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Provocations Linger- Chapter 6
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She felt a pair of brown eyes watching her.
“Good Morning.”
Bette eased her head off the armrest and sat up, taking in their surroundings. She and Tina seemed to be the only ones awake.
“Good Morning,” she answered. “Where are we?” She rubbed her eyes with her fists trying to catch up.
“Still somewhere West of the Mississippi, I think,” Tina smiled. “We’re probably two and a half hours from the Airport if you want to go back to sleep?” she offered.
Bette shook her head, looking at the blonde shyly. “I don’t want to sleep anymore of this flight away.”
Tina smiled her understanding.
“I think there’s coffee made, if you’re interested? I’ll get it. I’d like to visit the restroom.”
Bette offered to meet her in the galley and took the other restroom to freshen up.
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Shortly afterward the pair had assembled a tray of croissants, butter, jam and coffee and slinked their way back to their seats, careful not to waken the other passengers.
They grinned over their stash, but more to have found a level of comfort again.
“This is going to be my breakfast!” Tina whispered.
Bette raised an eyebrow.
“Are you kidding me? I saw French toast and Eggs Benedict on the menu. Rethink your plan,” she encouraged Tina.
Tina smiled lazily, giving Bette a heavy lidded stare. Catching herself she realized it was a borderline ‘bedroom’ look. She cracked her neck and busied herself preparing a croissant.
Bette watched the evolution with interest.
Breaking their silence, Tina decided to channel their discussion back toward earlier catching up.
“Tell me something new about you.” She challenged. “Something Alice hasn’t already told me”, she qualified.
Bette smiled, understanding Tina’s intent. But then sobered and shook her head.
“Not yet, T. I want to finish the conversation we started last night.” Bette apologized.
Tina sighed. “Who are you, and what have you done with Bette Porter?” she tried a joke.
Bette laughed, weakly.
“I promise a normal conversation. Soon. But there are a couple thing I need to say to you before I can get off this plane.”
Tucking her legs up underneath her, Bette swiveled to face Tina. She held her coffee cupped between her hands.
“Tina?” She waited for the blonde to stop fidgeting and return her attention. Tina finally faced her, mirroring her position. She nodded for Bette to go on.
“Tina, I hate…hate that you view what happened between us the way you do. It makes me even more ashamed if that is possible and so sorry that we didn’t talk this out years ago.
“I never interpreted what happened that night that way and didn’t realize that you did. I guess you could argue it’s a case of semantics but even that I’d disagree with- and I am not some Neanderthal that believes there can’t be rape between a husband and wife. I’m sure it happens more than I care to think about.
“But Tina… that word…” Bette swallowed.
“Rape… to me, is something done in great anger. I see it as taking pleasure in hurting someone, a power thing."
“God, T- I hope you know I wasn’t angry with YOU that night. I would never intentionally try to hurt you.”
“Looking back, I can see so clearly that I behaved incredibly selfishly. Obviously, I didn’t think about what you needed,” Bette confessed.
You wanted to leave and I wouldn’t let you… I knew you wanted to get up but I was so scared… I was so scared Tina,” she whispered.
“It was unforgivable.” Bette gestured with her hands her futility. She returned her gaze to Tina’s.
“But Tina…. I wish so much…I wish I’d asked for your forgiveness… I wish I’d asked you to forgive me anyway.” Bette poured out her regret.
Tina stared at her, her own eyes brimming. Unsure, of what to say, she cleared the space between them and pulled Bette to her.
‘I forgive you Bette. I pretty much forgave you a long time ago. But, you gave me words for it. Thank you.”
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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! :)