With a smile, the woman handed them robes and spa toiletries as she directed them to a changing room, where they could undress.  They drained their champagne, and set the glasses by the side table.  Bette slipped some cash underneath her glass to tip the nice lady.

Minutes later, they were slipping into the warm, comforting water of the spa pool.  Tina stretched out, floating on the water, her head bumping against Bette’s chest, as the brunette supported her upper body lightly from underneath the water.  Bette was sitting on one of the ledges built into the walls of the spa pool, head drawn back as she stretched also, but under the water.

After a few minutes, Tina languidly sat up from her floating position, and then stood, slow walking through the water to take a seat next to Bette.  She smiled as she looked around and saw that they were alone in that section of the spa.  She gently moved Bette from her spot, allowing the brunette to float, this time, as she cradled Bette’s head to her shoulder.  Bette reassumed her stretch under the water, but relaxed against Tina’s warm body.  Tina embraced Bette lightly across her torso.

“Do you know how much I love you?,” the blonde whispered, kissing her cheeks and temple.  Bette smiled, her eyes still shut, as she relaxed into Tina’s embrace.

“I think so….but you know that I love you more, right?,” the brunette responded, after a few minutes, teasing.

“What is this…a scene from one of Angelica’s books?,” Tina laughed.  Angelica had a book, “Guess how much I love you,” that captured the sweet conversation between a mama kangaroo and her baby kangaroo.

“You think she’s ok?,” Bette asked, knowing Angelica was always on their minds.  Their daughter was back in New York with Kit and Shane, who had both volunteered to watch her while Bette and Tina went on their honeymoon.

“Yeah, don’t worry about her,” Tina answered, drawing her head back to rest it against the head rest attached to the top of the section of the wall she was leaning against. “I’m sure she’s having a blast with Kit and Shane.  It’s 1 in the morning over there, so I think it’s better if we don’t call right now, in case you had a crazy thought to call Kit.  Let’s call when we get to Hyderabad, and at a more decent hour over there.”  Bette nodded.