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The Fast and Fevered Fall – Chapter Twelve
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The movie was playing but Tina wasn’t really watching it. She’d had a little too much wine and concentrating on following the plot was proving difficult. Shane was sat next to her, quietly, drinking her beer and snacking on the peanuts that they had found at the back of one of Tina’s cupboards. Suddenly Shane moved to stop the DVD playing.
“Hey I was watching that.” said Tina, suddenly back in her living room.
“Oh yeah, so what’s happened in the last ten minutes?”
“Um, OK, so I don’t really know.”
“Thought not. So is there anything that you want to talk about?”
“Well now, lets think. Tomorrow I’m getting married, to a man, and my integration back into heterosexual society will be complete.”
“You’re saying that as if it’s a bad thing.”
“No, not bad, just something that I didn’t expect to be happening.”
“Tina, you’ve lived here for over a year, you must have had time to get used to it by now.” challenged Shane.
“Yeah, you’re right. Maybe it’s just last minute nerves.”
“It’s not too late you know. If you don’t think that you’re ready to go through with it then you should call it off. I’m not saying that Henry would understand but I think that it’s better that way than being unhappy.”
“Do you think that you would have been unhappy if you have married Carmen?”
“We’re talking about you, not me.”
“Humour me.” said Tina, not letting Shane off of the hook.
“I wanted to marry her. I thought that I could change, become the kind of person that wants stability and the comforts of home. Then I looked into my future and saw myself becoming my father. I never wanted to be the kind of woman that cheats on the person that they love. I loved Carmen but I could only see me hurting her more in the future than I ever would have done by calling off the wedding.”
“So you’re saying that you did it for her?” asked Tina, slightly confused by Shane’s reasoning.
“No, I’m saying that I did it because I was a coward. I was someone who was afraid of changing.”
“Do you regret it?”
“I regret the way that I did it. I should have spoken to her, tried to explain myself, even though a lot of the reasons were unexplainable. I never should have left the way that I did. Again it was just another example of my running away instead of confronting my fears.”
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Great Chapter!!!! tINA NEEDS TO STOP A WALK AWAY BEFORE SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT WILL TRUN AROUND A BITE HER IN THE ASS. THANK YOU PPS
All the pieces are starting to slot into place, I thought your last story was heartbreaking but IMO this one is going to top it. Thanks.
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
she gonna show up then change her mind!
Tina has to be The Runaway Bride. Don’t marry Henry if you’re not passionate about him. A marriage of convenience will work only for a short period of time. This is for the next 40-50 years. Tina will die of boredom or she will have an affair later on.
Thanks for the update – you are moving us along- this chapter just happens to be about the biggest mistake Tina ever made IMHO. But your writing is superb as always.
Too bad Helena’s Aston Martin didn’t have an ejector seat like James Bond’s used to. Up, up and away! Well, I guess it wasn’t meant to be. Not the ejector seat, not the wedding. Too bad the wedding came true.
Maybe she went thru with the wedding but was married for like 2 days before she left….how did Bette end up with Angelica? Come on Citygirl we are all standing around the water cooler waiting for a new post.
this is so f***ed up, i hope bette shows up at the wedding to fight for tina, but as i remember in previous chapters, tina did married him but something happened if she ended up alone…i want this story to be happy B&T story in the end *sigh*
Its interesting how you subtly compare and contrast the shane/carmen situation to the bette/tina/henry situation… shane and tina’s decisions, although opposite in nature, are similar in rationale; both decisions were born out of selfishness….it’s so sad and heartbreaking to read this and know how awful it turns out for tina…powerful writing citygirl..I love all the foreshadowing in your flashback chapters and your writing style in general…bravo!
“She was going to marry a man that made her happy, someone that provided for both her and Angelica.”….I can see where Tina would want to be with someone who could help provide for Angelica, but to look for someone that could provide for BOTH she and Angelica? So, she just wants to be taken care of??? The other part that bothered me is in the show Bette said that Tina didn’t want to get married because it was too traditional…now she is spending HOURS looking for a WHITE wedding dress? This woman is a disaster area…please…please help her!! LOL Thanks!
I see this is a mistake Tina made and this is explain how Tina look or be like shit right now and alone. Ok post soon please, thanks!
We all should be so fortunate to have a friend like SHane. AS for Tina and the wedding well I know from a previous chapter that this marriage is not a happy-ever-after. Also – Love your writing style – alternating b/w past and present. Nicely done and oh please bring Tina back to Bette – A huge fan of the TiBette Ship !
I know this is awful, but I think Shane should’ve fucked Tina so Tina would know what she would be missing by marrying Henry. I’m so bad.
I feel bad for tina, but so much more so for Bette…tina can stop all this by saying no…Bette, she’s just along for the ride w/out any say in what tina does…Now that is the sad part. tks for the post girl!!!
Its really sad for them both. I somehow keep having this mental image of Tina as a runaway bride or Bette showing up at the wedding and let fate take it next course…I can still dream can I :)?
oh my… Tina is on a slippery slope here – blocking out the voices of reason. She’s right when she says that she’s taking the easy way. As we all know that road doesn’t always lead to happiness. Thanks!
I’m enjoying how all these pieces of the puzzle are coming together.
tina stop
Ouch…
i think i am kinda lost on the timeline of the chapters.. anyway still a great chapter.. i just hope this does not happen on the show.. keep them coming please..:)
I keep forgetting this is a flashback isn’t it? I mean Tina is a alcoholic wreck right now and we are going over her life…so she already said “I do”….damn…damn….damn.
lol…Lamentamini you are crazy. Oh this story breaks my heart. But I will hold out faith it ain’t over til she says “I do”….sigh
I wonder if this is the start of Tina’s drinking problem? In a way I’m glad that Shane and Helena are there, and that they’ve tried talking to Tina about what she really wants, but I can’t help but wonder: where’s Bette in all this? Alice? Nice chapter, thanks for posting this so soon. Cheers
TINA! SNAP OUT OF YOUR ALCOHOLIC DAZE AND MOVE BACK TO LA! RUN TO BETTE! RUN TO HER!!!! Ok… someone seems to be a bit of a drama queen here… ::walking away, pretending it’s not me::
LOL NgayLady..sweetie,Its you. But then look at everyone else’s comments. I think it’s pretty much safe to say that CG brings out the dramatic side out of all of us. You’re soooooooooo good CG. Tina married henry,i assume. We sort of already feel the trainwreck coming. I just need to protect myself. Tina miserable hurts my heart. Shane is so good with Tina. And Helena is great, I hope they stay friendss.