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    Laban adjusts his eye glasses and says, ”Why didn’t you take your own and your family’s civil rights more seriously?”

    Todd adds, ”Bette, it’s not that we don’t like you, it’s just that this job we’re asking you to do….” but he stops as several around the table begin to shrug and shift, ”…will put you in the spotlight of a very closely watched civil rights campaign.  This case is headed into the courts and after that, back on the ballot.”

    ”Which is why I’m here to talk about raising you money.”

    Nancy’s already heard too much.  ”She’s not ready.  Let’s move on.”

    Planting both my hands on the table with a smack, I address the group, ”If you’ll give me one minute, with the love of my life who should unquestionably be my wife,  we’ll be right back.”

    On the deck, I try to put my arms around Tina, but she’s furious about what happened below.  ”Bette! Goddamn you!  You were off with Candace,” her voice becoming shrill, ”at the very moment we had the chance to get married!”

    Desperately looking around the boat deck I see two options.  First, is the anchor line I could tie around my neck and leap off this boat, ending forever this stupid careless life I’ve been exposed as leading.

    My second thought is to have a final shot of tequila before I die.

    A waiter passes behind Tina, who’s breathing fast and pulsating with rage.  I snap up two shots, give her one.  They disappear in a flash.

    ”Bette, we should go…

    Any second, I expect to see Tina spin around and break for the exit.

    She continues, ”…and talk about why?  Why we didn’t fucking care enough!”

    I grab the hand of hers not firmly planted on her hip.  ”We’re not going home right now, because you’ll never listen to me there.  So, I’m begging you once again,” I plead with her, ”and you’ve got to hear me…Dear God!  Tina, you’ve got to hear me! Please.  Forgive.  Me!

    But her fingers slide from my grasp. ”Baby, don’t….” My voice shreds…unrecognizable.

    ”Tell me, then! What’s wrong with you?”

    I grab the railing to hold fast before I jump.

    Instead, I sag against it.  ”Fucking so broken.  I can’t understand it.”

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    Comments

    1. Were you considering jumping overboard? I saw a crazy look in your eye.”

      ”I really did. Wrapping the anchor around me, too.”

      Gotta love these two as always another great chapter!

      • That was the same quote i picked out SkunkPU80!

        It made me ????, Bette is hilarious and she did mean it serious at that moment.

        Tina is one step further at her wish to get a ring at her finger. The proposal could be more romantic, but it fits in right along the story.

        It was a fantastic update! Thank you!

        • Bibi,

          Thanks so much for your comment! Tornadoes everywhere yesterday along the route I was to travel kept me home and this story popped out.

          I have a few romantic surprises for them both so, while the scene you referenced was certainly not typical of a solution, it felt right in the high-strung state of mind Bette had twisted into. I know you got that.

          We’ve got some landscape ahead to enjoy what else may occur for Tina. For me, I don’t see these two as doing much of anything in a way we might expect.

          Bye for now,
          Blackbird

      • Skunk,
        One day we should collaborate on a story with amusing dialogue. You’re very skilled at humor writing. I appreciate that you found Bette’s emotional high wire act amusing!

        I’d hope to write her onboard decompensation with a balance of humor and the deep angst she was feeling. The part that got me was her intense awareness of being erased. The vacancy that abuse had left. Once severely as a child, when her mother had disappeared, and later, when the love of her life was erased again and again in front of her, as she remained frozen.

        Then wham! Up soars the phoenix.

    2. Hi Bb:

      This is a very nice chapter, very energizing, very funny though, especially Bette in this chapter, and very nice outcome from the lawyers.
      Thanks for your wonderful chapter, waiting eagerly for your update, pps

      P

    3. Great chapter. I must go back to the beginning and read some of them to get updated on the story. Bette in this chapter was in a way very funny, with her thought of going overboard and with the anchor, then gripping the rail. Glad Tina saw that “wild look” in her eye. Happy she said Yes to the proposal. Thanks for posting.

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