“Ass.” Tina rolled her eyes and laughed, nearly spewing the food inside her mouth onto Bette.

“Ewww! Maybe moving here was a wrong idea..” Bette made a face and put up the napkin on her lap protectively like a shield. She saw the blonde glare at her, making her break out into a laugh. “I’m kidding.” She grinned as she leaned closer to Tina and placed a few quick kisses on her girlfriend’s pouting lips. “Mmmm..” She licked her lips as she pulled back. “Salty and greasy!” She laughed as Tina swatted her head with her own napkin.

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“I’ll pay for our meal, Porter.” Tina wiggled her eyebrows as she smugly put out a couple of rolled bills on the table. For the first time in a few years, Tina Kennard was loaded. She got a nifty raise in her allowance, all thanks to the bonus her dad got for his promotion.

“Too late.” Bette grinned as she stuck her credit card inside the black leather case and handed the bill back to the waiter.

“W-wait!” Tina tried to protest but the server had already gone to swipe the card on the machine. “Fine.” Tina huffed in annoyance. “But I get to pay for our next meal, okay?” She lifted an eyebrow and challenged her Type-A girlfriend.

“We’ll see.” Bette answered plainly, not wanting to commit. She wanted Tina to save whatever money she had. She had enough for the both of them.. well.. for now at least.

“Excuse me, ma’am?” The waiter politely interrupted as he bent down to whisper at Bette. “The card was declined.” He coughed out as he discreetly returned the golden credit card to the brunette.

“Are you sure?” Bette frowned as she fished out her wallet from inside her bag.

“Yes, ma’am.” The waiter answered. “I tried it four times on the machine.” He explained.

“Oh okay..” Bette placed the card back inside her wallet and took out another one. “Here..” She handed it over to the waiter. Well that was weird, she furrowed her brows in confusion. The card was working a few minutes ago, she mused, she had just used it inside the souvenir shop to buy the stuffed toy and shirts.