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    Southern Comforts—Chapter 4

    Bette smirked raising an eyebrow of her own “I have no desire nor do I care to have your viperous lips upon my own. You clearly think too much of yourself”

    “Why you—” Tina fumed as she stood up with her fists balled tightly against her sides staring at Bette’s palm that just interrupted what would have been the ultimate tirade

    “This current display will most certainly not win you any debutante ball.  Will you at least take a moment to hear of my proposition?…  You did choose to accompany me on this journey when you were free to go back to Kennard Plantation”

    Tina heavily sighs as she unballs her fists and sits back down smoothing out her petticoat. “Fine.  But I can’t fathom what you would even possibly proposition”

    “Well now..Let me enlighten you” Bette replies as she takes the seat next to Tina.  The trains steam whistle sounds as it begins to pull slowly out of the station.  “You desire the cot for the remainder of the trip.. I am correct in my assumption?”

    “Well that certainly is no secret.  But if you need confirmation then yes I desire to have the cot”

    Bette nods “Very well..You may have the cot as long as you successfully restrain from your childish tantrums and vile tongue while we put your charm and grace on display while on this train”

    Tina smirks “I have no trouble exhibiting charm and grace when the person on the receiving end is deserving of such..Otherwise why waste my valuable time”

    Bette shakes her head “This is very disappointing Tina. You seem to feel entitled to being treated as a debutante when you have not earned the title..Your beauty alone will not earn you any suitors or favors for that matter”

    “Hmmph..And I have no trouble attracting suitors” Tina retorted

    “That may be so but when you have gathered all of your eggs and put them in the one basket that did not wish to have your eggs in the first place…that certainly leaves you with no suitor at all and on a train with yours truly” Bette happily pointed out

    Tina swings her head toward Bette ready to unleash yet another tirade but quickly refrains while forcing her lips into a strained smile “Bette I have you know I could attract any suitor on this train and having them proposing to me by the time we arrive in South Carolina…even though I would not accept such proposal” she states in a confident manner

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    1. Well, Tina has turned a corner. No sense acting put out by being on the this trip or Bette will not be the only one having a miserable time. Common sense says relax, go with the flow and get along with Bette as best you can and you will soon be on your way home. And if you do a good job of getting along with Bette, she will give a glowing report to her parents and Tina will have her debutant ball secure. But, Tina is obviously not one to use common sense. There is something else that is motivating Tina and her behavior – curiosity! Bette is a unique character – attractive, intelligent, comfortable in her own skin, and admired by all she meets. She has a masculine flair but is most definitely a woman. She is a buisness woman, who is well travelled and has been entrusted with her family’s buisness. This woman is a curiosity to Tina… yet she just has not stopped to consider all she knows about Miss Bette and what she doesn’t know and more importantly what does she want to know? If Tina has any intelligence whatsoever, she should be thinking that Bette Porter could be a very important person to have in her life as a friend at least.

      This is an interesting story….. the reason for Bette to be in Charleston, South Carolina is a little thin but this fiction and I will let that slide. I’m just going to assume that Bette needs to be in Charleston to make a sales call for the steel her family produces in Pennsylvania just as she made at Kennard Plantation and now Tina is with her as a favor to the family. It was obvious by the barbeque at Kennard Plantation that war is coming. But with this chapter, war is here. These two are headed for real danger.

      Thanks for this chapter…. I like the turn in Tina’s attitude. She still needs a little more fine tuning to be the lady she thinks she is. Her questioning needs to polished so that she presents her inquiry without being blunt and insulting. Hopefully we will see some improvement as time goes on….

      Please write soon….. thank you…

      • Thanks Martha for the comment..Enjoy your insight as always

        And the reason for Bette to be in Charleston is exactly what you said. Her reason is to coordinate the amount of steel they are calling for and arrange transportation. It is a business deal even though they have been commissioned and there is a contract she has to deal with. I just did not go into detail in this chapter..More will be explained next chapter as I have planned

        And Tina is a rough gem right now to slowly be polished

        Thanks!

    2. Thanks for posting, jlr. It seems that being away from her family lets Tina come into herself. The mask of the spoiled brat dropped and already she’s able to have decent, adult conversations. I’m curious to see Tina grow on this little journey. Just hope they will be safe should war break out, especially Bette as a Northerner.

      pps

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