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    Lifeline – Chapter 9

    Story written on January 10, 2011 by gr8d8.
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    The List and The voice in Bette’s head.

     

    Fuck.  It hurt to think about her. 

     

    Finally Alice sauntered back into the room and stopped a few feet away, reading over her shoulder.

     

    The last item on the list.

    7.)In the media room closet she would find the home movies.  Tina had had all the videos of their special celebrations – their Wedding Ceremony, Birthdays, Christmases, trips, parties, openings, premieres –  just about every occasion in their lives together, all edited professionally and scored like a real movie, which she gave to Bette as a gift on their anniversary last year.  It had come packaged as a boxed set complete with a picture of the girls on one side and Bette’s favorite photo of the two of them together on the other.  It was simply amazing and one of her best presents ever.  Tina had been so happy when she saw Bette’s face as she opened it.  She remembered the smile and expression of love in her eyes like it was yesterday. 

    If Tina couldn’t actually see the movies at the moment, she could at least listen to the banter that Bette knew she loved.  She believed that hearing the familiar patter of their friends’ witty repartee was bound to reach T on some level, knowing how much she enjoyed the sound of their conversation.   It had a beat, a cadence that she was particularly attuned to.

    Bette had discovered Tina on more than one occasion standing away from the group, either just inside the doorway if they were all gathered outside by the pool, or just out of sight of wherever they happened to be, listening, simply absorbing the dialogue between them, a big satisfied grin on her face.

    “Whatcha doing, baby?”  She’d ask, catching her around the waist, maybe planting a kiss on her cheek, and Tina would demur, closing her eyes with a small shake of the head.

    “Just listenin’, she’d say in her sexy accent.  “Just listenin’ to them talk.”

    “You’re weird,” Bette would smile, breathing into her ear.

    “I know,” Tina would laugh, poking her in the side, and Bette would invariably pull her into the conversation.

    “Tina’s eavesdropping again!”  She’d tease in front of everyone.

    “What the fuck is that about anyway, Kennard?”  Alice would exclaim, never one to mince words.  “You writing a tell-all book or something?”

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    1. Ahhh…Heartbreakingly beautiful, Nell. Tears welled in my eyes too as I read and re-read The List, the dialogue in Bette’s head and Neruda’s immortal words. Thank you, Nell, from the bottom of my heart. I can’t remember the last time I read a post as poignant, as romantic and as poetic as this. A thousand times thank you for sharing this beautiful love story, Nell. Hugs, mm =)

    2. That was so heartbreaking and beautiful, it made me cry. I left it for a while and just came back to read it again …. and it made me cry again! Thank you so much for this powerful and moving story.

    5. My Lord, I’ve read a lot of beautiful love stories on this site over the years, some made me cry buckets and made me hurt and sad all at the same time. But this chapter is the greatest example of complete love and adoration I have ever read anywhere at anytime in my life. It points out the complete connection they have with each other. At first I thought it was showing that connection they have with each other, and that may be your intention but, whatever your intent was this chapter has exceeded it. It is the most poignant thing I’ve ever read regarding the love between two poeple. Bette is famous for making lists but, this one is so very complete and beautiful showing just how much she loves Tina, the video that Bette mentioned at the end and the Neruda poem took my breath away and made me cry buckets all over again. Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. Hopefully Tina will wake up after listening to all the things that Bette wants to play for her and I think this will do the trick and, of course, Bette talking to her. Simply beautiful and amazing. Thanks again.

    6. I hope you come back very soon and continue this story. Yes it’s sad but very beautiful. I love the conversation in Bette’s head and her devotion to Tina, so very touching.

    7. I finally caught up with incredible story. I know that you started this story way before the AZ situation but it seems to fit what is happening in real life. I trust that you keep Bette from going crazy and making herself sick while Tina is fighting her own battle to live.

    10. Hi gr8d8, This is so touching and emotional. The real shame is that often in life it takes life-threating events to focus us on the important things. Bette and Tina have such a complete connection. This story encapsulates this perfectly. I just adore it. Many thanks for sharing it with me. A Fan.

    12. This is so beautifully written. You have expressed the love they have for each other incredibly well. Your characters really come to life the way you have written them. I’m really enjoying reading this story. Thanks so much for posting this.

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