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    The ASP: Chapter Twenty-One

    Story written on April 5, 2009 by Eastmorn.
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    Chapter 21: Suffering Mr. Sandman’s Whims

    Despite her fatigue and emotional unrest, the blonde had made progress in her new position.  Grant requests to The Peabody Foundation had increased 15% over the past thirty days and their review had been streamlined by her new evaluation protocol.  With the help of administrative staff, grant recipients were assessed by a consultant team and received a preliminary score of eligibility within three months of submission.  The score included an actual site visit as well as the capture of annual outcome data on program efficacy.  Everyone on staff was tremendously pleased with her efforts and never failed to deliver an abundance of compliments.  Tina yearned for their approval.  She needed the external validation of her achievements; it had become a lifeline in these trying times.

    Despite her best efforts, Tina’s workaholic façade had not gone unnoticed by one critical person.  Although the elder leader of The Foundation never spoke her concerns directly to the blonde, she was keenfully aware of the young woman’s slow demise.  Even constant caffeine consumption was proving insufficient in the task of maintaining Tina’s concentration.  Fatigue was followed by forgetfulness and lapses in judgment started to pile up.  

    Peggy watched as the administrative staff covered for her; feeling a sense of loyalty for the blonde whose grace and gentle nature had made such a difference in the office atmosphere.  Overlooked phone calls were made, messages were returned, and mistakes were concealed on her behalf.  While she silently worried, Peggy had a strong suspicion Tina’s toppling was due to an affair of the heart, specifically the romantic affair with her daughter. 

    It was difficult for the elder Peabody to stand idly on the sidelines; but she knew from her daughter’s lurid past, matters of the heart, particularly those concerning the drama-enriched lesbian heart, were best left for private resolution.  Thinking she had Tina’s best interests in mind and following her earlier comments, Peggy had not rescinded her demand to her daughter to avoid all contact with the blonde.  When Helena had initially threatened to buck her mother’s request, Peggy had pulled the only card she still carried… trust fund restriction. Helena quickly complied.

    Now Peggy wondered if she had made the correct decision.  Tina appeared to be working herself to the point of a nervous breakdown.  Her downward trend coincided with Helena’s departure.  Had Tina really not known her feelings?  Was she missing her daughter?  In the past week Peggy had instigated a plan to terminate Helena’s work abroad.  If all continued as planned, her daughter would return home to hopefully assuage her protégé’s maladies within two months.

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    2. Yeah! You’re back and BP IS the woman on the beach! I can’t wait for this story to unfold…hopefully, Bette will catch Tina… in more ways than one.

    5. i’ve been waiting for Sunday night to come just to read your update! and you never disappoint East! what a way to introduce our beloved Bette and i’m glad it happened a month after the incident. any sooner than that would not have been good for Tina. i am hoping that Mr. Sandman has really sent ‘the one’ this time. PPS!

    7. oh my god, you cannot leave us hanging like this, and you sure better not take another vacation, my heart could’nt take it!!welcome back, can’t wait to see what happens next….

    12. YES!!!!!!!! our Bette is here!!!!! not before time too! Now that you’ve got our Tibette hearts going please promise that you won’t go AWOL again!! I’m sure Bette can bring Tina back to the land of the living!ppps!

    14. Holy sheet count Eastie this was a great instalment, yes indeedie, poor Tina hiding all her silent tears and working herself to death then wamO back to the brunettes. Please come back soon and stop Tinas swooning. Thank you, Md aka Oma

    15. Welcome back. I have missed this story and you did a great job on this chapter. I’m so happy that Tina has finally met the brunette on the beach and it’s our Bette Porter. Thank you and please continue soon :)

    16. Welcome back – and what a chapter! Very creative way to bring the mysterious brunette into the story – its just the thing Tina needs to get her out of her funk! I can’t wait to see the interaction between these two. I am so excited that this story is back! PPS

    17. Excellent. I hope after she regains consciousness, Tina’s able to find some answers about Bette. I hope Tina’s reduced workload doesn’t give her more time to dwell on her trauma, though. And Peggy re-introducing Helena to the mix is going to make things mighty awkward. I’m glad you’re back. Thanks for the chapter.

    18. Thank you for this chapter! I have anxiously awaiting this for a while now. This story is fantastic. I hope Bette can help Tina get over her traumatic experience and start trusting again.

    19. Welcome back, missed the story and so happy to see another chapter. Talk about falling in someone’s arms. OMG, wonder if Bette is one of Helena’s casualties? Bringing Helena back into the mix will be very interesting. Thanks for posting this chapter. PPS

    20. Welcome back, missed the story and so happy to see another chapter. Talk about falling in someone’s arms. OMG, wonder if Bette is one of Helena’s casualties? Bringing Helena back into the mix will be very interesting. Thanks for posting this chapter. PPS

    22. This was a masterful chapter Eastmorn. I am so beyond happy that you have returned. I really hope that Tina will talk with someone about her trauma. Simply distracting herself with work and other things will not help. She is keeping the pain inside and inflicting it upon herself and that only spells trouble. I hope that someone that has recognized the marked difference in her appearance and work peformance can get through to her. Hopefully Helena returning won’t exascerbate Tina’s already fragile condition. Maybe Bette will see her pain and help her with it somehow. But in the immediate future, I’m hoping Bette can help Tina before she hits the floor of the meeting room lol. Please grace us with this story again soon. Thanks.

    23. Love to see this back…Ahhhhh finally the mystery lady…Yes, count me in the numbers that don’t want to see you diappear off the literary face of the earth again…Hmmm I wonder what will happen when Helena returns.. Another triangular courtship again..Can’t wait for more Eastie…(You know that Belena lovin’ you are looking for…Ahehehehe…I’m holding you hostage again…tehehehehe)

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