After the conversation with Giles, Melvin had a secret meeting with the rest of the board of projects to share the acquired information.

New Pasadena, 7:00 pm. the same day. New CalTech-Biochemistry building – Annex –Porter – Kennard’s apartment

Bette is changing her clothes after taking a bath, she is alone now and looking herself in the mirror with a wide smile remembering the early events when she entered to the lab and saw the emotion, lust and a little bit of fear in Tina’s face, the blonde was more beautiful than ever, especially in those working clothes and her freshly washed and disheveled hair.

Flashback 2:30 pm the same day

Bette is nervous and excited at the same time, thrilled to see her girlfriend whom she missed so much, and anxious because she doesn’t know how the blonde will receive her, and if everything is fine she has something to tell to her girlfriend; but Bette is scared she is doubting,  maybe, after one month, the blonde has new love interests, maybe her passion has dimmed, or maybe she changed her heart, though it doesn’t sound possible since the last night they had a very ‘hot talk’, during which, however, she felt Tina a little uneasy and concerned; Bette talked later with Louise to find out if there were something wrong, but Louise didn’t give her any clue, on the contrary, she seemed amused with Bette’s questions; well, now it is time to cross the portal, and the brunette thinks it is better to take the bull by the horns and see by herself what is happening in Tina’s heart and mind…, maybe she, Bette, being the older, should break the ice, so she crossed the portal and saw Tina waiting for her so gorgeous, with a little weight loss and looser clothes than the last time they saw each other; but also with a lost look, so Bette tried to bring her to earth

Bette: “hey T…, I’m back…”

And suddenly the eyes of her girlfriend lighted and got glassy, her face blushed and her body started to shiver while the uncontrollable words came from her lips.

Tina: “oh my God, you are so beautiful”

That was all that Bette needed to take control of the situation, in that moment she knew, she could understand the fairs of Tina, and so, she rushed and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend’s waist while the blonde embraced Bette by her shoulders; the brunette lifted the younger girl and spun her body with hers, making Tina straddle her with her legs on Bette’s hips and, of course, Bette’s hands moved to her girlfriend’s ass, producing a big hubbub from the spectators. All the board members except Sharon, who was in the cabin with the new shift, were contemplating the PDA, Louise was red-faced and decided to stop the ’show’ that distracted her students in the lab.