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It Will Grow Stronger
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“Nope,” Bette said, fingering the rim of her cup.
“Jesus! This is gonna be one hell of a ball!” Alice laughed.
Bette crossed her legs and relaxed into the back of the booth.
“Hmm. Do you mean: “ball” as in a dance? Or is your use of the term the one that refers to sexual activity?” Bette asked playfully.
“Take your pick,” Alice replied, swishing her hand to and fro in the air.
“Hopefully, a bit of both,” Bette smirked.
“So you’re not concerned any more?”
Bette sat up and stared at Alice with narrowed eyes. She wished Alice hadn’t brought this up.
“Shit, Bette! Just last week…Or was it the week before?…You called me up, all distraught and upset because you said Helena had told you she was too busy to see you that weekend.”
Bette fidgeted with her cup and uncrossed, then re-crossed her legs.
“I know, but I was just being insecure. I’d been busy the weekends before that, unable to get away from work. And Helena said it was okay, because she was busy too, at the vineyard.”
Bette sighed before taking another drink of coffee. Alice scrutinized her demeanor.
“Don’t be fucking with me, Alice! I’ve come to terms with this in my head,” Bette said angrily.
“I’m not fucking with you, Bette. I just want you to be okay,” Alice pronounced.
“I am. I am,” Bette said, leaning over her coffee cup and staring into it. “It’s just difficult on the psyche to fall in love so fast after having been hurt so bad. And after, admittedly, hurting someone you love.” Bette looked up into her friend’s eyes. “Trust becomes an issue of the highest caliber. It’s hard to let go of the fear. I’m afraid the karma’s going to come after me.”
Bette looked back down.
Alice understood, knowing she was referring to her dalliance with Candace while with Tina.
“Helena and I have both just been really busy,” Bette stated matter-of-factly.
“I know,” Alice replied sweetly.
There was silence for a minute, as Bette hung her head in her hand and Alice watched with concern.
“How long have you two been seeing one another?” Alice asked.
“Five months,” Bette answered, wiping her fingertips under her eyelids. “Shit, Alice! I was in such a good mood! Knowing I was going to see her and be in her arms tomorrow. And now I’m all fucked up again!”
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Dang Z, your back and I love you for this and then to have Annie back, and with Bette’s insecurities back again…can’t wait to see how it unfolds and I am glad that you are BACK!!!
Oh man that hurt. I love a good story with drama, but I did’t expect that. This is getting good,can’t wait for your next update. Excellent post!
Zheese…WOW! Excellent start. You sure have my curiosity! Welcome back, where ya been girl? Who cannot love Alice? LOL!!!! I loved the banter between she and Bette, but I just LOVED this line here “Love bits a big ass turd sometimes” ROFLMAOOO!!!!! That was just priceless. MORE!
zheese… great that you are back with this story. so we finally get to know annie?? i love the drama (i’m pretty sure there’s lots of drama to come, hehe). Wonder what happens next. pps!!!!!!!!
Hey zheese I wondered why you left me out of the shout out but then I realized I had forgotten to post a note..So sorry…so here I am to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…….it’s not what Bette thinks…embracing doesn’t always mean a passionate kiss, it could have been just hug..maybe Annie is moving to Antarctica or Zimbabwe and they were just saying goodbye. Please Bette…don’t run away…trust…
zheese, I want to thank you for using the word ‘turd’. It’s apt, it’s infantile, it’s pithy. And seeing your beloved embracing another when your all pleased with yourself and your surprise visit bites big ass turds. Who the hell is this Mees Annie person anyway? And susannah is right. Will Bette never learn to reflect before caving in to her insecurities? Why is Bette so insecure anyway?
funny..why is Bette so insecure?? Where you been girl..
Well, I’ve been around. Oh, you mean I should pay attention to that crazy TV show? And Bette should allow herself to be eviserated permanently by the Blonde Who Shall Remain Nameless? I long for a Bette who’ll pick herself up and dust herself off.
Hey funny, now you’re talking. I want Bette to just march up to annie and say, if you have just lost a contact or something, you ain’t gonna find it here, so step off bitch..and give Helena a fabulous PASSIONATE kiss!! That’s our Bette!!
“Not childish,” Bette corrected. “Child-like. There is a difference.” …that’s too funny, sounds just like something bette would say…i can’t wait for another installment
Hello Z! A silent reader of ‘In vino veritas’ says: Great you’re back! Loved this start and can’t wait for the next post(s)! *sits back and waits how the story unfolds*
oh no…please say it’s b overreacting again…okay z…we gotta fill this girl with some security. and btw, your writing is absolutely fabulous…and i’m thrilled every time you post!!!
Well, of course Bette is insecure. That’s why I love her. She’s hugely alpha and just when you think you’ve got her pegged as very strong and tough, she unravels or softens. I think that’s how Jennifer is playing Bette and that kind of layering makes her character interesting. And I always say “oh poor Bette; she lost her mother” and that adds another layer of vulnerability. But you’re right she does overact and overdramatize endlessly. I am VERY disappointed in Helena, though. Pretty sleazy, if you ask me. Oh you didn’t ask??
Hello zheese, I hope I’m not too late for the party. Ok, fine I’ll take the blame… especially if it means we will see more of your brilliance, hehe. Boy you really putting them through the ringer, hmmmmm hasn’t Bette yet learned her lesson never to react until you understand the complete story. I’m starting to feel that Helena must be feeling that Bette is never going to trust her completely and that is definitely not healthy for a relationship, especially one with its distance. You know I’m cheering for a happy ending but alas, let the drama continue :P, Sincerely, JC (PS – “From wine what sudden friendship springs?” – John Gay
Hmmmm. Drama. Love drama