Tina went inside to get towels for when the ‘children’ decided to stop playing in the pool, she was laughing to herself and shaking her head, happiness flooding through her seeing Bette in such a playful mood. Of all the people she had ever known, it was Bette who she would always guarantee could make her smile, make her laugh, it was the moments when they were alone, when they were playing and joking when they laughed the most, when they would lie holding their stomachs at the others goofiness, when Bette knew Tina was feeling down and she went all out to cheer her up, and she always did, she was the one who made her laugh till she ached all over, they hadn’t done that in a while and it saddened Tina that they had momentarily lost that humour between them, but seeing Bette jump into the pool with Alice, Tina knew that her playful side was returning. It only made her realise how low Bette’s mood and demeanor had gotten with the things that had happened between them in recent weeks and maybe months.

As she made her way back outside with her arms wrapped around the big fluffy towels she could feel the lightness of the weekend returning, the earlier upset put to one side, they were going to enjoy their evening with their friends.

She stepped out on to the deck and looked up; it was then that her jaw dropped at the very same moment as the towels plummeted from her arms, her mouth quietly uttering the words that her mind was trying to formulate.

"Oh… my… fucking…god…"

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Bette kept her eye on the doors when she had seen Tina go inside, she knew for a fact that she would come out with towels in her arms, and she knew that because it would be an automatic thought for Tina to look after them, because she would worry they might catch a cold, just because it was what Tina would do, just because…

Bette swam to the steps as she saw the shadowy figure walk toward the French doors, as soon as she knew Tina was about to step out she got ready for what she hoped would be a little something to create a familiar stirring deep within her gorgeous blonde partner, something she unconsciously did once in their past while on holiday, something that had caused Tina to systematically drag Bette back to their hotel room without rhyme or reason and make love to her like she had never before, with complete and utter abandon, the first time Tina had silently demanded full and complete control.

Bette remembered the time that had brought the idea to her mind. They had been going out for little over a year, their first holiday abroad, they had walked along the beach hand in hand, stood on the shore gently kissing one another as if time stood still, they meandered through the hotel gardens, on their way back to their room in order to get dressed for dinner, Tina was swinging her arm back and forth, the hotel keyring looped on her finger, as they had passed the pool area Bette had said something that made Tina laugh, she can’t even remember what that something was, but the keys flew off Tina’s finger and landed straight in the deserted pool. As they had looked at one another wondering how to retrieve the key, but Bette had taken the bull by the horns and jumped straight in, knowing that they would be changing as soon as they returned to their room.

Their love life was amazing, but Tina had always wanted and allowed Bette to take the lead, but when she had seen Bette that day, getting out of the pool after retrieving their keys, something was different, she looked at her and wanted her like never before, she wanted her now and nothing or no one was going to stop her. This was the first time Tina had become primal, animalistic and raw, intensely raw. The first time Tina had unleashed such unbridled passion that Bette’s body had spontaneously combust with the most powerful orgasm to ever shake her entire being, the first time in her life she had experienced the massive explosion of emotion that followed an intense orgasm, the tears trickling down the fine cheekbones as Tina silently cradled her in her arms.

It was a defining moment in their life together, they awoke the following morning looking into one another’s eyes, knowing that Tina had taken complete control, knowing that Bette had given over control, without question, their relationship had reached another level, Tina finally knew that insecurities that she felt about their relationship had been absolved, Bette had let go, Bette had given her whole self to Tina, Tina had reached in and touched Bette’s soul.

Tina stood with the towels at her feet, her eyes completely and utterly mesmerized, time stood still as the visions before her took place as if in slow motion. She looked on as Bette, ever so slowly, took each step out of the pool, the water making her hair seemingly like midnight, clinging to her as her shoulders were revealed from the water, the stark whiteness of the tee shirt contrasting against her skin and hair, she turned slightly to face Tina as she made the next step, their eyes locking with an intensity.

Tina felt her mouth go dry as she tried to swallow, her heart began to beat uncontrollably as the thudding became apparent in her ears as well as her chest, the noise around her becoming muffled as she felt the intensity overtake her body and settle at her core.

Bette took the next step, Tina watched, Bette’s tee shirt clinging to her breasts as the water slowly trickled down her body, from her hair, over the curves of her face, Tina’s eyes followed the invisible path downward, noticing how the cotton material became transpicuous, the obvious curve of her breasts clear through the material, the coolness of the water causing her nipples to obviously protrude and stand to attention under the direct gaze of Tina’s eyes, the transparency of the material giving the delicious vista of the deep roseate shadow beneath.

Tina visibly shuddered at the sight as Bette made a further step, the jeans coming into view as the denim clung to her body, the water now running speedily from her, droplets hitting the water around her, momentarily splashing as she made her exit. Tina swallowed hard, her mind recalling a similar event in their past, as Bette lent forward, the soaking wet hair following suit.

Tina braced herself for the oncoming vision as Bette brought her head swiftly back, her hair following the course as it arced above her, the water droplets spraying the air as her face now looked toward the sky.

Bette stepped clear of the pool, turning to gaze into Tina’s eyes, the distance between them nothing as they locked. Bette gave a small smile, seeing that Tina was visibly shaken, standing stock still, her hands hanging by her sides with the towels at her feet, she felt suddenly guilty for playing the game, seeing how Tina looked, but then, she saw the merest glint of recognition that Tina had remembered the day of their holiday, the day she had also stepped out of the pool, fully clothed with her jeans and a braless white tee shirt, holding her hand out with the key to their hotel room, with the smuggest look on her face that Tina had ever seen. The day Tina fucked her so senseless that she couldn’t even utter her own name.

Tina gathered herself as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath; she reached for the towels and watched as Alice now joined Bette on the patio, swearing and cursing with a puddle forming around her feet.

Tina looked at Bette as she walked toward them, seeing the mischievous look in her eye as Tina handed Alice the towel to wrap around herself, she smiled at the expletives being thrown into the air amidst the laughter of the gang. No one had yet to comment on the scene of Bette exiting the water, but Tina knew the only words necessary at that very moment, the idea that Bette was playing with her as she exited the pool crossing her mind momentarily.

"I think you’re a little overdressed to be doing your Ursula Andress impression Bette, and she didn’t do the hair thing…" Tina mused, the glinting of amusement obvious between them.

"I was trying for the Halle Berry look actually…"

"Oh really, so since when did you start impersonating Bond girls?" Tina raised her eyebrow, knowing in her mind that this was now a two way game, she had been taken in, but she could see through it now, and she knew that she could throw this back at Bette, "… did you find any keys at the bottom of the pool?"

Bette laughed, "I looked, but I couldn’t find any…"

"Are we meant to know what the fuck you two are talking about?" Alice interrupted.

"Al, I’ll get you some clothes to put on, is a tee shirt and some joggers ok, Kit is ordering the pizzas now?"

"Sure TK, thanks and I am starving so they best get here real fast!" Alice said, with a glare at Bette, she stomped off to join the rest of the gang, leaving Bette and Tina standing beside the pool.

"So…" Tina turned to face Bette.

"What…?"

"It worked Bette, that’s what…" Tina quietly said as she wrapped the towel around Bette’s shoulders, her fingers brushing against the protruding nipples, her eyes meeting Bette’s.

Bette gave an intake of breath as she felt the fingertip against her soaking wet tee shirt. She looked downward as she watched Tina’s fingers making their way to the button on her jeans, popping the top one, then the second and the third.

"T, what are you doing…" Bette asked in the breathy voice, the tight wet denim clinging to her legs, the coolness of the water making its presence felt through her body.

Tina cocked her eyebrow as she looked intently into Bette’s eyes, "you really need to get out of these wet jeans babe, and I’m just peeling them off for you, you don’t want to be catching a cold, do you…?"

"T, it’s fine, I’m going to go inside and change…"

Tina laughed, "Oh no you’re not, these jeans are coming off here, now and the tee shirt…" Tina looked down at the front, her fingers once again brushing the nipples, "the tee shirt stays…"

"But T, I’ll catch a cold…"

"Then, I’ll nurse you better babe…"

As the jeans began their assisted journey southward Bette’s heart began to beat that little bit faster, the closeness of Tina, the look in her eye, the slow deliberate way in which she was easing the material over her hips, the fingers squeezing her cheeks.

Tina looked into Bette’s eyes, momentarily losing herself in the depths of intense blackness, "you wanna know if it worked babe?"

"How what worked T?"

"How you wanted to tease me and taunt me with your escapades, was the dip in the pool on purpose?"

"I… uh… don’t know what you’re talking about T!"

"Do you know how full of shit you are? Well, let me tell you this Porter, I am so fucking hot right now, and just like you, I’m wet… I’m so wet for you babe, so… I’m just going inside for a minute, to… you know… take care of things… okay…"

Bette looked incredulously as Tina spoke, her eyes becoming wider as she had accentuated each word, knowing the tables had just turned, "Tina you can’t do that…"

"Sure I can, now I’m just going inside, to get Alice some dry clothes and you know, to uh… give myself some relief…"

"Tina…" Bette said at the retreating figure, as she stood with the towel wrapped around her shoulders and the wet jeans around her ankles.

Tina looked over her shoulder and winked, her face full of devilment and the glint in her eye that told Bette that she was completely and utterly busted.

As Tina approached the gang she saw Shane watching her with a grin on her face, her mind now telling her that the winks between the two, that she had noticed, was a sign that they were both aware of what Bette was up to.

Tina pointed to Shane, "make sure she stays out here, okay!"

"Yes Ma’am! I just love a game of cat and mouse" Shane laughed.

Tina laughed and went into the house, as Bette walked over to sit in her seat, throwing her soaking wet jeans to one side. She sat in her seat with her towel wrapped around her waist.

"What’s up Bette?"

"I’ve been busted!" Bette smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Did you expect anything else?"

"No, suppose not, she still has one more surprise though!" Bette winked.

Tina gathered the dry clothes, placing them in the bathroom for Alice, she smiled to herself at the thought of Bette’s face when she told her she would be relieving herself, she wouldn’t actually be doing that, but the best thing was that Bette didn’t know whether she would or not, this brought a gleeful smile as she knew how to make Bette wonder even more.

Her thoughts turned to the earlier argument, maybe Bette had actually forgiven her but wanted to make her pay by the taunting and teasing, she had seen the playful look on her face, she had seen the glint in her eye. This thought gave her an idea, she would spread some of the petals from last night on the bed, and when they finally made their way into the bedroom later, Bette would know that her apology meant just as much as Bette’s did the day before, and maybe, just maybe, their weekend would end the same way it had last night. But if how she was feeling right now was anything to go by, then she wasn’t going to be able to wait that long.

Tina walked to the door after spreading the petals over their bed, the wicked thoughts crossing her mind would be a way to taunt Bette, she reached down into her underwear, dipping her finger, feeling the warmth surround her fingers, she closed her eyes as the feeling invaded her body. Stopping herself, she opened her eyes, not realizing how close she really was, she removed her hand, knowing her finger held the essence with which to taunt her lover, knowing that when Tina put her hand on Bette’s cheek, the first thing Bette would do is turn her head and kiss the palm. Tina smiled to herself, as her thoughts turned to how utterly predictable and adorable Bette could be sometimes.

Tina returned to the gang, her eyes meeting Bette’s, her face showing the glinting expression showing that she had one over on Bette.

"Al, there are dry clothes in the bathroom for you."

"Thanks T!"

Tina stood in front of Bette, leaning forward slightly, smiling into her eyes, she place her hand on Bette’s cheek, waiting for the moment for Bette to turn her head and kiss the palm, waiting for her to breath in and smell the essence on her finger.

Bette looked at Tina, their eyes meeting and locking, the feel of the fingers on her cheek giving a soothing sensation, she turned her head, closed her eyes and placed her lips against the palm, bringing her own hand up to Tina’s pressing it gently into her, her lips lingering as she breathed in, her eyes bolting open as she smelt the familiar scent of her lover on the fingers.

She turned her head to look into Tina’s face, seeing amusement reflected in the eyes, her mind going into overdrive, wondering whether Tina had gone through with her words of a few minutes ago.

Bette grabbed Tina’s wrist and pulled, causing her to lose balance and fall into Bette’s lap, as she fell Bette wrapped her arms around her, pulling her in tight.

Their lips met in a searing kiss, both beings having the ever growing feeling of desire building between them, the intensity of the looks, the reactions from being so close, their bodies on fire, closer to the edge than either of them dared to admit.

They broke the kiss just as they heard Alice announcing that the pizzas had arrived, they looked at one another, knowing and feeling the rising tension.

"I love you Porter, and do you realise how sexy you look in that wet tee shirt and towel?"

Bette laughed, "no T, I think you look hot in those jeans, they’re my favourites!"

"I know they are, and I thought that seeing as you have been wearing my favourites, the least I could do was to return the gesture!"

"Do you realise how um…" Bette whispered.

Tina finished the sentence in her mind, "yeah babe, I do…," the understanding between them obvious, they were both feeling it.

Tina took the seat beside Bette, her hand resting on Bette leg, Bette’s hand covering it, stroking the slender fingers, intermittently glancing at her love as they began to tuck into the long awaited pizzas.

"So, if you guys made some pact before we got here, I guess I’m in now too, huh?" Alice said looking around to the blank faces.

"Are we meant to know what you’re talking about Al!" Dana piped up.

"Well, did someone make this a braless party and not tell me?"

"Alice, if I went braless, they’d be resting on my knees, so if there was a pact, I wasn’t included!" Kit replied, laughing and looking down at her own ample chest.

"Well, Shane has her nipple confidence and she’s got no bra on, Dana has no bra on they are looking pretty cute, and there are these two, look at them," Alice motioned toward Bette and Tina with her hand, "how fucking sexy do they both look, Porter who just won Miss Wet T Shirt and TK sat there with nipples that could poke your eyes out because she is sat beside Miss Wet T shirt!"

"And Al, if I do say so myself, yours are looking quite pert, have you had them done?" Bette threw back in jest.

They all laughed as Alice threw her pizza crust at Bette.

"Porter yours are the ones that will be pointing south before mine! But I must say, you looking pretty good for an old bird!"

"Fuck you Al!" came the reply, with the raucous laugh of the group at the usual banter between Bette and Alice.