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    HOPE ALONE – Chapter 18

    Story written on January 28, 2008 by Gumby.
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    Dinner is upon us….

    CHAPTER 18

    Tina dropped her head forward, closing her eyes, and rotating her neck to relieve the tension that had come to reside there from a difficult day.  She knew, based on how it started, that it would be a long day.  Her eyes had fluttered open just before 4:00 in the morning, yet as hard as she tried, she was unable to fall back to sleep.  Tina was unsure of what was more unsettling, Bette’s declaration in her office the night before or her reaction to it.   Instead of wasting time laying in bed and debating the answer, Tina bolted out of bed and journeyed to her closet, perusing its contents before reaching in and carefully choosing several selections.

    In the silence of the morning, Tina had picked and discarded numerous outfits over the next hour, finally settling on the one she now adjusted by unbuttoning her suit coat and shrugging it off.  She draped it over the back of her chair before settling in to redline most of what she had just written.

    “Kate wants to go over some rewrites later,” Leslie said as she walked through Tina’s open door and offered her a genuine smile.  “She has some questions about a few scenes and wants your opinion on the open call for ‘Shaun’ later this week.”

    “What time?”

    “In about an hour or two,” Leslie said sitting in Tina’s guest chair eating a handful of candy.  “You’ll be here?”

    “No,” Tina said offering a weak smile.  “I have to meet someone for dinner so I can’t do it tonight.  I’m leaving in about 20 minutes, but I can do it early tomorrow morning.”

    “Kate’s booked with open calls for ‘Nina’ and ‘Bev’ again.  She didn’t get what she wanted from the first round.”

    “I can’t imagine why,” Tina said sarcastically remembering all the hopefuls that didn’t measure up to anyone’s expectations.  “Do you know how strange it is to be casting yourself in a movie depicting your life?”

    “This business is anything but easy,” Leslie said sympathetically.  “What should I tell Kate?  You know she’ll be on the warpath if we fall even further behind on this movie and I don’t want her to kill the messenger.”

    “Tell her you caught me walking out,” Tina said as she stood and gathered her things to take home for the evening.  “I can’t be late for dinner and I can’t look at this page anymore either.  I’ll just call her on the way and handle it to spare your life.”

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    6. Gumby I love this chapter, please give us more of dinners and times likes these. Awww, they love each other so much, please let them show it more. Thank you so much for this lovely story. Happy you completed the painting. PPS

    8. Aww, I really hope Tina dumps this Kate flirtation. Its fine if she is really moving on.. but Bette is putting forth everything she ever wanted. She owes it to herself..and everyone else involved to see if they can be better than they were. Kate has nothing to offer but sex.

    10. “Here’s to finding out”, indeed! Love this story more with each chapter. As much as I like your Kate, how could anyone resist your Bette? I’m hoping the end of the painting facilitates additional writing time… please. Your awards truly well-deserved. Congrats on both!

    15. Hello Gumby, I have been a silent reader of this story well since you first started it and I must say you are absolutely brilliant. I love how you have both Bette and Tina evolving, learning from their pasts and learning to move on… to let go of the hurt and pain… the mistakes and the turmoil and finally forgive each other. I love how you layer this story with the emotional complexities that comes with being in love and not being able to really show it for fear of losing that which you love the most. Your ability to portray these rich emotions and evoke them in your readers is just a stroke of brilliance, you paint with words a literary masterpiece that is so rich and so full of love and I cannot wait to see where you take us with this journey. I’m sorry I haven’t commented until this point, you absolutely Rock. Sincerely, JC

    19. Hey Gumby, All that paintin’ made ya sick, huh? LOL! I hope you feel better soon so that you can post another chappie so that we can find out where this is heading. PS.

    23. Its so good to know that Bette dresses appropriately for this occasion! Great chapter. And I agree with Panda – you really should post more often! LOL x

    24. ” I took the opportunity to get the painting done!” … Read that and thought -wow-Gumby is so artistic… and then read on and lol’d at myself. ” I am now done, the entire house is freshly painted! ” Which is also artistic, and quite an achievement. So’s the story. Thanks G!

    25. I hope Bette and Tina keep talking and working toward one another. Kate needs to step off though maybe Tina is picking up on the fact that Kate isn’t really into going as slow as she claimed. I can’t wait for more!

    27. Oh how romantic and charming. The realitiy of every day does trump the grand gesture. Thanks I love this story. It pulls my heart in all sorts of directions. Thanks for writing. I’m glad the painting is done and you’re able to sit in the charmingly fresh surroundings to compose.

    30. Everytime I see this story has posted, I get so excited! These characters are well-written, multi-dimensional, and simply brilliant. Excellent chapter!

    31. Gumby, you really have a gift. Nothing over the top, just a straight forward conversation that said soooo much about Bette and Tina. Waiting for your next update…trying to be patient.

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