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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter Nineteen B
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Part 19B
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The Next Morning – 8:05am
Despite Theresa’s best efforts to calm Bette Porter on the way to the Center, her words were lost on the woman. Having to meet with this stranger at 8:30 was something Bette had no desire to do. How dare this woman whom she’d never met before come into her world and scrutinize it? How dare she command an audience at 8:30 like she was the fucking queen? The Queen Reigning Over Put-Upon Lesbians. Fuck! Fuck! Theresa was pushing Angelica in her stroller, following behind Bette who marched down the corridor like she was going to break into a ‘goose step’ on her way to the Front to wage war. In a way, it was war, Theresa thought. Bette was moving quickly down the hall, so much so that the flair at the bottom of each leg of her gray, trouser jeans had taken on a life of its own, flapping against her ankles and her striped men’s cut shirt that wasn’t tucked in or confined by cufflinks fluttered against her waist and wrists as she moved.
Bette turned into Tina’s room to find Tina dressed in her tight, pre-pregnancy Cult-Classic 7 For All Mankind jeans and a long sleeve, black T-shirt. She had on a pair of cross-trainers and looked like she was ready for an outing.
“Hi,” Tina said.
“Hi, Tee,” Bette answered her while walking fully into the room to embrace her. She smiled warmly, hugged her, then kissed her on the lips as Theresa and Angelica entered. “I’m sorry I couldn’t be here last night. I hate missing dinner with you.”
“It’s okay. You p-p-probaby-bly needed sleep.”
“I did,” she acknowledged.
“Hi, Mom. Huh-lo, Angie,” Tina said easily. She walked over to the baby and bent and kissed her tummy. “Up fuh anothah day with Mama Tee?” she asked her daughter.
Bette stood in the center of the room watching Tina. She had improved ten-fold.
“Beh-ette, could I speak with you pi-vately?” Tina looked at her seriously.
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that’s so fucked up that they are keeping Bette from Tina. I mean I don’t understand cause they are both adults. It makes me angry.
This last, the Heather Nicastro COW, honestly got me so mad I started crying a bit. That in itself is a testament to how deep you’ve sucked me into this story. The reconnection between Bette and Tina was so sweet, beautifully written; the other storylines, with Shane, Carmen, Al and Dana… even Stephanie… it’s fantastic stuff. I hope love prevails too. Great drama, and I really, really appreciate the effort you put in your posts. Post when you can, but I’m really grateful for this early Christmas present. (67 pages!!!) Cheers, Portia
Great stuff!! but I’m so sad for Alice and Dana… I want them together! In any case, your writing is pure gold.PPS.
great updates! wow…so many pages to read! love the carmen/shane parts..hot~ intimate scenes.. keep up the great writing!
all i can say, what the hell is wrong with all those people? bigots and haters, treating B&T like sick criminals…i hope it will all clear up for them, this story is too emotional for me to even make a coherent comment
I enjoy the story … but was definitely looking for more of the Alice & Dana storyline. Can’t wait for the next update.
Is it wrong for me to want to punch the hell out of Ms Nicastro repeatedly? I know this is just a story but I am sooo angry right now. Why didn’t anyone stick up for them and why the hell hasn’t anyone slapped the shit out of Tina’s sister yet? UGH!!! Please tell me that eventually Stephanie, Henry, the judge, and Ms Nicastro will get what’s coming to them? Maybe a lawsuit that will cost them their jobs and lots of money or some type of bodily harm? I’m soo evil! Please post again :O)
Portia…girl you got my blood boiling there…(which is good I guess cause we are having a cold front) but I could kick Heather in the teeth I was so angry. She is on a serious power trip…now granted they should have called and got back on time…but the punishment does not fit the crime. Will she try to take Angelica? Oh this is just bad…and now Bette is in jail AND then she will have to go away for 2 weeks….I know you probably won’t post soon case you give so much to this story I am sure you are tired…but if you can find it in your heart to throw us another bone soon we would be so grateful.
Both chapters are amazing. Your attention to every detail is phenomenal down to one of my favorite songs, “Trouble Me” which was perfectly placed. Each s/l is handled with equal care. No one is given short shrift. All the characters are developed and written so powerfully. How you keep it all together and coherent is a testament to your talent and caring. My investment in the time to read these two chapters was well spent. Thank you. Please post when you can.
Portia, your rearrangement of Season Three is so much more thoughtful than the original. And you keep managing to use some of those crazy items from S3 (Bodhi monastery, Paris) that would have stumped a lesser writer. Kudos to you and thanks for writing it!
Shit. Fuck, Bette thought. My thoughts exactly! Someone needs to get on the horn with Whit so he can help Bette get this shit straightened out. Yes, Bette should’ve called in and had Tina back in time, but someone also should’ve known they go home if they weren’t told they had to stay within a certain radius of the center. DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! That’s what I thought would be set as a guideline. Or Tina would’ve only been allowed to go out for 2 hours, 3 at the max. Really her first venture out in the real world should’ve been short and not nearly as long as a standard workday. But they really did need that reconnection and hell, Tina pretty much initiated it! Now onto other things…the guy playing with himself in front of Shane was all kinds of nasty. YUCK! And I really don’t even know what to say about Alice and Dana. This is way better than the S3 we were given earlier in the year!
Why did they always meet some pig-headed social workers? I want to kick their asses! Is it something about not being able to see other people be happy or what?
OK…I know it took me forever to get through this chapter, but it was great. I hope that Bette sues that bitch. talk about control freaks
OMG!! Why did you do this????? Ok, now that’s some serious stuff… Do they really have the right to act like that, barge in people’s house, treat them like kids? PPS…
Portia, these were two wonderful chapters. It took me a couple of hours to read them, so I can’t even imagine the time and effort it took to write them. Thank you so much. You are amazingly talented.
Barging into people’s houses and treating them like criminals, forget kids! No way Bette could be arrested for standing outside a hospital. These people are all whack and all on major power trips. They can’t tell their patients who they can and cannot see and what they can and can’t do! I see potential lawsuits…They are treating tina like a prisoner and arresting Bette?? Portia, these chapters, long and lovely and filled with beauty and rage do me in!
First–holy cow! 2 chapter that are over 30 pages… that’s like, what, 200 Word pages?! I can’t seem to write 1 page anymore! not only is it long, but it is a page turner too! I was so pissed when they barged into B/T house… are these two ever going to get a break. sigh. Great chapters and story.
Spent the last few hours sneaking back and forth to read this chapter. All I can say is WOW. My eyes were misty reading the beautiful connecting scenes between B&T. You’ve done an amazing job with this story. The wait was worth it! So I’ll keep on waiting for your next post. Have a great holiday and see you in the new year!
portia……….wow, great Tibette scene, I’m sure it was worth getting into big shite for it..seemed so. I think I will have to go back and re-read both A/B…this is like a great movie where you have to watch it several times because you miss so much the first time thru…This is just awesome, your awesome…
Dare I say, i was not long enough lol…Heather is a BITCH and I hate that Bette and Tina are treated like kids. Awsome job and keep it coming
Can they do this? Why didn’t Theresa speak up for more? Why doesn’t somebody get on to Whit to check this out? Awesome story on every count.
wow- absolutely amazing, both updates!
Your writing is really good and the time you put into telling this story has got to be huge, but I just don’t think I can keep reading. Sorry but I think there is just too much drama. I realized about half way through reading this that it was making me feel like I did during season 3, which is shitty! I can’t even go back and watch any of the episodes a second time cause they make me feel depressed and very angry. This story, even though it is very well written and so well thought out, makes me feel the same way. I just can’t take it any more. Hope it ends well.
Wow! Well It took longer than I expected to finish this chapater!lol The intimate moments bewtween Tibette leading up to the lovemaking was outstanding! Everything about this story is great! I think Bette’s reactions is on point. I can’t see Bette rolling over allowing people to tell her what to do. Nicastro needs to chill and get off that power trip. This does not look good for Bette. Henry is a really caught up in Stephanie,literally! What makes him think Stephanie would know about Bette and Tina’s realtionship given her contempt for Bette and thier realtionship. I hope that loves prevails. I am not expecting an update propably until the new year, but if you have anything written whether 5 or 6 pgaes by all means post. Every single chapter leaves me wanting more! Again, outstanding!
Wow, thanks for such an amazing update! Portia, you rule the fanfic world!
God what an ending! It is surreal that it would get to the point of Bette being arrested. Poor Tina, poor Bette.Ok, but all the stuff before that? Perfect. Especially the love scenes between Bette and Tina.You continue to do a remarkable job with this story. Both installments were just great. Thanks for all your hard work.