“Bette?” Tina immediately cut her off.

“Yes T?”  Bette said sweetly encouraging her baby to speak to her.  She knew she didn’t do anything wrong but she knows Tina must be worrying  about her life at school.

“Do you have girls coming onto you all the time at Stanford?”

Bette felt her stomach drop a little.  She knows she has to tell Tina the truth, but she decides to defer for now.  She doesn’t want her baby to worry because she is not going to let any of her fans come between them.  Not Katrina.  Not that fine ass Arianna.  No one.

“Not really babe.  I’m not all that popular on campus.  Maybe I get a few more nods from students who’ve seen me play.”

“So no groupies?”

“Well, beside the potential one I just met?”

Tina could tell by the way Janet was looking at Bette during the game that she had a crush on her.  Tina told herself at the time the she was no threat to her because she owned the brunette’s heart, but she could not help feeling a little more than just a pang of jealousy to surface.  After seeing Janet hanging on Bette’s every word and blushing like a fucking idiot whenever Porter even gave her a quarter grin.  She would probably pass the fuck out were she ever experience the million-watt smile of one Ms. Bette Porter.  Her girlfriend couldn’t help being as charming as she is.  It’s in her DNA. 

Bette for her part did try to act nonchalant, but Tina could see the brunette was slightly amused by the younger blonds exuberance. 

“I’m not that big of a deal babe.  I’m kind of a small fish in a big pond now.”  Bette said shrugging her shoulders.

Tina is not certain why Bette is downplaying her popularity.  She could only conclude that she is doing it for her benefit.

‘I have to try not to get so jealous.  She needs me to trust her.’

They are pulling into Bette’s driveway.

“Bette?”

“Yes T?”

“I trust you.  Ok?”  Tina said reaching to caress Bette’s cheek.  She moves her finger along Bette’s outer ear and tugged on her lobe for effect.  Her tongue will soon make that same journey soon and that’s what Tina is concerned with now.