“Do you have your cell phone with you?” Bette asked

“Yes”

“You have my number programmed into your phone right” Bette asked

Tina rolled her eyes again

“Yes Ms. Porter” Tina said trying to conceal a smile

Bette reached out and swatted Tina’s arm

“Smart ass” Bette said “Be safe and I’ll see you tomorrow” as she reached over and gave Tina another hug.

“I’ll see you tomorrow” Tina replied

“Tina what was that all about?”

“Oh it just Bette, shes always worrying about me”

“Man Tina she’s worse that your mother how long have you known her for?”

“11 years almost 12”

“Wow that’s a long time”

“Yeah a very long time, she’s like my best friend I can talk to her about anything and she’ll totally get it”

“Why have I never met her before, I don’t think Shane knows her either right? Or at least she had never mentioned her”

“No, Bette lives in New York she’s an Assistant Director at the MOMA in New York” Tina sighed “She’s brilliant, she’s an amazing artist she just doesn’t know it, she’s super smart she went to Yale you know.  But what I love most about her is her ability to always find the beautiful in everything.  She’s the one who taught me everything about art, I get totally lost in her voice and words when she stands in front of a painting, she has the ability to describe every stroke on the canvas its like she can almost feel what the artist was feeling when the artist painted it, it’s amazing”

Brenda took notice when Tina said she loved Bette, and the way Tina described Bette, Brenda felt the love and admiration Tina felt for Bette also it was obvious to Brenda that Tina’s feeling towards Bette went deeper than that of just a friendship, the question was did Tina know she was in love with Bette. Brenda suspected no.

They arrived at the party Brenda pulled up to the driveway and parked Brenda got out of the car and ran to open the passenger door for Tina, as Tina got out of the car Brenda took her hand closed the door and pushed Tina against it she placed her hands on Tina’s hips and whispered into her ear

“I just wanted to tell you how fucken hot you look tonight baby”Tina smiled

“Well you look pretty good yourself Bren”

“What do you say we ditch this party and we head on over to the nearest hotel and you let me fuck you all night” Brenda growled

“As much ad that sounds tempting I promised Shane I would show up tonight” Tina reached over and put her hands on Brenda’s face and leaned in for a kiss but I promise later ok?”

“Ok baby “Brenda answered lets go dance the night away and have some fun.

Bette couldn’t sleep she spent all night tossing and turning, she should have been dead tired since she was still on New York time.  She decided to get up and make herself some tea hoping that would sooth her restlessness.

She though back to what Kit told her in the car and it put a smile on her face,

Kit accused Bette of falling for Tina, “Falling for Tina” Bette said out loud as she sat at the kitchen table at her fathers house “Tina is my best friend and she’s a lot younger than me how can a I be falling for her, impossible.  I just worry about her that’s all.”

Bette look at the oven clock 1:39am, ‘I wonder if she’s home yet?’  What was up with the Brenda girl anyways she acted a little too friendly towards Tina, and my gaydar was going off when I met her, humm Bette thought. Bette decided she would ask T about Brenda tomorrow