The two women hung up. Bette decided to get dressed before going next door as the workman was still in her yard staring at her. She gave him his phone and said that she would be over in 5. Back in Scotland Tina sat cuddling Lucy. What a really lovely woman, she thought. I hope we can be friends. Tina cuddled Lucy and waited for the phone to ring. However, soon she was fast asleep.

RING RING! RING RING!

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RING RING! RING RING!

Bette: *****! She must be asleep. Just then she hears a very sleepy hello. Bettes stomach goes wobbly again and her toes begin to twitch.

Bette: (smiling) hey, Tina, its Bette. You know from LA. Did I wake you?

Tina: oooh, hi ya sweetheart. Hows your tummy? Do you want mummy to kiss it better again?

Bette: (Thinking – did she just call me sweetheart? Oh she thinks Im Lucy. Oh well) Hey Tina its Bette. Remember. Listen to my accent. (Bette was disappointed that Tina forgot her, or was it that she didnt mean to call her sweetheart?)

Tina: Oh, sorry Bette I must have dozed off. Can you give me a second to put Lucy down?

Bette: Sure. Bette listened as Tina softly spoke to her daughter. She heard Lucy tell her mum she loved her. This brought a huge smile to Bettes face as she thought that her little voice was soft and perfect. A few seconds later.

Tina: Bette. Sorry for that.

Bette: No its ok. (Flirtingly) You can call me sweetheart anytime.

Tina: (blushing and giggling and hesitating) Oh dear. Well maybe you are for helping me today. How did you get on?

Bette: (her stomach doing flips now). Well you have a very beautiful home and the colours that I think will be FAB in your rooms are ivory and cream for your living/guest room and aquatic blue for your kitchen.

Tina: Ok. I shall give the workmen a phone and sort that out. Thanks Bette.

There was a few moments where the 2 women said nothing. They were both trying to find a reason to stay on the phone. They had finished talking about the house and both wanted to get to know the other. Tina was curious as to why she was curious and Bette was becoming very excitable as she listened to her neighbours wonderful voice. Why are you behaving like this Porter? She is just a woman. Like all the rest you have had. But was she? Bette knew that that wasnt so. She didnt know why or how, but she knew right there and then that she felt more than lust for this woman. Tina had no idea why she liked this woman so much. *****, love, lust, loving, never entered her head. She just enjoyed her telephone company.


Tina: (thinking – why cant I hang up. I dont have to say anything elsedo I?)

Bette: (thinking – please dont hang up. What else can I say?)

SO.. they both blurted out in unison.

Bette: you first

Tina: eh..what did you think of our home?

Bette: our home? (***** thought Bette, why did I say that?)

Tina: yes. Mine and

Bette: oh it is fantastic. I love your open fire and your.. white grand piano sets your soft teak floor off..

Tina: you like my piano do you ( said Tina blushing and wondering why she was)

Bette: yes, yes its wonderful. As soon as I saw it I thought of.

Tina: yes I know PRETTY WOMAN.

Both women laughed and enjoyed hearing the other one laugh. Bette had images of Tina and her husband making love on and over the piano. Her heart sank and she shook her head to make the images fall out of her eyes. Tina thought of Bette wondering around her house..

Tina: you know Bette you have an advantage over me

Bette ( feeling warm and flushed), what do you mean?

Tina: well you have seen my home and we havent.

Bette: (WE!!!!!!!!!!!). Oh, right yes well maybe I will give you the guided tour when you arrive. When are you coming (***** ,Bette wished it was now and with her. Damn yourself Porter get the flames the ***** out.she is off limits and she may even look like a dog!!!!!!!!!!! But deep down Bette had the image of some beautiful woman like the one Mel Gibbson or William Wallace went to war over in the film Braveheart! Bette, like Wallace, didnt like the idea of sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tina: We arrive in 1 Week. Saturday the 18th. We stop in New York for a day or 2 then fly to LA direct. Will you be around or do you work some weekends?

Bette: NO, I will be around. I work some weekends but not that one (NO WAY she thought). I am the director of the CAC. Which is a gallery in LA so I can pick and choose my days at the office if you know what I mean.

Tina: Oh that sounds amazing. Maybe we could visit you some day.(ooooops thought Tina, why would she want that, *****). I am a teacher, (she blurted out), and I also had a business venture of my own but not as interesting as yours. I teach PE or Phys Ed I think you lot call it?

Bette: a teacher. (PE wow she must be really HOT and in shape) fantastic.. you sound like the caring type( ***** why did I say that) eh. So what does your husband do..


Tina: My husband, Eric he w

Bette: (***** I knew it.)


TBC