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NEW BEGINNINGS

After speaking with Angie and showing her the special piece from Marcus Allenwood I was feeling very optimistic that Angie will finally find closure about her donor. My daughter was one of the unlucky ones in this case, when Marcus had finally agreed to meet Angie, he passed away. And as much as I wanted to protect my daughter from all that pain I couldn’t. I knew Angie had to find her own way and the painting seemed to have brought a light in Angie’s eyes that I hadn’t been able to witness since before she began the search for her donor. Luckily Mrs. Allenwood was kind enough to give me the painting that her husband had made for Angie of what he thought of the child out there he never got to know.

I ask myself when did my teenage daughter become such a ‘grown up’ who shared such deep perspective about life? She gave me a pep talk that I definitely needed to hear, she pushed me to make big moves simply because tomorrow wasn’t promised to anyone of us, to sort of take a leap of faith so to speak.

My last encounter with Pippa wasn’t exactly one I’d describe as encouraging; Tina and I had had a heated disagreement in the middle of Alice’s go away party. I had to ask; you know me. I like turning every stone and uncovering the truth behind everything and that’s why I’m in this predicament that I am in, right in this moment. Fuck my life!

A couple of days ago while Tina and I were at the hospital to convince Marcus to see our daughter, my ex had asked me if I was still in love with her and as much as I had wanted to respond to her inquiry, I was unable to because we were interrupted. It’s weird because I had told Tina that I was happy for her, and truth be told I was in a good place in my life to be happy for her and her new partner. Now, if she had asked me the same question a couple of months back, I probably would have answered, no. And it would have been the god honest truth. But now? Not so much. I was in a good place, finally feeling good about myself and my life.

Pippa had come into my life when I most needed her. She had changed me in so many ways than one. I had a different outlook of life in general. I had grown into this new me, I saw things differently. It wasn’t all about revenge for the wrongs done to me and my family, it wasn’t all about accomplishing some big dreams in life, no. Pippa taught me it’s okay to be vulnerable and strong at the same time, that it was okay to be human with hurt feelings but not to let that hurt ruin your whole life. In the short amount of time Pippa has been in my life she has taught me things I probably would never have learned if I lived to be a hundred.

As you all know by now, I have lived my life in between two racial backgrounds. It’s confusing at best, but Pippa taught me to accept my blackness to whatever degree it was. See, I was never white enough for my white side and I was never black enough for my black side. Pippa taught to unpack the truth about myself and accept the me and who I was for what I was and fuck everyone else who maybe a smidge judgmental about it.

You hear me talking about Pippa and you are wondering who is this Pippa she talks so highly about? Let me explain… Pippa is this gorgeous dark skin black woman I had admired since my days as a college kid and still do. Most of all she is a mother and an acclaimed artist who some of you may not know about because of the politics in our controversial world. Pippa maybe an unknown artist to most today, but to me and most people my age she is like the Van Gogh or even Beyonce of the art world of my time.  

Being of mixed heritage our experiences in this world could almost be similar in a way and yet so dissimilar at the same time. See dark skinned women have never had it easy in life and neither have biracial people such as myself.  Please give me a moment to explain my point before jumping down my throat. I have had to walk in places where people would look at me with giant questioning marks printed in bold letters above their heads trying to figure out who I am, what I am. I have walked in makeup stores trying to find the right tone of makeup for my skin color and watch the attendants try so hard not to act confused as to what tone they’d recommend me buy. I have walked into a room full of black people who get confused and try to figure out if I really belonged in that room or not. So not easy really. The question that keeps ringing in my head when I’m in such situations is do I belong? Where am I supposed to belong? Who am I as Bette Porter, the half black half white person? Will I ever belong anywhere? Pippa helped me with all that. She helped me figure out who I was with my queerness and my blackness and where I belonged and fuck everyone else who thought otherwise. So, yes Pippa Pascal is not like anyone else I have ever known in my life or will ever know.

Here I am now preparing to head to the CAC ‘UNSEEN’ opening night featuring the woman I’m falling in love with. Wait! I am falling for Pippa Pascal, and that realization hits me out of nowhere and it makes me smile. It also fills me with so much warmth to recognize that feeling developing inside of me. Deep down I know I will always love Tina for who she has been for the past twenty plus years of my life, but it is time for me to move on. We have given it our best over the years for both ourselves and our daughter. But I realize now it was just never meant to be. It was time for me to join and be there for the woman who has equally given me something so fundamental. Pippa has changed my life for the better, she makes me want to be a better version of myself. Tina had given me our daughter Angie and for that I will eternally be grateful to my ex for the most important gift in my life. Pippa was my new beginning. I am such a nervous wreck as I misbutton my blazer, I keep thinking will Pippa kick me out? Will she want to talk to me ever again? Will we be able to resolve this little misunderstanding we had? I truly hope so because I don’t want to lose Pippa. She is my future moving forward from here. I need to see her tonight and tell her how I feel. She is my new beginning.

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I’m now driving like a maniac towards the CAC hoping beyond hope that Pippa will forgive me. After speaking with Tina who had appeared on my doorstep when I was just about to be out of the door, I felt lighter and more confident about what I was about to do. No matter what I do tonight I cannot reverse the heartbreak of a heart tonight.

A psychic couldn’t have predicated her appearing on my doorstep when I was about to move forward with my life after she stormed off from Alice’s party upset at me. But there she was when I was running a little late to see my new girlfriend. I let her in even against my own judgement and what happened next was even more confusing.

Moments ago

“What are you doing here?”

“Can I come in?” Tina asked somberly

Bette stood by her door a little taken aback. She stared at Tina a little angry at the interruption and confused at the same time. She wanted to make it to the CAC “UNSEEN” opening night even though a little late, she knew making it to the event overall was important to her and her relationship with Pippa moving forward. What was her ex doing here now? Tina knew of the CAC opening night, was this planned on her part? Was she here just to see Angie or was she here to try to fuck up her relationship with Pippa as she had accused Bette of doing to hers yesterday?

“Yeah, sure. But I’m heading out and I’m in a hurry.”

“CAC?”

“You know that already Tee.” Bette chuckled humorlessly as she took a few deep breathes to calm herself down before opening the door all the way and letting Tina in. “What can I do for you?” She asked impatiently as she closed the door behind her

“I need to know what you were gonna say before you got interrupted by Carrie yesterday?” Tina asked unphased

Bette turned her face upwards towards the ceiling buying time to calm herself some more before she blew up on Tina. It was their dance; it was all they did when they were in the same room. Fight was the norm between them; it was old and getting even more unbearably exhausting to say the least.  

“What does it matter what I was going to say Tee? Its done.” Bette shrugged as she tried to divert and glanced at her watch impatiently again for the tenth time since Tina appeared on her door.

“No Bette, it’s not” Tina nagged on “At least not for me.” She insisted “Remember when you also wanted to know why I asked if you were still in love with me?” Tina asked with her palms held up “It’s important that I know what you were about to say to me before Carrie interrupted and resolve this once and for all.”

Bette nodded agreeing with Tina. Fuck! That was stupid of her, the taller woman thought inwardly. She knew why her ex had asked that question because she knew her better than anyone else. The night of Angie’s prom night her ex had witnessed Bette and Pippa’s interaction in her house for the time that Pippa had visited with her. The taller woman could pinpoint Tina’s jealousness miles away whenever it reared its ugly head and that time was such a moment.  

“Then please Bette, humor me and tell me what it was you were gonna say.” Tina spoke softly as she searched her ex’s eyes hopefully

Bette clucked her tongue and released air through her mouth with a whoosh sound. She turned away as she kneaded a knot on her neck which had miraculously announced itself before she started “Okay.” She nodded to herself before she started “I was going to tell you and Carrie that I was finally in a great relationship. I was going to apologize to Carrie for being somewhat of an asshole to her since you introduced her to me. I was also going to give Carrie my blessings, that she by the way asked for. And I was going to tell you to go and be happy with your wife and hope we will always be in each other’s life for the sake of our daughter.” Bette rumbled on before she took a deep breath. Suddenly her face transformed, completely adorned with the brightest of smiles ever “I’m happy Tee. I realize that now I’m really, really happy for the first time in a long time in my life and want the same for you too.” Bette finished with her eyes welling and a wide smile still plastered on her perfect features, a smile Tina had not witnessed in a long time.

Tina’s sudden appearance of tears were for a totally different reason as she listened to Bette rumble. It was at that moment she realized she had lost Bette forever at her own doing. Bette had given her many chances of coming back to her, but she had acted out of stubbornness and wanted to pretend that she had moved on from their life together.

As she stared at the unbelievable sight before her, she noticed how Bette looked unburdened and happier than ever. Is this possible, is this it? Can she convince Bette to make a go at it for the last time? Will Bette fall under spell again if she tried to kiss her right now?

Without giving a second thought to what she was about to do, Tina felt like she was acting out of body experience as she was propelled forward and captured Bette’s head between her hands. She then pushed her own soft lips against her ex’s in a demanding kiss.

The taller woman was stunned at first and remained frozen in one place not moving when she realized what was happening. She felt her ex’s familiar soft lips glide against her closed ones aggressively and her eyes widened as if a light bulb clicked on loudly with a pinging sound in her brain, warning her of what was about to go down. She gently pushed Tina away from her, holding her at arm’s length as she stared questioningly into her ex’s eyes.

“Tee! What the hell are you doing?” Bette asked even more confused than ever before

“I …uh... I... thought this is what you wanted.” Tina answered quietly trying to close the gap between them again “I still love you Bette and we can be happy together again. We can make this work for good this time. Please?” She begged out of desperation

“Tee!” Bette enunciated Tina’s initial with a hint of frustration in her voice. She stepped back and turned away from her ex as she rubbed her forehead angrily “We can’t keep doing this to each other Tina. We just can’t.”

“What are we doing to each other, Bette?” Tina whispered and moved against Bette's back and tried her most alluring tone as she pronounced Bette’s name “We are loving each other as we always have and should.” She said as she caressed her ex's arms up and down

“This Tee, This!” The alluring tone in Tina’s voice unnoticed by the taller woman, she almost yelled as her hands flailed in frustration and once again moved away from Tina grabby hands “Remember Jodie?” She stared disbelievingly at her ex.

Angie appeared on the top of the staircase when she heard familiar voices getting louder “Moms?”

“Its okay sweetheart. Your mom is here to see how you are doing after Marcus’s funeral.” Bette covered quickly as she looked up at her daughter’s concerned features. “She will be up in a few. Give us a moment, okay?”

Angie glanced at her mom Tee's back who had suddenly turned away from the staircase direction to hide her flushed face.

After a moment’s hesitation on Angie’s part, she relented and trudged back to her room to continue chatting with her friends and listen to music.

After Tina was sure Angie was out of ear shot she tried again “It’s different this time Bette, I promise. We can both talk to them and tell our respective partners we are getting back together.”

Bette shook her head vehemently “No! Just no!” She stared at Tina as if she was out of her mind “Hell no! We aren’t doing such a thing Tina. I am with Pippa now. I love her, and I just realized moments before you got here that I’m falling deeply in love with her. So, no!” Bette added resolutely “No. I am sorry, okay?” She added quietly

Tina looked stricken; it was as if someone had just kicked her puppy. She had finally done it. She had lost the one person she had taken for granted for so long. The one person that she had arrogantly promised herself will always wait for her no matter how far off she went from their relationship. She knew she could always count on returning to Bette and her ex accepting her back with no questions asked or any resistance. She had had that for a long time. She had become almost cocky about Bette being available for her and always accepting her back in her life no matter what. She had taken her ex for granted and now she was watching her walk away and into another woman’s arms. She was watching helplessly as her ex was found the things she has always craved for. Comfort and peace. Fuck!

When Bette finally brought herself to look at her ex, she was heartbroken for Tina “Tee,” Bette called softly as she stepped closer and held gently on the shorter woman’s shoulders “Please don’t take this as a rejection of you. I just want us all to be happy, we have given this…” She motioned with her head between them “We have given it our best over years Tee, we really have you know that. We have hurt each other and a lot of people along the way when we were trying to find ourselves and then finding out too late, we really aren’t meant for each other anymore.” Tina looked up into Bette’s dark eyes in utter defeat. “At one point we were Tee, we were meant for each other at that particular period in our lives, we were soulmates. But as you know we encounter different soulmates in a lifetime if we are lucky enough and each one of those soulmates plays a major role in our lives both physically, mentally, and emotionally. We were meant to be entwined in each other’s lives the time that we had but it’s time. It’s time to venture into new beginnings.” Bette added consolingly as she stared sincerely into the welling green pools before her. It was breaking her heart even more, she was almost giving in to the familiar pull, but she had to be the strong one today. She loved Tina with her whole heart and always will for as long as they both had breathe in their bodies, but it was time to move on. She had a brighter future ahead with Pippa if she dared to take it. And by god she was going to take that leap of faith and make that big move their daughter had so eloquently advised her to make.

As they had grown from their thirties into their forties, they still had the time to play the cat and mouse games, but they were now in their fifties for god’s sakes. They were grown women who should know better and that time waited for no one. As their daughter plainly put it, no one knew how much time they had left on this earth. Tomorrow was not guaranteed.

But the one thing of the two things which was for sure guaranteed as the night lapsed away, she was either fucking her whole life forever or she was taking the big leap forward into new beginnings.

At the CAC

Inside the CAC biggest show room, the party was in full swing. As I glanced around searching for the one person I was here for, I felt a new sense of elation fill my soul. This. This is where I belonged, and I just needed to find the person, my home that I belonged to. Being in Pippa's presence no matter if she was across the room from me, it calmed me like no other thing has in my life. I felt that sense of peace wash over my whole being as I moved around searching for her.

It was a huge gathering as people moved around the CAC’s most spacious room. I could spot art collectors with my eyes closed. I noticed some whom I knew from all over the world, from Europe to Africa to Asia. This was a huge success; it was beyond what I had imagined Pippa’s first art showing debut after so long would provoke. As I moved through the room, I bumped shoulders with Hollywood celebrities who knew of Pippa Pascal’s genius artistry and were excited to finally witness her art in person and meet the artist Pippa. It was buzzing and it was almost impossible to move through the room. Once again I got distracted admiring one of my most favorite art pieces she had ever made. A few beats later I felt someone deliberately push up against my back.

“You have been secretive Porter, I’m not happy with you.” I could smell the ridiculously expensive perfume before telling who the familiar rough voice near my ear belonged to which was of course a little lower in height than my ear.

I turned around and there she was looking toned and tanned and not aged a year since I last saw her “Oh my god Peggy!!” I hugged my long time friend warmly.

I was shocked to see Peggy Peabody here. The last I heard she had moved to some island in Asia she bought and was leading a quiet life with some young woman she had met in Europe. Helena was now in charge of all of Peabody foundations both in Europe and north America.

“There you are, Ms. Peabody!” The melodious voice I had been craving to hear the last twenty four hours filled my ears as it announced excitedly before noticing at first who Peggy was animatedly chatting with. She recoiled at first but quickly recovered and retained her professional demeanor when she looked up and noticed me “Oh, hello Ms. Porter. Nice to see you made it. Finally.” She gave me a tiny smile as she seized me up and down.

That beautiful smile I now realize I can't leave without didn’t reach her beautiful bright mocha eyes. My darling beautiful queen, how I have wronged you. I felt the stab of pain in my chest, it was worse than when I realized her work was first pulled off CAC show rooms during the Nunez shenanigans'. 

Peggy’s quick and observant eyes never once betrayed her “I sense some unresolved issues here. Ladies, I will leave you to it.” Peggy searched her bag for something before shoving a card in Pippa’s hand “Get in touch with me by tomorrow Ms. Pascal, I have some great things in store for you.” It was not a request; Pippa was taken aback as she was not used to being ordered around as she glanced down at the tiny woman with disbelieving eyes. Peggy without waiting for a response turned to me and without wasting a beat “And you, please tell me you got rid of that hussy once and for all. Also come to the Beverly Wilshire hotel tomorrow at noon I’ll be waiting. Bring her with you.” She motioned to Pippa and with that we both watched as Peggy sashayed away and out of our sight.

“She’s something isn’t she?” I chuckled with humor trying to alleviate the awkwardness permeating the air between us as we both watched her disappear and continue to flirt with younger men and women as she bumped shoulders with them through the crowded area.

Pippa chuckled lightly “That she is. That she is.” She shook her head up and down in agreement

I chanced a glance back at my girlfriend wearingly “I’m so sorry about everything Pippa.”

“I understand." She quickly responded with that soft voice I have come to love so much "No need for apologies Ms. Porter. At least we both know where we both stand. Don’t we.” Pippa glanced at my poker face.

“No. We don’t.” I turned slowly to face Pippa fully “And please stop with the ‘Ms. Porter bullshit’.” I quoted air with my index and middle fingers.

Pippa’s eyes widened. “And how would you like me to refer to you as Ms. Porter?” She enunciated my last name again knowing exactly what she was doing

I glared at my lover once again “Normally. As you always have, Bette. Simple as that if you may please.”

Pippa chewed on her lower lip thoughtfully for a second “Okay.” She nodded

“I said I’m sorry, okay? Please say something.” I wasn’t beyond begging when it came to Pippa

“Problem is, I don’t know what you’re apologizing for, Bette.” Pippa enunciated my first name this time, it was grating at my nerves and she knew it. I could tell as I watched her face though not telling much.

“I’m sorry for not coming after you at Alice’s party. I’m sorry for not getting here on time for the opening. I’m sorry for not making myself clear enough what my intentions were towards you. I’m so fucking sorry.” I poured my heart sincerely with me close to tears. Ugh hormones do this to me these days. Fucking menopause! “I love you Pippa….” I paused before I continued “I’m falling in love with you, deeply in love with you.” I stressed

Pippa looked flummoxed. As much as she wasn’t the most talkative person in the world, she never lacked words to express her feelings when the need arose. But right at that moment her mind somehow seemed to have gone blank. It was the most excruciating moments of my life as I waited with bated breath for her response.

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Pippa remained quiet, processing what Bette had just revealed to her. How was she supposed to respond to this big confession? Bette Porter was falling in love with her? She herself had known for a while now that she had some feelings for the woman, but she hadn’t allowed herself to dissect those feelings much. Mainly because her lover seemed to have unresolved issues somewhat still lingering over her ex. She wanted to be with Bette Porter sure, but when she met with the ex, she knew she had to guard her heart. If Bette Porter really wanted her, she had to make sure the issues between the two exes were put to rest before she allowed her heart the freedom to be more open for anything more. She ultimately shied away from those feelings and pushed down whatever she felt for Bette for the same reason and decided she will enjoy herself as long as this, whatever it was between them lasted.

And now, suddenly Bette was coming out strong and more resolute than ever confessing her feelings for her. It was a lot to take in, what was she going to tell the woman? She still has trust issues regarding to where Bette really stood in their current situation.

“Yesterday you weren’t so sure Bette…..”

“Yesterday….” Bette said cutting her off before she continued “Babe… yesterday I hadn’t even admitted it to myself how I felt about you. Yesterday I hadn’t confessed to my ex how I felt about you either.”

Pippa looked up in surprise “You… you told Tina? About this?”

Bette nodded “Yes. I told Tina. I was late to get here because of her.”

Pippa raised her eyebrows questioningly but kept her eyes locked with Bette’s waiting for her to continue

“She came by the house earlier wanting for us to get back together…” Pippa chuckled softly but remained quiet as she licked her lips nodding for her girlfriend to continue “She kissed me Pippa…” Pippa cocked her head slightly but maintained a poker face waiting on Bette’s to continue “But I rebuffed her advances. I didn’t kiss her back and that’s when I knew I had to come clean with her about you.”

“Okay.”

“Okay?” Bette was confused, was that all she was getting from her lover ‘okay?’

Pippa nodded. “We need to talk more about this in a quiet place Bette. I need time to process this; you have had your time to process, I haven’t” She added slowly

“Fair enough. My place or yours?”

“If Angie isn’t around, I don’t mind your place. I’m a bit tired to drive down to my place anyways. I was going to get a hotel room for the night.” Pippa said softly

“My place it is then. Tina picked her up and she’s spending the night at her mom’s tonight.” Bette’s smile was hopeful “I want to kiss you so badly right now.” She looked around them but changed her mind. She didn’t want any attention by the press to be made about them and take away from Pippa’s show.

Pippa smiled timidly as she stared intensely into her lover’s eyes. “I want that too, but...”

Bette moved closer to the other woman “Hey, are you okay?” She whispered

“I just have so many questions.” Pippa’s eyes roamed the room before meeting Bette’s again

“And I promise to answer all of them.” Bette responded as she moved even closer to Pippa whispering really close into her ear releasing a warm breath into her lover’s ear “You look absolutely gorgeous tonight, but I can’t wait to take that gown off of you.” She whispered again for only Pippa to hear making the other woman shiver in anticipation.

“Not here Bette.” Pippa whined “Please?” She whispered back as she noticed a reporter from the LA times approach them from the corner of her eye.

“Okay.” Bette relented clearing her dried throat before she moved back a little

“And so do you hot stuff.” Pippa winked at her lover as she sized her white suited figure up and down.

Before the reporter reached them, Bette leaned in again “How about taking a quick bathroom break soon? I know of an empty office around the corner.”

“Bette.” Pippa responded under her breathe with a warning. She knew Bette too well by now, her girlfriend was a relentless flirt. The reporter finally reached their side.

Bette was persistent with her flirtations when she wanted someone or something. And she knew most women were helpless when it came to the woman. Pippa was no different and if she hadn’t rebuffed her, Bette would have kept at it until she gave in right there on the show room floor.

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Thirty minutes later as I locked the door to one of the unused offices in the CAC building, I could feel Pippa very close behind me.

“So, you are in love with me?” She asked softly as I turned around to face her and closed the remaining gap between our bodies.

“Did I say that?” I asked jokingly pretending to think “I did, didn’t I?” I added nodding my head as her smile widened.

She moved away quickly when my hands were just about to grab her gown’s lapels. I raised my eyebrows smiling flirtatiously.

“That’s for pretending to forget you just confessed your undying love for me just moments ago Ms. Porter.” She winked back flirtatiously.

I guess two can play this game. Ha!

Wow! I was discovering new parts of this woman I hadn’t known even existed. Pippa Pascal was more than I had hoped for in a woman and I was going to adore this woman if she will have me for the rest of my life.

She watched my every move as I slowly sauntered towards her. She was taking in every inch of my body, and I was loving the attention she was giving me. No woman has ever really stimulated me both intellectually and physically like Pippa does. And for that I decided to do something I had never done before. I started dancing slowly as I unbuttoned my suit blazer but never taking my eyes off hers. Pippa smile widened and I could tell she was enjoying this little show by the absolute brightness in her darkened eyes.

The tension was mounting between us. I felt the air rush out of my lungs as she licked her lips with her eyes filled with such an intense want. I have witnessed this woman at the throws of passion, I have witnessed her lust after me in her eyes, but this was different from all the other times. It was simply breathtaking, and it almost made my legs buckle under me. Pippa was driving me insane even before she put her hands on my body. I felt lightheaded as she finally extended her hand to me as if to save me from melting into a puddle right before her eyes.

For a moment, I thought she was going to say something as her mouth parted slightly and her eyes remained intensely locked with mine. She moved forward and our bodies stood against each other’s toe to toe, nose to nose. I felt the warmth of her body traveling through mine even while she was still fully clothed, and I was still in my bra and pants.

Pippa’s soft hands started to slowly caress their way up my bare arms moving up towards my chest. I could feel her so intensely I thought I was going to cum before she even touched more of me. I felt my breathe hitch as her fingers circled the cups of my bra, excruciatingly slowly.

She was torturing me, yep! Bette Porter will probably be dead by the end of this night from this woman’s touch. Her hands moved slowly towards my neck softly caressing my skin along as if she was tracing a path with her hands on my skin. As she was doing this her intense eyes never left my features, she was studying the effects she was having on me. At some point I couldn’t take it anymore a loud moan escaped my parted lips, I needed her to kiss me now, but I knew better than to be my aggressive self with Pippa. I could tell she wanted me to be patient and as a good student I obeyed, I couldn’t help the inward chuckle under my throat. The great Bette Porter, patient with a woman for the first time ever. Her thumbs were now slowly rubbing my hardened nipples and her lips were lightly hovering over my bare shoulders sending electrifying sparks shooting down my abdomen to my nether regions.

Knock! Knock! knock!

“Fuck!” I moaned in frustration.

Pippa’s mouth was now planting wet kisses over my collar bone “Who is that?” She whispered as she sucked on the tender skin on my collar bone.

Knock! “Ms. Porter? It’s Destiny, there is an art dealer from Europe who wants to speak to Ms. Pascal.”

“I'm… I’m coming!” I stuttered a little frazzled

Pippa raised her eyes with amusement “Who is Destiny? And you’re coming?” She asked with a chuckle

“What?” I asked with a bit of a bite in my voice. I was super turned on and I was now taking it out on the person who did this to me “Sorry. She’s…  my assistant from the gallery. I told her if someone was looking for you to come let us know.”

But Pippa wasn’t even phased by my frustrations. She held my head between her hands and brought her soft lips against mine and kissed me deeply as a promise for continuation of later before whispering into my ear “You will be cuming alright Ms. Porter…later.” She announced with a twinkle in her eyes “Just a few more hours, kay?” She winked as she bit on her lower lip before turning and picking up my earlier discarded blazer and holding it out for me to put on.

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“That was a long night. I’m super tired.” Pippa said stretching her arms up

Bette circled her arms around Pippa’s waist pulling their bodies tight against each other “Aww… my baby is tired. Let me take you home.” She trailed her lips and rubbed her nose along the other woman’s neck making her tremble in her arms “And yes it was, wasn’t it? But a successful one too. I’m so happy for you babe. This was absolutely magical.” She mumbled against her temple planting light kisses there

Pippa combed her long fingers through Bette’s dark brown traces as she stared into her eyes “Indeed it was. And you made it happen for me Bette.” She added “I remember my showings before I disappeared from all this drama, but they were never as successful as this one was. I mean, yes, they were in their own capacity successful but this? This is beyond what I had even dreamed of my come back will be to be honest. So, thank you!” Pippa leaned in and pecked Bette’s lips

“No, you Pippa Pascal made this all happen.” Bette countered seriously

“Let’s agree to disagree then.” She said bashfully. “Do you know what I need right this minute?”

“A hot massage and some good loving from yours truly?” Bette asked flirtatiously wiggling her eyebrows.

Pippa snorted shaking her head. “Ms. Porter!!” She exclaimed loudly feigning to be scandalized

“Okay then. A soak in the tub and some of your favorite chamomile tea then.”

“Sounds heavenly.”

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Moments after collecting their belongings they walked out of the CAC building towards Bette’s car quietly, with only the sound of their clicking heels against the gravel echoing around them. They had their arms encircled around each other’s waists feeling contented in each other's silence.

It was past midnight and art lovers and collectors from all over the world had come and enjoyed the show so much so, that the CAC was already booked for another six months for Pippa’s second showing in another six months after the current one ended. Over 90 percent of the artwork was already sold and the few pieces remaining were probably selling before the closing of the next business day. Most renowned collectors were vying to buy the same pieces and the bidding war had began rewarding those with more change in their pockets at the end. The art pieces, both those which were already purchased and yet to be purchased were to remain in the showing room for the rest of the allotted duration at the CAC.

The end of the night found Pippa Pascal booked for press engagements back-to-back following the success of her come back show. She was apparently the hot new come back 'kid' on the block.  Unfortunately for her she wasn’t much into public speaking, and she was dreading attending them alone but she had an obligation to her art and was hoping Bette will accompany her around.

“So, what does your schedule look like in the next few weeks?” Pippa asked as Bette opened the passenger door for her to get in.

“Ah…” Bette smiled knowingly “I bet you’re not looking forward to the press tours, are ya?”

Pippa pouted “No.”

Bette chuckled lightly

“Why are you laughing Bette Porter?”

“Because you are so cute when you’re pouting. And I love you so much.”

“You really do love me, don’t you?” Pippa asked more awed by Bette’s candor and the totally relaxed attitude with her confession.

“Yes. I really… really do. I’m so in love with you Ms. Pascal.” Bette didn’t waste a beat answering, “And I will say that to you every single second of everyday for as long as I live if I have to, for you to believe me my beautiful queen.”

Pippa’s eyes shone brightly suddenly as water pooled around them. She quickly closed the car door and pushed Bette against it before capturing her lips in the most intense kiss they had ever shared yet.

Pulling back a bit but still holding onto the taller woman’s head Pippa began “I think I fell in love with you a while ago. I just didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.” She shrugged her shoulders as a tear escaped the corner of her eye “I wasn’t sure if you’d feel the same anyway. Because.. you know?” The ex part was left unsaid

Bette wasn’t expecting that but was delighted to hear it all the same. “Yeah?” She caught the tear from Pippa’s eye with her thumb before rubbing her fingers on the other woman’s cheeks

Pippa nodded. “Remember the night I was packing my art from the CAC to ship out?”

Bette nodded somberly, boy! Doesn't she ever?

“That was the night. It just sneaked up on me.” Pippa stated sincerely as she caressed Bette’s cheek with her thumb while their gazes were still locked on each other. “I was listening and I could hear you and feel your sincerity so profoundly from where I was standing. Everything became so clear in that moment, I believed you even before I asked you….”

“So, everything?” Bette asked mirroring Pippa’s question then

“Yes, everything.” Pippa answered candidly mirroring Bette’s response

Bette gently pulled the other woman by her neck and kissed her deeply. Their tongues were battling with each other for dominance and surrendering at the same time. It was a moment of give and take and vise versa. Their chests were heavily heaving against each other battling to release the imprisoned air within their lungs and suck fresh air in. Finally, the need to fill up their lungs with air became unbearable it caused them to release each other’s lips leaving them panting and sucking air in greedily through their parted lips and flaring nostrils. Their foreheads remained connected against each other and their eyes were locked on each other, memorizing that sacred moment in their lives through each others’ eyes. Two souls were being joined into one in that moment at that parking lot on the CAC grounds.

The women’s tears hadn’t stopped flowing down their cheeks as they stood there completely silent feeling their souls uniting and becoming one with each other. Both had loved and been loved before but this was another level of everything with their souls, minds, and bodies. This was everything!!!

“I want to make love with you if you’re still up to it tonight when we get home.” Bette pleaded softly “But … if you’re too tired and not up to it, that’s fine too. I just want to be as close to you as I can, holding you in my arms. I love you Pippa Pascal, please don’t ever leave me.” Bette finished that before a giant tear escaped her eye running down her cheek

“Shh…” Pippa soothed as she caught the tears off her lover’s face with her thumbs before placing a tender kiss on her forehead then her lips “I won’t, I promise.” She whispered while she held Bette tightly against her as the other woman cried quietly against her shoulder “I got you babe. I promise I got you.”

Pippa knew that being left by the one you love was one of Bette’s greatest fears. Tina had done that so many times over that Bette became somewhat so unsure of herself. The ex had done more damage to this poor woman’s heart and soul, than she understood but still apparently wanted to come back to inflict even more pain. How much eroding can a soul take really before its light is dimmed forever? How much crueler can someone be to another as Tina has been to Bette before they realize what they are doing to the other is just wrong? Pippa wondered inwardly.

It was at that moment she promised to love and care for Bette’s heart for as long as they both had breath and time left on this Earth.

Apart from Tina leaving, Bette had gone through losses during her lifetime that most people don’t experience until much later in life. From her mom walking out on her and her dad when she was just a teenager. Her dad dying when Bette was in her early thirties and then most recently the tragic loss of her dear sister Kit Porter to a battle of drugs overdose. So that feeling of being left behind and left to deal with the consequences of it all has been what Bette has carried along throughout her life. She had shared so much with Pippa during their sleep overs in each other’s houses. One such night Bette had admitted to Pippa that she had never opened up to anyone like she had with her in her life before. Not even her deceased sister nor her on and off ex wife of twenty years. Pippa felt privileged to have been entrusted with this woman’s heart and secrets.

“Let’s go home.” Pippa said softly as she gently pulled Bette away from the car door to open it for her. After opening the door, she started to help Bette into the passenger seat, but Bette resisted shaking her head “I will drive us babe. I want to take care of you right at this moment. Please let me.” Pippa insisted, she had noticed right away how that moment Bette had cried her heart out had just drained the energy out of her girlfriend.

Bette was unconvinced “But you’re tired too babe, I can drive.”

“Let me take care of you tonight, Bette. I’m not that tired.” Pippa pleaded sincerely “Okay? You will take care of me tomorrow or the next day when I need it too.”

“But…” Bette felt drained. That short moment she had cried in Pippa's arms had left her feeling empty and yet much brighter. 

“But nothing babe. If we are going to do this...," Pippa motioned between them "You must learn to share responsibilities with me Bette. You don’t have to always be the strong one, at least not in this relationship.” Pippa leaned in as she buckled Bette’s seat belt up. Their faces close together as Pippa clicked the seat belt on but before she stood back up Bette captured her lips in an intense kiss, after she was released, she moaned “Hmm… I should settle you in the car more often, if that is what I get for buckling you up.” Pippa winked at her before popping out of the passenger side and moving around to the driver’s side.  

“Let’s hit the road so I can tuck my baby in bed soon.” Pippa said as she maneuvered Bette’s tesla out of the parking lot giggling when Bette tickled her neck with her fingers.

Bette was feeling more relaxed than ever as she listened to her girlfriend humming along a jazz tune softly emitting from the car speakers as they drove through LA’s lighter night traffic. Was this what happily ever after felt like? She was having all these thoughts going through her mind as her head was leaned back on the head rest and eyes closed. Her fingers never left her girlfriends locks as she ran them through the locks soothingly while Pippa concentrated on driving them safely down the highway.

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“How are you feeling babe?” Pippa asked the other woman as she was locking up the main door.

“Much better. Thank you.” Bette answered as she activated her door alarm. She then moved into Pippa’s open arms and hugged her tightly. “I love you, thanks for taking care of me tonight even though I should have been the one doing that.”

“I’ll always be here for you. Always, if you need me to be.” Pippa promised as she leaned in and captured the other woman’s soft lips in her own. "And... as a reminder, learn to let me be strong for you too Bette, that is the only partnership I will accept with you in every way."

“I don’t see a day from here on I will not need you in my life Pip. I would ask you to move in with me, but I don’t know how you will feel about that. I mean I know we have only been together for a short time, but this…” Bette pointed between them “I feel it in my bones, this is it for me.”

“I would love to move in with you but…” Pippa's eyes roamed around Bette’s spacious living room “As grand as your house is babe, I need an even bigger space for my work. We can talk about this some other time. Meanwhile we need to get you bathed and into bed.”

“Me? But I was planning on doing that for you.” Bette protested.

They were both tired but Pippa more so because she had been up and about longer than Bette has.

“How about this? You go on up and run me a bath in your guest bedroom, and I will boil some water for our tea.

“Guest bedroom?” Bette pouted “Please don’t tell me you’re planning on sleeping away from me tonight.”

“Absolutely not. I just thought you should take a bath in your bedroom, and I take in the guest room so that we finish quicker and get in bed faster.”

“Makes sense.” Bette agreed before she countered with a shake of her head “But… not really. Why not take a bath together?”

“You know why babe. Your track record is not exactly supportive of that pout you’re spotting right now.” Pippa giggled as Bette flashed her most flirty look “See, what I’m talking about. That cute face” She shook her head smiling brightly “I will not be manipulated Porter. Nope. Remember the day we were supposed to go to that small exhibit in that gallery at the west end? Yeah.” Pippa shook her head as she headed for the kitchen and yelled back “Go up Porter!”

A forlorn ‘Yes ma’am’ was heard from the landing before steps started trudging up the wooden case.

Pippa just giggled shaking her head. Bette can be such a baby sometimes; you’d never know unless she trusted you enough to let her guard down enough to be free that way.

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After Bette was done with her bath, she sat on the two-seater inside her bedroom waiting for her girlfriend to be done from the guest room. She didn’t understand why Pippa had insisted on them bathing separately while they could have easily done it in her master bedroom jacuzzi like tub together. Okay she knew why, but wasn’t that what they both wanted? Maybe Pippa was too tired to make love tonight and that will be a whole lotta doozy situation going on considering how she was turned on since their CAC office make out. Her mind chose that time to take a detour to the gutter on what almost happened inside that office.

She had on her blue silk pajamas and had offered similar silken ones but different styles to Pippa who chose shorts and short sleeved top instead of long-legged pjs. How was she supposed to keep her hands to herself and resist running them along those tempting legs and caressing that alluring body all night?

Just then Pippa popped her head through the master bedroom door and found her girlfriend already sipping on her steeped tea.

“How was it?”

“I actually feel like a whole new being right now. A good soak in the tub does wonders to a body.” Pippa answered as she came and sat next to her girlfriend who passed her a cup filled with her favorite chamomile tea.

“Here.” Bette handed the cup and leaned in for a kiss. “You’re so beautiful.” She said nuzzling Pippa’s long neck and breathing in the aloe vera lotion Pippa had used.

“You’re the beautiful one.”

“Thank you.” Bette whispered “But babe, do have any idea how absolutely gorgeous you are? I’m so lucky to have you.” She added as her tongue licked down Pippa’s neck

“Thank you, babe! I’m the lucky one.” Pippa responded shyly

Bette chuckled knowing she will have to do better to convince this woman to see how gorgeous she was and how she herself was the one who won the lottery in this relationship.

The couple sat flash against each other in comfortable silence sipping on their tea and letting their minds revisit the days events. Bette’s hand came up to Pippa’s head where she started playing with the smooth braids while Pippa’s hand landed on her thigh and started moving back and forth over the expensive silk material covering Bette’s sturdy thigh.

Bette’s warm fingers tickled down Pippa’s neck area gently caressing the smooth skin there. As the heat and tension was building up between them, Pippa reached out and took Bette’s cup and placed them both on the side table before turning fully to her girlfriend.

“Hey.” Pippa said softly

At that moment their eyes locked in a shared understanding

“Hi” Bette answered smiling searching her girlfriend’s eyes

Pippa looked like she was going to say something more as her lips parted when she looked up into Bette’s eyes, but instead she scooted ever closer to Bette. Her hands lifted to the other woman’s neck, smoothing over the silky-smooth skin on her girlfriend’s long neck. Her long fingers combed through her girlfriend’s curly traces soothingly

Meanwhile, Bette was totally captivated by her girlfriend’s utter beauty. She remembers when she first set her eyes on pictures of Pippa Pascal for the first time while she was in college and how she crushed on the woman immediately. She thought how fine of a sistah Pippa was and hoped to meet her someday. And when she finally did, she was blown away not just by her understated beauty but her mind and grace.

She was expecting her girlfriend to say they should go to bed and rest. But as time went on, she could see her girlfriend’s bright eyes becoming more dilated, this was turning out better than she had expected. And she wasn’t going to complain or rush it, she will let Pippa take the lead on this one.

Pippa’s long fingers continued to caress Bette’s scalp by running them through her long traces, causing Bette to release a long pleasurable moan. She could feel the electric sensations shooting through her body.

“I thought I was too tired, and I was just going to pass out the moment I finished with that bath but…” She whispered as her fingers were now stroking the back of Bette’s ears “Are you tired?”

“Me?” Bette croaked out before clearing her throat and adding “Not at all.” She whispered

In response Pippa maneuvered her bare leg over Bette’s thighs and straddled her. “Kiss me then.” She whispered when she was settled on Bette’s lap

Bette did not need to be asked twice as she brought her palm behind her girlfriend’s neck and pulled her down for an electrifying toe-curling kiss.

When they separated due to the dire need of air in their lungs, they were both panting hard with their chests heavily heaving against each other.

“Oh god! What are you doing to me Pips?” Bette asked in wonder as her hands caressed up and down Pippa’s bare thighs.

“The same thing you’re doing to me babe. I’m gonna be honest I have never felt this way about anyone before Bette.”

Bette captured the kiss swollen lips again in response, conveying the same feelings back to her lover. “Neither have I,” she said panting after her lips released Pippa’s with a popping sound.

Bette’s eyes were now hooded as her gaze roamed her girlfriend’s perfect body. Her mouth watered even more as the thoughts of what was hidden underneath the silk short sleeved shirt and shorts invaded her.

Her hands moved to Pippa’s top buttons on her shirt and started undoing them one by one “I tried.” She announced apologetically as her mouth lurched onto the smooth skin on her girlfriend’s neck and her fingers continued to undo the rest of the buttons. “I really tried to resist.” She mumbled against Pippa’s collarbone sucking in on the sweet tasting chocolate skin hard.

After opening the last button Bette pushed back to admire the beautiful gentle swell and dips on her lover's chest. Her girlfriend had the most perfect looking boobs adorned with a good size dark brown areolas and perfect sized nipples which were now begging to be kissed. She didn’t waste time as she was propelled forward by a lust-controlled force which was overwhelming her entire being. She lurched on the erect nipple and covered it with her warm mouth as her hand moved up to cup the other breast kneading it in rhythm with her mouth activities.

“Mmm…” Pippa moaned loudly with her head thrown back when the warmth of Bette’s mouth covered her breast. She loved to be lurved this way and Bette knew what to do in this case. One of her hands kept pushing on the back of Bette’s head to hold her where she wanted her mouth, and another was caressing Bette’s back. “Babe, take me to bed.” She whispered into Bette’s ear

Bette smiled as she wrapped Pippa’s arms around her neck and then wrapped her thighs around her waist before she placed her hands under Pippa’s thighs. “Hold on tight babe.” before standing up like she was carrying paper light weight.

Pippa squealed taken by surprise. She knew how strong Bette was, but she didn’t know she could carry a weight like hers.

“Bette! You will hurt yourself doing that. Put me down!”

“Uh uh…I’m taking you to bed as you asked my queen.” Bette said smiling that cheesy smile she does when she was unguarded

She placed Pippa down on the edge of the bed easily and started shedding her own pajamas while still nestled between Pippa’s legs. The sat woman started running her hands up and down Bette’s rock-hard abs as more skin was being revealed when clothes came off. Bette had one of the most gorgeous bodies Pippa had seen in a while and her abs were so attractive, she couldn’t keep her hands off them if she tried. She moved forward and placed open mouthed kisses on the taller woman’s stomach moving down towards the edge of her underwear.

Bette’s breath hitched when she felt Pippa’s tongue licking down her lower abdomen and felt her underwear being pushed down a bit past her hip bone. She was going to cum before she pleased her woman if she wasn’t careful. Bette always loved topping women but since Pippa, the other woman was very clear about their bedroom rules, she enjoyed being a top too at times. And as everything else regarding Pippa, Bette gave in without a fight. And she found out she did enjoy being topped by Pippa at times when the woman wanted it that way, which was such a huge turn on.

Bette placed her hand under Pippa’s chin lifting her face upwards as she leaned down and placed a scorching kiss on those alluring lips. She started laying Pippa down on her back and followed her over, as their kisses intensified.

“Scoot upwards babe.” Bette motioned for Pippa to push up on the bed so that they could lay comfortable on the center of the large king bed.

As Pippa did, so did Bette who still hovered above her girlfriend on a push up position. “Gosh! You’re magnificent.” Bette said in awe as she admired her girlfriend’s graceful movements.

“You Bette Porter are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.” Pippa used the same words on Bette she once used on her.

Bette had a splitting smile on her face as her girlfriend caressed her face

“I want to make love to you tonight, please let me?” Bette begged

“Okay.” Pippa agreed nodding without a protest.

She wanted to make love to Bette too, but it seemed her girlfriend needed this more. She will take her turn later if they aren’t too exhausted after this.

A shiver ran through Pippa’s body as Bette worshipped every inch of her body with her dilated eyes. The taller woman leant over her while her lower lip was gently clumped between her teeth. Pippa watched her intensely and could feel her gentle breath caressing her bare skin as she got closer.

Bette lifted her fingers over the smooth chocolate cheek, smoothing them over the silky-smooth skin with a feather light touch. They continued their journey down her perfect smooth chin and then neck. As her fingers caressed down the darker skin tone under fingers, she was mesmerized by the contrast of their skin tones. Her dad and Sister were the same skin tone as her girlfriend. When she was younger, she always wondered why she was not like them, but as she grew older, she learned to accept herself over time and get comfortable in her own skin.

She let her fingers travel further down slowly causing the woman underneath her to writhe with pleasure under her gentle touch. When she reached the two mounds standing at attention on her girlfriend’s chest as if waiting for her touch, she circled her index finger around them eagerly but reverently.

“So beautiful.” She murmured again as she lowered her mouth on the dark areola and swirled her tongue around it before sucking in on the nipple more and making the woman under her squirm even more. She looked up to see her girlfriend’s eyes closed. “Look at me beautiful. I want to see your gorgeous eyes.”

When Pippa opened her eyes and met the other light mocha set, she almost came right there. The pure want in Bette’s eyes was more than she could handle. She released a loud moan when Bette’s mouth went back to sucking on her breast and Bette’s eyes held onto hers while doing all this. Pippa’s left-hand fingers were frantically combing through the smooth curly traces on Bette’s head trying to keep it away from covering her face while she loved on her.

“Bette, I’m so wet baby. I need you.”

The taller woman moved back up with her legs between Pippa’s legs “What do you need babe?” Bette hovered above Pippa who seemed to be losing the battle of keeping her eyes open. Bette continued to aggressively stimulate her body and now she was dry humping her rhythmically.

Pippa needing alleviation from the aches she was experiencing started pumping her hips upwards to meet with her lovers. “I want you there.” She pushed Bette’s shoulders downward.

“Your wish is my command my love.” Bette didn’t waste anytime as she placed one final kiss on her girlfriend’s lips before she started her journey which would be a repeat of what happened just moments before but at a moderately quicker pace than the former snail pace.

She moved from sucking on her girlfriend’s neck to planting open mouthed kisses all over the chocolate body under her to sucking on both her breasts.

Pippa pulled one of her girlfriend’s hands up and started sucking on her fingers which her girlfriend always enjoyed whenever they were making love. Meanwhile Bette continued to stimulate her body beyond anything she had ever experienced before, and it was driving her insane. Bette knew how to work a woman towards the peak and then slow down and then back up again, but Pippa knew this wasn’t the time for that because she needed that release as soon as possible or she was going to burst into tiny Pippa pieces and float away.

As Bette slid her tongue into girlfriend’s navel, the woman underneath couldn’t help the loud moans escaping her throat as the stimulation was becoming too much to bear. She continued to hold Bette’s palm over her breast wanting to feel her lover there too as she twisted here and there.

“May I?” Bette asked out of breath when she reached the edge of the already soaked silk shorts her girlfriend had on. She had stopped tending to her girlfriend’s body to look into her dark smoldering eyes.

When Pippa felt the pause, she was confused so she leaned on her elbows to get a good look at her girlfriend questioningly.

Bette tagged at the shorts’ waistband again “May I?” She asked again

Pippa could only nod her head vigorously.

Bette slid the shorts down without wasting a second more and the smell of her girlfriend’s arousal washed over her. It made her mouth water. She couldn’t wait to dive into that pool and satisfy her craving with her woman’s juices. She has never craved anyone the way she craved Pippa’s essence. Not even her ex could compare to this black queen.

Bette took Pippa’s smooth leg between her hands and placed open mouthed kisses from the woman’s ankle down her knee and the back of it down her smooth thigh. She then laid it over her shoulder to have a better access of her lover’s honey pot. The heady sweet smell emanating from her girlfriend’s sex was too strong to ignore much longer. So, she dove right in, her tongue swirling around the dark gorgeous outer lips which were shining from arousal coating the area.

“Mmm…” Bette moaned out as her tongue connected with the smooth pink clit which was jutting out of the hooded area due to overstimulation. She could tell her girlfriend was ready to come any second. But she needed to drink all those juices before she let that happen and so she dove in and lapped on the juices which seemed to be overflowing from her girlfriend’s abundance stream.

“Baby, please.” Pippa begged as she was almost bouncing off the bed due to the overstimulation happening on her body.

Bette finally had mercy on her girlfriend as she wrapped her lips and swirled her tongue around the swollen nub and started sucking on it gently while her fingers penetrated the slippery silk pink opening below and started pumping in and out in rhythm with her tongue. She moved her free hand and entwined her girlfriend’s fingers in hers as she worked her to her peak with her mouth and her fingers. It didn’t take long for Pippa’s torso to shoot off the bed in a bow like shape as she screamed her release. Her legs were shaking violently as the release washed over her whole body.

Bette shook with her own release as her girlfriend peaked. She always loved the sound of a woman cumming because that was always more than satisfying to her but in this case watching Pippa achieve her orgasm usually sends Bette to her own release almost as powerful as if someone had made love to her instead. After she recovered from her semi peak, she moved back up to lay next to her girlfriend and wait for her to calm down.

Pippa went quiet as her breathing slowed down.

Bette continued to play with her locks as she waited for her girlfriend to recover.

When Pippa came to, she looked utterly exhausted, and Bette knew immediately she was wiped out finally.

She leaned forward and kissed her lover's mouth, driving her tongue in and letting her taste herself on her.

When she pulled away she caressed Pippa's cheek and whispered “I love you so much Ms. Pascal.”

“I love you too Porter. So much.” Pippa murmured weakly

Bette covered them both with a large duvet and turned off the lights before wrapping her girlfriend in her arms and let sleep take them both. Moments later she could hear her lover's soft rhythmic breathes which told her she was passed out. With a satisfying smile adorning her face and the sounds of her girlfriend's gentle breathes beside her, she was lulled to her own dreamland.

She was where she wanted to be and happy as a kite.

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“Mom!” Angie yelled from downstairs as she was closing the front door.

“Oh shit! Shit! shit shit!” Bette cursed when she heard Angie. “Ang…Angie!!! I’m up here sweetheart.” Bette yelled from her bedroom door trying to distract Angie from finding Pippa before she introduced them formally.

Bette had left Pippa in the kitchen after their breakfast drinking coffee and reading the LA times paper, while she waited for her so they could drive down to Pippa’s place.

She came hurrying downstairs while still buttoning her open shirt.

“Mom?” Angie asked with confusion lacing her voice when she saw her mom coming down still buttoning her shirt. “What’s going on? You’re acting weird.”

Bette rolled her eyes. Leave it to captain obvious to point out the obvious, but she was still going to deny it

“I’m not acting weird” She defended the obvious.

She got to where Angie was still standing whilst struggling to button the last couple of buttons on her crisp white shirt.

A twinkle suddenly appeared on her daughter’s eyes, and she knew what was coming next sending her heart plummeting down to stomach.

Raising a suspicious eyebrow, “What have you been doing up there young lady?” Angie asked in a sing song voice “Who is up there? Someone hiding in your closet upstairs mommy dearest?” Her eyes lit up with amusement as she asked her mom this.  

Teasing her mom B was one of Angie’s favorite past times. Her mom tended to get frazzled easily at times when she was caught off guard and Angie always took the opportunity to milk the shit out of such situations.

“Angie!!” Bette warned in jest

“But mom, its just me. Its not like someone broke into the house and you came running down here half dressed to save the world.” She motioned to Bette’s half dressed self

“Okay fine…” Bette shook her head and rolled her eyes at daughter’s annoying shit eating grin. She had no choice but to ambush Pippa with introductions to her daughter right away. She would have preferred it to be under different circumstances but its too late planning it out now. “There is someone I would like you to meet.”  

“I knew it!” Angie exclaimed triumphantly dancing in one place “Who is it? Do I know them?” Angie had some idea who her mom was so wrapped up about the past couple of weeks, but she wasn’t 100 percent sure.

“Oh, my fucking god!” Bette mumbled under breath as she kissed Angie’s cheek “And by the way why so early anyway? I thought you’re spending the day at Tina’s.”

“Well, mom and Carrie dropped me off and then went to do some shopping at the mall. And since I wanted to spend the day with Jordi, here I am to get my car and I’ll be out of your hair.” Angie explained “I can’t go shopping with old people anyways, so.”

Bette rolled her eyes again but knew how her daughter hated hanging around the malls shopping with her own peers, so she definitely knew it had nothing to do with ‘old people’ as she put it. Angie shopped most of her clothes online.

“Okay young lady and stop calling your mom old, that’s rude.”

In answer Angie just giggled

“You belong in the same group too mom.”

“Whom are you calling old young lady?” Bette was scandalized

“If mom T is old, you’re older mom. Remember?”

Bette just smiled “Yeah okay fine. And you will be ‘old’ too one day.”  She said rolling her eyes. “Anyways come with me.” She held her hand out for her daughter to take.

They walked into the kitchen and found Pippa by the island reading the paper but had heard their conversation from there and she was smiling.

Angie’s eyes lit up like Christmas tree when she saw who she was being introduced to “Oh my god! Its you! I mean I kinda knew its you, but I didn’t really know know. You know?” The teenager rumbled on excitedly “Oh my god!! It’s really you.” She couldn’t contain her excitement and she squealed inwards covering her mouth

“Angie, this is Pippa Pascal. And babe meet my big mouth daughter Angie.”

“Oh my god!!” Angie’s excitement was infectious as she bounced and vibrated in one place forgetting to even shake Pippa’s hand “Oh my god! I can’t wait to tell Jason and his group of artist friends.”

Pippa was just smiling widely taking in her girlfriend’s daughter’s excitement. Sometimes she met some people who went crazy but most of those people were from the older generation. What she wasn’t expecting were the post millennials babies getting excited to meet her little ole self

“Sorry.” Angie realized she hadn’t even shaken the woman’s hand when she was introduced “I’m Angie Porter Kennard. Its nice to meet you Mrs. Pascal.”

Pippa chuckled “Aaah…yeah. Its definitely nice to meet you too young lady.” Pippa leaned down to Angie’s height as they shook hands “And please call me Pippa.” She whispered as if it was a secret just between the two of them

Angie turned to her mom with her eyes and mouth wide open in wonderment “Wow! Mom? Do you have any idea who this is? Like Jason gave me the whole history of Pippa Pascal and how her art in the last century was like the best political kind of art ever. Like… I want to take some art classes based on what Jason schooled me about your art Mrs. Pascal, I mean Pippa.” Angie said to Pippa with reverence

This was news to Bette. Angie? Art classes? Okay. I guess things change with these young minds like every single day. It was like a whirlwind living with a teenager to be honest.

Pippa was smiling so wide she thought her cheeks were going to start aching soon if she didn’t stop. But the infectious excitement in Angie was so refreshing and irresistible that even if she tried to stop smiling, she wouldn’t be able to.

Bette was just watching both her daughter and her girlfriend chatting away, thanking god for the easiness of the introductions and the good vibes she was getting from her daughter about her girlfriend.

Angie explained to Pippa how her art was helping with the Black Lives Matter movement and how some young artists she knew were craving for a chance to get an audience with her.

“Angie, sweetheart!” Bette interrupted Angie’s endless chatter “Pippa and I are dating, so you will definitely be seeing more of her around here.”

“Well duh!” Angie responded like any teenager would “I knew something was up, don’t ask me how. But the newspaper kiss a couple of weeks ago?” Angie smiled widely as her eyes ping ponged from her mom to her new girlfriend who was all smiles “I was just waiting for you to formally introduce her to me. But this is so fu… awesome mom. And for your information I’m happy for you and by extension for me too.” Angie said catching herself before she dropped the f bomb.

Bette smiled at that “What is that supposed to mean by extension you too?” She knew what her daughter meant but decided to tease anyway “Are you planning on stealing my girlfriend from me?”

Pippa snorted but glared at her girlfriend over Angie’s shoulder.

“Moooom!” Angie’s eyes widened in shock. The teenager looked properly scandalized. She was blushing so hard going plump red color all over her face “I can’t believe you said that.” She added accusingly

“Well, I’m glad. Because …” Bette motioned to Pippa “She’s the one Ang.”

“The one?” Angie asked confused

“Remember hiking in the mountains last year and what you said to me?” Even though Bette was addressing Angie her eyes were on Pippa “I found her, the one that I’m meant to be with sweetheart. Its Pippa, I’m in love with her.”

A tear escaped Pippa’s eye as she listened to what Bette was telling her daughter right in front of her.

Bette stretched her hand for Pippa to take and the other woman didn’t waste any time in clasping her hand over her girlfriend’s. Bette lifted their hands to her mouth while her eyes were still locked into her girlfriend’s and kissed the back of her hand.

“So, this is an official introduction to both of you. I wanted to plan it, but it is what it is. I’m glad I didn’t get to plan anything because sometimes I tend to over think stuff.”

“Yes, you do mom.”  “Yes, you do babe.” Both Angie and Pippa said at the same time and giggled at that

Bette gasped “I see you already started ganging up on me.” She said folding her hands over her chest pouting.

“Aww…baby, come here.” Pippa pulled Bette to her side and kissed her cheek and Bette just melted into Pippa’s embrace

Angie watched her mom and Pippa with fascination. She has never witnessed this side of her mom. Maybe when she was young, she could remember bits of Bette acting this way when she was in a good mood, but it’s been so long since she saw this fun side of her mom. As she watched Pippa caress her mom’s cheek and Bette go for a kiss, she knew her mom was going to be alright with her new girlfriend, whom she hoped will stick around for a very very long time. Her mom has been so lonely and alone for too long since her other mom left, and it was time for mom B to be happy too with someone who made her happy and Pippa seemed to bring something out of her mom Angie was sure about to appreciate.

“So, sweetheart you said you are spending the day with Jordi today?” Bette asked after reluctantly separating herself from Pippa’s sweet lips. “What other plans do you have after? Pippa and I have lunch plans with Peggy and then later tonight I’m planning on making dinner for us three. Hope you will be home for dinner.”

“Aunt Peggy is here in LA?”

“Yeah. Your auntie Peggy is here. I’m sure she will give you a call before she leaves if her schedule isn’t too crazy.”

“Okay. The last time we spoke she wanted me to head her foundation when I was ten.”

Bette snorted

“I’m serious mom. I could be rich right now with my own house if I didn’t choose playing with my friends over auntie Peggy’s job offer.”

Pippa laughed and Bette just rolled her eyes and puffed air out through her mouth.

“So, what do you say? Dinner with us tonight?”

“Sure mom. I’ll be here at six?” Angie asked

“Sounds good sweetheart.”

“Can Jordi come?”

“I was thinking just us three for now. I want you to have a chance to get to know Pippa with no other distractions, is that okay?”

“Okay. Yeah.” Angie nodded in understanding as her fingers combed through her unruly curly mane.

Bette was always grateful for how good a kid Angie turned out to be. Sure, they had their fights and disagreements like any other child and parent/s, but mostly Angie was an easy kid. They lacked out on the kid department with their daughter.

“Okay then. Its set.” Bette said clapping her hands together “And by the way, I’m making your favourite vegan dish which happens to be Pippa’s. She’s vegan.”

“Oh wow! You’re vegan?” Angie addressed Pippa with a delighted surprise

“Going on thirty years honey. And it’s been great for my health too.” She answered side eyeing her girlfriend

“I’ll try too babe. I know you have given me more than a million and one reasons why I should do it too, but it’s gonna be a battle.” Bette said to Pippa

“I have been trying to become a vegan too the last one year but I kind of sometimes get tempted by my friends with burgers and stuff.”

“You know what? I could recommend a few places with the best vegan burgers around which are even better than meat-based burgers Angie, if you’re serious. You won’t be missing anything, I promise.” Pippa throttled on

Pippa was excited by the prospect that she had another convertee into the vegan healthy lifestyle she’s led for the past several decades. And to think she’s influencing the younger generation was even more exciting for her. She was looking forward to bonding with Bette’s daughter even more.

“Yeah, that sounds awesome. Please!” Angie exclaimed with excitement happy to find another person who was conscious of saving animals in this planet.

“Oh boy! There goes my steaks and sea food.” Bette mourned under breath

Pippa had a triumphant smile adorning her face. She was definitely going to convert Bette soon too. Just give her time.

“Okay ladies, vegan bonding time to be continued later? Its time babe, if we are going to make it to your place in time to turn back and check in with Peggy?” Bette wasn’t looking forward to giving up her carnivorous lifestyle, but she was in a relationship where she will do just about anything for the other person who was definitely worth everything to her. Pippa was that person for Bette.

“Let’s go then.” Pippa held onto Bette’s right hand as the other hand was on Angie’s shoulder “Angie it was such a pleasure meeting you and I’m looking forward to getting to know you more. You’re such a remarkable young lady and your moms are so lucky to have you.”

“Yes, we are.” Bette agreed wholeheartedly “We lacked out on the kid department with this one here.” Bette kissed her daughter’s forehead making Angie blush even more.

“Thank you, Pippa!” Angie smiled up at the older woman before turning back to her mom “And mom, I’m the lucky one, to have you two as my moms.” Angie stated sincerely making Bette tear up.

“Thank you, sweetheart.” Bette said side hugging her daughter. “Have fun with Jordi but make sure its safe fun. I trust you.” She said pointedly knowing Angie had no problem obeying rules as she matured along.

“I will and I love you mom.”

“Love you too sweetheart.”

*******

While Bette drove them down the hill to her place, she held onto Bette’s right hand between hers. “She is a remarkable young woman Bette. You two did a great job with her.”

“Thank you, babe! We tried and were lucky the universe chose us to be her parents. I’m not saying its not been a challenge at times but overall Angie has almost been an angel.”

“That’s good babe.” Pippa said thinking of her own son.

Chapter Text

After their lunch meeting with Peggy the two lovebirds left for Pippa’s place.

“If I’m going to spend the night at your place, I need to get some clothes for my presser tomorrow morning. You’re coming with, right?”

“Of course, babe.” Bette answered as she parked right outside of Pippa’s home studio.

Bette walked around the car and caught up with the other woman while she opened her front door. She pressed herself against Pippa’s back nuzzling her face on her lover’s neck

“Bette, what are you doing?”

“What does it look like I’m doing?” She asked slyly as her hands cupped Pippa’s chest from behind and started planting wet kisses on the woman’s neck. “I can’t get enough of you. Can you blame me?”

“We will be late for dinner with your daughter babe.” Pippa tried to reason glancing sideways at her lover

Bette checked her phone which showed they still had over three hours until six. It meant they had more than enough time to spare before they headed to her place

“I’ll be quick. I promise.”

Pippa’s resolve was waning as she felt Bette’s warm hands skim under her top when the door finally unlocked, and they stumbled inside the living area.

She turned around and lifted her arms locking them around her lover’s neck “Fuck! You drive me crazy woman.” Pippa muffled voice was heard from under Bette’s alluring neck as she let her tongue lick there.

Her long and limber fingers made a quick work of Bette’s shirt buttons and leather jacket.

A shiver ran through the taller woman’s body and her knees started to weaken as her girlfriend suddenly took control of their spontaneous activities. Bette didn’t know how the tables had turned on her so quickly. It was like one minute she was in control and the next Pippa had completely overwhelmed her.

Bette’s back hit against the closed bedroom door with a soft thud and her pants zipper was undone hastily. Her heart was rapidly thumping against her chest, and her breathing became shaky as she watched her girlfriend’s smoldering eyes burning into hers as if possessed.

“Spread your legs for me babe.” Pippa whispered on her lover’s ear as she lowered her mouth down and bit on the base of her girlfriend’s long neck.

Bette cried in pleasure as she felt the sting of the bite on her neck, she knew it was bound to leave a mark in the next few hours. She could feel Pippa’s hands every where, from her chest, her back, between her legs and even her stomach. How was that possible?

The next thing she felt was Pippa’s fingers slipping into her pants and pushing through her already soaking wet underwear. The slightly shorter woman’s long fingers didn’t waste time in sliding through the wet folds and then through the slippery entryway leading to the velvety warm walls of Bette’s most private area.

They both released loud moans when Pippa’s fingers came into contact with the warm slippery juices for different reasons, Bette for feeling those fingers coming in contact with her center and the other woman for feeling how ready her lover was for her.

Bette felt being filled with those fingers as they started to slide in and out of her gripping tight walls. Pippa pushed Bette’s bra cup down and took the woman’s light brown nipple into her mouth and almost suctioned the whole breast into her mouth. Bette’s moans, who was never a moaner could be heard echoing throughout the house as she felt all those sensations shooting through her body at the same time. Pippa was pumping her fingers in and out relentlessly as she continued to minister on her breasts and her thumb worked feverishly on her clit at the same time. Bette felt the build up of her release as her girlfriend wasn’t letting up for a second. The next thing was Bette crying her release out as her body quacked in Pippa’s arms. She came long and hard and her knees could not hold her upright any longer. Pippa was forced to hold them upright as she walked them slowly to her bed.

Her lover was so weakened to the point she passed out when she finally settled on the bed for a couple of minutes while Pippa watched over her.

When she came to, she started chuckling and then a full-blown laughter erupted from her chest at the turn of events. “You really did a number on me.” Bette was really impressed by her girlfriend.

“Sorry to disappoint you babe. But you really thought you had me going, huh?” Pippa responded flashing her eyebrows smugly

“Wipe that smug look off your face.” Bette said weakly while chuckling as she raised herself on her elbow enjoying this side of her girlfriend playfulness. “I will get you,” She added as she launched herself on top of her girlfriend pinning her arms above her head

“Will you now Porter?” Pippa asked daringly still wearing the satisfied smug look on her face “Babe listen, we need to get going if we are to go by the grocery store and get some more supplies.” She pleaded distracting her girlfriend momentarily.

She quickly extricated herself from under Bette running off out of the bedroom leaving Bette to stare after her with a disbelieving look on her face. She’s been had again, fuck!

********

After they got to Bette’s house from their shopping, they went on to start dinner with Bette being in charge and Pippa helping with other prep work. They worked together around the large kitchen flawlessly as if they had been doing it together forever.

“So, what do you think the CAC’s next step will be? I mean they turned down the biggest donation for their yearly budget from the Nunez company.”

“I think they are better off to be honest. I mean the Peabody foundation for one is already in talks to be back funding their future projects with larger donations than the Nunez’s double offers. And I think more companies which weren’t in favor of the Nunez in the first place are also coming on board. So, I say they are better than okay.”

“That’s true.” Pippa agreed “More companies are also trying to look good to the minority communities. You’re right. They will definitely get more offers than ever before.”

“Mhmm…” Bette nodded “Babe, could you pass me the salt? Its in the first drawer to your left.” Bette said as she stirred some spices in the pot.”

Pippa found the requested item and passed it on as she came and stood behind her girlfriend’s slightly taller frame. She placed her arms around Bette’s waist and nuzzled her face onto her soft hair “I love you.” She spoke softly

“I love you too babe.” Bette said over her shoulder as she continued to stir on her ingredients in the pot.

“About tomorrow, I meant to ask you if you had time to come with to my student’s show in the west end. I mean I know you will be with me at the presser late morning.”

Angie had just walked in and was watching with interest how her mom B seemed so relaxed and happy in Pippa’s arms.

“Uh… I don’t think I can babe. I’m sorry. I have back-to-back meetings after we part. There is a meeting with Zacharia and the CAC board members and then right after around 6pm I will be having a staff meeting with the Zacharia’s senior staff members. What time were you intending to go?”

“Around that time. 6ish”

“I’m sorry babe. But if the show is still on the next day after tomorrow, I can make the time.” Bette suggested

“Nah, tomorrow is actually a closing show.”

“How about I come with?” Angelica’s voice startled them. They hadn’t heard her come in the house

Pippa didn’t respond immediately, she looked at Bette to answer instead. She didn’t want to assume Bette would be for the idea of her spending some alone time with her daughter.

“I think that’s an awesome idea babe. If you don’t mind a teenager tagging along of course.”

In response Pippa smiled brightly “Of course I wouldn’t mind. And since this young lady wants to learn more about art, I think Kai is the best example she can start learning from.” Pippa was really excited to having someone she could start mentoring and not just anyone, her girlfriend’s remarkable daughter

“Okay then, I think that’s set.” Bette smiled brightly at both her girlfriend and her daughter “I’m almost jealous I won’t be able to hang with you two.” She added

“Don’t be, we will see you later when you’re done with your exciting meetings.” Pippa joked knowing how Bette hated sitting around in most board meetings “In fact, Angie, how about I show you the places for those vegan burgers after the show?”

“Oh my god! Yes please.” The teenager said excitedly “Can Jordi come with?”

“Oh boy!” Bette murmured under her breathe

“Sure, why not? The more the merrier.” Pippa said, “I would be honored to meet this famous Jordi I keep hearing about.” She smiled at Angie who was blushing

“Babe are you sure you can handle two teenagers? Let alone this one?” Bette motioned to her excited daughter

“They are not toddlers babe. I love spending time with intelligent young people, they are more insightful than most of our generation to be honest. You can learn a lot from them.” Pippa said as she started taking out plates from the cabinet above

“See mom? We are both intelligent and insightful.” Angie said as a matter of fact

“Of course, you are sweetheart. I didn’t mean to imply otherwise.” Bette agreed with her daughter as she placed a kiss on her forehead “How was your day by the way?”

“We had a great time with Kayla. She came to Jordi’s, and we spent the day together.”

“I’m happy for you sweetheart.” Bette said genuinely.

She had seen her daughter changing for the better since she met Kayla for whatever reasons. Kayla seemed like she was having a bigger positive impact on Angie than she or anyone else could have had. It made her happy to see her that way.

“So, mom I was wondering if it would be okay if Kayla comes around more often?” Angie asked as she took some glasses from the cabinet to take to the dining table “Her mom said its okay with her if you are okay with it.”

“Sure sweetheart. I mean, she’s your half sister and I don’t see any reason why she can’t spend more time here with you.” A few months ago, Bette would have been totally opposed to the idea but after seeing how much Angie’s needed to know that side of her bloodline, she changed her tune pretty quickly.

After Angie disappeared into the living room, Pippa moved into Bette’s arms and whispered into her ear “I’m really proud of you babe. You are doing great by her.”

“Thank you. She deserves to know her other side.” Bette answered automatically and Pippa nodded in agreement

“Get a room you two!” Angie joked when she found her mom kissing her girlfriend when she got back

They both hid their faces under each other’s neck chuckling. “This is a room.” Bette mumbled under Pippa’s neck making the other woman laugh

“Mom!”

“What’s up sweetheart?” Bette asked

 Pippa turned to extricate herself from her girlfriend’s arms, but her girlfriend was quick to pull her back in front of her

“I’m really happy for you if I haven’t said that already.” Angie said smiling brightly

“Thank you, Ang. That means the world to me.” Bette said sincerely as tears pricked behind her eyelids.

Her daughter’s stamp of approval meant everything to Bette.

“Thank you, Angie for welcoming me into your mother’s life. It means a lot.” Pippa added

“You’re welcome, Pippa. As long as you promise to keep loving her and making her happy is all I need.” The teenager said to the older woman. “She needed someone like you in her life. And I’m glad you’re here with us.”

Pippa was moved by the teenager’s words, and she promised herself to never let her down.

“I promise to love her with all that I am.”

Angie nodded her understanding believing the woman in her mom’s life. Bette was speechless as she listened to her girlfriend and daughter’s exchange.

“Babe, are you okay?” Pippa asked as she glanced back at her quiet girlfriend

“Yeah. I’m just…” Bette said as a tear trickled down her cheek. She wiped it away smiling “Thank you for loving me.” She added sincerely

Pippa turned around and wiped another tear off her girlfriend’s face before leaning in for a kiss “I love you and thank you for loving me too.”

Chapter Text

“So how are you guys enjoying the show so far?”

“This is the coolest art show I have ever been to.” Angie replied as her bright eyes bounced around the multicolored lit showroom displays.

“Wait until you meet the artist, if you think his art is cool, he is even cooler” Pippa stated with pride in her voice

Kai was one of her most brilliant students whom she believes will become one of the greatest artists of his generation. He was revolutionizing the art world, with his own unique style, intermarrying different forms of art from the modern life and adding some futuristic elements to them. He was simply a genius.

“Yeah?” Angie was holding Jordi’s hand as they walked around with Pippa who was pointing out stuff and explaining to the young couple their meanings.

While they were busy exploring the art, one of Kai’s friends who was also Pippa’s student came and asked to have a word with Pippa.

“Hey girls, are you going to be okay for a few minutes? I need to talk to this guy over here, he’s one of my students.”

They both nodded and added “Yeah, sure. We’ll fine.” They answered

“Okay, I won’t be long. Don’t disappear anywhere.” Pippa said it with her mama stern voice

She promptly left and went with her student to stand by the side leaving the two girls admiring the rest of the art.

“I thought Carrie was the coolest, but damn! I need to change that. I think your mom B scored one of the coolest chicks I have ever met.” Jordi stated with admiration

“I know right?” Angie glanced over to where Pippa was talking to her student animatedly “And she loves my mom, which I personally think is a bonus.” She added with a smile on her face. “If there is a stepmom I wouldn’t mind having, it’d be her. Look at the way she interacts with her students. She’s honestly the coolest and I agree, I think she out cools Carrie by miles.”

They watched as Pippa fist bumped Jaden who was a student in her class as well when he passed by his professor and his other classmate.

“She definitely is the coolest. But the thing that surprises me the most is your mom. Pippa doesn’t fit the regular women your mom normally dates.” Jordi noted “I mean the way she dresses, per me its super cool nothing wrong with what she wears at all. But I have seen the way your mom dresses and some of the women she dates dress like, including your mom T. But Pippa is like the total opposite of that. She basically dances to her own unique tune but still your mom gravitated towards her. What do you think that is?”

Angie held up her index finger before she began “First of all, I just heard auntie Alice the other day say how much mom B has been crushing on Pippa for so long, apparently since mom B was at Yale. So that was even before she met mom T. Per Alice, mom practically stalked her when she found out she was here in LA, so that means mom B has just been in love with Pippa like forever.”

“Oh wow!” Jordi was impressed by Bette. She thought to herself, first you have a crush on some celebrity who is out of your league and then years later you get an opportunity where you stalk them until you get them to fall for you. She was going to be seeing Angie’s mom B in a new light. That’s impressive but she wondered how Pippa would feel if she ever discovered Bette had practically been pining after her for this long. Would she be weirded out or would she be just as impressed? Not that Bette is dangerous or anything like that. “Does Pippa know your mom B stalked her?” Jordi asked in whisper

“Yeah. Apparently, auntie Alice sold her out the first time they met Pippa at the charity event that Uncle Shane had a couple of weeks ago. The first thing that came to auntie Alice mouth the moment she was introduced to Pippa is to blurt out mom B’s secrets. She can’t control her mouth, that auntie Alice.”

Jordi giggled “So, she’s not even a little bit weirded out by Ms. Porter?” Jordi asked again in a whisper as she watched Pippa chat with some more students who had flocked to where she was.

Angie giggled “No. Mom B is not like the Hollywood celebrity dangerous stalkers you read or hear about; she was stalking her because she just loved her art and stuff.” She explained as if that negated the fact that being stalked in general is a scary thing for anyone to experience. As long as it’s justified like her mom B’s stalking.

Both girls giggled at that.

********* 

After the trio had their fill of the show they decided to leave.

“So, how did you guys find this expedition into this eclectic art world?” Pippa asked as she drove them back to the other side of the city “Did you enjoy the pieces?”

“Yes, we did!” Jordi responded enthusiastically. She was sitting at the back while Angie sat in the passenger side of Pippa’s jeep.

“It’s so, I’m looking for the right word…” Angie began but couldn’t come up with the right word

“Ambiguous?” Pippa supplied kindly with a bright smile at Angie who nodded

“Yes! That’s the word. And the addition of those futuristic elements to his art makes it even super cooler.” Angie added

“That is correct. Wow! You really are Bette Porter’s daughter!” Pippa chuckled with delight.

“I listen to mom B even when she thinks I’m not whenever she takes me to art shows.” Angie said knowingly as she glanced at her mom’s girlfriend with pride in her eyes.

“I see that honey.” Pippa said as she parked outside a vegan burger joint “This is one of the places where they have the best mouth-watering burgers you can find in this city. I hope you guys are hungry.” She turned back at the other teenager who was busy on her phone screen “Jordi, do you like vegan food?”

“I dunno.” She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly “I don’t mind trying though.” She added.

“Trust me you will love it. You might just become a vegan today.” Pippa said encouragingly with an excitement of her own. “I just need to work on your mom.” She glanced at Angie with a knowing look

Angie giggled “Getting mom B to stop eating her beloved lobsters and steaks will take a miracle worker.” She said giggling knowing how Bette loved her some of that stuff “I hope you’re up for a challenge.”

“Oh, I am trust me.” Pippa said snickering “I know how she can get but she hasn’t met me yet.”

Jordi gasped “Have you met Ms. Porter?” She asked in disbelief “She scares the shh… I mean she scares me sometimes.”

Angie giggled “When are you ever not scared of my mom B Jordi? Nothing new there.”

Pippa snorted knowing the poor kid wasn’t really joking about Bette. The woman can be intimidating to most people, but Pippa isn’t one of those people easily intimidated by that persona Bette puts up for everyone else.

“Well, girls let’s go get some food. You guys wanna eat here or back at your place Angie?” Pippa asked the girls as they trailed after her

“Jordi?” Angie asked her girlfriend

“I don’t care, anywhere is fine with me.”

“Okay, we can get to go so we can eat with you and mom.”

“Sounds good to me.” Pippa said as she opened the door for the girls to proceed inside the restaurant.

“Wow!! Those really do look good. They look like real burgers, right Jord?”

“They really do.” Jordi said as she looked at the menu above the cashier’s stands “What do you recommend we get Ms. Pascal?”

“Call me Pippa Jordi, just like Angie does.” Pippa winked at Angie with a smile

“I don’t want Ms. Porter hearing me call you that. She is scary.”

Pippa laughed out loud “You really are scared of Bette that much?”

“Yeah. One time we sneaked out of school, or rather should I say, I helped Angie sneak out and she went crazy on both of us. Since then, I have never wanted to do anything stupid to get on her bad side again.” She shivered remembering their shenanigans and the aftermath during that time.

Angie giggled remembering exactly when that was. They went to the beach and smoked pot all day long and her mom B almost had a heart attack.

“And Miss Smiley here thought she’d threaten her mom B by demanding to go live with her mom T in Toronto.”

Angie glared at Jordi for telling her secrets

Pippa was smirking at the glares coming from Angie “And?”

“Well, let’s just say it didn’t exactly work in her favor. She’s still here in LA.” Jordi smiled triumphantly “She got a one-month punishment of no electronics.”

“That was super brutal for my moms to do that to me.” Angie said sorrowfully “I felt like I was living in the dark ages for a while there.”

Pippa chuckled softly knowing how the post millennials babies were hooked to their devices. She was really enjoying this time spent with the two girls. She was catching herself from laughing out too loud most times as she listened to their back-and-forth banters. “How about you?”

“No one cares what I do at home.” Jordi said sadly “My parents are rarely home anyways. They are these crazy rich people with weird lifestyles of traveling from one place to another doing absolutely nothing of importance. I was raised by a nanny, and I see my parents probably every once or twice in two months if I’m lucky.”

That made Pippa sad “Come here honey.” She opened her arms for Jordi who came into them willingly “Let me tell you something which I hope you remember every single day; you are a beautiful young lady. Just spending these past few hours with you guys, has already given me an inkling at how absolutely amazing you are as a person. Both of you.” Pippa glanced over at Angie making eye contact with the other teenager. “Never forget that do you hear me?” She asked as she squeezed the young girl in her arms “I’m sad for them because they are missing this great opportunity of watching such an amazing young lady grow up into this amazing human being I see right now.”

Jordi’s sadness vanished and was replaced with a bright smile “You are awesome Pippa; no wonder Angie’s mom B has been stalking you since she was in college. Oops!” She covered her mouth when she realized what she had just said

Pippa let out a loud laugh at that “She did huh. And who might have told you that?” Pippa asked looking suspiciously at her girlfriend’s daughter

“I heard auntie Alice and Uncle Shane talking.” Angie quickly offered shrugging

Good god! Was there anything that Alice can ever keep to herself? Pippa wondered “Your auntie Alice was overexaggerating some things Angie. I guess your mom followed my career because she just loved my art.”

“See, I told you.” Angie directed that to her girlfriend

**********

“You guys seem to have enjoyed yourselves.” Bette said as she listened to her daughter talk about Kai’s art with Pippa.

“Yes, we did. It was awesome, I never go to art shows, this is like my first time ever.” Jordi informed them

Bette looked at the excited young girl “Well, next time we are going to a show maybe you can come with if you want?”

“Yeah. I would love that Ms. Porter. Thank you.”

“And don’t you think its time for you to start calling me Bette?”

Angie snickered knowing how terrified Jordi is of her mom B even when she wasn’t around.

‘I…. I guess I can?” She asked

“Yes, you can Jordi.” Bette offered with a kind smile

She nodded, thinking how weird she will sound calling Ms. Porter by her first name. It was easier to adjust to calling Pippa by her first name because they had just met and the woman asked her right away to call her that, but it will be an adjustment when it comes to calling Angie’s mom by her name.

“Babe, do you want some more wine?” Bette stood up from the table as she gathered their dishes from the table “Or some tea?”

“I’ll help make us some tea. Girls? Tea?” Pippa stood up from her chair too gathering up the glasses and napkins

“No, thanks Pippa.” Jordi said

“Thank you, Pippa. But I will get myself some juice later.” Angie chimed in

After Bette finished arranging the dishes inside the dish washer, she moved behind her girlfriend who was busy preparing their tea.

“Want some help with that?” She whispered close to her ear letting the tip of her tongue get a tiny lick on Pippa’s earlobe

Pippa glanced sideways as she felt her girlfriend’s hands start roaming around her body “What are you doing? The girls …”

“Are in the other room.” Bette cut her off her “And its not like I’m going to fuck you right here, unless you want me to…” She said as her hand started moving past the waist band of Pippa’s leopard printed buggy pants

“Bette…” Pippa said with a warning as her hands tightly gripped onto the countertop edges. She was getting hot and bothered by the other woman’s wandering hands

“Mom!” Angie’s voice made Bette jump as she hadn’t heard her daughter’s feet dragging across the floor like she normally does when she’s walking “I can’t leave you two alone for a second.” She said rolling her eyes as Jordi smirked beside her. They had both witnessed Bette’s indiscretions when they came to get themselves some juice.

Pippa remained turned away from where the girls were as Bette glanced over at the girls who had different expressions on their faces. Jordi was still smirking while Angie was in between scandalized and not impressed with her mom’s behavior in front of her girlfriend.

“Well…” Angie was waiting for an apology from her mom which was not forthcoming.

“Well, what?” Bette asked stubbornly with a raised eyebrow. She was acting like a kid who wasn’t going to admit to something they did even though they got caught doing it.

After calming herself down, Pippa turned towards the girls with an apologetic look on her face “What your mom meant to say is, we apologize for what you just witnessed Angie, Jordi.” She said to the girls. She glanced over at her stubborn girlfriend and rolled her eyes at her with a shake of her head.

The girls smirked at the stubborn adult, even when she knows she has done something wrong, Bette Porter never admits to any wrongdoing.

“Thank you, Pippa. Apology accepted.” Angie said smiling widely at her mom’s girlfriend, nonetheless she reserved a tiny glare for her mom who was the culprit in all this.

********

“Your mom is acting like a teenager in love. I want to be that in love one day.” Jordi said as they moved to the living room with their juices to watch some reality show on TV.

Angie furrowed her brows in confusion “Aren’t you in love with me?” She asked almost offended

“Well, I am but we don’t even act like them. They are always either kissing, holding hands, or feeling each other up like just now back there.” Jordi whispered truthfully

“Do you want to?”

“Do I want to what?”

“You know…” Angie asked motioning with her head indicating what her mom and her girlfriend were just doing moments ago

“I don’t know if I’m ready yet. But we can talk about it.” Jordi offered

“Okay. Then we will talk about it.” Angie agreed as she turned on the TV and sat at the couch near Jordi “Do you want to hold my hand?” She asked

“Sure.” Jordi picked up her girlfriend’s hand and held it on her lap

*********

“Sweetheart, make sure you turn on the alarm after Jordi leaves. We are heading to bed.” Bette informed her teenage daughter

“Its like 7pm.”

“Well, I’m tired and Pippa has an early morning tomorrow.”

Just then Pippa appeared by her girlfriend’s side and started to unconsciously run her hand up and down Bette’s lean back “Goodnight girls.” She said smiling

“Goodnight, Pippa. Thank you for today.” Jordi said politely “Thank you Ms. Porter… I mean Bette for having me for dinner and goodnight to you.”

“You’re welcome honey” “You’re welcome, Jordi. Goodnight girls.” Pippa and Bette responded simultaneously

They left and headed upstairs towards the master bedroom on the furthest end of the hallway.

“I don’t want to even imagine why my mom seems excited to head to bed so early tonight. She never does that even when she is tired as a dog. She’s either working on her laptop or doing something around the house but never going to bed this early.” Angie had an idea why her mom was going to bed this early; she wasn’t a child anymore.

*******

“Wanna shower together?” Bette asked as she closed her bedroom door and openly leered at her girlfriend’s body “We can conserve water that way.”

Pippa snorted “I doubt showering with you will come anywhere close to being defined as conserving water in anyway. It’s the total opposite of that.” she said knowingly

“Then, how about a luxurious long bath instead? It’s definitely guaranteed to conserve some water.”

“You don’t give up, do you?”

“Not when I want something or should I say someone, so badly right now.” Bette answered in a flirty tone as she moved closer and started undoing Pippa’s top buttons slowly while her eyes remained locked in with girlfriends

“Shouldn’t you be filling up the tub then before we undress?” Pippa asked, she was losing herself very fast.

A loud groan escaped her throat as she felt Bette’s tongue lick across her collarbone, she was struggling to maintain her calmness. “Bette?”

“Mhmm…”

“Babe, water? bathtub?” Pippa tried again as she felt Bette’s palm caressing her bare breast and her tongue and lips were leaving a scorching trail up and down her neck.

“That can wait. May I have you right now, please?” Bette begged as she leaned down and sucked on Pippa’s nipple while her eyes remained on her girlfriend’s.

Next thing heard was Pippa trying hard to muffle her cries of pleasure with her hands as she came in Bette’s mouth.

Bette pushed herself up from her knees and moved her weakened girlfriend to sit on the bed as she moved to fill the tub with water for their bath.

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“So, I have to meet up with the girls tonight at Dana’s, you wanna come with?” She asked Pippa as she buttoned her top in front of the large mirror by her dresser.

Pippa who was still in bed under the warm duvet watched as her girlfriend got dressed “I don’t know. I have some private classes with a few students after 6 tonight. What time are you planning to meet up?” She asked softly

“Alice asked for around 8 pm? I think Shane is open for any time since its basically her workplace.” Bette answered as she glanced back at her girlfriend

“Can I come in a little later than 8?” Pippa asked as she didn’t know what time she will be done with her students “I have to go home after that to clean up and change.”

She walked back to where Pippa was still laid on her king bed and sat by her as she clasped her chain around her neck “Sounds good to me babe. Whatever time is good for you is fine with me. We probably will be there for a couple of hours anyways.” Bette said as she leaned down and kissed Pippa’s soft lips “Fuck! I don’t wanna go to work with you looking this sexy, I can’t get enough of you.” She whispered as her hand slid inside the duvet to be met with Pippa’s warm naked smooth skin.

Her palm meandered over and started caressing the now erect nipples as her eyes remained locked in with the light chocolate ones making Pippa squirm under her touch. “Babe, you need to get going if you’re going to make it to your 10 o’clock meeting.” Pippa reminded her even though all she wanted was for Bette to fuck her so badly right then. She leaned up on her elbows to chase her girlfriend’s supple lips and engaged in a deep kiss which left both breathless.

“I can be quick” Bette insisted in a sexy whisper as her fingers slid down the smooth stomach and down to the very wet and slippery pussy as her mouth moved down and captured a hardened nipple into her mouth and sucked on softly “I want you so bad. I want you all the time.” She said as she slid two fingers inside Pippa’s already wet and warm slippery walls making the other woman release a sudden loud groan.

With her resolve completely weakened she moaned loudly “Fuck me, Bette.” Pippa demanded finally as her hand moved up and wound around her girlfriend’s neck to bring her closer for a kiss. It was all Bette needed as her fingers started to slide in and out of her girlfriend’s core with quickening motions. After a few moments Pippa came hard, her body shaking with a release.

Bette watched her glowing girlfriend as her body relaxed back to its normal state after an orgasm. “Gosh! You’re so fucking gorgeous!” Bette said as she smiled dopily “I’m so lucky to be your girlfriend. I love you so much Ms. Pascal.”

“I love you too Bette. Now get going before I tackle you back into this bed here and never let you out of my sight.” Pippa said smiling with a dopey look of her own.

The tip of Bette’s tongue came out and she began licking the wet juices left off her fingers with her eyes still locked with the brown ones under her. It was the sexiest look Pippa has ever seen.

She closed her eyes as she tasted the tanginess in her girlfriend’s juices “Mmm…” She moaned making Pippa start squirming again

“Bette please.” Pippa pleaded “Go!”

Bette knew what she was doing but she surrendered “Okay okay! I will this time. But you’re all mine later tonight.” She said with a saucy wink as she reluctantly stood up from the bed and went to wash her hands in the bathroom. “By the way, Angie is headed to Toronto with Tina and Carrie in a few days. So, the house is all ours from next week.” Bette announced

“Oh.” Pippa was looking forward to getting to know Angie more “Will she be there the whole summer?”

“I don’t know babe. That girl changes her mind every waking moment, it’s all up to her really.” Bette said, “And when she comes back she will be heading out to UCLA.”

**********

“So, your mom tells me you’re headed up north to Canada?” Pippa asked as she made some pancakes for her and Angie while the girl took out some glasses out and the juice bottle from the fridge.

“Yeah. I think I should spend some time with mom T before I head to university soon. Mom B and I are together fulltime here so...”

“That’s a good idea baby, you’re such a thoughtful young lady. I’m amazed at how considerate you are of both your moms. It’s a rare thing for kids these days.” Pippa responded sincerely getting impressed even more by her girlfriend’s young daughter. “You really are amazing Angie.” Pippa added as she glanced back at a smiling Angie.

“I guess I should thank my moms for all that. They raised me well.”

“They sure did honey; they sure did but also credit yourself for some of that awesomeness because you are a part of it all.” Pippa said as she placed their plates on the kitchen dining table “You are just an overall great human being.” She added

“Thank you, Pippa! And you’re awesome too.” Angie said

“Thank you and you’re welcome honey.”

Angie took a seat opposite her mom’s girlfriend and started chowing down on the blueberry pancakes that she had informed Pippa were her favorite in the mornings. “Oh wow! These are delicious! Mom B could never get them right.” She exclaimed loudly covering her mouth

Pippa glanced over at her younger company smiling softly but said nothing in return.

After a few moments of eating in silence, “So what are you going to be doing in Toronto? I was there once a long time ago.”

“Oh lots! I made a few friends my age with my mom’s staff’s kids.”

“That’s awesome, at least you are going to be occupied enjoying summer during your time there while your mom is working.”

“Yeah. I can’t wait to see some of them, it’s been a while since I went up there. Mom T is always here every few weeks and sometimes she stays here for months working from here. So, there was really no need for me going up there most times.” Angie said as she cleaned out her pancakes and stood up holding her plate “May I take yours?” She asked motioning to Pippa’s plate which still had some pancakes remnants

She nodded “Thanks honey.” She stood up and picked up the juice bottle to place it inside the fridge “Leave them in the sink, I’ll clean them up.”

“No, I’ll do it. You made breakfast and its only fair I clean up after us.” Angie offered wisely

Pippa smiled gratefully “Thank you Angie.” She said as she moved around and wiped down the table as Angie cleaned up their dishes

“When is Kai graduating?” Angie asked

Pippa glanced over at Angie “In about a year, he’s really good at what he does and has already been selling some art pieces in the past couple of years. I think he is going to explode nationally and even internationally very soon.”

“I think so too,” Angie agreed nodding her head in agreement “He is brilliant even mom B thinks so.”

Pippa nodded “I have to leave in a few minutes, do you need anything before I leave?”

“No, I’m good Pippa. I will be here before I meet up with Jordi later this evening.”

“Okay honey. By the way I took the liberty of placing a surprise lunch order to be delivered here at around 1 pm by one of my favorite restaurant’s down from the valley. Is that okay? Its for you, I wanted you to try their various vegan menu dishes out.” Pippa informed the teenager “And its okay if you don’t like it too.” She assured smiling

“Oh, thank you!” Angie said equally amazed at how caring her mom’s girlfriend was “I think I will like it. Is that the same restaurant you took mom B out on your first date?” She asked smiling

Pippa nodded “That is but it wasn’t really a date. It was more of a business meeting on your mom’s part, but she loved the food.”

“That’s what you think. I saw it differently by how mom was acting when she came home to change.” Angie snorted remembering how giddy and somewhat nervous her mom B seemed when she entered their home that evening informing her, she was headed out to dinner “I have never seen mom acting so giddy like that before. She was hopping and skipping up the stairs like a kid. It was definitely a date date in her head.” She added laughing

Pippa snorted at how Angie described her lover “Anyways, I better get going before I’m late for my class.” She said looking down at her phone and just then a text message popped up from Bette with a picture of a bored looking Bette with a caption ‘I wish I was with you right now engaging in more amorous activities than sitting here with these old men yapping on and on unintelligibly. Ugh shoot me!’ several eyeroll emojis added for effect at the end

Pippa snickered making Angie glance over at her, but the older woman shook her head raising her phone to confirm she was reading something on her phone. “I gotta go and don’t forget about the lunch delivery. Everything has been paid for. Bye Angie and have a good day, okay?” Pippa said as she picked up her bag and moved towards the exit “I’ll see you later honey, take care.”

“Bye Pippa! Have a good day too and thanks for lunch.” Angie called out at the departing woman

“You’re welcome, Angie.” She called back as she closed the door behind her

*********

“So, Bette Porter is finally fully and totally spoken for.” Alice stated more than asked her glowing friend who nodded happily. It’s been a while since she had witnessed this side of her friend and she believes that this time it will last if the two lovers wanted it to. “I suggest you make it stick soon.” When Bette looked up at her with a confused look on her face “Like forever and ever stick kind of thing.” She added motioning to her ring finger

“Oh.” She caught up to the meaning “I don’t know if Pippa is into marriage yet. She was married before you know and sometimes some people shy away from marriage the second time around.”

“Bette!” She cut off her friend’s nonstop rambles “You won’t know until you ask you know. Women like Pippa don’t come around that often, you will only know when you ask or take a chance.” She stated as a matter of fact

Bette nodded as she popped some nuts in her mouth chewing thoughtfully and washed them down with a sip of bourbon.

Shane came by their table and slumped down her lean tall body next to Alice facing Bette with an interesting cartoonish look in her face.

“Someone is definitely in love. Wow!” She stated factually her eyes comically searching Bette’s “I’m happy for you Bette. Does Pippa feel the same way though?” Shane asked concerned for her friend’s feelings

At that Bette smiled the most brilliant and happiest of smiles they had ever witnessed on the woman before “Yep! She said it back after I confessed. She really does. I can feel it deep down here.” Bette said with her hand positioned over her heart

“Its good to see you like this Bette.” Alice noted “Been a while, I missed a happy you.”

Shane nodded in agreement at Alice’s statement “I am too. Congrats! Where is Pippa anyways?”

“She had some private classes with her students from 6 o’clock. She will probably be here after 8” Bette looked down at her phone noting the time to be just before 8 pm making her miss Pippa even more and pouted at that.

“I know that look.” An observant Alice who never missed anything said, “Someone is missing someone a lot by the looks of it.”

Shane noticed the despondent look on their friend’s too and snickered

Bette pouted even more twisting her mouth sadly in a way agreeing with her friends’ statement.

“Aww Baby…” Alice started

“Shut it, Al.” Bette warned gulping down the remainder of her bourbon feeling the burn down her throat “Ack!” She exclaimed with bared teeth

“So, Tina is really in the past? For good this time?” Shane asked

Bette glanced over at Shane and nodded “I’m finally happy Shane and I hope she is too.” She said twirling her empty glass with her long fingers “I told her that too when she came onto me the night of Pippa’s show debut.” She revealed to her friends

“Why am I just hearing about this now?” Alice was not happy to have not gotten that scoop earlier

“Because Al you’re always a fucking big mouth and you never know when to control it.” Bette answered without wasting a beat as she popped more nuts in her mouth smiling

“That’s not nice.” Alice whined

“When has it ever?” Bette murmured under her breath snickering

“I’m really happy for you Bette.” Shane said sincerely holding Bette’s fingers across the table

Just then Bette spotted Pippa entering the bar and the biggest smile broke out on her face. She stood up promptly waving for Pippa to see where they were at.

“Hey babe!” Bette greeted her girlfriend with a chaste kiss before holding her hand and leading her to their table “I thought you might be later than this.”

“I got off early, one of my students got called home for a family emergency and since I was teaching them all together, I had to stop the class and reschedule it for another time.” Pippa explained as she nodded to Alice and Shane “Hey girls, how are you?”

“Hey Pippa, we are fine.” Shane and Alice answered simultaneously as they shook hands with the woman.

“How was your day?” Alice asked as she showed Pippa to take a seat by Bette’s side with the girlfriend right behind her “Please join us. Someone was pouting awhile ago because you weren’t here yet.” She added looking over at a now ecstatic Bette

“Tell me more.” She encouraged Alice glancing over at her happy girlfriend

“I…” Bette tried shaking her head at her girlfriend “Okay fine, I was missing you babe.” She gave up admitting to that fact

“I missed you too babe.” Pippa confessed lifting up her hand and caressing her girlfriend’s face before leaning in for a kiss which Bette tried to deepen even more with her tongue

“Get a room you two! Ugh!” Alice exclaimed jokingly happy to see Bette this happy again

“Check please!” Bette raised her hand jokingly

“Not so fast Porter!” Alice complained “So, Pippa how is the show at the CAC going on? You have been making the rounds with the press.”

“Yeah, its going really good actually. The turn out has been amazing, more than I expected for my first show after so long to be honest.” Pippa answered Alice before glancing back at her girlfriend “And this one over here made it all happen.”

“And you deserve all this success babe. You’re brilliant.” Bette applauded

“She is.” Shane agreed

She noted how Bette’s demeanour changed the moment Pippa made her entrance in the bar. Her friend was like a new person, so relaxed and an absolute happier version of her former self. If Shane was honest, she has never really seen Bette looking like this before, it was so different than any other time the woman was in love with any other woman, even Tina. There was a new sparkle in her eyes which was never present even when Tina and she were together. It was amazing to witness, and it made her relax where Bette was concerned as she observed the girlfriend who seemed to reciprocate those feelings equally. She realized how the two women completed each other, by the way they were around each and the intenseness permeating between them.  

“Wow!” Shane didn’t realize she exclaimed that out loudly when the trio glanced over at her. She flailed her hands before her towards the new couple “You two are rather intense!” She gave as an explanation “I’m happy that’s all.” She added smiling widely “Finally someone is truly in love with my best friend. Just don’t break her heart Pippa.” She added that with a hint of warning

“Trust me, she will break mine before I ever do that to her.” Pippa confessed glancing over at her giddy looking girlfriend

“Never!” Bette answered without missing a beat “I love you babe. I’m hopelessly in love with you.” She leaned in and captured her girlfriend’s lips again with her own in another intense lip lock.

“Ahem!” Alice interrupted them “Some of us are still not there yet and you’re making us jealous.”

“Speak for yourself Al. I got Tess and I’m in love.” Shane directed that to her friend

“Ugh!! Whatever! Then try to tame your…” She motioned with her hand towards the new couple “For my sake please. I’m getting jelly over here the more you two are intensely making out in front of me.”

The new couple chuckled

Bette ignored her whiny friend and continued to steal kisses from her girlfriend

“Babe, behave!” Pippa warned her girlfriend who was now nuzzling her nose and mouth on her neck while intimately caressing her thigh under the table

“I want you.” Bette whispered for only her girlfriend to hear

Pippa glanced over at her girlfriend with a warning in her eyes as if saying not now before turning to Alice “So, Alice my agent informed me your guys reached out to them asking for me to come into your show?”

“Yes. I wanted to ask you directly, but my producers thought I should use proper channels instead.”

Pippa nodded in understanding even though she wouldn’t have minded Bette’s friend asking her directly “That’s fine. I’m not really much of a public speaking person but I’ve been learning the past couple of weeks. I can do your show in say next month if you still want me to. In between my show at the CAC, classes with my students and my other press commitments I’m pretty much swamped right now.”

“That sounds great. Your agent didn’t think it would be possible for you to do my show. But I’m pretty pumped to hear that. Thank you!” Alice responded genuinely

“And be nice to my girlfriend when she comes in.” Bette directed that to Alice knowing how personal her friend could get.

“When am I ever not nice Bette?” Alice asked offended

“Like always?” Shane responded chuckling understanding Bette’s concerns in regard to Alice getting too personal at times.

After the ladies chitchatted about work and life the two lovers excused themselves to head home. Bette needed to get close to her girlfriend asap and sitting there in the bar seemed to never come to an end.

“Someone is in a hurry to get home.” Alice observed with a snicker as Bette stood up and impatiently fanned her fingers out for Pippa to take so that they can get out of there.

“Thank you, ladies, for this incredible night.” Pippa directed this to the two friends who remained sitting

“Thank you, Pippa, for agreeing to join us. Next time we can meet up at one of our homes.” Alice offered

“Sounds perfect.” She agreed nodding at her girlfriend who had started pulling on her hand “Have a good night, ladies.” She waved at the two friends

“You too Pippa.” They answered simultaneously

 “And Bette don’t forget the morning hikes from next week.” Alice reminded Bette

They had planned this way before Pippa appeared in Bette’s life and the other woman wasn’t as enthused about it anymore as she had been before Pippa. She didn’t think it was physically possible for her now to leave Pippa in bed just to go for a hike in the morning unless her lover accompanied her. She will have to ask her “I’ll think about it.” She said parting leaving Alice confused as she was the one who had planned this out and convinced Alice to do it together.

After they exited Alice turned to Shane with her mouth open still confused “Why is Bette making this seem like it was my idea in the first place?”

Shane chuckled knowingly “Alice!” She said as if to get her attention fully “Have you ever been in love?” After Alice nodded remembering both Tasha and Dana her friend continued “You think Bette will willingly leave Pippa in bed just to go hiking with you?”

“Oh!” The light bulb finally went on in her head “I guess that’s a no for the hikes then. I really like her though. She completes Bette.”

“I agree.” Shane said as she stood up from the table “And on that note, I better head out to Tess’s.”

“And I’m going to call Tom tonight, he’s in New York for the week.” Alice said as she picked up her bag and started to head out “Goodnight, Shane. See you tomorrow.” She called out over her shoulder as she literally bounced off the bar.

Chapter Text

A week had gone by since the girls’ night out with Alice and Shane, the two women continued with their regular lives working and spending time in each other’s homes. Angie had left for Toronto with her other mom and her fiancée.

“Babe, remember we said we’ll talk about our living arrangements?” Bette asked peering over at her girlfriend who was busy folding clothes she had just laundered “I remember you specifically did not turn me down or shut down that idea. It’s been a few months since.”

Pippa quickly glanced over at her girlfriend who was laid on her bed staring at the ceiling and nodded “Uh… yeah, I remember. But also remember I said your place as grand as it is, there’s not enough room for my workspace and storage? You obviously can’t move in here since I don’t have enough room for both you and Angie either.”

Bette raised her head and rested it on her palm looking over at her girlfriend with a thoughtful look “How about this? How about we look for a place, big enough for your workspace and enough room for all of us? I really want to make a home for all of us Pip.”

Pippa smiled knowingly with a slight head shake “You’ve already been searching for places, haven’t you?” She stated more than asked, Bette avoided her eyes “What am I going to do with you Porter?”

Bette frowned having been made out, she nodded. “I found a few places I wanted to show you.” She mumbled under her breath. She really needed to reign in her need to control everything when it came to Pippa, or she might find herself in shit with her girlfriend. But she was so used to being in charge that she forgot who she was dealing with when it came to her girlfriend.

Pippa snorted “What was that?” She asked even though she had already heard what Bette confessed

“Okay fine. I did get curious and searched for places, one is located in the middle from your school and from my office and another one is in a suburban neighborhood I found not far from here.”

Pippa wasn’t mad about that, maybe a tiny bit. This was definitely not what she had agreed to with her girlfriend when they decided to be together. She made it clear she will only do a relationship where they were equals in every way. And as much as she wanted to be mad at Bette, she kind of understood why she did what she did since she has been procrastinating on her part in the moving in together idea “And?” She asked suspiciously

“The one which splits the distance halfway kind of between your school and my office is a six-bedroom house with an enormous backyard and front yard, a huge swimming pool, and a five-car garage. And on top of that car garage there is this huge open room with ceiling to floor glass windows which could be a perfect studio for you to work in. It’s almost as spacious as your current studio with a potential of knocking down one of the bedrooms next to it to make it even bigger room for your workspace if you needed to.” Bette offered guiltily

Pippa nodded staring at her girlfriend with a poker face “And?”

“And what?” Bette asked defensively glancing over at her girlfriend

Pippa didn’t answer instead she was still looking at her girlfriend with a raise of her eyebrows.

Bette gulped down and then quickly continued “Another place near here is a five bedroom with a four-car garage space, big front, and backyards but there is no pool. It has a good size shade in the back of the house which is not as big as the first house. But it could easily be converted and expanded to be your workspace.”

“Wow! You have been busy, haven’t you?” Pippa noted “The thing is Bette, we promised to discuss these things before any of us made any big decisions concerning the both of us, didn’t we babe?”

Bette nodded with a pout, but she figured it wasn’t her fault her girlfriend was taking so long to make the decision of moving forward with their lives together. She wanted her girlfriend by her side everyday, sleeping and waking up next to her and not worrying that one or both of them will be too tired to drive to the other’s home at some point. It had already happened a couple of times when she came home from work one night and was absolutely tuckered out to drive to Pippa’s and her girlfriend couldn’t get away from her work on time either. She didn’t want these back-and-forth sleepovers anymore. She needed a place where they could both come back to each other at the end of a long day and be there for each other.

“I want you always with me babe. I can’t do these back-and-forth drives and at times worry that I might not see you because I’m either too tired to drive to you and vise versa.” Bette defended her actions “And you were also taking too long to make the decision to move in together Pip. I figured if I started looking maybe you will come around sooner than later?”

Pippa snorted at her girlfriend’s explanations “Fine. But I have to see these places for myself first. You can’t go ahead and buy a place without me agreeing to it. Can we at least come to some understanding on that?” Pippa asked with a serious tone in her voice “And I’m pitching in with the purchase halfway no matter the price.” Pippa added resolutely

Bette opened her mouth like a fish out of the water to argue but closed it immediately when she saw the look on her girlfriend’s face

Pippa shook her head in the negative “Uh-uh. No arguments about this babe.” She added with a no-nonsense tone

Bette nodded as she slumped heavily back on the bed with a huge sigh and covered her face with her palms. “Okay fine.” She answered like a reproached child “But can we at least go sooner to check the places out before someone else puts an offer on them or snatches them up?”

Pippa glared at her girlfriend whose face remained covered with her palms “Don’t push it, Porter!”

“Yes, ma’am.” She answered quickly before peeking between her fingers to be met by a glare and a roll of eyes from her girlfriend.

After finishing folding and putting away her laundry, Pippa came and sat by her girlfriend and combed her fingers through Bette’s healthy head of curls. “I love you and I will do anything for you Bette.” She said softly as she gazed into the loving eyes of her girlfriend

Bette heard the sincere confession from her girlfriend “I love you too babe." She sighed with relief before continuing "I was just getting antsy waiting for us to start our lives together. I’m sorry.” She apologized with an irresistible pout plastered on her face while looking up at her girlfriend

“I know you are babe. But I also know you, Bette; you want things when you want them and fuck everything else.” Pippa stated as she leant down to kiss her girlfriend who was just about to argue but closed her mouth quickly to pull her girlfriend down on top of her.

“So, I'm off the hook for today?" She asked with a cheese smile on her face when their lips parted to breathe in air

Pippa pulled back further before she nodded. "Just for this time, next time consult with me before you take your sweet ass off to purchase a jet, will you?" She whispered looking down at her girlfriend with loving eyes

Bette snorted but nodded "May I, have you?” Bette moved up and whispered in her girlfriend’s ear

Pippa hovered above Bette as their gazes met with an intense look “Shouldn’t we be heading out to eat or something? You haven’t eaten anything since we had brunch, and I can’t have you starving in my house.”

“But this is eating too,” Bette cupped her girlfriend’s ass and squeezed the cheeks pushing their crotches together “I won’t starve if I went down here.” She moved her hand to the front and cupped her girlfriend’s crotch while her eyes remained locked with the slightly darker dilated ones which were currently staring at her lips as she licked her lower lip.

Pippa was getting turned on watching Bette pulling her flirtation moves “Ugh! Can we at least order a takeout or something before anything?” Pippa went to pull away from her girlfriend’s arms, but Bette hooked and locked her fingers together behind her lower back to keep her there.

Bette shook her head no “Not before you kiss me.” She said smiling as her hips thrust upwards mashing their centers together even tighter

Pippa rolled her eyes before she moved her hands and cupped her girlfriend’s face between her palms and then pushed their lips together smiling. “You’re so bad.” She whispered close to her girlfriend’s mouth

"But you still love me." Bette whispered back confidently before she opened her mouth again to receive Pippa’s tongue in her mouth when their mouths came together again.

"That I do." Pippa agreed when she came up for air before connecting their lips again in an intense kiss.

Their kisses started to heat up pretty quickly and Bette rolled her girlfriend easily onto her back and took over from the top pushing her own tongue into Pippa’s mouth. She then pushed her hand down Pippa’s sweatpants’ shorts and groaned loudly when she was met with a lot of wetness saturating her girlfriend's mons. She started to circle the swollen clit while her tongue pushed inside Pippa’s mouth. “You are so wet for me babe.” She whispered when their mouths separated momentarily before coming back together again in another heated kiss.

Bette urgently pushed Pippa's oversized t-shirt off her bare chest and captured a nipple into her mouth as she scissored her swollen pink clit between her forefinger and middle finger and stroked it with an up and down motion as her mouth sanctioned on her girlfriends exposed nipples in rhythm with her fingers.

Within no time Pippa’s body started shaking "Oh fuck!" Pippa gasped as her body shook with release

Bette smiled happily as she planted languid kisses on her girlfriend's bare chest and then up her neck as the other woman calmed down from her release

“That was …” Pippa started

“It was insane.” Bette supplied happily “Now we can order or go out to eat, whatever my baby wants.” She said smiling as she tenderly caressed her girlfriend’s face with the back of her hand.

“Can we stay and order in instead?” Pippa asked gazing into her girlfriend’s loving eyes as her fingers caressed the kissed swollen lips above her. “I wanna just stay here and be alone with you.”

“Yeah, we can do that.” Bette readily agreed as she began untangling herself from her girlfriend’s arms “I’ll get the menus from the kitchen.” She added as she stood up from the bed leaving her girlfriend laying on bed.

“Can we just order from the vegan Chinese restaurant from the valley?”

“Sure babe. Anything specific you want?”

“I'm sort of craving their rice noodles and tofu stir fry with extra veggies?” Pippa called from the bedroom

“Sounds good to me.” Bette said as she picked up her phone and dialed the restaurant’s number

After their food arrived, they ate and immediately retired to bed.

“I love you baby.” Pippa whispered as she held Bette tightly in her arms.

“I love you too babe.” Bette said drowsily as she tightened Pippa’s arms around herself and snuggled back into her girlfriend’s.

“Can you arrange for us to see the new places tomorrow?” She whispered in her girlfriend’s ear

“Yes babe.” Bette answered, “I will.” She answered, a happy smile breaking across her sleepy face as she pushed her ass even more snugly into Pippa’s crotch.

Bette’s last thought before sleep took her over to dreamland was, things were looking even brighter for their future.

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The first suburban house near Pippa's lake house was beautiful but Pippa didn't like the many houses surrounding it. She loved her space and a bit of seclusion her lake house afforded her the last couple of decades. And as beautiful and spacious as the new house was, it didn't fit that lifestyle she was used to. So they went with the second one instead, which was nearly perfect because it was indeed located in between both their workplaces as her girlfriend had mentioned. Bette had only a 30 to 45 minutes drive to the Zacharian gallery and the CAC depending on the highway traffic while Pippa just had under 30 minutes of drive to her school in the opposite direction. It was perfect for both of them. The house had a vast amount of land surrounding it with trees and well kept lawns and was also located a couple of miles away from the other houses. She loved it immediately. It was in a new gated community, with each house occupying its own land around it. That suited them both perfectly, even Bette appreciated the security and privacy that came with it. The neighborhood also came with its own private beach shared by the owners on the end side of the hilly area also owned by the community.

"I love this place babe, it's nearly what I'd have envisioned if we were searching for a place together. You did well." 

"So, am I forgiven for my impulsivity?" She asked as she nuzzled on her girlfriend's neck 

"Just this once." She said pointedly "No jets are to be purchased without consultation in future." She joked but had a serious tone in her voice having learned quickly how Bette was so used to doing things herself and in her own way before they entered each others lives. "Promise." 

"I promise no jets or anything big budget without consulting my very sexy wifey." Bette promised keeping in mind Pippa was a totally different kind of woman. She was unlike none of the women she had ever dated or had in her life before. Her girlfriend enjoyed equal giving and receiving in a relationship, in fact she demanded it. There was no other way around it and Bette was still adjusting to this newness in being in this kind of relationship with another woman. She had gotten away with a lot with her former lovers and partners who had practically let her have her way in everything. Not Pippa.

"Wifey huh?" She chuckled knowing Bette wasn't actually joking about it. She had come to learn her girlfriend loved the security that came with a solid partnership and she was now starting to get used to the idea maybe one day they will make it just that, a forever thing, a marriage. She snorted to herself, what could be more permanent than buying a property together at this point anyways? 

"What? Share the secret babe.." Bette prodded with a gentle nudge on her girlfriend's shoulder.

Pippa shook her head as if trying to clear it of the thought "I was just thinking something out loud is all." 

Bette pouted but let it go 

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After checking each and every room they exited the house with big smiles adorning their gorgeous faces. 

"So, it's a go?" Bette's realtor asked them as they sauntered towards her with their hands interlocked. 

Pippa gave the woman a bright smile with a nod of her head "It's a go." She agreed "Just prepare the paperwork and email it to Bette so we can have our lawyer look it over before you bring the hard copies the day after tomorrow evening and we will work out everything then." 

"Perfect. Bette, could you email me both your drivers' licenses if there are any changes with yours? But this is more your partner's if yours remains unchanged. I still have all your old information with me from your last purchase." The beautiful black woman who looked like a model requested. 

"Will do that, thanks Vanessa. Come over at six and have dinner with us? When you're bringing the paperwork over." Bette urged 

"Of course, thanks Bette. I'll be delighted to." She smiled at the two women

"Are you vegan or do we need to make any special orders?" Pippa asked Vanessa 

"I'm vegetarian but I definitely enjoy vegan food too. Bette a vegan these days?" She asked with a suspicious glance over at her longtime friend come client 

Bette just shrugged her shoulders "Trying to become one on this one's insistence, but I'm not all the way there yet." She admitted with an adoring smile towards her bashful looking girlfriend "It's actually getting easier doing it with someone who is fully committed to it." 

"I want you with me for a very long time babe." 

"Aww…." She said adoringly, looking into her girlfriend's eyes affectionately,  "You love me that much." She stated more than asked

"I really do baby. I really do." She confirmed brushing the back of her fingers on her girlfriend's soft cheek 

"And I want to live forever with you too." She said softly laying her head on Pippa's shoulder and wrapping her arms around the woman's waist while the other woman pulled her tighter against her side

Vanessa looked on at the lovers with interest "Ugh.. you two are so disgustingly cute." The younger woman admitted as she watched them nuzzling each other, missing that kind of love in her life. 

"You will find someone soon who will make you as disgustingly happy as we are. I promise." Bette assured her younger friend with a gentle rub on her shoulder "You're gorgeous and some guy will be happy and lucky to have you one day." She added 

"Let's pray it's sooner, I'm kind of tired of being single. I have never been single for this long before." The young woman admitted 

"We've all been there at one point in our lives. Be patient and the right person will come along just when you don't even expect it." Pippa assured glancing over at her now girlfriend who was smiling from ear to ear "Good things come to those who wait. Not religious but that quote rings truer to me right at this moment in my life more than ever." 

"That it does. both to you and I babe." Bette nodded in agreement with her girlfriend. She has been there on and off with her ex and finally when she was about to give up hope of finding someone who truly loved and appreciated her for her, Pippa came along like a wrecking ball as Miley Cyrus's song says and wrecked all the walls she had started building around her heart. The other woman changed everything in her life, for the better. "This is worth every pain I endured along the way to get here with this gorgeous loving woman by my side today. I'm the luckiest person on this planet right now. And you will feel the same way when that time comes." 

"Thank you guys, I appreciate your words of wisdom." Vanessa nodded feeling more hopeful by the partners' words. "So I will see you guys the day after tomorrow? Should I bring anything? Dessert? Wine?" 

"You don't need to. We are headed to the store to get some stuff when we leave here. Any special requests? Allergies that we should be aware of?" Pippa asked the realtor 

"Nah, no allergies. And I'm easy. Thanks Ms. Pascal." The younger woman responded with a smile

"Please call me Pippa." 

Vanessa nodded "Thanks Pippa." She said smiling 

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"Babe, I must say that house is absolutely beautiful and I'm ready to move in and start out our lives together." Pippa gushed as they prepared their dinner together. 

After they had left their new home to be, they had gone and bought some groceries for their dinner and more for when their realtor came over in two days.  

"And that is what I love to hear my love." Bette said as she moved and hugged her girlfriend from behind and nuzzled on her neck.

"Are you done with that salad babe?" Her girlfriend asked when she felt Bette getting handsy on her body

"Just about to." Bette confessed as she let her hands caress Pippa's sides softly "I just need…" She said as her hands moved up to caress the other woman's breasts and her mouth planted random kisses on her neck. 

"No Bette, we need to eat and make it to bed in time babe. Last night you kept me up so late I was zoning in and out while in class the whole day today." She whined 

"Are you complaining?" She whispered in her ear "we had a good time, didn't we?" 

"That we did but…" Pippa pleaded "I can't be out of it when I'm in class babe. You consume my every waking moment already and not getting enough sleep makes it even crazier." 

"Okay got it, no sex on school nights." Bette knew what she was doing 

"I didn't say that!" Pippa said with a tiny panic in her voice "We just have to finish up with dinner quickly and head to bed earlier from now on. But it's just a bit late for right now." Pippa pouted but Bette was smirking and added a sexy raise of her eyebrow "Fine! Let's finish dinner first, then we will see how much time we have left." She relented 

Her girlfriend was suddenly energized and upbeat as she quickly finished prepping their salad and left Pippa alone to finish up cooking their dinner.

Bette knew her girlfriend matched her sex drive and there was no way she would turn her down if she played her cards right. She was feeling horny as fuck after they finally made their decision to purchase their first property and move in together permanently. There won't be any more back and forth between their houses. She will finally have something to look forward to after a stressful day at the office and that is coming home to her very gorgeous and sexy girlfriend at the end of the day.

She has been walking on cloud nine since Pippa saw and loved the house they had just agreed to purchase together. It was one of the happiest days of her life, next to the day her daughter came into this world. 

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"Hey sexy!" Bette whispered as she slid her splayed fingers up from Pippa's shoulder blade and around her nape smoothing it up the back of her head into her braids. "You smell divine." She added as she licked her ear 

"So do you baby." Pippa responded as she continued to apply lotion on her arms and around her body. 

Bette started to untie her girlfriend's bathrobe's tie from behind 

She watched as Pippa continued to rub lotion on her arms "Can I take this off?" Bette whispered in her ear 

"Do we still have enough time?" Pippa asked twirling around in her girlfriend's arms 

Bette's eyes quickly glanced over at their alarm clock "Let's see, it's only 10 minutes to 10 and you normally go to bed at 11. I go a little later than that or at least I did before you came into my life. So yeah, a whole hour will work out just fine if I plan on making you scream my name at least over a dozen times tonight." She deducted quickly as her fingers dipped on the edges of her girlfriend's robe.

Pippa snorted, gazing into her girlfriend's eyes who had a huge smirk on her face.

"You don't believe I can make you scream my name at least a dozen times in an hour, Pips?" 

"You're incorrigible babe." She said rolling her eyes for effect

"And you love it my little sex freak." Bette bounced her eyebrows up and down smiling as she quickly shed her pj's and then moved back to where Pippa was now sitting on the edge of the big bed. Using her girlfriend's thighs for leverage she slowly knelt in between the long smooth legs. She then picked up the slim hands in both hers from where they lay atop the smooth gorgeous thighs. She kissed the brown fingers each at a time softly before sliding her tongue down the open palms and then inner wrists respectively while her intense eyes held onto her girlfriend's now dopey looking ones. She moved her hand and excruciatingly slowly started to untie the bathrobe her girlfriend still had on. After the large tie loosened up, she slowly pushed her fingers through the opposite edges of the towel material robe as slowly as her fingers could go, caressing them up the woman's shoulders while their eyes remained locked on each other's with such intenseness. 

They were both breathing hard at this point.

"Bette" Pippa panted out of breath as she felt her girlfriend's touch on her skin so intensely, it was almost overwhelming. 

"My goddess, you're so gorgeous. I could stay like this just worshipping your body forever." Bette whispered in awe as her eyes followed her lighter skinned hands over as they slowly travelled over the tight soft brown skin under her lighter looking palms. "How did I get so lucky?" She asked no one as her eyes were mesmerized by the contrast of their skin tones. They blended with each other so perfectly it was like one was born just to swirl around the other. 

Pippa's intense eyes followed her girlfriend's eyes as they worshipped and drank her body in. She has never met anyone who appreciated her body as Bette did. Yeah, she has had lovers who complimented her and loved how her body looked or felt before. 

If she was honest with herself she knew she was a gorgeous woman. yes. On top of her physical beauty, Pippa led a very healthy lifestyle which afforded her the youthfulness which many of her peers or even younger women only dreamed of. But unfortunately for them, because of one reason or another they were unlucky in that department. For her both genetics and a healthy lifestyle played a huge part of how she looked and felt. She has never faulted anyone who has mistaken her for being 20 years younger than she actually was, it was a compliment and flattery on her. She appreciated it all, it was what it was. She thanks her parents everyday for that part of contribution they made with her looks and genes. 

She had literally never met anyone who basically worshipped her body the way Bette did and does. It was an intoxicating feeling for her, to be loved and worshiped by a woman like her girlfriend? She felt like the luckiest woman alive. 

She moved her hands under Bette's arms as the other woman continued to caress and tease her with her tongue everywhere including the newly exposed skin after her robe came off her shoulders. 

"You're absolutely magnificent babe," Bette said as she slid her lips down from the smooth shoulders and around to the the full chest. She then circled her tongue around the erect nipple "so so delicious." She added as she sucked on it gently, making Pippa moan loudly "Mmmm…" She moaned again as her cheeks dented while her mouth suctioned harder on the breast making the other woman wiggle restlessly on the bed. 

"Babe, I'll cum before you touch me in other places." Pippa whined as her left hand fingers continued to massage the back of Bette's scalp encouraging her to continue sucking on her breasts. 

By now Bette knew she loved it when her breasts were sucked on constantly during a love making session and her girlfriend always did just that in combination with other million ministrations on her sensitive body.

Bette released the chocolate colored breast from her mouth with a loud popping sound and looked up into her girlfriend's eyes with a dopey look on her eyes, "I love you so much." She confessed for the billionth time since they met just over a half a year ago.

Pippa smoothed the lightly dampened baby hairs off Bette's face before leaning down and shoving her tongue into the other woman's inviting mouth. "I love you too, so much baby. Gosh! Do I love you Ms. Porter." She panted out her love confession for the woman when she pulled back from their intense lip lock and tongue battling. "You are beyond magnificent my love, no words are good enough to describe you." She said looking down into the adoring look on her girlfriend's light brown eyes. She let the back of her fingers caress around Bette's face while the other woman stubbornly remained knelt between her legs. "Why don't you come up here and I'll show you exactly just how much I love you?" She whispered, attempting to help Bette up from kneeling position in between her legs.

 Instead the other woman resisted and shook her head no.

"What? Why?" Pippa asked in confusion  

"Because," She licked around the inviting dark brown nipple before her and sucking on it lightly "I want to make love to you first and then fuck you over and over again. That's why."

"But…" Pippa started to protest 

"But …" Bette cut her off with a hard suction on the inviting breast just to shut her girlfriend up. She succeeded on the latter too because the next thing she heard coming out of her girlfriend's throat were groans and loud moans as her mouth started to migrate south on the woman's torso. Bette moved back up on her girlfriend's level and whispered in her ear "Lay on your back and spread your legs for me my love." She softly ordered and gently pushed Pippa to lay on her back at the same time.

After the other woman was on her back, Bette moved back and was amazed to witness wetness flooding her girlfriend center. She was literally dripping wet from all the stimulation they had given each other. "My dessert looks scrumptious babe," She announced with excitement. The intense aromas wafting from her love's delicious center had her taste buds going crazy with anticipation alone. She couldn't hold back anymore as she drove her long tongue right into the pool of the creamy slippery juices between her girlfriend's center. "Mmmm…." She moaned with approval making a vibration on her girlfriend's mons and causing Pippa to almost bounce off the bed in the process "I could drink from your pool all day and night long babe." She mumbled as she moved to swipe her long tongue over and around the engorged throbbing clit and suctioning the little bud in between her lips and tongue. 

She moved back a little and gently scissored the throbbing nub between her forefinger and middle fingers running them up and down the slippery slit "Look at this beauty" She brought her mouth down again and licked around it before sucking on it gently, 

Pippa was a trembling mess at this point as Bette continued to narrate her admirations of her most private parts out loud to herself. She tried to lean forward on her elbows to watch her girlfriend do all this, but soon Bette's tongue or lips came into contact or sucked on her; she literally couldn't hold herself up any longer and ended up bouncing back on the bed with a scream here, a groan there or a loud uncontrollable moan. 

Her last thought before her girlfriend brought her to one of her intensiest peaks she has ever experienced yet, was that Bette was going to be the death of her one of these heavenly days. And what a way to go, death by orgasming through Bette Porter's skillful love making. She will definitely die the happiest person who ever lived on this sphere. But until then, their now happily ever after bliss filled with a lot of sex, love making and uninhibited screams shall continue. The night was just getting started and her girlfriend had promised to draw out a dozen screams of her name from her lips before they rested for the night. Oh boy! 

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“Mom, this room is awesome!” Angie gushed as she arranged her stuff in her new airy and extra large room which was facing down an open field connecting to the small community golf course down the hill. “I love this place. The beach, the basketball and tennis courts they have here, it's really awesome. I wish I was still in high school and spending more time at home.” 

“Sweetheart, you will still be able to come home and spend time here. In fact you can decide to stay here and drive to school every morning if you wish instead of staying at the dorms at UCLA.”

“The time I’d spend driving back and forth could be used to study mom. But I definitely will be spending a lot of weekends here.” The teen promised 

‘But of course, Pippa and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Bette responded 

Pippa walked in time to hear what Bette was saying and placed her hands on her girlfriends shoulders and started to knead them gently “Yes honey. This will always be your home and we definitely want you here as often as your schedule at school permits.” She said, glancing at the teen over Bette’s shoulder, “We both want you here, never forget that.” She supplied as she moved her arms down her girlfriends bare arms from behind and wrapped them around her lean waist.

“That’s right sweetheart.” Bette nodded as she leaned back on her girlfriends arms 

“Thank you Pippa and thank you mom.” Angie smiled brightly. She was excited to start college but also sad at the same time to be moving away from her mom and home. “I will miss you so much.” She said looking over at a teared up Bette and then at her mom’s girlfriend whom she has come to love and appreciate “You both, I will miss you both..” 

“Come here” Pippa opened her arms and the teen moved in easily and was enveloped in a warm tight hug between the two women.  

“We love you so much, young one. More than you know.” Pippa confessed as she looked over at her tearing girlfriend who was holding the two most important women in her life tightly in her arms. 

Having come into their lives just a mere nine months ago, Pippa had had no idea how much rapidly her life was going to change within that short period of time. She met the woman of her dreams, fell in love, jump started her art career, bought a property together and here they were after those months of living in bliss and they were just getting started with their lives in their new home. If someone had come to her lake house and told Pippa she would be here today, living happily with the woman of her dreams she would have called the closest psychiatry ward and asked if they were missing a patient.  

She has fallen in love with both the Porter women and she couldn’t wait to make a lot of happy memories with both of them as a family. Family. 

“Hey babe, may I speak to Angie?” Pippa whispered to Bette who looked up at her suspiciously “Alone? Please?” 

Bette was curious to know what was so important that her girlfriend wanted to talk to her daughter about and was excluding her in the process, but she trusted her irrevocably. She nodded. 

“I’m meeting Alice at Dana’s in an hour anyways.” Bette offered grudgingly “You sure you don’t wanna come with?” She asked her girlfriend again as she moved towards Angie’s bedroom exit 

“Nah, I need to work on that painting for that European collector and finish it before the month ends.” 

“Okay babe. Angie? Do you need anything from downtown?” 

“No mom, I need to finish arranging my room and then Pippa promised to teach me some art techniques later in her studio. I will be seeing Jordi to go shopping tomorrow anyway.” Angie explained 

“Okay then. I will see you guys in about three hours. I will bring dinner.Text me your orders by 5.30 at least.” Bette said as she moved to go to their bedroom down the hallway to get her keys and purse.

“Are you forgetting something babe?” Pippa asked her girlfriend before she completely walked out of the door.

Bette turned around and came back into the room, she moved closer to her girlfriend and held her face between her palms before bringing their lips together in a kiss which began chastely but started getting heated quickly.

“Ahem!” Angie cleared her throat “I’m still here, ya know?”

“Sorry sweetheart.” Pippa moved back from the kiss and apologized with a bashful smile while Bette tried to chase the other woman’s lips with hers 

When Angie glared up at her mom, Bette shrugged her shoulders unapologetically. She slapped her girlfriend’s ass making Pippa jump before walking away with a satisfied smug look on her face. 

”Ugh… really mom?” Angie asked as she watched her shameless mother walk away unphased, Pippa looked over at her girlfriend shaking her head and then her remorseful eyes turned to her girlfriend’s teenage daughter. She mouthed ‘I’m sorry’ to Angie again. “Maybe it's a good thing that I’m going away and won’t have to be subjected to whatever will be going on in this house.” Angie yelled loud enough for her mom to hear making Pippa snort

“So,” Pippa began as she moved and sat on a cozy couch near the ceiling to floor glass window wall

“What’s up Pippa?” Angie asked, looking straight into her mom’s girlfriend's eyes.The older woman somehow seemed nervous as her eyes kept flicking around the large airy room but the teens' eyes. Nervous? Pippa is never nervous, what was going on? The teen wondered inwardly

“I wanted to ask you something.” Pippa began quietly as she clasped and unclasped her long fingers around each other.

“I’m heading out babe. See you ladies in a while, love you guys.” Bette called as she walked down the winding wide staircase. 

“Drive safe babe, love you too.” Pippa called out “Call me when you get to Dana’s.” 

Bette heard her girlfriend's voice echoing as she stepped on the lower floor of their new massive house “I will.” She called back

Angie finally turned her attention back to her mom’s girlfriend “So, what did you want to ask me about?”

“I … I.” Pippa pushed her hand inside her jean short pocket and her hand came up with a small red heart shaped velvet box. 

Angie’s eyes lit up and a wide smile broke across her face. A twinkle appeared dancing in her eye, she knew what that meant but decided to pull Pippa’s leg anyways. “Oh my god! Yes Pippa, I will marry you!” The teen announced jubilantly throwing her arms around the older woman’s neck

“What? No!” Pippa jerked slightly backwards with a stunky look on her face. That response from the teen caught her off guard and almost caused her to swallow her tongue. That's when she looked up to be met by a shit eating grin on the teen’s face, the teasing twinkle in Angie’s eye hadn’t disappeared even as Pippa looked disapprovingly with a shake of her head “Really Angie? Why are you doing me like this?” She asked, smiling, still shaking her head. These Porter women were going to send her to her early grave one of these days. 

Angie couldn’t help chuckling “You should have seen the look on your face. Priceless!” She said bursting into a heartfelt laughter at Pippa’s expense. 

“I will get you one of these days. You wait.” She promised the teen 

“And yes, you have my blessings Pippa. I love you and can’t wait to be your incorrigible step daughter.” Angie began seriously, she was honored that Pippa actually took the time to get to know her and asked her for her permission to marry her mom B. Carrie was nice and all but she never had the chance to get to know her nor did Carrie ask her for her blessing when she proposed to marry her mom T. So to be included in this whole process from the start gave her a sense of belonging to this side of her mom B and her soon to be stepmom. “Now may I see that bling you plan on proposing to my mom with?” She asked with a bubbling excitement in her young voice as she vibrated in one place.

Pippa smiled up at the teen as she slowly opened the tiny box and revealed a 2 carat diamond ring.

Angie was impressed “Wow!” She exclaimed as she admired the white gold ring with a good size stone on it “That must have cost a lot.” She has been to Jordi’s house and they have even played around with Jordi’s mom jewelry and knew a ring like that must be expensive “You don’t spare any expenses when it comes to my mom, do you Ms.Pascal?”

“She’s worth it.” Is all Pippa said as she watched the teen’s face as she admired the ring and knew she had made the right decision. “You think she will like it?” she asked nervously

“Like it? Are you kidding? Mom will love it.” She knew how her mom B appreciated expensive jewelry 

“Okay then. Thank you honey.” Pippa sighed with relief as she stood and hugged the teen. She then planted a kiss on top of her head.

“When are you planning to propose?” She asked looking up at the older woman

“Tonight?” Pippa answered with a nervous smile. I was thinking we could go for a walk at the beach after dinner and then I will do it there.” 

“Can I come with and take a video?” 

“Sure, why not?” Pippa responded with a big smile on her face “I would love you to be there.” 

“Awesome!” She clapped her hands. I will bring that bottle of chilled champagne to toast you guys with. Her mom B and T always allowed her small sips of champagne whenever they had celebrations or on special occasions. 

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“Hey guys, I need to get going. My wife and daughter are waiting for me to bring them dinner.” Bette informed her best friends. They had been chatting for some time at Dana’s, Bette had avoided drinking alcohol as she had quite a bit of a drive home. 

“Wow! You sound so domesticated Bette.” Shane observed with a teasing smile on her face “I’m really happy for you my friend.” She added sincerely 

“Wife eh?” Alice chimed in “And when are we christening that gorgeous new digs of yours anyways?” 

“Pippa thought you guys might want to come over this Friday?” She had almost forgotten to pass Pippa’s invite suggestion to her friends  

“Sounds good to me. Do you want us to bring anything?” Shane asked as she watched her friend gather her belongings to go.”Alice?” She asked the other woman

“Nah. Just bring yourselves.” Bette answered as she stood up “By the way, come and spend the night. We have enough room for you all.” 

“We will be there Bette. What time should we come over?” Alice asked 

“Anytime after 7pm?” Bette supplied “I get home at around 6 and Pippa depending on her class schedules gets home anywhere between 5 to 6 pm.” 

“Excellent! We will see you guys then.” 

“Goodnight guys, love you and see you on Friday.” Bette bid her friends goodbye as she exited Dana’s 

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Shane and Alice watched her walk away with an almost giddy bounce to her step.

“She’s really happy.” Alice finally admitted 

Shane nodded with a smile “Yes, she really is. Finally.” 

“Yeah finally. I hope she locks that woman down soon. As I mentioned to her before, a woman like Pippa doesn’t come around often. She needs to get over her nerves and ask her to marry her, soon. We know Bette loves that kind of domesticated life.”

Shane nodded, she doesn’t always agree with Alice’s deductions but she was in agreement on this one a hundred and one percent. Bette had suffered through a lot with Tina’s comings and goings. Pippa had finally brought a settling peace in Bette’s life they hadn’t witnessed before in their friend. The two women were a match made in heaven, if such a thing existed. Pippa checked the list Bette had listed the year before when they were in a restaurant one morning. The woman had her own fulfilling and successful career, she was a mother, she was mature and above all that, she loved their friend unconditionally as they had witnessed since the two women crossed paths. She was the perfect mate for their best friend.

Shane sighed happily as she thought of how happy Bette seemed lately.

 Alice placed her chin on her hand as similar thoughts crossed her mind.

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"Honey I'm hoooome!" Bette announced as she maneuvered herself into their extra large kitchen with bags of food hanging from her fingers.

Pippa met her and relieved her of the bags before leaning in for a kiss which Bette tried to deepen immediately

"Jesus mom!" Angie exclaimed loudly as she had just appeared from the corner to catch the women kissing with Bette squeezing her girlfriend's ass 

Bette smirked and Pippa went to pull away from her grasp but not before she was awarded with smack to her ass. The dark skin woman rolled her eyes at her girlfriend before she turned to walk away. Bette was often shameless when it came to PDAs while Pippa was a bit reserved especially in front of the teen, she didn't like putting Angie in awkward position but it seemed like the teen was getting used to her mom's behavior these days. She mostly ignored them. 

"I'm starving, did you get me the burger I like and fries mom?" Angie asked as she rummaged through the bags Pippa had placed on top of the kitchen counter 

"All in there." Bette said as she came and stood besides her girlfriend. Her hand automatically gravitated to her girlfriend's jean short covered ass. "I missed you." She whispered in the other woman's ear 

Angie heard her "You've been gone for less than two hours mom." She said smirking as she popped some fries in her mouth 

"Too long." She responded as she leaned in and nuzzled her girlfriend's neck who was busy unpacking their food from the bags "Miss me?" She asked in a muffled voice against her girlfriend's neck

"Always." Pippa answered as Bette's breath tickled her neck "Babe, will you let me serve us some food please?" She asked Bette who was now attached to her back.

"Party pooper." Bette grunted as she was quite comfortable holding her girlfriend in her arms 

Pippa smiled to herself. She loved the way her girlfriend loved her. She loved the way Bette couldn't keep her hands off her for long. She just loved Bette and she was beyond happy with their life in general. She turned and whispered in her ear "If you are good girl I will make it up to you later I promise,"

"Promise?" Bette asked expectantly

Pippa nodded with a mischievous smile and that did it as Bette obligingly took a seat on the bar stool next to her girlfriend.

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Bette and Pippa retired to their living room to relax after dinner while Angie went upstairs to her room to chat with her friends on her phone and social media. But before she left Pippa reminded her they were going to the beach for a walk in an hour's time when the two women got caught up with news on TV. Angie promised she would be ready anytime they were. 

Bette enjoyed spending time with her girlfriend and daughter however and wherever they were, so it was just another regular day in the Pascal-Porter household. A walk on the beach sounded like a perfect idea to spend time with her family on that beautiful Sunday evening. The sun was up and the humidity was at least bearable that day. So some fresh sea breeze will do them all a whole lot of good. 

At this point, Bette had no idea what was in store for her and Pippa was grateful that her girlfriend didn't seem to suspect a thing. 

Bette winked at her girlfriend saucily as she took a seat by her "Hi!" She murmured as she lowered herself on the end of the couch. 

Pippa smiled back brightly as she scooted closer to her, "Hey." She whispered back at her girlfriend who was now leant back at the end of the large leather couch watching her curiously. "Why so far away?" She asked, glancing up into her girlfriend's curious eyes when their bodies made contact. 

"Because I'm still trying to maintain my good girl act." She answered without blinking and raised an eyebrow questioningly at her girlfriend who began getting handsy the moment she came closer,  "I want my prize you promised at the end of the night." She whispered as she gazed into her girlfriend's with lust filled eyes.

Pippa chuckled as she curled herself under Bette's arm. "It was supposed to be during dinnertime while Angie was around. I needed you to behave around that sweet girl." She stated as she let her left hand caress Bette's abs under her light shirt. "I missed you." She whispered as she leaned up and kissed Bette's jaw, moving her lips slowly to the corner of her mouth. She then pulled and draped her girlfriend's arm around her shoulders and kept their fingers connected over her chest.  

Bette turned her body slightly to comfortably accommodate her girlfriend’s form under her arm, "Does that mean I can … " Bette began letting her thumb graze across Pippa's distended nipple through her soft tank top material. Her other free hand came up and brushed Pippa's braids away from her neck. She then lowered her lips to glide them along the side of the woman's exposed neck, "do this now?" She husked against the artist’s smooth skin.

"Mmhhmm." Pippa agreed with a moan. She licked her lips when she felt Bette suck on the sensitive skin on her collarbone. 

"And this?" She asked as the hand moved down and cupped one of her girlfriend's breasts squeezing it a little before moving further down to where the hem of her white tank top met the waistband of her jeans shorts. Bette made a long lick on Pippa's neck making Pippa moan louder, she quickly looked up the staircase to make sure Angie wasn't coming down as her limber fingers quickly undid the button and zipper on her girlfriend's shorts. 

"You have to be quiet." She whispered in Pippa's ear 

Pippa nodded quickly as she was already so turned on at this point she didn't want her girlfriend to stop.

Their TV continued to drown on and on in the background with the repeat of international news about the queen of England's death and her funeral arrangements. That was unimportant to the two women. Bette took the beige throw blanket from the back of the couch and draped it over their legs covering their thighs just in case Angie came bounding down unexpectedly. 

After covering them up, Bette turned her head and captured her girlfriend's lips in a searing kiss as she slid her fingers inside Pippa's shorts, "Fuck! You are so wet." She moaned when her fingers connected with her girlfriend's soaking center. 

"All for you babe." Pippa released a  groan when she felt those fingers dip into her warm velvety walls."Fuck!" She moaned out 

"That's what I'm doing," Bette responded lightly as she glanced at her girlfriend's strained features. She knew it wouldn’t take much to make Pippa climax and they weren’t exactly in a position to take their time. “Tell me what you want babe.” 

She could feel the build up as Bette sucked on her neck and rubbed on her clit at the same time, “Fuck me babe. Inside..” She said “I need you inside me.” She added urgently as she slid her hips forward a bit to give Bette’s fingers under pants more room. 

“Fuck!” Bette moaned as she slid one finger and then two inside her girlfriend’s velvety smooth walls. She slid them back and forth in a come hither motion as she let her thumb continue to stimulate the throbbing clit.

Pippa groaned as she felt those long fingers slowly thrusting in and out of her and the thumb circulating her engorged clit over and over again. She wasn’t going to last very long. Her hips started making thrusting motions to meet her girlfriend’s fingers’ motion.

Bette bent her head down and took Pippa’s nipple through her tank top material giving the skin there even more friction from the material and mouth contact. 

Pippa groaned when she felt her girlfriend’s warm mouth sucking her nipple through her tank top material, She encircled her girlfriend’s shoulders with her arms keeping Bette’s head locked on her chest as her hips thrusted following the rhythm set by Bette’s fingers penetration movements inside her. 

Bette could feel how her fingers were being squeezed by her girlfriend’s walls and knew Pippa was about to peak any second now. 

Pippa’s contorted features said it all as she concentrated on the impending climax.

“Mom!” Angie yelled from upstairs “Mom T is asking if I need anything else from my list of things for college.” 

Bette stopped her fingers mid-motion inside Pippa when she heard her daughter’s voice from upstairs. They had been caught up in what they were doing; they had momentarily forgotten Angie was still upstairs. 

“Fuck!” She cussed under her breath as Pippa moved back to look into her girlfriend’s face in confusion, her brain hadn’t caught up to the teen’s interruption yet. “Fuck fuck fuck!” Bette repeated and looked into her girlfriend’s eyes apologetically as she slid her fingers out before she could make her cum. “Sorry babe.” She quickly pulled the blanket and covered Pippa from her chest down and stood up quickly. 

“Mom?” Angie repeated again as she started coming down the wide winding staircase.

“Oh! Hey Ang.” Bette responded to her daughter finally but didn’t dare look up as she busied herself straightening a wall painting which was already straight. 

“What are you doing?” Angie asked her mom suspiciously, first glancing over at her mom who had her back turned to her and then at her mom’s girlfriend. 

Pippa was stuck on the couch while she struggled to weakly button and zip up her pants under the blanket. She locked her eyes straight on the TV screen ahead while doing all this as she couldn’t meet Angie’s eyes. 

The teen could sense something was definitely going on by the way both her mom and her girlfriend were avoiding her eyes while she tried to communicate with them. It was something she really didn’t want to know. 

“Nothing!” Bette answered too quickly and that confirmed Angie’s suspicion. 

“I don’t even wanna know what you two were up to before I came down here.” Angie threw her hands up with the universal ‘I give up’ motion

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Her mom asked stubbornly after finally gathering her bearings and slowly turning to face her teen daughter. 

“Did you hear what mom T asked?” Angie began “She asked if I needed anything more for my dorm. She knows you have taken care of everything else and wanted to know if she should buy anything else online to be delivered here.” Angie added as she eyed Pippa who hadn’t dared look up at her since she came into the room “And it's not even cold in here Pippa.” She teased the still covered up woman whose ‘deer caught in the headlights' eyes finally flicked towards her momentarily and then quickly back to the TV screen ahead. 

Bette blinked a tiny glare at her daughter knowing she had suspected something and was just teasing her girlfriend. 

“No.” She finally responded to Angie with a shake of her head “Tell her anything you might need, we will get it when we drop you off next month.” 

“Okay then.” The teen responded “Next time you both might wanna practice acting less guilty?” She added with a snort as she bounded back up to her room 

“You’re grounded for life Ang!” Bette yelled 

The teen laughed thunderously “You can’t ground an almost adult mom! I turn 18 in two weeks.”

“She got you there babe.” Pippa snorted 

“You’re still my daughter and adult or not I can still ground you.” 

“Not a chance mommy dearest.” Angie yelled back in a teasing manner.

“Ugh.” Bette grunted giving up as she slumped her body back down on the couch next to her girlfriend. 

Pippa pulled her against her chest and caressed her head soothingly. “It’s okay babe.” She leaned down and planted a long kiss on Bette’s crown.

Bette was sexually frustrated and also adding to knowing her teen daughter wasn’t gonna easily let her live this down was adding to another headache.“You know she will hold this over our heads forever, right?” She asked looking up at Pippa.

The artist just nodded sympathetically at her girlfriend. “We did it and we have to live with the consequences I guess. We could have easily gone to our room but …” She shrugged accepting their fuck up. 

They sat there quietly catching up on the last of the evening news before Pippa got the courage to go upstairs and apologize to Angie for their indiscretion. 

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As they slowly walked by the shoreline they met a few other couples and families also taking advantage of the beautiful evening. Bette had her hand curved around Pippa’s elbow as they walked side by side with Angie taking sunset shots and the beach in general. The teen has always been interested in nature photography since she was young and this particular beach was so perfect for some of the shots she was taking. 

“Mom!” She called up to her mom “Take a look at this shot!” She came up running to the two women, she was impressed by a perfect sunset shot she had just captured.

“Oh wow!” Pippa exclaimed as she looked into the screen of the expensive nikon camera she had just presented the teen just that day. “That is gorgeous Angie. You got a great eye.” 

“Thank you Pippa! This camera is out of this world!” The teen smiled brightly at the older woman.

“That is one of the perfect shots of the sunset I have ever seen, sweetheart.” Bette said as she planted a kiss on her daughter’s temple “And this camera is amazing, you know your stuff babe.” Bette added looking up at her girlfriend after spying the great shots Angie had taken with the camera her girlfriend had presented her daughter with.

“Thanks mom! I’m really loving this and it's like my photography bug has just been renewed by having this awesome camera.” She added proudly “Thank you for this.” She repeated to Pippa motioning to the brand new Z 7II camera she was holding in her hands.

“That’s good honey and it was my pleasure to get it for you.” Pippa began “When I saw the shots you took and sent us from Toronto I knew I had to get you something even better to nurture that talented eye.” The woman said as she hugged the teen to her and planted a kiss on top of her curls. “I love you.” She admitted to the teen 

Bette ruffled those curls as she passed a grateful look to her girlfriend mouthing a ‘thank you’ to her. Pippa shook her head with no need to thank her motion. 

“I love you too Pippa.” Angie admitted back to her mom’s girlfriend. She set her camera ready to hit record anytime “Mom? What's that over there?” Bette turned to look where her daughter was pointing and there was really nothing to see except the no ends of the sea in front of them.

“Where are you referring to Angie?” She asked her eyes trying to zone in as far as they could see but there was nothing there.

Whilst Bette concentrated on pinpointing what her daughter was referring to, the teen stealthily moved back and hit the record button when she had the two women in her shot. Pippa promptly knelt next to an unaware Bette.

Just a few meters away a mature male couple and two sets of younger looking straight couples, were suddenly brought to a halt by the event which was about to take place in front of their eyes. They watched with bated breaths as the knelt chocolate complexioned woman nervously opened a tiny red velvet box holding a gorgeous diamond ring.

Bette slowly turned to the side only to find Angie wasn’t even next to her and that is when she turned around completely to be met by her knelt girlfriend and a brightly smiling Angie holding a camera up. She gasped audibly when she looked into her girlfriend’s eyes and then down at the hand holding a red velvet box with a shining ring comfortably encased inside it. A tear suddenly pooled on the side of her eye 

“Bette Porter, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met. It started with you barging into my life uninvited and then I’d say the rest is history, but is it?” Pippa began with a chuckle, she took a deep breath trying to calm her wildly beating heart against her ribcage before continuing.”I knew the moment you came into my life that day that my life was never going to be the same again. And no matter how I’d responded to you then, one thing remained for certain, there was no going back from that first encounter. My life was not going to be what it used to be. Peaceful, to an extent boring and lonely at times and many other million things I had grown comfortable with over the years. You were like a whirlwind, a force which in a way came to destroy that comfortable place that I had built around myself over the years but at the same time build it anew.” Pippa continued with her long monologue. “If someone had come to me then and said I would be kneeling here right now asking to marry you? I would have called 911 and reported that a mental ward patient was missing and I was talking to them.” Angie and the watching couples who were still riveted by the proposal chuckled at that and that is when Bette noticed they had an audience of three couples and another added person who was just walking their dog but stopped to also get a glimpse of the proposal. Pippa swallowed before she continued “ But here I am doing exactly that ten months to the day we met on that cool afternoon on my lake house property. I’m kneeling before you here tonight Ms. Porter first of all to let you know for the zillionth time that I love you so much baby. You are my heart, you are my life, I have never loved anyone before like I love you. Neither have I felt loved by someone as much as I feel loved by you.” She added with tears of her own as she watched the same washing down Bette’s face. “Bette Porter, will you make me the happiest woman alive today? Will you marry me?”

In response, Bette nodded and went down on both her knees in front of her girlfriend and curved her hands behind her neck and brought their lips together in a searing kiss. 

Everyone started cheering and clapping their hands together.

The kiss was the most electrifying kiss the people watching have ever witnessed before between two lovers. They felt like they were part of that love story as they all looked at their partners with dreamy eyes and some of them with tears threatening at the corner of their eyes. It was magical, they felt like they had just witnessed and been a part of a hallmark love story movie.

“Yes yes I will marry you babe.” Bette finally said audibly when she pulled back from their kiss while still holding her fiancee’s head between her palms and looking into her eyes. “I thought you’d never get to that part.” Bette teased with a chuckle, making Pippa smile shyly as she remembered her rumbling which went on and on before she finally asked the woman of her dreams to marry her.

Their witnesses laughed with happiness at Bette’s last words. They offered their congratulations to the newly engaged couple before they walked away in different directions to continue with their evenings. They also walked away with that magical feeling radiating from the lesbian couple coursing through their own veins. It was infectious. 

The teen stopped her video before she moved in and hugged her mom and step mom to be congratulating them on their engagement. 

“You knew about this” Bette smiled at her ear to ear smiling daughter

“My step mom to-be asked for my blessings.” She admitted to her mom eyeing her mom’s fiancee who hadn’t stopped tearing up with a big smile on her face. “She makes you happy and that is all I have ever wanted for you mom.” 

“Thank you sweetheart.” Bette murmured with tears in her eyes touched by her daughter’s candor. “Thank you for being such a good kid. I’m so lucky to have you as my daughter.” 

“I’m the lucky one. One could never have enough moms in her life.” 

Pippa moved in and hugged the teen tightly to her. “Thank you honey. And I’m so lucky to have you too as my step daughter-to-be.” She stated

After toasting to the engagement with the champagne Angie had hidden in her backpack, they walked back up to their car and drove back up to their house. Bette couldn’t stop admiring her new bling, no one had ever proposed to her before. She felt special and she had her own plans of proposing back to her fiancee on her birthday in a weeks’ time. 

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Bette was leant back against one of the dressers as her fiancée was on her knees between her legs. She had one of her hands supporting herself from behind while her other hand pushed her fiancée's head against her center. Her right leg was draped over the other woman's shoulder.

"Just like that babe." She groaned when she felt the other woman's mouth do some amazing things to her.

A loud moan escaped her throat, as Pippa's tongue continued to work furiously on her clit.

The kneeling woman doubled up her tongue efforts on her fiancée's clit and center. She lapped and nibbled on her, moving her closer to the edge. 

The standing woman's form trembled helplessly and she feverishly thrust her hips against her face.

"Your fingers inside now." Bette demanded with a rasp in her tone. 

Pippa obliged her fiancee as she brought her left index and middle fingers and entered her girlfriend's lubricated tight walls. 

"Just like that babe." Bette repeated moaning loudly "Suck on me!" 

Pippa took her clit between her lips and tongue and sucked while her curled fingers thrusted the super slippery walls. 

Bette rolled her hips around chasing the contact of her fiancee’s tongue and mouth. Her body suddenly went rigid for a few seconds before it shuddered violently with release. "Piiippaa!" She screamed her fiancée's name as waves upon waves of sensations washed over her body. 

Pippa could feel her fiancée's inner walls squeezing and vacuuming her fingers as she continued to ride her waves. After the woman had calmed down, she slowly slid out and rose up from her position up the length of her fiancée's body. She pulled Bette tightly against her chest as the remnants of her climax made her body twitch involuntarily. 

She slightly moved back and looked into her fiancée's relaxed face, "You're absolutely gorgeous." She whispered as she smoothed Bette's curls off her face and behind her ear while planting tiny kisses all over her face. "Magnificent." She added reverently. 

Bette moved her head back from her fiancée's shoulder and smiled dopily "No one has ever made me cum like this Pippa, no one." She confessed as she caressed the woman's smooth chocolate skin with her fingers. "I can't wait to be your wife." 

Pippa leaned in and captured her fiancée's lips in a deep kiss in response. She shoved her tongue deep into her mouth making Bette moan when she tasted herself on it "Neither can I baby." Pippa confessed finally when she pulled back. "So, how about we get some sleep?" She murmured after pulling away from their scorching kiss. 

"Okay." Bette agreed with a tiny tired nod. She was still feeling wobbly on her legs, she had cum like never before. 

Her fiancée wound her left arm around her lean waist and walked her to bed. Bette staggered a little from the weakness on her limbs. 

"Woah!" Pippa tightened her hold around her slightly wobbly fiancée "Easy there Casanova!" She quipped. She was literally patting herself on the back for making her fiancée this way as she walked her to their large bed and helped her up on it.

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The next morning, Bette woke up to find herself lying on the bed alone. She blindly reached her hand across where her fiancée was supposed to be and found the sheets were a little cooler. She opened her eyes slowly and zoomed in on the side table alarm clock and that's when she noticed that her alarm was about to go off at any second. She groggily pulled herself off the bed and blindly walked down the stairs gripping at the rails as she took the steps one by one.

When Pippa heard feet shuffling across the floor, she looked up from her newspaper to find her adorable sleepy fiancée walking in the kitchen like a zombie.

"Morning babe." Bette mumbled sleepily as she spied her girlfriend who was reading the LA times on the kitchen counter while holding a steaming cup of coffee.

Pippa smiled adoringly at the woman, "Morning sleepyhead." She responded, her eyes never leaving the sight of her sleepy looking fiancée. She watched the other woman over her coffee mug as she slowly stumbled into their kitchen wrapped up in a bathrobe. "I made you some breakfast babe, take a seat." She announced to her fiancée 

Bette nodded, but first she moved around the kitchen island and pulled her fiancée up by the back of her neck for a kiss. 

She moaned into their kiss when she felt the tip of Pippa's warm tongue touch the tip of hers. "Mmm… you taste delicious. Coffee." 

She was suddenly more awake and moved even closer and tried to deepen their kiss but her fiancée pulled back immediately. 

Bette groaned her dissatisfaction when that happened. She moved her head in trying to chase those alluring lips with her own but Pippa instead buried her head on her chest which left Bette kissing the top of her head instead. 

"What a way to be greeted in the morning." Pippa hummed against Bette's chest as she squeezed her fiancée's waist tightly. "I love you." She said looking up into the woman's eyes.

When she finally pulled back, Bette met her eyes while her thumb caressed the soft chocolate cheek lightly, "I love you too babe. Thank you for breakfast." She said leaning in again and placing a chaste kiss on the puckered lips. She then moved and took a seat on the barstool by the kitchen island. 

Pippa placed a plate of pancakes and fruits in front of her fiancée and a steaming cup of black coffee the way she knew Bette liked it. 

"So, what's your plan for today?" She asked after sipping a couple of mouthfuls of her coffee.

"I have two private classes in the afternoon at the university and then I'm free for the rest of the day. You?" 

"Zacharia wants me in a meeting with some European art movers and shakers later this morning and then one more staff meeting is slotted in the afternoon." Bette replied as she cut a piece of pancake with her fork while her free hand stroked her fiancée's thigh underneath the countertop. That hand was slowly trailing upwards on the inner thigh of the other woman. 

Pippa felt those fingers dangerously inching closer to the v of her legs under the silk robe. She quickly brought her hand down and entwined their fingers to stop her fiancee's hand progression. 

"Don't start something you can't finish babe." 

Bette looked almost insulted. "And why would I not finish?" She asked seriously but a smile broke across her face as she couldn't keep up with the poker face. 

"You know why.” Bette gave her a blank look before Pippa offered more explanation. “You have to prepare and leave soon for work." She added simply.

"Oh! I can call in sick, you know." She interjected without batting an eyelash. She tried to wrestle her fingers away from the other woman’s grip so she can continue with her earlier intentions but Pippa instead held them steady with both her hands.

She shook her head with a smile. "I also need to finish that painting today before heading over to school." 

Bette twisted her mouth in displeasure "Can't you postpone the delivery date some more?" She coerced her fiancée with a pout.

"Nah, I have delayed its delivery long enough. And in any case, won't you want my undivided attention when you are off work next week?" She asked her fiancée as she rubbed her palm up and down the other woman's back soothingly. 

"I guess." Bette answered grudgingly. She had not gotten a chance to make love to her fiancée the other night as Pippa had rendered her useless after continuously ravishing her properly. Pippa hadn't let up on her and at the end Bette had passed out of exhaustion after her limbs utterly became useless. 

"You guess?" She asked interestingly, tilting her head to glance at her fiancee’s pouty face "So, you're not sure? If you want me full time with you next week?" She knew her fiancée hadn't even realized what she had just said.

"Of course I want you!" She answered quickly "I'm sorry, I'm just … you never gave me the chance to make love to you last night." She added with a pout. A bulb suddenly went on her head "How about a shower together?" 

Even though Pippa didn't need to take a shower then since she knew she was getting dirty while she painted, she couldn't deny her fiancée anything. She nodded and that encouraged Bette to basically rush through her breakfast so she has enough time to at least have her fiancée before she leaves for work.

"You might wanna slow down there babe, we don't want you experiencing some indigestion problems." Pippa pointed out with a chuckle when she saw what her fiancée was doing. "By the way don't forget your lunch. I prepared and packed up some tofu salad for you." 

"You take such good care of me," Bette smiled adoringly at her fiancée as she reached the back of her hand to smooth her index finger up and down Pippa’s soft cheek "Thank you. No one has ever prepared my work lunch for me before."

Pippa smiled shyly as she turned her head and captured that index in her warm mouth. Their eyes held speaking volumes to each other. No matter how many times they have made love to each other before and they have made love uncountless times since they got together, they couldn’t get enough of each other. They couldn’t seem to keep their hands to themselves whenever they were around each other. They both felt like they were fifty year olds with raging teenage hormones. 

"Tina never did?" Pippa was surprised 

She shook her head no. "I either bought lunch when I was hungry or at times I was too busy to even remember to eat." 

"Well, now you have me to keep nagging your gorgeous ass and remind you constantly to eat healthy everyday." She said smiling "I bet you will hate it after a while." She added

Bette continued to study her face with such adoration she almost weeped. “Never!” She shook her head in denial as she moved in and captured Pippa’s lips for a kiss. “I could never hate anything you do for me or with me babe.”

Bette knew Pippa was serious about making sure she was taking care of herself in a healthy way. She didn’t expect anything less from the woman who was obsessed with an all around healthy eating habit. No more fast food orders and shit like that anymore. She has been keeping up with the vegan lifestyle quite well since she had been initiated into it when they first became serious. Pippa had wanted her to be consistent with it no matter whether she was around to make sure of that or not and she was now loving feeling the way she felt these days. She was more energetic, more focussed and happy in general. She felt lighter on her feet. 

Pippa left Bette cleaning up on her insistence after their breakfast to go upstairs. 

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"Mmm …" Bette hummed happily when she came behind Pippa and wrapped her arms around the woman who was brushing her teeth in one of the hers and hers bathroom sinks in their ensuite. She leaned down and sucked on the exposed chocolate neck as her hands started roaming the soft body. 

Pippa could feel something protruding on the woman's crotch 

"Is that?" She gazed directly in her fiancee’s dilated eyes in the mirror who nodded eagerly as she bent down and spit on the sink. 

She held the ends of the bathroom sink tightly making her hand veins pop up as she bit her lower lip between her teeth gently, their eyes never leaving the others through the mirror. She moaned with pleasure when she felt Bette push her pelvis against her ass, she could feel the wetness pooling between her legs as the woman rolled her hips on her ass while she held her from behind. 

She and Bette had had long discussions about sex and what they liked and not liked. She had told Bette that she loved toys, all kinds of toys in fact. Her fiancée was a little timid at first but she had been very understanding and accommodating. And it took her fiancée just one trial of using a toy on her and Bette was hooked. It was a new experience for her but she loved the way it made Pippa feel at times and it was a way of keeping things interesting and the spiciness in their relationship alive. 

Pippa turned around in her fiancée's arms and raised her hands and captured Bette's face between her palms gazing lovingly into her eyes. "I love you so much. You have no idea." 

Bette pulled Pippa’s hips in and pushed her protruding crotch onto the other woman "I think I have some idea because I feel the same way." She responded as she leaned in and captured her fiancée's luscious lips with her own in an intense liplock. 

She pushed her tongue against the woman's lips and Pippa gave her access immediately, returning the kiss with vigor. Bette pushed the silk robe off her fiancée's shoulders without breaking their kiss and it slid to their feet on the tiled floor. She moved back a little and removed her own robe quickly and then moved back in and smoothed her palms down from the woman's shoulders down her arms. They were both standing naked in front of each other and their eyes couldn't get enough of the other's body. Pippa slid her hands up her fiancée's waist and smoothed her thumbs up and down the rock hard abs before sliding her left one down to wrap her long fingers around the toy. She watched Bette’s face as she pushed the large silicon member against Bette’s clit, making the other woman groan with pleasure when she felt the sudden gentle buzz of the toy coming to life against her sensitive parts. She leaned in and kissed Bette's neck running her tongue up and down the smooth light tan skin, sucking hard on the collar bone making the other woman cry out in pleasure. Bette was temporarily distracted from her initial quest when she came into the room but quickly forced her libido to take a back seat, regaining control from her fiancée. 

She chuckled as she pulled back and gazed into the warm dilated dark eyes before her "Oh no you won't." Bette simply stated, shaking her head with a naughty smile. 

Pippa was so turned on and all she wanted was a taste of her girlfriend again. She recalled their activities from the night before and that's all it took for her to get even more drenched in between her legs. She felt the dripping silken juices leaking down her mons and her tongue peaked out involuntarily to lick around her lips when her taste buds were reminded of that unique taste they had had the night before. She wanted it again, she wanted that spicy and tangy taste flooding the back of her tongue again. 

Pippa started lowering herself in front of her fiancée, "Let me please?" She begged, but her fiancee was quick to hold her off. 

"Uh uh…No babe, my turn. Remember?" Bette interjected with a shake of her head as she pulled her fiancée back up by her shoulders to face her.

Pippa pouted but Bette wasn't going to give in this time. Pippa had had no mercy on her last night. She had taken her over and over and over again and basically rendered her useless. At the end they had both fallen asleep with Bette for the first time not able to return the favor.  

"My turn." Bette reiterated again as she pulled her fiancée against her and lowered her mouth to her neck leaving a trail of wet kisses down the smooth neck as she lowered herself down the length of the darker tanned body. 

She loved her fiancée's soft skin against her lips so much. In fact at this point you could safely say she was addicted to her fiancee's super smooth skin. She was a self confessed Pippa addict. She craved the woman like she has never craved anyone in her life, she craved her taste, her touch and smell of her all the time when she wasn't in her presence. These days she couldn't wait for the day to end in the office so she could rush home to be with her fiancée. Just being with her brought her so much peace, so much joy, she felt so grounded around the other woman. She was home wherever she was with Pippa and not just inside the four wall structure they called home sense, no. Pippa was her home no matter the place. They could be homeless or living somewhere in a desert as long as the woman was beside her, she was home, she was at peace. Everything around her these days seemed more colorful, brighter, grounded and peaceful.

She moved down and sucked hard on her fiancée's collar bone, she has come to realize Pippa loves it when she does that. The other woman moaned in appreciation as she curled her long fingers in Bette's massive soft curls. 

Bette covered the chocolate perky breasts with her hands, letting her thumbs rub back and forth, side to side on the hardened nipples as she moved her lips from the woman's neck. Pippa pushed her parted lips on top of the curled head below her encouraging the ministrations on her body from her fiancée. She combed her fingers through the curls as the other woman moved down to the hardened nipples which were begging for her attention. She covered one of them with her warm mouth as the other hand remained on top of the other breasts circling the areola with her thumb in sync with her tongue. She walked them backwards until Pippa's butt came in contact with the bathroom counter again and then she lifted her on top of it. 

“I want to taste you so badly.” Bette whispered in the other woman’s ear.

She moved in between her fiancee’s legs and parted them further apart. She leaned in and kissed the woman’s soft lips before letting her tongue push against the kissed swollen lips. It didn’t take much for Pippa to open her mouth and let her tongue press against her fiancee’s softly. Bette sucked that tongue into her mouth the moment she felt it against hers. Muffled twin moans escaped their throats as their lips battled against each other’s and heavy kissing sounds echoed inside their large bathroom walls. They both continued to roll each other’s nipples around their fingers as their kissing intensified. It was heavy and it was erotic, Pippa felt like she was going to come before Bette did anything else to her from just the kissing alone. Her fiancee had perfected the art of kissing and she was sure in a different state of mind, she could easily cum without a warning, but she held on. She needed her fiancee inside her and also craved to witness yet again the unadulterated passion and thrill on her fiancee’s face while she fucked her deep and fast with a dildo. 

Bette ripped her mouth away from her fiancee’s with a loud popping sound as she moved down urgently and captured a hardened chocolate nipple into her mouth. Pippa tried to squeeze her parted thighs together unsuccessfully as Bette was still lodged between her knees. It left her wanting some kind of friction in between her legs and hence started to aggressively pull at her fiancee’s hips against her core. But her fiancee wasn’t ready for that to happen, so she resisted. 

“Please baby, I need you.” Pippa whined 

Bette shook her head “Not yet.” She whispered “Soon. I promise.” She added as she moved down leaving a trail of wet kisses on her fiancee’s abdomen, dipping her tongue into her navel. When she reached closer to the woman’s lower abdomen she could feel the strong delicious spicy essence wafting up her nose making her salivate. “Can you lean back and put one of your feet on top here?” Bette asked teasingly, indicating the edge of the counter. She knew how flexible her fiancee actually was and had no doubt she won’t have an issue with it.  

Pippa lifted her foot and placed as Bette requested and the other woman parted her legs. She then bent down and gave the glistening center a long lengthy lick up and down the super pink slit. 

‘Mmm'' She hummed in pleasure as the first bursts of that unique spicy taste hit the back of her tongue. She was in heaven and there was an abundance of that nectar of gods flowing generously down and into her mouth. “So delicious.” She mumbled making vibrating sounds against the woman’s center.  

The vibration on her center intensified the sensations shooting throughout Pippa’s body. She was trembling as she tried to hold onto anything and everything to keep herself steady as pleasurable sounds were being emitted from deep down her chest.

Bette penetrated her with her two fingers and she could feel Pippa’s walls constricting around her fingers and she knew the woman wasn’t far from achieving her orgasm but she wanted to delay it as much as possible. She removed her lips around the clit and stood back up. She leaned in and smoothed the woman’s braids from her face, trying to meet the other woman’s dilated eyes. 

“Hey.” She said when Pippa finally opened her eyes fully and looked at her with confusion “I want to try something. Will you be able to stand and turn around? Look at me in the mirror?” 

It took Pippa a couple of seconds to finally understand what Bette was asking her to do. She nodded and slid down the counter and started to turn around but Bette stopped her and captured her lips in an intense lip lock. 

“Now you can.” Bette said finally after releasing the woman’s lips as she helped gently rotate her fiancee’s form around to face the large wall to wall mirror.

“Part your legs for me babe.” Bette breathed against the back of the woman’s neck as she pushed one of her knees between the long legs. “Just like that.” 

Pippa intensely watched her fiancee in the mirror while she helped her perform all these tasks. She was turned on like never before, she felt like she was about to burst and float away if Bette didn’t make her cum soon. Their eyes held each other with so much intensity. If human body electricity was powerful enough, the energy floating through them and around them could probably electrocute anyone and anything within a mile of their vicinity.

“I love you.” Bette mouthed still holding the other woman’s gaze on the mirror as she moved closer behind her. She wrapped her long fingers around the strapped dildo and guided it along her fiancee’s super slippery center. She slid it up and down the woman’s glistening juices, lubricating it with Pippa’s natural lubricant. 

Pippa moaned loudly when she felt the smooth toy tease her super sensitive clit and center as Bette lubricated its head from between her slit. It felt unbearably good.  

“Fuck me Bette.” She growled looking straight into her fiancee’s eyes in the mirror. She backed up her ass to try to meet Bette’s unforthcoming penetration into her velvety walls. She was desperate to feel the toy ramming inside her walls and soon. 

Bette couldn’t deny her fiancee anything if she tried. She lined up the smooth dildo with her lubricated opening and slowly pushed her hips forward as Pippa lifted and straddled the counter with one of her legs to give Bette a better access into her opening from behind. 

The penetrated woman could feel the length of the silicone dildo fill her inside as the woman behind slowly thrusted her hips gently against her. She was grateful for Bette’s always attentiveness and consideration when it came to their love making. The woman was thorough and always made sure her lover was comfortable enough with what they were doing, when they were doing it. 

“Deeper and harder babe.” Pippa vocalized between her moans as she felt Bette picking up her thrusting motion in and out of her. She pulled at her own distended nipple with one of her hands while the other hand was splayed against the mirror to keep her steady as the thrusting intensified behind her. “Oh fuck babe! Just like that!” She yelled 

Bette, encouraged by her fiancee’s demands, intensified her thrusts, each time going deeper and faster as she rolled her hips trying to hit each and every pleasure point inside her fiancee’s walls. She watched in the mirror as tiny rivulets of sweat broke on both their skin and started to run down their faces as their bodies continually made those slapping sounds against each other. All that could be heard echoing in the bathroom walls were their groans and moans and the added wet slapping of their skins as they thrusted and backed into each other feverishly. 

Bette moved her hand around and started to rub her fingers on her fiancee’s engorged clit as she continued to thrust into her from behind. 

The suddenness of Pippa’s body snapping and arching inwards caused her ass to move backwards sharply and in the process pushing the dildo right into Bette’s clit which set in motion her falling over the cliff at the same time with her fiancee. She leaned on Pippa’s back as her body shook with her own release. The shaking and twitching of her fiancee’s body below her intensified her own orgasm to a point she thought they might both fall on the floor if they weren’t careful.

Minutes went by before their bodies calmed down a little from the shakes and rattles which had shot through both of them simultaneously. Bette lifted her head from Pippa’s back and let her tongue lick the saltiness from the length of the sculpted back. She could still feel the tremors still making her fiancee’s body twitch involuntarily. 

“Are you okay babe?” Bette finally asked as she lifted her head and looked into the mirror to catch the other woman’s dopey gaze. 

“Okay you ask?” Pippa smiled dopily, “I’m fabulous.” She said with her tongue peeking out between her teeth making the rear dimples peek on her cheeks. 

Bette couldn’t help but smile back in response. Dimpled cheeked people had that effect, most especially her fiancee, she was just simply irresistible. She loved her so much and she couldn’t wait to be wife and wife.