"I like that."

"You like what?"

"I like your arrogance. It suits you."

"It does. And I like yours."

"My arrogance?"

"No. Your self assuredness. It fits you"

They laughed. Both wondering what they were doing, Tina knew Bette was only trying to get into her pants, yet she couldn’t take her eyes off from her. Our hero was growing on Tina. Bette wanted Tina physically, that was supposed to be it, she thought, but suddenly, she finds herself wanting to be here like this. Tina was growing on Bette.

"Do you run a lot?" Bette asked, snapping back into reality.

"Yes. And you?"

"No. Just started today."

Tina laughs. "Yeah. I figured."

"How do you know?"

"When you walked over, I saw you were weak in the knees. Legs still shaking, eh?"

"Ha. Not funny, Tina. It’s really still is shaking." Bette pouted, then immediately pulled back when she caught herself. "Why am I acting like this? Porter, get a hold of yourself. I know you’re trying to get in her pants, but this is just desperate!" Bette thought.

"Aww, poor thing." Tina said playfully, as she put her hand over Bette’s, but caught herself doing so, and pulled it back immediately. "Shit, Tina. Remember this Bette Porter! She’s trying to seduce you. Don’t let her!"

They leaned back against their own chair, not saying a word to each other. It’s one of those comfortable silence. Then Tina caught our hero’s eyes. The sexy blonde saw the desire in them. Tina responded. Bette chuckled loudly receiving the answer from the pretty baby blues that is Tina’s.

"You’re evil, Tina." Bette smiled deviously.

"Thanks. I can be, sometimes, but that’s only to protect myself."

"Protect yourself? Why? I’m harmless" Bette smirked.

"I’ve heard of you, Bette. I know what you want from me, and I’m going to tell you again. It won’t happen."

"Ha. Tina. Don’t be too sure of yourself."

"Are you telling me that you don’t want to sleep with me?"

Bette nodded her head as to say ‘yes, that’s true.’

"So, if I ask you to come home with me, tonight, and sleep with me? You’ll say no?"

"That is true, Tina Kennard."

"Okay, Bette Porter. Let’s test it out then." Tina smiled, and continued, "Now, you don’t know me very well, Bette, but if there’s one thing you need to know about me. That is that I always keep me words."

Bette carefully, listening to the sexy blonde. "Okay…"

"Well, today is your lucky day, Bette. I’ll give you a chance to sleep with me."

Bette raised her brow wondering where Tina was going with this. "Okay…."

"So, I’m going to ask you Bette , if you want to come home with me. And I will count to five, if you don’t reply, I’ll take that as a no, and that will also tell me that I was wrong about you. Then I will apologize to you for making assumption that you wanted to sleep with me. However, if you do reply within the five counts, then I, Tina Kennard will take you home with me, Bette Porter. That’s a promise."

Bette gulped. "Okay…." Our hero’s mind was racing, it was a lose lose situation. She thought, if she did say yes, then she would be admitting to Tina that she was right, and our hero was wrong. Bette Porters do want to sleep with Tina. Though, if said no, then she’d be missing out on a night with Tina Kennard, the woman who said subtly that she won’t ever sleep with Bette Porter. "Oh what to do." Bette thought.

Tina saw Bette’s thoroughly thinking thru her options. She smiled and thought to herself, "Her pride won’t allow her to say yes."

"Okay, Bette…. Would you like to go home with me?" Tina asked, and starts to count.

….."One….."

Bette tapping her foot.

……"Two….."

Bette shifting in her chair.

……"Three…."

Bette smiled, as she crosses her arms and looks at Tina.

……"Four…."

"That’s a yes, Tina." Bette replied.

"Fuck!" Tina thought.