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Chandelier – 15
"You’re right." Bette said softly.
Tina narrowed her eyes. A look of suspicion in the look she gave Bette. Bette wondered if Angelica would inherit that look.
"I didn’t come here at almost midnight to see Angelica." Bette continued softly. She looked down at where her hands held Tina’s. "This separation thing isn’t really working for me."
"What?" Oh, Bette, please don’t be having fun at my expense at this hour.
"When Angelica looks for you at night I don’t know how to tell her that I do, too. I worried what it’s like for her, but I’m worried about you, too. Since the separation I’ve been trying so hard to get over you, and something about my daughter tells me I’m not the only one who’s lonely about this."
Tina sighed. "It would be so easy if I can just…"
Bette gently caressed the back of Tina’s hands with her thumbs. "It can be easy."
"It can’t." Tina looked at Bette. "You cheated, and I had to deal with a pregnancy on my own. I cheated. I played with my sexuality and made you pay the price. These are things you can’t easily get over."
"And the kiss-and-make up plan didn’t work last time," Bette joked, surprising herself at the levity in which she could answer Tina’s declaration.
"Yeah."
Bette lifted her gaze, and saw Tina looking down at where her hands remained in Bette’s. "How about if we stick to your original plan?"
"Separation?"
"No, dating." Bette corrected. "Before Angelica was born you said you’d like to date me again."
"That’s true." Tina looked up, and smiled.
"Do you still want to?"
"What?"
"Date me?"
And back to naughty thoughts of Bette. Tina sighed. "For starters."
"Right, and we can use the time to figure out where we went wrong." Bette shrugged.
"What if we’re well past repair?"
Bette smiled at her. "If that were true, T, we wouldn’t be here."
Tina lowered her gaze, unable to keep away the question of how true Bette’s statement was.
"If we have to, counseling can be a step in the right direction." Bette added.
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Tiff, this is beautiful, I just love your writing thank you
Brilliant….simply brilliant….please continue :>)
wonderfully written, love your story. thank you.
i have a big soppy grin on my face.
Tiff, you’re on a roll!
This story just keeps getting better and better! I’m going to love this dating thing, and I am glad that Tina did kiss on the first date.
I love to read this story. Love.It.
this.. is perfection. i forgot how one chapter from you can bring multiple emotions at once. i lol-ed at the opening paragraph, wanted to shake b/t in page 2, and have a shit eating grin by the end of the chapter. bravo. please post soon.
Hmm, how will the 2nd date end? Some lovin’?
Awwww damn that was beautiful. Love it. Keep writing, keep them talking, keep them loving each other. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks for the post.
This is so beautiful. People forget that children are so atune to what is around them. thanks
That was very nice, T.D.. You let decency, sanity, and kidness reign between these two and we all appreciate it.
kidness…kindness….what’s the difference?
wow…and on this rainy saturday night…that just made my weekend
I’m so glad to read your story. I really enjoyed this.
Very up lifting story. I am looking forward to reading more of the dating storyline, it’s really sweet thus far.
Now this is what we want about and happy to see they start dating. Ok post soon please, thanks!
My heart is soaring right now. Bette took it upon herself to reach out to Tina who then reached back to Bette. Little Angelica is the ticket that both of the women can use to get back into each other’s arms. This was an extra sweet surprise and I feel like there may be hope (at least in your story) that these two can get back to some magical times again. Thanks!
this is just perfect…it was missing from the show, i always thought that if B&T would date, they will fall in love with each toher again, or reinforce their love for each other…hopefully in s4…this chapter was brilliant
Perfect, just perfect! I just love your dialogue. B&T were just temporarily diverted from their destiny with one another and are now finding their way back to each other… Thank you, tiff.
This story is perfect. Thank you.
I want more, more, more of their amor! Thank you!!!
great so great! i like it! they have a lot of love for each other! please continue this is so nice
They’re perfect.
Lovely and hopeful. Thank you.
Ok 2 things. i have to apologize for never reading your stories before. Clearly I’m an ass. Second, I just caught up on all of them and they are amazing. This story is awesome. Since we will never see the dating thing on the show, I am soo looking forwad to it here. Thanks for takin the time to write.
Heartwarming and hopeful.
u do it every time tiffy
Tiff..with every chapter you write it reminds me why you were the fanfic writer that got me started reading….thank you .
Oh Tiff, you made me happy-cry. This was so warm and beautiful.
Amen, tiff_duke! Our little Tina is growing up! This is quality stuff tiff_duke. Please post soon.
I love the “of course she did” note :) and i of course loved the chapter.as always with ur writing.thanks.
I have a big smile on my face, such a great story you are telling. Thank you.
I can’t believe I had forgotten about them agreeing to date again, but I guess Melvin’s death at the end of S2 just shook them up so much that Tina rushed back into the house and thus we got the flaming bag of dog poo known as S3. So yeah I agree with B&TF. Some people get back together to to find out why they split up in the first place, but B&T should definitely get back together SLOWLY (sorry I’m a slow burn kind of girl) to see what it was that made them fall in love with each other all those years ago. They have both changed, but not to the point that finding that love would be extremely difficult.
Beautiful…
Wow Tiff! Just what my heart needed. I’m now going to read again, and probably again, until your next posting. Thanks!
Tiff….you make their dialogues so “life like”…..I’m loving their conversations, and can actually visualize the scenes. Please continue…….soon!! Oh…we seriously need this!
i love your story too much…too much! and YES! the kiss..gonna work wonders! they needed it.
I’ve just finished reading all of your charpers of Chandelier. Amazing, excellent en beautiful writing. This is exactly, how season four must develop, I sincerey hope IC is reading your stuff and take some lessons of you skills. Thanks for sharing.
I read this one slowly in order to savor it. Terrific chapter with the best ending.
GREAT, I always thought they should have gone with the dating plan.