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First Year- Chapter 25
Chapter 25
I don’t know why I was so nervous about my run with Bette. She always made me a little nervous. I never knew what I might expect from her but I was anticipating that since this was outside of work, she would be on the warmer side. I think this made me more anxious. A warm and friendly Bette had become something that made my pulse accelerate just a little. When she got to my apartment she called from her cell. When I picked up the line she asked cheerily, “Are you ready?”
I thought it was just too early to be so chipper so I teased, “What if I said I changed my mind?”
It was so silent I could hear to flapping of wings on the pigeons outside of her car. Before she gave me an earful, I laughed, “Just kidding. I’ll be right down.”
I grabbed my key and stuck in the small pocket inside my Capri running tights. I hoped it wasn’t too cool for the short sleeve running shirt I had on. I pulled my hair in a ponytail and ran down the stairs to meet her. She was standing outside her Saab hardtop. I don’t why, but I pictured her in a convertible. Her smile took away any fear of which Bette I might be seeing. I guess I hadn’t gotten over my initial impression of her. I chastised myself because all my interactions with her over the past few months had been warm and friendly. Despite this, I still felt intimidated by her. She asked, “How about a run then a hike through the Runyon Canyon Park. It’s not too far from here.”
“Sounds good.”
She was pretty well covered, wearing a long sleeve running blouse, matching running tights, and sported a baseball cap. I could tell from the way the material clung to her body, she was definitely in shape. She began some stretches but I found myself more in tuned to her stretching activities than my own. I had to look away quickly when she turned to me to see how my stretching was going. She playfully chastised me. “You’d better do better with your stretches. This run and hike will be a little challenging.”
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(28 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)
OK, babe. You hit another out of the park. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
azmama, what was the cold part? Sounded pretty hot and sweaty! Yeesh, I’m sure we all have things to regret saying from our adolescent years, but to be reminded of something particularly nasty by your victim whom you’re now attracted to? Awkward! Weeeeel, since Bette made a real revelation, I’d say it’s Helena’s turn.
Great chapter.
wow…now ain’t that a kick in the head…LOL…hmmm wonder what else B is thinking…that H is/was something else!!! Well done…I feel H’s pain after my steep walk on the treadmill tonight!!! Well done – yet again !!!
Very well done, Squirl. This chapter certainly gives us a new perspective on the roots of Bette’s tendency to withdraw and isolate. It also makes me wonder if she is still struggling a bit with hidden self-esteem issues. I didn’t take her showing her body to Helena as revenge though. I thought she was seeking confirmation and validation for the changes she had made in her appearance — I thought she wanted what she didn’t have before – Helena’s acceptance. This opens up a whole new avenue in the story. I hope these runs become a more regular event.
Squirl this might sound kind of goofy as my thought process is not processing properly today but lets try, sounds like Bette has/had a complex type of thing that allowed her to worry about what others thought. While sometimes that’s important I believe our young women and men should be taught that nagitive statements should be tossed away. So glad Bette was able to relieve herself of that demond and will now be able to not have it haunting her. I will be awaiting chapter 26. Thank you, Md aka Oma
Nice…and unexpected! I like this unknown (to Helena) layer in their relationship. It gives them a ready made emotional foundation….I can see…this will be fun! It is interesting that with the pain that Bette was so easily able to re-visit from a time past…that she actually provided an open ear to Helena when she needed it. Now we have an idea of why Bette works so hard to be perfect… and why she wanted to punish Helena… “She looked at me with a grin as if she knew she was about cause me grave bodily harm” lol!
How do i love this story…let me count the ways! 1) Bette shirtless :-)2) Helena throbbing over seeing Bette shirtless3) This whole section -That was all she gave me. I didn’t ask for more. She was definitely not willing or ready to share anything more. We stayed up there for a few more minutes and enjoyed the views and silently each other’s company. The more time I spent with Bette, the more she fascinated me and the more I wanted to spend time with her. There was definitely an air of mystery about her. She intrigued me. I wanted to know more about her and what ran through her head. There was much more to Dr Porter than she presented. PPS!
Great update! Now we can understand why Bette may have kept her distant from the others. I know revenge can be sweet at times, but I would think it would lose some of it’s appeal if you have to remind someone of what they did. I don’t think the joy would be there. Knowing the person who caused that pain, wasn’t even worth a memory to them. But we all were young once. And we all have said or did some really stupid things growing up. But you live and you learn, well some of us do.
Excellent chapter! Good for Bette for not harboring any bad feelings for Hel.
who new Bette would harbour such memories…Well she has Hels noticing her now.. good update
Is this a BeLena? Please, please, please! I am a TiBette fan but when the writing is good and all, I can be a BeLena too! Can this be a BeLena? Please? :)
S once again a great chapter, loved how Bette finally told Helena how they met and the horrible time how she spent it,in some ways just like Helena. It was not the best time of thier lives. I think that Rick noticed Bette and she saw it as love and it could be but not her real love IMO,not saying it’s Helena or Tina or ? but IMO time will tell. I so enjoy reading your story S!
Well at least Bette did something about her weight…and never seemingly hated Helena for it. Instead did something about it. And it has now paid off for her. Helena can not remember but at least she did not dismiss her actions towards Bette and apologized to her. Nice update…Helenas looking for condo’s how come? PPVS