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Provocations Linger- Chapter 11
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West Village, nameless lesbian bar, 1am Saturday Morning
“Helena….” Bette had her elbow on the bar and was currently resting her chin in that hand. She was concentrating on Helena’s hands, admiring her long fingers, which were currently entwined with the bartenders.
“How did…why did…” Bette faltered, trying for delicate.
“She dumped me,” Helena confessed brightly, anticipating the question.
“Well… You’re awfully cheerful about it,” Bette noted, a little gruff.
The Brit shrugged. “I’m English. We get dumped well. Besides, it wasn’t as if it came as a huge surprise.” She winked at the bartender.
“Oh No?” Bette persisted.
“The lovely Ms. Kennard is fairly jumpy about Alpha females these days Ms. Porter… she was attracted to me but also very cautious,” Helena gave her guest a long look.
“What? You think you reminded her of me?” Bette scoffed.
“I do.”
Bette took a large sip of her Scotch, eyeing Helena skeptically.
“Believe what you want, Bette,” the beautiful brunette shrugged.
“Look if you’re trying to somehow imply that I …ruined Tina for other women…” Bette shook her head in disbelief, “Oh please. I seem to be running into Tina’s ex-lovers and girlfriends all over the place.” Bette lowered her voice and looked around the bar carefully.
Helena laughed. “Believe what you want,” she repeated. “She never got over you, for better or worse.”
Bette stared into her drink, not sure what to think.
“What about you Bette? Have you moved on? Is there a new Mrs. Porter in your life?”
Bette gave Helena a look that implied she thought the question was wildly off base.
Helena sipped her Martini and smiled sweetly, waiting.
Finally Bette shrugged. “I was married once, Helena. You apparently know all about how well that worked out.”
“I see. Seven years of pure hell, was it?”
Bette sighed. “I don’t quite get you Helena. You’ve been wonderfully gracious and welcoming. Yet you clearly think I’m a moron for losing Tina. I agree by the way…’
Helena clinked Bette’s glass in a silent toast, nodding. “Go on.”
“So…what do you want from all this? Do you want Tina back? Do you want Tina and I back together?” Bette looked totally bewildered.
Helena laughed happily. “Bette, you’re wonderfully more forthcoming than I’d expected. Honestly? I don’t know what I want yet. How could I possibly have an opinion without knowing one half of the equation?
"I adore Tina, I won’t lie about that, but I don’t have a place in her heart and I was curious about the woman who does.”
“Did,” Bette corrected her morosely. “Did have a place in her heart.”
“Oh please. Revolting enough I have to admit the woman loved you, not me. Don’t think for a minute I’m going to cheer you up about it too.” Helena sniffed.
Bette finished her Scotch in one dramatic gulp, and stood up. “Let’s walk.”
Helena gave the bartender a wink and a wave before following the decidedly swaying curator out the door.
TBC
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WOW!!! Will Bette show up at Fire Island with Helena? That would be so great. Thank you PPS
This.Is.Fantastic!!! i was thinkin the same as akalittlered, pps!
I’m really liking the Bette/Helena interactions. It’ll be interesting if Bette invites herself out to Fire Island over the weekend… Thanks for posting!
I have absolutely no problem believing the biggest of coincidences if they come written in a story peppered with sentences like “Oh please. Revolting enough I have to admit the woman loved you, not me. Don’t think for a minute I’m going to cheer you up about it too.” This was great, I’m glad you decided to continue with it
Implausible, plausible… doesn’t matter when the story is so well written. Love the open and honest Bette/Helena dialogue and just hope it continues as Bette decides to stay the weekend. Would hate for Bette to miss Tina in the fashion show dress!
I’m jumping up and down that you decided to continue with this story! Please post very soon!
i think it’s totalay plausable that this is one great story…i wonder if Bette is gonna go to Fire island now
I say Helena invites Bette to Fire Island as friends but Helena decides she is going to help Bette get Tina back by making Tina jealous of the fact that Bette is now her date this year. Of course Bette won’t know what Helena is up to. Sam has to know she is NEVER going to get forever with Tina.
I’m thoroughly enjoying this story… so glad you’re continuing it. I hope Tina and Bette makes plans to get together when they get back to LA so they can continue to work out their issues. Neither one of them has moved on….they still belong together.
Hahahaha…I loved that line…”Oh please, I seem to be running into Tina’s ex-lovers and girlfriends all over the place.” Zuzu…I also like the concept of Helena teaming up with Bette to try and get Tina and Bette back together again. I always thought that Bette and Helena could be a real force to be reckoned with if they ever stuck together on something. Great update!
So Tina still has heart flutters over Bette and I dare say so does Bette. Can’t wait to see what happens at Fire Island.
I am so pleased to see this story continue – I liked it when you started and had accepted the fact that you might not continue after so much time elapsed – so when I saw the title come up recently I was elated. Such a good story. I hope the computer and life cooperate for this summer so you can write on . . .
Sweet, Zuzu! Great pace and you can feel the drama building. Let the games begin for Ms. Bette and Ms. Peabody. 2 Alpha females playing cupid with Tina, this will definitely be good. You’re doing a great job! PPS!
WOW… just caught up… i have afeeling bette will be at that fashion show and there all weekend … pps
What a great update and thank you I have so missed this. Will Bette go with Helena and go get Tina back – I hope so hope so :) Thank you again!
Just catching up and enjoying this story very much – thank you! Do I see a Tina-Sam-Helena-Bette encounter in the near future? Should be very interesting!
Have suspended disbelief.Am in joyous freefall.Brilliant!
This is interesting, Helena and Bette be friend!