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Summer Vacation. Chapter 24
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She dried her eyes, regretting leaving, all that was waiting for her was an empty suite in a soulless hotel, in LA, that place she’d worked so hard to be but where nobody really knew her. So it really wasn’t that different from New York or San Fran or London even, any of those places she’d lived through, none of which felt like home the way LA had begun to,
Somehow she ended up at Alice’s, it wasn’t a conscious decision, more like her desperate need for comfort took her to a place where she knew a no strings hug would be forthcoming. The lights were off and the doorbell rang clearly into silence, she sat herself down on the front steps, listening and waiting, her head in her knees, precisely the same way Alice found her on returning home from The Planet,
“Hey …” said Alice, surprised by the familiar lone figure sat out front of her building. Lottie sat stooped, her clothes were the same but her demeanour had changed, her hair was tangled from many run-throughs and when she raised her head her eyes were smudged and puffy, “Lottie …?” Alice added, checking the unfamiliar sight,
Lottie sniffed as Alice approached and moved to sit beside her, she screwed up the sleeve of her shirt and rubbed it against her sticky eyes,
“What happened?” Alice asked, slipping her arm around Lottie’s shoulders and drawing her in close, she raised Lottie’s hair from her eyes, repeating softly, “what happened?”
Lottie sniffed again, tears caught in the back of her throat, she mumbled into her sleeves, “Bette … I …”
Alice nodded as Lottie’s words turned into an inaudible jumble of gasps and sobs, she pulled her closer, “It’s okay”
Lottie lay her head on Alice’s shoulder, breathing heavily as her tears began to flow freely again, stuffing up her nose and her head that began to pound behind her eyes from all the pressure, she clung tightly to the back of Alice’s shirt, using her as a lifeline,
Alice soothed her, “Ssh … it’s okay … does Bette know you’re here …?” she asked,
Lottie shook her head, like Bette would care, notice even,
Alice tried again, “Does Bette know you’re ‘anywhere’?”
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well this is fantastically well written. the only problem with it is that helena and bette aren’t together. *slapping knee* no, but seriously, this is really really good. i’m going to have to go back over it all and refresh my understandings of the characters, but this is definately phase 1 of my tibette research. no, you have not captured me onto your ship–i just happen to love your writing sofa!
Fantastic update. Bette doesn have a tendency to take over, but at least Tina helped her realize it. That was a different Melvin. Lottie and Joe are so cute.
aahhhh, another post…thanks!!
Well you can’t just stop there. Cliffies are only fun when you are the one writing them. PPS.
lol at frustrated tina. great chapter!
ya a post…..little old T horny and frustrated….. B should have to pay for that and not necessarily in a good way. T should make her work for it, really work for it!!! SOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO UR NEST POST!!!
Fantastic Sofa! Gosh I really enjoy this story! I thought for sure you were going to add some type of twist with Melvin! lol I would like to meet Lottie’s father and him and Bette have a go. But I am guessing if it happens it won’t be for a while. Post soon and I am sure you will do fine on your finals!
One more thing, call me childish but whenever you reference Lisa in the looney bin I chuckle. It’s not funny, but it’s funny considering her occupation. :)
Thanks for the update.
ok, had to chuckle at helebette’s ‘research’… you know she secretly rides this ship. ;) Fantastic as usual, my partner in Tibette crime. Now let’s just hope Bette doesn’t bite Alice’s head off, huh?
hey thxs for the update butt youre missing pages women.wink p.p.s.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Wow, I was thrilled to see you had posted! And then the AN… Thank you! I’m slowly getting better but still need a lot of rest and this chap’ was soooooo what was needed! I love this… It went quite well with Melvin… I understand Lottie’s break down though. I also understand Bette’s concern about her father who is an old man now, but maybe it’s time that Bette sees that it’s not about two different families anymore, and that she and Lottie have to form a unit in order to make it all right again… But I know you’ll take care of that one way or another, dear Sofa! I love how Tina always makes Bette see some sense… And I think it’s awfully cute how you make your wise and steady Tina get all horny and frustrated. It gives a great rythm to the B/T dynamic! Finally, I thought the ring thing was really nice and I hope that Lottie will give it to Bette, that would be such a perfect token of Bette’s legitimacy in her mother’s legacy… Anyway, great chapter and thank you so much for making my sick time much better! ;)
u write beautifully…i love this story so much…and already am hooked by your other one….looking forward to update…
You broke my heart when Marvin said “My Maxine” After all this time she is still his Maxine. Old school love. thanks
what will bette do without Tina? I hope Bette and lottie will have a very good talk.
So good. Great job. Please continue.
At least Bette’s come to her senses a bit, and is seeing how Lottie might be feeling. I’m relieved Melvin wasn’t all harsh and forbidding like he used to be… Jo and Lottie are too cute! Great update sofa, thanks! (Love the story, but I can wait for posts, I’d rather you did well on your finals… study!)
While I understand and agree that Bette may not have thought about Lottie’s feelings the entire time…i think you’ve pointed out that Melvin deserved the way Bette was treating it, cuz no matter how full her life is..she is being faced with a young woman who her own mother raised until she couldn’t…that was somthing more Bette never had and can never get back. Lottie not having Bette growing sucked, but she still at an age where Bette can make a difference and she is gaining the entire crew as family…it just seems to me that people are telling Bette Hey…don’t forget Lottie..(which i get and is right) but human emotions are human emotions and i don’t care how old you are, knowing that your mother abandoned you and raised another child until her death…is well…it’s a bitter taste that is hard to get out. And while Bette is happy with Tina and Angie…I would imagine it still would make for a rough time dealing with her father and her own emotions. Thanks for this story.
well at least bette listened to tina… love this story… and i do hope bette and lottie can talk … pps
I just got caught up on this story and I LOVE IT. Yes in deed, what would Bette do without Tina. I hope that Bette and Lottiespend a couple of hours talking and Lottie tell her the story of the two rings (That was SO triffling what her father did with the other ring. What a jerk). Bette should alsotell Lottie what Melvin said and that he would like to see her again. With all of his previous short comings, Lottie’s father makes Melvin look like a prime catch. PPS :o).
First of all I love all of your Tibette heart. Second of all, you have given us the family that we all want for Tibette. Even Melvin has mellowed. Lottie and Bette can become true sisters by standing up to their grandfather’s family. I also love the fact that Lottie feels like she should return the ring that Melvin gave to her mother. In one sense I hope that Melvin will let Lottie continue to wear it. Lottie needs to have that connections to someone who loved her. Hopefully Bette and the rest of the gang will continue to allow Lottie into their family.
Oh, I just thought of something. Maybe the reason that Lottie’s father took the ring back is that he knew that Maxine’s heart would always belong to this other man, “Melvin”. Maybe Maxine mentioned that she left a child that she loved with all of her heart but could not remain with her. It sounds like Maxine never did get over Melvin and Bette and when Lottie came about Maxine had trouble dealing with the fact that she had left behind an important part of her life in Bette. The impression that I get from Lottie is that Maxine was stand offish.
Great update, great story….looking forward to more after the Easter holidays. Have fun :o))
Damn this is so good and love it!