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Blueprints—Chapter 8
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“Wow” was all Bette could say as Alice stood there taking in her expression
“You ok Bette?” Alice asked
Bette smiled and nodded.
“Yeah Al. It’s just that Tina asked me to go with her to North Carolina for Thanksgiving”
“Woah. You mean she is taking time off from the hospital. Are you sure you read that card right?” Alice asked not believing what she was hearing
Bette nodded and Alice broke into a devilish grin
“Ah ha!…You cured her of her workaholic disease..Damn Bette you are good” she chuckles
Bette gives Alice a perplexed look “What the hell are you talking about Al?” She says setting the card down next to the vase
“One dose of Bette Porter and she is cured. I knew it!”
“Alice!..What the hell?!” Bette scolded in annoyance
“I don’t need details but I just know Tina Kennard was Bette Portered at some point. Just like all the Yale-“
“Alice you know damn well I was not like that at Yale” she said exasperated as Alice sighed
“Bette. ..Geez… I know you weren’t ok..You know that has always been running joke between us” she sighs “I guess we..well I..have played that out. But seriously…I’m happy for you and Tina” Alice said sincerely and Bette softened at the supportive tone of her voice
“Thanks Al. And thank you for what you did”
Alice smiles “Well you two needed something to help bring you together. Now she is right next door. No excuses”
Bette sighs “Well I admit being next door to her will have major advantages in spending time together. And I’m shocked by her invitation”
Alice nodded
“So are you going to go with her?” Alice asked watching Bette pick up her drafting pencil and resume her drawing
“I think I will let her know of my decision first before I tell you Al” Bette said not looking up from her drawing
Alice rolled her eyes “Yeah…I get it…I mean yeah she should know your answer before anyone else. But I really hope you do. You may not get that many chances to spend that kind of time with her like that” She says before turning to walk out of the room leaving Bette to her thoughts.
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“You said for us not to place expectations on this but I am placing expectations on myself.”
There you go, Tina. That’s my girl. She really does want to strike a balance between the professional snd personal. Well as much as she can anyway. She now has the desire to move on and see if she can make a life outside of the hospital. And she has one very sweet and beautiful reason to do it. Thanksgiving is symbolic and an important step. Tina’s mom sounds nice. Fifteen years of grieving is a very long time. Tina will probably never let go completely. Could any of us? She certainly won’t forget. Nor should she. But this is a very good and healthy sign. That she is so happy and absolutely wants to see what she and Bette can forge together is a blue print (ha ha) for a successful relationship. Hard to believe that a beauty like Bette has never received flowers so its high time!!! Glad Tina was the one to let her feel so special. And super glad Bette is going to North Carolina with Tina. It’s going to be hard for Tina but Bette will know what to do. I love this Bette very much. Alice is still a nuisance but thankfully Bette knows how to get her to back off.
One little aside – referencing your previous chapters and the comments. I too was a little confused as to the quick jump into sex. I actually looked to see if I had missed a chapter. That said, this current chapter is a very lovely and natural progression of their relationship. I almost wish they had not had sex yet. I’m glad that Tina gets that as well. Their rushed encounter does not seem to matter to Bette at all but it is a very good thing that It’s not okay with Tina. I suspect some very long and slow lovemaking in their future. And we all get the benefit of that. Love their walks on the beach. Can just picture them. Really lovely chapter.
Beautiful comment Billy,
My intent on the sexual encounter was to show that Tina didn’t want things to be like that.. It basically jump started her thinking and what she really wanted with Bette. To make the changes necessary. If you think about it. The way things were she was not even thinking about making those types of changes . Before they went upstairs Bette asked her if she was sure before they did anything and she said “I want you” At that moment Tina wasn’t thinking. But afterwards she didn’t want their time to be like that. She hasn’t been with anyone in years and as far as Bette was concerned she only wanted to please Tina and was not expecting anything in return. Unconventional yes. Rushed obviously. Realistic absolutely…
So if it left everyone disappointed in the interaction initially, hopefully you will come to appreciate how it changes Tina to respect her intimate time with Bette in the future. It made Tina see the importance of what being with Bette actually meant.
Tina has done nothing but devote all her energy into her work. Trying to navigate her sexual attraction to Bette and forging a relationship is a new thing for her.
Now she knows what she wants and doesn’t want going forward
I totally get that! And it makes sense. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I wasn’t disappointed. Just a little confused. Now really looking forward to Thanksgiving and their potential future. These are two of my favorite depictions of our girls. Why I can so easily see them in these careers is a credit to your story and your writing. Folks are really invested in your characters, and that’s a very very very good thing!
AGREE. Both strong, respectful, and kind towards each other and others. Nice to see and read. Plus the story is interesting and the way you wrote it leaves it open to more coming. Looking forward to the next chapter.
BK
Thanks for having Tina make all the right decisions. She gets her priorities right, all the people around her fullheartedly support her and on top of it all she knows why she didn’t change before with her ex. It needed to be Bette for Tina to feel the need to change her priorities. Love it.
Thanksgiving and NC will be very interesting. I’m sure Tina’s parents will love Bette. Hope that T will find some peace of mind with this trip.
As for the sex in the previous chapter…. yes, little bit early, hurried…. but sometimes you just gotta get it out of your system, release some tensions (which were definitely building between those two) and then proceed in a less hurried pace. Tina said it, it was not okay but now they will take their time to get to know each others bodies :)
Looking forward to more, jlr.
Well said!!
The big surprise for me was that in delivering the roses to Bette, Alice hadn’t read the card! I really didn’t think she would respect Bette’s privacy, but “surprise”! She did!. Liked that Bette did NOT share the contents of the card.
Tina seemed to really be impacted by Bette’s sweet, romantic, gesture with the dinner on the rooftop. And I say this because her swift decisions with accompanying ACTION to request changes of schedules with her Supervisor.
But as important, she knows that neither she nor Bette should leave their sexual exchanges feeling “cheap” because on of them is watching the clock and waiting to bolt as soon as the pager goes off.
Bette revealed that no one else had ever bothered to send her flowers, which means others didn’t feel the need to cherish her with simple thinks like flowers, and bath oils/salts, a fluff robe. They were use to responding to sexual tension and moving on.
This chapter answered the question about Tina
Great comments from the readers above and thank for the explaining your thoughts!
I really love this story!
Another great chapter. Still loving it.
Thank you. I’m glad Tina done some thinking. Just hope you don’t ever rush YOUR story or change anything bc of anything that is said in your comment. You do you We may kick and scream sometimes but we will get in line and follow. Love the story. Even though this one felt rushed.