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    Life and Love and Why

    Story written on April 7, 2010 by tiff_duke.
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    Number of Comments: 44
    Words: 1988
    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=75375
    Author Notes:

    Here’s Where the Story Ends.

    There were, she knew, things to do.

    She had to make a phone call to catch up with what was going on at work.

    Call up Alice, to inform her she was back in LA.

    However.

    Tina glanced away from the wireless phone in her hand, and turned to the open doorway of Angelica’s bedroom, where Bette was supposed to be tucking in Angelica to sleep. From her post in the hallway, though, she could hear the warm, dulcet sound of Bette’s voice,  counterpoint by Angelica’s own high-pitched one.

    Helena had chosen to drop them off at Tina’s house, pointing out that if their friends saw Bette home, there would surely be a barrage of visitors who may or may not be welcome. She hadn’t even bothered to ask if they were making separate stops for Bette and Tina, because in a rare display of correct intuition, Helena had guessed the two were intent on being together.

    So they’d spent time. Together. Playing with Angelica.

    Being the family they were supposed to be ever since Angelica was born.

    She had no doubt there would be rough roads ahead: after all, there had been a gap, an estrangement between them, there were things about the other that they had to learn, and maybe even re-learn.

    Because in the short time since she’d joined Ned out of the house and onto a plane going to North Carolina, Bette had managed to surprise her. And she’d thought she’d come to a point where Bette Porter could no longer surprise her.

    Tina looked up, startled, when the door opened wider, and she was greeted by Bette’s amused grin and Angelica’s giggles.

    "We thought that was you lurking," Bette quipped, not giving Tina a chance to regain composure and taking her hand and leading her to Angelica’s bed. "Look what I found outside your door, Boo."

    "Momma T seeky." Angelica agreed, giggling.

    "Sneaky, huh?" Tina bent close to kiss the tip of her daughter’s nose. "Where’d you get that word, Boo? Is your Momma B sneaking in some SAT words already?"

    "Yes!" Angelica exclaimed.

    Bette and Tina glanced at each other.

    "Well, on one hand it could work in our favor in case Alice starts questioning her," Bette pointed out, amused that Angelica could go from hyper-aware child to offhand answering.

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    4. Did not read your author’notes pmsl. Can we have a sequel please :-), only on their happy time. Thanks for the story i enjoyed it and will enjoy the sequel too. see you soon.

    5. Hey TD…great story! Another one of your masterpeices…thank you for sharing!!! Your dialoque as always…so believable and emotional. I just love reading your works. Can’t wait for snippets.

    7. Hey TD, I am sad to see this terrific tale finish and am heartened that there will be a continuation of “Snippets”. This will be a great way to dip in and out of Bette, Tina and Angelica’s lives. These can be important event or just moments of normality the blank page awaits your fabulous talent. Please share it soon.Much appreciation for giving Tina a family and some closure with them over her sexuality and relatiosnhip with Bette.Your Loyal Fan.

    8. Beautifully conceived and crafted. I love, love, love your writing Tiff Duke. You always leave me feeling warm and contented. I’ll look forward to hearing again from you! Thanks.

    10. Thank you for this story! I can’t believe it is over but thanks for the happy ending. I think it is a great idea to give us some of those snippets so we can get a peak into the future family. Thank you!

    14. I can hold my breath if I want to and the only thing that will make me stop is if you post snippets. That or the lack of oxygen will cause my conscious brain to go sleepy and my autonomic system will take over.

    15. WOW! I just love the way you tell a story. Thanks so much for this one. It’s so real the way you write. I love it and really loved this story. I’ll be here to read whatever you bring us next. Thanks and don’t stay away too long. :)

    17. sad to see this story end, it was fabulous…especially loved the part with angelica shshishing her parents LOL i’m ready for any little vignettes you will post

    20. Thanks Tiff…I’m going to do what I always do when you finish a story…go back to the beginning and read from start to finish with no waiting!! LOL Thanks again!

    21. Thank-you tiff_duke for this amazing story. Looking forward to snippet sequel and any other stories that you write :) Hope you’ll find the time to return to us very soon. Love your writing!

    27. Your note for this read ‘there is a lot more story left…’ and ‘…I assure you it’ll happen eventually’. I’m hoping that you will indeed write and post sometime soon.

    30. :( I can’t believe it’s over. I completely and utterly adored this particular version of B&T. Your writing is always a joy, but I think this story might rank as one of my favorites of yours. Thanks, tiff! I look forward to the snippets when you can, but in the meantime, thank you for writing this and sharing it with us!

    35. I have always enjoyed seeing you’ve posted. I’ve loved the pace and surprise of every chapter and am sorry to see the end.Hoep you rest up & get back here.

    38. Sad to see this story ending but happy that B&T are together and happy, love it. Thanks for this wonderful story and glad to catch up with it. Hope to see you soon with another happy B&T, thanks!

    41. I’ve just finished reading all of your stories. Absolutely loved them all. Such a pity that you stopped writing, it would be amazing if you would write another story. But I’m just thankful you contributed with so much already to the site!

    43. I have no idea if you still read any of the replies you get. Just wanted to say what a treat this was to read. The reboot made me think of the L Word and a rewatch had me falling back in love with these two. I’ll never accept the new show’s take on them – its just fanfic from someone not half as talented as the TiBette writers.

      I loved how you gave Tina a proper full fledged backstory, a family, and had them both admit their mistakes but still want to make it work together. Thats an adult relationship. And Angie was the cutest. I hope that if you do still get these notifications that this one makes you smile. Thank you for contributing to something that made and still makes people so happy to read.

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