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Inside the gallery, Bette took Helena by the hand and they made their way through the section with the Carla Marie Freed photographs. Helena knew they were Bette’s favorite pieces in the collection. She could listen to her speak about them for hours.
On the opposite end of the room, Peggy and Maxine stood side by side, staring at an authentic Rothko painting.
“What do you think?” Peggy asked.
“It’s nice. I won’t lie to you though, I don’t quite get it. It’s just a lot of color, but no form in particular.”
“It’s called abstract expressionism. It’s more about the thought process or maybe even the lack thereof.” Peggy glanced over at her daughter and Bette. She admired the couple. They were both young, attractive, and seemed very much in love, “Look at them.” Peggy nodded toward the couple, “They make a lovely couple, don’t they?”
“They do. You’re daughter is very beautiful.”
“And she’s very much in love with your daughter, I believe.”
“I can see that.”
“I love her as well, as a daughter.” Peggy kept her eyes on Maxine, “And I would do anything for her, including protect her.”
Maxine knew exactly where this line of questioning was going. She knew that she would be under suspicion for the duration of her stay. She wasn’t surprised and had prepared herself for this before even coming to find her daughter.
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying that, though you are her birth mother, she had all the family she needs here before you got here. She has a wonderful sister, a set of friends who are more like family, a new girlfriend who I know is deeply in love with her, and a surrogate mother in me.”
A pinch of jealousy shone brightly on Maxine’s face. Had she missed out on being Bette’s actual family? She watched her, interacting with Kit in a way that Maxine knew she would never interact with her. Everyone seemed to love her and, even with feeling an overwhelming sense of pride, it was met with a sense of guilt—she’d abandoned this girl and it seemed not to even faze her or halt her in any way.
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Good for Luke, I hope he is sincere. I might be wrong but I get the feeling Maxine wants more than just to get to know her daughter again. Please continue, I am enjoying this.
Okay. Maybe there is something good about Luke after all. And I loved the way Helena spoke up for her woman. And now she needs to enthrall the hell out of her alnight with the passion of those words. Bette’s mother has a lot of explaining to do. Great update by the way!
Ash you just blew me with that of Maxine being in prison, did Bette’s dad put here there when she tried to maybe take her away from him, only guessing ;) As for Luke, I will still be leary of him and won’t trust him until he really proves himself. Last I love how Helena defended her LOVE, and told her what everyone was actually wanting to tell Maxine. Kudos to both Kit and Peggy too. Great chapter and looking foward to the next chapter!
Love your cool writing!
man oh man…the internet is a dangerous tool…google is a “mother”…awesome update…now Helena’s rant was Julia Sugarbaker-esque…nice…realllll nice….PPS!!
Wha? Prison? Diddn’t see that one coming. Maxine is crezy if she thinks she can get back into Bette’s life w/out winning over her friends and family first. And maybe Luke isn’t so bad after all. In the end blood is thicker than water and it’s good that Luke is there for his sister. The Peabody clan and Kit will make sure that Maxine doesn’t cause Bette anymore pain than she caused the day she walked out on Bette. Great update. Post soon.
Wow! Just wow! Fantastic writing! I just loved: “A pinch of jealousy shone brightly on Maxine’s face” and “She turned back to Maxine, “So, before you come swanning in here, toting your self-righteousness and your entitlement” and everything else, before, after and in-between :) Just Brava, Ash! *Brava!* I say. You blow me away! Can’t wait for more!
Ooooo. Intense. Somehow, I feel that Helena maybe a little too harsh. I don’t know…
I think Peggy has a lot of nerve trying to pass judgment on someone when she hssan’t been much of a mother herself. When has she ever been there for Helena beside paying for her expenses? Didn’t Bette just give Peggy a tongue lashing for being so cold and harsh toward Helena? I do think everyone needs to stay out of this and let Bette deal with her mother unless she ask for their help. Regardless of what Maxine has done they all have to understand she is still Bette’s mother and I bet deep down inside Bette still loves her and wants her in her life. I don’t care what Luke did after all those years of treating Helena like shit he doesn’t expect to win Helena over that eazy.