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Love Will Lead You Back – Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Bette came back from New York on Friday. She was in a daze about everything that happened there. It’s easy to blame everything on alcohol – that’s what people do all the time – cheaters blamed it sex addiction, criminals blamed it on dreadful childhood, but Bette Porter blamed hers on herself. She was the annihilator, the demolisher, the eradicator, the assassin, the executioner.
No, she did not have a sex addiction, neither did she have a dreadful, miserable childhood – Melvin’s not the greatest father but did showered her with love and care. He was a strict father, wanting only perfection for his children. Kit failed him but having Bette was as closed to having that perfect child. Bette emulated him.
Bette grew up adoring him as much as he adored her. She was the daughter of the woman he ever truly loved. She was the splitting image of his wife. She was successful in her field just like he was in his work as a lawyer. She influenced the world with her passion for arts. He fought for the right of his people during the civil right movement of the 60s. He taught her to always have strong principles. He disciplined her to become the woman she is today.
Melvin disciplined Bette the most in education. Knowledge was and still is of great significant to him. Knowledge can impact people and change the world – the world can’t be changed with ignorance. To him, a B is not trying hard enough, a B + is not good enough, an A – is a failure you mine as well be better off with the B + instead of a negative, almost there is not success – success is when you get there. Bette was there…she was the straight A student…the Ivy League graduate…the successful art curator.
They were both driven – with great ability to influence and move people – no mountain was too high to climb and no mountain was too low to fall from – the greatest success, the greatest failure, all in your control – at the palm of your hands. Bette felt that she has fallen – the grant wasn’t secure – her professional career slipping away just like her love life.
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Have I told you lately that I love you? Well I do, I’m in it for the long haul, bumpy ride and all. Because you don’t have strings attached to your story. Love it and thank you kimzero or kimhero!
i have a feeling helena is going to tell bette about the girl from the bar in NY… another fuck up for bette… helena is on the prowl… and the prize will be tina… so you are in for a bumpy ride… hang on ladies… pps
Yep much prefer this story a true Tibette. As much as I did not like season 2 or three, I still think that it brought Bette down to reality and away from that lofty place she was in. It also made Tina into more of a stronger person able to come out of the shadow of Bette. I like your story as I think it is filling in the gaps that I would of liked to have seen in the series. Thanks for posting.
Thanks God it is no Belena story but bympy road ahaed.PPS.
Hi KimZero, our hero indeed. You’ve only got to this part but I know I can trust you. You are kind to our characters and have Bette and Tina down pat. You are showing me a Helena that the tibetter in me hadn’t seen when I watched S2. I am loving your story. Thank you.
In response to your AN, maybe my words were lost in translation because I was trying to praise your story. I also agree with the points you made in your AN & have said as much in my comment in the 5th chapter. I guess I have to make my praise more clear. So here goes. 2 thumbs up. Ebert & Roper. I’m off to read the story now.
Wonderful update. Thank you and I’m so glad that this is a Bette and Tina Story only. Phew! :)
Bette’s got a lot of growing to do… she’s starting to realise it and she’ll get there one day, hopefully. Nice chapter, thanks KimZ. :)
Thank God this is a Bette and Tina ONLY story. Thank you KimZero. Well now, Bette needs to call Tina and talk with her and get her head out of her behind and think with her heart for a change. Yea, she messed up by going with Candace for awhile but that is over and done. She needs to let it go. She seems to have some idea of the wreckage she has caused, now she just needs to do something about changing things. Great update. Thanks for posting.
Hope they will talk and work thing out!