Fan Fiction
This story has been set to a rating of PG. Age verification is required to proceed.
The Adventures Of Bette Porter And Sissee Gardner After Yale (Part 8, Chapter6)
Login to add story to favorites
(1 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)You need to be a registered member to rate this post.
Loading ...
THE ADVENTURES OF BETTE PORTER AND SISSEE GARDNER AFTER YALE (Part 8, Chapter 6)
PART EIGHT: ORANGE GROVE, CALIFORNIA
Chapter 6
Howie was working days and by this time had been promoted to lieutenant, as a Watch Commander in the Detective Bureau.
I knew his bravado would never admit to being wary of my relationship with Bette. After all, she was just a woman. On the surface he seemed to take it in stride and never feel threatened by it but he certainly asked me a lot of questions after I had been with her. Of course, I gave him only fragments of our visit and sometimes the look on his face told me he knew there was more.
In any case, they teased each other unmercifully, almost to the point of sarcasm, always ragging on each other where it appeared they were just kidding, but sometimes I wondered, if both sides were getting their digs in on purpose.
When he came home that evening to find Bette sprawled out in his favorite reclining chair, fast asleep, covered with an afghan , he walked toward her as if to chase her out like he did everyone else.
I stopped him however, from the kitchen, saying, “No, let her sleep!“.
He turn toward me and asked, “What’s up?”
“She’s feeling bad about Tina so I asked her to spend a few days with us.”
“Okay,” he responded, picking up the newspaper and going into the office, which was just off the family room.
I had told him after it happened that Tina left Bette because of an indiscretion without going into details. As usual, he asked questions but I was evasive because much of what she told me was in confidence.
Bette slept through our quiet family dinner. The kids each went to do their home work in their rooms and then eventually crawled into bed. Howie watched television in the master bedroom until he retired for the night as well.
After I cleaned up the kitchen, I sat on a sofa, next to Bette and watched her sleep. I began to think how long we had been in each other’s lives. It was now 2005. When one came right down to it, she and I have known each other for 24 years because we had a literature class in our freshman year at Yale together in 1981. I remember her well because she was sophisticated, intelligent and unafraid to speak up in class. I had the greatest respect and admiration for her even then.
Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
That is trouble waiting to happen. Couldn’t Bette find some where else to camp for awhile.
Sis, you’re playing with fire. …Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
bettyvhall, Thanks for your comment. I know by now that you don’t care for Sissee and I don’t mind that but none of her other friends seem to have tried to help her other than walk her next door when she had too much to drink and put her to bed. (Shane and Alice).
techgal, Thanks for the warning. Sissee the writer will have to pass it on to Sissee the character. Fire yes, because the sparks are there but you will soon find out that something unexpected extinquishes that fire with a lesson to be learned that may surprise all of you.
Hi Sissee the writer I mean ;) It’s been a busy few day’s and I finally have time to catch up. I’m really curious, Bette in one bedroom and Sissee in the other…okay okay with Howie but still so near. I can feel the tension personally it would drive me nuts but then again I’m not Bette nor am I Sissee. I have a feeling you are going to twist this story a little. You the Creator will let Sissee be the helping hand in bringing Bette and Tina back together again. Even if it will hurt her own feelings I think she will do that because Bette isn’t herself, sad, emotional and all. She wants to see Bette happy again. Now that will be the twist but maybe there will be an other twist one that Sissee couldn’t belief in her wildest dream….Bette doesn’t want Tina anymore. I can’t wait for the next chapter all through I have to wait 2-3 weeks I’m off to a place where there isn’t Internet…can you belief that no Internet sigh ooo boy. Untill then keep posting!!!!!
September, I hope you have a great trip to where ever it is you are going where there is no internet. It must be to the North Pole because most hotels are wireless, plus there are Blackberries and all that other stuff. I personally have a set up where I can connect my cell phone to my lap top so where ever I am, if there is phone service, I can be on-line. As for Bette and Sissee, well, there will be chapters waiting for you because I am on a roll. I may not get that many comments but my reader numbers are up (for me) and that is an incentive to post my chapters more frequently. Again, my friend, have a great time!
With your comment to techgal you’ve got me really wondering what the hecks gonna happen next. I loved Bette’s comment, me too mommy. Made me smile. Thanks for the update!
kbergin47, From time to time I feel the need to thank you for being my most loyal reader and consistent poster. You have no idea how much that means to me. To elaborate, reader’s posts are like royalties a writer gets in the real world and judging by that, on this site, I am the poorest of the lot.
brouhaha, Thanks for your comment. I am so pleased that you started at the beginning of this story and followed through. As per my above comment, you are right, I get very few posts. I suppose it is because I have the temerity to introduce a new character, in fact, many characters not in TLW and most people don’t want to encourage that. While it is disappointing, I want you and other readers to know that I will be here for a long time, inspite of it.
I found this story only a week ago and I’ve been reading from the start since then. I like the way it is written. You can always feel the tenderness between Bette and Sissy. Thank you for continuing to write it even though you do not get many comments sometines. PPS