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Chapter XXII
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She closed her eyes, massaging her temples, lost in thought. Let’s see…
“Tick-tock…tick-tock,” Mike interrupted her thoughts, in a teasing tone.
“Um … 54, I think,” she finally answered, with a sheepish smile. “Includes the men that Mike so kindly reminded me about!”
Brom and Mike pretended to be shocked, sitting up, and exclaiming simultaneously, “54… you think?”
“You mean it could be higher?”
“Is Tina the 54th or 55th?”
Bette was shaking her head at them, “She’s the 55th … I think, like I just said!”
Brom laughed out loud, and poked Bette’s shoulder again, then blew on his finger, pretending it had been scorched on contact with her. Play-ah! Mike also pretended to wipe his brow, mouthing, Whew! He took a long drink from the bottle that was next to him on the table. Brom and Bette both took sips from their tea as they all laughed at Mike’s antics. You’re just too hot, Mike was mouthing to her.
After a minute, as they settled down, Mike prompted Bette, “So what’s the story with the break-ups with those ladies I mentioned? They were the ones who made repeated visits to both the gallery and the business jet service, asking about you. People we interviewed also tended to remember them the most, from amongst others in a broader list, because they just seemed more hung-up on finding you.”
“Well, I don’t know what to say, really,” Bette answered slowly, as she drained her tea. “Sonja and I only went out for a couple of weeks, so nothing major there. Maybe she wanted to do another feature?” She shrugged, then continued, ”For the others … um.. there was a strong current of attraction between me and Cindy, then with Caroline, and with Leigh, that’s true, yet on the whole, the break-up scenes with each of them didn’t involve any major confrontations.”
After a pause, Bette added, “But I have to admit the break-ups with Jodie and Cheryl were pretty dramatic. I don’t understand the one about Cheryl, though, because we broke up a long time ago.” She thought further about possible issues involved in her relationships with each of the women Mike mentioned while Brom and Mike wrote out their own notes.
As Mike was consulting some of his notes, he looked over at Brom and said, “I think I’ll rule out Cheryl, Brom, because the timelines of the treatment and everything that preceded things don’t fit with her visits to the gallery and the jet service. She went to those places in the last month or so only, and has been in Afghanistan, otherwise. Maybe she went to check on Bette after encountering her again in Afghanistan. Otherwise, I don’t think she has anything to do with whatever we’re looking at. I could ask Tim or Harry to find out more about what she was doing while she was in LA, of course. But –”
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Love this story. Keeps me guessing. Thanks
Hi thanks for the post! I’m sure its going to be someone we least expect it to be. PPS
I’m so glad you are back. Thank you for the excellent update. What a tangled web Bette does weave! There are so many twists and turns to even venture a guess who presents the most danger to Bette and Tina. Is it Eric seeking revenge against Tina? Is it that Lauren person? Her family has a huge art collection to archive. Not Kelly or Jodie, please. So many questions to be answered. Please continue to post.
Omg, this is a amazing story.
I am not sure i ever commented, but this story has everything, Love, danger, intrigues
I wonder who is after Bette and Tina. Maybe a (supposed) close friend of them.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Great chapter!!! I so hope its not Jody going after Bette. This story just keeps getting better. Thank you PPS
Hi there, Thanks for checking in! Hope you’re all well (and warm. This snow season is hanging around too long, don’t you think?)
Am trying to figure out how to add a music file — the last scene in this chapter can be way cooler (or hotter!) with the song I wrote the scene for/to. I don’t think what I tried, in trying to hotlink the music, was working. Have figured out the last few chapters for the book … and they rock! (according to random people I asked to preview outlines for them). Just trying to find the time to write them all out. But let me know what you think as they roll out :-)
Oh, the plot definitely grows thicker! Spencer’s the obvious choice of bad guy… too bad that they didn’t let his surname slip, else Tina may have been able to help. That omission may prove costly…
Glad you’re back, post soon! Cheers :)
Oh my, this is very intense and interesting. I hope that the girls are not put through too much danger. Boy oh boy Bette was a busy girl.
Hmmm… I wonder who is after Bette? Can’t figure this one out and that’s a good thing. Post soon please!
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then you have been alive. I am one of the “old school” generation much experience with dial phones stamp and letter for mail and a dictionary for spelling check. But, due to my desire to continue to read your talent I have traversed the electronic midfield to stay with the new site. Though the idea was very intimidating to me, all for the sake of reading your entertaining stories. Please continue to do so and I promise to move forward with this electronic wizardry Thank you for your creations
Love them and they need to be safe