6 days to go
As she heard the front door shut, Bette sat up in bed. She had been pretending to be asleep for the last half an hour as Tina got ready for her shopping trip with Alice. She was sure that the blonde knew that she was awake, but when she had ignored her, Tina hadn't pushed it. There was no way that Bette was going to acknowledge her when she knew the purpose of her day out.
She got up and stretched before making her way to the bathroom for a much needed hot shower. As the scalding water cascaded over her naked body, she tried to cleanse all thoughts of Tina from her head. Easier said that done. The look on the blonde's face the night before was emblazened on her mind. Her plan had definitely worked. Tina had been completely unable to hide her jealousy at the sight of Bette with another woman. But still, still the blonde's resolve hadn't broken. She still hadn't said the words that the brunette needed to hear.
Having finished her shower, she walked naked through to the bedroom and stood in front of her closet. Despite her excuses to Alice, she had no plans for the day. She decided that some laps of the pool might clear her head and so pulled on a bikini. She made her way into the back yard and dived gracefully into the pool. Once she surfaced, she began to swim up and down the pool, performing elegant strokes that had been perfected over the years.
Meanwhile, across town, Tina wasn't exactly enthusiastic about the shopping trip. However, she kept a smile on her face to stop Alice from asking questions and proceeded to browse the underwear on display.
"Oooh what about this?" Alice ran excitedly to a display of underwear.
Alice was holding up a red underwear set with ribbons and fluffy balls hanging from it.
"No way Al" Tina wrinkled her nose "waaaay too tacky"
"Okaaaaay….this one?"
The next set was black PVC with holes cut out for the nipples and crotch.
"Al….just no"
"God, ok, this one?"
Alice held up a plain white underwear set.
"Too boring"
"Well, you're being boring TK"
"How about you just let me look and I'll ask your opinion?" Tina suggested.
"Fine" Alice huffed "I'll be browsing over here"
The blonde breathed a sigh of relief, glad to be free from Alice's suggestions for a while. The truth of the matter was, instead of wondering what Henry would think about the underwear on display, with every set that she looked at, her first thought was Would Bette like it?
Taking a deep breath, she began to browse the selections that were far more her style. She picked out a couple of sets and took them over to Alice, who couldn't seem to tear herself away from the leather selection.
"What do you think?"
The blonde held up two lacy sets, one in red and one in black.
"Oooh sexy TK" Alice nodded approvingly "are you gonna try them on?"
"Yes, but don't think that means you get to perve on me"
"Awww TK come on, why else do you think I came on this trip?" Alice joked.
Tina silenced her with a glare and made her way to the fitting room. She tried on both sets and admired herself in the mirror. Bette would definitely approve she thought to herself. Shit, no, Henry, Henry will approve. Oh fuck, who am I kidding. I want to look good for Bette.
She emerged from the fitting room a few minutes later, with both sets in hand.
"So?" Alice asked.
"They're perfect. Now I just gotta choose a colour"
"You could always get both, and let Bette make the final decision" Alice suggested.
Tina raised an eyebrow "What makes you think she'd do that?"
"Maid of honour duties and all that"
"Fine, I'll get both. It's been a while since I treated myself to some new underwear anyway" the blonde relented.
She made her purchases and they left the store, impressed with their efficiency.
"So, you wanna get a coffee?" Alice asked.
"I'm sorry Al, but I've got loads to do still so I'd better get back. But thanks for coming today, I really appreciate it"
"It's no trouble. Someone had to step into Porter's shoes"
Tina dropped Alice back at her apartment and made her way back to Bette's house. She pulled into the drive and carried her shopping bag into the house. She searched around for the brunette, unable to find her until she noticed that the backdoor was ajar.
She stepped out onto the patio and just stood admiring the brunette who was still swimming laps in the pool. Eventually Bette seemed to sense her presence, and she came to a halt in the shallow end.
"Hey" Tina called out shyly.
"Hey" Bette responded, wringing out her hair.
The blonde moved to the edge of the pool.
"Successful trip I see" the brunette said, nodding at the bag in the blonde's hand.
"I guess" the blonde shrugged.
Bette got out of the pool, trying to ignore the fact that the blonde was staring at the way her body moved in her tiny bikini.
"I'm going for a shower" she announced, walking past the blonde and into the house.
Tina could only stand and watch as the brunette passed her. This wasn't going quite as she planned. She made her way into the bedroom and waited for the brunette to emerge.
Once again Bette let the hot water wash over her body, trying not to picture the look on the blonde's face as she'd emerged from the water. She willed herself not to cry at the overwhelming pain that never seemed to go away. As she rinsed out her hair she tried to reassure herself. You're strong Bette she told herself you can deal with this, you can still be around her and not have to touch her.
She wrapped herself in a towel and stepped out of the bathroom. Her eyes widened at the sight that she found in her bedroom.
Tina was stood leaning back against the vanity, clad only in a lacy black bra and matching french knickers.
"Tina" the brunette whispered, a mix of arousal and sadness in her voice.
"Bette, come here"
"T…I can't. I can't stand here and look at you in underwear that you bought for him"
"This" the blonde said softly, walking towards the brunette "I bought this for you"
Bette just shook her head in confusion as the blonde approached her, stopping just in front of her.
"No-one else gets to see this but you" Tina breathed.
"I can't take this anymore T" the brunette said quietly, tears welling in her eyes.
Gently the blonde guided Bette back against the bed, making her sit down on the edge. She leant down and cupped the brunette's cheeks, placing a lingering kiss on her lips.
"I don't know how I'm gonna do this, but I have to. The whole time I was shopping, all I could think of was how you would look at me if I wore this. And when I truly look inside myself, I know that it's you that I can't live without. You and only you"
"What are you saying?"
"It has to be you Bette, I have to choose you"
"But Henry…"
"Forget about Henry. I…" the blonde took a deep breath "I'm gonna call off the wedding"
Slowly a smile crept onto the brunette's face, gradually spreading until it became a full on grin "You are?"
"I am" Tina confirmed.
"And right now?"
"Right now I need what I've been fighting for too long"
The brunette whimpered and pulled the blonde's body to her, resting her face against her chest. She began to cry and the blonde stroked her hair reassuringly. Tina knew that she would have to take the lead in this, and she reached behind her to remove the brunette's arms from around her waist. She took hold of Bette's hands and placed them over her lace covered breasts.
"T…" the brunette breathed against the blonde's chest.
"Touch me"
"Really? Can I really touch you?"
"You can really touch me" the blonde confirmed.
Bette lifted her head to look at her hands cupping the blonde's breasts. She began to squeeze them, enthralled by the way that the soft mounds of flesh fitted in her hands.
"You look so sexy in this" she moaned.
The blonde lifted the brunette's head once again and pressed their lips together. She felt the brunette continuing to massage her breasts and she opened her mouth to moan. Bette took advantage of this and slid her tongue into the blonde's mouth. All of a sudden the passion in the kiss intensified and their tongues were battling for dominance. This time, there was no going back.
The brunette could feel the blonde's nipples hardening beneath her bra and she needed to feel more. With the blonde's hands tangling in her hair as they continued to kiss hungrily, she reached around her body and unhooked her bra. She tugged it down the blonde's arms, and Tina moved them away from the brunette's hair temporarily to let the bra be cast aside.
Immediately both sets of hands moved back to where they were previously, only this time that meant that the brunette was able to grasp the blonde's naked breasts. She groaned into Tina's mouth as she filled her hands with them, caressing them and letting her thumbs brush over the nipples. It was the blonde who broke the kiss, remaining leant over the brunette with their foreheads rested together. They both stared down at Bette's hands as they began to tug on the blonde's nipples, causing her to gasp.
"I need to see more of you" the blonde begged.
She moved her hands to the top of the brunette's towel.
"Can I?"
"God yes" the brunette breathed.
Slowly the blonde pulled the towel away from Bette's body as she stared in wonder at the skin that was being revealed to her. She had seen her best friend naked before, but this was different. This time she was going to get to touch her.
She nudged against the brunette's forehead with her chin, and Bette took the hint and moved back on the bed. She lay back and waited for the blonde to crawl over her.
"You have the most incredible body" Tina thought out loud.
She straddled the brunettes thighs and leant down to take a nipple in her mouth. She felt Bette's hands in her hair, encouraging her, and she began to suck on the hardened nub.
"Oh my god T…that feels so good"
The blonde reached up her other hand to play with the brunette's other nipple. She tugged on it, feeling Bette arching her back. She removed her mouth from the nipple and rested her forehead between the brunette's breasts, looking down her body. She watched her hand as it trailed down the brunette's stomach just as it had the other night, only this time, it wouldn't be stopping.
She paused the movements of her hand for a moment as it came to the trimmed strip of her just above Bette's centre. She adjusted her legs so that she was kneeling either side of one of the brunette's thighs, allowing the woman below her to spread her legs.
"Can I really touch you?" she asked softly.
"T…you never ever have to ask that" the brunette replied huskily "you've always been allowed to touch me"
Lowering her lips to place a light kiss in the valley between the brunette's breasts, Tina let her fingers slide down and inbetween her folds. She began to breathe heavily as her fingers came into contact with the wetness that had pooled between Bette's legs.
"Tina!" the brunette gasped.
The blonde began to stroke her fingers up and down the brunette's core. She was in complete and utter wonderment at the way the woman felt beneath her fingers.
"B…I…I don't know what I'm doing"
In that moment, Bette had forgotten that her best friend had never been with a woman before. She lifted herself up and flipped them over so that she was topping the blonde. She ran a finger down an imaginary line down the middle of the blonde's body. When she reached the top of her lacy black shorts, she paused.
"Can I take these off?"
"Please…" the blonde begged.
The brunette hooked her fingers under the waistband of the underwear. As the blonde lifted her hips to assist her, she slid the last remaining item of clothing down her legs and threw them to the floor. Finally, after all those years, they were naked together.
"I can't believe this is really happening" Bette whispered.
Tina spread her legs and guided the brunette's hand between them "This is real. This is you"
"Oh god" the brunette whimpered.
She leant down over the blonde and pressed their mouths together as her fingers began to explore her centre for the first time. Both women were moaning into the kiss as Bette's fingers sought out the blonde's clit which was begging for attention.
"I want to touch you too" Tina breathed against the brunette's lips "I just don't know how"
The brunette paused her movements for a moment as she sat up and placed the blondes hand against her core "Just follow my lead"
She leant back down and they kissed again as their fingers moved in synch, each women circling the others clit. The kisses grew lighter as both women struggled to control their breathing. They had waited so long for this, and it felt better than either of them could have even imagined. Bette pressed down against the blonde's clit and felt her own hips jerk as the blonde did the same to her. Their hips rocked against one another's hands, desperately seeking the release that they needed.
"Bette…oh my god…" the blonde panted "this is…oh my god…"
"T…I've never…you feel so good…"
The brunette kept her thumb pressed down on the blonde's clit as she slid two fingers inside her.
"Fuck!" Tina gasped.
As she adjusted to the feeling of the brunette's fingers inside her, the blonde made her move to copy her position. Sliding two fingers into Bette, she felt a tear trickle down her cheek.
"T?" the brunette asked in concern, pausing her movements "What's wrong?"
"Please don't stop" the blonde begged "it just feels so…perfect…being inside you"
They kissed tenderly as they built up a slow rhythm with their bodies, matching each other stroke for stroke. Their thumbs pressed firmly on one another's clits and both women were squirming in pleasure.
"I don't…want this to end" Tina panted.
"You can have this…again and again…" the brunette reassured.
Their hips were grinding, increasing the pace of their hands movements. They rocked against each other, desperate for as much contact as they could get. Bette tangled her free hand in the blonde's hair, looking down at her lovingly.
"Bette…I'm gonna come…"
"Come for me baby…I wanna see you…"
Tina's face contorted as she felt the hardest orgasm she had ever experienced wash over her. The sight of the blonde in such sheer pleasure sent a jolt through the blonde's body and she felt her own orgasm hit her. Their muscles clenched around each other's fingers as they rode out the pleasure, with the brunettes head collapsed against the blonde's shoulder.
As she felt herself recovering, Bette lifted her head to look at the blonde. There was a peaceful look on her face as her eyes shut with a contented smile. Slowly removing her fingers from inside Tina, the brunette reached up to move the strands of hair that clung to the sweat on the blonde's forehead. As she felt the movement, the blonde's eyelids fluttered open and she smiled up at the brunette.
"I never felt anything like that" she said shyly.
"That's what love feels like T"
"Then I wanna feel that every day"
"I will never stop making you feel like that"
The blonde reached up a hand to cup the brunette's cheek "We're really gonna do this, huh?"
"We really are"
In that moment, the how and why didn't matter at all. What mattered was that Tina had finally realised that there was only one person who could make her truly happy.