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Posthumous Wisdom (20)
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Bette set Angie’s letter aside and smiled at Tina through her tears. Her own feelings were mirrored by her ex whose smile reached all the way to her watery eyes.
“Dana found out the hard way about Alice’s inability to stick to the rules of the game. Do you remember that night?”
“How could I forget – it was such a great night”
“Yeah it really was” Bette said wistfully as she allowed the memories to flood her mind.
They hadn’t known Dana that long, maybe a couple of months, and it was the first time they had really included her in a family occasion. Bette still remembered clearly the genuine humility in Tina’s voice when she had called her at work
“Can you believe it Babe? I got the promotion” she beamed into the phone in a tone of voice which had instantly conjured up the image of the smiling blonde in Bette’s mind. People always spoke of the Porter smile in reverent tones. Bette knew from an early age that it was a weapon in her armoury which she could use in a variety of situations. It allowed her to charm both artists and buyers alike enough to ensure that they were drawn in to listen to her full pitch as to why the Bette Porter Gallery was the right vehicle for whatever business they were planning on doing. Prior to meeting Tina, her smile had been the trump-card when she seduced women. Even Alice had admitted that the Porter smile had made her weak at the knees. It was also Alice however who had identified the strength the Porter smile had.
“It’s not just a reaction to the current moment, it’s a promise of what’s to come – that’s the power of the Porter smile” she had declared one morning in The Planet. Uncomfortable as she always was at being discussed in the third-person but sensing that they weren’t going to let this one go, Bette had made her excuses at having to get to work and turned and flashed the topic under discussion at the occupants of the table. Then, she dipped her head to kiss Tina good-bye; her partner had accepted the kiss but not the good-bye. She rose to meet Bette making her own work related excuses and followed her out the door.
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You know, I’m not really a Tibette fan, but I loved this one anyway. I hope that in this story the two of them can somehow learn to treat each other well, or at least better than they do on the show most of the time. This is fantastic as they all are.
Great flashback of the party. Those 5 together were the best afterall. How did you ever come up with the chairs arrangement. Very clever, wonderingaloud! I am looking forward to your future posts hoping that you will write more about them being together. It was the best time on the show. I miss S1 and more than that I miss D. Is it not obvious?
Bette and Tina are good together. I really love them. They are almost as great as Dana and Alice. I love them both. Great story
Another wonderful chapter. Thanks for the flashback…it is always fulfilling to read about happier L Word moments. Thanks!
Well it’s not that i don’t like jodi.. i don’t trust her!! MM is a great actress but jodi lerner’s character is not trustable. she flips flops alot and is very selfish of course just my opinion, okay,lol i totally agree with you that she taught bette alot in fact i feel that bette needs to go thru this with jodi so she can better for tina in the long run. enough said lot..great update and big tease about sticking flashback in there instead of right to their letters,lol great flashback though.
It may not have advanced the plot, but, I loved the chapter. The flashbacks and letters are probably my favorite parts of this story. You write everyone very well and keep true to the characters. Thanks for the update!
LOVE it, as usual. Since Dana died Tina and Bette’s relationship intrigued me more. There’s so much about these two that they still haven’t resolved. Their relationship, even if they didn’t break up nicely. I still think that it’s not the end of Tibette. I like the character Jodi, but the love of B n T. Well, you know what I mean. hehe I’m looking forward to reading about Bette and Tina’s personal letters. Thanks! and PP as soon as you can ;D
Loved the chapter. It is always good to remember Dana I think that was the worst decision that Sho and IC ever made getting rid of Dana she was an integral part of this family with her quiet shy observations. I hope what ever Dana wrote to B and T helps bring them closer together. Jodi is a good person just not the right one for Bette. PPS
loved the flashback, some of the best moments were just them hanging out and you brought that to us wonderfully!