“Bette…”

Tina calls out to me. I feel stupid hiding beneath my pillow like some boy scared of the boogeyman.

“Yeah?”

I closed my eyes and acted like I was sleeping. I pulled the pillow away slowly and opened my eyes. I even squinted to assure her I was indeed sleeping.

“I’m sorry…” She walks over with her hand over her chest. “Did I wake you?”

I moved over giving her space to sit down beside me. She did with knowing that it was okay to do so.

“No. I was having a hard time sleeping. The thunder keeps waking me up.”

I toss the pillow away at the first chance I got. I was dying to see the blond goddess before me. She was beautiful in her tweety shirt and sweats.

“I see your a Warner Brothers fan.”

She looks down at her shirt and examines it before me.

“I love tweety.”

“I see that.”

“Do you think it’s immature to wear this? I can go and take it off and put on something else if you like.”

“No. I happen to like tweety too. He was my favorite cartoon character in college.”

“For real?”

“Yes. My roomate was furious when she came home one day and I had the entire room decked out with that cute bird you’re wearing.”

She looks in to my eyes. I gaze back assuring her I was telling the truth. She believed me and I loved this.

“Bette…”

“Yeah?”

“Do you mind if I layed with you tonight?”

I pulled the sheets back welcoming her in.

“No.”

She gets in bed with me and lays down beside me. I toss her a pillow and she puts it between her legs. She moves closer to me.

“If you don’t mind I’d rather share a pillow with you.”

“Sure…”

I was more than welcomed to share anything with her.

“Hold me…”

“Ok…”

She turns around and backs up in to me. I wrap my hand around her waist. She reaches down and consoles my hand. I smile. She looks back and gives me this gaze. This gaze where she watched my lips hard and steady. I knew she wanted a kiss, but if she doesn’t make the first move…how will I know? She turns and looks me in the eyes again. I’m guessing that she’s trying to figure out what I’m thinking. I stare back with assuring her that it was ok to do what she wanted. She leans in closer and gazes up in to my eyes. I smile with knowing that she’s attempting to kiss me. So, I lean in a bit and watch her, like, she’s watching me. I watch as she bites down on her lip and grazes my cheek. She leans in closer and closes her eyes. The next thing I knew…her lips were pressed softly against mine.

To be continued…