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A Choice is Made Chapter 9
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Bette: Why haven’t you worked through the separation with your attorney?
Tina: It didn’t take me long to admit that I didn’t want to let us go. I’ve been in therapy most of the time we’ve been apart. Josh and I ended long before his movie was released. It was a very short lived fantasy nightmare, completely of my doing.
Bette: I’ve been in therapy as well, but mine has been focused on dealing with the pain of having to leave my daughter. You know the hole in my heart from my mother leaving me. Can you imagine how I felt leaving Angelica? Not only did it hurt, but I was a hypocrite. I wasn’t good enough for you and a terrible mother.
Tina: Neither of those are true.
Bette: Both of those were true. However, I decided that just because you didn’t wanted me like I wanted you and that circumstance drove me from my daughter it didn’t mean I’m not worth loving. So the Bette you see here is in love with herself and happy. I don’t have a new partner and I not simply defined by my job or my sexuality, I’m simply Bette. I do things for me and just for me. There is a lot of pressure and expectations in having a partner. For the first time in a decade I didn’t have those pressures. Tina, though it’s had its bumps it’s really been a good 6 months for me. Coming to New York has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time.
Tina: I have to admit, New York has been good for you. Helena said you had this chance while she and I were dating and again shortly after Angelica was born, why didn’t you tell me and why didn’t you take it?
Bette: When you were with Helena, I was still hoping we’d get back together, moving to New York would have killed that chance. After Angelica was born we still weren’t in a great place as a couple and I was dealing with the job loss, losing Daddy and becoming a parent, a move and new job would have been too much. I took it this time because we weren’t working and it didn’t look like we had a chance to work. The job is fantastic for me and if I had to leave LA, New York isn’t such a bad place to be.
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Date night? Presumptuous much, T? Your writing is really great, but your Tina upsets me. After how long she made Bette beg after Candace, it seems like she’s expecting to have Bette just give her a chance so easily, when she was so much more hurtful towards her. I hope they make it, but only for Bette and Angie’s sakes, not for Tina, who doesn’t deserve such a great partner
I’m with jikes. It seems Tina is thinking Bette will cave and things can go back to the way she (Tina) wants it. Hope Bette hangs tough and helps Tina realize that the degree of pain she put Bette through can’t be undone by a smile and a “sorry”. Thanks for posting tonight – such an unexpected treat! PPS.
Will be interesting to see what happens from here…. thanks for writing it!
Well, I liked the fact that they are talking honestly and civily. There is nothing to be gained by two people who still love each other artificially holding up barriers. Each of them “earn” there way back to each other by being honest with themselves and honest with each other and create new rules between them to move forward. You are telling your story very well Lwsho…I am really enjoying it.
Great story. At least they are both open to the possibilty of working thing out. An as in real life it’s good to be careful to work through issues that have been allowed to destroy a realtionship. It’s good to see that being played out in this story. A day at a time.
at least they are talking. Tina really hurt Bette, especiay when she had Josh in their house that was meant. But their need each other. just love yur story. PPVS
love this.. and baby steps is good… i know they are going to make it.. pps
That was great and can’t wait to see more !
The road back is bumpy and eraught with potholes and turns; B needs T and vice versa.
Another great update – thank you :) Can’t wait to see what happens next. Thank you for this story :)
I hope the open communication continues and things stay positive. Please post very soon!
I’m glad they’re starting to talk about what happened. It feels like Tina is talking the brunt of their breakup. It takes problems with both partners for things to get as bad as they did and I don’t think we’re seeing Bette’s role. I guess the fact that Bette up and left without communicating her thoughts and intentions with Tina is an indication of how withdrawn she was from the relationship which I think Tina sensed. She is being portrayed as having only good intentions by making her move but I think she had some selfish/revenge type motivations as well. Maybe through their continued discussions and their therapy sessions some of these things will come to light and she’ll start taking some of the responsibility for the demise of their relationship. Then they can really move forward in healing.
Amazing Chapter!!! B&T talking is always good. I am a frim beleaver that it takes two to kill a marriage and two to fix it. I hope that B&T make in your story and Tina will move to N.Y., but she needs to give it time and alot off it. Thanks PPVS