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    Chapters 3-4

    Story written on July 6, 2022 by katynd.
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    Chapter 4 The week following their kiss they both are unsure of its significance, and what impact it is going to have on their recent reconnection. They are both anxious to see the other but they remain so busy that they are struggling to find the time. Bette eventually finds a moment a few days


    Chapter 4

    The week following their kiss they both are unsure of its significance, and what impact it is going to have on their recent reconnection. They are both anxious to see the other but they remain so busy that they are struggling to find the time. Bette eventually finds a moment a few days later and places a call to Tina.

    Tina is approaching the entrance to a building on a Manhattan street amongst a busy group of her staffers, all talking on their cells animatedly, drawing her attention to something, or otherwise vying for her attention. Her cell rings and she answers it distractedly.

    (Tina) Bette, hey.

    (A staffer talks in the background to Tina)

    (Tina) I’ll be one second Julia, yes go ahead without me, I’ll catch up, one minute

    She turns her attention back to Bette with a smile.

    (Tina) Hi

    (Bette) Bad time?

    (Tina) No worse than any other at the moment honestly, this week is beyond  crazy. We have the mayoral election coverage on top of all the drama in Washington, and then the goddamn resignation just had to happen this week

    (Bette) Well I was going to ask if I could see you, but I guess let’s just organise something when things are calmer

    (Tina) It’s hard to know when that might be. What were you thinking?

    (Bette) I imagine dinner is out, maybe a drink? Or a coffee if you can manage it?

    Tina thinks for a moment.

    (Tina) I don’t know my schedule one minute to the next and I don’t want to mess you around, I know your time is important. I know I’ll be home by 11pm tonight though, how would you feel about coming over?

    (Bette) Sure, I can do that

    (Tina) OK great, I’ll see you there then

    (Bette) OK

     

    Later that evening, Tina’s apartment. Tina answers Bette’s knock at the door.

    (Tina) Hi

    Bette gives her a concerned look

    (Bette) Tee, my God, you look so tired. You didn’t have to see me. We could do it another time.

    Tina waves her inside and smiles.

    (Tina) No I want to see you, I’m glad you called.

    Bette walks into the apartment and her eyes begin to scan the room. She can see so much of Tina in the room, she feels like she has been transported back in time to their apartment together. She can see nothing that had been gathered in their years together, unsurprisingly, but the  same childhood photos on the refrigerator, a familiar painting on a wall, and vintage record player in the corner overwhelm her senses. She composes herself after a moment.

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    1. Interesting dilemma. Would need to wise, experienced women of integrity to pull it off and have privacy free from the poparazzi meddling and haters.

      Relationship wise, our ladies would have to set UNcrossible boundaries when it comes to avoiding even the hint of impropriety. So far,they are talking about the likely landmines.

      Thing is tho, they are not gonna like hearing or seeing peeps hit on their soulmate while having to adhere to a”no strings attached” platonic ‘ship.

    2. There is an example of a US Senator married to a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist: Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Connie Shultz of Creators Syndicate. Married in 2004 and Brown won his senate seat in 2006. Shultz did resign the newspaper she wrote for during her husband’s Senate campaign. Shultz can be a columnist, just not represent that she is independent with respect to her reporting to her husband or any of his political endeavors. For she obviously is not. With respect to Bette and Tina? My recommendation for both is full disclosure to the public – if they are going to see each other, they see each other and make a simple announcement. “Because of our personal relationship, Senator Bette Porter and Columnist Tina Kinnard are no longer independent with respect to each other.” It is the secret connection which is unethical…. once made public, then the consumers of their work can make their own judgements with full knowledge of the situation. Tina would have to work out her own employment issues. If she is as good as she appears, well then some other news organization would scoop her up in a moment if the current one did not like the situation. And Bette is subject to the approval of her constituents but only every 6 years.

      Fantastic story by the way….. crisp, unique and very adult. Both are equally human….

      • I wondered if there might be an example! Thanks for the info and taking the time to comment :)

        I guess in terms of Bette and Tina’s situation here I imagined since Tina is so senior at the NYT that her impartiality being compromised as editor would call into question the paper generally, as she’s responsible for the editorial decisions. I imagine even if she left the paper (which she’d probably be reluctant to do so early in her reconnection with Bette) the same issue would arise elsewhere due to her seniority. But that’s very interesting to know how it has been handled in the real world!!

        Thanks so much for reading and for your nice comments!

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