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Provocations Linger- Chapter 12
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Helena locked the door carefully, deliberately taking her time.
“What’s your point, Helena,” Bette voiced her impatience.
“Fine.” The brunette gave Bette a smug look. “I’ve yet to see you look heartbroken.”
Bette looked confused so Helena clarified for her.
“If you thought Tina was spending her weekend with a new love, I’d have seen at least some heartache from you. Wouldn’t you agree?”
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Saturday Morning, Peabody Residence
Good Morning Bette-
I trust you slept well. There’s aspirin and juice on the kitchen table next to the coffee. When you’re ready Madeline will make you anything you desire for breakfast.
As mentioned, I had to be up with the roosters to meet my ride to Long Island, but I’ll check in with you at a more civilized hour. I’ve had a brainstorm and I can’t wait to share it with you. Hint: Don’t make any dates for Sunday. ☺
HP
P.S. You should check out the fall fashions while you’re in the city.
“Helena…” Bette muttered.
Returning the note to the sideboard, she made her way slowly to the kitchen. She couldn’t remember the last time she was so hung over.
The shrill ring of her cell phone interrupted what progress she’d made towards the kitchen and coffee. Checking the screen Bette sighed, she couldn’t put this off any longer.
Holding the phone away from her ear she intoned: “Good Morning Alice.”
She was greeted with clear annoyance on the other end.
“Pfffftttt…. Unfair Porter, really unfair, you do not get to send text messages like the ones you, and Tina I might add, sent me and then disappear for two days!! Where are you? Is Tina with you?”
Bette smiled despite her hang over.
“Actually I’m staying with Helena Peabody…”
This news was met with silence.
“Alice?”
“Are you purposefully trying to melt my brain?”
Bette poured herself a cup of coffee.
“You are staying at Helena’s in New York? Helena Peabody’s?” Alice clarified.
“Yes, Al,” Bette laughed, enjoying herself.
“Um, and where is Tina?”
“At Sam’s.”
“Why does this conversation feel like twenty questions? What the fuck is going on there, could you answer me in full sentences?” Alice whined.
Bette’s eyes fell on a newspaper ad circled several times in red that Helena had left on the kitchen table. She presumed it was Helena because it was for a fashion show at the Westin at Times Square.
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This is such a good story. I always look for the updates. Thanks for posting as you can – I am always pleased to see a new post when you have time to write.
How to answer that? And is Tina ready for that kind of exclusivity with Sam? I don’t think she is… The party at Fire Island is going to be interesting, isn’t it? Post soon, Zuzu. Thanks
missed this story and im loving the pace of it too, please don’t take as long to post the next chapter!!
You have too much talent not to post more frequently but I know life gets in the way. What an awesome chapter w/spot on dialogue.
Tina under pressure that’s not something I would want to see if I were Sam. I think she will explode and Sam will be the one in small pieces. PPS
Glad you’re writing here again since I also read until 3 a. m. and love this story.
Wow, great chapter. I love this story. I wonder how Tina will answer Sam’s question. Please update soon!
Great chapter! I love your Helena, she’s such fun and a good friend. Nudging Bette to see Tina in her work element and in a different light was perfect. I like Sam, here and in the series. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Zuzu where have you bee? So happy to see an update to this story. Please don’t stay away too long again.
Thanks for continuing with your story, I had to re-read the previous chapters just now to remind me how wonderful your story is. I hope you continue….
Oh Sam I don’t think Tina can make that promise to you..
WOW!Complex, intense, poignant, funny, sad, etcetc. Beautifully paced. As a diehard TiBetter u know where I stand. I will be looking 4ward to the next chapter. I understand about 3 a.mers!!! Mine is a Youtube music addiction. Thank u. This is good.
I’d lost track of this story so I had to catch up with it. Your writing is awesome. I hope you please us with a new chapter soon!
first of all, good to see you bacl…second: why is Sam so annoying? and i’m also wondering, why everyone else sees what B&T don’t? time for them to talk maybe LOL
thats it sam… you better be worried… bette is back and tine will be going with her… nice try sam… your only worried now because bette is in town, if she wasn’t this never would of came up and please tina is not stupid.. she knows this as well.. love this… pps
Ahhhh Zuzu…I’ve been waiting for an update to this story. This is sooo good. Don’t be too long posting the next one…I’m dying to know what happens next!
It seems everyone is playing matchmaker and Sam is beginning to feel the uncertain ground. Hopefully Fire Island will bring some clarity to the “blind” women and get them talking.
Ohhhhh, I love, love, love this story. I read the whole thing thru this morning. Please post soon!!!
Oh boy, Sam just stepped backwards into her own stuff. Tina will never agree to that and I think Sam knows it. Let’s see what happens next.
I love this story and I love your superb writing
Glad that you are back. Maybe this is a good time for Tina to move onto another person like Bette. I have a feeling that some feathers are going to be ruffled by the end of the night.
This was good. I will have to go back and read the other 11 chapters.
Thank you for updating. I have so missed this story. Great update – don’t take to long please to post again :) Can’t wait to read what happens next!
wow trouble on the way lol!