Chapter 2
So many things had changed since Bette came to the comprehension that she had to win Tina back. Many months had come and gone and lives would never be the same again. That is not to say it was all bad, but Tina was not going to be won over easily and Bette had to learn to be patient and that not everything worked on her timetable. Let’s just say band-aids were going to be pulled off and scabs were going to bleed. The plans that Bette had started with did not fall into place as she had hoped.
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Bette was sitting behind her big fancy ultra-modern desk trying to come up with new ideas for the next exhibit. Everything she came up with was being blocked and turned down by the board of directors.
She hated her job anymore.
She loved art and discovering new raw talent, but had been reduced to playing corporate games.
Helena Peabody. God she hated her. Helena with her power,charm,dark beauty and endless amounts of money.
Helena hated Bette. Ever since Bette had won favor with Helena’s mother Peggy.Bette had earned Peggy’s trust and respect, but it was Helena that sat on the board. Bette did not even know why Helena was there. The CAC was small potatoes compared to the grand museums on the east coast.
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Bette was soon to find that Helena had swooped down and engratiated herself into Tina’s life. Tina was not even speaking to Bette as yet and could barely be civil to her in public. The one time they ran into each other at The Planet, Tina was sitting with Alice and Shane having coffee and chatting, when Bette came through the door. Bette could feel her stomach start to cramp, but knew she had to try and speak with Tina.
As she approached the table conversation stopped and it seemed the whole room stilled.
She tried to get Tina to come and speak with her for a moment, but Tina just looked right through her with steely and cold eyes.
Bette’s breath was taken away and felt her heart stop beating for a minute.
She looked at Tina and with a tear running down her chin said,”My God,I can’t believe you hate me that much.Wow, you don’t even have to speak a word”.
She turned to leave but turned back around and said, “I don’t care how long it is going to take, but I am going to become the person that you can love and respect again, and I will have the pleasure of seeing the light shine for me in your eyes again”.
With that said good-bye to Alice and Shane and quietly left.
TBC?