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SCENES FROM A DISASTER Scene 1 – Bette’s house Kit frowned at the strange car as she stopped her car in front of Bette and Tina?s house. Before she could get out, she saw a man with a young boy emerge from the sidewalk leading into the house and get into the car. Kit looked at the clock on the dashboard. It was 6:32 am. Maybe she should have sat there a while and considered what to do, but she was Kit Porter and Porters are often more about action than about considering. Tina was surprised when she opened the door and saw Kit. ”Expecting your boyfriend to return?” Kit asked. “He’s just a friend from playgroup. His son stayed here last night.” “What for? To play with Angelica? What did they do? Shoot hoops?” Tina was quiet as Kit brushed by her and walked into the living room. ?Where?s Angelica?? ?Still asleep.? ?He was your fucking partner last night, wasn?t he?? ?Kit.? ?How about the truth?? ?Bette knows that I have been having feelings for men,? Tina said defensively. ?I?ve told her.? ?Did you tell her that you were going to invite one of them to her house and fuck him?? ?Listen, Bette cheated with Candace.? ?That was two years ago, and she was wrong. And she?s been paying for it ever since. You?re making sure of that. Her cheating is just the ?gift that keeps on giving,? isn?t it?? ?Bette has asked me to move out.? ?Well, why haven?t you?? ?I?m not ready. Where would I go?? ?Who cares? Get out.? ?You can?t tell me what to do.? Kit looked at this woman that she had loved like a sister and that her sister had loved more than life itself. She knew that Bette had made a terrible mistake by being unfaithful, but had no idea that things were as bad as they clearly were. She had been so wound up in herself that she hadn?t really noticed her ?baby sis.? Kit had struggled with The Planet, although that was coming around, and she was now involved with this guy who was getting far too serious.
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Hi Pancha, I totally agree with akalittlered! Tina really had it coming and it’s understandable the gang don’t want anything to do with her anymore. So keep it coming, I loved this chapter!
Hey gal,I loved it. So puh-lease continue this story if only as a means to exercise the anger and resentment that is coming Tina’s way. Every gay person has been through enough pain and hurt to be just who they are so for Tina to ‘suddenly’ return the the safe ‘hetero’ world is a slap in the face to us so it felt good to have her on the receiving end it this chapter.The gals will try to support both Bette and Tina in the future but they will also say it as it is and leave Tina in no doubt as to they feelings. This is a piece of classy and intelligent writing that deserves a place on this site. The easy options are not always the best just those that create least fiction. Sometimes you need to rock the tree to see what can fall out. And this is a perfect case. I support whatever decision you make but be rest assured that I will be here waiting for another installment is this thought provoking tale. Your Loyal Fan.
Pancha, were can I mail you your “You Rock” award? I felt relief after reading this. There’s a lot of anger in this story but I personally don’t think it’s misplaced. I really think that since Candace, Bette has given her whole being over to Tina and as a result, has lost herself in Tina. Pancha, I’m not sure of how much more S3 anguish I can take but I’d be interested in Bette’s reaction to what happened in this chapter. I can’t even imagine how draining it must have been for Laurel and Jennifer to play Tina and Bette this season.
Thanks pancha for having kit react like a real sister who is out to protect her sister. I am so tired of the excuse that bette cheated on tina. Tina has been walking around all S3 like she is god gift to the world. Continue with story and let tina see how it feels to be looking from the outside. Hey i hope helena fires her ass.
tina deserves to be bitch slapped, i only wish it would either happen on the show…or someone would do it to ileane for writing this weeks episode!!!!
hmmm…you know me..ever the optimist. Fucking Henry in their bedroom..it sent me over a bit but I can still hope. I think there were a couple of symbollic moments. No oral sex and not actually doing it in THEIR bed. Tina is being a bitch and I think it is going to get worst, Pancha. I hope you can come through the anger and get our girls together. Just know I will always read your writing no matter where you take it.
Fantastic!
I think what I’m going to try and do is keep the show separate from this story because I enjoy your stories and style of writing so much that I don’t want anything to take away from the experience. I can’t disagree with the slap because I probably would’ve done the same thing. And bringing back the table flip was brilliant.
Pancha, I agree with everything that you wrote EXCEPT, like Pumpkin above, to me the violence did not ring true nor did it seem justified. While Tina may have been mean and self-centered all along (as we are beginning to see now), the friends have never been mean to each other. There is genuine affection between these women which is why their hurt and anger is easy to understand. What was not easy to digest was that Kit slap and that last act of table-turning. That was deliberately hurtful, physically and otherwise, and mean. These were never the kind of cheap/petty women that got into cat fights and hair pulling (except perhaps for Carmen- just a joke!). Please don’t reduce all of them to that caricature. The tables CANNOT turn so easily. They have much more class than what this story of yours is crediting them with. Please do not go the IC way in losing track of the essential characters in favor of some drama. Note also that I am not objecting to Tina’s poor treatment – that is fully justified. I am objecting to how that poor treatment manifested itself. PUMPKIN above said it first and she said it best.
I Love this story. that was exactly what Tina did to Bette in the begining of season2. Kharma
Pancha, i love your stories, i look forward to every time you post, but this story is absolutely ridiculous. so what your saying is that none of these women were ever really tina’s friends in the first place, because i would hope that their friendships are deeper than this, this reminded me of an elementary fight!
Although I’m a TiBetter, I still love the story. I always wondering why it seems nobody in the family care about TiBette thing and they just still get along with Tina. I’m not against her having feelings for men, but lying and cheating are definitely unacceptable to me as a person.
Pancha,I know you are no knocling Laura Holloman.you are talking about Tina Kennard.You write the most loving as you see it stories. It must have taken a love to make you angry. The gang stood by Tina when Bette did her dirty deed.Remember Tina when right to Peabody. Tina has treated Bette badly for two yrs. If Tina hadn’t let Henry stay over night.and threat to take Angelica away from Bette Kit wouldnt have gooten so angry. Tina was wrong in that repect. The gang needs to stand by Bette right it will take her a long time to get over this Bette is a fragail person,Just strong in her career but not for the persons she loves. Okay sorry, I was to long. Thanks
I think it was great, Tina is soo wrong. No body should have to deal with the stuff Tina has been dishing out, and to do this in there home. She just should have went to the streets if all she was wanted was a dick. I hope IC gets the message, I know it’s just a movie and this is just fanfiction, but hay people do live like this, and I don’t think anyone in their right mind, would deal with that. I was so disappointed watching that last night I’m not sure I’ll continue to watch the show. Like your post and keep it coming.
well, i hope this will bring tina to her senses, she was wrong…not to f*** henry but to do it in their house and in their bedroom with angie sleeping right there…i hope we’ll get to see gang’s reaction to tina and her life with henry on a show
last nights episode tina told henry she still loves bette, but why in the helldid henry sleep with tina noing her feelings are still there for bette. i dont think the gang is really in the right about shutting tina out,this problem would have been avoided if tina would have moved out and slept with henry in her own house and not bette’sbedroom tina will somehow regret everything she put bette through in s3because alpha bette is on her way backand tina ass is on the way out.the onlytwo people at a loss is bette and angelica.
Way to go Pancha. Way to go gang.
Okay, for all of those who are cool with the violence in this story – please do this mind game: Change everyone’s gender in this story except Tina’s. Okay, so Tina is married to some guy, but discovers an attraction for women. She acts on this in her own home (admittedly very creepy.) But, the next morning her husband’s brother comes over, discovers she’s been with a woman and so slaps her. Then Tina goes to a cafe where she sees male friends of hers and her husband’s. They find out she’s been with a woman, become enraged, and turn the table over on her. Not so cool, right? And this is usually how it happens — women are much more the victims than the perpetrators of violence. Is the answer, then, for women to turn the tables as it were, and become as violent as men, or to insist on a world that is less violent?
God, I needed to read this chapter. Just read the summary of 309 and I truly hope Bette starts putting her foot down. What Tina did was unforgivable – kick the bitch out.
All very good coments left thus far, but I’m not sure I totally condone the abuse Tina is being subjected to. In my opinion the problem is for Tina and Bette to sort out on their own. For Kit and the gang to get involved is fine…to a point. Bette needs to find her balls again, which I see her doing in S.3, but Tina also needs to figure out what she really wants but not rub it in everyone’s face while she’s doing it.As for the true stroy line in the show, I see Tina threatening to remove Angelica from Bette’s life, which is the deepest insult and wound you can do. No good parent should have their child removed from their life simply as a form of punishment.Tina, and the gang, are taking their actions to the extreme. But I’d like to see where this story is going.
I understand Kit’s fury, but I was sorry to see her become violent. Now if it was Foxy Brown kicking ass that would be different story. A very different story. But the table tip? Perfect.
i just hope LH knows that we all love her to pieces and blame IC for this fucking mess. but as much as that made me crying i also liked it a lot — payback is a bitch
Pumpkin you are right,but go back to S1 and S2 We seen Tina get violence with Bette also Turned a table over on her and the gang rejecting Bette Kit should not have hit Tina. but Tina had the gut to come to the Plantet after she was ask not to. We all must remember this is Fiction and has no bearing on Ms Holloman just Kennard. To take a child from someone who loves it as much as Bette does would make anyone angry I’m not picking on you you are right,but just look back the tables has been turnrd and basely the same thing is happing to Tina minus the baby that happen to Bette plus the baby. thanks
It’s a sad day for TLW when one is happy that Tina is getting shunned by her friends. If there is anyone out there who is going to the book signing this week, please ask IC WTF she was thinking. Love the chapter Pancha, I think you’re as upset as me, and I couldn’t sleep last night.
Pancha I’ve liked your stories but, this one is terribly disturbing. One, Bette would never physically hurt Tina nor let anyone else hurt her. She might put her out of the house but she would not hit her. Physical violence is to be ABHORRED at all times. You can walk away too easily rather than hit someone. Make this chapter a dream that someone was having please. Tina is WRONG yes but, please no violence. I was stunned that Kit would do that to Tina. She still loves her like a sister as well. Your story, do what you want but I think the violence is not needed. Thanks for the post.
well i’m not for violence but it’s nothing more than Tina did. Tina slapped Bette when Bette cheated and Kit slapped Tina. Tina threw a table to Bette and the friends did the same thing. See nothing more than Tina did. Anyway this season sucks. I love Bette and Tina together *cry*
I totally agree with Pumpkin I hate the violence in this story I hate the way the gang react…. because they never did this to Bette so why Tina…. And just a small note it was Bette who said that Tina should explore her feelings for men. I know it was a bad choice to do it at there home but.. Just so you know I do not like what Tina is doing.. But I hate all the mean words… But Pancha you did warn me… I do like your storys and your writing…
OK you did warn us….and you said what you felt…So its Tina Bashing week and i mean that litterally!!!!its very hard to feel anything for Tina these days and just like this (hopfully 1st chapter of more!) Story Tinas actions and your words are getting the hair on the necks riseing…It may not always feel good but its getting a reaction!!!! AND WE WERE WARNED!!!! Thanks as always great stuff
disturbed me to believe Tina has lost not only love for Bette but also basic respect for another human being. It makes me question if Tina ever really loved Bette? Doing it in ‘their’ bedroom is unforgivable in my opinion. And even Tina has to know in her confused brain that although Bette told her to explore a relationship, surely she didn’t mean in their bed or their house!! Also, witnessing Bette’s complete breakdown over wanting Tina back so badly made me hate Tina even more. Probably what IC wanted. Personally, I think their characters are destroyed. Unless it turns out to be a dream of some time. No relationship could come back from kind of constant betrayal on both sides.
opps, forgot to say I loved your story.
If this atrocity of a storyline continues to be to the spoilers – which its seems to. Then I really hope the gang rallies for Bette like this. By the way has anyone checked out the planet out poll for favorite l-word character? Helena is beating Tina as more liked!
Yeah, I don’t like this story so much. Tina and the gang have been friends for a long time. Their relationship shouldn’t depend on her relationship with Bette. If I were her, I wouldn’t worry about those supposed punk-ass friends. They apparently aren’t good people. Also, Tina’s name is on the lease. She had to leave when Bette fucked up, Bette should leave now. Now, I like your writing usually, I just find this Tina hatred and violence disturbing. Next time I’ll heed your warning.
by the way, i think Tina and Henry were in the guest bedroom. It had green walls from when it was turned into the nursery.
Has anyone mentioned the issue that they most definitly did not use any protection?And that little boy gets dumped somewhere to sleep in a complete strangers house?
Dear all — The ultimate betrayal this season is not Tina’s betrayal of Bette but IC and The L Word producers’ betrayal of us, the audience. Last night we had the heartbreaking juxtaposition of a straight man, Ang Lee, beautifully extolling “the greatness of love itself” in his acceptance speech for directing Brokeback Mountain, while at the same time Showtime was airing a lesbian’s portrayal of the destruction of true love in a way that was totally unbelievable and in a way that left us questioning if what we took to heart as true love in the first two seasons ever really existed. What a shame. Yes, some women in committed relationships with other women find themselves more attracted to men than to their current mate. Yes it happens. But it is totally, totally unbelievable in Tina’s case so it comes off as a horrible sham. But, having so said, I still think Ilene and The L Word Producers are heroes (albeit currently terribly misguided) of the Civil Rights Movement and I continue to hope that they will see the light and bring us a glorious Season Four.But, in the meantime, what we have this season with Tina is basically a coming out story. True, it’s not one we like (I felt physically ill after last night’s episode.) But this story we’re commenting on (and I LOVE Pancha’s other stories) seems to be saying that if a woman comes out from within a committed relationship it’s good for the betrayed spouse’s friends and family (and maybe society at large?) to physically abuse the woman and to ostracize her. Is this really what we want to say? What if it was a woman married to a man who came out as a lesbian? Should she be smacked and shunned?You know both Jennifer and Laurel hate the current storyline — hopefully the powers that be will listen to them and to us and put the “L” back into The L Word next season.
pumpkin I love your comments and the way you make them. My objection here is not just with the violent reaction but also the fact that it does not seem organic to the characters as we know then and as Pnacha has portrayed them. I adore Pancha’s stories but after this story I momentarily suspected that perhaps her conception of these characters is similar to Ilene’s (forgive me Pancha). I am hoping that this was just a crime of passion on Pancha’s part. Pancha do you really see these characetrs behaving this way? Aren’t they adult mature controlled women with a measure of dignity and kindness? Your stories made me believe all of that. Pleeeeease don’t disillusion me. (I need to get a life, I know.)
Pancha, to write a story that elicits this much discussion and varying opinions is the mark of a thought provoking author.Thanks for writing.
Pumkin, don’t forget the slapping that Tina gave Bette after Provocations. It is also aligned with Kit’s streetwise personality to administer the blow, not Bette. The flipping of the table, Tina did the same to Bette in S2 and she did so w/o warning, the gang at least told Tina to beat it and arrogant as she is she did not. Bette wanted Tina home, but Tina came home on her own accord. If she wasn’t ready she should have stayed on her own. Bette and the gang would have still supported her and the baby. Kit doesn’t even know that it happened in Bette’s bed! It was a slap and as it turned out it didn’t even phase Tina, she showed up at the Planet anyway. Tina wants one foot in and one foot out of the Bette and West Hollywood world. Kit and the gang just told her its not gonna happen, move on. Pancha hope there is more where this came from. I don’t expect Bette to get violent with Tina, but she’ll blow somehow.
I think this is a bit harsh. Both Bette and Tina have been through a lot in these past two years. Seeing Tina with Henry, nowpro-Betters can understand how the Tina contingent felt as they had to watch Bette getting sexual with Candace. Of course, where it happened wasn’t kosher, but that’s what happens when you live at home with a small child, sometimes you order in rather than going out (Ha!) Now our Bette oxes are being gored. It hurts and I hope the score is even now. I agree with most here – violence is not the answer. Kit would never slap or hit Tina and I doubt that the framily would turn on Tina. They would be immensely sad and feel caught in the middle perhaps. We’ll have to wait and see what IC has in store for this couple. So, in the meantime, keep on with YOUR B&T, they are workin’ on a groovy thing, baby, closet be damned! Thanks!
Oh, man, that’s rough….but i did holler triumphantly at the table-turning. Good job Pancha.
My response to most of this season is more or less my response to what I consider poor dicisions made with the previous seasons. Poor decision making compounded by not staying true to characterization or even storylines. IC painted herself into a major corner at the end of the 1st season and instead of fixing the room she started in has moved on the rest of the house. Tina and Bette were two of favorite characters and its so hard to see them constantly rearranged. These storylines are something I would expect on network tv, the “happy lesbian” is stricken with a horrible disease, loses their lover or decides she really actually would be happier with a man after all.And no my problem is not that Tina is now feeling attracted to men but more that when she felt these attractions she lost all feeling for Bette? You can be attracted to other people and still be in a relationship or get of the relationship you are in and then act on it.Wow sorry for the length.
Holy fucking cow Kit slap Tina, this is shock and drama coming. You go Pancha!
dixirella — I totally understand your frustration with the Tina we are suddenly presented with this season. Whos is this person? I have no idea — poor Laurel. But here’s the deal: You hollered triumphantly at the table turning, so now I invite you to turn the tables again. Suppose we were at the beginning of Bette and Tina’s love story and we saw Tina visiting a group of friends she shared with Eric. Suppose these friends had just found out that Tina had fallen in love with Bette. Suppose the group therefore turned a table over on her. Would you still holler triumphantly? I think we have to be really careful about endorsing group violence against people whose sexuality we don’t like. Cause guess who usually gets dumped on — the GLBT community.
Wow, what an incited story, You have disturbed the masses, and made everyone think. Congratulations, this was an incredible story, whatever the readers views are in regards to the slapping and table flipping. I see alot of people in here commenting on the show, which is what the forum is for, but please be fair to the writers of these stories as all they can do is pour their hearts out for all to see. Even if you do not agree with the events, it takes courage to put yourself out there and, I know all comments are valuable, but please ladies, let us all be kind, we all have feelings, and I know that you are all great people who wouldn’t willingly hurt another to get your views heard. Pancha, you are genius,and thank you for being so brave.
Hey Pancha… I thought it was just fine. I think it’s logical that Kit would defend her sister – lord knows she probably won’t do it on the show. While I don’t condone violence, ever, I would say that if people are going to come down on Kit, they should have come down equally hard on Tina who at the end of S1 hit, slapped and bit, actions that for the most part were defended because she was wounded emotionally. As far as the table-turning, hell – I think it’s perfectly ok, albeit a bit messy. Again, at what point does Tina get held accountable for her actions, instead of excused? Seems to me like you held her accountable here, and kudos to you for having the guts to do it. I find it hard to believe the “gang” would condone what Tina is doing but I’m guessing they won’t notice on the show. So for everyone who excuses Tina’s “return to men” as normal, then accept this reaction in the story as normal, or potentially thereso, as well. Good job Pancha.
Just as one should not confuse the actor with the role, I’d just like to point out that the depiction of violence in fiction is not the same thing as advocating it. Damn, Pancha, you hit nerves like a shaky dentist!
You know your stories have always been great and we look forward to them. Is violence necessary, no. Did Tina deserve it, hell yes. The whole story line is depressing, not to mention so full of B.S. its hard to watch. But if Tina wants a new and different life, she better be prepared to loose more than just Bette. Beside, going with a guy, it hits them all not just Bette. Love the story as usual, keep them coming.
DAMN!!! Keep writing this one. I’d like to see where you take it.
You got some serious Tina hate going here – if you need to get it out of your system please continue but it’s not my favorite story of yours.
Ditto, lastkid and lwsho2005! Pancha, I loved this story, “violence” and all, and wish that you continue on.
Wow what a chapter – Bette has lost her balls, but you certainly have yours Pancha LOL…if Tina “had” to sleep with Henry, it should have been at his place and not in THEIR bed, that is so mean!!! Keep’em coming – I’m dying to read about Bettes reaction to all this….
I agree, Tina really had this coming. Too bad Bette wasn’t the one to knock her down a peg or two. Please continue. I love your stories.
I agree whole heartily with lastkid and lwsho2005, great stroy Pancha! Now someone mentioned that Bette centric fans are now dealing with waht tina centric fans dealt with when Bette cheated. Funny cuz what was Helena? and I don’t know about anyone else but I was screaming at the TV that Bette was cheating on Tina. I thought it was low but also very forseeable. Bette had been fallening apart for awhile no one and I mean NO ONE notice except Kit who attributed to “daddy blues”. Bette hit rock bottm, with the death of their child then went further for the affair almost punishing herself, cuz in case anyone forgot, Bette was crying in a shower right before provacations, we see Bette in she pain thoroughout her affair. (Not saying Tina was not going through her own thing) But here this season…WHY is Tina suddenly feeling for men, we don’t see any kind of though pattern, we see chatroom f*cks and flirting with business associates as well as finally F*cking a man after only approximately 12 hours timeframe. A least she knew Josh longer…. Thanks Pancha it helped my anger towards Tina and hsa actually been able to allow me to read some B&T stories again:)
wow!!! that was great!!! you have put into words all of the hurt feelings a bette and tina fan can have for tina.. please continue this story.. it may as well be the saving grace for some of us given the way the show has been goin..
Pumpkin, I don’t think Tina’s story is a coming out story. Its a revenge and hatred story. They way she flaunted Helena did not match what Bette did to her, but fine that was the way she coped and even Bette took it. This thing with the man and screwing him in Bette’s bed, no longer Tina’s bed, was deliberate. Tina is passive aggressive and unable to just say what’s on her mind. The “new” Bette and the ranting Bette would at least say what she felt, even if she had to apologize and tone it down later. Pancha has set up a story where Tina has planned all along to tease Bette with Angelica then snatch her from her life. You may not like or believe that, but its part of this fanfic. As for the friends’ reaction, I buy it. If Tina was that munipulative of Bette, her wife and lover of 8yrs why should they trust her? Might she try to get them involved in a plot to hurt Bette further? Tina has expressed doubt all along about parenting with Bette, now faced with the reality she’s giving into her fears. She had issues with the gender and the ethnicity. The ethnicity is a done deal now, but she can do something about the 2 mommy aspect. For me this is a sad, but believable story. Its sad that Tina is truly alone in the world with a child, but she chose her path. Maybe she gets her blood family back and lives a happier life w/o otherness. No one wins in this story, its sad for everyone.
I understand where pumpkin is coming from. I might not have slapped her as Kit did, but I’d sure want to! As for the gang turning the table over on her–well, she started the tradition in season 2! I am sad about IC’s storyline as are many, many other people. I hope IC, like Pancha, will give Bette the support of the gang–she’s gonna need it! And—-let Tina get support from her new man.
Pancha, This story is right on and Tina had the slap comming. And the Gang is right Tina wants a life with out them let her have it. Please Keep the story going I love your writting.
Hi, Pancha — I’ve been a fan of your writing, but this story really disturbs me — the violence isn’t cool, IMHO. Ilene is writing an unrecognizable, ridiculous Tina these days (poor Laurel), but please don’t follow suit by making all the other characters violent, self-righteous and unforgiving.