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The Adventures Of Bette Porter And Sissee Gardner Schmidt After Tina (Part 3, Chapter 9)
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The Adventures Of Bette Porter And Sissee Gardner Schmidt After Tina (Part 3, Chapter 9)
PART THREE: ORANGE GROVE, CALIFORNIA
Chapter 9
Howie pulled into the driveway and parked. Bette watched him as he got out of his car. He always wore a suit to work but had his jacket off and his tie loose at his neck. He turned to look at us across the street, then reached toward the passenger seat for his jacket and brief case. When Bette began to walk toward him he set the brief case down on the driveway and draped his jacket over it.
It was as if he was going to snub us at first, to go straight into the house but realized that Bette was challenging him so he did not want to back down from her. He began to walk toward her until they met in the middle of the street. He was wearing his shoulder holster packed with his snub-nosed gun but Bette seemed not to be intimidated.
I stood riveted to the spot, not sure what to do but very apprehensive of the situation.
They stopped a few feet from each other. Howie immediately clenched his fists and said, “If you were a man I’d knock your fucking teeth down your throat!”
She did not flinch. She said, “If I were a man I wouldn’t be here under these circumstances!”
“Well then, tell me what kinda woman breaks up a man’s family?” He was shouting.
“If it wasn’t me Howie, it would eventually be someone else.” Bette matched his tone of voice. “That’s just something you’re going to have to live with.”
“You’ve got a major problem Bette Porter. Both of you do. You both need to see a shrink.”
“If you’re talking about being gay then you should know I’ve already been in therapy and I’m Still’ totally gay. Therapy has nothing to do with it. It’s you who needs to talk to someone to learn how to cope with all this.”
“Yeah, and what’s next? You gonna take my kids away from me too? My one and only daughter? My sons? My house? My cars? How about my pension?” He tossed his head, absolutely furious, getting dangerously red in the face. “And maybe you’d like my job too, because when they all find out about this I hope you know how fucking humiliated I‘m going to be. I hope you’re proud of yourself knowing that I’ll be the laughing stock of the police department. I’ll be the one who lost his wife to another woman!”
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What a delight to open the fanfic this a.m. and find your post. This is a fine story – well written and complex. I look forward to the next post.
awwwww what a beauty, keep it up, loving it to the fullest, ur doing such a great job..see you soon
kyle rocks!! Now I really wonder what happens next. I just know that Tina will appear and maybe she will tell Bette she still loves her, the after henry part. And that will shake some feeling in Bette because if she say’s yes or maybe to Tina she will get to see little boo again. But that will make things difficult for Sis and Bette. And there is that other part…ooo here i go again with thinking, I should stop that and just read. Hope you will post soon.
so happy to see a post. i love the small details that add up to make a wonderful story. thanks sissee
Great chapter. This story is one of my favorites! So well written and I look forward to every twist and turn.
Kyle & Sissee, that’s me & my son to a T. Howie said he wasn’t gonna make it easy for Sissee to leave. What’s he planning to do if they don’t want any monetary possessions? I loved how Bette stood up to him, very ballsy. Great chapter!
I think that Sissee should worry less about what it means to be lesbian and more about what it means to be honest and committed and faithful to one’s partner, which she hasn’t been, not to Bette, and certainly not to Howie, having innumerable affairs with both men and women. If wanting to be with Bette was her excuse for being with other women, what was her excuse for being with other men? Why didn’t she tell Howie about all that when he was ragging on Bette for her mistakes? I think it would be a mistake for Bette to be with someone with her history, she deserves better.
As you gave us a hint before re: Kyle’s response to Sissee’s coming out would be more positive, I never thought it would be that smooth and accepting. Kyle is a funny guy, and he does love his mom unconditionally. Beyond that, he even kept her secret for her for so many years, what a great and funny son Sisss has, his father needs to learn from him, I might add.
Kbergin47, Well, it’s nice that you can relate to Sissee and Kyle. All three of Sissee’s kids pretty much had a different reaction. Probably if there were six kids, it would be the same thing – all different. What is Howie planning on doing? You can imagine that he feels pretty helpless. Sissee got to each of their kids and told them in her own way so he can’t hurt her that way. She had been saving her money for some time to make this break so money is not an issue what else does he have except “threats” to make it difficult for her. I think that’s what he means. He’s surely not giving his blessings. His weapon is “disapproval” and he will strike it whenever he can.
Bette’s Babe, You can see that Sissee is close to all of her kids, it’s just that Charlie is very much like his dad, even physically and with him in sports you can guess that also bonded the two of them. Kyle on the other hand is what he is. It’s hard to go into any more detail since they are lesser players to the love story of Bette and Sissee but what is important here and with the last few chapters, is the coming out process. It’s a very painful thing but let’s hope in the future it won’t have to be that way
Caeleigh, I believe we have heard from you before in this same way. While I appreciate the fact that you are still reading the story, my defense is the same. Both Bette and Sissee have had indiscretions and both confided to the other about them through the years. As for why Sissee was searching for those same feelings she had for Bette in both men and women, remember what Alice said. It’s not the gender, it’s the person.
3raphael, Thank you for your very kind comments. I’m very pleased that you are one more reader who let’s me know what you are thinking.
September, No, you don’t have to stop with what you think is coming. You are right about one thing. I believe it is the next chapter where Tina does indeed enter, or perhaps I should say, re-enters the picture again. Remember as couples, Howie and Sissee used to exchange dinners with Bette and Tina, so they were all palsy walsy. But that’s all I will say at this point. In any case, Tina will be coming up.
Sarah_Schuster, Thanks for summing up all the details. I appreciate it.
purple prints, Thank you very much for coming out of the shadows and letting me know you are there. I know some of you might be shy or in a hurry but you have no idea how happy I am to hear from you.
Gumbsee40, Thank you too for commenting and I hope we will see you here again.