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    Southern Comforts—Chapter 4

    Bette sadly shook her head “There is no one special in my life.  I travel too much to become serious although I do have someone back home I occasionally see when I can. It is nothing serious” she says noticing Tina fidget harder with the lace of her dress

    “Oh..Well I assumed you already had a companion seeing as how charming you are” she says with a hint of sarcasm and chuckles

    “Well being charming does not substitute for pure connection.  I must connect on a deep level with the lady I am talking to in order for me to even consider the possibility of a relationship” Bette explained clearly seeing they have moved off topic but actually enjoying seeing Tina temporarily drop her facade and engage in conversation

    Tina nods her head “That is why I can not just marry the first gentleman to ask my father for my hand in marriage.  I can not and will not marry someone I don’t love.  And now that Eric has chosen Constance I don’t know if I will ever find any suitor worthy of my love”

    “That is very admirable of you Tina..And I can assure you there is a suitor out there worthy of your love as well as theirs in return.  And might I say..A much more favorable match for you than Eric Wilkinson” she says standing up and offering Tina her hand “Come.  Let us go to the dining car and partake of breakfast being served.  You still have a cot to claim yes?”

    Tina puts on her best smile grabbing Bette’s hand in a lady like manner much to Bette’s surprise.

    “Why thank you kindly” Tina responds as Bette assists her out of her seat and to her feet. Bette slowly releases Tina’s hand as she gives Bette a gracious smile

    “Now if you can do that for the rest of the day the cot will be yours for the claiming” Bette replies straightening and smoothing out the tails of her coat.  She grabs her hat and places it on top of her head

    Tina clears her throat as she smooths out her dress “I intend to do just that. I will not be sleeping on this seat”

    Bette tips her hat and gives her wink “Then let’s go shall we..After you” Bette gestures for Tina to walk out as they make their way down the corridor to the main dining car

    Comments

    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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