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Posthumous Wisdom (24)
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Bette wandered out to the deck and found what she didn’t realise she was looking for.
“Hey” she called to the slouched figure in the distance.
“You up for some company?” came the reply
“I’d really love it” she called with feeling
Shane picked herself up and made her way to the spot beside her friend. She sensed a sombre mood and opted to sit in silence until the door was opened for her. She didn’t have to wait long. The dejected posture and hung head reinforced the desperation in the sigh that preceded the words. This was a look she had not seen on her friend in a while. She knew the words which followed would bare bad news. Her only reassurance was that if it involved Angelica, Bette would not be sitting here, so she was content to wait. The words followed shortly
“I think Jodi and I just broke up”
This was unexpected news. Things between the two had appeared to be going well. She hadn’t spent that much time in their company but when the artist was in town Bette seemed pleased to spend all her time with her. Any weekend she didn’t have Angie she went out of town to visit her. Apart from her strange mood of earlier in the week, Bette had been in good form lately. Shane had seen a lightness in her demeanour that had been missing for so long. There had been no hint that this was coming. She was usually on top of these things. She concluded that it must have been at the artist’s instigation.
“You think?” Shane tried to clarify as she heard the words more clearly in her head as she played them back
“I know” came the response followed by a slow breathy release of the expletive which summed it all up “Fuck”
“Shit” replied the hairdresser saying little as was her way until she understood more fully what it was that had actually happened
“How did I end up here again?” she questioned
Shane took it to be rhetorical and let the silence serve as her answer.
“How fucked up is this – it was a mutual decision that neither of us really wanted but both of us felt was right?”
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This was pure genius! Your writing is a gift that I hope to enjoy for a long time. The detail you gave to this backstory was absolutely incredible…thank you!!
I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE NOW. I love this story it is one of the best if not the best that i have ever read. Everyone is so true to form. Keep up the great work
Excellent as always. Bette and Shane have these impromtu conversations which are so honest and always lead to deeper thoughts and reflections about themselves and their interactions with others. That flashback of Shane’s party and the planning that Alice put into in and the reason for the theme was just great. Keep it coming. PPS.
awesome, now we need another carmen update!
I love this story I have read the whole thing in 2 days it makes me miss Dana so much. It gets better with every chapter
this is one of the fanfics that makes me really sad that they killed off dana. oh well… this story just keeps getting better and better. pps Ãœ
OMG i love this chapter, love all the sit down honest talking among them!!! bette’s question to shane about bring yoda out was priceless!! PSS
OK. So I started grinning when I saw an update to this story (especially one with “Alice” in the summary). That broke into a full-fledged smile when I saw your author’s notes and that you dedicated the second half of the post to me. I was very good and read from the beginning. ;-D I’m glad I did. The talk with Bette and Shane was great. They have a special connection that isn’t often highlighted on the show. The flashback? Great! Again you write so true to the characters. I could see Alice going overboard planning and Dana being her (somewhat) willing accomplice. I was laughing at the party-prep, Alice trying not to spoil her own surprise, and the party itself. I had to give a big “awwwww” when Dana showed up with the emergency supplies. Thank you so much for this great gift and another amazing chapter! PPS! I’m still waiting patiently for Alice to open the rest of her package….
This is another great chapter. The flashback of the party triggered by the lightbulb going out was awesome. Looking forward to see Alice revealing more about the box. I salute you.
again, always love the friendship of Shane and Bette and two of my fav stories show this so I’m a happy camper and you write it beautifully. The flashback was great,Shane joking that Al was fantising about her was priceless.Great start to finish would give more that 2 thumbs up but then I’d have some weird mutant deforminity and I wouldn’t be able to type…so 2’s all you get :)
hey! thanks for updating. I really like the Bette and Shane conversations. The party for Shane was brilliant! thanks again. PPS:D
How come I’ve been missing this story?? It’s just so damn good!! (S**t, I can’t allow myself to get jonested in another danish story, my dissertation deadline is way too close!!). Anyway, just popped out to thank you and let you know that I love it! You know?, I found myself relating to some issues here… and I gotta say your wise-Dana has become sort of my adviser!!lol. Seriously now, you’re good at this!