Bette hesitated before sitting on the bed next to Tina.

"What a fucking mess" she muttered.

"Thanks!" Tina exclaimed.

"Oh…no…I didn’t mean…I…" Bette stuttered, putting a hand on Tina’s arm.

Tina laughed "It’s ok, I’m just kidding"

Bette blushed. She suddenly felt like she was 17 again and in a girls room for the first time, a bundle of nerves. She had to keep reminding herself that she was just here to look after this woman in order to stop herself from shaking.

"How are you feeling?" she asked genuinely.

"A little better. I think the pain killers kicked in. It still hurts though" Tina gave a little smile.

"I really am sorry for hurting you"

"I’d have been a lot more hurt than this if you hadn’t been there. I owe you"

"I was just doing my job" Bette lied. Job or no job, she’d have done anything to save this woman.

"I know, but still" Tina looked up at her "How do you do it, anyway? Risk your life all the time for people you’ve only just met?"

"You just stick your neck out for the good guys. I do this job because I want to make a difference. There are some terrible people out there, and as I’m in a position to stop them, so I do everything in my power to do that"

"Well I think it’s incredibly brave of you"

"I guess I don’t really think about it that way"

"So I’m one of the good guys?" Tina asked with a smile.

"There’s no doubt about that"

Tina shifted slightly and winced.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. Guess the pain killers aren’t strong enough to numb it completely. I’ll be fine, it’s just a bit tight and sore"

Bette swallowed "You want me to see if I can loosen it up a bit for you?"

Tina paused.

"I promise, I won’t hurt you. Well, any more than you’re hurting already" Bette reasoned.

"Is that in the job description?" Tina grinned.

"No. Massage is just a little something I do in my spare time" Bette winked.

"In that case, how can I say no?"

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Shane looked up at Carmen in disbelief. Ok, so she liked to play games. But this was something Shane had never experienced before. She’d never had a woman get that far and then walk away. Normally they were putty in her hands the second she touched them. But Carmen seemed to be the exception to every rule.