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Lover’s Lapse – Chapter 43
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Tina laughed as she watched
“Great, now our daughter is bait for
Tina stood silently trying to prepare herself for the upcoming good-bye watching as Bette checked in on a kiosk machine. This was certainly not the first time that she had seen Bette off at the airport. There had been hundreds of business trips during their time together, yet for whatever reason today was reminding her of the night she left Bette all those months before.
Leaving had almost killed her for her world was nothing without Bette. The pain caused by the physical act of leaving paled in comparison to the emotional toll.
Having convinced herself that night that Bette obviously had found something with Candace that she had not been able to provide, she had driven around for hours and finally ended up at the beach. Some of their best times were spent here and somehow Tina was able to find some solace in that. She made her way down to the waters edge and began to walk aimlessly until her tears finally blinded her and she collapsed onto the sand.
The night of “Provocations” was supposed to have been their night. Tina had planned on telling Bette of her pregnancy when they got home, instead she had learned of the betrayal.
Wracked by a myriad of emotions she had finally rolled off of Bette. They both lay side by side sobbing uncontrollably, ashamed for different reasons of what had just happened. The savagery the two had inflicted upon each other left both women reeling. Tina slid to the edge of the bed and clutched what was left of her dress tightly to her chest. She had not seen Bette silently reaching out for her nor had she seen the sheer helplessness and desperation in her eyes as she had watched her enter the bathroom.
Tina had thrown her tattered dress and boots into the corner of the bathroom. She stepped into the shower and adjusted the water temperature as hot as she could stand. Her anger over all that had happened was now being replaced by the most intense pain she had ever known. The world had suddenly stopped spinning and she stood in the shower replaying the sex that the two had just had. There had always been nothing but tenderness shared between the two when they made love and the acknowledgement of what had just happened caused her to become physically ill.
She stood and scrubbed her body thinking that if she kept rubbing that everything could be washed away. Collapsing on the floor of the shower she had begun to cry deep wrenching sobs which echoed through the tiny room. Only when the water began to cool did she attempt to stand. As she had dried herself off she glanced in the mirror and saw the bruises beginning to form on her arms… bruises from where Bette had tried to hold her down on their bed. The night was now undeniable she thought as she softly traced the outlines of where Bette’s fingers had gripped her so tightly.
A sense of numbness had suddenly taken over and she was helpless to stop its progression. She made her way to the closet and pulled out a pair of jeans, a shirt and some boots. As she turned, she stared blankly at Bette who lay curled up in the middle of the bed. She had gotten dressed and accepted that the last glimpse she would ever have of her “life” was one of Bette crying inconsolably.
She was jolted from her thoughts by the gentle sound of Bette’s voice. “Baby where are you are you o.k.? Talk to me Tina please.”
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just to add: Happy Valentine! thanks for this wonderful story
2005fanforever…it’s great to see you expound on what happened that night of Provocations. That was intense. Look forward to seeing the next chapter. (Merlin)
Likin this – Hatin Seson 3. Thanks for writing.
A wonderful story……pls keep her going….
So sad!
Excellent. The airport is a bad place to have to have this dicussion. Please let them be honest w/ each other and figure it out together.
bette should stay, she’s only going for a few days, she can ask for more time off and stay with tina, they need this time to heal – together
I can’t believe Tina would trust her newborn baby with that crazy Alice. Never in a million years…Thanks!
The airport is much too busy for this conversation but let them have a private moment and get it out of the way. Maybe Bette is planning to stay and be the surpeise at 8:30 pm when Tina returns from the airport. Great story. Thanks for the post.
There are art jobs in La Jolla, I’m sure.
You know you love 2005’s writing when…you’re about to log off the site because you have a migraine but you brave the brightness of your laptop screen to read her excellent writing and comment.
I’m not sure if I’ve ever left a comment in your previous posts, but I love this story. The story and your writing are both excellent.
Most of this chapter was sad so I’ll just comment on the funny stuff. Alice…OMG I’m with techgal. No way in hell would I let her tote around my newborn as a prop. Well, maybe for a minute or two. lol
BETTE GONNA GET TRANSFERED OR SHE’S GONNA QUIT!!!!!!!!!! And Alice…using their baby as bait…LOL!!! That last scene in S1 was hott, and emotional, but HOTT non the less. (at least that’s for me).
this is a difficult situation for both of them, please make this day easy for their. I love Alice Tina is rigth is a child of 5 years old. post soon
Your story just keeps getting better. Can’t wait for the next chapter. Hope it’s soon. Thanks for the story I love seeing Bette and Tina communicate and work through all the garbage.
Amazing. So sad saying goodbye and for Tina to think back to that night of Provocations was very sad. Also nicely done how you filled in the gaps of what could have happened that tearful and horrible night. Tina fears this is a “final” goodbye…she should share her fears and insecurity with Bette. OMG..Al using Liz as bait, very humourous. Thanks for the update.
What is it about the human psyche that insists we revisit old hurts and reopen old wounds? Maybe so we can appreciate the good stuff, so let’s see plenty of that for contrast the next time.
more tears == i don’t know whose going to cry more when bette gets on that plane – tina, bette or me..i”ll stock up on tissues
It was an unforgettable scene of the series, sex and violence