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Broken Girls with Strange Frames (Ch. 5)
8. But, alas, I am in an entirely monogamous relationship with one Bette Porter, so the last three points on this list are moot.
As for that monogamous relationship, two days later, I woke up in the bed of the other half of it, and said, “You want to have breakfast at The Planet? It’s opening today.”
To which Bette replied, “I don’t know. I heard that place was-what was it-stupid.”
“No, I told you I changed my mind.”
Bette rolled over in bed and faced me, propping her head up on her hand. “Oh, yeah. You said the owner was hot.”
“She is.”
“And that’s the best reason you can come up with for getting me to go with you?”
“Um, I also want coffee?”
“I can make you coffee.”
“And croissants, I want croissants.”
“But those are so buttery. I thought you said you were trying to watch your weight?”
Ugh. I rolled over and climbed out of bed. Why does she remember everything? “Whatever,” I told her. “I’m showering.”
This is, I have learned, a very dangerous tactic and one that must be perfected before using it correctly. I thought about this as I got in the shower. Bette, as a rule, didn’t like people to be angry with her. The reasoning behind this, I’ve discovered, is that it’s a little easier for Bette to keep people exactly where she wants them if they’re not angry at her. So, she’s very good at making sure people don’t stay angry at her for long. I chalk this up to her brilliant, uncanny ability of sending flowers. It’s one of her skills, you know, I think she even puts it on her rsum.
But what’s dangerous about it is, for one, that thing I mentioned where there is absolutely no idea of manipulating Bette; it just isn’t done, and this could easily be seen as a form of manipulation. Also, there is the fact that Bette also happens to be one of the most self-absorbed people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing (and sharing a bed with), and so sometimes she’s too consumed to notice when someone’s angry, and then she ignores you. And when she’s ignoring you and you’re ignoring her, you get absolutely nowhere until you decide to call off the whole thing and realize that she’s not seeing your side of things.
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(26 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5)
Oh. My. Goddess.
I love your fic.
You definitely rock and rule! Keep it up, Rachel!
Fun, fun, fun! I so enjoy these two together. This feels like I am getting a glimpse into ‘pre-Bette’. Sort of like her formative years. Or at least before she became the Bette everyone else knows. Alice is killing me in her histrionic righteousness. More, please.
Is it my imagination, or is this getting better with each chapter? And the first was great. I love Alice’s ‘voice’. It’s just dead on. And as for Bette’s characterisation, it’s amazing. It was a really nice touch that she doesn’t like people to be angry with her. It just gives her that touch of vulnerability that makes her so devastating. And her solution of steam-rollering Alice into saying something untrue is just really typical Bette. I say again this is fantastic.
I never could quite see Alice and Bette together…until now!!! Thanks for this ‘most interesting’ glimpse into their past relationship!!
Parallel universe, parallel universe. Intriguing parallel universe.
Is it possible that there’s another group of TLW fans, enjoying this story (instead of the crap-tastic ones of S2)on their pay channels in a parallel universe?
Are our worlds starting to converge?
Is this the ‘good news’ we were told to expect? Evidence for the existence God?
Can we get this one on Showtime, in our lifetimes???
Any physicists in the house???
Einstein’s theory of light? Will you all be gone before this can reach you to read this? Anyone???
WOW damm girl that was a shit load of reading but I’m caught up now. I’m really enjoying this story.
My gods the characterization in this fiction is spot on! Not only that, but you’ve mangaged to add depth that I’m sure Ilene doesn’t even see in these characters or perhaps forgot about with season two. Nice one, I’m dying for more and I’ve only found this series an hour ago! Great story I cannot wait for more. Count me as a die hard fan.
its a great story and i love it u have the characters so dead on and i like seeing this other version of bette its very intriguing (however the hell u spell it) and i cant wait for the next chapter!! it’ll also be very interesting to see how u bring every1 else into the story!!
Ok I am so hooked and this line has me in love: I’m like, a hair-whore. More please lets keep this pace going….*yeah*
Great story, hope you spam the site like mad! :D
Alice? Moving in? I thought they only dated for 6 weeks.
Musta been some breakup. (And then best best friends.)
Ive just read the last few chapters and its just great cant wait to read more very funny,loved the Hair whore comment lol so keep it comin!thanks
Now this chapter is funny as hell!