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    Reprisal Reprised- Chapter 7

    Story written on September 14, 2005 by Skipton.
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    Having made it only as far as the front of her desk, Bette leaned back against it and said, “Ok.”

     

    Once she reached the door, Tina turned and weakly smiling said, “I didn’t really get a chance to share everything with you that I had wanted to.”

     

    Looking back at her, Bette tiredly shrugged her shoulders and said, “Maybe some day, huh?”

     

    “Some day?” asked Tina, reading the lack of commitment in Bette’s response.

     

    “Well yeah” said Bette, arms crossed in front of her.  “You’re moving back here, right?  I would imagine that there will be some time some day for us to talk further.”

     

    Again, Tina merely watched the woman in front of her and wondered how much damage she had done in staying out of contact with her for seven months.  She knew Bette was angry, hurt and whatever other emotion could be thrown into the mix, but she had never given up hope that there would be some form of reconciliation in their future.

     

    “Was I wrong?” she thought to herself as she watched Bette, arms crossed in front of her, “almost defending herself from me” she thought.

     

    “I would like to think so” she said as she continued to look at Bette.

     

    “I’m staying at The Standard” she said.  “Room 209″ she added.

     

    “Ok” said Bette as she made no motion to write this information down.

     

    “I guess I should go” said Tina.  Pulling her body away from this close proximity of Bette was something that was requiring all of her will and stamina.

     

    “Thanks for coming by” said Bette as she pushed herself off of the desk, walking around to take her seat again.

     

    “And good luck” she added as she looked up one last time at Tina.

     

    “Thanks” she mumbled as she turned to walk out of Bette’s office.  Taking two steps down the hallway, she stopped herself as her mind was screaming “NO!”

     

    Turning around, she walked back towards Bette’s office and stood in the doorway.

     

    “Bette” she said as Bette quickly looked up, surprised to see her return.

     

    “What?” she asked puzzled.

     

    “I know that this may seem really hard to believe right now, but there is a reason that I broke all contact with you for the last seven months.  Seven months, three days and up until now, eight hours” she said, strength and determination growing in her voice.

     

    “I never wanted to divorce you and I certainly never wanted to leave you.”

     

    Tina stood there waiting for her words to find a home.

     

    “But sometimes, Bette, things are simply out of one’s control, and this” she said as she motioned to the space between the two of them, “is a prime example of that.”

     

    Before Bette could say anything, she continued.

     

    “What I want for you to understand, Bette Porter, is that I never stopped loving you!  I never stopped caring about you and as God as my witness, I never stopped wanting you!”

     

    Bette simply sat rooted to her chair, not able to respond, barely able to breathe as she watched this woman before her.

     

    Taking a deep breath, Tina swiped at the tears that were streaming down her face.

     

    “I am here today” she cried, trying to finally answer Bette’s question.  “I am here today to tell you that I love you and that I never stopped loving you.”

     

    She paused, trying to catch her breath and calm her emotions that had spiraled out of control.

     

    “And I will continue to be here until I make you understand that.”

     

    Bette sat there, simply numb.  She knew that her mouth was hanging open and so closed it, willing herself to remain calm.

     

    Both woman remained quiet, simply watched the other as an eerie quiet fell upon the room, nothing but the sound of their breathing and the occasional sniffle to be heard.

     

    “That Bette” Tina finally said, head held high, ”is why I am here.”

     

    Bette simply nodded her head as she watched Tina walk out of her office for the second time that night.

     

    Releasing what she realized had been a breath that she had been holding, Bette placed her head down into her hands that were resting on the desk.

     

    “Mother of God” she whispered as she heard the front door of the gallery open and then close behind Tina.

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    1. yeahhhhh..good for you Tina..be brave..im sl glad Tina come back and told Bette what she is feeling now i hope Bette run after her..they BELONG together and when 2 people like this love each other no matter how long they are apart tehy all find their way back..i was sad in the beginning of the chapter but now i start to be happy..amazing chapter please post soon

    2. Absolutely frikkin fantastic. I nearly died in the middle of the chappy tho…so much coldness, so much emotional pain. But wow..definitely a ride reading.

    5. Talk about a bombshell! I’d say Bette stayed rooted in her seat for some time after that! WHEW! Then again that might piss her off even more! I can’t tell you enough, Skip, how f#$%ing great this story is!!! I hope you’re able to put another chappy up soon! Thanks!

    7. That was simply brilliant, thank goodness Tina got that off her chest still so may issues to be resolved.

      Looking forward to more when you have the time.

      Thank you.

    8. SKIP… wow what a story… so glad tina walked back and said what she said to bette… now maybe they can both heal and start over… love this story… hell i love all of your stories… please continue

    12. Wow, you had my heart racing. Tina sure has done a number on Bette. I just hope Bette doesn’t cave. This needs to be taken slowly. Great, great update.

    17. What an amazing chapter. Please tell us exactally what Tina did to make Bette so cold and callos. They were such a beautiful couple, but when pain happens, once can become jaded!

    19. ok i had to go back cuz im a little confuse..”she whispered as she heard the front door open and then close behind Tina”..is there someone else behind Tina?????

    20. This is DEFNITELY “Reprise” Reprised.

      This chapter made it crystal clear why this story is called “Reprisal Reprised”.

      Only now Bette is the one with all the guns pointing at Tina.

      And what I have to say about that is ‘FUCK.’

      At this point I guess it is very easy to make a villain out of Tina, at least in Bette’s mind. Okay, in everyone’s minds… But seriously, if she were to continue hurting them both like back in Reprise, then she was right to leave.

      However the lack of explanations can really work against her.

      It’s like.. once upon a time they were the best thing that ever happened to one another. Right now, it seems like they are the WORST thing happening in each other’s lives.

      Tina had to leave, she had to make Bette pretty much HATE her for her to come to terms with whatever her feelings were, to grow past that person she became that constantly and inadvertedly hurt Bette without meaning to. I just hope Bette won’t have to do the same.

      Because whatever was broken beyond repair back then is getting even more broken now.

      But I still have hope that they will be able to make things right again. I mean, Bette’s reaction was kind of expected. But I’d like to see if Tina can bring back that Bette that was so willing to work things out.

      Then again, the thing with the ‘Reprise saga’ is mess with our hopes anyway =P

      Sometimes you just wish they’d kill each other and get it over with. Sometimes it really feels like it would hurt less that way.

      Then there are times when you have to admit that if they can hurt so much and still come back for more, there must really be something there. Something worth all those tears and pain and heartbreak. Gotta be something REALLY precious cause that’s a HECK OF A LOT pain to make up for =P

      Will them someday be able to stop hurting the other all the time????????
      Even when they don’t really mean to. Even when they know they love each other. Even when all they want is the other to be happy… all they do is hurt.

    21. Mother of God!!! That was a wonderful chapter!!! I can’t wait to hear Tina’s explanation…hope you are writing the next chapter as I type this!!!!

    24. WOW! your writing is so powerful and your tone so right and deep, I’m speechless and amazed. Your description of those raw emotions is right on.
      I just love reading this story, next chapter can’t come soon enough.

    25. Really don’t know what to say about this story. So far, seems that Tina is getting a little backbone and going back to admit her failure in their marriage and ask for forgiveness for whatever she has done to break them apart and come back home to Bette if she will let her. Right? OK? well, what the heck did she do? I just read the last story but I will have to read again to determine what she did, I guess. So complicated, yet so simple. Post soon please.

    26. Damn, I was worried for a moment that Tina would walk out and nothing would have been said. Then, BAM, turns back around and oh, by the way, the reason I came back. You go girl. Don’t know why she left, how bad it got, but their is no way that Tina and Bette ever stop loving each other. Bette see ya at the Stanford, go girl, go get the answers.

    29. skipton, I dont usually comment, (just enjoy reading) but I feel compelled to. I am rooted to the spot, when I see your story up. I am so bad, I read the last page first. Then I go back & read the story, I am willing to bet, Tina had a breakdown, and she was in a sanitarium. thats why she didnt contact Bette. just guessing here

    30. That’s going to be one tough row to hoe for Tina. She didn’t really think it would be easy, now did she?

      There are rivers of hurt and rejection that will need to be crossed before they can truly move forward.

      I let out my breath at the end, no really knowing I was holding it in to begin with. Great chapter.

    34. Skip…great chapter. On the edge of my seat, awaiting your next update.

      Just a side note to Techgal: Methinks the l-word fan fic club would so enjoy a B&T story from you. Your commentary is just fabulous and so original. So, come on…throw your writing talents into the mix.

    35. Funny thing…I clicked on “next post by this author” and damn ~ there’s nothing there…..imagine that?!? LOL
      Skip, you’re killing me. This story is so damn fuckin’       F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!
      I just can’t get enough of it.

      WTGGGGGGGGGGG Tina…I have visions of a Bette Porter, The Standard and Room 209.

    40. I’ts about time someone stopped all the fucking head games.(Good writing) Way to go Tina! Be truthful to yourself and Bette. So glad she turned back around and got that out!

    42. Skipton,
      What was that? And why is my head starting to hurt?
      I was relatively, calm and grounded, and centered (might I add) before reading this chapter. Do you want to know what I’m like now? Huh? Do you? Well let me tell you my friend. My breathing is sporadic, I am uprooted and no amount of meditation is able to assist me. Oh, and my heart is racing. For the love of Balance, please warn us before placing us in the same frigid room with B&T when they are like this. I’m clutching the space where my heart used to be before it took off.

      Home? Where the fuck is that?
      Uh…it’s um.. The Standard? Room 209?
      Thought so…..
      Do tell….. Excellent chapter Skipton. I’m off to get a drink and you can bet your last money it ain’t gonna be green tea!!

    43. Skip…that was beautifu. SInce both Six Months and Reprisal almost wore me out, so I wasn’t sure if I had it in me to endure Reprisal: Through Skipton’s eyes

      I am so glad I didn’t listen to my whimpy, sappy, overly-sensitive heart. This is a treat.
      That unfolded beautifully and THANK YOU for having Tina go back. I grow so weary of all these lost opportunities to communicate. To have her take the chance, step off the ledge and boldly state why SHE was there and what SHE wanted was so refreshing and dare I say, down right exhilerating.
      You are a master at the emotion my friend. While I read the first several chapters (believe me they were excellent, I was just trying to gauge how investment I was going to allow)with a bit of hesitation, the hook is fully in my gullet with that one.

      Reel me to shore…I’m here to the end! Great job, and wonderful writing!

    44. ““What I want for you to understand, Bette Porter, is that I never stopped loving you! I never stopped caring about you and as God as my witness, I never stopped wanting you!”

      …and mutant pigmies were holding our love child hostage, threatening to cook and eat her if I did not comply…

      ????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ?????

      I’ll be at The Standard, waiting for your next chapter, Skipton, room 229, trusting that you’ll have a good explanation for Tina’s seeming madness.

      Thanks!

      P.S. I am intrigued as to how you are going to write your way out of this one, Houdini.

    45. Isn’t it about time that Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade made his appearance? Tina is doing the femme fatale thing to the hilt. Bette needs a cigarette, a scotch and the services of a good private eye. ‘The WeHo Falcon’

    46. heartbreaking. 2 people..going through so much and hoping at the end of it,there will be a reconnection. Tina is takin a big step…hope Bette will do something too? :) thx for this chapter…you made my crappy day a better one now.

    47. To quote Willowr: “Then again, the thing with the ‘Reprise saga’ is mess with our hopes anyway”

      [Knifetwist]Yes, this story appears to be a mother-frog. What would other authors do with it? Skipton is certainly putting her stamp on it. If Tiff was willing, I think it would be intriguing to see yet other vesions of this story.[/Knifetwist]

    49. Loved your story from its very beginning. I´m glad that Tina has returned and had the courage to confront Bette telling her that she never stopped loving her. Hopefully rhey´ll be able to work it out. However I can´t wait to find out what Tina has been doing in the meantime and how she´ll be received by the others who have had to deal with Bette while Tina was away.

    50. Gosh Skip, you have the site going with this one. I’m no exception. My anger with your Tina is hard to disguise, which is why I haven’t commented lately. I feel Bette’s pain so clearly it feels like it is my own. But, I know from experience the magic you can work when these types of dynamics are present. I kind of wish you didn’t write so well, so my stomach wouldn’t tense up when reading the emotional angst you create. I wish I could just sit back and enjoy the facial of the heart you so expectly apply.

    52. “but what really caught Tina’s eye was Bette and the attractive woman that was standing next to her with an arm wrapped around her waist. “

      Ha, ha, ha! Serves you right!

      I hope the last laugh isn’t on me.

      …back to the story…

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