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    The Christmas Card – Chapter 4

    Story written on January 18, 2007 by tibette99.
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    Tina opens The Christmas Card

    Previously…

    So here Tina was, two hours later, sitting on her couch staring at the two envelopes lying on her coffee table. Issues that were once black and white were suddenly now a confusing mottled grey. The events of the past few months weren’t as cut and dry as she had initially perceived them to be. There were new questions that she sought the answers to, namely discovering what it was that ultimately lead to the breakup of her relationship with Bette.

    And those answers could very well be found within the two pieces of mail addressed to her. But this time Tina wasn’t afraid to go looking for the answers.

    Only one question remained: which envelope should she open first?

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    Chapter 4

     

     

     

    Tina studied the two envelopes before choosing the card. Placing the letter back on the table, she broke the seal on the envelope and removed its contents. Inside she found what appeared to be a Christmas Card. On the front cover was a picture of a woman standing in front of a Christmas tree holding a baby. Along the top “A Mother’s First Christmas” was written in bold, gold lettering. Tina spent a long moment just tracing over the letters with her finger. Emotions that she had thought were buried suddenly came to the surface and she pinched the bridge of her nose against the tears forming. She would have been more than halfway through her pregnancy during the holidays. Never in a million years would she have imagined spending Christmas at Alice’s apartment staring at her gaudy, two foot high fiber optic Christmas tree eating Chinese food. It made the loss of her baby and the dissolution of her relationship with Bette all the more surreal. It had been a very sad and lonely day, despite Alice’s genuine attempts to lighten the mood and offer support. Her friends had truly been lifesavers through that very bleak and difficult time in her life. Hesitantly she opened the card and was surprised to see that the inside was blank. Instead she found a folded up piece of paper and another small, sealed envelope. Unfolding the paper she instantly recognized Bette’s bold handwriting.

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    5. OK Christie you did it…and you were the first. You actually wrote a fanfic that made me cry real tears. Your writing of Bette’s letter to Tina was so real, just as Bette had written it…all the right words and sentiments – you sucked me right in…Wow! Well, now to make an attempt at the “bonus points”, I’d have to say that Bette bought the card around the last few days of October and wrote the letter several days thereafter, finishing up the end of it on the day that she was to meet Tina for the doctor’s visit (the one she was late to) when Tina discovered she had lost the baby while Bette was in route to give Tina the card either at the appointment or later that evening, but after being late and knowing how devastated Tina was at losing the baby, and due to the fact that Tina learned of the loss alone because Bette wasn’t there on time because of work, Bette probably thought she had no right to give Tina the card full of her feelings of love and committment surrounding Tina and the baby, especially when Tina was hurting so badly…not realizing that these words were exactly what Tina needed at the time; and truth be known now, Bette wasn’t late because of work, she was late because she was writing this love letter to Tina. They could have really used the time away together in New York. Tina didn’t really want to go to the Dinah Shore weekend…if Tina had any idea that Bette was willing to take time away from the CAC at that crucial period of time before Provocations, I know Tina would have jumped at the chance to spend time with Bette instead of going with her freinds to Dinah Shore. She and Bette desperately needed to reconnect. And from your story it seem Tina didn’t even think that her losing the baby bothered Bette. I’m so glad Tina found the letter. And I’m sooo glad that she fired Wishnia’s unethical ass. You wrote her so well I wanted to smack her. What a manipulative cow Joyce is, trying to take advantage of Tina while she in such a state of mind that she can barely put two thoughts together. How unprofessional! Grounds for a law suit if you ask me! LOL! GREAT writing and excellent post! More please!

    7. This is such an amazing story…and the card was so beautiful…I am sure Tina is shocked to see that Bette opened up so much…she is able to see what Bette was thinking and feeling and I hope it’s not too late for them. I am anxious to see what is in the letter now…wake up and post please.

    8. That was a heart felt letter that was with the card that Bette wrote to Tina. Here Bette was writing down all that she wanted to say to Tina only to never be given to her because of the baby’s demise. The pain that both of them went through only to lose all. I get the feeling that this will change Tina’s thinking a little. She will still be angry about Candace but at least she will know that she was always in Bette’s heart.

    9. Tibett this is a great story… you REALLY need to post the next chapter sooooon… hopefully before next Christmas!!!! Can’t wait to read the other letter!! Thank you

    10. O.k, where do i begin? This chapter actually made me cry. I couldn’t believe it. It’s very rare that i cry, well apart from when IC does ridiculous things to the tibette relationship. So, i have to applaud you on yet another amazing chapter. I have to be honest and say to you, that i found your fanfic accidentally 2 days ago, and have spent a few hours a day for the last 2 days catching up with your stories, and i would just like to say well done on writing two amazing stories. Now, all you have to do is please post soon. take care. oxox

    13. wonderful letter…if only bette send it before…it does seems like she wrote it the day tina lost the baby and bette never sent it because it all went to hell from there…heartbreaking chapter

    14. “Reader comments are like food for the writer’s soul. The more you give, the more I want to write.”… then I hope we fill you to the brim ;-) And don’t worry about the seasonal timeline. Heaven knows the show itself plays fast and loose with the clock. Pick any dates you like and we’ll keep reading, even while you have poor T eating chinese while staring at Alice’s tinsel tree. btw, Did you get inspiration for this story from seeing one of those ‘Baby’s 1st’ cards that you describe?

    19. ok, I’m thinking it was sent “that day”. This is heartbreaking for them both. Now, what’s in the envelope and the letter too? Did Bette change the tickets and head to New York on her own?

    20. Wow. that is some card. i don’t know if tina will have the strenth to open the letter before she goes running into bette’s arms! okay…wishful thinking! we’ve let you get some sleep… now where’s the letter!! lol! thanks for the great update

    22. Awww, Bette wrote that letter on the day of Tina miscarriaging, how sad. Now Tina has to open the letter. I wonder what it says? BTW, if u post i’ll read so PPS.

    23. nooooooooooooo!!! Tibette, I can’t believe it!! I was holding my tears but you just had to put that the card was written the same day T found out the baby died… Noooooooooooo!!!! You have left me speechless. Poor Bette, in her desire to make Tina happy, she was late, how bad she must have felt… Damn… post soon, please!!!

    24. Wow, definitly the day. I wonder if Tina will have the strength to open the other letter. Though I’m with the others in some regards. I believe Provocations was already in the works thats why the”C” was around, but Dinah Shore weekend came up after she lost the baby. Still great job, I felt so sad reading the letter. Unfortunately sometimes we do wait too long to say what we should have.

    30. LOOOl what :D I just catch up with the story, and now there is no more posts lol! :D Please update your story, it’s really great! Barbara

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