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Do I know you? Part 2
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Helena cringed. Is this what Bette thought of me, just a pushover for every down trodden person with a sad tale? Â Alice immediately sensed the tension and changed the tone. She spoke softly. “Hel’ just come, please. It will be fun. I give you my promise. I know it’s a silly American event. But what is wrong with getting dressed up, pretending you are someone else and yes, even asking a stranger for some candy.”
Bette’s tone turned seductive. “Helena maybe you need to ask a stranger for some candy”
Exasperated but smiling, Helena conceded. “Yes I will come. But I am not asking any strangers for any candy or anything else. “
Bette smiled. “Excellent. Job accomplished. Hey I have to run. Promise me you will not change your mind and be a no show”
“No, I think you and Alice will probably tar and feather me if I dared not to show”
Bette chuckled “I will begin to warm up the tar.”
Alice quickly added, “And I will gather up those feathers”
Helena shook her head and laughed. “What am I going to do about the two of you?”
Alice responded. “Okay. I’ve arrived at the office. I’ve got to trouble shoot some problems with the “Our Chart” encounter counter. Â Hey look at this. Helena’s count is the same as it was last month. Wait, no for the last four months”
“Good Bye Alice. I love you too. Bette, I think we have a meeting this Friday about the Christmas holiday exhibit.”
 ”Yes, we do. I’ll see you at the Center at 3pm.”
“Good-bye ladies,”
“Bye”
“Bye”
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Helena realized she could be putty in Bette’s hand. Bette’s remark that she could not resist a sad story stung deep to her core. She knew Bette meant no harm but there was so much truth to it.  She needed to protect her heart from other sad stories and most definitely from Bette. She knew she was falling hard for Bette but she could not let her heart be open. Not to that Porter smile. Not to that Porter charm. She knew this would only lead to more heartbreak. Heartbreak she was not ready or willing to have. Like so many other women she’d been involved with or went after, Bette was simply not available. She needed to understand what was it that drove her to fall for those who would eventually let her down. She needed to spend some Helena time exploring herself. Exploring her choices.  Perhaps it was because of essentially having a childhood that was about remote parenting. Solid bonds were not her strong suit yet in theory she really wanted this. Being separated from her children only further solidified this problem. Â
She’d convinced herself not this time she needed to put her heart in a little box, lock it with a big key and hide that key and box behind two separate gigantic reinforced steel doors. Nope….She told herself she was not ready or willing to fall again. Her heart however, seemed own to have a mind of its own and this was a great source of distress for her.
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great update. Ãœ can’t wait for more. Ãœ
Why couldn’t Bette and Helena have cultivated a friendship like this on the show? Given her low opinion of Halloween, I can’t wait to see how Helena fares at the party. The OurChart zinger was classic Alice. Loved it!
Just found this..lovin it!!! A non lobotomized Helena and Bette..yay!! I think Helena wants to ask Bette for some candy though. I was trying to think of the specific scenes in which Bette and Helena interact like friends..definitely when she offered to help Bette with the custody issue, and on the ski lift..who woulda thunk Bette would be on a ski lift with Helena without trying to push her off of it? The scene with Helena ignoring tina never made sense to me..they came up behind her and she didn’t see them, right? But mostly, its cos Helena is part of the group now. If only she and Bette would start to look toward each other..it would be perfect. They both need intelligent,loving, artistic, sane women…it would be perfect…sigh.
My my look at this Dr Squirl is writing a fanfic and a very good one I must say. Welcome to the creative Belena minds Squirl. i like your start and the way you’re developping Helena. Now Helena can fight these feelings all she wants , she won’t manage cuz once you fall for someone there is no way back. i’m looking forward to see where you are going to take us. PPD
Oh, yeah, you definitely have to continue this story, Squirl ! As for the “three-way” you mentioned, for a second there, this is not exactly how I pictured that… LOL ! Just kidding, just kidding. Anyway, can we still have Helena covered with tar and feathers ? I mean that mental image is quite hysterical actually. Now since Helena doesn’t seem ready to let herself love anyone new and seems scared to just relax and let herself have some fun with Bette, I just can’t wait to see the charming Miss Porter, who sounds much more uninhibited here, in full throttle seduction mode !
Oh, yeah, you definitely have to continue this story, Squirl ! As for the “three-way” you mentioned, for a second there, this is not exactly how I pictured that… LOL ! Just kidding, just kidding. Anyway, can we still have Helena covered with tar and feathers ? I mean that mental image is quite hysterical actually. Now since Helena doesn’t seem ready to let herself love anyone new and seems scared to just relax and let herself have some fun with Bette, I just can’t wait to see the charming Miss Porter, who sounds much more uninhibited here, in full throttle seduction mode !
i’m glad that her heart has a mind all it’s own…b&h, it so lov-er-ly!! PPS I really like this post!
GREAT start Squirl, thanks for this!! Welcome to the H/B Writers’ List, yup the one YOU keep!:D Hope to see more of this, although I didn’t quite see a ‘to be continued’ line. You’ll continue, right? Right? Pleeeease?
Yeah, I noticed the lack of a “TBC” at the end of both chapters so far. Alice just can’t help herself, it seems! Looks to me like you’ve got this written and will post daily (twice daily?) between now and Hallowe’en, but feel free to continue beyond that!
i agree with rufus…the friendship on the show was hinted at, once when bette called tina a traitor on helena’s behalf, and also when she credits her with ‘reinventing herself’, and then there’s the helena ignoring tina and henry moment, and the helena vowing to go to court on bette’s behalf moment, and the ski lift…anyway, the friendship is implied in subtext as always, and as always the show drops the ball…and squirl is there to pick it up again! great fun, i’m loving this story! pps pps pps pps:)
OMG, you have definitely got my attention with this story! Please, post soon. I can’t wait to watch this unfold. This promises to be great reading!
“Helena maybe you need to ask a stranger for some candy”….sexy sexy, Bette…lol…I loved it so muct squirl, definitely showcases the friendship and possible relationship that the show dropped the ball on..pps
Yes ladies, specifically Arkaycee and Vvitch this will be continued.I’m new to all the “rules” of engagement. Next chapter likely tonight.
am loving this story very much so…… PPS :)
I like this. Can’t wait for more. PPS!!