Bette – It’s still damp …

And she feels a burning desire to brush her face against her hair and lose herself in those blonde locks as she had done dozens of times before. She sighs and closes her eyes.

Bette – We should sleep.

They are silent for a moment. Tina sighs. She moves her body even closer and Bette opens her eyes.

Bette – There is no more space.

Tina – You feel warm.

Bette – Good! Sleep …

The blonde sighs again. They are silent for another moment.

Tina – Wanna talk?

Bette – No.

Tina – I can’t sleep …

Bette – Try harder.

They are silent for yet another moment.

Tina – Have you been dating?

Bette – Why can’t you sleep?

Tina – Have you?

Bette – I’m single in San Francisco. What do you think?

Tina – Are you exclusive with anyone?

Bette sighs.

Bette – Sleep, please …

Tina – So you are back to your old ways … Maybe it’s what you prefer.

Bette – It’s certainly easier …

Tina – Easier to have a bunch of women lust after you than to have one woman love you?

Bette – Easier to have no emotional entanglements, so that they can’t hurt you.

Suddenly, Tina begins to take off her pants and coat inside the sleeping bag, keeping only her underwear and a tank top. Her movements inside the small space rattle the brunette. She opens her eyes again.

Bette – What are you doing?!

Tina – You know I don’t like to wear clothes when I sleep.

Bette – But this is the wild! And you’re cold!

Tina – This is why you need to warm me …

She backs even closer into Bette, her back touching the brunette’s chest, her butt touching the brunette’s crotch, her neck inches away from Bette’s mouth.

Bette – You make it so difficult! You promised that this trip would be strictly professional!

Tina – And it was. But it ended a few hours ago.

Bette – What?! How do you decide when it ends?

Tina – You are the consultant … and I’m the customer. The customer is always right.

She grabs the brunette’s hand and pulls her closer, placing the hand on her thigh.