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Chandelier – 17
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"That’s different."
"How?"
"Bette," Kit said smoothly, glancing briefly at Angelica, who was watching all this in earnest, uncomprehending interest.
"Not you, too, Kit." Bette said softly.
"Baby sis, I know how much you love her. And she’s the mother of your little girl. But there comes a point that you’ll just have to accept that maybe it’s just not meant to be forever."
"No." Bette said firmly.
"Bette."
Bette shook her head defiantly. "Maybe we’re not married, but T and I once swore our commitment to each other. Maybe that’s the kind of deal none of you really understand, but I refuse to give up. I am not going to let our mistakes the dictate who we are, especially who we are to each other."
"You’re going to risk your own happiness for one more shot with Tina?" Alice asked incredulously.
"Am I happy?" Bette countered.
"Well, no, but," Alice groaned in frustration. "I’m only going to say this once, but you’ve lost your mind, Bette."
"Bette." Angelica repeated.
Bette turned to her, weary from being attacked for such an honest emotion, her honesty about wanting to work things out with Tina. She was wary of her friends’ opinions, and her patience was wearing out. Instead she found Angelica smiling up at her. That smile, so much like Tina, so much like herself, yet so remarkably her own. Suddenly, she just didn’t care what Alice, Kit, or anyone else had to say. When — and it was not a matter or if and when, there was no if, just when — she and Tina worked this out, it would be worth it. Her older sister could disapprove, her best friend could disapprove, her friends could disapprove. Heck, the whole world could disapprove. But her little girl seemed to approve. And that, for Bette Porter, was enough.
"We just don’t want to see you get hurt again." Alice said softly.
Bette looked at her. "Yet when T and I got back together none of you seemed to care if I could hurt her again."
"We saw the change in you. We knew you wouldn’t hurt Tina again." Alice reminded.
"And you don’t think Tina’s changed?" Bette asked.
"Has she?" Kit inquired.
Bette took the menu from Angelica’s hands, and got her child from the chair. "When each one of you screwed up at one point or another, she held your hand and supported you, no matter what. She knew you were wrong, but loved you anyway. No matter how many times I screwed up, some minor events, other major: she loved me still. And she’s going to be that for our daughter. She’s going to love Angelica the way none of us really were by our own parents. So she screwed up. I’m going to love her anyway. And you? Are just going to have to accept that."
She turned to Angelica. "Come on, Angel. Let’s have our lunch to go."
Kit looked at her younger sister. "You didn’t answer the question. Has Tina changed?"
"She’s trying," Bette said softly. "Maybe I’m being naive, but that’s enough for me."
"Bette –" Alice began, then cowered in the wake of Bette’s glare. "I’m going to support you in this, okay? But just so you know, if she hurts you, I will go Terminator on her ass. I don’t care if it’ll leave Angelica with a single parent upbringing"
Bette smiled faintly. "Then I really hope she doesn’t."
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Tiff…I don’t know how you do it….turning out one great chapter after another. Bette is pwhupped but in a good way. Heh. You really show how deep their love is for one another. I hope the same thing happens in S4. They are truly soulmates.
Bette has a point. No one told Tina she should rethink the decision to move back home, but now everyone is basically saying Bette has lost her mind for wanting to work things out with Tina. Really, Bette hadn’t changed when Tina moved back home. It wasn’t until S3 that we saw this strange wussy Bette. I wasn’t crazy about the way Alice was saying those things about Tina in front of Angelica. Sure she’s a baby and probably has no clue what’s going on, but babies can sometimes pick up on bad vibes. Perhaps today was one of those days where Angelica was wrapped up in herself and didn’t catch the tension. Looking forward to the next chapter!
Tiff, You have now become my favorite fan fic writer, that went straight to the heart Thank you for giving us hope
Always be careful how you talk in front of s child,they love to repeat what they hear. Children makes up their own mind,Angie is a smart child. If Bette gets hurt she is going into this with her eyes wide open. thanks
Interesting story and interesting twist. Lamentamini, I think we did see the softer gentler Bette in S2. She took all that crap from Helena, she let Tina push and lead after the ultrasound and nearly lost it when Tina told her it didn’t mean anything. She went to Foxworthy, she cracked as her father died. Bette’s cheating really wasn’t about Tina, it was about demons Bette was fighting and a lousy way to deal with them. Tina’s relationship with Bette was all about hurting Bette, even more that making Tina feel better about herself. The Henry thing was just cruel.
Normally, I don’t live in denialville but on the fanfic front I sometimes take a trip here and there. this story happens to be that trip. Although I don’t see how Bette can easily dismiss what alice said about Tina..I guess love is blind. Anyways, here is my carefare to the next trip to denialville.
Gee, Duke. I’m not altogether sure of how I felt about that one, and that in itself may be a testament to your skill. Lamentamini’s right about Bette having a point regarding the crew having no objections when Tina moved back, etc. But I can also sympathize with the crew’s reticence at this stage. Kit was right, Bette didn’t answer her question and I fear that she’s put the horse in front of the cart in her determination to reconcile with Tina. And the crew SHOULD be more discreet in what they say about Angelica’s mother in front of her.
Good chapter. Well let them work thing out and hope they will with each other and happy. Ok post soon please, thanks!
have you ever written a bad chapter?somehow i doubt it
Awesome!
I agree with Lamentamini on the way the girls carried on about Tina with Angel being right there. Bette was calmer than I would have been. She loves Tina and I believe Tina loves her. It would be nice to have your friends back you up, but sometimes you just have to go out on a limb. This is one of those times, and if Bette and Tina did not try again there would always be the “What ifs”. They all have changed and gotten older and wiser so they need to give that same chance to Tina.
Exellent, just absolutely great. post soon
Amazing story!! I just think its funny how everyone hates tina, when bette did the same thing! Its like its ok for bette to treat tina badly in season 1, but when the tables are turned everyone hates tina for her actions. I just love these two as a couple no matter what their faults are and i hope you continue all of their stories with them ending up together… because no matter how much everyone wants bette to end up with helena, tina and bette still have the best chemistry no matter what i.c. deals them, and i refuse to give up on them!! so thank you for your story,and i hope they continue to find their way back to each other!
Great update, the gang are only looking out for Bette, they don’t want her to be hurt again and they know Tina can hurt Bette, I liked how Bette stood her ground, she truely loves Tina, as Bette says, Tina is trying, I hope these two can move forward with each other and try to put the past behind them and forge a stronger loving lasting relationship together. Thank you.
I’ve been in Alice’s shoes before and I’ve been in Bette’s too.. So I can totally understand both parties.. Alice can see what Bette can’t, but Alice doesn’t know how it feels to be in Bette’s place.. In your story Tina’s doing everything I wanna see her do next season.. Thanks for one of the best stories on this site..
i’m glad bette is going with her heart and even against her friends’ opinions…i know things will work out…i’m gald that angie is so much like her two parents and keeps them both closer…love this story but i think i mentioned it before LOL
it seem like a little difficult to Bette to try to explain to her friends how much they love each other and i understand Alice and kit they are concerned about Bette and the possibility to be hurt again but i hope it won’t happen again, great chapter
Excellent – very well written, as always – onto the next chapter. Thank you very much for writing!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand someone FINALLY said it!
“”Oh, come on. We all like to accuse you of manipulation and cruelty, and, hey, sometimes you’re just too alpha for your own good. But sometimes when you think about it, when it comes to manipulation and cruelty? TK wrote the book.”
YES. To this day I am still astonished that NONE of their friends ever noticed Tina’s behaviour or said something to pull her up on it. Because yes, Bette has issues, and her behaviour is problematic, but because her problematic behaviour is so obvious (self-involved, obsessive, over-protective, workaholic, can’t communicate, is a simp for Tina) everyone always automatically blames her. While Tina’s problematic behaviour is so much more subtle and yes – manipulative – that she just gets a free pass mostly! Even in Gen Q that pattern remains the same – as soon as Bette looks like she might be okay to accept and move on, Tina suddenly crashes Bette’s hard-earned stability and wants her back and manipulates the situation to facilitate that, while somehow Bette still ends up being the “bad guy” or in the wrong, which continues to allow Tina to have all the power in their relationship. And because Bette is Bette, like you said in your previous chapter, she’ll always want Tina back.
Despite my comment, don’t get me wrong – I love TiBette (I wouldn’t be bingeing through your fic otherwise), and I even love the ‘toxic soulmates’ thing – it’s addictive and great drama TV/story But that doesn’t make me blind to their issues and dysfunctionality