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Change – Chapter 56
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End of Bette’s last year
Tina was surprised to find Bette at home already when she entered the apartment. She threw her keys in the bowl on the counter in the kitchen that was meant for it. She got rid of her coat and bag and joined her girlfriend on the couch. When she looked at her, she could read a mixture of excitement and fright in her eyes.
Her smile faded and she looked worried now. “Is something wrong? I thought you would be in the library.”
“I’m fine. I went to the library and ran into someone there.”
“Anyone I know?”
“Alexandra, along with her cousin. We… I didn’t tell you, but we had agreed to meet each other outside the library. Alexandra had mailed me to say that she’s bring Derek – her cousin – because he had some good news for me. I didn’t know what it was, so I didn’t want to tell you, just in case it was something… I don’t know, something I could surprise you with. Or something you weren’t to know yet.”
Tina knew that Bette was nervous by dwelling around the essence all the time. “Babe… I’m sorry, but could you please come to the point? I’m getting nervous and I know it can’t be that bad or you wouldn’t be semi-excited.”
“Okay. Derek has a gallery. He offered me a job.”
Tina smiled in delight and hugged her girlfriend. “That’s such good news! Especially in times like these, when it’s so hard to find a decent job! And it’s exactly what you wanted all along. I mean, if you are going to be curator…”
“At first, I’d be his personal assistant. The one he has now decided to go back to college, full-time. Anyway, I’d just be assistant until his current curator leaves for Europe, in the mean while I could learn from her.”
“That’d be a busy schedule…” Tina said hesitantly. She had been thinking of taking up more hours herself since she caught the news that one of her colleagues would be home because of her pregnancy. But of course, if Bette’d be so busy, she wouldn’t do that. She still thought seeing her girlfriend daily was more important than her job. Suddenly, a question came to mind. “If this Derek has a gallery here in New Haven, how is it that you never visited his gallery before, I mean, he’s Alexandra’s cousin…”
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Gosh, I would hate to have that decision to make at the point they are in their lives now. Really enjoying the story. Thanks for posting.
Ok, I am not sure if you meant to use the word ‘confronted’ in that last sentence; however, that does not make me feel very optimistic. I guess I’ll have to wait and see what happens. I am almost afraid to continue reading. For me, the decision is simple. Tina has pointed it out herself, that she has gone through the stages that Bette is going through now. So, I don’t think she should add to the difficulty of Bette’s decision-making process by not supporting her and just moving wherever Bette wants to go. She can teach anywhere; but the best place for Bette to get her feet in the door of the art world would be NY. Yes, it may seem that Tina is always compromising; but that’s part of any relationship. With the dynamics of their relationship being what it is, I think that in the beginning, Tina will have to do a bit more conceding than Bette. It may not seem fair to Tina, but she IS what she always dreamed of being; Bette is trying to BECOME.
Difficult decision!
Relationships are full of things like this. You work over the pros and cons and make a choice together. I think that they should go to NY. That’s just my opinion and it is just a story. :) A goo one. PPS
Hey Genner, Life really stick it to Bette and Tina. Here you have twisted it even further as Tina contemplates this latest potential move. relationships are about compromise however this doesn’t mean one of you has to give up evverything as the other takes it all. Keeping the lines of communication is key and explaining exactly how you are feeling and what you are thinking with you partner is crucial. Now I can’t wait to find out more.Please post soon and many thanks for this entertaining adventure.Your Loyal Fan.