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A Few Small Repairs – Chapter 2
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“OK” Tina replied softly.
“There’s something you could do to help me, T” Bette said.
“What?” Tina asked a little surprised. She was still getting over the shock of Bette so readily admitting to her faults and wasn’t prepared to find her wife asking for help.
“Don’t let me shut down” Bette said “If I walk awayfollow me. I’m so used to figuring everything out on my own but I don’t want to do that anymore. I know that it’s a mistake to shut you out and I don’t want to do it anymore. I need you to pull me up if you see me doing it. I’m really trying to change”
“I know” Tina assured “Thank-you”
“So you’ll stop me, if I do it again?”
“Will you let me?” Tina asked doubtfully.
“If you don’t give me a choice” Bette smiled slightly.
“You really don’t understand how strong willed you are, do you?” Tina teased her lover lightly “I’d have a better chance of derailing a freight train with my bare hands than swaying you when your mind is made up”
“Not one of my better qualities, huh?” Bette asked.
“I’ve learned how to pick my battles with you” Tina admitted.
Tina could only watch as the comment hit Bette harder than she had ever intended. Bette looked down and took a deep breath as she winced slightly.
“Baby, I didn’t meanplease don’t get upset” Tina backtracked hurriedly.
“No” Bette looked up and forced a sad smile “I just wish it wasn’t like that for you. I mean how often do you justgive in to me because it’s easier, because you know I won’t bend?”
“Bette, it doesn’t matter” Tina replied “I didn’t mean to say that”
“You’re doing it right now” Bette said, her words laced with sadness “Can’t you see that it’s not helping us?”
“What, you’d rather we fought more?” Tina asked incredulously.
“If it meant that we were both being honest and open with our feelings then, yeah, I would” Better responded truthfully.
“Well I wouldn’t” Tina replied as she held her wife’s steady gaze “I don’t like conflict, Bette. There was enough of that in my parent’s relationship, I don’t want it in ours”
“And I don’t want you to feel like I’m walking over you all the time”
“You’re not” Tina replied “That comment came out wrong, you’ve taken it the wrong way”
“So what did you mean?”
“It’s not easy to change your mind and sometimes I do concede when my point of view is different but that’s because I trust your judgment. I know that you’ll make the best decision you can, not only for yourself but for us. I know I can rely on you to do that. And you know that I’ll take you on if I really disagree with you about something. That’s what I meant about picking my battles”
“So you don’t secretly feel that I walk all over you and don’t value your opinions?”
“No, Baby” Tina smiled lovingly at her wife “Not at all”
“But you’d tell me if you did, right?” Bette continued to push.
“Bette!” Tina said as her exasperation became unmistakably clear “Will you please give it a rest?”
Bette briefly considered pushing further but chose to comply with her wife’s request.
“I’m sorry” She relented “I just can’t stand the thought of you staying silent because I’m overbearing”
“You’re not overbearing. You’re exactly what I need you to be”
“Perfectly flawed, huh?” Bette responded.
“Perfect for me” Tina replied with an affectionate smile.
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This chapter…what Tina said last. The conversation so real. Thanks!
god – how do yo know what i needed from last season. you can make any repairs you want any time you want. i.love.your.writing. it fills me with such happiness that my feet start doing my dance. thanks again and do it again real soon.
Surely there’s a few more small repairs needed? Please? There should be more heartfelt, down-to-basics conversations like these.
Thank you for this story.
A perfectly unflawed chapter. Wonderfully done!
In every relationship you need to make repairs. Lord knows I have used a lot of Elmers glue and Some super glue. Tina makes Bette a better woman. thanks
very nice and as always, hope to be reading more in the near future.
HG,
Perfect written and realized.
You have wondrously captured a simple conversation and imbue it with life and honesty.
This portrays the depth of feeling and understanding that Bette and Tina now have. Being comfortable enough with someone to share you heart and mind so completely is something most of us strive for and never quite attain.
Thank you for giving us this gift
Your Loyal Fan.
PS – Please continue this delight.
Hackgirl – Thisis very nice. I see Tina is empowered at times. Bette needs a challenge. Post soon :p
AWESOME!!!!
that’s cute and feels real. loved your postings.
Nicely done. Perfect example of the push and pull that comes with honest communication without deliberate malice.
love.it! and pls do post more often!
Perfect for me too. Every relationship needs ongoing small repairs. I hope you continue to give us Bette and Tina’s.
I’m always happy to see you’ve been writing. This chapter shows that couplehood is about accepting your partner’s flaws, not beating your head against a wall to change them. As always, I look forward to more.
I have said it before and I will say it again – I find your (HackGirl’s) B&T very similar to tiff-duke’s B&T. Both of you give us such well-etched characters. I am so glad your story is starting up again as tiff gently laid hers to rest. Thank you Hackgirl.
Thank you so much for another tremendous chapter. Such a treat to see a post from you. Hope you’re still enjoying that breeze through your hair…
You are my favorite “Carpenter of Words” please keep the repairs coming.
K
Wonderful as always. I hope you write some more. Love it.