Bette was trying to finish her homework at school, when she could. That way she could rush home and get to sleep faster. She couldn’t wait to put Tina in her dreams. She still wasn’t sure how she’d done it because she hadn’t dream cast Tina at all and last night she appeared in her dreams again. This time at a park where her mother used to tell her stories and draw on the clouds for her. Later on in the dream Tina had taken them back to Australia, where they talked in her grandparents home. This time it was Tina who beat her to the punch. Bette had just gotten into the bed when her head began to swim and she was out.

They were now on a black sand beach and the water was a captivating blue sapphire. The background was filled with luscious palm trees all intertwining and leaning into one another with an equally impressive jungle behind it. Bette had never been here before this was a new place for Tina. She looked around and didn’t see Tina. She could feel her watching her but she was not in sight. The tingling sensation in the pit of her stomach told her Tina was enjoying this. So instead of looking for Tina she walked to the water line and let the warm water brush past her toes. Even in their dreams everything felt real. The warm breeze on her skin, the heat from the sun all held a small piece of reality. She walked further into the water and dove under. Under the water she could hear Tina as clear as day, “You enjoying yourself?”

“Very much.” she answered back with a smile. Thankfully Tina couldn’t see the blush that went along with it.

“Do you mind coming back so we can enjoy the beach together?”

“Absolutely.” Bette rose from the water wearing a crisp red sapphire two piece bikini. Tina almost tripped over her own feet watching Bette ascend from the water like a goddess. Droplets of water regretting their descent from perfection. Without moving her lips Tina heard Bette say, “Careful now remember I’m in your head. I can hear what you’re thinking.”