"Of course I am" Tina answered honestly, "But that doesn’t mean I don’t want this, want you"

"I want you too" Bette whispered and Tina smiled softly.

"Show me" She took Bette’s face in her hands and leaned in for a deep kiss.

Bette somehow found the strength to stand with Tina in her arms and in that moment, the blonde pulled back to look at her with confusion.

"This means just as much to me as it does to you" Bette clarified, her expressive eyes looking deep into Tina’s.

Understanding quickly dawned on the blonde and she nodded as she cupped Bette’s face, kissing her with even more passion.

Bette somehow managed to make her way into the bedroom, stumbling over the threshold before finally lowering Tina onto the plush mattress.

"You were jealous last night" Bette teased as she crawled over Tina’s body, the sexy smirk on her face made Tina’s heart beat faster.

"I know" Tina responded as she reached up for Bette’s face, pulling her down for another kiss.

"Why?" Bette asked as she trailed her lips from Tina’s jaw down to her neck.

"You know why" Tina shot back teasingly, a hand tangled in Bette’s curls to hold her head in place. She slipped the other under Bette’s sweater, gasping when the brunette sucked on her pulse point.

"Tell me anyway" Bette’s words were almost slurred in her arousal as she kissed her way to Tina’s collarbone.

She did know the answer but she wanted Tina to say it. She needed to hear it.

"Because" Tina sucked in a breath at the feeling of Bette’s warm tongue tracing her collarbone, her words leaving her lips in a breathless whisper, "Because I love you"

Even though she had been expecting as much, the words still hit a part of Bette’s heart that had never been touched before. She pulled back with eyes filling with tears, flashing the widest smile Tina had ever seen. She looked so innocent, so pure, so vulnerable, so fucking beautiful. Tina found a smile spreading across her face as well.

"I love you too"

Tina found her own eyes welling with tears upon hearing Bette’s words. She held onto Bette’s face and they both laughed with the sheer happiness they felt. She pulled Bette in for a series of loving kisses, both women smiling into the embrace.