The weekend was finally here. Tina was slouched back in the passenger seat of Bette's Saab, eyes closed, her shoes kicked off and the early evening sunlight playing across her face. They were travelling the short distance to Santa Monica after the brunette had picked up Tina from the movie set, and neither woman could wipe the smile off their face.
"You good there T?" Bette asked with a laugh.
"Mmm" the blonde moaned contentedly.
"You gonna be that talkative all weekend?"
"Sorry babe, I'm just so content right now"
"You look it" the brunette chuckled "I don't think I've seen that smile on your face in a long time"
Tina opened her eyes to look at her lover "That's 'cause I haven't been this relaxed in a long time"
"Rough week?"
"God yes" complained the blonde "I just can't wait to get away from all the egos"
"T…you know you're sat in the car with the biggest ego in all of WeHo?"
"Sweetie…you got nothing on the supposed movie stars that I have to deal with every day. You're a pussycat compared to them"
"Hey, I'm quite proud of my egotistical reputation" the brunette pouted.
"Oh babe…you want me to stroke your ego?"
"I'd rather you stroked something else" Bette purred suggestively.
Tina raised an eyebrow "You on heat already?"
"I can't help it" whined the brunette "being in close proximity to you, particularly when your skirt is riding up your thighs like that…you know what it does to me T"
"Oh, you mean like this?" the blonde teased, sliding her skirt up further to reveal more of her creamy white thighs.
Bette just groaned and pressed her foot down on the gas. Her need to arrive in Santa Monica just increased threefold.
Luckily for the brunette the traffic wasn't too bad and they soon arrived at their hotel. After a minor incident of road rage in fighting a middle aged man in a Mercedes for a parking space, they were able to enter the hotel and check in promptly.
"Would you like me to arrange for your bags to be brought up Ms Porter?" the young receptionist asked.
"No thank you, we'll be fine" replied the brunette, desperately trying to avoid any further disturbances or delays to their evening.
"Well here's your keys, I hope you enjoy your stay here at Loews Beach"
Flashing the Porter smile, Bette took the offered key cards and picked up her bag. Tina followed suit and they made their way to the elevator. Unfortunately for them, there was another couple in the elevator so the two women stared forewards, neither able to make eye contact for fear of losing control completely.
When they finally reached their floor, the brunette practically ran down the corridor in the direction of the rooms.
"Bette?" called the blonde, laughing.
"Come on T!"
"I would but you've gone the wrong way"
Tina stood with her hand on her hip as the brunette rushed back, heading straight past her down the adjacent corridor. Laughing to herself, the blonde followed and found an open door bearing their room number.
"Babe?" she called, stepping into the room.
The door slammed behind her and she found herself being pinned up against it. She dropped her bag to the floor and brought her hands to Bette's face, welcoming the hungry kiss that she was being offered.
"Hey" she smiled, resting her forehead against the brunettes.
"I missed you T"
"I missed you too babe. It's so good to be here with you"
Bette leant in, taking the blondes top lip between hers. The blonde groaned, pulling the brunettes body into hers and deepening the kiss. Their tongues danced together as Tina ran her hands through the brunettes curls, the desperation bursting out of her.
Meanwhile, the brunettes hands were running up and down Tina's sides, eventually coming to rest at the hem of her skirt. She slowly slid it up, revealing once again the thighs that had been taunting her for the entire car journey.
"You" she breathed "have been teasing me with these for far too long"
"These ol' things?" the blonde drawled, knowing full well the effect that her Southern accent had on the brunette.
Bette grunted in response, hooking her arms around the blondes thighs and lifting her up. The blonde willingly wrapped her legs around the brunettes waist, loving the secret strength that Bette had in those toned arms.
"Fuck!" she gasped, kissing the brunette deeply.
With the aid of her lower body, Bette managed to use one arm to keep the blonde propped against the door.
"All I've been able to think about" the brunette exhaled, kissing her lover intermittently "is fucking you"
"God…babe…"
"You'd like that wouldn't you T? You'd like me to fuck you right here up against this door?" Bette growled.
"Fuck yes!"
"Are you ready for me?"
"Take me Bette!" ordered the blonde.
Growling into the blondes neck, the brunette slid her free hand between their bodies, coming into contact with Tina's underwear. She could feel the heat emanating from her centre as her hand approached, before her fingers brushed against the wetness that was seeping through her underwear. Wasting no further time, she yanked the blondes underwear to one side and let her fingers come into contact with her soaked core.
"Fuck…you really are ready for me…" she gasped.
The blonde pulled her lovers hair, causing their eyes to meet. Her hazel eyes were unnaturally dark, her pupils dilated with desire.
"You better hurry the fuck up and fuck me Bette Porter" she hissed.
"Oh God" the brunette groaned.
She thrust two fingers straight into the blonde, her digits sliding in easily due the lubricated state of her lover. She knew that they would have plenty of time later for gentle lovemaking, and that right now it was all about giving the blonde a release.
The brunette began to thrust her fingers in and out of the blonde, driving them up into her as hard as she could. Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead at the effort required to keep up her movements, but she wouldn't relent. The whimpers and gasps coming from her quivering lover seemed to give her almost superhuman energy.
Tina was clutching at the brunettes back, her nails digging in with every thrust that Bette's fingers made into her. She was fully aware that her body was banging against the door, but in that moment she couldn't care less. So what if the people in the neighbouring rooms could hear them? She was having the life fucked out of her by the sexiest woman in the world and she wanted everybody to know about it. She tugged on the brunettes hair again, causing her lover to look up at her. They pressed their faces together, their open mouths just millimetres apart.
Bette herself was panting, she could feel her lover's wetness spilling onto her hand. The blondes centre welcomed her fingers, the softness of her inner walls inviting every thrust. It was as if her body was opening more and more every time she drove her fingers upwards and all she wanted was to fill her.
"Babe…I'm gonna fall…"
"No you're not baby…I've got you"
The blonde wrapped her arms around Bette's neck, holding their faces together as she felt the orgasm spread from her core and course through her body. Her mouth hung open as she gasped for breath, her entire body quivering in her lover's arms. With one final jerk she let out a strangled cry and her body stilled.
Gradually Bette her hold on the blondes thigh, letting her feet come to rest back on the floor. She continued to prop her lover up, knowing that her legs wouldn't hold her yet. Tina's arms hung around her neck, her cheek rested against the brunettes as she slowly tried to normalise her breathing.
"Welcome to Santa Monica baby" smiled Bette.
"Mmm that was quite some welcome"
"Oh I intend to spend the whole weekend welcoming you"
The blonde laughed "You're insatiable"
"I just can't get enough of you"
"Mmm the feeling's mutual babe"
The blonde lifted her head and planted a soft kiss on the brunettes lips. Their mouths opened and their tongues slowly caressed one another. Unable to keep away the grin that was spread across her face, Bette pulled back from the kiss.
"What's got you smiling like a Cheshire cat?" asked the amused blonde.
"You"
"Charmer"
"You love it. But seriously T, this weekend means the world to me. It's always so hard not to show my feelings for you in public, but for these couple of days we can just be us"
"You never were one for PDAs babe" Tina pointed out.
"Things change. Now I want to take every chance I can to show you how much you mean to me"
The blonde smiled softly. In some ways she barely recognised the woman in front of her. But deep down it was still her Bette, just the improved version.
"Hows about you show me how much I mean to you by taking me for dinner? Apparently the restaurant here has the best scallops in California. Plus they have a fire pit" the blonde said excitedly.
"And you know this how?"
"I may have been reading up on the hotel ever since you mentioned it…"
The brunette grinned. She loved it when Tina got as enthusiastic as she did about their plans. Both of them were such respected women in their fields of work, but they couldn't help but be overcome by a childlike excitement at something as simple as a weekend in a hotel. Of course, with Bette Porter involved it was never just any old hotel, but simply the fact that they got to spend two nights together away from their busy lives left the couple with permanent infectious grins.
They both changed and freshened up before heading down to the restaurant. It was probably about half full, but of course Bette's charm meant they were immediately seated at a table with a beautiful sea view.
"Wow…I don't think this moment could be any more perfect" smiled Tina, sipping on a large glass of wine.
Bette leant across the table and took hold of the blondes free hand, running her thumb over her knuckles. She was admiring the way the sunset came through the windows, bathing her lover in a red glowing light.
"You look beautiful T" she breathed, not even realising that she was vocalising her thoughts.
The blonde blushed, still not quite used to the compliments that had been missing from her life for so long "Thank you"
"T…I'm sorry that I stopped appreciating you. I'm sorry that I stopped showing you how important you are to me. I promise you, that's never gonna happen again"
"Hey" Tina said softly, turning her hand over to take hold of the brunettes "what's brought this on?"
Bette bit her lip, looking down at her lap before raising her eyes to meet the blondes again "It's just being here with you, I realised that we stopped going away together, I stopped taking you places. We were just plodding along in our daily routine and I took you for granted. I can't promise things will always be as exciting as they are now, but I swear to you T, I will never ever take you for granted again. I'm so lucky to have you in my life and I'm even more blessed to have this chance with you again. I'm not gonna fuck this up baby"
The blonde put down her glass, reaching across the table to take hold of the brunettes other hand. She took her time before replying, but making sure to keep her eyes on Bette's in a reassuring gaze.
"Bette, I'm just as guilty of all those things as you are. We let ourselves go. We held onto this belief that we were above the problems that other people faced, like we didn't have to work at our relationship. But we did babe. And we stopped fighting for each other. But now I know that there is nothing in my life worth fighting for more than you. And if I have to spend the rest of my life fighting for you then I will. You and Angie mean everything to me and I will never ever let you go again. The ups, the downs, I don't care because we'll see it through together"
They smiled shyly at each other. Their food arrived and it provided a welcome break from the heavy nature of the conversation, allowing them both time to reflect as they ate. This was an enormous milestone for both of them, admitting past mistakes and acknowledging what they had to do in the future to make their relationship work. Tina was impressed at the maturity Bette was showing, realising that it wouldn't always be like it was at this point, but that they had to make time for each other and not let either of them ever feel like they were being cast aside in favour of other priorities.
"Mmm T, I think your research was right"
"Damn I know, I don't think I've ever tasted anything this good" Tina agreed, savouring each mouthful.
"Not anything?" the brunette questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Not anything I could eat at this table" the blonde smirked and leant in, lowering her voice so that noone but Bette could hear her "You know nothing compares to the taste of your pussy baby, but I don't think the rest of the customers would appreciate me eating you in the middle of the restaurant"
"I'm sure I could persuade them all to leave" the brunette responded seriously.
Tina rolled her eyes "Patience Bette. Good things come to those who wait"
"It'd better be really, really good" Bette pouted.
"Oh it will baby, don't you worry"
They finished their entrees, with Tina smiling at the slightly glazed look that the brunette was wearing. The waitress came to clear their plates and offered them the dessert menu.
"You can choose T, I'll just have some of whatever you're having"
"Oh will you now?" asked the blonde indignantly.
"You don't wanna share with me?"
"I suppose I might be able to manage a couple of bites" Tina relented.
The brunette grinned at her "I'm just going to the bathroom but you go ahead and order"
The blonde was left alone for a few moments to peruse the dessert menu. She'd always had a sweet tooth and could never make a decision quickly, particularly when the selection was as impressive as the one before her.
"Tina?"
Tina looked up and her eyes widened in shock.
"Helena? What the hell are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing but I don't think I really need to" Helena nodded towards the bathroom "Mother asked me to come for the night to check out the hotel. She's planning on holding a Foundation Benefit here in the autumn"
"Oh…I see…I…we just came here to…"
"Tina, it's ok. You don't have to explain to me" the English woman reassured her friend with a smile "I didn't want to intrude on your dinner but I wanted to let you know that I was here because I didn't think it was fair for you not to know that I know…if that makes sense"
"Yes…I think so…" Tina was still attempting to get over the shock of seeing her friend.
"I also wanted to say that I'm happy for you two. You're practically glowing. And I've been caught up in the pull that you two have to each other, it's like a magnetic force or something. Sometimes people are just destined to be together" Helena laughed "I really wish you could see the look on your face right now"
"Why?"
"Well your eyes haven't quite popped back in your head since I came over. But you still have this…serene look on your face. I can see how happy you are with Bette"
"I love her Hel. Nobody else will ever come close"
Helena couldn't help but smile at the look on Tina's face, the blondes happiness was catching.
"I'll leave you to enjoy your romantic weekend. And don't worry, I won't breathe a word"
"Thanks Hel"
As she watched her friend walk away, the blonde let out a breath that she hadn't realised she'd been holding. A moment later she was rejoined by her lover.
"Did you decide what you want for dessert?" Bette asked, returning to her seat.
"How I about I take you upstairs and have you for dessert?"
"Why Miss Kennard, I love the way your mind works"