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Great Unexpectations Chapter 32
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Bette and Tina went to Richard’s house as agreed. "Come in", he yelled when they rang the doorbell. The yelling was not the result of anger, although he was angry. It was out of necessity. He had neither the motor skills nor the inclination to answer the door himself. They found him sitting in a semi-darkened room sipping a double shot of scotch. Tina’s eyes met with Bette’s and they knew at once he was in trouble. Tina walked to the kitchen and found her target. The coffee maker. Bette searched the walls for a switch. Finding one she flicked it on and a soft florescent light filled the room. "Let’s shed a little light on the situation", she joked badly. No response. "Funny", she said. "My daughter thinks that’s hilarious." Still nothing.
Bette sat next to Richard and put her arm around him. He bowed his head. "I know what you’re trying to do. And I appreciate it. But I feel bad right now, and that’s all I wanna do. Ok?"
"Ok", Bette said, offering no argument. "Can I have one?" she asked, pointing to the bottle. He handed her the bottle and she walked to the wet bar for a glass. "Tina, would you like to join us?", she called out to the kitchen.
Tina looked at the brewing coffee maker and wondered if her efforts were going to be in vain. She sighed. "Ok. Just one, babe."
"Fantastic", Bette said to herself pouring the booze into two glasses. Tina joined them in the living room and received her glass. "Come on you", Bette said, putting her hand under Richard’s elbow and urging him to stand. They stood in a circle and following Bette’s lead raised their glasses. "To Faye Buckley", she said sadly. "To Faye", Tina said. "To Mrs. B", Richard consented.
"You know", Richard smirked. "When I first met Mrs. B she was kind of a bitch."
"You don’t say", Bette said dryly.
Richard was too far gone to recognize the sarcasm dripping from Bette’s words. It was not lost, however, on Tina. He began his story. He told them about his childhood. It was filled with much violence. Much as Cora had experienced. He escaped his hell at age sixteen by lying to the recruiters about his age and joining the Army. His mother was not so lucky. Two years later he went AWOL to attend her funeral and he never went back. He’d lived his life from that point on "off the grid". Fake name. No social security number. No credit cards. Nothing.
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you so did not stop there
you are so wrong for stopping there!!!
Perfect. Why can’t IC see that? PPS. Have a Merry Xmas.
Faye’s death was a tear jerker but I’m glad it’s bringing Bette and Tina closer together instead of driving them apart. Thanks for posting!
red, red, red, you are a little devil for leaving all these poor ladies in the lurch.i think that’s why htere are only three comments, the rest of em just plain passed out. i’m sure you have the rest of this moment already on your laptop so quit re-reading it and post it! lol. just kidding. merry christmas…
Stopping like that is a crime in NY.
Faye’s passing is sad, but in the aftermath, there have been one or two good things happening. One of them, a Really Good Thing. I just hope that they find Cora as well. Thanks for the post red, and I hope you have a really happy Christmas and New Year. Cheers
Loved the proposal. I just love this story. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I didn’t care for Faye in the begining either, but was saddened to see her go. I hope Bette and Tina find her daughter before it is too late and she is able to trust them to help her get back on solid ground and leave the life she is living now. PPS and Merry Christmas.
First, let me say to everyone, have a very Merry christmas and a Happy New Year. Second, the woman in the Dove commercial just at the end of the story is absolutely gorgeous. Now for the story, Jeeprs, did you have to stop at that point? That is so wrong. I loved that Bette did not want Tina to stop asking. Love the story. sorry to see Faye go, at first I would not have cared but, this has helped to bring our girls closer.
It had a properly sad beginning, but I like the tease of happiness at the end. I think the Faye you have in this story would appreciate it. I hope they find Cora soon.
I was happy to see a new post from you and then life got really busy with family. I finally was able to read it and jumped for joy. Loved how Tina was there for Bette when she slowly lost control. I also loved how Bette knew that every night Tina would ask her to marry her.
Yay! Thanks Red! You’re amazing!
oh god yes!!!! PPS
Great chapter redhorse. I love the way you have Bette and Tina sgaring their feelings and turning to one another for support. God I hope I.C. sees the light of day and has them talking like this in S5. Bring on that next update you tease!
Huh…&#@#ç&%@è#&$ù£%£…Bllrrgggkkklll…DUH! Hmmm.. yep! That’s pretty much what this little ending did to me!!! Well done… Very well done!!! So romantic and in line with the characters in your story… IC, read and learn!… But will Cora be found? Stay tuned…
Absolutely perfect, red! This was a nice Christmas present. Love that Bette’s been hearing the proposals all along, so sweet. I think I also gasped, “oh God yes” when Bette asked if Tina was going to say it. Hope you have a happy and safe New Year!
This is so good and loving it. Love B&T and happy Bette say yes, sad for Faye and hope they will find her daughter soon. Please post more, thanks!