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If it makes you happy – Chapter 8
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“How could you not tell her?”
“There’s been a lot going on in the last few days between you and Angelica moving back in and everything at work. I was planning on having dinner with Abby when she got back from San Francisco.” Bette shrugged off the question.
“Doesn’t this concern you at all?”
“What?” Bette asked.
“Your girlfriend came over looking for you and instead found me living in your house. How would you feel if you were her?”
“But it’s not like you and I are living together.” Bette justified.
“Do you really think she knows that?” Tina contested.
Bette swallowed hard as she gave the issue more thought.
“You’re probably right.” Bette admitted quietly.
Tina nodded slowly as Bette seemed to finally grasp the situation from Abby’s perspective.
“Do you think that maybe you should call her or something? Set things straight.” Tina asked as she began to feel frustrated with Bette’s apathy.
“Yeah” Bette agreed “I’ll call after we’ve finished eating and clear it up with her.”
Tina sat quietly and contemplated what place Abby and Bette held in each other’s lives. Given Bette’s blasé attitude to a potentially explosive situation Tina reasoned that the relationship couldn’t be that significant to her ex. Despite herself Tina couldn’t help but be relieved. While there was no reason for her to dislike the new woman in Bette’s life, Tina couldn’t help the pangs of jealousy she felt when faced with the reality of Bette in a new relationship. Beneath the hurt and pain and loss, Tina knew that there was still love in her heart for Bette Porter. She just wasn’t willing to return to a place where it governed her life and she knew that loving Bette would always be an all or nothing affair.
Tina was bathing Angelica down the hall as Bette turned her attention to her cell and listened to Abby’s message. What she heard could only be described as anguish, the tone in Abby’s voice was one that Bette wasn’t accustomed to.
Immediately after the message was finished Bette called Abby’s cell but it was switched off. She tried Abby’s home number but it was engaged.
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Hear Hear Techgal! Nicely said. And a wonderful comparison you made between fanfaicchick and Hackgirl. I love both writers’ conception and depiction of B&T. It is amazing that so many writers have taken the same two characters and yet interpreted them in such different ways, without losing the initial identity. Kinda like a jazz riff. Hackgirl, I love your flawed but adult and largely balanced characters. Abby is a perfect example. I also love the quiet anguish in the B&T relationship that you depict so well, both here and in your earlier fics. I have to say that it took me a little while to get into this story of yours, but with this chapter I am fully and deeply in. I am going back to re-read all prior chapters. (I just re-read all of fanficchick’s work last week. What a pleasure. Next week it is Hackgirl.) Thanks HG.
Go be nice to Abby then head back to where you belong Bette with your family
How difficult for Tina to encourage Bette to resolve things with Abby. After reading this story, it’s so obvious that the two of them have more than just the connection of Angelica. Bette just needs to communicate with Tina and hopefully they could resolve their problems. Then they can focus on each other and their family. Thanks for post. I look forward to next chapter.
Good stroy.
Well go say goodbye to Abby and come back you family!!!!!!!!!
Bette, go to Abby, make her feel better about herself–the whole ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ speech works pretty well. And then get your butt back home and start rebuilding your family. Great chapter, thanks for posting.
Don’t go Bette…don’t leave your family but try to straight things out with Abby, she still need a closure from Bette….
Interesting how you’ve shown us that Bette still needs a nudge before she can see things from someone else’s perspective. No wonder commmunication has never been her strong suit! Thanks for writing it.
Watch Abby has a random person over for the night, and people sometime’s call this random person Lament…Oh sorry I drifted off to Lala Land for a second. ;)
Nothing has changed between Bette and Tina…so Bette should go and talk to Abby. She owes Abby that much. Please post soon.
missyang has a point…lol!
Bette should try to make the relationship with Abby work and make Tina jealous for a little longer. heehee
Good chapter. Can’t wait for more.
Memo to Tina: You snooze, you lose! Just tell Bette that since you left her your life has been an abyss of nothingness in a sea despair…or something like that. As for Abby, if she hasn’t done so yet, now would be a good time for her to lock her heart up. Awesome chapter, as always, HackGirl. Please post soon.
OMG..my heart was hurting there for a minute…I don’t want Bette to go. Hopefully, she just breaks up with Abby.
talk to abby, say farewell and come home to your family, bette…sounds like she’s not planning on moving on with abby anyway if she has all the doubts
Bette oh Bette how could you not tell Abbey about Tina and Angelica moving in with you but on the other hand wasn’t Bette going to ask Tina out for dinner on the Wednesday because Abbey would be in San Francisco, could it be that Abbey is jealous..and now we have Tina being jealous which lady is going to win the heart of one Ms Bette Porter…nice to see a chapter from you HG. Thank you.
Excellent chapter. Don’t have Bette stay at Abby’s b/c she feels guilty for her omission of Tina & Angelica staying at Bette’s. It’s no fun to be playing second fiddle.
Thanks for posting again so quickly. I’m really getting into this story now that you’re around a little more regularly. Good pace to it – I feel for anyone whose partner is a bad communicator, so I can’t help feeling for Abby in this circumstance. Looking forward to more when you have the time…
i think its unamous. dont go bette. and this is great to have you writing. love it. thanks.
Hey Hg, That was terrific and torturous as both Bette and Tina internally admitted that there were still feeling between them; feelings that cuold instantly resurface and drive them towards each other. These souls are magnets that are naturally drawn together. I really appreciated Bette’s sense of duty and loyalty as she heads off to tal things through with Abby. It looks like you have an intriguing mange-a trois here. All dicent humans who do not like hurting another however it will be necessary as to your own heat you must be true and Bette’s family is simply put; Tina and Angelica. Wonderfully written and creatively crafted. More please. Thank you so much for this emotional vent. Your Loyal Fan.
Your fic is delicious, in the vein of Fanficchick: spare, with a fresh take on B&T, presenting their characters in new situations. I can never tell what will happen next, and that’s makes for good reading! I really like this story and hope you’ll post again soon! Thank you!
Can’t wait to see what happens next. Thanks for writing.
A GENERAL COMMENT: I just wanted to say, god bless all you fanfic writers. You continue to entertain us, day after day. Your writing is a great source of enjoyment for me. I really appreciate your willingness to contribute your efforts to making the l-word.com the best of the L-Word related sites on the internet. There is no fanfic archive like this archive. I am in heaven here, because of you. Hackgirl, thanks for allowing me the space in your comments.