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Driving – – Chapter 27
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“I don’t know which was funnier – your expression or theirs,” Tina laughed.
Bette looked at her. There was color in her cheeks and her eyes were shining and her smile was lighting up the air around them. “I don’t know what got into you, but I like it.” Then she laughed too.
***
As usual the streets were full and lively. Tina felt a new lightness in her body out here and she was thankful to feel her sadness drift away. If only her foot didn’t hurt, she would love to walk all around the town tonight. After a few blocks, she had to stop. Bette turned to her right away.
“Your foot?”
“Yeah.”
“We’ll get a taxi.
“And go where?” Tina asked.
“I don’t know – a ***** bar or at least one with a few ***** people in it?”
“I guessI think I’d rather stay outside though, maybe just ride around.”
Bette sighed, “Okay, I’ll find a cab,” she turned toward the street. “Oh wait, I have an idea.” She turned back toward Tina. “T, wait here for a minute, I just want to check something out.” Before Tina could answer, Bette took off down the side street.
Tina waited for what seemed like a long time. She found a perch against a giant stone planter and waited some more. She was beginning to grow impatient and was teetering on the edge of anger when she saw a horse drawn carriage pull up on the street next to her. Bette’s smiling face peeked out of the side.
Tina laughed, stood up and limped toward the carriage. Bette climbed out to meet her and offered her hand to help Tina climb in.
“Nice carriage,” Tina said as she stepped up.
“You should see my castle.”
***
Tina stood at the railing of the balcony and looked down at the pool. It was shining turquoise and the surface was smooth as glass. To Tina, it looked like it was just waiting for them to slide in. She turned her head toward the room and called softly, “Bette, come here.”
“What?”
“Look at the pool.”
“Mmmm – beautiful.”
“So, you want to come in with me?” Tina asked.
Bette grinned, “It’s closed.”
Tina raised an eyebrow.
Ten minutes later they had climbed quietly over the locked gate and were easing themselves into the tranquil water. Tina submerged herself right away, reveling in the silky, warm water. She surfaced and turned to float on her back. The brilliance of the starry sky above her took her breath away. It was a billion brilliant diamonds twinkling on black velvet.
Watching Tina glide through the water with her skin glistening silver in the moonlight, Bette thought she wouldn’t want to be anywhere else on earth at this moment. She crouched low in the water and put her head back to look up at the sky. The deep darkness drew her in toward the stars. It was gorgeous and limitless.
Tina swam over to her.
“Are you enjoying your midnight swim?” she whispered.
Bette nodded. She pointed up to the sky. “The stars?”
“Amazing,” Tina said, drawing out the syllables for emphasis.
Bette looked at Tina gazing up at the stars. Desire stirred in her, and so did anxiety. She looked down into the water.
Tina turned her gaze to Bette and moved closer to her again.
“Thank you for making the evening so nice.”
“Oh, I think we can both take credit for that,” Bette said modestly.
“It’s ending much better than it began,” Tina said.
Then she looked down and took a deep breath.
“Before – earlier-” her voice quivered, “I did want you.”
A tear formed in the corner of Bette’s eye, as much for the beauty of the admission as for the sadness of what happened between them. She looked in Tina’s eyes and nodded her head. She took Tina’s hand, opened it, kissed her palm and closed it within her own.
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Thanks for continuing this story. It is one of my very favorites.
I guess I should be glad you don’t post more often, else I’d get hyperbolic anxiety trying to suppress my slavish praise.
I guess I should be glad. But I’m not!
Love this story.
It’s a fave of mine also. So glad you are back.
Eek – the format! Sorry folks, I’ll try to fix it asap.
Glad you’re continuing!!!
K
Beautiful chapter, I hope you continue and SOON.
If I could I’d free you from all the writer’s blocks you feel
Give you courage because your writing is so real
Yes, I would, if I could. (Dont’ hurt me, Regina)
Your imagery is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us. That scene in the pool was stunning!
Thanks for adding another beautiful chapter. Please post soon… :p
Hello Massmom: It is such a treat to see this wonderful story back up for all of us who has missed it dearly. I loved how they ended their night in that calming and sensual water. “Desert Hearts.” Ah yes one of my favorites. I am hoping that we will soon see another update. Excellent as always.
This is wonderful!
Ahhh. Every chapter a gift. Always miss you when you’re gone, always appreciate it when you’re back. Thanks so much for continuing.
AHhh Massmom, my heart strings are being tugged so hard right now. The way you tell them is so moving. I love how Tina is leading in her halting way and how Bette is following. You get the feeling the Bette would follow Tina anywhere. Thanks for this chapter I know how writing this can be such an effort. It is so appreciated here. Thanks
Great to have you back! this is a great update….thank you
I think I’m going to have to see Desert Hearts again because I missed the reference. If I had to guess, it would be Tina returning the beers to the guys??? It’s been a long time since I’ve drooled over the desert women….
Glad you were able to write this chapter. The emotions are raw and true. You are able to take the characters we all know, put them in a place we don’t know, and we still recognize these women because your portrayal is so authentic! Yeah Massmom!
I missed you and this story. I’m not a writer but I do understand the concept of writer’s block. Hope you’ve been able to over come it b/c I’d love to see where this story goes.
Bittersweet. Good though. I missed your posts. I hope you’ll be able to post again soon.
I am so glad you decided to come back to this story. I was wondering what ever happened to this story. Please continue…..great job with this chapter, the emotions are very real.
i hope you know how missed you are when you are not around. this continues to be one of my favorite stories out there and i always look forward to reading more.