So smiled Bette. Do you want to explain all of this to me? she asked, nodding at their surroundings.

Tina chuckled at her question and said, Sure, but I want you to eat something first.

She turned back to the table that had the champagne on it, and reached down to a bowl that Bette had not previously noticed.

When Tina turned back towards Bette, she had a shrimp covered with cocktail sauce between her thumb and index finger. Her other hand was cupped beneath the shrimp as she brought it to Bettes mouth. Tina wiggled her eyebrows suggestively as a smile pulled at the corners of her mouth.

Bette raised an eyebrow in return as she saw the shellfish coming towards her. She simply opened her mouth, allowing Tina to feed her while she bit down right at the tail.

Very tasty, T she said as she chewed the sweet shrimp.

You like? she asked.

You know the answer to that she smiled back.

Tina reached up to Bettes face and wiped away a tiny bit of cocktail sauce that had landed on the corner of her mouth. She placed her thumb against Bettes lips, silently instructing her to open her mouth and clean the sauce off of her.

Bette did as Tina wished and slowly opened her mouth allowing her the access that she so clearly desired. Tina gently put her thumb in between her lips as Bette closed her lips around her finger, all the while, neither woman removed her eyes from the other.

Tina parted her lips to let out a gasp of air as she felt Bette slowly sucking on her thumb, her tongue running across the soft pad of skin at the tip of her finger. The sucking motion was directing the pace of the insistent throbbing that had begun again between her legs.

The intense desire that Tina had seen in Bettes eyes earlier in the evening, flared up immediately. She knew that her own breathing was taking on an accelerated pace of its own.

Bette slowly opened her mouth, allowing her to regain ownership of her finger, running her tongue across it one last time before Tina completely took it away, all the while, closely watching her face to see where she was.

Tinas eyes never left Bettes, mesmerized by the woman standing before her. The effect that Bette Porter had on her body was like nothing that she had ever experienced in her life and, she also knew, would never be matched by anyone or anything.

She finally dropped her eyes from Bettes, allowing them to take in the full mouth that had just played host to her thumb. Her lips were slightly parted and wet, breath steadily going in and out between them. She reached her hand up and placed three fingers against her bottom lip, just resting them there, reveling in the sensation of finally being able to touch Bette this way.

Bette reached up and took hold of Tinas fingers and kissed each slowly and seductively, one by one. Tinas breathing was becoming more labored just from watching Bette perform this slow torture on her body.

With a devilish smile on her face, Bette peered over her shoulder and softly asked, What else do you have back there, T?

Aha she laughed in discovery.

She walked around Tina and picked up one of the dozen oysters on the half shell that were sitting on ice. She adorned one with some of the accompanying sauce and returned to her position of standing right in front of Tina.

With a smile on her face, she looked at Tina and seductively said, Open up Ms. Kennard.

Tina did as instructed and saw Bette bring the oyster to her open mouth. She placed the shell against Tinas bottom lip, tipping it up so that the oyster could slide smoothly into her mouth.

Bette pulled the shell away, just before noticing that some of the juice had escaped Tinas mouth. She leaned into her, running her tongue down the side of her mouth to her chin, capturing the sweet juice in her own mouth and then returning to her lips, where she slowly dragged her tongue across the corner of her mouth where it had started its journey.

Satisfied that she had gotten all of it, she pulled away, just looking at Tina. The passion and desire that was being emitted from Tina was overwhelming.

Jesus, Bette she breathlessly whispered, just softly enough for the two of them to hear, her hand placed palm down on Bette’s chest.

What? asked Bette innocently.

What my ***** smiled Tina.

Just at that time, there was a quiet knock on the door. Both women turned towards it, almost as if suddenly remembering that they were not alone in this world.

The door opened and a server entered and asked if it was alright to bring in dinner.

Tina turned to Bette and said Baby, are you ready?

For whatever you’ve got T she quietly whispered in response.

Tina just looked at her with a raised brow and questioning smile, as if to say, be careful of what you wish for my friend

She finally peeled her eyes away from Bette and turned to the server saying, Yes, dinner would be fine.

They continued to stand there, just watching the other, oblivious to the dinner preparations that were happening behind them. They were both intently aware of this dance that they were so deftly doing with the other. The push pull, in out and give take movement between the two of them was something that had not occurred in a very long time. This elaborate stepping around the other, almost like a well choreographed dueling match, was an action that the two of them had perfected early on in their relationship, always keeping the other on her toes for fear of getting jabbed.

Tina had to admit that she was surprised at Bettes overtly receptive response to her outright flirtation and as a matter of fact, felt that the tables had actually been turned a couple of times during the evening, and that it was Bette who was doing the pursuing.

She reached for her champagne, bringing it to her lips for a sip. Is she really ready for this? she wondered to herself. She has got to know what we are doing here, right? I am not playing around anymore and I hope that she is aware of that.

Tina knew that after the way they were treating each other tonight, she was quickly approaching a point of no return. Just a little more of this behavior from Bette was going to send her to a place where regardless of what Bette said, Tina knew that she would finally have her way with her.

As Bette took a sip of her champagne, she noticed for the first time the music that was being piped into the room. She looked around at her surroundings, really taking in all of the details and efforts that Tina had made in order to pull all of this together.

Tina watched Bette looking around and reached over to run her fingertips up and down her arm. Bette turned back towards Tina and said, T, you really did an amazing job here.

Im glad you like it, baby. Its not often that someone gets to experience a first date for the second time she replied, smiling into her eyes.

A first date a second time, huh? laughed Bette. Try explaining that one she smiled.

As long as you and I understand it, thats all I care about whispered Tina.

Ladies?

They both turned around looking at the two servers that were standing behind each chair.

We are ready for you.

They put their champagne glasses down on the table that they had been standing by and made their way over to the dinner table that had been so beautifully set. Each chose a chair and as soon as both were seated, the servers simultaneously reached for their napkins and with a flourish, placed them across their laps.

Bette looked across the table at Tina with a raised brow while Tina just looked back at her and giggled.

If there is nothing else? said one of the servers.

Without removing her eyes from Bettes, Tina quietly responded, No, were good. Thank you.

Bette smiled back at her as she heard the door softly close behind the retreating figures.

Even though they had not really felt the presence of the servers, they were both very happy to have this beautiful room back to just the two of them.

Bette finally pulled her eyes away from Tinas in order to see what was on the plate in front of her.

Wow was all she said.

On the plate before her was a huge lobster tail that had already been cracked, making eating it that much easier. Along with that came a pile of what looked to be creamy scalloped potatoes with chives and a separate plate holding tossed greens.

Good Lord, T. Talk about decadence

Tina just laughed, pleased with the selections that she had made as she knew that they were some of Bettes favorites.

A little common thread here with the shrimp, oysters and lobster, huh? chuckled Bette.

Well smiled Tina, shrimp and lobster are two of your most favorite things, and the oysters? Never hurts to have a little back up insurance

Why Tina Kennard! stammered Bette.

Tina just laughed, raised her glass of chardonnay to Bette and said, Enjoy, baby.

Bette did the same and said with a smile, I intend to do just that.