One day, after work, she was walking towards her apartment when she ran into a woman. The woman was carrying coffee and the coffee spilled all over both of them.
Woman: “Oh I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you.”
Bette: “It’s okay. I wasn’t really paying attention neither. I’m Bette Porter.”
Woman: “Nice to meet you, I’m Tina Kennard. Can I buy you a coffee or something to make it up to you? There’s a nice coffee place just around the corner.”
There was something about this woman that captivated Bette. Was it her smile? Her eyes? Her voice? Bette didn’t know, she just knew she had to get to know this woman.
Bette: “Sure, why not. Let me just go change and I’ll see you downstairs in 5 minutes, okay?”
Tina: “Okay, I’ll go change to. I live on the ninth floor.”
Bette: “Me too, number 97.”
Tina: “Hey, that’s weird. I live at number 99 but I’ve never seen you around here before.”
Bette: “Oh, I just moved in 2 months ago.”
Tina: “Really? Where are you from?”
Bette: “Europe, I lived in Belgium.”
Tina: “That explains your accent.”
The woman smiled at Bette and Bette just stared at her, lost in her thoughts. ‘Wow, this woman is really beautiful’ Bette thought.
They both got changed and headed to this coffee place called the Planet. They sat down at a table and both ordered a coffee.
Tina: “So, what do you think of LA so far?”
Bette: “It’s nice. I like the people here and the weather is just great. It rains a lot in Belgium and we don’t really have a lot of sunny days there.”
Tina: “Yeah, it can get pretty hot around here. So neighbor, tell me something about yourself.”
Bette: “Well, I lived in Belgium all my life. I went to college there, graduated and got a job as accountant. One day, I just let fate decide and I ended up here. I started to rebuild my life here. So far, everything is great.”
Tina: “Wasn’t leaving your family hard?”
Bette: “There are some people I really miss, yes, but some of the people of my family actually made me leave…”
Bette suddenly became very quiet so Tina decided to change the subject.
Tina: “What about love? Someone special in your life?”
Bette: “No not really. I had a boyfriend in Belgium but things got a little bit ugly. What about you? Someone special in your life?”
Tina: “Nope, nobody right know. No woman in my life.”
Tina realized she just slipped and anxiously waited for Bette’s response.
Bette: “So, you’re a *****?”
Tina: “Yes…I understand if you want to leave or anything…”
Bette: “Why would I? It’s not like your some monster right?”
Tina smiled and relief filled her heart.
Bette: “Besides, I’m a ***** to.”
Now Tina got confused.
Tina: “I thought you just said you’ve had a boyfriend?”
Bette: “Yeah but when I realized that I was more attracted to woman then men and I couldn’t stand him making love to me anymore, I told him I couldn’t stay with him anymore. I’ve always had doubts about my sexual orientation, but then it really hit me, I loved women, not men. Anyway, he didn’t take it all to well, he actually wanted to propose to me and accused me of cheating. I swear to you, I didn’t cheat on him. I still loved him, but only as a friend, not as a lover. He just couldn’t see that. That’s when things got really ugly…”
Tina: “I see. Do you want another coffee?”
Bette: “No I think I’m going to head home, I still have some work to finish.”
Tina: “I’ll come along. I have to get some work done to.”

When they both arrived at their own apartment, they said goodbye and Bette thanked Tina for the coffee. Bette entered her apartment and laid down on the bed. Thoughts of her and Tina controlled her head and she wondered what it was about this woman that interested her so much. Was she falling in love? No, what a stupid thought. Tina is just a friend. And with that Bette got to work. After finishing her work, she ate a light meal and Tina came back in her head. She pictured her and Tina kissing, touching each other…She shook the thought out of her head and decided to go the bed, not knowing what the next couple of days would bring…

To be continued???