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London Town – Ch 3
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Six Months Earlier:
“Is she in?” asked Alice cheerfully, wandering up the corridor to where James’ desk was situated.
He looked up from the email he was in the middle of reading, “Oh, Hi Alice … yeah, she’s in, but she’s just downstairs with a client,”
Alice nodded, toying with a small paperweight which adorned the corner edge of James’ desk, “Mind if I wait?”
“Not at all.”
He was accustomed to her dropping by and he never pried, preferring to stay out of his boss’s seemingly complicated relationships. He was sure, at one time, the two of them had been more than just friends, but was nowadays not so convinced that the depth of affection between them lay equally upon both sides.
Alice opened the door to Bette’s light and airy office, taking a seat amongst the sprawl of art magazines which cluttered the couch, presumably left there from a little light reading spree over breakfast.
She began to flick through; waiting, as she would often do, for Bette to join her there over lunch. To discuss Alice’s latest woes in the dating department or to gossip about their friends, to continue with the challenge put before them in their decision to be life long, yet platonic.
Bette’s heels clipped at the stone staircase sharply, indicating her imminent arrival to those who worked above, deep in the heart of the gallery. Her most trusted employees: assistants, accountants and buyers, and James of course, the one person permitted to ever enter her inner sanctum.
The staircase haunted her, it brought back a vision of someone she’d known but briefly and each time she advanced towards the uppermost rung it was hard not to replay their last meeting in her mind.
“Oh, hi Alice,”
Bette’s words echoed those of James mere minutes before as she entered her office, noting the recent appearance of her friend complete with bagels and coffee,
“I took a chance that you wouldn’t have eaten,” grinned Alice, offering up the freshly baked goods by way of explanation,
Bette smiled, then shook her head, indicating that she hadn’t,
“Good,”
They sat down to eat, chatting about friends and their plans for the evening. Alice talked about her latest conquest, as always, before the conversation would become one sided and Alice would heave a heavy sigh, unsuccessful in her attempts to get Bette to talk about her lack of a love life.
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Ship wars are retarded, indeed. However, I see no war as I see no mud-slinging. I stay on my own side and leave everyone else alone. Bette and Tina are why I watch the show and read fanfiction. Everything else is just details that I can take or leave. ANYWAY…sand in the food? I know there’s a joke there but I’m not saying it. ;)
Great chapter:)
As always when I read great story, ya know, a really great “page-turner”, I mean if nothing else, reading this fanfic as well as others, has taught me patience.. not being able to turn the page at will, …I like “Summer Vacation” but this is like “Wow”…another question…what’s with the “sofasitter” moniker, its unusual ,of course,and I’m sure there’s a great story to go along with it:)… thanks for sharing your talent with us…
Sorry for rambling on and on….
SS, you have more stories in the air than a juggler. They’re all entertaining, but this one is exceptional. I love the time-shifting you’re doing from chapter to chapter, with Tina in the future talking about the past and Bette seeming to be in the intervening time. How they get together as it’s implied in Ch1 will be an entertaining journey. I thank you for assuming this challenge. It makes for a very good read! Thanks!
Ummmm, at first I thought that Bette and Tina had already happened and both moved on to others. Tina in London and Bette still in LA. Now, I am not too sure. I am still hoping that it is Bette and Tina is talking about to her ex best friend from school.
Sofa you continue to out do yourself! Seriously, we should all pool our money and give you your own internet version of this show; it would be a million times better than what they put out now! Those writers could take some serious lessons from you my friend. Please post as the summer allows but come winter ….LOL
Good chapter!
Nice backstory.
ooo, am i the first to comment? is that bad? oh well…you know i like this one, because i already said so. i love a good story, and this one is turning into something really interesting. of course you also know me well enough to know that i hate this whole ship-war nonsense, and think that refusing to read stories because one doesn’t like the pairing is a load of hooey. that little rant aside, what i mean to reiterate is my admiration for a story that goes well beyond the shallow presentation which the show sometimes/often/usually maybe gives us, into a realm of layered time, character development, and of course as always, fantastic sentence structure:) smooches babe
Don’t have much time, but couldn’t leave this chapter without commenting on one of my fav’ authors! Awesome chapter as usual, and I am thrilled by the direction you’ve decided to take for this particular fic. Not mentionning the structure and style, as I find it such a welcome originality and bonus that the flashbacks’ telling is interestingly different on both sides… I’m so looking forward to the continuation of this story! The talent and originality of your writing is unquestionnable. I find that in every chapter, but it reached its peak in today’s chapter with… “She missed the added crunchiness it gave to the food.”… So much meaning in such a single sentence… It’s brillant, and so many emotions behind it. Thanks a lot! ;)
Brilliant, as always. I feel a wonderful pull into your stories and enjoy savoring every word. Love the weaving of past and present.
so where is the next post????? u said u had alot of chapters written already….so y not post frequently……whyyyyyyyyy i ask u whyyyyyy??????
So…..Bette’s going to move to London to take on a new job and Tina’s in London……I can’t wait for more. PPS!!
I felt rather sorry for Miranda, but if Bette is sooo taken with the memory of Tina as to enjoy sand in her food, she must be in love big time. Well, it’s got to be better than eating shit. And it gave her the kick she needed to get over there and together with Tina. So I guess you have to invite Miranda to the shindig to introduce Shane, but Miranda must be a glutton for punishment. She’s going to party with someone who seems to have broken her heart AND to get over the hurt she hooks up with another notorious *player*? God help her. Oh, glad you enjoyed the story, I still find it hard to believe the slug/tongue metaphor was an outright theft on my part.
Really enjoyed the post!!
Excellent storytelling. Multilayered and detailed. PPS.
Very intriguing chapter, Sofa. I can’t say I have really put all the pieces of this puzzle together yet, but I think I’m loving this story more and more with every chapter. And the “structure” of your ” narration “, of the story itself, is very interesting : very original and smart. I really like the fact that you play with the chronology of events. There is this sense of freedom in your writing and at the same time this is all very precisely “structured”. I guess that’s what they call talent… I just want to know more about your protagonists. Not only this is brilliant but it’s also thrilling as ” L ” !!! Please don’t make us wait too long.
Well for someone who is NOT a Londoner I congrat you for the attention to detail …. and hey come on footie is easy… Also yep you got it that I support Chelsea.But back to your writing the weaving between past and future I love when people do that. It gives so much to the story and fills in the gaps.Your writing is great and I Love this story PPS !!!
Interesting. Glad that Bette is so taken with Tina’s memory she had to dump someone when they came up for comparison. Very glad. So, timeline wise is Bette’s move to London and their subsequent relationship new-ish in the present? Love this story. Its sweet, romantic, and its TiBette which makes it my favorite all around. PPS.
About this timeline: this is six months earlier than when Tina meets her friend in the Tube, right? Okay, but it seems that Bette is reminiscing about meeting Tina a year earlier. ….It’s okay, I don’t have to decipher it with a sliderule when the writing is so good. Thanks!
Aww, I feel sorry for Miranda, she never even knew what she was competing against. So, Peggy arranged work for Bette at the Tate Modern, did she? Did Bette take the job, or…? No. Huh uh. I don’t dare say it. I shall wait and see. Love the story, great chapter. Double thanks sofa (for the story and for your kindness), and please post soon.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….more…where’s our tina…