“Time is it?” A voice whispered beside her ear, thick with sleep.

Tina’s eyes trained on the flashing numbers on the alarm clock by her head. “Still early babe, go back to sleep.”

“Only if you do.” Bette kissed Tina’s shoulder and buried her nose into her beloved’s blonde hair, smiling as she inhaled the faint smell of shampoo intermingling with sweat from last night’s relentless lovemaking session.

Tina laced their fingers together and lifted a hand to her lips, placing delicate kisses on it until she felt it going heavy and limp. By now, she knew just what to do to lull Bette back to sleep. A lazy kiss here and there, coupled with gentle and soothing touches were enough to knock her out cold. Of course, keeping the brunette up all night for some crazy sex also helped.

Another smile graced her lips as the dull ache between her legs brought recent pleasurable activities to the forefront of her mind. God, how can it be that even though she was sore all over, she was still craving for more? Should she place the blame on her overactive libido or the immense emotions she felt for the one she can’t get enough of loving every day and night? Must be a mixture of both, she thought with a smile. But she had to admit that one reason outweighed the other – and it wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to know which one it was.

Soon enough, she found herself succumbing to the peace and tranquility that being in Bette’s arms brought. With a serene smile, she drifted back into a dreamless slumber. They could afford to laze around in bed for another two hours this morning since school would be starting late for seniors. It was tradition in Redwind for graduating students to have their final examinations two weeks ahead of the underclassmen. It gave them enough time to sort out unfinished matters and practice for the graduation ceremony. And fortunately for the cramming majority, exam days always started late and ended early.

Some time later, the shrill beeping of the alarm clock jolted Tina back to the state of wakefulness. Lifting a hand, she quickly hit the off button and killed the annoying sound before Bette did – in the most literal sense. Despite her girlfriend’s frequent denials to Sonja, the hot tempered Porter had actually destroyed more than seven clocks since she moved in. It got to the point where the whole thing had become so bad and ridiculous that Tina had no choice but to step in and position the poor clock by her side of the bed. In that way, she could intercept Bette’s quick hands before she could do further damage and increase the number of her electronic victims. “Babe, its time to get ready.” Tina yawned and stroked Bette’s hands soothingly, gently waking the girl. Behind her, the brunette grunted incoherently and nuzzled deeper into her blonde hair. Tina smiled, feeling Bette placing tiny kisses on her head. “Fine, you can rest for a few more minutes, I’ll go first.” She tried to roll out of bed to take a shower but found this task to be next to impossible. Bette’s hands tightened their grip on her stomach, keeping her in place.