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    Echos of the Past Chapter 3

    ”Why are you working the Bar?” Bette inquired with a raised brow as Shane sat down.

    ”Jackie had to go home and help her father who came down with this bad flu. Tess doesn’t want to replace her so we are covering her shift until she returns.”  Shane said with concern in her voice as she continued. ”I am not sure how long we are going to be able to cover her. It is just too hard to bartend and manage the floor.”

    ”Yeah, I think there is more to this flu than they are letting on and I don’t trust what is being said in the media. I don’t think anyone really knows what is going on or what to do right now.” Bette said giving a thin smile.

    ”Yeah, I hear ya,” Shane said shaking her head and then shifted her attention to Angie. ”How’s it going kiddo?” Giving Angie a big smile.

    ”Doing good. All the college applications are in, but we haven’t heard anything. ”T” said not to worry.   It was too early, but I can’t help myself.” Angie gave Shane a half smile as she continued, ”How’s Buddy?”

    ”I am sure ’T’ is right and Buddy is good.  I put him in with that trainer Kat recommended, so he hasn’t been home for awhile.” Shane shook her head and continued, ”The house hasn’t been this clean since I adopted him.” Shane chuckled at the thought as a slender woman came to the table to take their order. 

    ”Hi my name is Nicki.  Can I get you some drinks?”  She said with a smile as she took their order.

    The three women ordered their meals with their drinks and then proceeded to catch up. 

    ”When is Tina returning,” Shane inquired. 

    ”Saturday,” Bette said with a frown. 

    Shane noticed the look on Bette’s face and glanced over at Angie to see if she had a similar reaction, which she did not.  ”I am sure you miss her,” Shane said supportively.  Shane knew that Bette’s and Tina’s reconciliation was still fresh for both of them.  They were still referring to each other as girlfriends, which both Alice and Shane thought was funny.  This was Tina’s first work related trip since the two had fully reconciled with Tina moving back into their home.  Bette had shown a level of insecurity ever since Tina announced the trip.  Shane had watched how Tina had been handling Bette’s insecurities that would flare up from time to time.  It was clear Bette’s natural insecurities were making Tina work harder in the relationship. She seemed to value her relationship with Bette more, knowing that Bette came back after all she put Bette through.  The reality was Bette loved Tina deeply. She was communicating better than Shane had ever seen her do before, but insecurity takes time to wash away.  At times, Bette’s insecurities would wreak havoc on her confidence which would cause her unforeseen problems in other areas.  To Bette’s credit, she knew the insecurities were about Tina and abandonment. She vowed to tackle them head on.  Tina also understood the root of the insecurities and helped with her actions that gave Bette opportunities to trust.  Bette’s insecurities had began to decrease before Tina’s trip, but now they seemed to be in full bloom. 

    Comments

    1. Nice chapter…. now we know a little more about Bette. She is obsessing over finding this painting project. She misses her younger days when risk were never factored in to her decision…. don’t we all. However, some of us realize that not evaluating the risk can be dangerous to our well being. That is what happens when you gain a spouse and a child and a profession in which you are in charge. Its call accepting adult responsibilities.

      Despite what Bette thinks, she is still that young woman she was in college. She had just allowed common sense to rule rather than excitement and adventure.

      I’m concerned about this virus…. no help in New York, Shane is short staffed and much of Tina’s production is shut down. The curtain is about to drop on their public lives. Hopefully they can operate from home for a while and have some time to gain a real understanding of what split Bette and Tina up and what they need to do to have a secure long term life together.

      Love to see more….. chapter too short….

    2. Good chapter. We all make choices, don’t we? And many of us reach a point where we revisit those exciting times when we were younger. That’s natural. And, Bette had an exciting life to be sure. It’s fine that Bette has found something that so excites her and reminds her of that time as long as she keeps it in perspective. She can’t let it get away from her. As Martha says she has responsibilities. And the virus is coming. Well done.

    3. Martha and Billy

      Thanks so much for the feedback. I am really trying to stay true to their ages and weave in some of the complex issues we go through as we age.

      Reflection and regret are probably the two biggies. I am glad you are enjoying this story. It is different for sure, but I do plan a surprise at the end.

      K

    4. This is a great chapter, Supe. It advances the plot and fills in some background info to explain motivation and decision making. You are the first to tackle THE virus so kudos to that (unless I missed someone else writing about it?) and I imagine that will play a bigger part as we continue through the story. It’s a good way to force them being together and spending time dissecting what went wrong. Keep writing – you mentioned some new techniques, can you share what you changed? I have some theories but want to see where you were headed with that. Looking forward to more!

    5. Hi SK,

      Great update & the story is starting to take shape.

      We all have introspect at a certain time in our lives & it seems that Bette is at that stage at the moment. And is Tina’s concern for the changes she sees in Bette foreshadowing of things to come??

      Covid – courageous of you to tackle. Proteonomics also included it in her story – Lockdown – which she started last May. It is a challenging topic & cheers to you for attempting to include it in your story. And how will Covid affect their relationship ?

      So glad you included James in the scene at Dana’s!!

      Looking forward to how this all plays out.

      Great job.

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