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How They Met
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“Well! If it isn’t Bette,” Helena laughed, jogging on the spot while Bette took another pause and crouched, smiling down at the ground to listen. “Yeah, I looked you up. And here you are. Ready for that dinner yet?”
“No,” Bette panted, finally standing straight to see that Helena was watching her very closely. “I can’t, I’m sorry. I just … I really wanna settle down here first.”
“I’ll settle you down,” Helena chimed in, following Bette on the continued jog as she realized how that had sounded. She’d meant it to insinuate something passionate, but that sounded as if she wanted to start a family with Bette. “I mean … oh, who knows on a morning jog. I’m not making any sense.”
“It’s okay,” Bette chuckled, confused when Helena picked up the speed. She found herself becoming oddly competitive.
“I don’t wanna marry you or something. Don’t worry!”
“Oh. Thank god,” Bette teased back, rolling her eyes. Her feet seemed to be hitting the pavement a little harder, her mind working overtime. Was she interested in Helena? She wasn’t sure. Everything seemed to be happening so quickly that her talks with Helena took on a life of their own. She wasn’t necessarily interested, but she wasn’t put-off either.
“Sorry,” Helena smiled, stopping at the tree she’d tagged earlier. “Wait. Okay, this is sort of weird. I don’t … think I’m coming off … the way I wanted to.”
“No, I think I got it,” Bette panted back, digging her knuckles into her lower back as she stood to regain her breath again. “You … wanna have dinner with me … and settle down with me … but you don’t wanna get too serious … not married … No, this is good. I think we’re learning a lot about each other.”
“Don’t be smart,” Helena smiled, stretching one of her legs as she tried to pretend she wasn’t bothered by Bette’s wit. The professor seemed so incredibly intelligent, so fit, and so beautiful. Bette seemed beautiful in every way.
Bette’s lips turned into a grin of her own and she stood again to rotate her shoulders. “I’m sorry. I know it seems like I keep running, but that’s circumstance. I have nothing against you. I’ve just really gotta finish my jog, though. I have to be at school early to lug everything else down there, but maybe … maybe I’ll see you around soon.”
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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.