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Eternal Flames—Prologue
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Jaylyn sighs “You’re an idiot”
“You’ve already said that. Now let me get back to this case I’m working on and I will call Lauren when I get home”
“Fine. I love you” Jaylyn replied
“I love you too. Give my love to Terrance and the kids…Bye”. Bette said before ending the called..
“Fuck”. She muttered resting her elbows on her desk and placing her head in her hands “I don’t want to do this but I promised Lauren and Edwin I would do anything for them. I’m doing this for them and for Carson. Not Tina”
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Later that night Bette sat sipping her wine on her penthouse balcony overlooking the New York skyline. She was a successful Family and Divorce lawyer and thanks to her wise investments she was also very wealthy. It’s nights like this she wishes she had someone to share all of this with. It’s not that she hasn’t tried to find that someone. She has dated extensively since she completed her law degree at Columbia University and stayed in New York after joining her first law firm. She just never made a connection with someone that she could see a possible future with. Her ideal woman was the one that she couldn’t have. The one that tossed her aside for a cheating bastard that she warned her about. Nobody compared to her and she was angry. Angry that Tina had rooted herself so deep inside her soul that it ruined any chance of her seeing anyone else as a potential partner.
Now Tina is heavily on her mind. After Jaylyn spilled all the details of what happened all those feelings came rushing back she tried to bury. Hurt, anger, sadness, betrayal, and most of all… love. She’s fighting them all and the one that is winning out over all of them is… love. She is one hundred percent still in love with Tina. That never changed and never will. Sure they are probably different people now but deep down…. To the very core.…It’s still the same. And knowing that Tina was calling out for her after all this time she wonders if it’s because she just wants to apologize for not believing her back then or because….maybe…just maybe…Tina was missing her just as she much as she missed Tina.
Bette sighed as she ran her thumb over Lauren Kennard’s phone number. With a deep breathe, and the help of the liquid courage coursing through her veins, she pressed the call button and waited.
“Hello?”
“Hi Lauren. It’s Bette”
TBC
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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.