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Before the Fall – Three
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“No. I mean you can come. I’m just…out of sorts. You can come. I’m sure the girls’ will be pleased.”
There. That sounded nice and non-bitchy, right?
“It’s not whether they’d be pleased, Bette. Will you be pleased?”
“Yeah. Come. We can get drunk together,” Bette tried for joking but failed. Because she wasn’t joking.
“I think I’ll pass. I’ll have to work late anyway. But tell everyone I said hello.”
“Tomorrow. We can do something tomorrow. That okay? And of course I’ll tell them you said hello.”
“Sure. Okay. Well I guess I’ll talk to you…later?”
“Yes. Bye.”
Bette hung up before Tina had a chance to say anything. She was learning at last, not to make promises she wouldn’t keep. Thus she hadn’t said anything about calling Tina, because she wouldn’t have.
She wrote a quick note to herself to remind herself to bring ketchup to Alice’s tonight.
She then dialed Shane’s number and waited for her to pick up.
“Bette, hey. What’s goin’ on?” Shane asked as she answered.
“Not much. You want a ride for tonight, right?” Bette asked.
“Yeah. My ride’s out of commission. So I called you last night and wanted to see if you and Tina wanted to hang out. What happened?”
“Nothing. I decided to stay in last night.”
“I know you’re bummed about Helena, but you know we’re all here for you, right? If you know, you wanna talk. Not pressuring you or anything.”
“Shane I’m good. I know I’ve been acting kind of odd, but Helena’s a big part of my life and now she’s not. It takes some getting used to. But it’s been three months and that’s long enough.”
Her voice was calm and strong. She liked that, because if she kept sounding like that then some how she could end up believing it.
“Okay. Alright. Pick me up at six?”
“Will do. See you later, Shane.”
“Bye Bette.”
Bette hung up and sighed again. She was going to be fine, she told herself. She was going to be fine. She was going to be fine.
She dialed Peggy Peabody’s cell phone.
“Yes?” Peggy answered.
“You rang?”
“How unlike you to call me back, Bette. How are you?”
“I’m fine. How are you?” Bette glanced down at her hands.
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What a pleasant surprise. Now I have to go back and read.
Oh Speedy. I was having chest pain through out that painful conversation with Bette and Helena. What the hell is wrong with Bette, why won’t she admit what she is feeling, why is she afraid to give into it. How awful for Helena and now what the hell has happened to Bette Please, please please, please post soon. My chest is heavy :-(
You’ve been hinting that we will find out why our playa Bette is so reluctant to be involved with Helena. I wonder if they are related??? Is Bette the offspring, bastard child of Astor? Does she know this, so knows she cannot even begin to lay hands on Helena? I hope I’m wrong… Please tell me I am wrong. I hope for a happy ending but sometimes it just isn’t what we want. Brillant as stated before. You definately have skills.
Bette is so BULL-HEADED! Hopefully that’ll change.
Squirl, no! No, no, no. That thought never crossed my mind. I wouldn’t be able to write something like that anyway. Rest assured I am not Jerry Springer. There’s no blood relation between Bette and Helena. None. Breath easy. Whew!
I have never been so happy to be wrong. THANKS. Waiting with baited-breath for your next chapter
Damn this is good speedy!!!!! but you know youre wrong for leaving us hanging like that right
Grrr, you suck, leaving us hanging like that. But aside from that, I am very much enjoying this story and can’t wait to read more.
Wow! Now there’s a cliffhanger!! Thanks!
please speed posta again soon.. great chapter.. i love belena stories..
What in the world was the inspiration for Peggy and Astor? Those two are really special. Great description, I felt as though I was there. Ok, what was really the impetus for the current situation that B and H find themselves experiencing? Is H truly tired of pining or did something specific occur? Ummmm…..what’s AU? The two stories almost feel like they fit together, almost! BYMAPS
I’m sure that every reader has heart ache from Helena and Bette’s attitude and conversation. You’re so cruel leaving us on a cliffhanger! lol.
Good work, really. And although I like some of those, it IS nice to read a good story with proper grammar & spelling.Keep up with the excellent work, I’m really looking forward to the next episode.
lwfan_niki AU is alternate universe. Which since this isn’t cannon, it would be AU. The two stories won’t resemble each other too much hopefully. Thanks a lot guys.
Good god :( this chapter made MY heart ache too… you’re cutting us right to the core with this story Speedy… I hope you have happy ending and give us hope. Thanks for this..
See a good reason why you shouldn’t drink so much, speedy, I LOVE this story and especially that it’s not focused on tina. I love how you write these two, pls post soon, I’m hanging on the edge of my seat!!!
OMG! You’re making my heart ache with this chapter! I… shit! I’ve been where Helena is and this chapter just brought it all home to me. dman, you’re good! Despite the heartache and gut-wrenching conversations, this is written superbly. I am so into this story. You’ve got some serious talent there, Speed. I hate to see the end of each chapter. That’s a sure sign of something great! Please, continue. Preferably, real soon..lol! If there was a rating, you’d get 5 stars for all of the chapters so far! Magnificent job you’re doing. Keep it up!
I can’t stop reading this story…I am a Tibetter but this story is so appealing. The tension between the two of them is so powerful. I don’t know what is holding Bette back from admitting to Helena that she means the world to her…you have written this so well I am on the edge of my seat. Will Helena make it back to LA? Keep posting.
i soooooo luv this story, this is a different side of bette, that i think is really sexy!!!!now hurry up and write!!!!!!