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Comfort Enough
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“Have I converted you?”
“I’m trying to educate my palate,” Bette said, raising the drink tentatively and taking a very small sip.
“Great, huh?” Tina asked.
“Maybe you need to be pregnant to fully appreciate itscomplex and textured pleasures,” Bette said, wincing as if she’d bitten into a lemon.
Tina shook her head and took a deep swallow of the chocolate drink. “Close your eyes and pretend it’s a margarita.”
“Is that working for you?”
“Not yet. But I keep hoping.”
“So how does tilapia, steamed vegetables, and rice sound?”
Tina paused to think. Maybe she was the one making more of this than it was. They were roommates, after all. And even roommates had dinner together sometimes, right?
“That sounds perfect,” Tina decided, taking another drink.
Early in their relationship, Tina had emerged as the Alpha cook, dominant in the kitchen and happy about it. Bette was a more than capable second-in-command, and together they were a dinner party tour de force. Once Tina stopped working, the kitchen became her exclusive territory and it had been a long time since they cooked a meal together. But they fell back into the comfortable familiarity soon enough, and Bette busied herself with cleaning and chopping broccoli and carrots while Tina set about determining the best way to prepare the fish. At some point, Bette turned on the stereo and, with Tina’s permission, changed her beverage of choice to Cabernet.
“Here, taste this,” Tina said, holding a wooden spoon up to Bette’s lips to let her sample the lemon ginger marinade.
Bette tasted the light sauce, her expression of ecstacy indicating her approval. “That is so good.”
Tina smiled, pleased with herself. “Good.”
Forty-five minutes later they sat across from each other at the dining room table, sated by the fruits of their labors.
“I haven’t eaten this well in months,” Bette said, closing her eyes as she savored one final perfectly cooked mouthful of jasmine rice.
“Too lazy to cook?” Tina teased.
“It’s too much trouble to do all of this for one person. Besides, I can never figure out how to cut the recipes in half.”
Tina nodded. “I always end up making a lot more than I can eat-and I’ve got the leftovers to prove it.”
“Yes, I noticed. You might want to pay closer attention to your Tupperware collection, T. I tossed out a few science experiments while I was putting the groceries away,” Bette raised her eyebrows. “Unless you’re trying to grow your own penicillin.”
“Don’t make me remind you of the time you left the Chinese food in the fridge when we went on vacation, okay?”
“Oh, come on! It was hiding all the way in the back,” Bette protested.
“You liquified chicken. I didn’t even think that was physically possible,” Tina crossed her arms over her chest.
“It wasn’t liquified. It wasrunny.”
“So now you want to get technical?”
The ringing phone interrupted them, and Bette rose to answer it.
“Hello,” she said, still shaking her head.
Tina watched as the smile on Bette’s face dissolved into a slightly pained expression.
“Sure. Hold on one moment.”
Bette walked back to the table and sat down. “That’s Helena for you,” she said quietly.
Part of Tina wanted to apologize to Bette and ask her to wait for one minute while she took this call. They’d been having such an easy time together, and Tina didn’t want it to end. But there was no reason to apologize to her roommate for taking a call from her girlfriend. There was no part of that scenario that made sense to Tina. So instead, she smiled and excused herself.
Helena was in New York for the week, and wanted to say hello before she turned in. Tina asked about Helena’s meetings and talked briefly about her day before they exchanged their goodnights. When she came back into the dining room 15 minutes later, Tina saw that Bette had cleared the table, cleaned the kitchen, and retreated behind her closed bedroom door.
“*****,” Tina said softly, to no one but herself.
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Bette knew before she moved in that Helene was in the picture, Bette needs to get another phone line put in so she want answer Tina’s phone. Just wait until Bette has a date or doesn’t come home. Helene will still come over,but Bette want let anyone come over. She repects Tina to much. thanks
I knew this living situation was gonna be difficult…it’s like walking a tight rope. I only hope it doesn’t force them apart instead of bringing them together. Just from reading about bette we know one thing for certain…she’s territorial, and that goes to an extreme when Tina’s in the picture. So it’s going to be mucho difficult for her to accpet that someone else is with ‘her’ Tina.
Hey FFC I’m just catching up WHOA! I Love it I can’t wait to see what is gonna happen if Helena come back in the house and Bette also out there this is getting interesting I guess their really civil each other LOL! Whoa! Please continue post soon Thanks.
tsk tsk tsk.. just when things fill into place..
Hey, thanks. I tried to jump ahead but you pulled the entire story down. Crazy, but I’ve discovered the delay builds anticipation and adds a layer to your superb writing. FYI; chapter12 is missing from One step at a time…if memory serves me correct, it’s a good chapter. ahem.
Your conversations between Bette and Tina always flow so nicely. The dialogue seems realistic to their sharing memories. A few months apart in eight years does not erase familiarity.
Tina’s actions and reactions are contradictory to her true inner feelings, I believe. Time will tell what cards she’s really holding in her hands.
But my hopeful heart says – It’s the day to day laying of the bricks that build the foundation for the house. One day at a time, ladies…one day at a time. Slow and deliberate construction will provide a storm proof shelter for them both.
Reading your work is like peeking into their souls. Such a hallowed experience.
Well, its good to see that they are moving on… yay =)nice story… Ill be waiting ;)
Dang!stupid phone call…..
That installment was quite lovely. The way you’re approaching the transition for Tina rings quite true. She still wants to pull away, but is trying to be civil. In her civility, she is able to appreciate and recall some of the good times that have been overshadowed by the betrayal. I may have to read this a few chapters at a time, because I’m always so disappointed when it’s over. Thanks for posting.
i hope Tina stop that fucking stupid roommate thing quickly she cant see she loves Bette and that Bette is trying?..and that bitch Helena grrr hate her but you know she only do this cuz Tina let her do it is not totally Helenas fault i know Bette did a fuck mistake but she is trying to change and make it up hope she can someday..ok im sad..post soon :o(
“But there was no reason to apologize to her roommate for taking a call from her girlfriend.” Interesting situation, where all three are being so diplomatic about all this…
it is good to see tina giving bette a chance. love the communication between B&T
I think it’s just dessert for Bette. Seems to me that she is the one that broke T’s heart and she has a lot of sucking up to do. The yoohoo was a nice step. I hope that Tina continues to date Helena for awhile…to A) make Bette jealous and B) to draw out this story…
I think Tina is full of shit. It’s ok for her to think of the past, present and future. Yet if she thinks for a moment that Bette may be doing the same, now all of a fucking sudden its a problem.
Bette asked about DINNER and the first thing that comes to that blonde twits mind is….”Tina’s first impulse was to bristle and insist that she could take of herself. What did it mean that Bette was off buying groceries and planning for the two of them to have dinner together? It felt like Bette had crossed some kind of undefined boundary, and Tina wondered if she needed to pull away or reiterate her intentions.”
Usually I like Tina, but right now I literally need to step away from the keyboard.
Post soon FF
FFC…your writing always manages to take my breath away…no matter how many times I read this story, I always react the same. Thank you!
aww chick..it gave my heart a little pitter!
Wow – that’s the sign of great story writing. You had me on a high…until the phone call. NOW I want to crawl under the same rock Bette is under! Ouch! Excellent storytelling! I can’t wait for the next chapter.
They were doing so great…and then the dragon calls…
snQQpy, girl, i heart you.
FFC, you know what i think of you. *sigh* . comfort enough, i think that says it all, dont you. up until the phone, my heart was literally bursting with happiness, stupid grin on my face also. then the let down. jks has a thought, dont read for a couple of days so i can make it longer. i feel like i just get started. it just flows. i loved, complex and textured flavors. seemed somehow to describe our girls.thanks so much. i await tomorrow.