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Provocations Linger- Chapter 6
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Bette nodded warily, following Tina’s lead but not liking it one bit. “Okay, T. Alice’s and Dana’s night.”
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2008- American Airlines – Flight 5
Slowly Tina became aware of the engines humming, she twisted a bit in her chair as she awoke, remembering.
A light blanket was draped over her. “Bette,” she guessed, wrapping herself in it.
A pit settled in the Tina’s stomach as she peered out the window. She could just make out the first few traces of sunrise. Her watch confirmed it was almost 5:30am East coast time.
“It’s already daylight there,” she mused. With the flight delay it would be about 8am when they landed. Tina marveled at how melancholy she was feeling at the prospect of ending this interlude with Bette.
The brunette’s soft breathing beside her offered some comfort; to Tina’s relief she had stayed with her after their conversation.
Tina watched her, her throat constricting at the sight that had never failed to stir her, Bette sleeping. She resisted a desire to touch her, not wanting her to wake up just yet. Tina still needed to sort out her thoughts from their talk the night before.
“Where did that come from?” Tina asked herself, still both confused and stunned. The Bette Porter she had known could always be counted on to not raise the tough issues. Tina had had to struggle to get her to open up when they were together.
“Now she wants to talk,” Tina shook her head.
They had been having a wonderful time reminiscing and sharing memories. Tina couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt so content just sitting and talking.
Yet towards the end of their meal she’d noticed Bette growing distracted, like she had something she wanted to broach with Tina. Tina had assumed it was something to do with her note saying she wanted to discuss the past- but she’d never dreamed Bette would want to talk about that night.
Tina half wanted to wake Bette up and reassure her and half wanted to bury the subject forever. She knew Bette was shaken by her views of that evening. Tina just wasn’t sure how much good it accomplished after all these years to rehash it.
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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! :)