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How They Met
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“Don’t direct your apologies to me. This young professor over here …” she and Bette shared a moment then, just taking each other in, “… Deserves all the respect in the world. Youth doesn’t stand to mean incapability. It’s young, it’s refreshing, it’s …”
Bette had been speechless in the conversation, but when Helena smirked at her, she regained her natural senses and addressed her voice to the man still standing at her side. “Professionalism. I am every bit as professional as you … count yourself to be.”
He mumbled his apologies to Bette as well before heading down the hall to his own office – worried of Helena’s status at the university. Truth be known, it was Helena’s mother who had always generously funded the arts, but Helena often used her name to get where and who she wanted. And ever since hearing of Bette Porter, she was seduced by the woman’s strength and intelligence. She had thought of Bette as a worthy adversary, but now that she saw the woman up close, she was hoping for a little more. A grin slipped back onto her lips.
“Thank you,” Bette said, innocently unpacking one of her boxes to set everything up at her desk. There was so much shelf space and so many books with which to fill them.
“So, Professor …” Helena started as she plopped herself down onto the seat opposite Bette’s. So many ideas coursed through her, but she knew she had to be careful. She wanted Bette – she didn’t want to appear as rude as the man who had run off.
“Porter.”
“Hmm,” Helena nodded, playing with her hair while she watched Bette out of the corner of her eye. She wanted to kiss her. “How is dinner? … Tonight?”
Bette scoffed and leaned onto her desk, looking straight at the woman. “Helena … Peabody, is it?” When Helena nodded, Bette sighed. “Thank you for the offer, but I’m new here, and I need some time to myself. If you don’t mind. I just moved.”
“All the better to take a break from all that unpacking,” Helena smirked, suddenly feeling uneasy with the professor’s professionalism and beauty. It was as if a statue stood before her, unbreakable and strong. Helena shifted in the chair, confused with this woman’s denial. Nobody turned down a Peabody.
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And tina??
And tina?
This story is set years before Bette and Helena are married to begin with, so we won’t see Tina enter this situation for many chapters to come. Thank you for your interest.
I am so happy that you are once again posting here. You’re a talented writer and your stories are just the best. I am a Tibetter but I do enjoy a well-written story involving Bette w/Helena or the Senator. PPS. A joy to read.
The Senator – now THAT was a confident woman. She was very interesting to me. Are there any stories on this site you would recommend with the Senator as a leading character?
If you’re looking for a well written story about Bette w/The Senator, I recommend “Pick-Up Styx” by pancha305. Pancha was a HS teacher (English or History, not sure) who was an excellent writer. Unfortunately, she passed away a few years ago way before her time. Her stories are great. Some folks didn’t appreciate her going against canon, pairing Bette w/someone other than Tina but a well-written story is a well-written story, IMO.
I love his stories, I will wait
new chapter.
5 stars
Thank you kindly. I hope the next chapter won’t disappoint.
Enjoyed as usual, thanks
Thank you for commenting.
I have enjoyed reading the Bette/Helena stories on this site. Although I love TiBette I don’t mind reading about pairing Bette or Tina with someone else especially if they are well written like this one
Great chapter!
Bette and Helena certainly have a draw, and the couple in “The Professor” were a train wreck, so building up to that has been very interesting to write.
So glad to see you returned with another intriguing story. I am always happy to read some BeLena even when they didn’t work out in your first story due to Helena being really cruel there must have been a time when Helena was able to capture Bette’s heart, for them to get married. So I am looking forward to see your story unfold. Just checked the site for one of my favorite stories, which was about Bette and Barbara Grisham but sadly it’s no longer available. Perhaps you would consider writing a story about the senator and Bette. It would have been so much better to see Bette in a relationship with the senator than Jodie, in my opinion. But anyway thank you so much for sharing so many exceptional stories with us and I am looking forward to read your next chapter.
I will consider a story with the Senator and Bette, but I`m not sure when I will have time to write that. I like the idea, though. Thank you for the vote of confidence that I might do the couple justice.
Thank you for this early Christmas gift! I’m so excited to read this prequel.
You`re very welcome. Thank you for the inspiration.
GR,
If you look at my earlier post on this chapter, you will find my recommendation for a Bette and Senator connection. In fact, I am rereading it now and it still reads well.
Thank you for the recommendation. I am quite busy at the moment, but I am on Chapter 5 of Pick-Up Styx, and it does read well. Thank you for the suggestion.
GR,
I went back and re-read “The Professor.” I’m starting to see now the seeds (roots, weeds) of their disastrous relationship in that story. Prequels must be difficult I’d think, you really must stay true to the “through line” of their characters in the previous tale.
Thanks for another interesting story to follow!
I had not read ‘The Professor’ so I went back and read it and enjoyed it. I will now read this prequel with interest as to how the characters reached the state of their relationships at the start of the previous story.