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Great Unexpectations Chapter 15
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Previously…
Bette leaned down and kissed her fully. "I think I’ve got a crush on you, Miss Kennard", she flirted.
"Mmm. Hope so."
Bette’s arms, securely wrapped around Tina to hold her close, began to loosen regretfully. "Well, I guess we should get back out there."
"Yeah. Guess so. One more minute though, please?"
Bette nodded happily and wrapped her arms around once more. "Ok, T. One more minute."
Chapter 15
The lovers finally emerged from their haven, freshly showered and clothed, to the happy sound of applause and cheers from their friends. Bette and Tina blushed, smiled and darted their gazes from their feet to each other’s eyes as they withstood the expected hazing.
"Well, it’s about time, you guys. We were starting to get worried. Thought maybe you forgot where everything was", Alice winked.
"Thanks, Al. But we, uh…didn’t", Tina grinned, getting redder by the minute. Feeling an overwhelming desire for libation she walked to the cooler and grabbed a beer. "Want one babe?"
"I think I’m gonna stick with the wine, T. Thanks." Looking around, Bette noticed that the gang had already helped themselves to their meals. She was silently thankful that they did. For one, she would have felt bad for making them wait. For another, it gave them something to do besides speculate as to what exactly was going on behind their closed door. Though she doubted anyone had a hard time figuring that one out. Laughing to herself on that last thought, and admiring the love that was felt by all, she was overcome with the need to address her friends.
"Can I have everybody’s attention? I… um I mean, Tina and I…", she looked to Tina for permission to include her. Permission that was hardly necessary but nevertheless granted by Tina’s smile and sparkling eyes. She didn’t know what Bette was going to say. She didn’t need to. Any word out of Bette’s mouth would be heaven to her. It was just a bonus that Bette was speaking for the both of them. She loved it when Bette did that. It made it seem more real that they were ‘Bette and Tina’ again. Bette’s eyes sparkled in return and she continued talking. "Well, we just wanted to thank you all for being here with us today. It’s taken us a long time to get here, and it hasn’t been easy, but…", Bette’s voice cracked slightly and Tina could see that the words were coming harder for her. She slipped next to Bette and clasped her hand tightly. Looking into Bette’s watery eyes she finished Bette’s thoughts. "We want you all to know how much we love you. Thank you for being here to support us. Thank you for finishing the cooking", She crimsoned at this statement while everybody laughed, clapped, and cheered. Angus held up his hands victoriously accepting the praise. "But most of all," Tina continued, "thank you for all of the free babysitting you’ll be providing when we need a night out." The laughter came back louder while Tina finished. "So please, have fun. Eat, drink, swim. Enjoy the party. The first of many!"
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Ok. My Mixed Feelings: When it came time to write this chapter I was so excited because it was one of those very specific scenes I pictured when this whole thing came to me. Maybe some of you other writers can back me up on this. But, there are certain scenes that are kind of like the keystones in a story. I felt this Bette and Alice talk was long overdue and was so excited to get to it. But as it was coming out it ended up packing quite more of a punch than I thought it would. This was much harder for me to write than the flashback scene from earlier (chapter 9). I’m sorry if it was hard to read. I hope you don’t think it was ‘darkhorse’. It really was not what i had intended. Hope the humor made it more palatable. Anyway, there it is. warts and all. -redhorse.
Redhorse, I thought you balanced it quite well…it was sad and angsty, and funny and sweet, and tender and perfect…loved drunk Tina, btw.. as to the name Horny for his rhino…tell him he can’t do that because some rhinos are self conscience about their horns
Loved the end. So cute. That was a really adorable BBQ. Liked that Angelica was so sweet to Alice. The intuitive thing reminds me of Tina. Just keep making up other names and the kid will forget about the first one. Like act like one you make up is really awesome. Thats the kind of thing I do and I used to nanny in the summers. PPS.
ash, Good one. Thanks!! thanks for the comments also. doing drunk Tina was fun for me. ok, not ‘doing’. you know what i mean. lol
audi. yours too. thanks guys! that should help.
Red, it wasn’t hard to read, really… it just reminds me of how big a miss Dana is. And the talk was overdue. I second ashtuck, you handled the scene really well. Angie=adorable, drunk Tina=adorable, tipsy marriage proposal… well, you get the picture. And what is it that Shane thinks Al can’t handle just now? It all seems a bit ominous… I love this story, this chapter is a perfect illustration of why. Excellent red, thanks.
As always brilliant,Love this story:) PPS
Ok, everybody. I’ve read a few comments now and I’ve come to the conclusion that you should disregard my first comment. I must’ve been bringing my own stuff to it. glad it didn’t have the same affect on you as it did on me. jp22: don’t worry. it’s not really bad. you’ll see. it’ll actually be a little funny, but a little emotional maybe.
Red, the chapter was great and you wrote it beautifully. Just the right mount of everything. Tina being just a little drunk was kinda funny. Bette and Alice needed that talk and so does Tina and Bette, maybe you will let them have it in the not too distant future. The nightly proposal was sweet, even though Tina forgot to wait to see if Bette was asleep. I’m happy she heard it and maybe if Tina keeps repeating it, the idea will come to Bette one day soon to propose and she will think it was her idea after all. They really need to get married again, let them go to Canada to make it real, that would be lovely. Enough of my comments. Loved the chapter and you did a wonderful job with it. More please. PPS
You’ve no need to have mixed feelings, this was brilliant. I read this earlier but it wouldn’t let me comment. I was frightened I’d not get an opportunity to praise you. The Alice/Bette scene really touched me. Very moving. What did Shane need to tell Alice though? I love Drunk Tina! She’s cute, haha! Thanks for this, red. You know I love this story :)
As for your nephew, make it a game to come up with better names. Tell him he’s won at the end.
This hard to read? I think not. I’d like to see you do it again! It’s really really good.
Tell your nephew that his toy looks more like a Horner.
I think you achieved a wonderful balance in this chapter, with Alice and Bette’s heart-breaking revelations offset by the casual delights of the framily get-together and the adorableness of Angie and drunk Tina. The Bette and Alice scene would have made terrific TV; thanks for conjuring it up in the first place, and then for exploiting its dramatic possibilities to the fullest.
ok, i have to comment once more. i don’t know if you ladies can see it but on the bottom of the page i’m looking at there’s an ad for ‘the men of ’07 contest’ with three shirtless men. well defined, but still. men. hello. know your audience!! LOL. made me laugh.
WOW!!!! redhorse, This was a very great chapter. The Bette and Alice talk is something I would have liked to see on the show. It was not hard to read, it was great. Tina asking Bette to marry her was so great to bad she was drunk. I do hope that Tina will remeber in the morning. Thanks I loved it. PPS
How can you not love these two together. Too funny with Helena. You did a great job balancing and bringing it all together. The group has a lot of history, and at times like this thats usually when it comes up. Dana may not be there physically, but she’s always close by in spirit.
Well, I thought this was a much needed talk between those two. Ilene could only hope to do as good as you. It was very touching, sweet and not dark in my opinion. What’s the deal with Shane’s comment though? You got another surprise for us? PPS
I guess it is true what they say about us being our own worst critics. Redhorse this chapter was so beautifully touching. One of my favorite things to do to unwind is to read and my favorite is romances. I have more lesbian romance books then I care to admit and I must say that the talented and gifted authors from this site are just as good as those published authors. Each and every author puts so much into their stories and we the readers are the ones that are the fortunate benefactors of each talented author. Sorry for getting on my soapbox in my comment, but this is something that I felt I must say and this chapter of yours brought it to light for me. Thanks again redhorse and keep writing for us.
Perfect scene between Bette and Alice… if only the show would portray these scenes as well as you and so many of the other writers do. Love the drunk Tina, especially the “marry me” comment. So sweet. Wondering about Shane’s near comment to Alice…hmmm. Brilliant chapter! Oh yeah, that ad has cracked me up more than once.
I loved this chapter. And I, too, love “drunk” Tina. LOL.
Wow, that was painful but done in such away that it allowed those pent up emotions to come flowing from the heart. Bette needed to tell someone about what happened to her and Tina and who better than Alice. Alice needed to allow her disappointment of not being with Dana when she took her last breath. I would love for Tina to express her feelings to Bette or Alice about the time when Bette locked herself in the baby’s room as Tina tried to beat the door down. Loved this chapter and will get back to you with an email soon (in a couple of days).
Redhorse no worries anymore huh.This was a very good chapter.I wish the show would be more open about stuff like this instead of bits here and there about Dana.I hope that Tina will be able to ask Bette to marry her but when she’s sober.Great chapter.
Wow.So emotional.I love the last part “Marry me” and i hope Tina asks again.Thanks :,)
Loved this chapter actually had to read the last 4 in one go as I had missed a few. Loved the ending ….
That felt like a lovely warm visit with dear friends. Sad or happy, we love them all.
Red you continue to amaze me.
Oh yeah, and I think “Horny” is a perfect name for a triceratops! And Red, I thought the Bette and Alice conversation was very well done. I can’t stop wondering what Shane decided not to say to Alice…that part really intrigued me! Thanks so much Red!
Thanks red. This was fun to read, not dark at all. Tina is funny! . Best possible spin on the Dana appearences, perfect balance so we can accept to nearly inplausable. This was just a great compliment to the previous chapter. Always looking forward to more. Thanks
I thought this chapter was great. Very realistic. Sometimes you have to look back to move forward. Drunk Tina was very funny. LOL
LOL@drunk Tina! Such an emotional chapter with a sweet ending. :D
Really emoiional and lovley Chapter. Love this Story. Bette’s and Alice’s conversation was touching. Alice is right, Bette should talk with Tina about it why she was so late with Dr. Wilson. And tell Tina, what does she felt in this sad evening. How she really has fared. PPS
Bette & Alice will never need a Psychologist because they have each other. Angie is and angel sent from above. What a cutie! As for B&T, I would really like to see Tina ask that question again….sober, of course. =)
wonderful update. Wouldn’t have been great if Bette could have shared all these feelings with Tina before Candace? You made me really miss Dana–IC’s second biggest storytelling error. I say let your nephew call him Horny–you’ll get a chuckle everytime you hear his name and you can tease him when he is older :)
Loved it! The whole scene with Alice and Bette was well written!
Well I loved this chapter. As much as we want it to be sex, sex, sex the entire time, a good story tells a story with layers and overlaps to draw you in. I think Bette and Alice’s talk was great and probably helped both of them to see things a little clearer because of it. And that’s what friends do for each other, at least for me, so I say, well done Red!! Plus drunk Tina added the necessary levity!! LOl. PPS
great great bloody grest; love drunk tina….
That was awesome!