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Provocations Linger- Chapter 5
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Tina and Bette shared a look, eyes shining for their friends. Shane was choked up as well. Looking around the table, she wondered when they’d all stood up.
“Come here you two,” Kit ordered, grabbing Alice and Dana in a group hug. Everyone started laughing and hugging. Finally, they all sat down around the table.
“You knew?” Alice blushed.
“You’ve been looking like the cat that ate the canary for a while, Alice.” Bette laughed.
“And Dana’s been looking like the canary!” Kit added knowingly. The whole group laughed, and then hooted at the tennis player’s obvious red face.
“When did this all happen?” Tina asked smiling with wonder at her two friends.
Dana didn’t see the look Alice tried to send her.
“About four o’clock in the morning, the night of Provocations. Alice couldn’t wait until a reasonable hour to declare her love for me,” she joked.
Glancing around the table Dana regretted her candor. That night had brought heartache to everyone at that table.
“I, um, anyway- I took a long run in the Canyons after Alice left-thinking about that kiss.” She smiled at Alice. “By the time I got home, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be marrying Tonya.”
2008- American Airlines Flight 5
The steward removed Bette and Tina’s dinner trays, asking if they’d like coffee with their desert. Opting for decaf and the flan, they resumed their conversation.
“Bette. Your note said you wanted to talk about our past? … I thought we did a lot of that already… when Dana was sick?”
Tina smiled gently at Bette, remembering the painful discussion. It had been the last time they’d spoken till tonight.
“I don’t mind talking about it if you have things you need to say or understand. I’ll talk to you… I’m just…well, surprised. Processing was never your particular gift,” Tina teased tenderly.
Bette grimaced. “I wish I’d talked to you more Tina.”
She had always felt that Tina needed to hear more from her that night. They had talked for hours, trying to be as honest as possible about what had led to their pulling apart.
They’d been more open with each other than Bette had ever thought possible. But it hadn’t been enough. In the end, Tina forgave her, but she still left.
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Zuzu, amazing as always. I’m mightily impressed about the delving into very rough and sore and raw material, i thin it is very realistic of a couple that endedon bad-terms. And provocations certainly was that for tibette. Absolutely wonderful! At the same time, the underlying subtleties and hints shared between is lovely. Cant wait for your next update.
OMG! OMG! I didn’t think Bette was going to bring up all this serious stuff. Holy crap! The plane definitely needs to be diverted now – Bette is short on time as it is – and the rehashing the past is likely to make her reconnection more difficult. Yikes! I want to scream “Stop Now!” but I know it is all a part of your superb story telling. I loved how you handled “the encounter”. While I don’t agree with Tina’s interpretation, I do see how if Bette had never explained herself, the events would certainly lead Tina to that conclusion. This was a powerful chapter…I can’t wait for the next.
Damn they’re really getting into the heavy shit. But talking is a start and you said it was a long flight.
Zuzu, now that was a powerful chapter. This was a hard topic to go into and I love how you managed to convey their emotions and their conflicting interpretion of what had happened that night. Most of all, I love how you make me see and understand both of them and why they felt the way they do. I may have to get your a magical unicorn for your work. :D
Oh girl, dont leave us hanging over the weekend plzzzzzzzzzzzzz.thnx
If only this discussion could have taken place on the show… Superbly written interpretation of that scene. Difficult from both sides, but you captivated their emotions so well. Can’t imagine having such a conversation in a confined space… believe I’d be looking for another cocktail.
This is every bit as uncompromising as the subject matter demands. Thank you for doing what IC should have done on the show.
Wow, this was deep. Their dialogue was very well written. I’m not sure if you are tellint the story as each of them remember it (being different than the actual event), or if you have forgotten that when Tina took control of Bette, it was Tina that pulled Bette’s hand to perform the act. Or perhaps you have taken artistic license to change what actually occured for the story. I remember how hottly this issue was debated at the time. Either way, it doesn’t matter as this chapter was written masterfully. Can’t wait until your next post.
An amazing chapter.
While I was really blown away with this topic. I have had this discussion with several people if the act could be consider a form of rape or violet breakup sex, etc.. Its good to here both sides.
toby- thanks for asking — if you have the chance-i hope you’ll re read the first portion of chapter one. i hope i portrayed that by THAT point in the fight Tina is already furious, she is already feeling under attack from the minute she is forced to the bed and her dress is stripped off. Yes, later Tina, feels arousal, which makes her furious with herself, but it’s real. maybe the only real thing she can feel at that point. And so she takes Bette’s hand and guides her toward the only relief she sees?Perception is reality– I don’t think they are remembering things incorrectly, so much as perceiving them differently. In any event- i am not trying to take any artistic license with that scene. thanks for asking.
oops. meant to post that “Capesquad” note as me. sorry- i wrote something a while back as Capesquad. as you were… :)
They should have had this talk long, long ago. I’m looking forward to your next post, and how the two of them resolve what’s left over from that night. Thanks for the story and the post.
“What about what I wanted? What I needed? Bette… I needed to get out of there! I needed to go somewhere and scream and be by myself. I wasn’t ready to feel a connection with you! Did you consider me at all before you went where you went” Wow I am speechless, what great writing…finaly someone willing to go deeper into that scene and futhermore giving us Tina’s perspective, views and feelings on Bette’s actions that night….Needless to say I can’t wait for more :)
Wow! That was intense! I definitely hope you will quickly lead us through the two perceptions of what happened and why that night! Whether that was rape or not was definitely a hot topic of discussion, and I love how you are fleshing it out on both sides!
Your writing is so spot on to this subject. I feel the pain and long buried emotions as I read.
I thought I had read this chapter. I guess I didn’t. …Excellent, excellent, excellent! Painful to relive and recall but excellent!
WOW amazing!! :)PPS
No, of course in her panic Bette was caught up in her own fears and lost any rationality. Hmmm, ‘rape’, it certainly started off that way…I hope U r going to continue exploring why Tina turned it around…altho to be caged up in a plane is not the best…at least neither of them can stop the car & get out…they’re stuck 2gether…altho I suppose B can go back to her seat BUT I need 4 them to resolve this!!!! I guess they do also. PPS.
Wow.
Can’t believe I didn’t read this until today – Its tough to explain the unexplicable… – great chapter, Z!
That was amazing!