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    HOPE ALONE – Chapter 18

    Story written on January 28, 2008 by Gumby.
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    Dinner is upon us….

    Bette turned to place the chopped vegetables into a skillet that was warmed on the stove.  The slight sizzling sound and delicious aroma registered in Tina’s mind as her eyes continued to survey the room.

    In the corner was a laptop, proudly displaying various pictures of Angelica as the screen saver.  Tina couldn’t help but smile as picture after picture of her daughter flashed before her eyes.  The stack of paperwork next to the computer would be intimidating to most, but Tina knew that Bette would think nothing of the amount of work it seemed she had in front of her.

    “Please tell me you didn’t cast that one woman I saw in the role of ‘Bev’,” Bette said as she glanced at Tina staring at the paperwork on her desk.  “I couldn’t stand her.”

    Before Tina could speak, Bette’s cell phone that was perched on her desk rang out to interrupt their conversation.  Both Bette and Tina looked in the direction of the offending noise before Bette walked toward her desk offering an apology.

    Tina watched in shock as Bette picked the phone up, pushed the side of her Blackberry to silence it, and set it back down on the desk.

    “You don’t need to get that?”

    “No,” Bette offered a smile in Tina’s direction.  “We’re having dinner and that takes precedence.”

    “You seem to have a lot of work there waiting for you,” Tina pointed out.  “Are you sure you want to do this tonight?”

    “Why wouldn’t I?”

    “Because you look like you’re swamped,” Tina simply said.  “I know how important your work is to you.”

    “It’ll keep,” Bette smiled as she bent over and removed the salmon from the oven.

    Tina watched as Bette leaned over, taking in the view of Bette’s body as her back muscles flexed while she pulled out the tray.

    “That’s….” Tina struggled with how to word her current thought process.

    “What?” Bette asked as she brought the salmon to the dinner table and went back to the kitchen to retrieve the rest of the meal.

    “Just new I suppose,” Tina said as she took a larger sip of her wine than previously.

    “Not really, I try to get home as soon as possible when I have Angelica.  I want to make sure that everyone gets used to me keeping normal hours so that I don’t have an issue on the nights I have her.”

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    6. Gumby I love this chapter, please give us more of dinners and times likes these. Awww, they love each other so much, please let them show it more. Thank you so much for this lovely story. Happy you completed the painting. PPS

    8. Aww, I really hope Tina dumps this Kate flirtation. Its fine if she is really moving on.. but Bette is putting forth everything she ever wanted. She owes it to herself..and everyone else involved to see if they can be better than they were. Kate has nothing to offer but sex.

    10. “Here’s to finding out”, indeed! Love this story more with each chapter. As much as I like your Kate, how could anyone resist your Bette? I’m hoping the end of the painting facilitates additional writing time… please. Your awards truly well-deserved. Congrats on both!

    15. Hello Gumby, I have been a silent reader of this story well since you first started it and I must say you are absolutely brilliant. I love how you have both Bette and Tina evolving, learning from their pasts and learning to move on… to let go of the hurt and pain… the mistakes and the turmoil and finally forgive each other. I love how you layer this story with the emotional complexities that comes with being in love and not being able to really show it for fear of losing that which you love the most. Your ability to portray these rich emotions and evoke them in your readers is just a stroke of brilliance, you paint with words a literary masterpiece that is so rich and so full of love and I cannot wait to see where you take us with this journey. I’m sorry I haven’t commented until this point, you absolutely Rock. Sincerely, JC

    19. Hey Gumby, All that paintin’ made ya sick, huh? LOL! I hope you feel better soon so that you can post another chappie so that we can find out where this is heading. PS.

    23. Its so good to know that Bette dresses appropriately for this occasion! Great chapter. And I agree with Panda – you really should post more often! LOL x

    24. ” I took the opportunity to get the painting done!” … Read that and thought -wow-Gumby is so artistic… and then read on and lol’d at myself. ” I am now done, the entire house is freshly painted! ” Which is also artistic, and quite an achievement. So’s the story. Thanks G!

    25. I hope Bette and Tina keep talking and working toward one another. Kate needs to step off though maybe Tina is picking up on the fact that Kate isn’t really into going as slow as she claimed. I can’t wait for more!

    27. Oh how romantic and charming. The realitiy of every day does trump the grand gesture. Thanks I love this story. It pulls my heart in all sorts of directions. Thanks for writing. I’m glad the painting is done and you’re able to sit in the charmingly fresh surroundings to compose.

    30. Everytime I see this story has posted, I get so excited! These characters are well-written, multi-dimensional, and simply brilliant. Excellent chapter!

    31. Gumby, you really have a gift. Nothing over the top, just a straight forward conversation that said soooo much about Bette and Tina. Waiting for your next update…trying to be patient.

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