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First Year- Chapter 25
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My pride refused to let me acknowledge anything other than perfect tolerance of our run/hike. I nodded and gave her two thumbs up. I quickly emptied my bottle of water and she generously offered me hers. I still did not have to breathe to answer her. After a few minutes when my breath and senses returned, I looked at her with her smug grin and asked, “You are enjoying this aren’t you?”
She laughed at me. “I am but I have to admit, you did much better than I thought. Tina had to rest several times up this hill the first time we did it. You did much better.”
“Great. Thanks, I suppose.”
She looked out over the city and smiled, “I love this view. It’s one of my favorite places to come to rest and contemplate.”
I looked at her and she seemed so far off. I wasn’t sure if she was talking to me, herself or someone unseen. I didn’t know if I dared to interfere in her private thoughts but I asked, “What do you contemplate?”
She turned to me and smiled. “I contemplate so much.”
That was all she gave me. I didn’t ask for more. She was definitely not willing or ready to share anything more. We stayed up there for a few more minutes and enjoyed the views and silently each other’s company. The more time I spent with Bette, the more she fascinated me and the more I wanted to spend time with her. There was definitely an air of mystery about her. She intrigued me. I wanted to know more about her and what ran through her head. There was much more to Dr Porter than she presented.
After some time of her private contemplation and my privately contemplating her, she asked, “Are you ready to go down? They have a yoga class on the lawn that is a lot of fun. Would you like to attend?”
I was enjoying her company so much, I think she could have asked me if I wanted to stand on my head with her and I would have agreed. “That sounds great. I’ve been learning yoga so this will be a nice treat.”
We began our descent into the park. It seemed that she was not going to relax going down. She bounded down the hill as if her knees had extra lubricant but my knees felt every pound. I groaned when we got to the bottom and walked gingerly over to the area where the yoga class would be. We got to the lawn and sat and chatted for awhile. I found her surprisingly easy to chat with. It was the first time we talked outside of work for any significant period of time. We laughed about the difference in our level of fitness and the ability to easily tolerate than run and hike. As we talked about it she asked, “Do you remember meeting me years ago?”
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OK, babe. You hit another out of the park. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
azmama, what was the cold part? Sounded pretty hot and sweaty! Yeesh, I’m sure we all have things to regret saying from our adolescent years, but to be reminded of something particularly nasty by your victim whom you’re now attracted to? Awkward! Weeeeel, since Bette made a real revelation, I’d say it’s Helena’s turn.
Great chapter.
wow…now ain’t that a kick in the head…LOL…hmmm wonder what else B is thinking…that H is/was something else!!! Well done…I feel H’s pain after my steep walk on the treadmill tonight!!! Well done – yet again !!!
Very well done, Squirl. This chapter certainly gives us a new perspective on the roots of Bette’s tendency to withdraw and isolate. It also makes me wonder if she is still struggling a bit with hidden self-esteem issues. I didn’t take her showing her body to Helena as revenge though. I thought she was seeking confirmation and validation for the changes she had made in her appearance — I thought she wanted what she didn’t have before – Helena’s acceptance. This opens up a whole new avenue in the story. I hope these runs become a more regular event.
Squirl this might sound kind of goofy as my thought process is not processing properly today but lets try, sounds like Bette has/had a complex type of thing that allowed her to worry about what others thought. While sometimes that’s important I believe our young women and men should be taught that nagitive statements should be tossed away. So glad Bette was able to relieve herself of that demond and will now be able to not have it haunting her. I will be awaiting chapter 26. Thank you, Md aka Oma
Nice…and unexpected! I like this unknown (to Helena) layer in their relationship. It gives them a ready made emotional foundation….I can see…this will be fun! It is interesting that with the pain that Bette was so easily able to re-visit from a time past…that she actually provided an open ear to Helena when she needed it. Now we have an idea of why Bette works so hard to be perfect… and why she wanted to punish Helena… “She looked at me with a grin as if she knew she was about cause me grave bodily harm” lol!
How do i love this story…let me count the ways! 1) Bette shirtless :-)2) Helena throbbing over seeing Bette shirtless3) This whole section -That was all she gave me. I didn’t ask for more. She was definitely not willing or ready to share anything more. We stayed up there for a few more minutes and enjoyed the views and silently each other’s company. The more time I spent with Bette, the more she fascinated me and the more I wanted to spend time with her. There was definitely an air of mystery about her. She intrigued me. I wanted to know more about her and what ran through her head. There was much more to Dr Porter than she presented. PPS!
Great update! Now we can understand why Bette may have kept her distant from the others. I know revenge can be sweet at times, but I would think it would lose some of it’s appeal if you have to remind someone of what they did. I don’t think the joy would be there. Knowing the person who caused that pain, wasn’t even worth a memory to them. But we all were young once. And we all have said or did some really stupid things growing up. But you live and you learn, well some of us do.
Excellent chapter! Good for Bette for not harboring any bad feelings for Hel.
who new Bette would harbour such memories…Well she has Hels noticing her now.. good update
Is this a BeLena? Please, please, please! I am a TiBette fan but when the writing is good and all, I can be a BeLena too! Can this be a BeLena? Please? :)
S once again a great chapter, loved how Bette finally told Helena how they met and the horrible time how she spent it,in some ways just like Helena. It was not the best time of thier lives. I think that Rick noticed Bette and she saw it as love and it could be but not her real love IMO,not saying it’s Helena or Tina or ? but IMO time will tell. I so enjoy reading your story S!
Well at least Bette did something about her weight…and never seemingly hated Helena for it. Instead did something about it. And it has now paid off for her. Helena can not remember but at least she did not dismiss her actions towards Bette and apologized to her. Nice update…Helenas looking for condo’s how come? PPVS