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    Better Not Bitter Chapter 8

    Story written on January 22, 2022 by SuperK.
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    ”Good.  I thought I would check in on you. I didn’t want to get a call from Tina saying you had electrocuted yourself,” Helena chuckled. ”You should have just had one of the tech people pack up your stuff and deliver it to your home.” ”Well, I wanted to get out of the house and

    ”Good.  I thought I would check in on you. I didn’t want to get a call from Tina saying you had electrocuted yourself,” Helena chuckled. ”You should have just had one of the tech people pack up your stuff and deliver it to your home.”

    ”Well, I wanted to get out of the house and do something,” Bette smiled. ”Go to video so I can see you.”

    Seconds later Helena’s face appeared on the phone and next to her was Peggy Peabody. ”Hello Bette. Darling, how are you? It has been some time since we last talked.” A smile grew upon Peggy’s face. ”I heard from a little bird that you were doing some research on a lost painting.” She paused and looked into Bette’s eyes. She saw that it was more than just a little research. ”I see,” she said.

    Bette didn’t know why she had not thought to reach out to Peggy. She was brilliant and tenacious. She said insightful things and Bette would listen. She would make suggestions and Bette took them. She had helped Bette on many occasions, including finally finding a way to connect with her mother.

    ”How can I help?” Peggy said tentatively seeing Bette thinking.

    Embarrassed, Bette had to admit she really didn’t know what she needed in general, or from her. ”I’m really not sure,” Bette sighed.

    ”Well, why don’t you start by telling me what it is exactly you are researching and what does this letter Paul found have to do with it.” Peggy then turned to Helena, ”We are going to be awhile. Darling, how can we shift this conversation to the computer to be more comfortable?” She said with an encouraging smile.

    ”Of course,” Helena shook her head and smiled, ”Give me a minute.”

    In the end, Bette told Peggy everything. She started with the package from Laura and all the baggage that went with it. She slowly made her way to what she knew about the lost Kirshner. She paused periodically giving Peggy every opportunity to ask questions. The further she got into the explanation, the more relaxed she felt and the more confident that Peggy may be able to help. ”Look,” Bette said as she finished telling what she knew, ”I don’t even know if the painting really exists. If you have changed your mind, I understand. I mean, it sounds crazy that a missing painting from the Nazi purge could exist without the public knowing of the possibility and people seriously looking for it.”

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    1. Hey Superk,

      Thank you for this chapter while you are exhausted, i can imagine that as a social worker you have a real difficult time and lots of work to do. Please try to take care of yourself and be safe!

      So much mysterie and then also the worry about Covid and that utter bitch Kelly.

      Very good that Bette and Tina talk but more important is that they continue to do that.

      I am not sure if it was wise of Tina to tell Alice that much but she is a friend and means well most of the time. Glad that Bette told Peggy, if one person can help Bette it is Peggy.

      Please try to look after yourself!

    2. Thanks for the chapter….

      I am concerned about the relationship between Bette and Tina. They are still very much living in their hurt and anguish and have made very little progress in forming any semblance of a good solid relationship. Tina is not happy that Bette will not step back from any challenge. Yet that is who Bette is and is never going to change. Bette is still anguishing about the fact that Tina was not there to support her through the Kelly crap. That is never going to change – it happened…. its done and cannot be undone. They are both wondering about what Kelly is up to, but neither will sit down and blue sky what the possibilities are and propose solutions. Both are too busy in their disappointment and angst in the other. None of this is good signs for their future.

      These two do not appear to be in a frame of mind of two newly reconciled people. The are more like an aged married couple who wonder why they decided to retire when they did. They are simply not ready to be spouses, lovers, constant companions. And I do not know if they will ever be. Both their lives are more consumed with their own thoughts than with interaction with the other. This Covid shut down could be a gift of time and a proximity to actually make some progress in their relationship…. to make plans for the future, to establish time schedules, roles in the relationship, identify triggers for problems, and most of all to be parents to Angie. Angie is reflecting her parent anxiety… her parents desire to escape home and to be out and about. The less her parents are able to deal with the confinement, the less Angie will as well.

      I really want these two to do well. I want their relationship to succeed. But the more they dwell on their fears and frustrations, the harder it will be to achieve a happy and sound relationship. Its time to forgive and move on.

      And as to Kelly Wentworth? Now that Peggy knows Kelly is snooping around looking for the painting? Ask her to do what she can to keep her away from Bette. And then let it go.

      Oh? What happened to Shane? She moved in with Angie and Bette when Tina was in New York. Haven’t seen anything about her since. Since the shut down is still in progress, I would have thought she would be still around.

      Thanks for the chapter….

    4. Thank you for the chapter!

      What happen to Tina – did her cooking skills develop into Bette’s :) I thought only one person in their family could burn something during cooking :)

      And maybe it’s me – but i think they all too obsessed about Kelly. Too many mentions about that person.

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