“Keep your research outside of my personal life” Tina laughed at her lame excuse then said firmly.

“Okay I get it” Kate put her hands up in a yielding gesture “she’s your girlfriend.  I’ll back off.”

“She’s not just my girlfriend” Tina interrupted Kate “she’s the woman that I love, and you were trying to insult her” she shifted her stance “Did you think I was going to sit there and let you disrespect Bette like that?”

“I wasn’t trying to insult Bette” Kate tried to back peddle

“Yes you were” Tina stated firmly “and I don’t care if it was research for the movie or for some kind of sick personal pleasure, you leave Bette alone” with that said, she turned and walked back into the party.  She sat next to her partner who seemed mentally preoccupied to have noticed her return. Tina placed a hand on Bette’s hand that rested on the table then leaned over to whisper in her ear “I have a surprise waiting for you when we get home.”

“Oh yeah” Bette grinned then turned to look at her

“Mmhmm” Tina nodded

“Do I get any hints as to what this surprise might be?” Bette purred

“Mmm, keep talking like that and I might just reveal it to you right now” Tina looked around then guided Bette’s hand under the table to rest on her thigh.  Bette need no further encouragement as her hand grew a mind of its own and moved beyond the hem of her short dress.  The dean gasped at what she felt or what she didn’t feel.

“No Vicky’s?” Bette grinned at her lover

“Nope” Tina shook her head

“What time are we leaving?” Bette asked a little short of breath

“After dinner” Tina told Bette as she removed her hand

“What time are we eating?” Bette asked still short of breath but a little frustrated

“They’re serving us right now” Tina pointed to the servers with trays of the prepared entrée’s “we’ll stay another hour for dinner” she promised Bette.

“Then, we go home for desert” Bette said while lost in her thoughts of what they’ll be doing once they get home.