"Its her, isn’t it?" Melissa smiled sadly, "The reason why you turned me down when I asked you to come home with me"

Bette struggled with her response, not wanting to hurt the woman in front of her. For as long as either of them could remember, there was an understanding between them that things would never go any further than sex. Regardless of that fact, Melissa wasn’t a bad person and Bette couldn’t help but feel guilty upon seeing the look in those blue eyes.

Bette twisted her fingers uncomfortably, unsure of how to word what she was going to say next. "Melissa, I-"

She stopped the moment Melissa brought a hand up to silence her, "Its okay, I understand. I knew there was something different about you tonight. I can see now that it’s because of her"

Bette smiled softly, confirming what Melissa already knew. The raven haired woman smiled back in kind, letting out a deep sigh as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Okay well I should get going. I have that meeting with CU first thing in the morning"

Bette nodded, "It was really great to see you again"

"Same here. Maybe I’ll see you next time I’m in town. You know, for a friendly dinner" Melissa paused before offering a playful wink, "Unless of course it doesn’t work out between you and Tina"

Bette let out a breath of laughter and closed the distance between them when Melissa opened her arms. They shared a warm embrace, said their goodbyes and then went about their separate ways.

Bette made her way over to Kit, explaining the situation before wishing her sister a good night. She tried to be as short and casual as possible but naturally the older Porter knew better. She gave Bette a good stare down and some pretty good skeptical looks before letting the brunette go, promising to pass the message onto Alice and the rest of the girls.

Once Bette made it back to Tina, she helped the blonde to her feet and led her into the parking lot. Looking down at Tina’s wobbly form, Bette couldn’t help the fear and doubt that crept into her head. Though Bette was rendered powerless the very moment her lips touched Tina’s, she still found herself regretting her actions. Things between them were already rocky enough and the last thing Bette wanted was to give Tina another reason to pull away.

She was afraid the blonde would wake up in the morning and either regret or forget their kiss, however amazing it was.

"What about Josh Brecker?" Bette teased n an attempt to ease the thoughts running wild in her mind. She unlocked the passenger side door to her car and helped Tina inside, "Aren’t you gonna say goodbye to him?"

"Who’s Josh Brecker?" Tina slurred as Bette put on her seat belt, pulling back to watch the blonde’s eyes flutter closed.

Bette closed the car door with a smile and shook her head.

Maybe the morning would bring something more promising than she thought.