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Pick-up Styx
The wreckage of a life
chapter 1
Prologue
About five months ago, Tina Kennard had left Bette Porter and had taken their daughter with her and her boyfriend. Tina had full custody and Bette had not been allowed to see Angelica. In this time she had not seen Tina, either.
Bette’s pool
Bette poured herself a beer and strolled out into the moonlight on the patio by the pool. It was a difficult five months for Bette but she survived. Bette stretched her long legs on the lounge chair and took another swallow of beer.
Bette felt as though everything had collapsed on her and had covered her life with wreckage. She sometimes thought of TV images of disasters where buildings had fallen and people were desperately trying to remove the rubble to get to a person or an animal.
Like those rescue workers, she was trying to clear away the wreckage. And also like those people, she didn’t know what she would find when all was cleared away. Sometimes one found hope, sometimes complete destruction. The strange part was that she was both rescue worker and victim.
She had been working most of the day preparing for her new job as dean of the art school at a local university. The preparation involved much reading of financial set-up, resumes of staff, curriculum and on and on. It was so much more than just knowing about art.
The job didn’t start for about two months and the previous dean would not be vacating the office for another month, so Bette was content to work at home and had been doing so for several months. What she couldn’t bring home to read, she could access on the department’s web site.
This new position was turning into a great opportunity for Bette and she knew it. Professionally, it was an impressive position in the art world and could be a stepping stone to something bigger if she wanted. Personally, it was helping her focus on something else other than her personal losses.
She had thought very seriously about moving to another house or maybe a condo. But she was comforted by having Shane near, so she stayed.
Even though her job looked good, but her personal life seemed stalled even though Shane had tried to set her up with some women. Nothing had clicked for Bette.
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I love your writing and pleased to see u back, but in your last story they did not end up together and that was painful. Please, Please, Please say they are going to end up back together here!!!!!
It all changed? It all changed? What? What does that mean? I am a Tibetter and I like it so far. AS LONG AS YOU KEEP HELENA PEABODY AWAY FROM BETTE. Is Shane & Bette gonna hook up? That could be hot…whoever she gets with (BESIDES HELENA PEABODY) I want Tina to have some sort of jealous reaction and regret that she left our Bette. This promises to be a good story…as long as…there is no HELENA PEABODY.
99percent sure – Bette and Tina did end up together in “Angel Fire” which was my most recent story.
wonderful as always, cant wait for the next chapter.
skycaptain – I want you to know that there is no Bette and Helena in my universe–never was and never will be. As for Tina, we’ll see. Now take a stiff drink.
I on the other hand love love LOVE this story!!! I love the relationship Bette and Shane have and would also love to see them hook up. SKY…I am not sure, I could be wrong but something tells me you would NOT like Bette and Helena to get together! yeah I know, nothing gets by me. I wouldn’t mind it, whoever, as long as tina’s ass stays far far away from Bette…How dare she take Angelica from her. Please write more soon soon soon pancha!!!
Something about the languid tone of this reminds me of JKS. Do you think it’s because they are swimming??? Thank you, Pancha, for starting another story. I’m sure it will be a treat. I won’t even ask for Big Red to be in this one.
This alone; “WARNING! TiBetters probably won’t like any part of this story;” gets you TEN stars from me. Wooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo!!!! I don’t care who Bette ends up with as long as its NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT Tina Kennard!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to read how, “it all changed” when Bette got into bed. Shane is cool ‘n all, but her and Bette are way out of each others league. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee post again real soon. Great start
P.S.: Shane didn’t sneak back in the house, did she? …I don’t think my heart could take that pairing… Thanks!
Wow..damn..! Oh your fill-in with the twink is sooo raw. Friends need to remain friends. Sad for B&T but please be gentle and new interest for B if you must :(
I’ve gotten so use to not seein tibette, that it wouldn’t be so bad if their not paired, although it would be a happy banana dance from me if they do. But not without tina getting really jealous and sufferin loads.Now after a drunken nite, are shane and bette gonna go at it!, ya know I would love to see that, but then again, I would love to see a orgy between the ladies, Im so gutterish lmaoLove the story so far.
It all changed???WHat? Don’t leave us hangin’ on that note. ( wait..you just did! LOL!) Okay, please post soon. We need Bette to get laid and find a gorgeous girlfriend to make Tina jealous, then she can break up with the gorgeous girlfriend and get back together with Tina, got it ? LOL! I hope your taking requests…..
I love it. I want to know what has changed? I am glad you are back. PPS Thank you
Skycaptain that isn’t very nice! Pancha! IT’s good to see you pciking up another story. I absolutely love your writing and eagerly await what you will entertain us with…I love all your stories!
techgal – Languid? Maybe so. There’s a lot of water in this story.
snqqpy – You may like how I’m pairing Bette.
nice to see you back with another story, since i’m a tibetter i guess i won’t like it then…i’m not sure i can see bette and shane together but it seems like this is where it’s going so far…anyway, i will read of course but i hope i can handle it….LOL@ techgal
techgal – I can never see Bette and Shane. Somehow that’s so wrong to me,and I think, wrong to them.
curioust – I always wanted to know a little more about Bette and the Twink. And I guess that’s why we write.
Keisha – You’ll see some lovin’ which I hope is satifactory.
well what I wanna know is, am I gonna like who you have paired Bette with? You have already said it isn’t going to be Helena or Shane,come on pancha, I’m a fan, don’t make me cry!!!
To All – thank you for the kind comments and be assured that things have changed. Note: Nobody has commented on the first major change which appeared in c1.
Susannah – All I can say is that I like my Bette-pairing A LOT.
I enjoy and respect your writing so much, I smiled in delight when I saw your name. Wherever you take this story I know it will be a great read…so lead on Pancha. Thank you.
My patience has been rewarded. Took all day to get something to read, and lo and behold!, it’s pancha 305! I’m so very happy to see you posting again. I presume you meant something other than the bathroom when you said it all changed. Ah, the intrigue. I’ve always thought the twink deserved better than to be derided as a ‘twink’, especially if you’re going to make her a Columbia student. But really, those bathroom renovations can be traumatic.
By the way, I’m a little surprised Shane knows of the Styx. As it flowed through the underworld, I have to wonder of it’s benefits to the living.
Shane wore a suit in the pool? That’s different. I just can’t picture Shane wearing a suit while swimming even if other people are around. So Bette wanted to be serviced by the twink. Sounds like a fine tune-up to me with the rotation of tires and an oil change (don’t mind me I’ve been a little sick today). Well, since it doesn’t seem like any of the regular girls become Bette’s new love interest, I’ll give it a whirl. I’ll consider it a study session for the big test known as S4. Glad to see you back!
Pretty goog. I like that story and the true frienship between Bette and Shane. I am looking forward for the next episode. Great.
Pancha, It is so good to see you writing a new story. It is a pleasure to read, anything you write. Ya know, I really like the Bette in your stories, and even though,I really want Tina & Bette together on the TV series, (not gonna happen I know) I like the way you present them in your stories, Bette deserves to be happy too.
Seahurst – Thanks so much. Hope to see something from you soon.
Funnyone – Shane learned about the Styx in a movie.
I’m just glad to see you posting.anything you write will be a wonderful story. Can I say Hook-then-Horns? thanks so much for this story. Let the person that she meets be a loving strong person thanks
WOw< a new story from Pancha! I love the start of this one especially the fact that Bette was reluctant to sell the house so she could be near Shane! They are the most unlikely of friends but they are just what each other needs. They are both listeners and reluctant to talk. Beer and swimming, swimming and beer.....what a way to bring out their stories. Great stuff!
Pancha…thank you for considering my subtle request on no Helena. So will the Twink transfer to school where Bette is and they see each other and go from there? She’s older now and evidently the sex was good. That would be great…she don’t have to be at the same school as Bette she could just be in LA going to another school. I mean after all didn’t Ilene bring her out for Dana & Alice’s dating announcement? I thought I saw her there in that scene…lol
Oh Pancha did someone guess the first major change you were talking about? What is it? Is thi story gonna have clues like finding Waldo…if so I love it….keep posting
Good to see you back pancha! It’s cool it’s not a tibetter happy ending story. I am also glad it will not be a Shane or a Helena hook-up. Bette should be with someone different and opposite Ms.Tina Kennard. I just want Bette to be happy. Post soon!
Whaaaat? It all changed…How, what, who, why? Um…ok, I am glad that you made it clear that it is not Shane…I don’t think I could take a Shette or Beane …hum, no Helena..hopefully, not a severed horse head….possibly Tina…interesting. Hurry Back!!
i just read it again and the comments, this is so much fun…i’m trying to think about the new pairing and the major change you mentioned…i think i’m brain dead, i can’t see anything LOL…are you bringing twink back? we know it’s not shane or helena, or tina…hmm, i’ll just wait for the next chapter
“don’t think I could take a Shette” Constipated, much? (sorry lame joke but it sounds like “shit” if you say it fast out loud)
Lamentamini I was thinking the same thing…lol…I am loving this story and the comments are cracking me up.
Sky and Lament…Y’all are craaazy!!! I did not really catch that when I wrote it. But, that alludes to how horrible it would be. Don’t you think?
I find it even funnier that you also said “Beane.” Eat a Beane and take a Shette? *patiently waiting for pancha to address my original (real) comment*
i am so glad to see your return. I seem to remember that you had a medical condition that required hospitalization. I hope all turned out well for you. I just love your writing style. I loved “Angel Fire”; it was very educational as well as interesting. This new story has your unique ‘fingerprints’ on it as well. I thought your description of Bette’s liaison w/the Twink was particularly well done. You do a wonderful job of getting inside Bette’s heart and mind. Brava, Pancha. No Helena and no Shane? Hmmmmm. Tina again? The Twink? Someone new like Jodie (Marlee Matlin’s character)? Your stories are always intelligently written. I can’t wait for more.
Awesome. I can’t wait for the next chapter. A usually Tibetter myself. As long as everyone is happy in the end I don’t care who ends up with who.
i am 100% a tibetter.but i love how in your stories everything works out in the end. i hate the fact that bette has not talk or seen angelica or tina in 5 months.
What major change? Is it the exorsist oh I mean remoldeling of THE bedroom?? lol. BTW hope your health is back in full swing. Post Soon.
Awesome beginning to this story and I and can’t wait to see how Bette begins to recover. However, I like Bette and Shane as friends only. Its hard to read about Bette being single and alone and hasn’t seen her daughter in 5 months. I am a TiBette trooper, so I am hoping for a reconcilation at some point- but only on Bette’s terms. As a single parent, no parent deserves to use there child as leverage. For that reason alone, Tina has a lot of groveling, begging and pleading to do it to make it right.
this is a good start
“Eat a Beane and take a Shette” LMAO…lamentamini, you made me totally spill my drink over laptop, it’s already fragile, don’t make me laugh so hard please…back to the story…is the big change that Tina has a full custody or that Bette bought a new bed? reading comments is as much fun as reading stories
oh hell…please not shane and bette, they are such cool friends but not lovers….it doesn’t have to be tina either even tho i’m a devout tibetter i can see bette with someone else as long as she’s hot/they’re a hot combo/etcetc, just not her friends, picky aren’t i? Bette deserves to be loved and to be happy but liked this so far…PPS
I find it funny that I have never seen mentioned, anywhere, ever that the twink looked JUST like Shane, in regard to body type and coloring. Hmmmm…
Yeee Haaa a post from Pancha.
well im very excited to see a new story from you. im gonna go back and try and catch up with your other story. was very busy during the first part of the year and got off schedule for reading. trying to find the time again. actually im a tibetter but i dont care who you pair bette with except shane and youve addressed that. so bring it on. thanks again i love your writing.
This is interesting and good start!!!!!!!
Well, I’m already hooked! Maybe “the Twink” is going to do her Masters at Bette’s college – that could be embarrassing meet up!
The house is being renovated because Bette has some sort of physical injury -“Allowing herself to be “pulled” from the water?”
Finally! The chance to start one of your stories from the beginning! Your name is legend around here, and this is a great, intriguing start. Please continue this soon!
Good to see you back, love the start! Looking forward to the rest
Nice to see you back pancha, I hope you are well. Now I have read this chapter I don’t know how many times, and the thing that strikes me is the remodelling of the bedroom and the bathroom, and Bette crawling into bed, has something happened to Bette? Now being a TiBette fan, thank you for the warning that TiBetters won’t like any part of the story but to let you know I will still read…will Tina and Angelica be making an appearance at some point or is the story predominatly about Bette? I’m glad it is not going to be a Bette and Helena or Bette and Shane hook up, especially the latter because I find Bette and Shane to be so much better as friends, so does it leave the Twink to make an appearance after all Bette wants a relationship, really don’t see her going from one person to the next. Will it be Bette’s new dawn and new day…
excelent start…now I’m really wondering what will happen next. I always have loved your work. And I will forgive you if Tina and Bette are not together…but you still got Bette…(big grin on my face) hurry up I want to read more!
To all the Tibetters, too numberous to mention all by name here: I am also a Tibetter, but this story will not please the fans of the Tibette persuasion.
BetteV – Hook ’em
BTF, Skycaptain of the subtle no Helena request, and many others — THese remarks are funny! As izshane 76 said earlier, “pretty goog.”
Lamentini – Bette and Shane do not swim nude with each other.
Pancha, always love your stories. Nice start. Please keep going. :D
“And then it all changed.” Boy, that set off a better fire storm than I had hoped.
Nice to have you back Pancha.Excellent start as always. This story is already so fascinating.Everyone’s already hooked. Well i’m hooked.As long as helena’s not in,I’m pretty happy. I’m assuming Bette finds Twinky(why, she was a one night stand Bette). I will ride and die for Tibette,but i’m all for Bette finding love somewhere else if T’s not going to give it. But she needs Angie doesn’t she?
Hmm. Bette and the twink kissed on the show and I seem to recall Bette kissing the twink’s neck during sex unless my eyes have gone really bad. Dana is mentioned. Maybe she’s alive? And I’m still wondering why Shane was wearing a suit in the pool when she usually swims naked.
Awesome start here. If it’s not Helena(who I adore), and not Shane who could it be? The Twink? That certainly would be interesting. I like this and await the rest. So what change was in the first part? I have not found it.
Hi pancha, good to see you writing another one for us. “It all changed?” What in the hookey does that mean? Who is in that bedroom, oh God, not Shane, please. Tina, maybe. You did say she had not seen or talked to her. Could it be Tina. Oh please, let it be. Thanks. Hooked, already.