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All day… except…. Her mind came to a screeching halt. Her statement to the police. She would have to call the station and arrange a time to come in.
Her head dropped back on her pillow and she frowned, thinking about what she needed to do. She reached for her phone to text the Detective. She would also need to call Peggy Peabody and discuss the opportunity of working for her.
Two big conversations that would have a huge impact on her life moving forward. She started to feel a little worried.
Tina grimaced remembering the events of the day before… God… her mother. What a colossal spectacle she made of herself. Even for Donna, it was a demonstration of epic proportions. Most of the time Tina was able to get her mother off track, absorb the worst of it and deflect attention.
But yesterday, the vitriol Donna had spewed at and toward Bette was unforgiveable. It had been humiliating, and watching Bette listen to the homophobic rhetoric coming from her own mother was extremely upsetting.
And Bette had been so stoic, dignified as always. That her mother thought those things, let alone said them….
She felt her heart rate begin to speed up just thinking about it, her anxiety growing, panic settling in.
She closed her eyes to take a deep breath, refocused her attention on Bette’s breathing in – out – and – in then out… taking time to match her own breathing to the slow intake and outtake of Bette’s rhythmic breathing.
She lay with her head close to Bette’s, eyes closed as she regulated her breathing to match that of her partners.
Once they were in tune, she concentrated on the faint whiff of Bette’s shampoo, the warmth she could feel coming from her as they lay so close, the feel of the silky sheets over her naked body, the sound of the waves and occasional seagull outside.
Taking time to identify each smell, sound, feeling as she and Bette breathed together.
Mindfulness Bette called it, and Tina had scoffed at first… she was more about action, running or cycling to get her anxiety under control. Bette enjoyed things like meditation or yoga and had shown Tina one morning in bed the idea of being in the present, tuning in to each of their five senses to calm rattled nerves.
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A magnificent job of continuing the masterpiece connection between these two. Yet, having them deal with all the contradictions and brain fog in Tina’s brain. The spirit in your writing has so much peacefulness ????????
I’m really great full for Joyce’s expertise and frankness in explaining the unfair onslaught that Tina & Bette are going to endure because of the insatiable desire of the popparatsee to sensationalize and distort any story. Uuugh! It’s gonna be putrified nasty when Donna is brought to the stand in Eric’s defense. ????????????????????????. I’m hoping that Tina as some indisputable video & audio of the wretchedness of working at Shoelin once Eric was hired. Surely the also have emails & texts that he sent to Tina showing the overt preditory behavior.
Maybe this is where Lucy’s testimony will raise my eyebrow to give her a Brava!!!
Thank you Dumplin. I was trying to show the contradiction of trying to unravel a confusing event in Tina’s mind with the undeniable connection they are both feeling. Joyce has a lot more to say about the upcoming trial, and Donna has some plan of her own. Meanwhile, our two will hopefully keep on keeping on… appreciate your comment, so much.
This story gets better every chapter!
It will be a nasty and hard case and i am glad Joyce is Tina’s laywer. I have no doubt that she will nail that bastard in court.
So Donna is planning to stay a month? Hmm, wonder what she will do the next time she approche Tina and Bette.
Great chapter!
Stay save and healthy ????
Thank you BiBi, I am struggling a little bit about writing the whole court case thing – so out of my realm of expertise, I know virtually nothing about lawyering and evidence and all that stuff. Hope it continues to flow…. peace
Wonder who Donna has with her in the hotel? Great story with lots of twists in the life of Tibette. I would not be looking forward to court with the news media hanging around. Look forward to the next post. Stay safe
Thank you for commenting Finn! The news media does add an element of crazy to the whole thing, can you imagine? Hope things are going ok in your neck of the woods, laying low here….. peace
I look so forward for these posts. You outdo yourself and the story with every post. Keep up to phenomenal work.
Deanna, thank you. Hope you are doing well.
I love the way Tina and Bette continue to grow closer and more intimate. This is very important for the healing of both of them from this trauma. Even though Tina lived through it, Bette experiences have been just as traumatizing. And to add Donna Kennard on top, how much more can they take.
Caution – with Eric’s money, could he influence the results of the blood test of both Tina and of himself? Is it possible he could pay someone to substitute another’s blood or just make sure the test get lost? That would throw Tina’s evidence into doubt and allow Eric to skate free.
Now who is with Donna Kennard? I’m going to take a guess. Faye Buckley? I hope not. But Donna’s behavior was an exaggeration of Faye Buckley…
Wonderful chapter. Love the relationship between Bette and Tina in this story. Their connection is so evident, Its visceral to all who see them. And I love your writing style. Being able to see what is going on in the minds of characters adds depth and understanding which dialogue simply cannot do. Dialogue is limiting and can even be misleading when the characters hold back information or are purposely deceiving someone. But the thought process is the window to the soul and personality of a character. This author’s use of memory and imagery is simply masterful. This chapter is a wonder example of that technique. Thank you…. Cannot wait for more….
Martha, I so enjoy your thought analysis of each chapter. Really, it is such a wonderful thing to read how people are experiencing the story. I also really appreciate that you like reading about the though process – sometimes I delete some of that because I worry it takes away from the flow of the conversation. But with someone like Bette, who is so layered and has trouble expressing how she feels, I think it is that much more important to know what she is thinking.
Great point about Eric’s money, how many times do we read in the news about some rich asshole who gets away with horrible things because they can afford a team of lawyers or such. And he is certainly ruthless enough.
Thank you for your kind words, gives me motivation to keep writing and taking the time to get the story the way I want it. Hope you are doing ok in this craziness. Peace
Thanks for the update. So many sweet moments between Tina and Bette. Wonderful how their deep connection is showing in so many little moments and details. Well, their physical connection is amazing as well. Constantly horny for each other I’d say ;-) It does wonders to strengthen their emotional bond.
It’s going to be a difficult case at court. Joyce is right to mention the worst outcome.
Looking forward to the next chapter, BK.
Kiwipit –
Definitely horny for each other, almost like two teenagers I’d say. That is likely to continue as well, given they are basically on a mini vacation like at the beach together. Court will be difficult, and not my area so hopefully I can figure out how to navigate that in a way that makes sense. Hope all is well, stay safe….
Thanks for posting more on this great story which I am getting more and more enthral led by.
My life experience is in non-criminal Law here in the UK so I wait to see where you are going to take me.
Please post soon we need somewhere to escape to in these difficult times.
Stay safe,
SG