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Forged in Fire: Chapter 15
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The words hung around Bette’s head; only a few being able to process through her mind at a time.
“San Francisco?” she repeated.
Janice sniffed and nodded. “Yes, Honey. I moved back to California some time ago. Those New York winters didn’t agree with me.”
Now Bette looked hurt. Her brow furrowed and a blush tinted her cheeks. “And you never said anything? Never called?”
Janice looked down. “No. I’m sorry. I wanted to give you your space. I didn’t think I’d be welcome in your world.”
Bette’s lips began to tremble. Her thoughts flashed through memories of long, lonely nights and escape sought in chemical refuge.
Tina moved quickly. She could sense her girlfriend’s emotions transitioning from awe to anger and wanted to get Bette alone before the summit of that transition had been reached.
“Well, would you like to join us all for breakfast? That’ll give us time to freshen up. And you can meet everyone,” she said.
Janice met Tina’s welcoming gaze. “Would that be alright? I’d love to if you’ll have me.”
“Absolutely,” Tina replied. She led their guest to the door. “Bette and I will be down in 15 minutes. We’re looking forward to catching up,” she said.
Janice smiled gratefully and hugged Tina before tossing a glance at Bette and leaving the lovers alone.
And as soon as the door closed, the pinnacle of anger had piqued within Bette.
“What the fuck, Tina! She just shows up out of the blue?” Bette yelled; her hands thrown up in frustration.
“I know.”
“She just appears like Mary Fuckin’ Poppins! What in the fuck?”
“I know, Babe.”
“What am I supposed to do with that? I don’t even know…fuck me!” she said, before flopping down on the couch.
Tina sat down beside her. “What do you want to do?”
Bette ran a hand through her hair. “I don’t fucking know, Tina. I really am so goddamn confused. My parents are fucking ridiculous. Daddy fucking chastises me like a child. And my mother, a woman I haven’t seen since I was what, 19 years old, suddenly shows up.”
“You saw her when you were 19?” asked Tina.
“Yeah. My grandfather died. She came to his funeral. I barely spoke to her. I kept my distance. She went back to New York. I haven’t heard from her since,” said Bette.
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Wow!!! Mom has returned. I didn’t see this coming. I’m addicted to this series. My request is longer chapters. It goes by so quickly. Fantastic job.
Thank you for the chapter !
If I remember correct – Bette’s mother left her in young age without even a word. And than Bette met her after more than 10 years, n her 19 Age old and even not confronted her mother about why she did it? Seems strange to me.
But ok – interesting how they breakfast could go.
Well, Janice’s return was at least more pleasant than Melvin’s chastising Bette the night before. Glad to see that she seems to accept that Bette is a lesbian and she was pleasant to Tina. Melvin has yet to acknowledge Tina as a part of Bette’s life. I know that Bette is absolutely stunned and that anger is a natural response under the circumstance. My advice is to take one step at a time and see what develops. There is bound to be a reason why Janice would keep up with Bette yet not try to see her. It may not be an acceptable reason, but Bette needs to take the time to find out. Bette needs some kind of relationship or some kind of closure with her mother. A relationship will take time.
In the meantime, Bette and Tina need to talk about what happened at Tina’s job and the tensions going on there. Bette needs to know that Tina is willing to sacrifice her job for their relationship. It will give Bette a greater appreciation for how committed Tina is.
Great story…. one of my favorites.. Look forward to reading more..
Another unexpected turn of the plot, MTS. Didn’t think Bette’s mom would be a part of this “dimension” of the story. Great how you write Bette from stunned to happy to angry. That’s a lot to process.
I hope there will be an explanation from Janice for her leaving. Maybe she will reveal that Melvin cheated on her multiple times, maybe even abused her (at least verbally) and threatened her in some way hadn’t she left immediately and without Bette. Like SassyGran I don’t like Melvin.
His sudden apologetic behaviour on one day and then the usual Melvin-reaction after the service made me want to slap his face. I’d say he thought he could be generous in accepting Bette’s marriage to Sidney because now that she died he wouldn’t be confronted with the woman at his daughter’s side.
Too bad that there’s Tina now.
Hopefully Bette and Tina will get some time to talk with Bette’s mother.
I’m with Martha on the job thing. Tina needs to talk to Bette about the situation. Even if…no when she will solve the situation smoothly and her boss will forget that he put her job on the line Bette should know about Tina’s pressure at work.
Love it, love it, love it. Your story is part of my vacation entertainement – who needs Hawaii when there are so many fantastic Tibette writers like you who provide constant reading supplies :-)
cheers
KP
Well, there’s a twist!
Thanks for the post, looking forward to more
SG
First my favorite two lines…
“She just appears like Mary Fuckin’ Poppins! What in the fuck. ????????
Tina’s legs fully wrapped themselves around her lover’s body as the flower between her legs began to open and beckon for Bette’s tender embrace.????????????
The flower was a nice touch. I love descriptive words.. lol
Loved that Mom just showed up and has been watching over her from a distance. Sad she did show again after their last meeting that’s a long stretch especially if Patricia knew how Bette was she could have used her much sooner.
But still a very nice chapter. Breakfast will be interesting.. just hope Bette keeps her anger in check long enough to hear everything. But you know there’s always Drama. Thank you. And go fucking study!????