She nodded, "Yeah"

Bette smiled before closing the distance between them. She cupped her girlfriend’s cheeks and looked deep into her eyes.

"When I said I wasn’t going anywhere, I meant it okay?"

Tina smiled wider, "Okay"

"Good" Bette smiled before leaning in for a deep kiss, "Now get dressed"

—–

The front door to Tina’s house opened slowly, the face of the woman answering far from welcoming. It was nothing short of a scowl, her eyebrows drawn tight and her lips pressed together in a thin line. She seemed unimpressed and a little annoyed. Make that ***** a lot annoyed.

"You’re late" She said simply, her tone sharp.

"I know" Kevin said with a bit of annoyance of his own. He hadn’t counted on Tina having and guests and now said guest was interrogating him as if she had a place to do so. Still, he ran his tongue over his teeth and swallowed his pride. "I was just-"

"I wasn’t looking for an explanation" Bette interrupted, her hand out as she silenced the man in front of her. "I really don’t care why you’re late. What matters is that you weren’t here on time"

Kevin clenched his teeth tightly together, the muscles in his jaw ticking each time he squeezed in irritation.

"Is Tina here?" He asked as calmly as possible, hating the fact that he even had to ask. He was disappointed to say the least, the emotion settling heavy in his stomach as well as his heart. He had hoped to spend the afternoon with Tina and Angie. Only Tina and Angie.

"Yup" Was Bette’s quick reply as she continued to block the doorway, her facial expression unchanged while she looked him up and down.

Kevin raised his eyebrows and waited for her to step aside but she never did. Her grew uncomfortable under her hard stare.

He cleared his throat and shifted on his feet, "Can I come in?"

As if he had asked for the most impossible thing ever, Bette rolled her eyes and moved to the side without a word. She held out her hand at her side, gesturing to let Kevin know he could enter.