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Air Supply, Chapter 10
(Tina interrupts with a slightly raised voice…) “I KNOW! Ok? I know…it was stupid.”
“It WAS.”
“I was just…”
“What?”
“I’ve had some long shifts and I…we hadn’t seen each other for a while and…”
“Okay I think you’re missing the point…”
“Madeleine…”
“Tina…” (Tina stops as Madeleine’s voice is particularly serious…) “stop…ok? Think…” (Tina looks at her…) “Stress is one thing, a little hunger for some companionship is normal, but THIS…this is a little bit much. And I don’t know what that was in ICU with Dr. Porter but I have to tell you I’m concerned. Has something happened?”
“Dr. Porter? What does Bette have to do with this?”
“Your little clash in the ICU earlier…clearly there’s some tension there.”
“I don’t like our team being…”
“NOOOOO…Tina…it’s me…Dr. Schmidt, Chief of Psychiatry…remember?”
(Tina’s getting agitated as the conversation progresses…) “I really don’t understand why you’re making such a big deal of all of this. So we got on each others’ nerves a little…so what? It happens. This is a high stress environment…sometimes we let off some steam. Besides, you’re all concerned because we had a bit of a disagreement and I had a rare transgression with the plastic surgeon? Surely much worse has happened these past years, but these little things concern you so much? Maybe it’s me who should be asking whether there’s something going on with YOU.”
“Tina…”
“No look…you were on my case the other day because I didn’t have a quick update for you on Jane Doe…now this…why are you so anxious about me? I’m a good doctor, are you suddenly doubting me or just getting caught up in these little things that have nothing to do with my clinical skills because Bassey is getting all hot and bothered?”
“Excuse me?!” (Tina is staring at Dr. Schmidt…she’s suddenly seeing her more clearly and feeling like she’s having an out of body experience…like she’s watching herself go off on her mentor…testing the patience of one of the most respected doctors on staff and wondering at the same time why Dr. Schmidt seems so concerned. Dr. Schmidt pauses and looks into Tina’s eyes trying to figure out how far she can take this.) “What did you find out from Dr. Porter?”
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damn, those two women just too stubborn to admit the real truth
Wow! That was a great chapter!!!
Great, Great chapter. Wow
These two always have so much emotion between them b/c their love is so intense.
Mother McCree! The shit’s hitting the fan and the fan is on oscillate! Where’s my raincoat? Oops, shit, gotta go. I’m being paged to Bassey’s boardroom.
…and you’re complaining about Gumby’s cliffhangers!! Teases, the lot of you!
Jeepers, can those two ever stop hurting each other, and publicly too. PPS
Uh oh! Soooo bad, but soooo good. Hey Merlin so glad to see you posting your first one of 2008!!! A doozy at that. It’s obvious the feelings between this sensational couple runs very deep. If only they would just peel away all that superficial layers of bullsh*t and speak from the heart. They just might find that they both have been desiring the very same thing. Great stuff Merl, but….why the damn cliffhanger? LMAOO!!!! I know why. More soon.
Let’s throw some missiles at one another and see how much we can hurt each other. WOW! I wish that they could reach for each other instead of slapping each other. Brilliant writing!
I am so with lucybelly on this!!!! But still a Great Chapter!!!!! Thanks PPS
In my little TiBette world, Tina is the only one for Bette. Hope she sees that in your story, which is great by the way. So glad to see an update..+
Ouch…
Oh, dear. Things are getting messier by the second, cos they’re covering up what they obviously still feel for each other… they need to have an honest talk, maybe without the meddling of well-meaning mentors. Nice post, please continue soon TM. Cheers
YEAH MERLIN’S BACK!but do have to leave a cliffhanger? great update.. love this story;)
Damn……such drama! Please fix Tina’s broken heart. PPS!!
Hey Merlin: you are so on a roll with this one! I love your dialogue: very real, very human. Thanks for this story. Happy New Year!! Lin
Yikes. No matter what the universe, these two have lots and lots of angst. Am I getting it right? Bette cheated on Tina? They must both be very good doctors for their seniors to put up with such antics. Can’t wait to see what comes next.
Please dont say anything else about any one cliffhangers. you are bad to
Welcome back Merlin, you had me waiting for ages on this and now you leave me with this cliffhanger – thanks. I’ll email you tomorrow
Dang it, maybe you should lock Bette and Tina in that so honored boardroom to knock some sense into their heads.