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From Afar
Chapter 42 – The Magazine Article
The audit teams spent the rest of the afternoon reviewing the numbers and were going to convene again later this morning. There had been five irregularities which had been uncovered with yesterdays activities by the accountants. The first four of these proved to be nothing more than differences of opinion between accountants. The CAC accounts classified some activity in one way and put the corresponding information in one bucket where Helenas accountants classified it another and thus were looking in the wrong area for the information. It had taken them well after the dinner hour to resolve those four issues but the last issue just wouldnt go away. After much hunting the caterer records proved to have a discrepancy that was unexplained. It seems that the cater had billed much more that was recorded for the different events that the CAC had held. Finding the discrepancies was a priority for Bette this morning but not before her meeting with Tina.
Bette was right now pacing back and forth in her apartment. She had dressed and re-dressed twice having first put one of her best suits, giving her a sense of power just being so comfortable in the feel of the suit. But after looking at herself in the mirror, her thoughts then moved to maybe I should be more casual, open so Tina will feel comfortable talking to me. So then it was a wave of pants and blouses until Bette finally put on a hip hugging black linen pants with a double lace T in a pale pink. Over this she had a short black jacket that set off the pink perfectly. Looking herself over she felt she looked good. God why did I agree to let Tina pick my up? I hate having to wait. What if it goes badly and Tina runs out? What if I cant take what she wants to say? Bette is going through all these what ifs and then realizes STOP. How do I expect this to go well if Im going through all these negative thoughts?
Closing her eyes and quieting her heart, Bette begins to think good thoughts. She leans back in the chair and mentally puts Anna in her arms. Experiencing the feel of the feisty little girl as she squirms and hearing her squeals of laughter thats music to her ears. Bette can actually smell the sweet smell of baby power, fresh laundered little t shirts and baby shampoo that hardly begins to describe the sweet, sweet smells that are Anna. These mental images are so powerful that they immediately calm Bettes battered soul.
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(59 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5)
I don’t think it matters who posts this lovely story, as long as we get a From Afar fix. Loved it!
NICE! I’m excited that Bette used such mature decision making skills in the heat of the moment. Alice… yeah, she might be in trouble!
Oops I missed a chapter.
Anywho! I am to entertain and with any luck pass back some of the joy you have created by this story.
Yep, interesting, very interesting is what I’ll say at the moment. Have the feeling that this is building up to something big; something explosive; something life altering for one or more of the characters here.
So typical of Alice to suss out what Shane thought before fessing up about her editor’s involvement. Shane can always be relied on to say it as it is. Dana is totally outta the loop as ever.
I have a thought: a little niggly, naggly thought; Tina may have heard more than Bette thought.
Questions, questions and more questions raised:
If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
Will MacDonald’s provide corporate catering? (You know it makes sense). Have the auditors reached China yet after all that diggin’? Has Bette’s wardrobe got extendable or elastic sides? Is Tina the New Bionic Woman with supersonic hearing? (Naaaaaaa Naaaaaaaaaa Naaaaaaaaa – yes I know you are doing the slow mo actions now). Will Alice be offered a position at the Enquirer? Will Dana ever catch up? Will Shane ever care?
More questions to be answered and raised at the next episode of “From Afarâ€
So happy that even in your absence your adoring public want more.
Your loyal Fan.
give her hell Tina
LOL…oh shit, Alice is gonna get her ass mutilated!!…Ms. Tina Kennard is gonna open a can of whoop ass on her!…I love Bette in this one (wait, I love her in every single chapter!)…the way she just mentally thought of Anna and her fears were calmed, so cute!…AWESOME!!
Thanks for the post Wahbin in Jwet absence… Tina the Tornado, Alice wishes she had on a pair of Red Shoes and is chanting their no place like home, no place like home…..brilliant, brilliant!!!!!!
Looking forward to the fallout, does anyone have a fallout shelter handy…..
Thank you.
Hey I just caught up, and I gotta say I love your writing and I love your story. Great job.
Well I guess we will see how good Tina is really going to be for the job..Great chapter..Should be good to see how Tina handles this…Post soon please
wow!that’s excellent!! :)
I thought I had to save up for a cold winter – ooops, spring already! Thanks Jwet for letting Wahbin post a chapter!
I’m surprised that Bette was willing to let go of the foundation, but glad that Tina is taking control!
Wow! The new power couple is back!
Another one tomorrow?
Alice…trust me…run. (Bette’ll back me up.)
Nice job Wahbin…thanks Jwet. Alice you can run but you can’t hide.
Thank you Jwet that really good for B&T, But What Tina gonna do about Alice Articles I hope their not really have a lot of DAMAGE TO THE FOUNDATION I hope not keep it going Jwet thank you very much for you’re Amazing Sotry I’m love it.
more more more! i love this, the plot is getting even more twisted up. i like that bette is finally learning to put whats really important first (tina). but then the true bette porter power comes back, i’m scared for alice!
Uh oh…Alice is in for it now. And Tina gets to start her new job with a bang! *shaking head* These girls…
i just caught up with your story. excellent as always!!! thanks
oh oh Alice is in trouble..lol..and i´m couting..only 3 chapters for the Kiss..lol
Good chapter. Alice need to stay away from Tina and run before Tina kick her ass. Post soon, thank you!
ALICE IS BUSTED..GREAT CHAPTER..CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW ALICE GETS OUT OF THIS ONE PLEASE POST SOON