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The Absence of One chapter 30
Kit was about to push on, but the arrival of Alice and Helena thwarted her inquisition. She plastered a smile on her face; her memory was fresh of Bette’s pain. No matter how hard she tried, she could not forget the past two years.
“It’s about time you got your ass down here, girl,” Kit teased Alice as way of greeting.
“We were brainstorming,” Helena replied. “Who knew our famed DJ is actually a savvy businesswoman?”
“What are you cooking up now, Alice?” Tina piped in. She breathed a sigh of relief. She had yet to talk to Bette and already she felt like the dumps. When she had begun small talk and enquired about Angus, Kit’s clipped answer had put her on guard. The latest inquisition was icing on the cake.
“OurChart is going big!” Alice claimed excitedly as she left her clothes on a pile next to her bag. “Helena and I were working on a business plan and Max will take care of the tech stuff.”
They offered their congratulatory remarks, but Alice already was heading toward Bette. Helena shrugged at their friend’s short attention span.
“Sometimes I wonder who gets more excited, Alice or Angelica,” Helena commented when she saw Alice’s enthusiastic greeting and the little girl’s equally high-pitched reply.
“It’s a tie. Though if you judge by volume of voice, Alice definitely is the clear winner,” Kit replied.
“Angie gets so worked up after she spends time with Alice, it’s a Herculean task to get her to take a nap,” Tina said.
“Alice or Angelica?” Helena deadpanned.
Their laughter carried over to the group already in the water. Alice turned around to watch the trio. She narrowed her eyes, shaking her fist in the air while she mockingly said, “I know you’re making fun of me!”
“Alice,” Shane warned her friend. “Please.”
“What?” the blonde smirked. “Afraid I’m gonna cramp your style? Don’t think I didn’t see you eye that girl by the family.”
“She’s my client, Alice.”
“Whatever. I saw the way you were checking her out. God Shane, just for once can you not leave a trail of admirers wherever you go?”
“I’m not doing anything!” Shane mockingly glared at her friend.
“Sure, Yoda,” Alice returned her playful glare with one of her own. “All you have to do is strut into a room and women come falling at your feet.”
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Damn….its obvious that Bette is still hurt because Bette at her best wouldve never came down on herself like that. PPS
If Tina persists in her reunion efforts and Bette continues to resist, this could get very depressing (and I say that as a Barbette shipper). Beautifully done as always. Post when you can!
The readers are always right. If they say post “you say how soon?” when they say “Now!” you ask “how many?”. LOL At least that’s how it works in my mind. Great update. As you know i have been looking forward to a new chapter of this for awhile. This was way to heartbreaking. How can B just give up on them? I think she is still holding on to some of the hurt and pain of their past and is too afraid to go there again for fear of the “what ifs”. This is a reality for lots of people, at what point do you allow yourself to give that person,who has hurt you beyond belief, a second chance? it is very gut-wrenching to hear B continuously say “no this isn’t going to work”. Just b/c 2 people have grown and changed does not mean that they can’t come together on a new path as long as they still have the same goals and expectations for their life.IMO.Can’t wait to see how you weave T back into B”s life. When rationale,logic,love and pleas don’t work you got to bring in the big guns. Come on Angelica!She is definitely B’s weakness.I’m sure T will find a way to remind B that they are stronger together than they are apart. Thanks for the post. Try not to get to caught up in the work frenzy. PPS
Damm Bette! Stop being such a wimp. I don’t know but I don’t like Bette with Barbara. Sooner or later Bette has to realize what she gave up with Tina.
Bette’s still running scared, even though she appears to have made up her mind. Barbara’s certainly an attractive option, and maybe a safe one. But is that who Bette really wants? Can’t wait to find out. Have fun with the skydiving, and if you have to move, then best of luck to you with that & I hope it goes smoothly and speedily. Thanks for the post.
Come on tina, you can do better than that. You’re gonna have to work pretty hard cause it looks like Bette wants the easy-I’ll-do-whatever-you-say route and that means Barbara G. PPS!
Damn this is sad!
PPS. Barbara is a mature, intelligent choice for Bette.
Hey. I’ve just caught up with this story…I don’t really know how I’ve managed to miss it for so long. It’s fabulous. So well written and it’s got me hooked! PPS