“Hey”

“Hey”

“Are you waiting for someone?”

“No, just relaxing a bit, needed to get out of the office”

“Great minds think alike.  May I join you?”

“You don’t have to ask.”

“How have you been?”

“Great thanks.  Had a check up this week, and the baby is doing great as well.”

“That’s great.  You look so radiant.  Motherhood suits you.”

“Thank you.  I can’t wait for this one to come out already.”

“I’m with you on that one.”

“How have you been?”

“Oh, hanging in there.”

“I’m sorry if last week is making you uncomfortable to be around me”

“No, I’m not uncomfortable”

“It’s just that you looked so defeated and I wanted to ease your pain.”

“So, was that a sympathy fuck?”

“Let’s not insult the moment by calling it that.  You know what I meant, and I’m not going to sit here and take that shit from you.”

“I’m sorry.  I don’t know where that came from.”

“Well you better figure it out and deal with it.”

“Being with you that night, it felt different.”

“What do you mean?”

“It was like you were a different person. I’ve never been so terrified and excited at the same time in my entire life.”

“I saw you talking to Candace that day”

Bette’s sharp intake of breath made Tina look at her and reached across the table to take her hand.

“I heard everything and I’m okay with it.”

Tina squeezes Bette’s hand and then added.

“I thought that you didn’t call because the night we made love caused you to miss her.  I was bracing myself for another rejection.”

“God Tina, don’t ever think that.  I told you before she is the biggest regret of my life.  I lost you because of what I did.”

“No, we abandoned each other, just like you said. We can’t keep living in regret because of it, but we have to grow from it.”

“I need to know one thing.”

Bette paused to give her time and rethink asking the question that was burning in her mind.  She could see it being a problem if she didn’t ask it.

“Was there someone else?”

Flashback 4 months ago

     The loud music vibrated through her entire body as Mocha, the girl’s stage name, straddled Tina’s lap while she did her sexy dance to the music.  Her face was so close that all Tina had to do was look up and she would be kissing those luscious lips.  Mocha looked into Tina’s eyes and they stared at each other as she danced for Tina then the girl whispered in her ear.