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Life, Death, Realty Chapter 9
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”But that is an excuse,” shifting her body moving her hand away from Tina’s at the same time.
”I guess it is, but it is all I have for you.” Tina paused, ”I know forgiving me is very hard. It is not like I have not ruminated over this myself. I had to finally forgive myself so I could move on and focus on repairing our emotional bond that I had damaged with my behaviors.”
Bette swallowed hard. She knew this was it. She had to make peace with this issue and be done with it. Tina was right when she said it would never be forgotten, she thought. Bette looked at Tina’s tear filled, sad hazel eyes. She didn’t want anything more to stand between them, no walls, no boundaries and no insecurities. They had come so far in their reunification, the raw honesty about so many issues. She recalled a conversation she had with Dr. Klein right after her emotional breakdown and how she had to decide what she wanted. She was faced with a choice, and she took a chance. She trusted Tina would be all in with mending their relationship and so she had been. ”I have so many conflicting feelings about this issue.”
”I know baby, and I am sorry I caused all of this. I should have never turned against you, and I plan to spend the rest of my life righting this wrong.” Her look did not waver as she reached out again for Bette’s hand. Both of them felt the rawness of their feelings as they stared at each other. ”I know you and Angie will never forget my absence, but can we please move past this?” Tina paused and with a pleading look she said, ”What do you need to see or hear to believe that I am truly sorry?”
The question hung in the air. If she really believed and forgave Tina, this would close the discussion. Bette knew for herself and her own piece of mind she had to let it go. If she continued to dwell on it, it would eat her up. She had done the work with Dr. Klein. Bette wanted this relationship with Tina to work and being filled with anger about this issue would not allow it. She sighed entwining her hands into Tina’s. ”I forgive you, if I am honest with myself and you, I forgave you a long time ago. I still get upset when I think about it and I am never going to forget it, that is my truth. But… Life is too short and having you here with me now is more important than holding on to something that cannot be changed. Bette gave Tina a small smile. She leaned in and kissed Tina’s tear-filled eyes in a deliberate manner. ”I just need you to be here… by my side… forever.” She leaned back taking in Tina’s hazel eyes trying to show her sincerity in accepting Tina’s apology.
Tina leaned back towards Bette giving her a soft kiss thanking her. ”I love you,” she said in a whisper.
”I love you too,” Bette said in a whisper filled with confidence.
As the two woman sat staring at each other, they both knew there would be problems in their future, but they were sure of one thing… each other. They were both willing to work through whatever was put in front of them in order to live the life they both desired… together.
”Baby?”
”Yeah, T?”
”I can’t promise things won’t get tough sometimes, but I can promise to be by your side facing the challenges together,” Tina gave Bette a reassuring smile.
”Just be with me always, that is all I ever wanted.”
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Hey SK,
Great update. So pleased to see Tibette finally building their relationship & having trust in one another.
Bette has definitely grown as Tina has too,
I am so waiting for Kelly to get hers BIG TIME!!!
Sad truth about Covid & all the deaths that will come.
Thanks so much for the update, especially with you being so busy with work.
Take care & breath deep.
You have verbalized my thoughts.
SuperK has really exceeded expectations in walking this family thru some extremely difficult terrain. And dealing w/ our real-life Covid reality makes this compelling story a classic
DT
I am humbled by your reply. I so much wanted GQ to address COVID in their story arch, but it is not surprising that they did not take on this complicated subject given they cannot even handle canon.
I am trying so hard to have our girl navigate what we have been for the last 2 plus years.
But of course we still have the treasure hunt to really start moving as COVID become more manageable.
SK
Thank you for the chapter!
I understand how hard for writer to to write justification of GQ stupid storyline about Tina not attended Kit’s funeral, but you wrote good about that.
So waiting for more.
Super K! So nice to see that you are continuing this story, I think DT said it best – the addition of Covid makes this story extra compelling. Imagine trying to reunite after all that happened AND dealing with the virus. And you write it so well , all the issues come in to play – the social togetherness because they have to isolate, Angie’s friend losing her mom. I love how Tina knows when Bette needs her. Senses that something is off and forces the conversation. There is no easy way to explain why Tina did not attend Kit’s funeral (because we all know she would NEVER). But you handled it the best way it could be handled. Tina does not make any excuses, she owns it and Bette decides to move on, accept the explanation for the sake of the relationship.
Looking forward to reading more!
Agree with BK and the others. Regarding Kit? I like that Tina stepped up and owned it. Sometimes the answer is – yes – I did this thing. Tina apologizes for her actions. Now what to do? Bette is still upset and will probably never forget but has a choice to make. As you write: “Life is too short and having you here with me now is more important than holding on to something that cannot be changed.” So very true. Really good chapter.
Hey Superk,
So glad you posted a new chapter while being so busy!
I can only say i fully agree with the comments from the others. Glad that Bette and Tina face the world together, united, one front to others like Kelly, that bitch doesn’t know what hit her if she causes trouble.
Tina not going to Kit’s funeral, not being there for at least Angie, it’s still hard to understand. You do a great job explaining but still i really hate GQ and Marja they divorced Tibette and for Tina not going.
They will not forget it but they both have forgiven and it’s time to move on.
Thanks for this chapter!
Thanks for this new update
I agree with the other comments regarding Tina’s non attendance at Kit’s Funeral as she would never have not been there but I’ll accept the reason given by you.
Looking forward to more
SG.
I found this chapter to be a good chapter. The receiving of the news that the mom of Angie’s friend had died, the way Bette and Tina stood by her to comfort her in her grief even to taking her to their bed to assure her they were present was as supportive as one could expect of caring parents. And I find that going through this grief with Angie would naturally lead Bette to the thoughts of Kit and what she went through during her death. And it also serves as a reminder to Tina of the mistake she made by not attending the funeral. And I can see that it would lead to an emotional response of grief for Bette. I know that there have been times in which I heard of a death of someone I knew of and it would lead me to thinking about the death of someone I cared for very much. And seeing that Bette and Tina have difficulty sleeping with a restless teenager in the bed would seem such a natural for one or both of them to give up on getting rest for that particular night. I do appreciate that Tina knowing that Bette was still hurting over Kit’s death and her non-attendance, I see it as being courageous to go and see if she could offer some comfort or confront the lingering problem in order to heal the wounds. Facing a death of someone who is close to you is difficult. To face it without the support you thought you would have is even more difficult. And Tina is right… there is nothing she could say other than I’m sorry for what I did. For there is no changing of the past. Once done… its done. And at this point, it is up to Bette to be able to move on with the here and now. Nothing will change the past… nothing will change the fact that Tina left her. It is time for Bette to put it away, and move on. Kit’s death will always be a painful memory. Tina’s leaving will always be a painful memory. But if she allows it to dominate the here and now, she will push Tina away. And I don’t think that is what she wants. It certainly is not what Tina wants either. Reuniting is a process. And it isn’t easy. I think this comes across rather nicely in this chapter…
Looking forward to more…thank you for this chapter…