The blonde gasped and felt herself falling under the spell of Bette Porter once more, firmly grasping the brunette’s shoulders as she fought to remain strong. Her eyes rolled back and she lowered her head in a poor attempt to cut off the advance of Bette’s lips, her body screaming at her to let things be but her mind was forcing her to stop.

"Bette" She breathed and though the tone was complete erotic, Bette was somehow able to pick up on the plea in it.

The brunette pulled back and raised her eyes to meet Tina’s gaze with hope that it matched hers. What she saw there was arousal but it was quickly being overcome with confusion. The panic and fear Bette could see swirling around in Tina’s hazel eyes was enough to make her heart drop the way down to her feet. She knew what was going to happen next and that was when the panic set in.

"Maybe this isn’t such a good idea"

The words were so shakily offered and so unsure that Bette could have persuaded Tina to give her a chance but the brunette was so emotional and hurt at the initial rejection that she couldn’t see clearly. All she wanted to do was run out of the apartment and away from her embarrassment.

The look in Bette’s eyes was enough to break Tina’s heart and that just made the situation even more harder. She couldn’t even form the right words, everything inside her completely unsure of what had occurred between them just as much as where to go from that point on.

"I just . . we’re friends and I don’t-"

Bette held up a hand and cut off Tina, "I get it, you don’t have to explain. You’re right, it was a mistake"

Tina wouldn’t have used that word to explain what had happened and hearing Bette say it out loud hurt her in ways she didn’t understand, further adding to her confusion. Neither woman said a word and a thick, uncomfortable silence settled between them for a few moment before Bette finally gathered the strength to say something.