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Posthumous Wisdom (16)
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Shane let out a sigh of relief as her emotionally draining day finally came to an end. Dropping the large bag she was carrying, she headed straight for the refrigerator and grabbed a beer heading for the back step. As she went out the back door she noticed Bette sitting on the edge of her pool with her feet in the water. Shane hesitated unsure as to whether she was ready for company given the past few hours but as she deliberated, her decision was made for her.
“Shane, is that you? Do you want to come over?”
“Yeah it’s me. I’ll be right there. Do you want me to bring you a beer or anything?”
“No, I’m good” replied Bette holding up the bottle of red wine that was by her side
Shane retrieved another beer for later and headed over to her neighbour’s back-yard. She shed her shoes and socks and rolled up her jeans, joining Bette on the side of the pool dipping her feet in the water.
“Shit that’s cold”
“You get used to it. Don’t be such a girl.” Bette jibed.
The two women sat in silence both lost in their own thoughts. The beauty of this friendship was in the similarities of the two. They both had the intuition to know that there was something on the other’s mind but both also realised that pushing the other was futile. Shane took a large slug of her beer and eventually broke the silence.
“So, that Dana Fairbanks sure was full of surprises huh?”
Shaken from her own thought and unsure where Shane’s opener was meant to lead Bette simply responded honestly.
“I never would have picked her for someone to lay it all out there in words. She was always so tongue-tied about her emotions, but that letter yesterday, she was so open, it was amazing. It’s so ridiculous that we all walk around with all this important stuff we want to say to each other and we’re just too scared to say it. Reading Dana’s letter made me realise that when it comes down to it the only thing scarier than being open about your feelings is realising you might never get a chance to be.”
“Which for non-talkers like us is a pretty valuable lesson she’s given us huh?” Shane responded. “Did you and Tina open the packet she left you guys?”
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that was great and I can’t wait to see what will happen next please post soon great update and I am glad that you are taking your time with alice’s package thank you and again great update I love it
speachless that shane opens up. so insightful….excellent…pps
Fantastic – sad and yet heart warming. Your writing is quite brilliant and can’t wait for more soon.
sorry i havnt commented before but i love this story its amazing, and that last line…oh my god im so gona cry i cant believe it why would you do that to me?lol please tell me this is going to turn out like they wrote on the ourchart forum where dana couldnt cope with the cancer, faked her death and comes back like a year or so later?lol poor alice! ur story is great and i hope you post very soon!!
I’m awed. i really don’t know what to say except i love it and PPS:D
pure genius. I MISS DANA
You are doing such a wonderful job with this story. All of the characters have come to life for me. Thanks. Lin
WOW!!! Such powerful writing. I’m awestruck. I love the honesty of emotion in the conversation between Bette and Shane. I think they are both finally forgiving themselves for the mistakes they made in their lives. And those flashbacks of the love between Dana and Alice moved me to tears. I love it all. Can’t wait for your next installment.
Wonderful! Loved the Bette/Shane scene. They have such an interesting dynamic. Love, love, love the letter and pictures (and the flashback on the habit with marking the pictures). I’m looking forward to the next chapter (and the other layers to Alice’s letter). Thanks so much for the update!
Holy fricken hell…what a brilliant chapter, really beautiful. The relationship of Shane and Bette has always facinated me and where the show just hints at it, seeing it more fully explored is great to read.