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Mid-day Break (Time of Day 27)
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Sitting at her desk, Bette stared at the phone for the third time this hour. She’d sent the card to Tina two days before and hoped, somehow, this would provide an opening between the two of them.
Instead, Bette just felt unsettled. Anxious. She was not comfortable with these feelings, but knew she was limited in what she could do, what influence she had over Tina these days.
Still, there was only so much waiting she could do at this point. Taking a breath, Bette selected Tina’s number from the phone, letting out the breath slowly as she heard the call answered.
“Hello?”
“T?” Bette smiled in spite of her nervousness. “I hope you don’t mind my call.”
“Is this about Angelica?”
Truth time. “No.” Crap.
“Bette, I’m really busy.”
“Look, T, I was hoping we could talk.”
“I’m about to go into a meeting, Bette.”
“Did you get my card.”
“I got it, but I haven’t opened it.”
Unsurprisingly, Tina wasn’t skimping on the honesty. “Oh.”
“Look, Bette, I don’t have either the time or the energy to get into this now.”
“Right. So, do you think there might be a time, perhaps, that we could talk?”
“I’ve got a meeting, I’ve got to go.”
“Okay.” Bette tried to think of a way to counter the abrupt dismissal and was finding none. “Good-bye, then.”
“Bye, Bette.”
Connection ended. Bette stared at the phone.
Dammit.
That hadn’t worked.
What next? What could she do for Tina? What did Tina want?
Bette stared at the phone. There had to be something.
(the end)
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I don’t really blame Tina for being cold. Bette kinda screwed the pooch by jumping to conclusions. And I’m with Cerdi. No tractors, please. lol
Coming out of lurking….you’ve got me soooo hooked on this story. Tina’s really making Bette work for it. Please don’t let Bette give up. Send her back to the drawing board. :) Great writing….PPS!
I’m glad Tina is making Bette work for it. Give Bette time to decide if this is what she really wants.. since she has seemed super wishy washy about the whole thing. If she wasn’t, she wouldn’t have fallen so easily for what Jodi told her. That having been said.. I hope Tina at least reads the card at some point soon.
I love Probie’s comment, “She can even bring the kneepads funnyone mentioned and make Bette kneel on them with a face to face apology. ” It would be more like “a face to crotch” apology which would be perhaps more what Tina needs. : )
Tina is right to be stubborn but only to acertain point.It takes two.Short but to the point.PPS.
Great Update. I just hope Tina can give a little. I think funnyone might be right and Bette needs to get kneepads. Thanks PPS
I am really enjoying this story– keep going!
Damn give a little Tina! Sheesh….I would have made a point to at least open the card the second I got it. Maybe not answered it, maybe not known what to say, but opened and read it…oh say…20 times! Great chapter and story!
Good that Bette sent the card, but now Tina needs to read it. Is Tina afraid of opening up the card? They do need to talk and I hope that the time comes that they can do just that.
Bette needs advice from yoda – and she needs to be more persistent with her apology – for example she should have said that on the phone – “I really want to see you to apologize for being such an ass… pulease give me a chance to explain how I fucked up.” Something like that IMO – love your story so much.
I agree with many other commenters…Griffen: I am also hooked on this story, I find my self checking for updaters several times a day…Audi: I’m glad she is making Bette work for it…and Cerdi: A grand gesture is in order. Seriously, she steals a sign for Jodi, flies across the country and humiliates herself by driving some tractor and with Tina, all she can do is drop a Hallmark in the mail. LAME!!! Plus, she waits 2 days before calling or making any outreach that would let Tina know that she is aware of what an ass she, herself, is…I guess the real question is what does Tina want. Perhaps a little Tina POV might fill in the answers…Anyway, as always, thanks for the great update and I will continue to look forward to the next post.
i like funnyones idea. thanks.
Just caught up… Indeed, there has to be *something*. The card didn’t work — wasn’t even *read* — the phone call’s been rebuffed, and Bette’s still out in the cold. She needs to show Tina that she can accept the change in both of them… Maybe she should employ Jenny (she’s got a hell of a lot of making up to do as well) to submit a script, all full of heartfelt (yet bombastic) groveling apologies… at least that way, it might get read. Wait, never mind. That’s a sure fire way to get whatever Bette’d want to say (via twisted Cyrano deSchecter) thrown straight in the bin. Alice, via a dedication on the Chart? Shane? Mayhap Shane could shave a big “I’m sorry” on the back of Bette’s head… Hmm, there’s always the option of Angelica… she’s at the age where she’d repeat everything she shouldn’t, so maybe she could repeat something a bit more useful. ….Brass bands? Serenade? Strip telegram? Bette could always go round and see Tina face-to-face. That’d be a start. Actually, I’m as stumped as Bette is. Anyway, loved the past two updates, pseud. Thanks
well its certainly NOT FLOWERS, thats so generic…how is Bette gonna dig herself out of the big hole she dug??? Mmmmm…what have u got up your sleeve? PPS
A card? Come on Bette, you can do better than that! Can’t wait for the grand gesture, pps.
Hi Pseud, What a turnaround. Bette really needs to make an effort here and demonstrate to Tina that she is free and wants nothing more on earth than to try again. Bette belongs to Tina is so many ways. It is Tina’s ability to get to the heart and soul of Bette that disconcerts her. The comfort of just being together strengthens and nourishes Bette. Just need to get the thinking cap on and come up with a dramatic gesture. Tina needs to stop a minute and look at what is happening with Bette. Tina needs to decide what she wants and how best to go after it. Please get these gals back on the same page. Hell reading the same book would be a start atm. Exciting and frustrating times. Thank you for this wondrous tale. Your Loyal Fan.
Ok, Tina needs to give an inch, even a half inch. She can even bring the kneepads funnyone mentioned and make Bette kneel on them with a face to face apology.
what’s wrong with tina? can she be more cold? relationships need work from both persons, i hope it will work for B&T
I still think kneepads are needed. Home Depot has a nice selection.
Alright Bette… fire up those creative juices… time for something big that does NOT include farm machinary!
Maybe Shane or Alice can help you find out what Tina wanted!