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Lost & Found, Ch 9
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SHANE- (Looking a bit confused…) “Sorry?”
EVANGELINE- “You are friends with my Justine…don’t change your plans…you must go together and since I am here…you escort both of us, oui?”
SHANE- (She looks at Justine…) “It’s ok I don’t need…”
JUSTINE- “That’s a great idea…”
EVANGELINE- “Of course it is…now, Shane…we take you for dinner…where you like to go? Chinese? French? Italienne?”
SHANE- “Uhhh, I…thank you but I already ate…”
EVANGELINE- “So early? My goodness. I take you for dessert then…I take you both for dessert! And drinks!”
SHANE- “Well that’s very nice of you but…”
EVANGELINE- “No say ‘but’…this is something I want to do and you cannot say ‘but’ or ‘no’ or nothing…you come.”
SHANE- (Her eyebrows rise…she looks at Justine who is smiling…) “Well then…I guess I’m having dessert.” (They start to exit, guided by the Parisian wonder, as Shane feels more like an exhibit under examination rather than a third wheel as they venture out on an evening dessert adventure. Evangeline grabs both women by each arm, readying to entertain her escorts, seemingly drafted for the evening.)
(Bette sips her drink as she gazes out her window. In her thoughts she sees another time…)
BETTE- (The young freshman stands in front of the older woman who until now was just her professor…she hesitates as she raises her hand to the woman’s face. She feels her face gently and as though she’s discovering the feel of such a surface for the first time. The older woman’s heart withstands a tremble at the touch of the inexperienced young protégé. She was used to intimidating both students and lesser faculty, but now this young woman had her heart on the proverbial string…she could only speak softly though somehow not gently…)
DANIKA- “Bette, I don’t want you to regret it…”
BETTE- “Shhh…”
DANIKA- “Bette please…”
BETTE- “No…I don’t want you to go, I don’t want to stop, I don’t want to deny this anymore…”
DANIKA- (She was losing her resolve as the sight and feel of her sensitive student…) “I don’t want you to get hurt…”
BETTE- “I don’t want you to protect me…”
DANIKA- “It’s my responsibility…”
BETTE- “You’re not my teacher anymore…”
DANIKA- “You’re still a student and I’m still a professor and…Bette…”
BETTE- “It doesn’t matter…I’m sure…I know what I feel…”
DANIKA- “Bette please, I care about you…”
BETTE- “So let me touch you…”
DANIKA- “I can’t…”
BETTE- “You can…I love you…I know it now…I know it down to my core…”
DANIKA- (She raises both hands slowly as her tears escape the deep orbed vessels that had managed to withhold them until now. She gently touches both sides of Bette’s face, not wanting to hurt her, not wanting to give in, not wanting to do so many things but needing to …having to…) “Bette, “ (She slowly shakes her head as she gazes on those beautiful brown eyes…) “darling…I don’t love you…I’m so sorry…” (The young woman’s body suddenly lost its burgeoning anticipation, cut short by an unexpected blow. Her heart all but stopped and her throat gripped in the anticipation of what now only her tears could express.)
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Merl this was an awesome update! Something about this line just popped out from the page —- “Bette, when you are engaged in the search of life you can never be lost…you seek and you will find…your heart, your soul, your life. When you’ve stopped looking, when you sit there and move nowhere, when you look around and just let life find you…then, you are lost…” I think if there is one small little “life lesson” if you will, it is just a profound piece right there. Thank you for that lovely shout out. I am very much aware at how meaningful the personal shout outs and opening author’s notes are to the readers. I’ll warn ya though, once you start them, they come to be expected!!!! LOL! Thanks so much for the update Merl, post soon won’t you??? ;-))
Ah crap, I hate when that happens. That “I love you, you like me” thing. But it probably is more rare that the feeling is mutual. It take it that with B & T they will eventually discover the feeling IS mutual.
love the dialog but what “recalcitrant” means? i was too lazy to check my dictionary…and don’t worry, my next chapter is coming and it’s hot and sexy…i think LOL
“Man I hope you’re straight…a quick though painful end for my heart to bear…” – number of times I’ve felt this = countless!thanks for the quick update!
Absolutely love this story. I liked shane being protective of Justine and asserting herself when she corrected the pronunciation of her name, loved it. and, well, your slow dance with B & T is enthralling. you could feel Tina just tripping over every word and Bette having small heart attacks at the thought of what Tina really meant! Please post soon, I’m hooked and I need my fix.
So gooooood to read..>Thank you, very much!
So Bette already knows that feeling of loving someone and they not loving you. So Tina and Bette do share something, the case loving someone who does not love them. I think this time that situation will not be an issue. This story is probably closer to a real life situation than most of the stories. You get the real feeling that they are scared to get to know the other. Tina’s feelings sound so real to me (maybe because I have been there).
THIS IS SO GREAT!
I´m glad Justine has Shane as a friend and that S hopefully looks out for her a bit. I think Tina should go to the gala and maybe B+T will realize that they already found each other, they just don´t know it yet. And don´t worry I will keep on reading, this story is too good to miss.
Merlin if i knew the answer, i would tell you. There’s a reason that your the writer and i’m the reader. Now 4 pages where getting somewhere. That was great as aways. I think tina needs to listen to her gut feeling and not with your head, she knows she likes bette, why not take the chance. Love is a fantastic feeling and let the girls find it the merlin way.Thank you just don’t keep me waiting to long
Hey there, i forgot to mention, i’ll take my hat off to anyone that attempts to write a story and for that i thank you!!!!!!!!! thank you
T, it’s not how many words you use, it how they are conveyed. You my dear do an amazing job and I can’t get enough of this story. Thanks for the update.