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Sun Salutations: Chapter 22
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The limo ride to
“I’ve really missed your laugh Bette.”
“Well, I’ve missed you
“Still an opportunist aren’t you Bette?”
“Maybe. Sometimes.”
“Well, doesn’t an opportunist ‘take advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often without regard for principles or consequences’?”
“I’d say that dictionary definition would be correct. However, I’d also say I do have regard for principles or consequences. Well, at least most times.”
“Oh, do you now? So, if I were to present you with a great opportunity to achieve an end, would you take advantage of it?”
“Maybe. Maybe not.” Bette smiled as she walked closer to the source of her verbal impetus.
“I don’t take advantage of all opportunities you know. Only the ones I’m assured I’ll greatly benefit from.”
“Hmmm, I seea true opportunist. Well, how do you measure the amount of benefit that you may receive?”
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Now I know you’ve been threatening to write this chapter since, well, since day 1. But are you SERIOUS? LOL. Please let this all be a bad dream…perhaps Tina’s worst nightmare? I could even live with it being Helena’s favorite fantasy. Just please say it ain’t so. That being said, thanks for the update and glad to see you back. :)
Wow, what a difference a chapter makes? Tina couldn’t have been more open and understanding in this chappy and oh Bette has trust issues, please!!While Bette’s in nyc figuring out what she wants, I’m sure Tina’s at home alone crying herself to sleep at night, NOT! Turn about is fair play…wonder how Bette will feel when the tables are turned!
Great story, I can’t believe Bette’s trying with Helena and left Tina behind. Shocking but still I’m completely captivated, can’t wait for the next chapter!
OK I hope that last scene was a dream – But if it’s not, Bette is certainly not missing out on her opportunity. I hate the fact that she is breaking her word to Tina, but sometimes your first lover is not the one you really want…BUT IT’S BETTE AND TINA!..again I hope it’s a dream. Keep posting, please, I adore this story! Be well!
Hey Greenie! I was about to put out an APB for you girl. I am glad to see you back. It is always a pleasure baby. But I must say this chapter had me just a bit ‘unsettled’. Is it a dream? see the thing I can’t see is Bette lying to Tina abt sleeping with Hel, and then doing it with such ease as soon as she gets to NY……hmm just doesn’t seem likely. but I guess we will have to wait and see. One thing I love abt your Tina is she is always so honest with Bette. And even in anger, she tells Bette that she loves her more than anyone else in the world. please get these 2 back on good terms, so all can be right in TiBette world. see you babe.
oh yeah I got the warm and fuzzies as soon as I saw your story tonight! you got me, all the way until the end sweetie.
Ok, no marathon posting, but what about a double post this week since we missed out on one last week? I’ll impersonate you at your training, thus allowing you to work on additional chapter, k?
I don’t know. It reads like a dream to me. I’m waiting for either Bette, Tina or Helena to wake up. I do believe Bette was being honest when she stated she would not sleep with Helena.
As for Tina, I think she might want to rethink hanging at the playground to soothe her. I’m just saying… Who goes to the playground for equilibruim?
I liked how Tina attempted to explain philandering past. It was good reasoning but I don’t know if honest. I don’t think she fucked Carmen for her heart or Alice for her spunk. So while I don’t doubt she was surprised by the perfect woman, I don’t think this explains her previous behavior. Not that it really needs to be explained if people entered into a sexual relationship knowing her ways, but perhaps Tina is good at selling a story.
I don’t know if Bette knows if she loves Tina or Helena. I keep waiting for her ex-husband to arrive on the scene and cause some havoc. It seems like Helena and Tina helped to make Bette feel again, but is she in love? I’m a sucker for time, and I’m stuck on how long they’ve been dating. It seems like Tina and Bette have been dating for like a month, and already they are about to rent the Uhaul. I don’t know. It takes time to build trust, and trust is important to any true relationship, IMO.
Thanks for another chapter.
thought bette told tina she wasn’t going to sleep with hell==whats going on???
Forget about that waterproof laptop. I’m sorry but I’m just gonna have to say yuck! Please let it be a dream – whether a sweat one to Helena or a nightmare to Bette or Tina.
One last thing – eeeewww!
I meant sweet and not sweat. Eeeewww…
wow….ya turmoil….ok now I know that you need to write about something and that bette and tina were way too happy/satisfied…but come on, this is way too quick for Miss Porter…and didn’t she ask tina for some credit about sleeping with helena…which includes helena doing what she looks like she’s going to do!!!! Ok, yes 5pgs does redeam the time between chapters but now pls don’t leave it that long again, especially at this point!!! dying here!!!
I don’t know if i ever commeted before but I am now.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ok, I just reread pg 5…this has got to be a dream sequence…just got to be…right??? They are on the plane but this is all in Helena’s mind…right???
my heart is breaking..greentea. I am not at peace right now. Please don’t let it be….post soon
OMG!!! I am speechless . as everyone else has thought – is this a dream??? if not, what a startling turn of events. You are a masterful mind blower. Love your protagonist and so dislike your antagonist. I’m holding my breath until your next chapter hits the site.
**shaking head, clearing throat** Greentea, I have calmed myself a bit. And I have realized that this is your stroy to tell. As such, I have to stay committed to the journey. It still hurts me though. I can’t say I am a die-hard B & T fan, but when two people work that well together it’s hard not to get sucked in. Envisioning Bette and Helena making-out and having sex does nothing for me. I tried to see if I could recapture the tingling sensation that I have when I read a B & T love-making session, but B & H don’t have the same chemistry. Greentea, what more can I say. Times are hard.
i luv it!!!!i think this tina is a major p.i.t.a. but i still luv the couple, can’t wait for the bette/helena luv scene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my God…there is something seriously wrong with me…I was secretly hoping that Helena would get lucky with Bette in New York!!! Sorry, can’t help it…don’t kill me!!!
Ok I was liking this until the end…..Where is the rest? I looking forward to seeing this two together even for a short time…..So post soon!
Welcome back it’s been a long time, but after reading this chapter I can understand why. First of all I hpe that this is a dream sequence, if not I am indeed SHOCKED. I was surprised that Bette would go away with Helena to “figure things out”. That is complete BS, if you are confussed, yes you do take a time-out to asses your feelings, but not with the other person. So does Bette have sex or foreplay with Helena and decides that she really want Tina? I think that Tina is being EXTREMELY understanding, after all she DID change her ways for Bette. I would think that Bette oued it to Tina to come to this fork in the road much earlier, like before Tina made all of these changes for her. I don’t think that Tina will sleep around while Bette is gone to show Bette that 2 can play that game. Tina is too mature and centered for that. If Bette decides that she loves Helena as more than a friend, then I don’t think that Tina will want to be apart of a threesome, because she truly is in love with Bette and therefore will not want to share in that way.
Excuse me for being the lone ranger, but I in no way wanted to see Helena and Bette together sexually.
Ok clicks mouse onto page 6 and aahhhhhh…..a blank page…..good one Greentea, lol. Just as well you are training for a marathon because I’m sure all the die hard B&T fans must have been cursing you after they read this chapter, I’m sure you could out run them, another laugh, oh boy I love it.
I didn’t miss how you put in the ?, yes you know the one, was that intentional, nice one…you are a smart one.
Will Tina’s heart be broken is Helena going to get jiggy with Bette? All will be revealed I hope.
Me, I’m just going to sit on the fence and see where you are taking us Greentea, the rollercoaster has to stop some time, doesn’t it????????, screams!!!! and leaves….
Love the imagery about Tina’s heart. Casteneda/Marquez-esque!
Never fear readers, my baby is a mystical being. She is totally capable of astrally projecting herself into NYC in another form, where she will interlope and intercede in the proceedings chez Peabody.
The braids give her power. My Tina will prevail!
You are so bad, so bad! Ach! And you wrote it so well! lol I’d vote for it being a dream but I don’t think you take votes into account when you write! lTrue? I love this story, you know, and will follow you wherever – just had to throw that in, in case you’re worried. Strange how docile and air-head-y you make Bette. Overall, I like the little ‘out of character’ blips you write in as your level of honesty in creating the characters themselves is so intriguing. (Um, am I all over the board here)? Probably. Temptation is a compromising proposition, always, and sometimes we act on it and sometimes we don’t, right, Tea?
I have tears in my eyes. Excellent writing, greentea, but wow. My poor little TiBetteShippin’ heart. Ouch. I understand Bette needing to figure out her conflicting feelings for Helena, but did it have to come to this immediately? Didn’t she just tell Tina to give her some credit? *Sigh* Awesome chapter. I’m totally blown away. The drama’s killing me but I love it!
**peeking through fingers covering eyes** Um….was it something I said? Tell me how you really feel why don’t you? Love the feedback! Awesome…that’s what you are. Btw, Helena Peabody sends her love and wants you to know that she’ll take good care of BP. Smooches! ( Who says that?)
Greenie, I was just about to send out a search party. I needed my Greenie fix bad. M & M’s huh? Helena sure knows the way to my heart, uh, I mean Bette’s. Wow, I actually felt so bad for Tina in this chapter. Bette said she wasn’t going to sleep with Helena and as soon as they get alone WAM she makes the first move. What a horn dog! After this chapter I kinda wish I was Bette: wanted by two beautiful women. Then again, maybe not. Choose is going to be effin hard. Thanks for the chapter even if it did cause my acid reflux to act up. I really do love this story!
When you said “I’ll change or add something because of a crazy idea that pops into my head”, well after reading this chapter I understand what you meant by “crazy idea”.
Hey, it’s your story, coming from your brain and your heart, and we don’t have to like it, but guess what? we’re still here reading frantically like a bunch of addicts. And I have to admit, Bette and Helena make a very hot couple, think of it.
See how your crazy ideas are contaminating me?
OK, time to salvage some sanity around here, don’t loose yourself, because I’m following you blindly.
hmmm you really know what you’re doing doncha? I thought Bette and Tina had some sort of “arrangement”..her sleeping with Helena is the end & it’s all your fault!(lol) Ohh, don’t worry about me, hot babe makes fun of me for reading fanfic and she knows I get a lil flirty with my greentea…I can’t help myself, can you??? have a wonderful weekend beautiful..sorry you don’t want the condo…how about lunch?
Hey GT, this chapter is great as usual – I am a big Bette and Tina fan but I am okay with what’s happening now and I don’t really think it’s a dream – but that’s for you to know and for me to find out. I have been reading the comment of others and cannot believe anyone hates your Tina. I absolutely love her – don’t change her. I cannot wait for the next chapter. I never really thought Bette was 100% on board with Tina and maybe this is why. I think she is still too hurt from her previous hetero life to commit fully to anyone just yet. Post soon!
Holy shit this is bad but hot but bad but damn this is bad lol!
MOTHERFUCKINGSHIT How come no one told me??!!! could of had popcorn with me but no!!! there was no warning had to go and grab the cookies and milk. Shakes head, green help a girl out next time.
GT where u been!!?? well this story got me like whoa..i am also finding it hard to believe Bette so easily hookin up with HELLNO but im hopin u will reveal soon!!
I couldnt even read the end….major creeps..
Well, the inhaler is no more…. well just for a quick puff at Tina’s sincerity at the playground. I could feel her heart being chewed by that fucking puppy. And now she has to sit and wait for Bette to have “some time”. Bullshit. Bette get your arse back on that plane and go back to the woman who sends you into oblivion constantly. Oblivion is a good place to be, no inhalers required…. well…. y’know!
*STILL whacking Bette and Tina over their heads* they might have a concussion by now but i dont care..they both soooooo need to get their senses back. Btw..Im on vacation and im wonderin why im even readin this…especially with the Hel&Bette scene you brought up. Thank GOD im goin home today..that coulda spoiled my vacation..*lmao* Im kiddin!!;-)
I mean..the thought of them together especially in this story is gross..but in some way disturbingly intriguing me. Eeek..Im twisted.
Altho Tina used to be the big bad player I just dont want her to get hurt and Bettes powertrip right now is doin that.. damn her.
Well..i take my irritation with me on my journey home and will write more once Ive arrived there.
“Uh…are you a professional counselor in addition to being a techie?”
Uh…as if…
The view up from numerous couches has included many a spackled ceiling. Ask me about ceiling finishes…
BTTS -(back to the story)…
Five dark, dark stars…
A cup of bitter hyssop, laced with hemlock has replaced my healing Greentea.
My eyes! My eyes!
Somebody, hand me two broaches to gouge out my eyeballs. Then lead me to the edge of town. Close the fanficdom gates, abandon me there to wander, blind, devoid of all fanfic forever!
I swear,I shall never read it again!
Exit Techie, beating on her bloodstained breast and lamenting loudly
Well Greentea, (I have to call you by your full name, no nicknames for you today)I have to say a couple of things:
– I am disappointed in the way Bette allows Helena to disregard Tina’s humanity so easily. She doesn’t give Tina the same liberty at all. If Tina says something about Helena, she’s furious. Helena intrudes on a private and heavy moment between her and Tina and well, nothing.
– I agree with Tina being honest and understanding about the situation. It doesn’t mean that she is not hurt, angry, and/or disappointed (and a whole lot of other things). The fact remains that we cannot control anyone or anything outside of ourselves. If Bette does love Helena, Tina could not make her stop. As such, all Tina can do is request honesty from Bette and make decisions accordingly.
– Seems to me that sleeping with Helena will not make Bette more clear on the situation. It may make her realize what she has with Tina, but what she has with Tina may be irreversibly damaged by sleeping with Helena.
– Seems as if Bette would have enough maturity at this point to take a break from both Tina and Helena to sort out her feelings before embarking on a sexual journey with either of them.
Yes, my thoughts are meandering. Not sure where you are taking me. Really not sure if I want to go where you are trying to take me. But I have been in the car this long. I was a willing and eager passenger before your driving became a little turbulent and erratic. Now let it be known that your current driving techniques are starting to get to me. Motion sickness is settling in my head and stomach, I feel nauseous. If you keep driving like this, I will surely toss my cookies.
Until we meet again in the next chapter…..
Well,looks like my worst nightmare is about to begin. I can’t belive what happend on page 5. I am with everyone else make this a daydream for Hellena. If this comes alternate universe thing comes true I will be completely blown away to oblivion.
GT, I’ve finally found time to catch up on the story. This is our busy period in the office so often home is work and work is home.
I still love your story though it is tough to read right now. I am annoyed and pissed with Bette, not for her going to NY with Helena and making out but for her not taking the time to understand her true feelings before acting on them. Her impulsive behaviour could hurt Helena and, though I am no fan of Helena, she does love Bette and so her feelings should not be discounted in any manner.
I feel so hurt for our lost puppy. The line,”Her heart slid down the sliding board and landed in the mud” was just so depressing. Gosh! I felt so hurt for her.It’s as if he heart got used and was then thrown away like a candybar wrapper. It must have killed her to sit next to the person you cherish and adore and have to listen to them say that they may be in love with another. Ugh! That’s like a punch to the gut…knocks the life out of you. But, I do admire her when she said that she’s “done sharing and being shared.” I hope Bette heard the last part b/c Tina’s not gonna stick around and get the scraps of Bette’s love.
Keeping writing GT. Whatever you do, please keep the love true.
Well I have more time now to expand on my previous comment and I usually never comment twice but I think this chapter warrants this, new and unexpected behaviour on my part. I must say I believe in karma, having experienced it myself a few times, but I dont think Tina deserves this based on the fact that I dont think she has willingly ever hurt or deceived a single person in this story, having said this I feel that Bette is doing just this.
She has not only broken one promise but she seems to also be lying. A few chapters ago she promised Tina that Helena will never function in their equation yet she, a person who has issues with people leaving, procedes to leave Tina to sow her wild oates; something she told Tina she would not be doing I might add. Talk about a big thank you for awakening my sapphic desires, let me have sex with someone that I have had no sexual feelings towards during the entire spand of our two year relationship.
Now after all of this it puzzles me quite significantly as to why Tina is showing the utmost understanding for Bette and her lack of understanding for her feelings in this situation, therefore imo Tina the granola loving player we all love should have her re-entrance.
Now if this is all a nightmare or a dream I beg of you have someone slap Helena awake or gently Tina soothe to a conscious state.
Well since I have probably made the longest comment in the history of fanfic I might just as well go for the record I love the surrealistic elements in this story at one point I could have sworn I was trying to find if any the hidden meaning behind a Dali painting. Cheers greenie.
hurray tina get it together bette now!!!!!!!!
my angel, you promised. hmmmm. *furrowing brow* words. what is the meaning of your words???? im sad, shocked, and unsettled. its not good to make your first feel this way. :(
I’m so glad you posted!!! Although, I must admit this “tad” of drama is ripping my heart out (i can only assume it is now some puppy toy)…but I love this story so much! You’re turning me into some sort of literary masochist. Be merciful, oh great greentea. ;)
Hey Green as always happy to see when you post but this was a hard chapter to read. Hopefully you will straighten things out with our girls in the very near future!!!!!!
Tina “There’s a for sale signe hanging in the window of my previous life” This line made me whant to cry…Tina put it all on the line only to have Bette crush her. The last two pages where realy hard to read, I kept shaking my head and yelling at my screen, DON’T DO IT SHE WILL EAT YOU ALIVE…How can Bette hurt Tina like this after what she her self went through in her previous relationship. If you go through with this greentea Tina better get some action to..Bette needs a tast of her own medicine. LOVE your story, thanks a bunch for posting and pleassssssse don’t wait to long to post another.
Okay well. . .you had me crying with this one, literally. I HOPE that’s a dream. . .PLEASE LET IT BE A DREAM! SHE CAN’T CHEAT! PLEASE POST AGAIN SOON. . .
Simply AMAZING! You took me on a rollercoaster ride with this one. Bette and Helena? Your Helena is not so bad, but I think that Tina is still the ultimate healer of Bette’s heart. I can’t wait for the next installment. This story continues to be extraordinary.
I can´t belive Bette and Helena…OMG..how can you do this Greenie…what a chock….and Tina spilt her heart out to Bette and the Bette goes to Helena…..creepy but do post soon. I love this story
The English are soooo fine ! Its true, we try to stop the World from falling at our feet, but .. well .. desirable we are. Very good … very good ….. Can i have Tina now then ? LOL – Wicked babe, thank you.
Helena has been there for me when I couldn’t even remember my own name, and it wasn’t due to a wonderful trip to another world with you.”
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh….I love this line!!!
Now, my other thoughts…….YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
I, for one, am enjoying Bette and Helena together. Mainly because I have never been crazy about this particular portrayal of Tina…..she makes my ass itch!
First of all I wanna say that it didnt take me that long to return from my vacation..afterall it was just a 3 hour trainride and not a 5-day planwaggon trek..LOL but I just got kinda lazy coming back to comment..i think subconsicously i didnt wanna face Bette &Hel together again…but hey, I decided put a helmet on and face the unbearable now…*lmao* ;-)
Where to start? I absolutely luved your entry into the chapter. I started reading it and thought..where the heck are these boys coming from? Did I miss something previously? Lol
““Did you know that one bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes & other insects in just one hour?” asked the perky, freckled face school-aged boy. His hypnotized brother copiously studied the perfectly still, hanging form just a few feet in front of them. “That is SO awesome.” replied the younger child, unwilling to blink his eyes for a milli-second so they widened instead“—Greatness. Does that belong to the zany stuff we always talk about? If so…never stop using it…includes vital random infos noone asks for but that might be good to know..*lol*
Hmm..i guess Tinas hanging upside-down method worked..I guess if I was to try the same Id fall straight on my head..and that would settle me enuff. ;-). One question(and I know its not smart): whats homeostasis?
Helena is a fuckin calculable cow..knowing to lure Bette with choccies.Urgh..how unattractive, but apparently pretty effective…
“It’s the whole ‘when at first you don’t succeed’ adage.”—No its fuckin not. It’s the ‘wanting what u cant have’ (and SHOULDN’T have might I add) adage. And its not bein able to not be the successful winner.
I cannot believe Bette falls for this crap, even worse, indulges in it.And yes, the more I think about it the more I wanna whack her over the head some more..LOL. Okay, I gotta make some concessions cause I mean Helena has feelings too..I can understand her motivations and even her emotions…which is why Bette is even a bigger ass for doin what she does. Damn…and look at her saying that one of her biggest issues is that she isn’t able to trust. Good for her she will now pass the vibe that in addition to not trust others, she shouldnt be trusted as well. *rolls eyes*
“Bette Porter hesitantly walked up the slight incline, slowly approaching the figure hanging upside down in broad daylight”—I wanna know how long Tina hang like this..is that even healthy anymore? lol
This whole bit was killin me…Tinas change of emotions and the internal conflict portrayed along. From negative, to pleading to hopeful to beaten again. Dayum….“Tina hesitated, waiting for the sad, dark brown eyes that she had fallen madly in love with to find hers. Please look at me baby. Come on. This isn’t hard…After what seemed like an eternity, Bette’s eyes gently landed on Tina’s. A smile the size of the Pacific Ocean appeared on Tina’s face. I knew you could do it Bette. Now, just open your mouth and tell me that you don’t love her. This is easy. A polite semi-smile found it’s way onto Bette’s face while her eyes quickly descended to her feet. “Fuck.” Tina muttered under her breath. This is NOT good.”——ARGH…I feel bad for her. She soo needs to whack Bette over the head too..LOL
“Bette winced at the defeat in Tina’s eyes.”.—-Ohhh..I did too!!!!Its crushing me to see her like that. Damn. She soo needs to spin this back round and give Bette a taste of her own meds back. And then the whole lost puppy thing just made it worse.*shakes head*
I refuse to comment in detail on the ‘action’ Bette and Helena were treading into slowly…BUT lemme just say that this whole chappy was like an approaching car accident…Like u can see the crash is about to happen and u cant stop it or do anything about it..*shudders* I have a bit of an ambivalent attitude towards the whole thing. I think I kinda wanna see bette and Hel get it on…ONLY to see what Bette feels throughout it and even moreso afterwards. Whether she thinks of Tina at ANY point and if so..what her thoughts will be like. Then again…having Bette have a nookie with Hel would be a lil bit of a high price for me to see Bettes reaction. LOL. I think I just don’t want Tina to be played on by Bette. So if Bette hooks up with Hel completely..I don’t want Tina to have the defeated role of the betrayed but rather..be pissed, be hurt, go and lash out on Bette and give her the very same back. Just so she knows..and then see how Bette reacts. Knowing your story by now..i have a feeling if Tina does payback this might backfire on their relationship but Im willing to take the risk…if Tina stops acting as this sad puppy and goes and gets her swagger on. ;-)
Now seeing the chapter summaries of your last two chapters bein called. ‘mad as hell’ and ‘road to hell’…can I assume the next one will be called ‘Hell’ or just ‘Hel’? *LOL*. Things can only get better….I will hold to that saying..*sighs*
Oh and the cake I baked wasn’t a 3-tiered wedding cake Im afraid..but just a yummy-licious redwine cake. Somethin which is quite high in the top 10 list of ‘the most orgasmic foods ever’…and yes, there is a list. ;-)
I knew you were gonna drive us crazy with frustration… sometimes in the angst of reading something hot and steamy between B & T… other times by taking them down the road to hell… But, I say but! with a pun intended! I still believe that in your integrity as a writter of a B & T saga you shall know what to make of this. Remember you are nothing with out your fans… No pun intended…=) If you give us this hard to swallow cliff hanger, you better either pull us up or push us down quickly… I begg you… Eventhough I don’t post responses to often I am a huge fan…