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Provocations Linger- Chapter 6
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2004- The Planet
Alice and Dana’s Party continues…
“Shit,” Shane muttered. “Dance with me Tina.”
The brunette was already up and out of her chair.
Tina twisted around. “Who are we avoiding Shane,” she asked rising to follow her.
The hairdresser nodded, indicating a much younger woman. “Cheri Jaffe’s daughter- she only shows up here when she’s high and wanting to either scream at me or fuck me. I’m not real excited about either,”
Shane explained as she ushered Tina toward the dance floor.
They joined Alice and Dana and did their best to get lost in the crowd.
Bette watched this scene unfold with some amusement. Another part of her wished she could so casually ask for a dance with Tina. She remembered the last time they’d danced and grew wistful.
“Where did everybody go?” Jenny asked, joining Bette. She didn’t miss the look on the taller woman’s face but didn’t inquire about it.
“They’re dancing.” Bette indicated the dance floor.
The two of them watched the group for several moments, taking pleasure in watching their friends cavort together. They were clearly having fun.
“Come on, Bette,” Jenny challenged, smiling at her.
Bette declined, sipping her beer.
“Come on Porter, what are you waiting for, an engraved invitation?” Jenny teased, pulling Bette’s arm as she got up.
“Pretty please,” she pouted.
Bette arched an eyebrow staring the writer down, then relented laughing.
The newcomers made a show of busting into the circle, which opened up to include them.
Tina and Bette caught each others eye several times, in recognition of a song they loved or just acknowledging their happiness at being out with the gang.
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Several songs later, the DJ honored a request for ‘a slow one.’ The familiar first strains of ‘ One Fine Day’ were heard as Alice and Dana melted into one another and the rest of the crew made their way to the table.
“Tina, wait.” Bette paused.
Tina hesitated, hoping Bette wouldn’t ask her to dance. She didn’t want to turn her down and possibly put a damper on the evening.
Looking back toward Bette she tilted her head expectantly, “Yes?”
“I love this song,” Bette gestured nervously towards the dancing. “Do you want to? Dance?” Her eyes held Tina’s, imploring her not to say no.
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I’m just loving this story. Can’t wait to see what happens when they land! Love the way they are finally communicating after all this time. So intense. Sigh. PPS :-)
beautiful. Simply put. The story is so well layered really a wonderful read with great honor and depth applied to the subtleties and oneness that define the relationship between Tina and Bette. Thank you, PPS ;)
Thank goodness Tina is beginning to open herself to Bette. I am so relieved that she forgave Bette. I was ready to pop a Xanax last chapter but this one feels lighter. Bring on the new… PPS!
Wow, I am so taken by this story, it is amazing and truely touching. The depth of the emotion between the two is asstounding. Please keep it going. Amy :)
Oh Zuzu, this is amazing. EVERY chapter keeps me more and more engaged and thrilled than the last. please give me more! pps! god.. poor bette and poor tina.. gah! more flight! dont let them land yet, unless it induces their togethernesses!
a xanax? i need a fricken packet!!! but that was a relief…more of that and my anxiety will decrease. thx for this ‘forgiveness’ and the dance was sweet and the after where bette openly expressed herself…why has tina taken so long to at least talk this thru? would she ever have talked to bette if they hadn’t accidentally got on the same plane? Great writing.
U know I support the site by clicking the ads but some of them are boringly repetitive stuff!!!
zuzu, your story is amazing and so well told. I’m just loving it. PPS.
great update and tickled that bette is being so open with tina, no drugs needed for me..:)PPS
Truly compelling. I look forward to hearing more of their different perceptions about what happened that night.
This is truly an amazing story.
Zuzu, that was excellent. You could feel Bette’s emotion and regret. I’m glad that she didn’t let Tina change the subject and she stuck with it. Tina will be better to have heard Bette’s view of that evening in the long run.
Zu! This was awesome! Why oh why can’t these women just keep chiseling at those walls and keep that communication going eh? I hope so….thanks a bunch for the post.
If you knew the day I’ve had today…I was SO in need of a xanax…there’s a wry smile on my face in regards to your choice of airline…Aaaannnywaaaay, really loving this story even though I have no idea what the outcome will be of them finally getting everything out there….One Fine Day indeed, keep the hope Bette…Thx & PPS!
I absolutely love whr this story is heading plz continue, its heading to a very good subject.
Great story and great chapter. I can’t wait to read a lot more of it. I am so into anything B&T that I just noticed your name, love it by the way.I can never get through a winter without watching “It’s a wonderful life at least ten times. I watched it so much my kids used to say “Mama can we watch George and Mary” I always thought it was so cute that I never corrected them. It turned into sort of a tradition for us to start watching George and Mary after Thanksgiving. Sorry for going on so about your name I just love that movie, can’t wait to read the next chapter though. PPS
I am glad that Bette is really sticking through the tough conversation. I hope that this can give her and Tina a fresh start again.
Those were some hard questions and answers but they needed to be put to rest. That night has haunted me since the end of season 1. That night did border on rape any way you look at it. Bette wanted to connect and in the end Tina tried to but somehow it did not come out like that. I hope that now the rape issue is on the table that they can move on from there. There still is that connection that is undeniable.
WOW AMAZING!
This is so deep on so many levels–please continue to post regularly! :)