“So… should we order?” Bette asked after a moment, breaking the eye contact to stare at the menu.

“Mmm yes, I’m starving. Anything you recommend?”

Ohh trust me, there are so many things I would recommend you… oh get a fucking grip Porter!

“Let me see… Oh yeah they have this amazing fettuccini with mushrooms, ham and rose sauce, it’s delicious.”

“Ok, I think I’ll try that.” Tina closed the menu.

“Wine?”

“Sure.”

“Red?”

“Please.”

After Bette placed the order for both the wine and the food they were once again left alone, staring into each other’s eyes.

“Bette I want to thank you again for that beautiful present you sent me today… really I… I have no words…”

“T, you don’t have to thank me anything. It was my pleasure.”

“Well it meant a lot to me, you made me feel…” Tina took a deep breath before continuing with her sentence. “You made me feel special and I know it’s only been three days since we know each other but… you… I…”

Bette reached across the table and took Tina’s hand in her own, tracing out small circles with her thumb.

“I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way around anyone in my life.” Tina shyly admitted.

“That makes two of us.”

“And it scares me a lot.”

“Again… that makes two of us.”

“You know… you make me feel this things and I… I don’t know how to handle them half the time, except when you are around… and I…” Tina was stammering now but felt the need to let everything out.

“Like when we came here… I… I saw you taking to the receptionist and I immediately knew this was not the first time you came here… and this is such a beautiful and quiet and romantic place that my mind started racing with thoughts of whom you came here with or…”

“T…” Bette was smiling now. “You are the first person I come with… you see it never occurred to me to bring anyone here because frankly I never had anyone to share it with.”

They were interrupted by the waitress who was bringing them the wine and water they had requested. Bette painfully released Tina’s hand to give the waitress the room she needed to open the bottle and pour the wine for her to try it. Bette gave an immediate approval in order to make it quick, she desperately needed this moment not to get lost.