“Kiss me,” I say, barely audible.

Bette Porter

“I-I think we shouldn’t be doing this.” I say it with so much remorse. I already went too far and I don’t want to cheat on Carmen. But I know that I can’t go on with her. She’s great, but she’s not Tina.

“It’s late, why don’t we go to bed?” I ask Tina. “I’ll get you some pyjamas.”

Tina Kennard

She pretends she didn’t hear the last part of what I said and it hurts, but I know why she does that. When she offers me pyjamas, I know what to do. My heart is pounding in my chest, racing. I feel my body trembling, my stomach muscles contracting. I open my mouth and say it.

Bette Porter

I’m already off the bed and to my closet when she says it.

“I prefer to sleep naked,” she says. I think I’m going to pass out.

CHAPTER 11

Bette Porter

I look at the blonde in front of me in amazement. I know Tina can be quite impulsive, but when I invited her over I hadn’t expected this.

“W-well… o-okay,” I stammer. I still can’t believe it. “Do you need to use the bathroom?” I ask with a lump in my troat. She nods and I gesture she can feel free to use it. She gets up and says she’ll be right back. I have no doubt about that.

Just as she closes the bathroom door behind her, my cellphone rings. I look at the caller ID and see it’s Carmen. I look at my alarm clock – 22:00 – I hadn’t realised the time. I don’t know if I should pick up. It’s not said that I will cheat on Carmen, but if I’m honest with myself…

I have always felt different around Tina, from the moment I met her she intrigued me. She is the one who has taken care of me since I arrived and I am the one she turns to when she doesn’t know what to do. Our bond is special, that needs no explanation. And tonight, this girl will be sleeping in my bed. Naked. There is no way I will be able to keep my hands off her, and she doesn’t want me to either. If she wouldn’t want me to do that, she simply wouldn’t do this.