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The Thawing of the Ice – Chapter Ten
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Chapter Ten
"Alice was right. You were extremely helpful to me tonight. I actually had a good time," said Bette, sipping a cup of tea as she sat across from Helena at a small table at The Planet.
Helena’s baby blues crinkled as she smiled. "I’m glad I could help. It felt good to be out of the house and socializing. I was missing it and didn’t even know it."
"Well you’re very good at it. Everyone knew you and they all wanted to know me because of you."
Helena shrugged. "Most everyone knew of you. They were excited to meet you. You can be very charming in your own right, Bette. Funny how I never knew that until now."
Bette looked down at her tea, not quite sure as to how to respond. After an evening of rapid-fire schmoozing, Bette had suggested they share a quiet drink together. Despite her early reservations she had really enjoyed herself and didn’t want the evening to end.
"Did you date Analisa?" Bette asked.
Helena smiled and nodded as she looked away. "You could consider it that. We shared a few great meals and a few great nights. She was doing graduate work at NYU when we met."
"Did you study there?" Bette asked before sipping her tea.
"I did my MBA studies there. I did my undergraduate work at Oxford. When I got to NYU I still loved art. I met her at an exhibit on campus. She was even more beautiful then than she is now. But I wasn’t interested in anything more than a good time. She was my good time."
"Sounds pretty callous."
Helena eyed her companion for a moment, choosing her next words carefully before responding. "Absolutely. I was always callous. I didn’t know another way to be."
Bette cleared her throat. Their conversation had changed; becoming more intimate, heavier. She leaned in slightly, unaware of her own movements. When she spoke next her voice was soft and warm. "Sounds like my father. He was callous. He never got that there’s more to life than looking out for oneself. He never accepted anything other than perfection. And he hated Tina. At least he hated the idea of the two of us together."
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Whether it’s the start of a Bette & Helena relationship (my vote) or just a great friendship & comrardery I like the direction their relationship is headed. I am a bit weary of what tricks Tina has up her sleeve (she was always a bit manipulative when it came to Bette). But hopefully this is a new improved stronger Bette who will be immune to Tuna’s games. Thx for another great update!
Bette & Helena yes please :o)Great fic, PPVS
no helena and bette please. They can be friends. I am a loyal tibetter, just cannot see somebody else with tina or bette. Thank you for the wonderful story.
Great honest and friendly talk and my wishes are for a developing friendship with NOOO benefit. :-))
At least they cleared the air a little. Nice chapter! thanks MTS :)
GOOD GRIEF – NO! Do not go there, I beg you. LOL. I do like the idea of their friendship, however, at least in part because it will make Tina’s head explode. PPS.
now I am a true TiBette fan, but in this fic, I wouldn’t hate it if B got with Helena. They are both different peopple now and Tina is still being a bitch,so I say let them have some fun! pps
bette and helena can be very good friends and since they both lost something/someone, that friendship can help them to become better persons…hopefully tina will see those changes too
I imagine the conversation was cathartic for both of them. If Bette and Tina are not to be then maybe Bette and Helena? The big question: Who would be on top? ;-)
My fav line…”She belonged with you.” ‘Nuff said! Viva Tibette!
Not Helena and Bette please. let them be friends and nothing more. Bette is with Tina and no one else for me. Great story. Thank you.
Excellent! It’s good they talked. I believe they have both changed for the better and I’m happy they can be friends or maybe more. I think Tina would be furious and jealous at the same time………….mmmmm, I’d like to see that. I’m reading your Roommates story now. Thanks for putting it up. PPS!!
i so hope this is a bette/helena fic…LOVED it!!
after reading 10 chapters in a roll .. now I’m officially hooked!! :)
Bette and Helena dosn`t feel right.This shoult be a Tibette story.Thank you.
I think I might be the only one who’s conflicted about this story. Yes, I agree, it’s well-written and all but…there are a few things I find quite disconcerting. (I hope you don’t mind me saying this, MTS. This is not a criticism. I don’t want to offend you in any way. This is just a plain, honest reaction to your story no more, no less.) I get it, this is a Bette-centered story, a Bette-all-the-way version of S4, but do we really have to hate Tina so much, to call her all sorts of names so that we can appreciate the revival of Alpha Bette? Sorry if I’m probably the only one who got even more confused after reading the “Tina is pissed” post. Yep, we’re definitely back to S3 Tina, the fvcked up, totally unlikable character. Her ice-covered heart thawed when Alpha Bette breathed fire again? Isn’t that quite shallow? I’m surprised that some are still hoping for a TiBette reunion somewhere down the road. I think Bette’s really over Tina. How else would you explain her palpable chemistry and the easy, intimate repartee she shared, in one night, with her once sworn enemy, Helena. What a turnaround. Bottom line, this one’s definitely well written but a tough read for me. Thank you just the same, MTS. You’re making a lot of Bette/Helebette fans really happy. Good for them.
Hey MTs, That was so moving and tender as Bette and Helena opened up to each other and sudden;y realized that they weren’t so different. They have both been through difficult times and this shared experience has and will bring them closer together.Whether or not it is the foundation of a relationship I’m not sure as their similarities are likely to have them fighting for control in a partnership however maybe Bette needs a girlfriend who takes charges and lets her just go with the flow.Perhaps this change of pace will confirm that she needs a partner who challenges yet compromises. I do hope this leads her back to Tina.Although Tina has to complete her journey too. The road not taken can be such a distraction however once taken you appreciate that it isn’t the path for you and so it take you back to where you belong.More please of this fancinating read.You always provoke and write from the heart. Thank you so much.Your Loyal Fan.
This sounds like Bette is on a journey of self-redemption and she needs to make peace with everything and everyone. It was interesting that she jumped from Helena being a callous lover to the callousness about her father. I didn’t get the connection. I can understand that holding a grudge and not forgiving is self destructive so for that I am glad that she can forgive Helena making her life a living hell, destroying any chance of a reconciliation with Tina, getting her fired, ruining her reputation, and driving her to the edge and on the verge of suicide, to say nothing of the fact that she missed out on enjoying precious months of Tina’s pregnancy. Helena’s half-assed admissions and meaningless appologies might be enough for Bette to forgive and forget but that doesn’t convince me that Helena has changed. She almost sounded like she was boasting. She said it herself she’s a master seductress and she just seduced Bette and wielded her power over her once again. I don’t know if your intent is a sexual relationship between them but if it is then Helena will have succeeded in screwing Bette every which way posssible. I guess getting together with Bette would be one way to move off of Alice’s couch, and Bette does have her own pool. Looking forward to where you’re taking us. PPS
hope that you’re not gonna get Bette & Helena together. that would just be creepy on too many levels.
I really wouldn’t mind a Belena/helette story. They’re rather cute together. Lovin the fic!
Great Chapter!!! I am so with socal on this. Thank you PPS