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“I’m not giving up on us. I won’t give up on us,” Tina said plainly.
The water ran down Tina’s face and chest. She bowed her head and leaned her hands on the shower wall as the water massaged her shoulders and flowed down her back and over her ass. The tears would not stop. Tina took a deep breath, pushed herself off of the wall and lathered up her towel, remembering the countless times she shared a shower or a bath or a hot tub with Bette. She vigorously scrubbed every inch of her body, relishing in the pressure. Wishing it were Bette’s hands on her body.
Tina leaned her head under the water and smoothed her hair back. She took a deep breath and squirted shampoo into the palm of her left hand. Tina washed her hair. Rubbing her temples and scratching her scalp. She repeated the same process with the conditioner. It felt nice. Not as nice as it would have been if Bette was doing it for her but nice. Tina rinsed the suds out of her hair and watched them whirl down the drain until they all disappeared.
She stepped out of the shower, wrapped a towel around her body and used another towel to dry her hair before she twisted into a turban on top of her head. Tina wiped the condensation off of the mirror and noticed how puffy her eyes were. The tears had subsided but the redness and remnants remained.
Tina placed her hands on her cheeks and exhaled loudly.
“How the fuck are you going to fix this?” Tina said to her reflection.
Her reflection stared back at her in silence.
“That’s not helpful,” Tina responded.
Her reflection shrugged its shoulders.
You can’t “fix” this, she heard Julia whisper. Tina rolled her eyes.
Tina walked into the bedroom and immediately looked at the open door. She wanted to walk down the hall to see what Bette was doing but she did not. She finished her nightly routine. She lotioned her feet, legs, arms, hands, stomach, breasts, shoulders and ass. She put on the running shorts she discarded earlier without any panties and picked up Bette’s Yale sweatshirt off of the bed. Tina buried her face in the sweatshirt and inhaled. It had stopped smelling like Bette months ago. After washing the sweatshirt, Tina used to make Bette wear it for a couple of hours so that Tina would always be engulfed by Bette’s scent whenever she had it on. She’d been gone for five months and one week. The sweatshirt only carried a memory of Bette’s scent.
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When i recieved the notification that you posted a new chapter i was excited and sad that i had to wait for at least ten hours before i could read it. Life is getting in the way sometimes!
A fantastic chapter! I love the flasbacks combined with the present.
How they both have conversations in their own heads and that Tina feels and seems to understand the pain Bette feels when she left Bette the way she did. How Bette battles her pain over what Tina did and her love for Tina.
Both Kit and Shane are very direct towards Tina and Bette, they both give valuable advice, but it is up to Tina and Bette whether they do anything with it. And above all, Bette is the one who has to decide whether to give her feelings and love for Tina a chance and whether she can trust Tina completely again. Tina needs to keep fighting for Bette and their relationship by expressing her love and in little things as calling Bette baby and most of all to give Bette the time and space she needs.
My heart broke at the end when Tina pleaded to Bette to stay, so what is Bette going to do? Stay or go to the hotel?! I hope you will answer that question soon!
So much internal struggle for both of them. I think it’s important we get to see their struggles and how they decide to deal with them. That’s my goal at least. This is story is far longer than I originally anticipated and it has taken a beautiful turn from what I originally had in my head. I’m glad Bette and Tina are driving the story. I get surprised with each turn myself. lol
Let’s see what Bette decides. I’m proud of Tina for the way she is choosing to show up for Bette.
Excellent post, Bibi. Agree with every word.
Oh so so good!!! And now I have to wait for more . . .
Love this story line, thanks,!
Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it. Hopefully you won’t have to wait too long this time. Thanks for reading.
Ohhh I love when Writers flashack. It’s such a refreshing way to makes us all take a breath & rub our hands with glee as you answer questions.
I love how Tina calling Bette “baby,babe, sugar, honey bunches, keeps falling out of her mouth without hesitancy.
This s just a gr8 love story . . .
I love a good flashback too. It’s so important in this part of the story since they aren’t together. So, it allows the reader to get a feel for how much they truly love each other even though they are going through a rough patch. It also reminds Bette and Tina how much they love each other. And maybe they can find their way back to each other.
I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Thank you!
Just catching up with this story. I am binge-reading and it is so worth it. Well done. I am a huge fan of flashbacks and pet names and B&T remembering how much they mean to each other. Looking forward to the next chapter. Thanks
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much. I’m glad you’re enjoying it. It has been so much fun to write. I hope I am capturing their essences!
You are capturing their essence, don’t worry about that. Keep writing!
Totally agree. And the line: “Please don’t go. Please.” Just about did me in. I am soooooo glad Tina spoke up. Great chapter.
Please don’t go. Please.
WHY WHY couldn’t the writers just ended all the stupidity right there and then? Have a scene where they wake up having slept in the same bed – still clothed but together, ready to work things out. It would have made the show a smashing success. Idiots.
So true: so very true.,Three simple words.
I’m glad Tina spoke up too. Let’s see how this unfolds. LOL!
I totally agree! I don’t understand why the writers are doing what they are doing. They could have went in so many different and better directions.
Thank you for this update…. I appreciate that both Kit and Shane are trying to support Tina and Bette. Shane is right – Bette has to either make the effort to try to reconcile with Tina or walk away and figure out how she is going to live without her. Sometimes I wish these characters would just think in terms of steps to a goal. And ask themselves – What is going to make me happier – giving up or trying to make a go of it? Going to straight to “How can I ever trust her again” is like eating the whole meal in a single bite. Not physically or mentally possible or emotionally possible. Trust has to be built and earned. There are no automatics in trust. Tina is who she is. Bette either needs to accept that or she rejects that. Could any of this happen again? Oh absolutely… but it may not ever happen again. So Bette needs to decide what she wants – a live with Tina even with the possibility she will hurt her again or she needs to walk away and build a life without her. Bette knows that she loves Tina and that Tina makes her happy…. so what is the alternative. Find another which will make her just as happy or make a relationship with Tina. Yes, Bette has been hurt. But is it Bette or Tina who is perpetuating the hurt? It’s Bette. If (or when) they do try to put the pieces back together, there are no guarantees. But sometimes, you just have to risk the possibility of future pain, for the almost guarantee of much joy until that happens.
Thank you for the chapter….
So many triggers and traumas are popping up for Bette. It’s going to be extremely interesting watching her navigate through them all. Give her a little grace. Her heart is broken.
Please continue! This is sooo good
Thank you! I just finished the next chapter.