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The Adventures Of Bette Porter And Sissee Gardner After Yale (Part 4, Chapter 1)
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The Adventures Of Bette Porter And Sissee Gardner After Yale (Part 4, Chapter 1)
PART FOUR: NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Chapter 1
Howie’s car parked in front of us on the street in Newport Beach, meant nothing to Bette but when she saw my house lit up she said, “Why are your lights on?”
My mind was racing a thousand miles a minute and nothing that I thought to say seemed like a good answer. What finally came out was, “It’s a friend.”
“What friend?”
I looked at her guilty as hell but instead of explaining, I put my hand on the door and let myself out.
So did she. Over the top of the car she asked, “Who is it Sissee?“
“Bette…..“ I started to say, as she went to the trunk of her car and opened it, taking out my luggage which she handed to me and then reached in for several bottles of the wine I had bought.
She glanced at me suspiciously since I could not conjure up an explanation and as she gestured for me to go first she said, “Let’s go see.”
My stomach was suddenly tied up in one big painful knot. I wanted to stop her and explain but the pressure was on and I was afraid I would make an even worse mess of it.
My rental was like so many others on the street, built probably in the 1960’s with a small wooden fence out front. I pushed open the gate and walked the short sidewalk to a cement step up to the front door. I had the key in my hand but I figured it was unlocked and I was right. I turned the knob and pushed it open.
Both Bette and I stepped in to see Howie sitting on the couch with his feet up on the coffee table watching television. He had apparently worked today because I had seen him that way many times. He would come in, take off his suit jacket, loosen his tie, remove his shoulder holster and gun, put them on the coffee table, kick off his shoes and make himself at home.
He clicked off the television with the remote.
I looked at Bette and saw the anger rise. I saw her nostrils flare and she sucked in a deep breath.
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WOW! Bette’s really pissed! She didn’t even wait for an explanation. Is Sissee going to grovel at her feet? Will it do any good? I’ll be waiting impatiently! PPS!!
I have just this minute caught up with your story :) I like. A lot. And I must say, I empathise sincerely with them both because I’ve been in similar situations, with the name-calling, the unacceptance, the being so confused because you want to be with someone and can’t publicly convey the affection you wish to. It’s hard. Keep writing :)
Kbergin, I don’t think we can blame Bette for being pissed. As for Sissee groveling to get her back – you be the judge.
AngelDana, Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, your experiences are like Bette and Sissee encountered at the winery so you can relate. It happens. I am very pleased that you have caught up with the story and are sticking with us.
Sissee, I love this story. I just wish you wouldn’t dole it out to us in such short increments. I understand totally what you went through, really I do. Actions speak louder than words. I assume you lost Ms. Porter’s trust at that point, maybe more than just her trust. Maybe her heart? Thanks for posting.
Rau, Please remember that Sissee had good intentions of telling Bette quite a few times, then decided that rather than tell her, she would give up Howie. Things don’t always go according to plan though.
hope, You are a new poster here and I do welcome you. Sissee is indeed in the soup, as you so appropriately put it so let’s see what happens next.
techgal, I am happy to see you are “loving this story” in spite of the chapters being short. I keep my chapters at about a thousand words, sometimes more or less, to make it an easy read. Then I come back fairly quickly with the next chapter, so as not to have my readers wait long. It is what it is my friend. As for whether or not Sissee has lost Bette’s heart, it may take us a few chapters to find out but not without Sissee being punished for not having told Bette about Howie.
well Sissee deserved that…if I was Bette I would have felt pissed and never come back…there was no reason not to be upfront with her…
there is no reason to be harsh on sissee: the time was so different. it still amazes me that people are still so restrained towards giving love to the one you love if your subject of affection is not the one they expect.
I hope Sissie begs Bette for forgiveness and has a really, really, really good explaination about all this. But I can understand Sissies POV. I would probably have taken the easy way out and just phased Howie out, but I think a lot sooner than Sissie was doing. How do you not fall in love with Bette immediately and dump his butt the next day?
Oh NO … I think Sissee is in the soup lets hope she gets out of it soon.PPPS!!
Artgirl, As Sissee has pointed out several times, Howie is a nice guy and it’s tough to just “dump” someone like that..Besides, Bette and Sissee only just talked about being in love up in Mendocino, so there has not been time for Sissee to resolve the Howie issue. Thanks for your input though. I love hearing from my readers whether it’s good or bad.
Ashley, Thank you for understanding Sissee’s dilemma. Yes, it was a different time then but trust me – this problem will be openly discussed between them.