“That isn’t fair.  I have some lemon sorbet and some grilled figs
with vanilla marscapone cream!  Come on,
gotta eat that!  We should have had a
backwards dinner, dessert first, the main course last.”  Cass said from the small kitchen, and Tina swallowed, getting up from her place and
moving to behind Cass.
 

            Tina didn’t think, she just acted, doing what
her body and mind, and heart commanded her to do.  Cass turned to her, pulling her close and kissing her
cheek, not thinking that Tina was about to do something life altering.  Then Cassandra saw the look in Tina‘s eyes, the passion that had been
building there since they’d met.

            Cass swallowed, she knew how scary this must be for Tina, and she couldn’t help herself, she was
falling madly in love with Tina Kennard, and she was going to have to admit
that.  Cass touched the back of Tina‘s neck, pulling her a bit closer, and
leaning down to her ear.

            “Tell me you don’t want too?”  Cass said in Tina‘s ear, her supple lips finding her neck and Tina moaned in delight, swallowing away the
desire.  How could she be doing this?  How?  To
Bette, to everything they’d built?  It was so easy, too easy.  Was it supposed to be this easy to destroy a
relationship she’d slaved at for 7 years?  

            “Not now, I can’t.  I have to tell her first…  I want you, so bad.  Goddamn Cassandra, you’ve showed me more love
in a month without even touching me…  Please…
 I have to tell her first….,”  Tina begged, but her hand found the back of
her neck, pulling her closer as a hand pressed against her breast, teasing the
nipple with her fingers.  Tina forgot her protests; they fell on her
own deaf ears.

            “Yes, now.  Today, tomorrow forever, please?  Don’t say anything else, just say yes.”  The begging melted Cassandra, and Tina tugged on her hair, Cassandra’s mouth
snapping open and Tina kissed her.  Tongue
dancing and intertwining with each other, deep and passionate, Tina pushed her gently to against the
counter.

            “Show me?”  Tina asked, and Cass looked up, meeting Tina‘s eyes.  She blinked, knowing what she needed to hear,
and Cassandra wanted to validate what she was feeling with all of her heart.

            “Show you what?”  Cassandra asked, a bit of an impish grin on
her face.  She wanted Tina to ask, but she also wanted her to tell
her how she felt too.

            “How much you want me?  Just me, nothing else in the world but me…”  Tina asked, nibbling on Cassandra’s lower lip and Cass felt weak at the knees.

            “Every day, of every month, of
every year for the rest of your life if you’ll have me….”  Was the answer she received as nimble fingers
gently pulled off her clothes, Tina gave in, easily and willingly.  They moved to the floor, not bothering to move
from there, kissing and falling into each other.

Breath In
(Quin & Alice’s Song)
11.15.04

Breath In
Breath out
Gotta fight thru the pain
Thru the passion of it all
We’ve let it all go
Breath in
Breath out