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A Choice is Made Chapter 5
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Group: Bye T. Bye Boo.
New York: Bette is with her therapist.
Bette: Usually before a show I get so worked up, so tense, heck so controlling. This time I’m not that way, I’m much calmer.
Hilda: What’s different this time?
Bette: A lot of things are different. New city, new press, bigger donors.
Hilda: What’s different about you?
Bette: I’m content, for the first time in a long time. I want to do a great job, but don’t feel like I’ll be a failure if I it isn’t spectacular. I think my standards for the show are just as high, but my emotional involvement isn’t so stressful.
Hilda: Congratulations, you’ve separated Bette Porter, Art Director from Bette Porter the person: sister, friend, mother, et al.
Bette: Only took 40 some years too. Laughs
Hilda: You do a lot more of that compared to when you first arrived.
Bette: I have more to smile about these days.
Hilda: You are doing this show without Tina by your side, good or bad?
Bette: Weird, it just feels weird to be going without her, but that is my life now. I’ve done shows without her, just not since we met a decade ago. Even then I still usually had a date. No date this time, just my family.
Hilda: You light up when you mention them, do you know that?
Bette: Well they are my family. My sister Kit of course, but those friends are my family of choice and I wouldn’t trade them.
Hilda: Is Tina family by choice?
Bette: She was.
Hilda: Do you still think of her a family, even if you aren’t together?
Bette: Honestly, I’ll always think of Tina as family. We shared a life for a long time. We brought a child into the world together. She is the love of my life; no one before and no one since has meant as much to me as Tina.
Hilda: Do you want some sort of relationship with her?
Bette: That is a tough one. My head says stay away, she’s poison. However, she took hold to my heart so long ago I’m still trying to release it. I haven’t been dating per se since my arrival here in New York and I haven’t really felt like it, even the sex part. I’ve gone over a year without sex and Tina was my last partner. We had sex shortly before Angelica was born, but not after. I tried, but she rejected me at every turn, even went to a sex therapist.
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Great update!! So heartbreaking! Hope these two can find their way back to each other!
Woo, progress for B&T&Boo!
waoooooo what a post this was just… i dn’t know mixed feeling; hearbreaking for the pain Bette and Tina are feeling right now and happiness of seeing the support of gang, the love they still share with each other. oh this story is wicked. Can’t wait for the next post lol PPVS
You know, they both made exacltly the same mistake…Bette was emotionally distraught and in a downward spiral when she chose to have her affair with Candace. Tina too was in an emotional downward spiral when she chose Josh. They both chose sex as a release to their relationship that was wrought with problems instead of choosing each other to lean on and work through things. You are doing a fabulous job with this story Lwsho…choosing to present both their sides through a therapist was a great idea. I really hope that their will be a happy ending to this…because I am an unashamed Tibetter! Hoping for another update soon.
Amazing update. I am estatic that there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. PPS.
Great Update!!!! Thank you Have a safe trip.
Thanks to soo many of you for reading this. I wanted to post it before leaving, and didn’t get a chance to edit it well. I’ve cleaned up a lot of typos. jp22: Ellen has Tina’s best interest at heart. She says some of the same things Helena said a few chapters back, but Tina did not get subtle, hence the stronger approach. Keep in mind Robin Wiliams’ character in Good Will Hunting. At times he was rough on Matt Damon’s character, at other times gentle. There were a lot of layers to get through; in the end progress was made. Let’s hope this works for Tina. Bette therarpist is softer, remember Bette came to her as essentially a grieving parent; completely different set of issues and approach needed.
Hey gang! I have intense auntie duty this week and can’t quite do that and get some writing done this week. I have parts done, but not enough to post. Hope to get something posted by early next week. Between my long drives to pick up and return my nephew, work and our days together the story is taking a back seat.
This was an AWESOME update. I’m glad Tina realized that she couldn’t have her cake and eat it too. I want Bette to spend a day with Angie on her birthday. I love this story and B&T. Have a safe road trip and come back soon.
That was truly heartbreaking. I hope that even though they have hurt each other so much, this is the beginning of baby steps towards one another.
I love the conversations with their respectives shrinks :)
I love the way you’re unraveling Bette and Tina – there’s much more here – more realistic and thoughtful than the glaring voids left by the actual show.
I know their respective therapists seem to be helping… but Tina’s therapist, I dunno. Calling her straight-talking is being kind, the woman seemed damned near unprofessional with her harshness. I’d have been out the door after the first session, let alone paying for six weeks of that kind of treatment! I guess Tina, on some level, thinks she deserves it, or needs it. As long as it helps them move forward… I did like that Tina sent the flowers and the note and they were well-received by Bette. A nice gesture, and it’s progress. Thanks for the update and have a safe trip. Cheers
That was deep and I loved it. I’m glad Tina came back to her senses. Be safe! :)
really enjoyed reading that, i too hope that this starts communication between them again and that at least boo can be back in bettes life, pps!
I love your story and it is so much better than the show……more in depth and it explains so much more. They have miles to go. The dueling therapy sessions are a great way to show character development.thanks
Great update and I hope this is a beginning of them getting back together. I know it’s going to be slow but it will happen right :) Thank you again for this story :)
I read this update several times, waiting ffor a new one! :) And I must say that I don’t understand why Bette is so nice towards Tina. She should be more hard. :) I hope she will be, because I love drama!! :) Anyways, it’s a great update and a great story, and I an’t wait for your next post!
Its sad to see they not together!