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Chapter 20 – The love of your life
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”The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a silent movie from the twenties,” Tina said it immediately, so Angie looked at her in surprise.
”Wow, it’s like you’ve been preparing for this, isn’t it? Can you help with the others? Please! There’s not much left”
Tina freed herself from her wife’s embrace and sat down next to Angie, reading questions and giving her daughter the answers, while telling her something interesting about this or that movie. Bette put down the iPad with the sconces and looked at the two of them with adoration, suddenly feeling how happy she was at this particular moment. Nothing out of the ordinary was happening, just the evening, just the conversations, the choice of lights, the little dispute about it, Angie’s school assignments. But it all felt like absolute happiness right now. What people get used to and accept as a given, Bette now accepted as the greatest gift of fate. After everything that has happened in their lives, they sit at home and do the most primitive, everyday things that we do not attach importance to and do not even remember them, but which are so much missing when they cease to exist. Bette thought about it, and a warm feeling spread inside her, filling her with even more love for everything in her life right now. After all these thoughts, she suddenly got up from the sofa, left and came back a couple of minutes later. Tina and Angie had just finished their assignments when Bette sat down next to Tina and told her to close her eyes. As the blonde did so, Bette gently took her hand, turned it palm up, and placed a small white gold ring with several emeralds in it. It wasn’t a simple ring. Bette gave it to Tina in 1997 for the first anniversary of their relationship. At that time, Bette said that she was madly fell in love, that she had never felt anything like this for any person on this planet, and with all her heart she want their first year to be the beginning of a long journey.
A few years later, Tina left it on Bette’s nightstand when she found out about her cheating with carpenter, because it was the ring that meant so much to her. It was Bette’s first gift of this kind and with such words, so it became not just another jewelry, but something that contained these important words and their meaning. After their reunion during Tina’s pregnancy, Bette didn’t give her the ring. At that time, it was not up to it, there were many problems, their relationship was not strong. In time, in the course of their lives, they both forgot about the ring, but all the while Bette knew that she still had it somewhere. There was no need to search for it again, because the symbol of their love was their paired wedding rings.
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Hi Ada,
Wow, such a powerful chapter. From Tina’s conversation with Margot – I loved Tina telling her not to disrespect her wife. So glad they put up pictures of Oli; the scene with them going through her box was so well-written and moving. I felt like crying with them. When Bette gave the ring back to Tina – I was just blown away. Just a beautiful moment.
Such a nice words!
Thank you, Westy!
The sadness of going through Oli’s things and watching the home movies of Oli. Then hanging the pictures of Oli in the house. The acknowledgement that she was a part of their lives and loved is very emotional. Committing as a family that she will never be forgotten is a true step forward in the healing process. The hurt from her loss will never go away, but grieving and acknowledge her and the joy she brought to their lives while with them, helps the soul to adjust.
The returning of the ring to Tina is significant of Bette trust that Tina is truly back. Tina’s suggestion of an exchange of vows also helps to diminish Bette’s fears.
So they are going to allow a 16-year old to plan and organize their twenty-fifth anniversary celebration? Wow…. that is a leap of faith. “Just let me know what you and I’ll arrange it.”
Thanks for the chapter….
A leap of faith strengthens relationships with children, I think. Thanks, Martha!
Ada,
I wont quote this whole chapter back to ya, but it really was a very fulfilling meal.
Like that Tina met quickly with Margot after returning to LA for good having finished tasks in Canada. Liked that Tina confronted Margot asking her flat out “What’s the matter? Do you have a problem with my wife?” She was respectful knowing that she & Margot were going to be working on future projects, but there was NO mistaken that she was going to side with Bette first if there was a misunderstanding or conflict.
Bette continuing to confide honestly with Selma wanting to understand why jealousy continued to arise in her psyche when thinking about Carrie & Margo. And they seemed to work through that nicely. It’s a scary thing to wonder if your beloved might be having thoughts that there may be something or someone better than yourself.
You were masterful in writing about the coming together of this family to deal with the “memories” of a lost baby was exceptional. How they opened that sacred box of physical memories and all three of them let the tears flow freely on what the items meant, and the emotions that were attached. Quietly they removed all the items and to their great surprise, the weight of the sorrow of that even lifted from each one of them.
Now they would be able to still have joyful memories that NO longer had the sting of death in them. They were going to decorate their home with the art that was Ollie. Reaching this point in momentous in life.
And then, Bette taking the chance to bring forth the commitment ring that Tina had left behind when she left never asking about its whereabouts. Twenty-five years together could now be celebrated with renewal of vows in the presence of family & friends. How cool is going to be that Angie is “in charge” of that upcoming celebration!
Bravo to Angie!! Now if she can just keep Bette out of the middle of it, it will be good-to-go!!!
Angie is a good daughter :)
I love reading your opinion on this story. Thank you so much!
Hi Ada,
I am mostly a silent reader, but want to tell you that i love this story!!!
Did i read it correct it’s almost finished? Sad to read.
It’s all coming together, they have made a major progress, dealing with their own issues and together and feel confident, Bette, that their relationship will last this time.
I love your therapist Salma, she is great and knows what she is doing, and Bette the anti therapy lady likes her as person and has made so much progress.
Glad that Tina spoke with Margot and set bounderies between them. If Tina made one little hint she wanted more then friendship, Margot wouldn’t wait for a second and jump her. But Tina is madly in love with Bette and has no interest at all.
About Oli, i agree with DumplinT comment, i don’t know what i could add, well said!
And the return of the ring and what it means, beautiful, the circle is round again!
Thank you so much for this incredible story!
That’s very kind of you! Yes, the story is coming to an end and it is so strange for me, as if during this time it has become for me some kind of native or something :)
Thank you, Bibi!
I’m a silent reader and want you to know I love this story.
I’m very pleased to know this.
And I’m so glad you like it!
Thank you for the chapter!
It was a great idea to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary, but Angie as an organizer? Hmm, and Bette did allow her to do all work?
We’ll see what comes of it :)
Thank you for reading!
Also a silent reader and I have enjoyed reading your story.
Thank you! It’s important for me to know that.