Bette’s head was now empty, well not entirely but at least songs free. She knew she had to face the blonde at some point and her own embarrassment. So she started counting to ten as she commanded her mouth not to say the words she was thinking about this time, and her eyes to open. She slowly lifted her head to face Tina. Much to her surprise Tina was smiling at her in that tender and fascinating way only Tina could smile. Bette started the process of melting, a process she knew it had a beginning but not a precise moment to end.

“I’m sorry for that, I swear I actually can communicate like a normal person.” Bette smiled widely, that million dollar smile she knew when to use but that in this case came naturally because in Bette’s head Tina was the object that brought that smile constantly to her face.

“Can I ask you something?” Tina’s boldness took her by surprise.

Bette nodded, suddenly afraid of what might come next.

“What song?”

Bette looked confused, this not going unnoticed by Tina.

“I mean you mentioned Norah Jones so I figured that something started playing in your head? God knows I get those moments all the time.” Tina reformulated the question and ended it with a small giggle realizing that she had those all the time.

“Mmm I don’t know if I should answer that question just yet.” Bette was trying really hard not to push it, because she knew that if it was up to her she would have answered honestly not only because that was her style… but also because she knew that that particular song was the question she needed Tina to answer, and then again she was afraid of that answer.

Tina looked a bit defeated by Bette’s answer, although she melted with the smile. That smile that had been getting her in trouble for the last three days, now was not the exception.

“Bette” was all that Tina could say next, but again using that unique tone in her voice, the tone that was making Bette go wild every time she heard her name escape those marvellous lips.

“Tina” Bette tried to manage a neutral answer, her heart skipping a beat.