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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Chapter 9
Tina began removing her gloves as soon as she walked in the restaurant. It was Thursday and time for her weekly meeting with Alex. They used that time to not only catch up with one another but target major issues in the pre production stage of the show. When fifteen minuets had passed she reached for her cell phone and dialed his number. It only rang once.
Alex: I know, I know. Im on my way.
Tina: where are you?
Alex: Just getting off the R train.
Tina: Oh Alex why would take the R?
Alex: At this time of day its better than the N.
Tina: Please, they call them the “never” and the “rarely” for a reason Alex!
Alex looked around confused. He knew the city like the back of his hand but all of the white powdery snow had him confused.
Alex: where are we meeting again?
Tina: The Edison. 47th and Broadway. Hurry Im freezing.
Alex: Get us a table; Ill be there in just a minuet.
Tina hung up the phone and seated herself at a quiet table in the back corner. She found herself eyeing all of the autographed posters on the wall. Some day soon the poster for “Apologies” would grace these walls and she couldn’t wait. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted a woman, beautiful and tall. She was an actress no doubt and she resembled Bette just a little too much. Tina couldn’t take her eyes off of the woman. Just as the woman sat down she and Tina locked eyes, sending a jolt of electricity through Tina’s body.
Alex: Sorry, I’m late, but when it snows in New York…
He noticed Tina wasn’t paying any attention to him.
Alex: Hello?
Tina snapped her head around, embarrassed that she had been caught starring.
Alex: That’s Daphne Rodriguez.
Tina: Who?
Alex took his seat across from Tina.
Alex: Daphne Rodriguez. She is a new comer on the scene. But she is very talented.
Tina looked over at Alex.
Alex: Not nearly as talented as Bette, but she’s pretty damn good.
Tina: Hmm.
Alex: She’s straight.
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Nooooo….Flair, when I said I was enjoying the way my stomache lurched everytime your rollercoaster ride took a dip or turn I was kidding…Ok i’ve just turned green, and am having to breath into a bag!!!!! LOL Just kidding. Excellent as always. Thanks for the update
OMG your an evil genius..lol..man i dont even know what to say..this is bad really bad that woman will fucking up things even more and when Bette find out…love someone is sooo easy why people complicate????…ok i was waiting for you to go to sleep i am not happy have to tell you please make me happy only you can..lol.amazing chappy as always :o)
Oh what a tangled web you weave.I hope that Daphne doesn’t fall for Tina.Great as ususual.
SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EVEN MORE INTENSE. GOOD JOB.
No more drama…I can’t take it, Flair..my heart can’t take it. PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, POST REAL SOON. I am in love with your story
Trust, I wasnt applying that Tina was better off, just that Bette should be able to understand. Shit happenes, but when two people connect like this its worth it. Trust, I know not to go with my gut with this story, it seem you like to throw in BIG twusts. Well, this is gonna be big drama, ooo maybe vena fught secene??? LOL, I crack myself up. Excellent job, you know my vote.
OOH WHAT A TURN IN THE STORY,I LOVE IT
OMG! I know Daphne was up to something. I love the way you think Flair. I just hope Tina does not fall for Daphne. oh damn maybe I shouldn’t give you any ideas! You’ll just torture us, as only you can. lol Great post. Keep up the good work.
What do you know, we got a villain! =D
This is going to make things even more interesting. Not only will Bette and Tina have to get over themselves and their fears and all those painful stuff, but they’ll have to face this Jackie-agent-from-hell person.
It’s a nice touch, I like it.
And about the previous chapter, I LOVED the way the air mattress cut the tension. The hope you gave Tina plus the air mattress thing is just what we needed. It works, it fits, it flows! =D
Finally, I just hope Daphne is a bigger person than Jackie. On the other hand, I do expect her to be a little selfish, cause c’mon, star-wannabe, what more can you expect?
Great chapters! =D
Oh Flair! I’m wallowing in my Ben & Jerry’s “Half-Baked!” There’s something about having both the yummy vanillaish cookie dough and the decadent chocolatey fudge brownie all together in one serving that is so soothing and gratifying! “ohmmmmm” I’m calming my tormented soul…rather unsuccessfully I suppose. Since Bette and Tina are still not together! I’m begging you, flair, at least get them in the same room soon! (Oh, and just so you know, I’m a huge fan of Bette Midler as well and of “Beaches”…I was just yankin’ your chain! lol! You are still reiging supreme– “goddess!” Thanks you! Mwah!
All i can say is OH……….MY……….GOD..
Not in a 1000 years i would’ve seen this coming..
but i think Bette won’t appreciate it if she knew.. ok as much as i love drama, i don’t wanna see Tina fall for that Daphne lady..
oh no no no don’t phunk wid my heart.. ;)
What are you doing? OMG NOOOOOOOO!!!!! You are killing my poor little heart. Please tell me she is not going to do damage to our poor B&T Pls make me happy in Chap. 10 can you post it tonight he he he i’m begging again !!!!! :)
flair..you, my friend, are wicked, and i love it! sooo enjoying this ride and eagerly lookin’ forward to what lies ahead! oh, by the way, jersey drivers rule and so do you flair!!
Huh. So turns out Tina just likes herself some tall, dark, and gorgeous? Damn, I gotta detach from these characters; they’re all over the place… And the chick driving this car took lessons in Jersey! Trouble.
This is really intense!!! And I love that!!! Bye darling… next post soon ok?!
im just reading now. at 1st i thought it was bette impersonating daphne. but then the phone call. i HATE jackie. alex will get to the bottom of this. he finds it too coincidental that she has the same agent. great that tina like her some tall dark and beautiful. but shit, flair you.are.killing.me. i need some happiness. but love the way you write it and all. soon please.
*muah*…kisses Daphne :D I’m for anyone or anything that helps keep Bette and Tina separated. Hmmmmm, am I wrong to feel this way?…NO!!!….ahahaha.
haha tina is getting played
whoa! what a twist!! very curious about the fate of ur characters. oh btw, i was thinking of gut wrenching, soul scorching, heart ripping kinda music when bette says “every time my heart beats” and later when she reads tina’s letter. and flair, i may just seek u out when iam ready!!:)
Wow Flair, that’s a serious twist if I’ve ever read one! Hopefully Tina will eventually see through Daphne and maybe Bette will get a heads up as well and come to Tina’s rescue…maybe, hopefully :)? Anyways the Drama is definitly good and again I can’t wait for the next post! You sure do know how to keep your readers coming back for more and more and sometimes even more(i’ve seen you post two to three in one day and i love you for it)!! I’m loving this story, drama and all!
ahhhh whyy can’t tina and bette just be together ….i love this story keep posting!!!!!!!!!!
oh boy. That’s an interesting twist. rollercoaster ride it is with our very own drama queen. Excellent… this is going to turn somewhat ugly before it gets better.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t want her to hurt tina and i don’t like jackie!!!!!!!!
Jesus, Maria…when I said “hit the gas”, I didn’t mean you had to floor it! This is just so f’ing outstanding!! I wish you coulda seen me pacing around my house when I finished reading. I’m actually screaming out loud…”WHOO-HOO…Made it through the first curve”…then literally, no figuratively, laughing my a$$ off a laugh that can only be described as wicked. I can’t believe I’ve allowed myself to be a passenger to a devilish, devious delight such as yourself. But I must say, the ride is starting off with an exhilarating momentum. Geez, you are so damn awesome. Guess I should be glad my heart only leapt out of my chest twice on that go-round. Keep’um comin’, Flair. I love to be astonished! And you are astonishing.
ugh…just when i didnt think it could get any worse…i have a very bad feeling about this…please post soon!
Hey Just caught up. I wanted to say congrats on the award, I sooo knew I would be writing that. Also this follow-up is AWESOME. Thanks for taking the time.
The Evil Agent Jackie!!! Great drama dollface! Keep it up ;]
Okay,okay. Let me just catch my breath here. First off I’m hysterical just reading the other comments, talk about drama. You are so enjoying this. You just keep reeling us in and just when were ready for a little bit of B&T, BAM you zing us again. Its the same feeling I get watching a suspense movie, kinda want to cover my head and peak cos I’m not sure whats coming. But you keep writing and I’ll keep uncovering my head. Fantastic as usual.
Wauw, just definitely have talent for drama. Hopefully everything will be okay for B & T and they´ll find their way into eachothers arms again since they are obviously not good when they´re apart.
Hey, I really wanna apoligize if this is a problem. But I had to go read further comments…’Cause I gotta tell ya…they’re half the entertainment. How many times have I spewed reading the comic responses of these incredible women. OH, yeah, now I remember why I re-opened this window…somebody thought initially Daphne was Bette…But not me…I’m still stupid…I initially thought it was Sara…First Big Heart Palpitation. You know, I don’t want to reveal too much of what I think…because you’re evil:)and if I get too invested in what I think you’re gonna do…you’re gonna hit the eject button and I’m gonna wind up really hurt in some corn field somewhere. And since you’re from Jersey you probably don’t get that out in the country all the corn fields look alike. I just moved out here 5 years ago. And I still get lost. But it’s a good lost. Wouldn’t give it up for the world. No crazy city drivers out here. It’s peaceful. That’s why I like you. You turn my world upside down.
Oh my I can’t believe the twists you have here. I’m drooling all over in excitement poor Tina and poor Bette they seem to have great friends which just keep the wheels turning. You are so amazing in how well you keep us all in turmoil Wonderful THanks
Oh my, Flair! What are you up to now??! I KNEW that there´s more coming up! What a twist! But hey, what should I say? I can´t wait to read more…I wish there would be some sort of “information tool” that gives me a ring everytime you have posted a new chapter, coz that way I wouldn´t be forced to check the fanfic-site TWICE or THRICE an hour!!!!! :-))But that´s only an hassle that am happily bearing in order to get my daily dose of your story!Thanks for YOUR effort to make us laughing, crying, smiling, sighing, dreaming and hoping for the happy end!….and I am from Western Europe!
NOOOOOOO! This can’t be happening. Tina will be so hurt, unless she figures this all out…and if she does Jackie will be history with Bette.
Hey Wonderful as Always flair Whoa! How long Bette and Tina see each other again! this is another bumpy relationship WHOA! Come on flair we need some Loven poor Bette LOL! Thanks Please post soon.
Oh I can beg on my knees too LOL, Great chapter, and I hope Tina figures it out. PLease post really soon.
I just can’t get enough of this story =) fantastic chapter!
okay I’ve fallen and I can’t get up…LOL!!!! what scheme are u concocting now..THE DRAMA, on the other hand 2morrow is Friday so yippie!!!!!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us!! Oh, the twist and turns …. I didn’t see this twist coming. I love the way your mind works…its amazing!!
Flair take us to that edge….. and push us off and watch us fall, and just when we think were going to hit the ground….reel us back up…slowly…very slowly!!
Ah, dearest author, don’t feel jealous about my city ! I loved yours a lot when I was lucky enough to travel there and I was delightfully surprised to see how verdant was the so-called city of steel !
At first, thank you so much for the snowy weither in your story ! Never I could drain to much of this magic in my eyes… I’m just crazy about snow ! And tell me about snow and moonlight… awwwww !! (god, I’m melting – like snow ! -lol-)
This Adeena’s name sounds lovely to my ears, I must say. Exquisite, elegant, seductive. Perfect !
“Anything that could keep them apart does” : well, here Tina gave a perfect definition of your way to drive a drama, hmmm ? (*wink*) As well as Alex’s one : “it’s a poignant truth of the human condition.” Right. So far of fairy tales, so – unfortunately – real indeed.
“He saw her eyes begin to well up with each word.” Ah, god, words’ miraculous evocative power… And with this damn Bette’s understudy in addition (“a little too Bette-esque” indeed !), that’s pretty too much to bear – as our Alex so rightly sensed… (sooo wise, our Alex !)
“She’s confident and self assured on the outside, but riddled with turmoil from her past inside. She wears her heart on her sleeve.” Wonderful depiction of Bette here. And just the ideal way to be for any drama actress, I think, to free all possible human feelings on stage instead of showing them in the “real world.” By the way, you put a great quote about that in your author’s bio – I liked it a lot.
You know, I truly especially loved this entire scene between Tina, Alex and Daphne. These sorts of secretely intense scenes, with much more said inside than outside, between the lines, with endless mix between past and present, reality and re-creation, are very beautiful symbols for the eternal and fascinating duality and mix between arts and life, fiction and truth, evocation of memories through so-called fictitious characters, etc.
Even if not being artists ourselves, how many time did we act this way in front of others – the “audience” ? Taking the easy opportunity of any fictional “alibi” to play with some hidden realities, just for ourselves and the sometimes huge need to express something painful in a masked way ?
Well, sorry for such a digression… Put the blame on your story that is such a dangerous revealer.
Aaah, and what about the finale of your chapter, big teaser ??? You. are. amazing. That’s big art, my Flair lady, big art indeed !
No I’m feeling like the first time I saw All About Eve : I was the so naïve viewer who began to like Eve and her touching story before to angrily jump, mouth open, when I discovered what evil was behind ! Well, at least this Eve of yours seems more sensitive. We’ll see that !
Now, I’m very selfishly happy to know that this surrogate-to-Bette and the one-and-only Bette share the same agent ! This way, a soooo useful jealousy will be add to the situation ! For the good of Apologies – and the “perfect pair” ??? Don’t tell me, I know : never ask any direct question to a drama writer ! Anyway, you already know how much I adore to wait…
… and how much I ADORE your story !!
With all my more than ever admirative and grateful feelings,
your far but faithful and pretty junkie-reader.
Ohh come on!! Jackie’s evil!! But l gotta say Flair..l really,really want the waitress back!! That girl cracked me up…Sir!! HA! & Hmm..so your a cuddler hey?! We’d get on like a house on fire! Of course l’ll treat for the date..I asked you right? x
Flair I too can’t wait for the meet and greet. It should be tons of fun.
Love the new twist, you continue to keep us guessing.
Oh what a tangled web we weave…
Die Jackie, die!
WOW, this is one hell of a ride your taking us on….but, I’m all about the journey as long as it ends well….Daphne? I have a feeling I’m not going to like her too much, huh?
NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!why do you keep doing this to us!! lol im so loving this story as always you never cease to amaze me. cant wait for next chapter
let me tell you that wasn’t as fast as I wanted it to be! ok, only joking:) but in the meantime I couldn’t resist and stareted reading the first part of the story and damn, now I’m like standing one leg in happy B&T story and another in this one… god knows what you’re plannig for them here! LOL and 2nd thing- it’s all my fault!! it turned out I was reading your story on the begining! and I missed it somehow!! I had to take a break for life of course LOL so I’ve barely read this chapter (it’s 4 PM here)great as always! Uff, I think it might be one of my longest comments LOL. sorry if my english isn’t correct!
**WARNING** Never listen to an Alex/Tina interaction UNLESS your oxygen tank is full! LOL This guy makes me howl with laughter.
As far as Ms Daphne is concerned, once again Flair….you did it. When their eyes met, I just knew it was going to be Bette; I mean, who else could make Tina feel a “jolt of electricity” but that would be expecting you not to be dramatic….and we cant have that.
I cant wait til Bette finds out what Jackie has done; Bette’s not a stupid woman, this will (hint, hint) come to light.
Oh, and while I’m thinking of it….Jackie, your dumb if you think Daphnes’ Bette-esque is going to work in your favor.
Great chapter….post again soon!
Insatiable is definitely a good word. So flair, what can I do to ensure that you KNOW you like what you’re hearing? ;)
I can’t believe Jackie would do that. I know she’s looking out for Bette’s best interest, but still. I wish she wouldn’t go behind her back and try to dupe Tina. She better watch herself because Bette won’t be too happy if she finds out what’s Jackie’s doing.
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well shit girl. sigh. Great chapter. Tina better not get hurt :) Can’t wait for more.
damn flair the twists and turns…jackie what a bitch!! please post soon
Daphne. . Pfft! Fair, are you trying to kill us with suspense? Sheesh, this is breaking my heart! Please post again soon. . .
ahh booo Jackie is mean!! lol Well you created her but I don’t think you’re mean so I blame her. I hope Tina doesn’t fall for Daphne. Plus Alex said she was straight.. but then again most girls are straight till they’re not. As always I’m looking foward to the next chapter. Thanks for posting twice in one day :)
Damn this is going crazy and alot of drama, post soon please. Thanks!
I am unsure of something – ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME. so much drama flair i love it bring on the next chapter.