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More Than a Feeling
"Daddy–"
"Tomorrow, you will visit your guidance counselor and find another honors class."
"But Daddy" Bette began, but then stopped herself. Once Melvin made his mind up, that was it. She sighed, defeated. "Fine."
"That’s my girl." Melvin smiled, proud. "So, did anything else interesting happen today?"
Before Bette had any way to stop her, Alice spoke up. "Bette met a girl today."
Silence filled the room with a thick intensity. Bette bit her bottom lip, praying that she could somehow disappear, or melt into the kitchen chair. Melvin looked at Alice with all of the intensity of a murderer about to strike, but he kept his cool.
"Oh? A new friend?"
"Yes." Bette released the breath she didn’t know she was holding. "A new friend."
Melvin smiled. "That’s nice." He looked around the kitchen, obviously stunned for a moment. Saving face, however, was what the Porter’s did best. "Well, I’ll leave you girls to lunch. Miss Pieszecki." Melvin nodded curtly in Alice’s direction before taking his leave.
Alice nodded, sipping her soda. Bette waited until Alice set the can on the table to kick her roughly in the shin.
"Ouch! Jesus!" Alice yelped, jumping in her chair.
"What the fuck is the matter with you! Are you out to ruin me? Huh? Do you want to start a fight?" Bette shouted, getting up from her chair with such a fury that it almost tipped over.
Alice just tipped her head to the side, rubbing the bruised leg. "Bette, you came out to your father six months ago. I think it’s time he start acknowledging it."
Pacing, Bette shook her head. "Al, you know my father. He doesn’t pay attention to the things that upset him the most, and after all, this stuff happening with Kit…you were the one that made me come out to him. I didn’t want to–"
"Hey Porter, I didn’t do anything but say that you should. What were going to do? Wait until the whole Kit situation blows over? How long was that going to take? My philosophy is: the earlier you tell them, the easier it is in the long run."
"That’s easy for you to say, your mother isn’t like my father. She doesn’t care about stuff like that. I mean, she hugged you when you told her you were bi, like you told her you got straight A’s or something."
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(64 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5)
I’m totally hooked!! Congratulations for your writing, it’s excellent, not just fan fictional for fun but professional. I do love reading your story.
Good chapter. Alice is crazy and funny and driving Bette crazy too. Tina and Dana is funny. Want to know some about Tina and about her feeling and what’s she thinking! Ok post soon please, thanks!
yeah, i can’t sleep either, tonight’s episode had me in tears…i wonder how B&T are going to progress, i think from friends first
keep em coming manda so addicted!!
Manda, you made my insomnia worthwhile. I’m more than happy to be the first person to remind you of how fantastic and necessary this story is. It’s looking like Bette is gonna have her work cut out for her. I trust your story progression and am happy just knowing that eventually there will be motion on the TiBette ocean. I’m begging you to please post soon. I just can’t believe how drained I am from S3. Ilene is going to be responsible for the boom in therapy in 2006. Cha-ching, if you’re a therapist!
I really needed a story like this right now. I’m thinking that next Sunday after I get back home from LA, I’m gonna start drinking to help me get through the show, then just go in late to work the next day. I can blame it on jet lag. Now onto your story: ow I had no idea that this Bette had already come out. At least one of them knows and it won’t be like 2 “straight” girls being all “DURRRRRRRRRR I got me some feelings I don’t get huh huh huh.” We’ll only have to deal with 1 of them acting like that. lol
This story is such a joy to read. Last nights episode was a heartbreaker and things will probably get worse. So Manda keep writing and posting your story for all of us heartbroken fans of B&T.
This is really cute! I can’t wait to read more :)
Hey I have just read the 3 chapters and I totally loves this story. I’m a sucker for B&T beginnings, but especially when they are very well written like this one. I love the way you write, this is such a great start….and I can’t wait to read more….I’m wondering about Tina, you don’t write much about her feelings or what is going on in her head. More chapters please…. :o))
Hoorah for Purdey Porter! Your story is yummy.