Shane watched from the sofa as Carmen stood by the fridge and took a long swig of beer.
"You want some?" Carmen asked provocatively.
"Sure I do" Shane smiled.
Carmen took another swig and walked towards the sofa, her hips swaying. Holding the beer in mouth she leant down and Shane parted her lips willingly. The contrast of the cool liquid trickling down her throat and the heat of Carmen's lips on hers was amazing. As she swallowed the last drop she hesitated, unsure of what to do next.
"That taste good?" Carmen whispered, her breath flickering on Shane's lips.
"Not as good as this" Shane growled, taking the hint and pulling Carmen in for another kiss.
Carmen stretched out her arm to put the beer on the floor. Pushing Shane by the shoulders, she laid her down on the sofa and crawled on top of her. Not wanting to let this moment escape her, Shane let her hands roam free. She ran them down Carmen's back, taking the time to caress her curvaceous hips before going for the jackpot. And that arse felt even better than she had imagined. Using her grip on the firm muscles in Carmen's arse, she pulled her closer so that their bodies were pressed against each other.
Carmen broke from the kiss to run her tongue down to Shane's ear which she nibbled on gently.
"You know I wanted you from the second you knocked on the office door" she whispered.
"You're well aware that I feel the same" Shane whispered back.
"You didn't hide it much"
"Why should I hide it?" Shane sucked on Carmen's neck, not hard enough to leave a mark but with enough pressure to elicit a moan.
"Because…" Carmen was becoming distracted by the feeling of Shane's mouth on her neck.
"Because you like playing games?" Shane smiled to herself.
"It keeps things more exciting, don't you think?" Carmen regained her composure.
"Sometimes"
And suddenly Shane felt Carmen's mouth on hers again, and felt a stirring between her legs as Carmen slid her hand down to her crotch. She moaned and started to grind her hips against Carmen.
"Well…your just gonna have to play my game…aren't you?" Carmen grinned as she got up off of Shane and picked up her beer.
"You're kidding me right?" Shane asked incredulously.
Carmen just raised her eyebrows and took a swig of beer.
Bette walked back into Tina's cubicle to find Eric by the bed.
"Bette" he turned to greet her.
"Eric" she responded politely.
"Erm…I wanted to thank you for bringing Tina in. It's lucky you were with her"
"What are friends for, eh?" Bette smiled falsely.
"Eric's right Bette. I'm really lucky you were there. After I crashed the car I could have been stuck there for ages if you hadn't been there to help me" Tina jumped in before Bette and Eric got the chance to converse any further.
"Oh. Well. I'm just glad you're ok" Bette caught on to Tina's story and was impressed by how well she could think on her feet.
"And so am I" Eric leant in and kissed Tina on the lips.
Bette watched the exchange and felt her heart sink. It wasn't so long ago that her lips were against Tina's, and, if it was possible, she was finding it even harder now to see the two of them together. Noticing how Tina was looking down in embarassment, Bette decided to change the subject.
"Is it easing up at all? Your back I mean"
"I don't know. It hurts a lot, especially if I try and move. I'm hoping they'll give me some pain killers"
"I'm sure they will. And you'll probably just have to rest" Bette smiled at her.
"That's gonna be hard for Tina. Never stops, do you babe?" Eric patted her on the head.
"I'm sure I'll be fine" Tina smiled weakly.
"Well, you have me here to take care of you. When I get you home I'll just tuck you up in bed and then I can wait on you hand and foot"
Thank God, thought Bette, as the doctor re-entered the cubicle. She didn't know how much more of the sickly sweet Eric she could take.
"Tina, good news. I don't see any reason to keep you here any longer. There shouldn't be any long term damage to your back, you just need to rest it for a while. I've prescribed you some pain killers which should tide you over for the next couple of weeks. Just take them when the pain gets heavy, but no more than three a day. Any more problems, just come right back and see us" the doctor smiled.
"Thank you doctor" Eric reached out and shook his hand.
"Yeah, thanks" Tina smiled gratefully.
In a compromise, both Eric and Bette helped Tina out to the car. When they'd let go of her, Tina supported herself on the door and turned round.
"Babe" Tina put her hand on Eric's arm "Would it be ok if you just dropped me and Bette back at mine? I'm just really tired, and what with my back hurting so much I really need to have a bed to myself. I'm sorry"
"Umm ok" Eric looked really disappointed "Whatever you want babe"
They all got in the car and sat in awkward silence. Bette was secretly relieved that she didn't have to spend any more time with Eric, but didn't give anything away. Luckily for them all it was a short drive to Tina's house. When they got out Tina kissed Eric awkwardly on the cheek and Bette gave him a sort of half wave before helping Tina out of the car and into the house.
"I'm sorry you had to be stuck in the middle of that" Tina apologised as soon as they got through the door.
"It's ok. I'm just here to stick with whatever you want to do"
"Oh. Right" Tina looked a little disheartened.
"No, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that I'm here for you, and that's what matters"
"Ok" Tina smiled "well as you're here to help me, could you sort me a pain killer?"
"No problem" Bette fixed Tina a glass of water and a pill, which she took and winced.
"I hope this kick in fast. And as your second job, you think you could get me up the stairs?"
"Anything you wish boss" Bette grinned.
Tina grinned back and lifted her arm up to put around Bette's shoulders.
"Hey, if I'm gonna take care of you, I'm gonna do it properly"
"What do you mean?" Tina looked confused.
Bette held out both of her arms "Do you trust me?"
"I think I proved that one"
Bette grinned again and lifted Tina gently into her arms.
"If you drop me Porter…" Tina warned.
"Trust me T, I won't hurt you" Bette said quietly as she cradled Tina, as protective over her as a mother over her child. She bit her lip, waiting for a reaction to her accidental use of a nickname.
And none came. Tina just smiled up at Bette gratefully. They got to the top of the stairs and Tina helped by pushing open her bedroom door, and Bette laid her down gently on the bed.
"I think I'm ok from here" Tina smiled.
"Ok. Well I'm gonna leave the doors open, so anything you need just yell for me ok?"
"Thank you"
"It's ok. Good night, Tina" Bette said softly.
"Goodnight Bette" Tina took one last look into the deep brown eyes as Bette left the room.
Bette retreated to her room and got changed, but found herself unable to sleep. She ran through the days events in her head, and tried to think of anything that she'd missed. Because at the moment it seemed like all she was doing was dodging bullets and coming no closer to discovering who was after Tina. All she knew was that it was serious. And that she'd do anything to keep her safe.
"Bette?" Tina's voice came from the other room.
"Coming!" Bette got up quickly and went into Tina's room "Are you ok?"
Bette could do nothing but stare. Tina was lay on her front with the covers bunched around her waist. There was nothing on her top half, which gave Bette a full view of her toned back.
"I couldn't sleep, and just felt like some company. I'm sorry if I disturbed you…"
"Not at all. I couldn't sleep either"
Tina patted the space on the bed next to her "Come sit with me".