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Playing By Heart
“What do you mean?”
“Ahh, come on Little Porter.” Joyce joked as she wrapped her arm around Bette’s shoulders and escorted her out. “You can’t bullshit a bullshitter. That was your first time wasn’t it?”
Bette was visibly puzzled by the lawyer’s question. “What are you talking about, Joyce?”
Both women stopped at the threshold of the lobby and reception desk. Joyce was sizing Bette up with a knowing smirk. “Was your verbal incantation of affection meant to be uttered over the phone like that?”
The crimson blush spread over the band manager’s entire body as she smiled shyly and diverted her eyes from those of the questioning attorney down to the expensive Persian rug runner she was standing on. Bette knew that Joyce’s approach to this subject was probably the gentlest she would be receiving. She was grateful that the band was preoccupied just outside the door of the office now.
“Not exactly.” She admitted. “But you’re right. It was the first time.”
“I remember my first time.” Joyce said looking up and letting the moment of nostalgia take over. “Rebecca Lowenstein. It was at her Bat Mitzvah. She looked so cute with matzah ball stuck in her braces.”
Bette frowned at Joyce’s transparency, but quickly recovered when the lawyer shook off the cobwebs of yesteryear and refocused on the tall brunette.
“Anyway, a homemade card with a purple Star of David on the front and $18 later, I was confessing my love while at the same time apologizing for failing to properly crochet the kippah I had been working on for her. To this day, I hate crocheting. Probably why I went into law.”
Bette nodded slowly, praying that Joyce’s anecdote was finished.
“I hope you’re going to redeem yourself with a grander gesture of affection.” Joyce stated expectantly. Her warning tone earned her a sheepish smile from the band manager.
“I’ll work on it, Joyce.”
“You better. Now get outta here. Go celebrate with your friends.”
Bette took her leave from the office and found her sister and friends congregated in front of the elevators and still pumped from the day’s events.
“Hey Little P, you gonna meet us down at the Planet for some well-deserved grub?” Angus asked.
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First! It’s so good to have you writing again. I’ve missed the story more than you can imagine. Happy belated new year to you too. Please please please please please please please please please post another chapter tonight! Thank you
So glad you are back. Sorry about all your trials and tribulations. Wonderful update. Thanks again and you were missed.
Welcome back! Sorry about your hardship, but we’re happy to see you back with this story. Please post again tonight!
next chapter please Mell……xx
Don’t normally comment but very pleased to see you and the story back, so if you could grace us with another chapter today I would be most grateful!
Happy belated new year to you too Mell. Its good to be reading your story again. pps.
Ahh the fine art of how to crochet a kippah….Great to see you´re back and stay away from your hazardous tendency to water.
Wow! Hello there MeLL 😄 what a nice surprise to see you again! 😉 welcome back! I am sorry to hear what happened! Glad to hear that all in place now! I hope the new laptop will bring you more inspiration to write more amazing stories for us here ;-) … Thanks for the update and for not abandoning us ;-)
That was great and love it!
If I added a pretty please, would you consider posting another chapter??????????
I think since we’ve hAd to wait sooooooo long for a post, u should post another!!!!
So great to have you and the story back. Sorry you had so many problems, next time only water in a bottle with a top on the nightstand, please. lol Welcome back. Great update. Can hardly wait for the next one, tonight hopefully. Thanks.
Please!!!!!!!!!
so happy you back thank you wonderfull update post soon!!!
Oh you were so so missed. Thank you for coming back and giving us another update. I’m glad everything got sorted out and you didn’t loose any valuable data (like this story :D) Thank you love this update.
Glad you are back.Such a wonderful story,thank you.