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    A Lifetime – c 9

    Story written on March 10, 2006 by pancha305.
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    Bette and Tina talk to third parties about the closet….


     

     

    A LIFETIME

    chapter 9

    Bette and Tina talk

     

     

    The Bette Porter Gallery – about two weeks later

     

    Carolyn was going through the mail when she realized that Bette was standing in the doorway to her office, leaning against the jamb.

     

    “Something on your mind, Bette?”

     

    Bette smiled gratefully, walked into her office and sat in a chair which faced Carolyn.  She put her elbows on her legs and clasped her hands.  All of this was a process that Carolyn was used to with her young boss.

     

    “Tina has never come out to her colleagues at Alphaville.”

     

    It took Carolyn a few seconds to understand what Bette meant.  Carolyn lived in two worlds.  One was the world with her husband, family and friends which was completely straight, as far as Carolyn knew.  The other was Bette’s world of art, artists, friends, many of whom were gay.  These few years with Bette had introduced Carolyn to a new community which startled her at first, but one to which she had adapted quickly.

     

    She adored Bette as a daughter and felt very protective of her.  She sincerely enjoyed Bette’s friends and was extremely happy when Tina came into Bette’s life.  She seemed to settle and enrich Bette in a way Carolyn had not seen before. 

     

    “I didn’t know that,” responded Carolyn who had assumed that Tina’s colleagues at work knew about her and Bette.

     

    “Well, she doesn’t really want to talk about it much and I’ve left it alone, mostly.  But she hasn’t invited me to their social gatherings.”

     

    “Does this bother you?”

     

    “It’s as though she’s ashamed of our relationship.  Ashamed of me.  That it’s OK in front of some people, but has to be hidden from many others.”

     

    “Does it make you doubt her love for you?”

     

    Bette looked up at Carolyn with sincere puzzlement on her face.

     

    “No.  I have no doubt that she loves me.”

     

    “Well, many people don’t accept a gay relationship.”

     

    “Her parents don’t.  And daddy doesn’t either.”

     

    Carolyn had never been told this, but she suspected.  When none of the parents showed up for their wedding, she assumed they didn’t accept their daughters.

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    1. Pancha you always have such an interesting perspective on things. I’m glad Tina and Bette talked about their issues but now I’m looking forward to the discussion they have with one another.

    3. Really good post p, your B&T putting more thought into analyzing their problems than IC ever would is interesting. I also happen to know some true snark about MLP, drop me a line….

    4. lovely, as always. i also appreciated the Mary-Louise Parker bit. Just earlier today I downloaded the entire first season of Weeds. Thanks for your posts. I hope you won’t end the story too soon.

    5. Oh, Pancha. Why can’t the show’s B&T be like your B&T? That scene in S3 Ep 9, with Bette on her cellphone talking to Angelica, simply made me cry. And I don’t watch that much TV, for f__k’s sakes. I’ve been lonely before. But for the first time in my life, I have SEEN how it is to be lonely. Crap! And mine is not EVEN a sheltered existence. It depresses me very much to think at where this season is heading. You’re my saving grace. Please keep on writing. As often as you can. Cheers!

    7. bETTE IS IN A WORLD THAT SHE DOENT HIDE ANYTHING. She feels like the whole world is her oyster and she is not ashame of being gay.She is honest. she expect everyone to be the same. thanks

    8. well i’m still catching up… and i love this… i love how you got tina to think back to the days she wanted the girl in the movies… and i love how both of them talk to carolyn… as their adopted mom… i think everyone needs an adopted mom now and then… please continue

    11. Tina confronts a problem and analyzes her role in it? Bette turns to a compationate and experienced friend for help? My God, what are you trying to do? Have them solve a problem?

    12. I’ve been catching up on all the FF I missed while in WeHo this past weekend and finally came around to this chapter. I’m glad we got to see why Tina never seemed to think about any and all repercussions of being with Bette. But how can people notice Tina’s ring and not think that it’s a symbol of a committed relationship? Tina must have some slow co-workers.

    14. Thank god for your secondary characters! I love them so much because they provide such accurate mirrors for B&T, like the processing with Val that provided Tina insight into her true lesbian nature. My comments are less frequent because I am truly stultified by the goings on over on SHO. Where, oh where is the regard for lesbian love? Has the world gone mad?

    15. I want to add: your Bette and Tina may be encountering difficulties in their relationship, but they never, never doubt their love for each other. That’s the love that Kit called ‘like god made you for each other.’ What happened to that?

    16. I`m glad that Tina find out something that make clear a little her mind but i can`t wait to read the conversation between Bette and Tina about this. Thanks for this post is always nice read about the inconditional love, not like S3.

    17. this is great stuff and well written as always. i was just day dreaming at work yesterday about coming out to them by strolling in with some hot blonde LH lookalike and introducing her as my partner — but sadly i woke up !!

    18. Pancha..loved how both B & T went to Carolyn for some insight and help. Carolyn was great in the questions she asked and it only allowed them to see the other’s POV and really understand how they felt overall. Thanks for the update…please continue.

    21. God poor Carolyn the responsibility of having both T&B knocking on your door for advice. Tough situation. I like the self evaluation both seem to have gone through. Once again you are so on the money. Thanks for the post

    22. good dialogue. up next…NC!&?????? LOL!!!!!! And maybe after that, Tina will call Bette and tell her to drop by her office and someone will come into T’s office, and she’ll introduce Bette as “this is my wife Bette Porter.” Which will leave a completely shocked Bette staring back at her HOTT ASS TINA!!!!!!

    23. It’s great that Tina is actually asking questions and trying to figure thing out. That can only be postive. I hope she doesn’t totally shut Bette out of the process or vice versa. Loved the reference to MLP. She makes me smile.

    24. *Sigh* Pancha, what would I ever do without your writing? Please Fed-Ex this chapter to Ilene immediately so that she can see what character development and analysis is. Do we need to hold a writing intervention for Ilene and EZ? Pancha, please post soon and have Bette tell Tina in no uncertain terms that she means business when it comes to the acknowledgement of their realtionship. Woman up, Bette!

    25. Pancha,I adore the way that both Val and Carolyn have sat back and allowed Bette and Tina the space to realize what they want from each other. Often in life you need a third party to help you reconcil your head with your heart. Carolyn and Val just let Bette and Tina say out loud what was in their hearts and with a little gentle pushing and pointing the right direction were able to show them the path of true love. Bring on the next chapter as I can’t wait to see what happens next. I am sure that Bette will be there to nurture and support Tina through this life changing time. Be true to yourdelf is a great mantra to live to. It is your talent and flair for writing that keeps me coming back to your brillant stories. Thank you for this gift. Yor Loyal Fan.

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