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    Chandelier – 40

    Story written on July 11, 2006 by tiff_duke.
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    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=61642
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    One Step Closer

    Bette woke up with a start, and glanced beside her, finding neither Tina, nor Angelica. She sat up, and rested her head in her hand.

    So blame her. She’d fallen asleep during Annie Hall, and she had a feeling she’d been the only one.

    But that wasn’t the worst of it.

    She’d dreamt — a nightmare, really — that Tina had instead carried on her relationship with Henry, and although she had no idea what the guy looked like, Bette’s subconscious had put in place some assaholic Eric lookalike, only older and uglier. No, Alice had a better term for it, what was it… Fugly. That’s it. Whatshisface was fugly. She couldn’t remember the details, but near the end some all-American little boy had handed her a camera and had asked her to take a fucking family picture.

    Bette took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves, and again glanced at the bed.

    It had been a spur of the moment decision, bringing the sheets, a spontaneous move that Tina clearly approved of. Tina had loved these sheets, especially on Sunday mornings when no force on Earth could get them out of bed, in a time when neither Bette nor Tina would allow anyone or anything else take precedence over spending time with each other. Kind of like now, only this time there was their daughter in the mix.

     

    But there was that tiny nagging feeling that this was the honeymoon stage. Their fight at the beach had the makings of their typical argument, of passing blame and judgment on the other. But Bette knew she and Tina were capable of much, much worse. There were still so many things to talk about, and Bette couldn’t discount the fact that by all likelihood, these things would be discussed on Tina’s timetable.

    Bette, however, knew Tina could so easily be blindsided by the good times, and could possibly gloss over the bad parts.

    "Good morning to me, too," Bette muttered, getting out of bed. She wandered out of Tina’s bedroom, and followed the sounds of Angelica’s laughter.

    Bette found them in the backyard, with Angelica and Tina sitting on a wicker couch. They were sharing a bowl of cereal, although Angelica’s baby food was right there on the wicker table beside them, largely ignored. Bette studied them for a moment, watching as Angelica would turn to her mother, opening her mouth, and Tina, reading the paper, would obediently oblige the feeding. Sometimes, when she missed her cue, Tina received an arm pulling from her daughter.

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    Comments

    1. Sorry techgal, I don’t eat toddlers, with or without cutlery. While I concede missyang her point (so true!), I still think a fresh start in a new place is probably the best way to go. Why would you want the ghosts of your former, fucked-up selves constantly looking over your shoulders while try for a better future?

    6. I am always so happy when I see that you’ve posted a chapter. Your writing is incredible, just so natural. BTW, do you know where cramit disappeared to? I was reading her stories at your suggestion but she hasn’t posted in about 2 years. Any clues?

    7. I don’t know why everytime they must do what Tina wants and set for them even when it came to Tina’s fault. So basically if there’s problem, they’ll buy a new house? And Bette is like an outsider to Angie and Tina-Angie’s life. It’s like Bette’s dating Tina who happens to have a baby.

    10. Well, well, well, TD another splendid addition to this story. As usual you captured the emotions and reality of this recenly reformed Bette and Tina. I agree with Tina that both of their houses hold too many bad memories to be the place to begin their family again. A few slate is needed and I am ecstatic that they both managed to open up to one another and calmly disucss a way forward that was acceptable to both. Just think of all of the excitement of a new home. I am sure that if they pool their resources they will have sufficient. A house is just bricks, wood and mortar while a home is a place where a family lives and shares its lives. Awesome writing. Thank you. Your Loyal Fan.

    15. Laurel Holloman does kick ass and she deserves all the kudos for her acting ability. Good choice on the Linkin Park song, hopefully they will be releasing a new CD soon. A new home that they both build together with their child is a terrific idea. That way they can start all over again and make sure that they both have their own space. I hope that you will continue to bring this story to us for a long time. It is nice to see that some people still believe in love and family. Oh yeah love the term Tibetlica.

    16. they can sell there houses, hell yeah they can buy a new one, think of all the fun they’d have and moving in…AND CHRISTENING THE PLACE!!!!! LOL!!!

    18. Why is it that Bette can understand her own feelings of ‘Tina’s house not being her home’ but she cannot understand Tina not feeling ‘at home’ in her house? I think a fresh start somewhere new is a good idea – considering all they have been through. And if Bette and Tina are making house payments/rent separately, they can surely afford a new house together – right? Anyway, another great chapter TD. Can’t wait for more! Oh – and yes – LH definately kicks ass in Angel S3!

    21. I love this story. Don’t ever stop, even when/if they get back together. Who here could just eat Angelica with a spoon?… Anyone? … Buel-ler?

    22. You hit it out of the park again! IC needs to come to you for some pointers when she decides to let B&T be together again. Your story is so realistic and beautiful. I know you usually have the ends of your stories planned out, but please tell me its not for a very, very long time. There are so few true TiBette authors left out there and your story is amazing. Thank you Tiff.

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