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    The Answer is Love

    Tina paused.

    “Is she happy?” Tina asked, hopeful.

    “As happy as she can be.”

    Tina let that sink in. She knew exactly what Alice meant. Alice was not known to be subtle.

    “But yes, she’s happy. She has a meeting with Franklin tomorrow.”

    “I wish I could be there to see the look on his face. Mark had decided to sign with Franklin until I told him he’d be crazy not to at least take the meeting with Bette.”

    “Well, Tee…you could be here. But you’re not. When are you coming home?” Alice whined.

    Tina let that sink in too. She was not there because of the rash decision she made to take on this movie to get as far away from Bette as possible.

    Tina needed to go for a run. To clear her mind.

    “I’m working on it, Al! I’m pushing to get this movie done before…” Tina suddenly stopped talking.

    “Before what?”

    Tina hesitated, contemplating whether or not she should tell Alice her plan to come to KiKi’s opening. She had a big fucking mouth.

    “Nothing. Never mind.”

    “Come one, Tee. Just fucking tell me. You know you want to.”

    “Okay, if I tell you, you have to promise not to tell anyone. Not even Dana. Speaking of Dana…how is that going?”

    Alice blushed.

    “So, Bette called you?”

    “Yes, she did. And I talked to Dana too. I’m glad they caught it early. Geez, I can’t even imagine how scary that must have been for her.”

    “Yeah and she kept it to herself for two fucking weeks.”

    “She said y’all made out all night,” Tina giggled.

    “We sooo did.”

    Alice laughed too.

    “I’m glad you finally told her how you feel. It’s about time.”

    “Wait. What do you mean…finally?”

    “Oh, come on, Al! I’ve known for a very long time. But you never seemed to want to acknowledge how you felt. So, I was waiting until you were ready.”

    “Really? Was it that obvious?”

    “Obvious to me, at least,” Tina laughed.

    “I’m nervous, Tee. I mean…it’s Dana. Ya know?”

    “Well, just like I told Dana there’s absolutely nothing better than fucking your best friend.”

    “TEE!!!” Alice shrieked.

    Tina giggled.

    “Well, it’s the truth. I…uhh…”

    Tina clears her throat.

    “You miss Bette?”

    “Desperately.”

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    1. This is a great chapter… leading up to the great reveal of the painting by Kiki Smith… Don’t you just love Alice… she has such a good heart… she has always been Tina’s wingman and did whatever she could to make things happen.
      Well, now our girls are face to face and ready to make their desires known as to the path they will proceed on. I think Bette is ready for forgive Tina. I think Tina is ready to commit to Bette heart and soul. Time for some courage Bette… take the risk. The rewards will be so worth it. But if you don’t take the risk now, you may destroy your real chance toward happiness….

      Thanks for the chapter…

    2. Oh my… I was waiting anxiously for the next chapter and now I’m still anxious because you left us in a cliffhanger. Not fair!! *pouts*
      I love your story, how you write present and past intertwined and everything in between, thank you!

    3. I’ve read all your chapters, and what I’m getting is that you’re a massive, MASSIVE Bette fan and not necessarily a Tina fan. But T is the love of Bs life, so you tolerate her. What T is did was not so bad that B is taking however long to forgive her or not forgive her. B is being made the victim here, yet she is literally punishing T for something I don’t even know. Is it that T didn’t believe that B was cheating after she saw with her own eyes another woman’s lips on B? Or that she just left after discovering said lips on lips?
      B has not wanted to “forgive” T for a while, and any adult person in this situation will not entertain dysfunction because that’s what this is. It’s been 28 chapters and what’s here could have been in the 5th chapter.

      As someone who is in a long term relationship, your partner DECIDES to forgive you or they don’t. They absolutely do not stew on something, especially like this for 6months where they are stringing along the other person. And there is nothing the transgressor can do outside of apologise and state their feelings. Anything else like I said is toxic and manipulative. On both ends.

      Your reminiscing stories are 10/10 great! ❤️

      • Hmmm. I can see how it might come off as I’m a “massive, MASSIVE Bette fan” from this story because of the journey I’ve taken them on. I’m more team Tina. But I truly believe the TiBette storyline was mishandled in the original series and definitely in GenQ. I don’t think Bette would have ever cheated on Tina. That’s why When Souls Collide has take the stance it’s taking. And I think you missed the part of this story that Bette did not cheat on Tina. It was just what Tina perceived because she was in the thick of her grief and it was easier to blame Bette for everything instead of feeling all the levels of grief.

        Also, Bette has abandonment issues. So to just forgive right away, would not work for the story. The point is for them both to take their own separate journeys of healing in order for them to possibly even have a chance of getting back together. And Tina leaving wasn’t just a transgression, it was the unthinkable in Bette’s eyes especially after they’d had many conversations about it before. You said, ” What T is did was not so bad that B is taking however long to forgive her or not forgive her.” But it really was the absolute betrayal for Bette. The absolute betrayal.

        I don’t think Bette is “stewing” per se. I think she needs to figure out how to deal with the core of her abandonment issues. Neither one of them had done the work on themselves individually. That’s why it’s such a mess now.

        I appreciate what you’re saying. Thanks so much for reading. Maybe when the story is all wrapped up, it might feel a little different for you. Or maybe not. LOL! That’s the beautiful thing about writing and art. You can have one intention but the reader doesn’t really have to take it like you intended it.

    4. Oh how I hate cliffhangers but oh how I loved this post!
      41 pages of joy, thank you.
      So looking forward to the Unveiling and the continuing of the story.

      Thank you for sharing your talent with us
      SG

    5. Omggggggggggg I love love loved this post!!!!! I love that AJ ran up to her and has had to see if she was crazy or not. I knew you were going to leave me on this cliff I wish I could pay now for the rest of this story (cash app or Venmo ) Lmbo I love it so much. I’m so excited to know what Tina will say and what KiKi made. And I hope Bette can get it together and forgive her already. Tina is jumping through hurdles and winning everytime. Give her some credit. Dang. Lol

    6. Loved loved loved … and you have Alice spot on, if not even funnier than real life :)
      She cracks me up…

      “Bette mumbled something and tried to open the door for a third time. Still locked.

      “Try again. I bet it opens this time,” Alice said.”

      Again great writing thank you I’m almost caught up

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