“Hey Tina 22 minutes it took me I must be getting rusty in my old age”  Al sat on the lounger opposite Bette and Tina.  

Tina tried to muffle her laughter by burying her head deep into Bette’s chest, but received a playful tap to the back of the head.

“Al what did you say to her”  Bette was a little miffed

“It didn’t take much…she asked me what was keeping you two and all I said that you were probably having a quickie…..and she said to tell you that she would call and left”

Tina’s didn’t attempt to hide her laughter this time and was quickly joined by Al’s

“For the last time Helena does not and never has had any other feelings for me other than friendship”  

“WHAT”  Tina and Al said at the same time and continued to laugh

“I’m not getting into this with you two…come on we should go in and check on the children”  Bette wriggled free of Tina and walked back into the house.

“Is she fucking blind……stupid question I know she is…. she’s stayed with you for fucking forever”  

Tina pretended to ignore that statement.

“You coming”

As soon as Al was upright Tina pushed her into the pool and rubbed her hands together as she walked back in to house”

“Where’s Great Al there is some really funny pictures of her in here”  Alice asked Tina as she entered the room.

“She was feeling a little hot sweetheart so she went back in the pool… now let me look at these funny pictures”

Bette threw Tina a curious look, Alice was fully dressed just a minute ago, Tina winked at Bette and returned her attention back to the album.

“Why does Nana B look so scared in this one”  Shane asked worriedly

England 1988

“Bette it’s ten o’clock…I thought we were going out”  Helena enquired to her room mate

Bette didn’t lift her head from the A4 pad she was furiously scribbling on, then shifted her eyes to the open Oxford dictionary, Ah future, could one of the words be future she thought, she ripped of the top page of her pad, and tossed it into the overflowing bin.  She wrote FUTURE LOVE F?? on the top of the page. Fuck why didn’t I think of future, what a fucking idiot, I should have started at FU’s instead of FA’s.