“Good. I wouldn’t want to have to bury you tonight,” Bette said walking away.

“You’re gonna bury my alive?” Alice yelled after her.

“And have to fight to get you in the ground? ***** no. I planned on hitting you in the head with the shovel first,” Bette grinned leaving Alice with her mouth open.

*****

“We can leave them alone, Bette.”

Bette felt the tugging of Tina’s hand on her own. They were going into town to rent a couple of movies for their last night in the cabin. The girls wanted to do something else besides playing cards and board games. All but Evan wanted to get out of the cabin, sighting tiredness as the reason. And of course Serena didn’t want to leave Evan alone, so she volunteered to stay with her. All was decided as the girls gathered in the bus. But Bette had second thoughts.

“But what if…”

“Bette, nothing will happen. You’ve got to trust them.”

“Trust them?” Bette asked with raised eyebrows.

“Serena is an adult-”

“That’s the problem,” Bette interrupted looking down the hall.

“And even though you hate to admit it… so is Evan. Babe,” Tina pulled Bette’s chin to face her, ” you have to let go.”

“But I don’t want to,” she answered with tears shining in her eyes.

Tina pulled Bette into her body hugging the taller woman to her chest.

“I know, babe, I know.”

*****

“Are they gone?” Evan asked peeking into the front room.

“Yeah,” Serena answered with eyes moving back and forth, ” why?”

“We may not have much time,” Evan said throwing herself across Serena’s lap.

“Umph, time for what?” Serena asked catching Evan.

“Make love to me.”

Before Serena had a chance to answer, Evan covered her mouth with her own. Without notice, Evan deepened the kiss nearly choking her partner.

“Evan…ach…ach, Ev…achh,”taking a deep breath, “wait a second,” Serena breathed.

“I don’t want to wait a second,” Evan replied kissing Serena’s neck.

“We can’t do this. I told you that already,” Serena said pushing the anxious girl off her lap.

“Don’t make me beg,” Evan purred trailing her hand up Serena’s thigh.

“Ev…Evan,” she shuffled, ” don’t rush this. I want to make love to you. I told you that already. I promise to make love to you… so don’t worry about it never happening between us,” Serena said grabbing the girl’s hand.

“When?” Evan demanded.

“You want an exact date?,”Serena asked with a chuckle in her voice and wide eyes.

“It’s getting harder and harder to keep my hands off of you everyday I see you,” Evan proved by lightly touching her neck and then her chest, laying it open over her heart.

“I’m not going anywhere, Evan. I promise you that. You have my heart, know that. There’s no need to try and experience everything at once. We will have time,” Serena stated cupping Evan’s chin.

She moved forward slightly grabbing Evan’s bottom lip with her teeth and then sucking the supple flesh between her lips. Serena traced her tongue along the forgotten top lip and soon combining all lips for their growing kiss. Neither heard the front door open.

“I forgot my…” Tina’s words trailed off to quietness.

The couple hadn’t separated upon her entry and she didn’t want to interrupt their time together. Time, in which, Tina knew they sacrificed to be together on the trip. And time they needed to have together.

She slipped out the door, closing it gently and quietly. A smile on her face as she walked back to the bus.

“Is everything alright in there?” Bette asked breaking her neck to see inside the cabin.

“Everything,” pushing her wife back into her seat, “is fine. They’re… playing Scrabble,” Tina lied.

“Can we go now? I don’t want to get stuck with the boring movies,” Alice whined.

“Peddle to the metal, Al,” Shane answered.

*****