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The Absence of One chapter 23
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The headache that began the previous night had not subsided when Bette arrived for work the next morning. She nursed it with a cup of chamomile tea, dispatching James to the break room every so often for a refill.
“Are you sure you’re OK, Bette?” James eyed his boss slowly as he handed a full cup to her.
His concern warmed her. Their working relationship was far tighter knit than normal, but then they had endured a lot together. It was easy to forget the man was there with her every step of the way. Even in her darkest hour, he was there silently supporting her.
“Just a headache,” Bette smiled to ease his worry. “If the business school dean calls again, tell him I’m out of the office.”
“Will do, Bette,” he answered before closing the door. It was shaping up to be one of those days for her.
True to form, the eager dean called again, pressing for some face time with Bette. James had politely told the man she was unavailable until he had grudgingly agreed to leave a message.
When she heard the phone ring, Bette knew who the caller was. She was annoyed at the man’s insistence; clearly no one had said no to him before. Taking a sip of her tea, she started with the stack of papers in front of her.
It was a necessary evil, she resigned the thought with a sigh. Bette sat back in her chair, pushing the papers away. She could hardly focus; her attention was elsewhere.
Tina. Her heart fluttered at the thought of her ex-wife, the mother of her beautiful Angelica. It was easy to picture the three of them together, the three of them painting the town red during their family outings. They would be the royal family of West Hollywood.
The thought brought a rueful smile to her face. Bette felt bad for acting the way she did last night. She was torn between pulling Tina into her arms and never let go and running far away.
“Bette,” James’ voice cut through her trip down memory lane. “You OK? I’ve been trying to get your attention for the past five minutes.”
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I hope the senator doesn’t get voted off before the competition has a chance to heat up. Love this story!
Next post please. Tina is gaining ground and I love it.
HANG IN THERE, TINA. Oh boy, its getting warm in there isn’t it? Tina will have to work a little harder but the champion will be Tina. Let Bette be not afraid of the love they share. She will be the better for it. Bring it on.
Your story just keeps getting better!!!!! I just Love IT!!!!! Thanks PPS
Wow. Bette is struggling so much. She wants to let Tina in but is scared to death. I can understand that fear and also the pull that Tina has on her. Who will prevail Tina of Barbara? I will lay my money on Tina.
Damn so good!
Tina’s got so much making up to do, and she’d better be able to wait it out, cos Bette’s still running. I’m not as worried though, that it’ll be the senator Bette runs to anymore. Nice update, sky. Thanks
My heart is going thump thump when reading the last page. They are so freakin’ hot together. How can IC think that JoBette is the real deal? Everyone knows it’s TiBette!
it’s painful to want something but be afraid to be hurt…i hope B&T can mend it
So bittersweet, I love it. So you are going to make Tina sweat a bit, eh? Nice work, pps.
wow that was hot!!