Fan Fiction
This story has been set to a rating of R. Age verification is required to proceed.
Eternal Flames—Prologue
Login to add story to favorites
Bette sighs and closes her eyes.
“Fine. But I’m only doing this for Lauren and Edwin, And I suppose Carson. No child should see their mother in pain. I’ll reach out to Lauren”
Jaylyn lets out a relieved breath “I knew you would come through. And Bette I know you are in love with her still. I think if you had confessed back then she would have reciprocated”
Bette scoffs “She was too in love with Darren to ever see me. Besides she never gave me any indication that she had the same feelings for me as I did for her”
Jaylyn laughed
“Why are you laughing. It’s not funny” Bette asked annoyed
“Yes it is. I saw you both all the time. The way she looked at you, like you were the most precious thing to her. The way she lit up when you walked into a room, The way she would whine to me when you would go out on dates with other women. She was jealous Bette. I’m sure she had feelings for you that she wasn’t allowing herself to see or even was ready to feel. I think maybe when she met Darren she unconsciously used him to forget her feelings for you and focused all her energy on him and that’s why she let him consume her”
“That’s ridiculous” Bette retorted
“Is it?. She’s calling for you. Why isn’t she calling for Darren. You two haven’t spoken in 10 years yet she is asking for you”
“She isn’t calling for Darren because he is a lying cheating scumbag and she is angry at him. I mean I wouldn’t want him either. And she is only asking for me to ease her conscience or whatever. If it’s forgiveness she needs to allow herself to heal then I’ll give it and return back here to my life”
“You’re an idiot”
“So be it. I will call Lauren” Bette stated with a finality that Jaylyn took to point
“I will let her know you will be calling. And Bette?..You have a good heart and you deserve your own happiness. This may be a chance to get what you always wanted”
Bette sighs and shakes her head
“Jaylyn your positivity is admirable but there are open wounds there that haven’t even begun to heal. We aren’t even friends. Dare I say we are strangers. Plus with her marriage currently in shambles and her own state of mind Tina doesn’t need me trying to wake up some so called feelings for me you think she has. Plus I’m only going to be there long enough for her to get out of the bed ”
Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
What a great beginning and it tore my heart out, a friendship ruined because a man who cheated on Tina from the beginning it seems and she can’t see it and throws Bette away. Very painful.
And now 10 years have passed, Tina having a son, her only reason for joy in her life. Finally she catched her cheating lying husband and cries out for Bette, to apologize to her.
Bette promised in her letter to the Kennards to reach out to her via her cousin if they ever need her. I think her cousin is right, Tina did/do loves Bette as more as a friend and being scared probably projected it to Darren falsely with as result the ending of their friendship.
I’m looking forward how things are going to develop.
Very interesting story. With 20 yrs friendship why didn’t Bette tell Tina about her feelings. Now Tina will probably get divorced and want to resume her friendship with Bette again except Tina is in California and Bette is in NY. Can’t wait for the next chapters. Please don’t abandon the story. Happy Writing
What Tina needs right now is a good lawyer to start the divorce process. Tina needs to get everything out of this marriage including child support and most of the assets. If Darren has had a marriage ceremony performed with Emily, he may very well have committed the crime of bigamy. I wonder if Emily knows about this. He very well could be giving the residual of his assets to her and walk away with nothing. Friend who hung up knew something about this relationship and may need to appear as a witness. Anyway, Tina needs a tough, no holds barred lawyer. And that is what Bette practices in. Since it takes forever in California, I would recommend she move to New York were a divorce would be easier to obtain. And visitation arrangements will be harder to manage for dear Darren.
I am going to wait and see how Tina handles this apology. Is this something just to relieve her own guilt or is this something more? Could it develop into something more? But Bette is right, after 10 years of no association with each other, they are different people. And of course, to me the key is Carson. If Carson takes to Bette, the path forward will be easier. But if he wants to be his mom’s sole attention, well things could get rough. Of course, we need to find out how Bette feels about children as well. This may not be anything that she has ever considered. At this point, Tina and Carson are a package deal. You don’t get one without the other. This may take some time.
Great first chapter… lots of potential for this story. Thanks for writing… I hope to see a lot more.
Nice beginning. Please go on, looking forward to the next chapter :)
Wow. What a start to this story. Jaylyn is right, Tina is in love with Bette, too. This is a good, interesting story and I look forward to seeing how it develops.
Hola me gusto el inicio de esta historia para cuando el primer capitulo lo estoy esperando con ansias gracias.
Can’t wait for the next chapter!
Oh, that letter Bette (you) wrote is sooooo freaking good. I completely understand Bette’s first No to calling Tina, I’d do the same, but later…of course, Yes.
P.S. I waited for a few chapters to pile up because I knew I’d get antsy and addicted.
Thank you.