“Wonderful,” she said. She opened those chocolate brown eyes in which I lost myself so often and flashed her famous Porter smile that always caused me to shiver. She sighed and looked at me with so much love in her eyes. “I love you, T.”

“I love you more.”

“What day is it?”

“Monday.”

Bette moaned and turned around. “Please turn back time.”

“As much as I would love to, I can’t. The good news is that you’ve taken a day off.”

“Have I?” She sounded like she couldn’t believe she had done such a thing.

That afternoon

We had been kissing lazily on the bed and now I was lying in Bettes arms. She just felt so good.

“I’ve been thinking, T.”
“Mhm.”

“It’s just… if something happened to you, it’s just… you know, I wouldn’t be allowed near you since I’m not family. Just… I would like us to have powers of attorney.”

I turned to her. “Nothing will happen to us, Bette.”

“T, you never know. If you go out to get some silly cookies you can get hit by a car and be killed and I’d have no rights at all, or the power to decide anything.”

I felt my heart missing a beat. Tiffani. She had gone out for milk.

“Let’s not go out for cookies then.”

Bette looked at me. “Don’t be ridicolous, T. You know what I mean. It would just… it means a lot to me, and it’s important.”

“I know, but just the thought that something could happen to you. I don’t know how I’d live without you. I can’t imagine.”

“Don’t. This is just some formality, it doesn’t mean something has to happen. Just in case.”

“Yeah. I understand. It’s just… it reminds me of Tiffani, you know, her accident.” I kissed her before she could answer me. “So I really think we should do this. We’ll arrange it as soon as possible.”

“Thank you, honey.” She kissed me again. I couldn’t help it, but I started crying. “What’s wrong?” She asked, sounding very worried.

“Nothing, it’s just… this is so amazing, you are so amazing, and I’m so scared to loose it at times. And now you come with this and it makes me clear again how easily this can all just go away, how something stupid can make my life so miserable.”

“Tina, you don’t have to think about that. Something can always happen to anyone. You shouldn’t worry, I mean, there is no use in it. You can’t help it if something does happen.”

“I know. Just know that I really, really love you with all that I am. God, Bette, what I would do for you… it’s just an amazing feeling. You are my world, you are my life.”

“I know that. I feel the same. What we have is so special, so rare. I’ll never let you go again, you’re too special.”

“Not as special as you though. You know what I would really like to do right now?”

“I can imagine several possibilities, but shoot.”

“To give you a very sensual massage.”

Bette grinned goofily. “I’m not stopping you.”