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Before the Fall – Eleven
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She checked the bottom left drawer of her desk and found an unopened bottle of Jack Daniels. She stared at it wondering when she’d bought it.
Didn’t matter when because she wasn’t going to use it. She wouldn’t be able to drink for quite some time not until she was off her meds.
Besides the days of going home drunk and waking up hung over were at an end.
She set the bottle at her side and logged onto her computer going straight to her e-mail account.
If she were remembering correctly she didn’t have anything huge pending that would need her attention. James could handle pretty much everything by himself.
She needed to give him a raise, she added that to her mental list of things to do.
She scanned the backlog of e-mails. None of them were too urgent, most dealing with offers of concern over her health. The amount of which surprised her. She hadn’t known that many people cared.
Out of curiosity she clicked all the way back to the day of her accident. Nothing unusual popped out at her. Meetings with some artists’, a purchasing conference call with her gallery director in D.C. Tina had sent a short e-mail saying she would be out of town and that she would call when she got back. Alice had sent her some stick people drawing she’d scanned wondering if Bette could sell it for her. And…
“Well…” Bette said aloud. “What is this?”
She clicked on the American Airlines e-mail and quickly scanned it.
“Looks like I was a complete and total idiot,” she mused as she read it again. She was reading the e-ticket confirmation and itinerary for a ticket she’d purchased the day of the accident.
To New York.
How cliché, she thought. She supposed that she had been headed there to sweep Helena off her feet. Or try too. Thinking that it would only be a matter of her showing up on Helena’s doorstep for things to go back to the way they’d been.
How arrogant. How sad. And how completely like her. To only think of her own wants and needs. Helena had told her time and again that she wanted nothing to do with her and had even moved. Yet she was pretty sure that she hadn’t thought of any of that. Hadn’t thought of what showing up would do to Helena. The position it would put her in.
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let me be the first to say–faaaantastic! you’re developing this story in such amazing ways. i loved how you took away the jodi factor and gave us back carmen. heh. clever, you are. helena shouldn’t take no crap from bette, but bette is such a lovable control freak…they just have to reunite. pps:)
Oh I am so happy to see a new chapter of this story. Can’t wait for the next. Oh and this one was great btw, lol.
i feel like i’ve just had a refreshing coca-cola…ahhhhhh…that was good…what will helena say, will she open the letter, will she say bette do like a banana and split, will she go running like the lady in the harlequin novels, whatever she does, let her do it soon…hint-hint, please post soon..really enjoy your story.
You put the 17 Reasons Why sign to much better use than IC did. How can Helena resist contrite Bette? That letter better not go astray!
Very nice. I was very excited to see that this got updated. Post again soon please? ‘Cause I can’t wait to see what Helena’s reaction is gonna be to Bette’s letter.
Lovely chapter as always, Speedy. Alice is adorable, and its nice to see Bette so… nice :D Thanks for this!
Please don’t stay away so long again…
I love this story. I hope that you’ll continue. It is so great, and I want to know what Helena’s reaction to Bette is.
Aww, this chapter was great. So cute! I’m glad that in losing her memory and getting it back, Bette doesn’t see the point of denying her love for Helena anymore. Alice is so hilarious, and Dana is always cute of course. Post soon, Speedy. ;)
great letter…bette is so nice…NOW….PPS
yay speedy! Alice is the most adorable charcter on this show! She makes me laugh all the time and her lines in your story were lovely! The letter…that was really touching. Really really well-written. basically like everything you write :))) PPS!
The letter was so sweet! Awwwwwwwww… I hope that Helena will be as touched as I am when she reads it. :D Soooo nice update! It was a long wait! All worth it! You’re a good writer, I like the way you put the emotions in it, so raw, yet so natural. :D Keep up the great work! Thank you for writing, speedy!
I’m with rufus.I’m anxious now about what will happen with that letter. Will it actually get to Helena and how will she receive it. Is it to much too little too late. I hope not.The banter between Alice and Bette is so on spot. Greaet uptake. PPS
The letter was lovely – Helena would have to be made of stone to ignore it. This was a wonderful update.
u know I’m so NOT into helbette but I am so rooting for this couple which is a tribute to your storytelling skills..love it and more pleasz.
Bette and Alice was so cute, you portrayed them very well…. The letter was great…. I can’t wait to see what happens next, please update soon, thanks!!!
I just absolutely love this! Are you planning on continuing it? Because I’d be really sad if you don’t. I want to see where this goes. The idea is really original and your writing is superb. So,please,think about it?