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Friendship Foundation Chapter 28
Story written on February 21, 2013 by justkeepswimming.
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"Bette what’s wrong?"
Silence greeted Tina from the other end of the line.
"Just a minute," Bette finally said. She took a couple of deep breaths to regain her composure. The conversation with her father hadn’t gone very well.
Tina waited patiently. Bette was obviously upset, but what could possibly have happened in the 15 minutes since she last talked to her?
"I called my father," Bette said.
Tina wanted to let her continue talking once she started, so she didn’t say anything in reply. Bette still needed time to gather herself.
"He barely had any response at all," Bette continued. "It’s as though he doesn’t even care."
"You told him you were dating someone?" Tina asked.
"I told him I was dating a wonderful woman and I wanted to share how happy I was," Bette said.
"He already knew you dated women, right?" Tina asked. They had never discussed who in Bette’s life was aware of her orientation.
"I told him years ago, but it didn’t seem to matter as much as the fact I’d just been accepted to do my Master’s degree," Bette said. "Maybe he thought it was a phase or something."
"Maybe he’s just like my father," Tina suggested. "Maybe he would have passed the phone to your mom if she’d been there. It’s not that he doesn’t care; it’s that he doesn’t know how to respond. What did he say when you told him?"
"He asked if I was coming to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving," Bette replied. "He didn’t even acknowledge what I had said."
"I’m getting an idea of why you communicate the way you do," Tina said. "Did you ask if he heard you?"
"No," Bette admitted. "Deep down I just want his approval and it didn’t seem as though I was likely to get it."
"Every parent wants their child to be happy," Tina replied. "I’m sure he’s no different."
"He just wants facts, not emotions," Bette replied.
"Emotions are what make life worth living," Tina said. "And sharing how you feel improves the quality of your relationships. Even when it’s a one way street, you can still offer the information and let him do as he pleases with it."
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I was hoping to see Bette at the work function but alas loved what u gave us! :) can’t wait for the parents to come. Oh!! And loved Tina working Bette through Melvin’s response to Bette! :)
Really nice chapter, JKS. I’m enjoying the story. Thanks!
Loving chapter. You write them so real and loving with a lot of common sense between adults so they can live a normal loving life with each other. Great update Swimmie.
Just love this story. I am sure that I will reread many times. I wish I had a friend like Tina who can analyze emotions and motives so well. Cheap therapy. You must be that type of person since it’s your voice behind Tina.
I’ll hate to see this end. Great chapter.
I’m a little sad…but all good things must come to an end… or must they??? Sequel perhaps…
love the way they communicate, when teasing comes naturally and they can also compromise on things. Along with love and trust it’s a basis for a healthy strong relationship
Very nice. Lots of emotional progress! So many stress release options for B&T. I hope the Parental visit goes well. : )
I’m going to have to pretend I didn’t see any indicator that this story is ending soon. They’ve dealt, together, with meeting Tina’s workmates, and semi-separately with Melvin’s reaction to their relationship, both with some success. Now it’s just Tina’s parents to go. That they’re even making the trip to try to get to know Bette is a hopeful sign. And, Bette’s even alluding (not for the first time) to a long future with Tina. I say their future is looking bright. Thanks for the post. :)
What an interesting, absorbing chapter. I’m gonna hate to see this story end.
Love it swimmie🐠 silent or not I’m always loving it. Thank you!
Well if this story is coming to an end then that must be a new one is in the works, right? lol thanks for the update, another fun chapter pps
Still loving this beginning story. I will be sorry to see it end. Thanks for the post!
Excellent I so love this story. Thank you
Loved it, thanks
really like their rapport and relationship
Such an amazing story and only 4 chapters left-soooo sad.Thank you for another great update.
I will admit to seeing this story end. Thanks for another great update Swimmie.
Bette is having a relationship with her best friend! How wonderful!
Great update, hmmm I wonder what tinas parents will think
Just caught up with the last two chapters and let me start by mentioning your authors note about the engin block heater from last chapters…living Alabama, which has fairly mild winters, my entire life i had never seen or heard of such until a few years ago my brother bought a truck from a former solider who had been stationed in Alaska. He really loved having that feature for the few days of freeze we had. Now to the story…i really love this Tina…any version of Tina that shows her strength were bette is concerned makes me just live the Tina character even more. I agree that S1 Bette pretty much ran Tina, but i think suggesting Tina change before dinner with Melvin was more of an effort to protect Tina from Melvin making a rude comment. However, Bette should have approached it as a suggestion rather than a demand. Now, melvin, melvin, melvin…what a piece of work. Ive read a number of stories where melvin is a really lovely character, but in the show he left a lot to be desired and his seemingly change of heart about Tina just before his death, in my opinion, was too little, too late and i blame that on Bette. She eventually called him on his bs and stood up for Tina, but it took him dying for her to do so. I think that storyline really described just how weak Bette was in some aspects, but hey she’s human. Please continue soon im interested to see Bette interact with Tina’s parents.
“”Right, just falling in love for the rush. I’ll be done with you in about 65 years.” => I heart this version of Bette! It’s nice to see the emotional, vulnerable side of Bette. And it goes without saying that I heart your sensual, smart, strong and self-confident Tina. They’re both starkly different from the original TiBette and many other fan fic storylines, which is such a welcome change. I’m a bit sad though that this lovely story will come to an end soon. I’m still grateful that you’ll finish this, that you have the end in mind. I’m glad this lovely story will not be tossed into the vast wasteland of uncompleted stories here. Many thanks for re-imagining and recreating these characters and the world they live in, jks! Looking forward to Bette’s meeting with the parents. Take care, jks. Cheers! =)