled at her reflection in the mirror.

“Go get her, Kennard.”