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:: L I G H T  M Y  F I R E ::
304 Recap by The Sci-Fi Bard

 

 


Cut to:

Bette, gazing at some of the amazing artwork in Senator Grisham's place.
Bette says she can only stay for one drink, but Barbara says she's JUST opened a fabulous bottle of scotch, as an added temptation.
Plus, while she says that, she's constantly running the tip of a finger round and round the lip of her glass, and it has a very seductive/hypnotizing effect.

Well, it does on ME at any rate ;-)

Seems Bette is also feeling the vibes, but she's being good and reiterates that she can only stay for one, although it had been fab to see the Senators collection.
Barbara gets much closer to Bette then on the sofa, and says "let me ask you something?"
"Why did you get fired from the CAC? Was it because you're a lesbian?"

Bette laughs and says "what, did you Google me or something?" i.e. how did Barbara know about her getting fired etc
"This afternoon, after your pyrotechnics" answers the Senator, confirming Bette's suspicions.

The two are in VERY close proximity
They are warm and cosy
There is ample, GOOD scotch flowing freely
It's a VERY seductive atmosphere.

Bette tries to defend her earlier outburst at the hearing by saying it was Senator Horsey's fault, but Barbara Grisham thinks Bette did just fine AND made him look like a fool.
She taps the back of Bette's hand gently, as she says "I LOVE that"
and Bette looks suitably flattered, going on to say that if the Senator HAD Google her, she's know she has a partner - Tina - and a 6 month old daughter etc

The Senator moves it up a notch then, taking hold of Bette's right hand, she starts saying "is Tina..." *kisses the tip of one of Bette's fingers* "as intense" *kisses another* "as you are? *mirrors their hands against each other, looking deeply into each other eyes.

Bette comes back with a great question:
"Is your husband as fluid as you are?"

Their hands are still playing gentle over each other as Barbara answers softly:
"My husband and I have an arrangement - it works out well....."
Then she leans in, cups Bette's face with one hand and adds in a whisper, "fo BOTH of us...."

Their lips, mere millimetres apart, fingers trace lips, smiles turn to sighs, until Barbara whispers.....

"come to be with meeeee"

Bette leans in, almost kissing the other women, and whispers, "I can't....."
Barbara, wisely observes, whilst running her thumb over Bette's sexy lips:
"That does not sound like a Bette Porter statement...."

Bette, leans in and is SO almost kissing her, when she whispers,
"Tina and I don't have an arrangement...."
She drags herself away from the moment, excusing herself.
Leaving the good (and rarrrrrrther hot!) Senator with her most-certainly libidinous thoughts.

WE see Bette walk through the house, then

CUT back to Shane's party:
Everyone's dancing, everyone's having fun, everyone's got their boogie on!
In the middle, at the back of the crowd, is Shane's chair.

Oh and LOOK! She has a willing victim!
Shane's doing her thing, this time, with a electric hair trimmer.
Girl in the chair must be one brave daughter of a bitch, cause I'm preeeeetty sure that Kate Moennig isn't a trained hairdresser, and Shane is just shaving off bits of barnet hither and thither, doing her thang.

Everyone around them is cheering them on and even Tina is there, watching the fun!

When Shane is finished her 'art', she goes over and hugs Tina, thanking her for making the party ok.
They chat about Bette and the baby etc and then Tina's phone rings, so Shane points her in the direction of a quite room she can take the call in.

Alice is sorta dancing with Helena and they both talk about how Moira looks in the suit etc
They think she looks GREAT! As do I :-)

Jenny comes over and asks Alice if she's seen Carmen around, so Alice mentions she's DJing the Russell Simmons thing, and thinks it sucks she's not here for Shane.

Cut back to: Tina, on the phone to Bette.

Turns out Bette has told Tina that the Senator is waiting in the other room for her, basically, wanting to take her to bed.
Tina thinks Bette is asking her permission to do this. Like a sort of agreed-upon act of adultery.

Basically, the conversation doesn't go very well and is pretty bitter.
I wont transcribe it all and ruin it for you, but put it this way:
Tina doesn't say NO DON'T DO IT to Bette
Bette asks Tina straight out and says she "wants her to care".
"DO YOU?" she asks again.
Tina, being the Tina of season 3, doesn't roll over like the nice little doormat she once WAS, and instead, doesn't say anything at all in answer.

*sigh*

Bette comes out of the Senators bathroom and is handed another drink by Barbara.
She takes a swig of the offered drink and says "I'm sorry" in apology for being so long.
"I REALLY don't need any encouragement....
you are an EXQUISITE woman.....
the ONLY thing that I want more than you right now is for my girlfriend to want me like you do"

Awwwwww *sniffle* Bless.

The Senator gives a little squeak of defeat and says sweetly (under the circumstances) "she honestly doesn't know what she's missing!"
"And this was not meant to be...."

Ooooh I'm really liking Barbara Grisham :-) ;-) *purrrrr*

"It would've been good though" adds Barbara, smiling.
Bette leans in, kisses her on the cheek, confirms her feelings with a "I'm sure it would", then simply walks away.

BLIMEY Bette must really really love Tina, cause wild horses chained to wild boar chained to wild lions wouldn't have dragged ME away from Barbara Grisham in a mood like THAT!

PHEW!

Cut back to: the party at the skate park.
Our fave hairdresser just happens to be showing off some nice moves on a board of her own!
Zipping up and back on the mini half-pipe, busting some moves and no doubt, moving some busts ;-)

All her friends are watching and she carries on until she sees Carmen in the crowd!
Shane zips over to her and hugs her hello etc, saying she thought she was with Russell Simmons ?!

Turns out she IS with Russell Simmons, as she's brought him along to SHANES party instead! LOL!

She has a surprise for Shane she's been working on all week and goes over to spin it on the decks.

Turns out it's a kick ass version of a Pretenders remix of Message of Love, if I'm not too mistaken!
WOO HOO!
You go girlfriend! Spin those decks di la Pica!!!!

Everyone enjoys themselves and dances and has a whole lotta fun until the end credits.

Cool, eh?

:-)

Btw, just to whet your appetites, I happen to know that next week's ep, if it had been written by me, would be entitled The Luscious Lesbian Sex episode.
Just you folks wait! You'll be slobbering all over the place! ;-) ;-) ;-)


DISCLAIMER: no power suits were crumpled by Tina during the making of this reviewcap.
However, Carmen's dungarees DID have to be put out of their misery and are now being used as a rescue-cat bed somewhere in West Hollywood.


I thank you! ;-)


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