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The Thawing of the Ice – Chapter Thirty-Three
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Chapter Thirty-Three
They hovered around the kitchen that evening, waiting for the oven to ding again. They were on their second tray of homemade chocolate chip cookies, having nearly consumed the first batch as soon as they were cool enough not to burn the roofs of their mouths.
“I can’t believe you’re leaving again,” said Bette, her mouth cast downward, despite the sweet goodness of the freshly baked cookies.
Helena’s gentle tone was cajoling. “Bette, don’t look so sad. This is good for me. And good for you, too. One or two more jobs and I’ll be sure to be out of your hair and into my own place.”
Bette met the eyes that had become comforting to her. “I don’t want you to go. I’m not tired of you yet.”
“Yet?”
The Dean cracked a smile and winked. “You keep making me these promises, but I’m not quite convinced I’ll tire of you.”
After a glowing review of her time in Scottsdale, Jai had informed Helena that she’d been recommended by her clients to some of their friends abroad. And just like that, Jai had booked her with two French diplomats and two universities in Paris. The secretary had sent her an itinerary a short while ago with her first class ticket to Paris and a two week stay at another posh hotel.
“You will. Trust me. At least with my traveling, you won’t have to worry about tiring of me so quickly.”
“I am happy for you, Sweetie. I really am. You have this glow that was missing. You deserve this fancy first class travel and all benefits of your work. I’m just being selfish.”
Helena swallowed thickly. She was excited about the lavish lifestyle her new job afforded her, but she was loathe to leave her best friend…again. “You know, Bette. You’re not the only selfish one. I enjoy hanging out and being around you. I’ll miss you terribly.”
“What time is your flight on Wednesday?” Bette asked.
“It’s at 9:45am. I can send for a car to take me to the airport.”
Bette shook her dark curls. “No. I’ll take you myself.”
Helena smiled and decided not to protest. “Thank you.”
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oh crap…Bette and Helena are falling in love…at least it feels like their are falling in love and i’m feeling sad for Tina already
And am outta here….end of the road for me. Happy reading Belena fans.
Tina baby, too bad i can’t drag u with me!!!!!
now i did NOT expect that i think bette has a crush on helena ut not love and helena loves bette but knows bette LOVES tina lets hope helena has more control next time tibette forever
Well…looks like Bette is not begin indecisive any more. Sigh. Then, just be honest with Tina. She deserves that much. I guess the hard thing is that TK, will be broken hearted one way or another.
That certainly was some interesting timing with Tina’s phone call… Now the question is: did that call merely delay the inevitable, or will Helena use this trip as an excuse to completely distance herself from Bette? Loving the story, thanks for the chapter. :)
I gotta agree with tibettelw4eva…this is the end of the road for me too. When it’s ended I may check the ending and see what the verdict was…but for now…my Tibette heart can’t read this. Take care.
I really hope the Tibetters don’t leave. I have a hunch that may have been the decisive moment for both B & H – perhaps that broke the tension, and their time apart will cool them off. The again, that could just be wishful thinking, LOL. PPS!
This is a great story. I would only stop reading if any of them ended up with Jenny!
Is it falling in love or falling in lust for those two. Bette has been single for a long time. Helena has no love interest for a while now. maybe they just need to blow out some steam. If this is a Belena story, I’m not sure if I can still read the next chapters. Tina will be devastated. It’s not fair that Bette is making Tina wait because of her indecisiveness. Tina deserves to be happy too. If there is no chance, Bette should just respect Tina by telling her the truth that they are done. And where the heck is Angelica. Why is Bette taking care of Helena and not babysitting her daughter? That’s just my dissapointed heart talking :(
T R A N S F E R E N C E …….!!!!!!!I’m telling ya. =D Wouldn’t it be funny if they finally started going at it only for them to both scream in stereo at the height of their orgasms, “OH TINA!!!!!!!”
Excellent update. Thank you.
H O T!!!! I am not getting my hopes up that Bette and Helena will be together, though. I think you are giving everyone a little of what they want. But in the end, I really think Bette will end up with Tina. It’s pretty much how most of the stories go. At any rate, I am enjoy what little Belena crumbs you throw me. LOL! Thanks for that! It made my day! But Tina has the worst ‘F’ing timing ever. Ughhhh! I am sure that she is going to make the most of her time with Bette while Helena is away. She’d be stupid not to; and I don’t peg Tina for being stupid. Helena will probably take a step back from Bette because she is falling for her; but she believes Bette and Tina are meant to be together. I see drama in the future. Whatever you’re going to throw at us, I am about as ready as I’ll ever be. PPVS!
I wrote this comment for the last chapter except for the last 4 sentences. It still fits so I’ll go with it. Somewhere along the way of this tale & getting caught up in truly examining the characters actions, I forgot that this is a Bette centric FF, as nuevodka so eloquently pointed out. But Bette is so full of BS and is being the same woe is me, everything is about me & my feelings, character that I loathed on the show. Can she not stop for 1 second & think about all the pain she caused Tina all those years and how she’s about to make her feel now? Oh, that would be way too much effort for someone who’s so selfish & self-centered. The same painful emotions that she felt after their breakups are the same ones Tina felt but Tina grew up & got over them. Bette needs to stop acting like the only one who has been wronged, because if Tina treated Bette like Tina’s being treated now, Bette would be in Timbuktu. Basically Bette’s saying: “Screw everyone that crosses my path except for Helena, my savior in my world of hurt, who screwed my girlfriend and me professionally & emotionally once upon a time. She gets a free pass, hell, she even gets to live in my house. I readily forgive her transgressions. But the woman I claimed to love & care for 7 years of our lives, she has to beg & plead for my forgiveness, which I still have not “graced” her with. Oh, I didn’t tell you? I’m holier than thou & I never make mistakes”. Give me a break. Ugh, I’m getting that same feeling about Bette I used to get watching the show. This Bette is even harder to like though. She has a very long way to go on her journey. Hopefully Bette grows up & learns to take responsibility for her actions along the way because I don’t know how anyone would want her as a partner in her current state. Tina is putting too much effort into Bette who’s obviously so disinterested. It’s time for Tina to focus on Angie and working on herself. She definitely needs to move on for good and find someone who’s going to appreciate her because it’s certainly not Bette. Helena should run as well. I’m not leaving the story. I will be honest & say that I won’t be reading the Belena parts because in my head I can’t remotely fathom those two being together. I do believe in sticking through these things even when they’re not going the way I feel they should go. Thanks for the story.
I get jittery of a new post even since the “Their eyes locked again and for the second time that day, that familiar yet foreign feeling tickled Bette’s spine”. And this confimed it, the nearly kiss. They will be wondering about it which will change the dynamic of their frindship & when they kiss..sigh! This has been a good ride. Thanks for sharing MTS..
This is a perfect example of how incestuous the lesbian community can be. Thanks.
love your writing MTS but I can’t take a Belena story. I thought Tina and Bette was making there way back to each other but someone Bette has taken a wrong turn to Helena. Reading that scene between Bette and Helena was sickening. I know you have written some of the best Bette & Tina fiction but please save me the pain. If this is a Belena story I have to check out here will come back in the end to see how things turned out. You are still an AWESOME writer
I am with Tibettelw4eva and Vegas, I m out. I also agree with Seahurst.
1. What Seahurst said. 2. Having trouble getting my head around Helena’s transformation from mortal enemy to bosom buddy (no pun intended) to… I can’t even say it… 3. I don’t think this Bette is hard-hearted. The Bette character always got desperate, reckless, and/or obsequious when she feared abandonment. Some wise soul needs to help her see that. I hope it will be Tina, but maybe for now it needs to be Kit, or a psychologist, or a faithful dog. :)
Oops. Part of that was an incomplete thought. “I don’t think this Bette is hard-hearted.” Add: “But I do think she’s still mistrusting, and lashing out in the wrong directions.”
I am not going anywhere MTS, whether you decide it to be TiBette or Belena, I don’t care, it is a fantastic story, I love the way you write & you can feel the emotions in your words. Please keep doing what you are so talented at. PPVS :o) xx
This is a great story. I love reading it and all the comments. MTS you are really creating something special here with your writing.
well if it ends with bette and helena or bette and tina…im gonna keep reading it is a great story either way
@LuHstrous I can’t agree with you. The Bette that I see is well aware of all her mistakes but it doesn’t mean she can’t feel deep pain herself. She is slow and afraid to take the risk with Tina at the moment. She always tries to do the right thing. I don’t think this story is a BeLena and in time you will see your Tina. For me Tina was only the only woman which could make Bette truely happy but if there is someone else who can make Bette happy it’s fine with me.
Love your writing, but can’t take Belena.
MTS – I have to applaude your writing style and the journey you’ve taken me on during this story telling. I went back and re-read my comments on this story since the beginning and it’s amazing how every chapter provoked a different response. In the first few chapters I was ‘Tina hating’ and praising Bette for getting a backbone and holding her own. Then about mid-way you introduced Helena – that hasn’t changed I still hate Helena – but what changed dramatically is my view of Bette and Tina. It’s almost reversed. I have a new respect for Tina and feel sorry for her that she hasn’t opened her eyes to what Bette has become since she started crushing on Helena or maybe Bette was always like this but I was the one wearing the rose colored glasses. I gave Bette too much credit in saying she was the better parent for Angie and Tina wasn’t worthy and she shouldn’t take her back. Now I’ve completely changed my tune and would say Tina made a drastic mistake in putting the adoption through and Bette is not worthy of parenting her child or being her partner. I may change it yet again before the end of this tale… I also had to chuckle when Bette told Helena that her kids were welcome to stay at her house and Bette said she knew Helena would do the same thing for her. Doesn’t Bette realize that Angie has already lived with Helena for quite some time while she was in the womb. She even had a nursery set up and would have taken occupancy if Tina didn’t decide to return home, so I guess Bette offering is just returning the favor. By the way has Bette even seen her newly adopted daughter since Helena moved in? Should be interesting to see how Bette acts for the next two weeks with Helena gone. I hope she really will be gone and not be mentioned. I really don’t think I could read about them having long distance phone sex or phone flirting until she gets back… Better yet send Bette with her so we can concentrate on getting Tina over this infatuation. The timing of phone call was classic … maybe it just delayed the inevitable, maybe it serves to have them rethink what they were about to do, maybe it gives Bette yet another excuse to hate Tina for interrupting their moment, maybe Tina is calling about Angie and it brings Bette back to her responsibility as a parent, or maybe it’s another phone call that Bette will find annoying because Tina is just reaching out to her to see how she’s doing, and to tell her that she’s loved. So many possibilities …
@ annaluis I don’t think you understand what I’ve articulated. I never wrote that Bette can’t feel deep pain. In fact, I wrote that both have felt the pain from their breakups. Bette & Tina had an in-depth convo a few chapters back that I thought was some of the best dialogue I’ve ever seen between the two. Both of them admitted their faults & apologized for them, but Bette’s actions don’t seem to be adding up to her words, because she still has such a hardened heart & such anger towards Tina. You have to let that go at some point and I don’t see that she’s done that. Actions always speak louder than words & Bette’s are speaking volumes. I don’t think any of them should be in a relationship right now because they’re not ready. They all need to work on themselves. I don’t have a horse in this race. I started out wanting them to work it out maturely & eventually come back to one another. Now, I just want them all to be happy without causing one another pain. There’s been enough to go around. Stop that cycle. What’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong. I call things the way I see them and I’m happy to agree to disagree if that’s what it comes down to. :-) Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Sorry for all of my babbling all of you wonderful FF fans.
Thank you for the post it’s getting better and better. I’m just sorry that they didn’t kiss but I hope it will happen soon:)
I’m a Tibetter but I won’t defect. It’s been funny to read the comments to this chapter. They (the defectors) are going to miss out on a good story no matter who ends up with Bette. (praying that it’s will be Tina) And all I could think of during their almost kiss was “UCK!!!” Only Tina should be kissing those lips. thanks
MTS, I read your first Roommates story when you first put it on the site and have been a ‘fan’ ever since. Have loved everything you have put on the site. However, I had a moment after reading this when I said to myself, “This story is stressing me out! MTS and I may have to break up for a minute.” However, I KNOW that you are a TiBette girl and I would be SHOCKED as hell if you seriously had Bette & Helena hook up. Bette and Tina are SOUL MATES. Yes, they broke each other. The ones we love the most hurt us the most. But they are soul mates. They just are. I feel it would be really out of the blue for you to join the BeLena faction. I have to give it to you. You know how to make a girl’s blood pressure go up a few notches. I have to say that only GREAT writers illicit the kinds of comments and reactions you’ve been getting lately. Though my faith has wavered, I still support you…until/if Bette & Helena hit the sheets. I heart your writing but I may have to drop you like a bad habit! ;-)
wow what a debate here. lol well U can rise up the tempature here ;) I can’t wait to your next update, I’d like to see how the event will turn out for the Belena & Tibette part. Just for the tibetter it’s just a story and you still have other tibette story to cheer you up. If she wants to write a belena story this time it’s her choice. lol. I agree with LuHustrous you have to let go a little in regards of Bette’s action toward Tina, they have a real heart to heart talk and Tina is still in stand-by, I think it’s time for Bette to talk to Tina and make her straigh about what she wants for right now. And I do agree that now it’s not really a great time to make a belena hook up. They really have to sort out themselves and get back their old self. And, we know that tibette belongs together, in the show they have finally came around each other, but in here, we can make from time to time belena story, what’s the big deal. Sorry for my babbling on this one.
What a great chapter. I am so enjoying reading about the growing tension between Bette and Helena and how they both somehow fight their attraction for each other for whatever reason. Really understand why Bette is wary of discussing her feelings with her friends, it would be hard for them to give her any advise about how to react to Tina’s advances. They always were routing for them being together or taking sides and that’s the last thing she needs right now. Her going to Kit and Helena was a logical conclusion, but I would also understand if she is not going to discuss her attraction to Helena with Kit as it is a hot topic but she is going to need to figure it out soon. Thanks.
wise word as1219 ;)
@LuHstrous OK I get it. It’s just I’m a bit blind when it comes to Bette. I think I would alway find an excuse for what she does.Even when Bette cheated I suffered more with Bette than with Tina. That said I agree when you say you want them both to be happy. :)
Well, this just keeps getting more interesting. Love it!
As I previously commented, I’m a tibetter but this should be a belena story. You’re a great writer. Pps
wow, it’s gonna get messy!!!!:)Love this belena, really. I really believe, in real life when someone broke your heart in that intensity as it happened with tibette..it’s hard to get over it.something dies, and although you love your ex there is one piece that’ll miss forever and it’s not the same. that’s why I don’t see Tina with Bette, after leaving her for a man and taking a child away…because it’s not just threat, she really did some actions on that. So if you’re making a tibette story, think T needs a lot more time and efford to prove herself to Bette. And for Bette, in reality, think it would be extremely hard to get over it, not after all that was done. Love sometimes isn’t enough and there are some things you can never forget, understand of forgive. I know I couldn’t;) And I do vote for this Belena, because think they’re at the same place at the same time…+ Bette’s my fav, then Helena than Tina…soo having the hottest combination for me helps and story doens’t follow usual guidlines whic I adore!! Since I read every ff on this, and tibette.com site….yeah, toook me months!! sol love the difference in this one. great great job!;)
No! Stupid, stupid phone…ugh! Why is Bette fighting the feelings/urges she has towards Helena; she should act in them & SOON. I get Helena is trying to be a good friend and let Bette work out her feelings (or lack there of) for Tina, but a good friend should be honest and tell Bette how she is she feeling. I can’t believe you stopped there u big tease. Don’t leave us hanging to long please.
Am devastated but will respect the author’s prerogative to plot in any way the author deems fit. Thanks for constantly posting although the series has long ended. This story is akin to watching part of the series at times. Yup, DING DING! the almost kiss has truly burst my tibette bubble…. If there is an almost kiss initiated by Bette it can only mean falling in love. If it is lust, the lustful side of Bette would have just gone ahead and stuck her tongue in Helena’s mouth already. There is nothing much holding her back from satisfying herself these days. Also, chapter one of the author’s notes did say that this story is a slight departure from the author’s style so think this is more a Belena. Wishful thinking but I wish Bette would tell Tina about Helena and then Tina would stop chasing Bette. , I think whatever it is, if Tina really discovers a Belena, I think she would stop her chase. It is like in the rest of the seasons. She never was the kind who would stand in the way of Bette’s love for another woman….that was one of her more admirable traits I thought…So I hope Shane will stop planting ideas into Tina’s lalaland as well. Or maybe Tina can be posted away once Belena officially begins. Worst thing that could happen is for Tina to still want to fight for Bette after knowing. Would hate it if Tina is portrayed as some stubborn, unwanted but clingy lover. That’s when I would throw in the towel. (I skimmed through Season 4 because I hated the way Tina was portrayed).@sindeelou2: HAHAHAHHA so funny. My guess is it would ever happen. They are too much into themselves for that to happen.
Good that Tina called, I thought I was gonna lose my breakfast. Ewwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Whoa….that was some good reading!!! I felt every single word…Awesome…the interaction was so natural…well done!!!