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It Will Grow Stronger
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It was Thursday afternoon, after the lunch rush, at the Planet.
Bette and Alice sat in a quiet booth drinking a latte and a cappuccino, respectively.
Alice placed her cup on the table and wiped the foam from her upper lip with the back of her hand.
“I don’t know why I can’t be smart like you and get a latte,” Alice said, licking her tongue over where she’d just wiped.
“Because then you’d avoid all the fun and all the mess,” Bette laughed. “Besides, children like foam. Like they like bubble baths.”
“Hey!” Alice playfully took offense, “I still like bubble baths.”
“And there’s my point,” Bette smirked.
“I’m not sure I like your calling me childish,” Alice said, twirling her cup in a circle.
“Not childish,” Bette corrected. “Child-like. There is a difference.”
“Yeah, yeah. Way to squirm out of that one,” Alice conceded.
“If it’s any consolation, Alice, I still like bubble baths too,” Bette smiled, clasping Alice’s hand affectionately around her cup. “Quit playing with your cappuccino.”
Alice removed her hand from the large mug and leaned back.
“So? Do you and Helena take bubble baths together?” Alice asked nonchalantly.
Taken aback, Bette quickly drew herself up. “Jesus, Alice! Do you know no bounds?”
“A good journalist never shies away from a curiosity,” Alice shot back.
“Fuck! Surely, you’re not considering writing about my Top 10 bathing habits.”
Alice laughed. “Hah! I love to get you going.”
“Has anyone ever told you you’re absolutely incorrigible?” Bette grinned, secretly enjoying the banter Alice and she were sharing.
For a few moments they remained quiet, simply enjoying one another’s infrequent partaken company.
Alice took another sip of her cappuccino.
“So, Bette? Are you excited about this weekend?” Alice asked.
Bette looked up from her coffee and smiled brightly. “I am. I just hope Helena likes surprises.”
“She still doesn’t know you’re coming?” Alice replied, her eyebrows opening wide.
“No,” Bette said simply, taking a sip of latte.
“And you haven’t seen each other in like three weeks, right?” Alice said, her eyes rolling upwards as she counted on her fingertips.
“Four,” Bette corrected.
“Fuck! You haven’t seen each other in a month?” Alice inquired with astonishment.
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Dang Z, your back and I love you for this and then to have Annie back, and with Bette’s insecurities back again…can’t wait to see how it unfolds and I am glad that you are BACK!!!
Oh man that hurt. I love a good story with drama, but I did’t expect that. This is getting good,can’t wait for your next update. Excellent post!
Zheese…WOW! Excellent start. You sure have my curiosity! Welcome back, where ya been girl? Who cannot love Alice? LOL!!!! I loved the banter between she and Bette, but I just LOVED this line here “Love bits a big ass turd sometimes” ROFLMAOOO!!!!! That was just priceless. MORE!
zheese… great that you are back with this story. so we finally get to know annie?? i love the drama (i’m pretty sure there’s lots of drama to come, hehe). Wonder what happens next. pps!!!!!!!!
Hey zheese I wondered why you left me out of the shout out but then I realized I had forgotten to post a note..So sorry…so here I am to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…….it’s not what Bette thinks…embracing doesn’t always mean a passionate kiss, it could have been just hug..maybe Annie is moving to Antarctica or Zimbabwe and they were just saying goodbye. Please Bette…don’t run away…trust…
zheese, I want to thank you for using the word ‘turd’. It’s apt, it’s infantile, it’s pithy. And seeing your beloved embracing another when your all pleased with yourself and your surprise visit bites big ass turds. Who the hell is this Mees Annie person anyway? And susannah is right. Will Bette never learn to reflect before caving in to her insecurities? Why is Bette so insecure anyway?
funny..why is Bette so insecure?? Where you been girl..
Well, I’ve been around. Oh, you mean I should pay attention to that crazy TV show? And Bette should allow herself to be eviserated permanently by the Blonde Who Shall Remain Nameless? I long for a Bette who’ll pick herself up and dust herself off.
Hey funny, now you’re talking. I want Bette to just march up to annie and say, if you have just lost a contact or something, you ain’t gonna find it here, so step off bitch..and give Helena a fabulous PASSIONATE kiss!! That’s our Bette!!
“Not childish,” Bette corrected. “Child-like. There is a difference.” …that’s too funny, sounds just like something bette would say…i can’t wait for another installment
Hello Z! A silent reader of ‘In vino veritas’ says: Great you’re back! Loved this start and can’t wait for the next post(s)! *sits back and waits how the story unfolds*
oh no…please say it’s b overreacting again…okay z…we gotta fill this girl with some security. and btw, your writing is absolutely fabulous…and i’m thrilled every time you post!!!
Well, of course Bette is insecure. That’s why I love her. She’s hugely alpha and just when you think you’ve got her pegged as very strong and tough, she unravels or softens. I think that’s how Jennifer is playing Bette and that kind of layering makes her character interesting. And I always say “oh poor Bette; she lost her mother” and that adds another layer of vulnerability. But you’re right she does overact and overdramatize endlessly. I am VERY disappointed in Helena, though. Pretty sleazy, if you ask me. Oh you didn’t ask??
Hello zheese, I hope I’m not too late for the party. Ok, fine I’ll take the blame… especially if it means we will see more of your brilliance, hehe. Boy you really putting them through the ringer, hmmmmm hasn’t Bette yet learned her lesson never to react until you understand the complete story. I’m starting to feel that Helena must be feeling that Bette is never going to trust her completely and that is definitely not healthy for a relationship, especially one with its distance. You know I’m cheering for a happy ending but alas, let the drama continue :P, Sincerely, JC (PS – “From wine what sudden friendship springs?” – John Gay
Hmmmm. Drama. Love drama