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Finding a donor – One chapter only
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"That’s you Bette. But, you have to understand that I am not there yet."
Tina reached down and gently squeezed the hand resting on he thigh. "I had my whole world change when I met you. Everything I thought I believed about love and family was thrown out the window when I opened my heart to loving you. I am still angry that others think our love is not the same, or not as pure as theirs. I am still fighting for acceptance. I am not ready yet to just sit back and laugh about someone’s bigotry. I still need to get angry, to say something…do something…and you have to let me without trying to force me to be in the same emotional place as you are."
Smiling at the passion and intensity in Tina’s voice, Bette reached up and gently ran her finger down Tina’s cheek.
"You’re right. I’m sorry." Still smiling, Bette tried to lighten the mood a little more.
"Besides T, Jean Paul is an artist."
"What!?" Tina practically spit the word at Bette.
Taken aback by the sudden anger in Tina’s voice, Bette hesitantly continued. "Well, you know how passionate and eccentric artists are."
Shaking her head Tina looked at Bette with disgust. "You’re kidding me right?"
"What?" Bette asked confused. "No…"
"So, let me make sure I’ve got this right," Tina said as she rubbed her forehead. "You have moved on from laughing at Jean Paul’s blatant bigotry and disregard for our relationship, to now forgiving him just because he is an artist?! What fucking bullshit is that!!"
"Whoa T. I didn’t say…"
"Yes, you did Bette. You just said that we should be understanding and forgiving of Jean Paul’s opinions for no other reason than he is an artist!" Tina let out a growl of frustration. "God, you are so…!!" Her voice trailed off.
Taking her hand from Tina’s thigh, Bette crossed her arms, feeling her own anger settling back in.
"I’m so what T?"
Tina shook her head and stared out the window. "If one of my male friends had said what Jean Paul did…someone who is a lawyer, or a film producer…you would have chewed them up and spit them out. If they had told you in so many words that they didn’t believe two women should be able to create a new life together…that there should be an all powerful man there to personally perform the duty of bringing forth new life…you would have stood up to them, and told them exactly what they could do with their "obligation."
Tina opened the car door. "I get it now. As long as you are in ‘Bette’s world of art’ you can get away with saying anything."
"Tina," Bette said exasperated. "Don’t you think you are getting way off track here?"
Looking at her partner one more time before getting out of the car, she allowed none of her anger to reflect in her voice.
"No, I don’t. I think that it is clear that you pick and choose whose bigotry you forgive, and whose you fight back against. And, Jean Paul just happens to be one of the lucky ones that receives your forgiveness. But, what you forget Bette, is every time you choose to forgive, or to just laugh it off like that, without first confronting that person, you are allowing them to make us less than they are. Little by little, chip by chip…you are allowing them to weaken who we are."
Tina softly closed the car door, and slowly walked up the stairs and into the house, leaving behind a partner too stunned to move, the calming coolness of the air conditioning now sending chills down her spine.
End Scene
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Its wonderful to see you back here and elsewhere. I loved this interpretation of what could have happened after B and T left.I know what you mean about difficulties of having the motivation to write.Hope to see a new story from you.
Hey Sea,Well you know what I think, for I had said so where you originally posted. Sheesh, Tina really was getting all over Bette about the “art world” wasn’t she? It really was a wonderful “fill” because one does have to wonder what that was all about. Succulent chose a great one to touch upon. I agree with ECS, when are you posting a new one???? ** hint ** hint ** Okay, so it wasn’t so subtle. LOL!
Hey there Seahurst! Congrats on the award over on Succulent’s site! You did an awesome job and I loved it both there and here!
Always thrilled to see you post. Are you posting somewhere else now?
I’m definitely glad you decided to post here as well–as I said, based on what you did for the “contest”, I’d say your writer’s block has been removed! All four stories were awesome, and this one was particularly poignant!
Sea,welcome great writing as always – if challenges is what it takes… I hope they keep bringing them on for you! Take care!
So glad to see your story.
This was great. I just loved this story. Do you have it in you to post a follow up voicing Bette’s response after she ponders Tina’s remarks? Please. You have not lost your touch.
Ilene said in her commentary that they did film an argument scene but it was too emotional and intense and they cut it to save that intensity for the season 1 finale…i’d say, this was very emotional and intense…goes very smooth with the scene…great job
Its soo nice to see youre writing again,lady.congrats on the award.awsome job,Sea looking forward for more to come. :))))))
Hello Seahurst. I had to forgo sleep to read your stories. I’m glad a certain someone was able to convince you to post. Thank you!!!
Very interesting. Tina’s arms are going to get very tired trying to fight all of society and it prejudices. She may have a point, but there is nothing wrong in picking and choosing your battles. As Bette said, she’s lived this prejudice, and probably more, a whole lot longer than Tina has. Bette definitely needs to respect Tina’s feelings, even if her reaction may differ. Whereas both women have a right to be insult by the Jean Paul words, Tina can no more dictate Bette response than Bette hers. Great job Seahurst.
so love your take on tinas feelings. i totally get those feelings. thanks.
What a great chapter and what a great surprise to see your name up there, and three more to read too!! I’ve not read this scene played out further before and I think that the Seahurst “style” shows through every word! Welcome back mate!
Go Tina! Never thought I’d ever say that…very convincing dialogue – some of us who have been around too long like Bette do get complacent.
~simply waves~
Welcome Back!
stupendouslyawesome!!! Seahurst you can write about the deep emotions, needs and reactions of characters and show them in dialogue better than anyone I’ve read. Thank God succulent got you charged up with her challenge. Love having you back posting.
Thank you for giving us some closure on that scene. You relieved one more episode of scenus interruptus for me. I think your scenario is very plausible. Thanks!
That was great!
hey Sea- welcome back and hope alls well. as usual, good to read what it is you are able to share.
I am also so glad you are back with a wonderful chapter. Nice to read about what could have happened after leaving the table.
Hey, Seahurst, its great to see you back again! This is a very thought provoking fill to this scene. At first I thought Tina was over reacting to the laughter too but as she clarifies her position, I can see how this would be so serious to her. Having said that though I love what Bette said about being out for 20 years and seeing all sorts of bigotry and if you don’t keep you r sense of humor you become bitter.The final sentences illustrate how these two have such a hard time truly communicating……just leaves the door open for more drama to come!Thanks and I can’t wait to read the others you have posted!
I have a confession to make. I started that competition because I was trying to get one of my favorite writers over her writer’s block. Yes, I started because of you. I had PMd you and emailed you in the past wondering when you were going to write something, anything. You told me how you just weren’t inspired. I knew the feeling. But Sea, it had been too long, and I was going thru withdrawal! LOLWell, I sat down and came up with this contest idea and I figured all I had to do was ask and see what you and everyone else would say. Well, many were too busy or just didn’t respond. But you said YES! Now, when you said yes, there were only two others who had answered. One who really didn’t have the time because she was studying for an important test and the other was my gf.Now, I thought I couldn’t just have a contest with only 3 people. But then there was no way I was going to mess up a chance to read something from you. If I had to compete, then that’s what I was going to do.After thinking it over for about 5 minutes, I asked one more person, who by the way is another one of my favorites. She was getting ready for her son’s wedding, but I asked her if she would participate, and she too said yes! (Then, I was in heaven!). Now, when you posted the first scene, which I thought would be an intense one, you didn’t disappoint me or others–you picked up right where you left off. Then the second scene, also an intense one, was GREAT! I knew you didn’t like writing the third scene, but Sea, it was wonderful. Finally, the last scene which took you (and Arkaycee) many hours, was fantastic! I picked that scene because I knew it wasn’t a scene where you could just throw something together. It was a thought process. One where you had to dig down within yourself. Dig down into the characters’ emotions. Well, what can I say? You did exactly what Sea does!Thank you for saying yes. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Thank you for letting me kick you in the ass. And most of all, thank you for your wonderful words. TU!
Sea – I am delighted to see your posts! I was thinking about you just the other day and wondering how things were going. Take care and again, great to see you back!
Great tp see u back Sea! …and a great job with this…as usual!
Thank you for coming back in full force. That certainly was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. My heart was in awe of your 17 reasons; then held my breath reading their poignant connection. The Candace’s scene was sad & heartbreaking. This one was eye-opening and realistically portrayed. Thanks Suc1 for inspiring you with these 4 and hopefully, many more to come ;)
WOW…what a comeback!!!
So true Seahurst. I can see Tina’s point of view now but at the time of the orginal airing of the episode I laughed just like the other ladies at the table laughed when Bette retold the story.
I thought it was funny myself when I saw it because he was very serious lol, but Tina is right and I didnt look at it in that way but it becomes clear