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The Beginning 20
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Bette’s voice was soft, caressing Tina’s ears as she spoke. “I just love this one. It reminds me of our first overnight trip to that little bed and breakfast, remember? I wanted you so badly. We had dinner by the water and the sky was very much like this painting. And you, Tee. You took the very air out of my lungs, replacing it with this yearning for you that only grows stronger by the day…”
Tina swallowed, tears springing to her eyes. She reached back with one hand, Bette’s fingers slipping into hers immediately. She pulled Bette closer behind her.
“Of course I remember that night. I remember how gentle you were, how beautiful. I remember the sound of the waves in the background as I unzipped your dress, the way your skin felt under my cheek…” her voice trailed off as she sighed.
“You ok, Tee?” Bette wrapped her arm around Tina’s waist, still holding Tina’s hand. She rested her chin on Tina’s shoulder. Patient, waiting.
“I want to have your baby, Bette.” Tina said quietly, tilting her head so that she could press her lips to the side of Bette’s head, closing her eyes briefly as her face was enveloped by never ending curls. God, Bette smelled good.
“I want that too, Honey” Bette replied, unsure where this was going but not minding the impromptu afternoon closeness. Her other arm came around Tina, pulling her flush against her, Tina fit so perfectly against her.
“But we’ve been going about it all wrong. I want your baby.” Tina turned to face Bette, kissing her firmly on the lips, her arms going around Bette’s neck. She kissed her again then a third time. “I want YOUR baby, Bette. I want us to have a biracial child. Part me, part you, all ours.”
“Tee. What…. Tee.”
“We’ve been going about it all wrong. Looking for the wrong guy. Your baby, Bette. That’s what I want. I want a smaller version of you, with the curls and the beautiful darker skin and the sass. That’s what I want.”
“Tee. You’re… that’s… how….”
“Last spring you had an African American artist show here, Mark… Martin…”
“Marcus Allenwood…”
“Yes. Can we ask him? He was so kind, so friendly. What do you think?”
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This chapter is a masterpiece. It is impossible not to rejoice at your righting yet another HUGE wrong: Bette being one of the last to know Tina was pregnant. That Tina checked herself when Alice prodded her to do the test -all only a game to her- made me audibly cheer: “Have you lost your mind? Alice, hear me. She needs to be here. I cannot even contemplate doing this without her here. Her face would be so sad. I can’t do Sad Face Bette, it kills me.” Praise be!!!! And Tina suggesting Marcus!!! What a beautiful gift to Bette. This is just the way it should have been.
And Bette is under stress at the museum. Franklin still a thorn in her side but she and Tina are so connected. Bette stealing Tina away from her busy schedule to have lunch and some special alone time. This Bette and Tina have their heads on straight and have certainly not made sex a chore to achieve a singular goal. They desire the hell out of one another: “You might as well keep your pants down when you are done, because you look really sexy right now…” Bette said, making Tina laugh and shake her pale ass as she sat and accepted the stick.” Love that their physical connection is so strong.
Tina already calming Bette’s apprehension about being a good parent. Good girl, Tina!! And Bette is so attentive to Tina. BK, this so very very cool. I think we all knew the moment the word carpenter was first mentioned where we were headed. How much trouble COULD one carpenter be? You got any more rabbits in your magical literary hat? I sure do hope so. Because I keep forgetting that Tina leaves for a while. Ugh!!!! This is such a connected and loving couple. I cannot imagine Bette turning to Candace. But there are choppy waters ahead. We know it. I for one pray whatever happens is but a brief hiccup. Because I love this Bette and Tina. A lot. Excellent, excellent chapter. Well worth the wait!!!
I agree with you totally. This Bette has the resolve to resist Candace.
It’s 0200hrs Central Standard Time in the U.S and I should have my butt in bed sleeping but when I saw Chapt 20 had been posted, it was only right to read and reflect.
Being late in reflecting means Billy stole my words so I get to keep this short.
Like Labrys7575 suggests, my vote is for Candace in this saga to be every bit the Weezy we know and love from the orig LW.
Good Night yall
A masterpiece indeed! I agree with everything you have written!
So good, Billy! Yes, to “..certainly not made sex a chore to achieve a singular goal”. It really feels so different to the show the way T + B handle the getting pregnant time in this story.
Thank you Billy. Bette not being present when Tina learns of the pregnancy is such a huge injustice, I think my jaw dropped when it played out on screen. Then Alice tells everyone, throwing salt on an open wound. No way that was happening in this story. Beyond cruel. I don’t know about rabbits in a magical, mythical literary hat BUT BUT I do know that this couple is strong and the bumps coming in the road ahead are just that – bumps. And faced by many couples. I so appreciate your support. THanks
Hey BK,
I know I’m very late to the response thread here, but I agree with everything Billy wrote. If only this was the version we got to enjoy in OG!!!
This is exactly how I believe they WOULD have acted with each other if IC had her head on straight(no pun intended) – but she just had to tear them apart.
Like lots of others, I Hope, Hope, Hope that C will mean nothing!!!
Thanks so much for this breath of freshness & sweet chapter.
Collins
Ugh! Not the plumber! Please let this Candace be more of a Weezy.
Agree x1000
Yes please, more as a Weezy!
Weezy! I had not thought of her in a very long time. LOL. Thanks Labrys….
I think Billy says it all. Bette is very attentive to Tina. At the same time, Tina really wants to be pregnant with Bette’s child… not just pregnant but Bette’s child! I love Tina for telling Bette she’s going to be a good mother because she knows how to love. Bette is committed to Tina heart and soul….she will be just as committed to their child.
I love this couple when things are going right…. I feel their pain when things aren’t. This is a very good beginning for their family….
Thank you for this story…. write more when you can..
Totally agree.
Totally agree too!
More to come for sure. Thanks Martha…
Billy is absolutely right this Chapter is a Masterpiece in the way it corrects all the wrongs of the original show plus it does it through beautiful characters of Bette and Tina and a storyline which is so sympathetic to what the relationship would be.
Thank you for this post and indeed this story. This Bette won’t cheat and this Tina will give her no reason to.
Please post again soon, stay safe and well
SG
Well said!!! Agree with you!!!
Agree, thanks SG
I so agree with the comments above! Not sure what i can add.
Ah yes, i love this Bette and Tina, so in love, strong and really happy, and now going to be mothers!
Well done Tina, taking the test with Bette instead with Alice, i couldn’t handle a sad looking Bette either. And please, please, not Alice as a Earth Mother!
And let’s forget about a certain Carpenter called C. I can’t imagine that Bette would ever look twice at her, she is so commited and in love with Tina, but i know you planned already some drama, please skip that and let’s enjoy this story of a blissfull happy and in love Tibette?!!!
Thanks BiBi. I can’t handle a sad face Bette either. Wish Showtime felt the same way….
Thanks for giving us this piece of rectification or redemption of s1. I’m very happy how you handle Alice in this scene. At first I was immediately angry that Alice would even be there at this moment. Like so often my reflex of a lot of Alice antics is to say out loud “get a life, Alice!”. Why does she always has to meddle in everybody’s affairs?
But BK you solved that brilliantly! Going through the test together was the only possible way for Tina and Bette. Especially after everything that happened before: Tina suggesting an African-American donor (big thanks for that BK!) and the mutual decision to go for an insemination at home. Our favourite couple is so at peace with themselves, they will have the strength to master every obstacle coming their way together.
I see Tina wanting to quit her job because of all the travelling. But I hope they will talk about it and maybe decide that she’ll reduce her hours later in her pregnancy. Then of course the stress at the gallery for Bette. I could see Candace as a helpig hand, help Bette to make the next show a big success, helping Candace to get more widely know but not successful as a predator to seduce Bette. If the show would be a huge success it would get Franklin off of Bette’s back. Maybe Peggy gets to see the show and starts investing in the BP Gallery.
BK, it feels like the story is coming to a close. It’s called “beginning” after all. I just hope it’ll continue for some more chapters. I thnk I start re-reading again, I just love your version of how they met and fell in love.
Have a great sunday, stay safe
KP
WHY does Alice meddle so much? We don’t see her do a whole lot of that with the other friends – she even helps Jenny hide the affair with Tim. Someone else mentioned that Alice did not get over Bette leaving her, I think this is true. Fits with her pattern of obsessive clinging – look how she responded when she and Dana broke up, although I thought they made a cute couple.
I never intended for this story to go far. It will end when Angie makes an appearance. By then all the annoying, implausible barriers to their happiness will be put to rest and we can dream that they live happily ever after. I have a new story brewing in my mind but with the river beckoning and Bette sailing into clear danger on the high seas, I will wait and write those first. This couple is so grand in any setting…. Thanks KP, stay safe and enjoy your Sunday
It was me and I thought this about how Alice was portrayed in the original series. The episode when Bette is having everyone over after Tina has left and Dana is so sick. Bette plays the aria and asks Alice if she remembers it… lots of Alice hostility. And when Bette comes to her apartment reaming her about crossing the line advising Tina to get a lawyer, Alice says you can be cruel, I know. And the pink ride where she says Bette cheated on her when she actually broke up with her. I’ve always thought there was a mixture of jealousy and hostility for leaving her for Tina.
AGREE. I forgot about the line Alice used about Bette being cruel. Interesting. Thanks, Billy!
A carpenter ?!?!? …….. don’t start, erase her name ….
When I was about to say that I love your version better, you drop that name, Fix this ! (please).
BTW I loved charmer Bette, the way Holly reacted made me smile !
BK, I am embarrassingly late catching up with my reading here but if I tell you that I actually deliberately stopped reading The Beginning at one point because it was too good and I didn’t want to not have any more to look forward to, I hope you’ll forgive me. (This is a habit of mine – I will actually stop reading a book if I think it’s too good to finish.)
But like the others, I appreciate this revision very much. And I think you hit a good balance in apportioning responsibility too. I get very tired of the notion that Alice is some kind of mesmerist where Tina is concerned. The fact is, Tina was at fault as much as Alice for the way she handled the test and how Bette got the news, and your revision shows exactly what should have happened. Same with how they arrived at their choice of an African American donor. It was never credible that they wouldn’t have discussed this. Just crappy L Word writing as usual.
Anyway, thank you for this delightful version of B&T. They are as they should and could be, and you are a very gifted writer. I really loved how you wrote Bette’s swagger and charm in the scene with Holly. Really enjoyable.
Largo. Loved this comment. I am hoping you are writing? I reread your Left Turn story the other day, it is absolutely fantastic. Please post soon, thanks for reading and commenting.
And yes x100 about Alice. I actually thought she was a good friend most of the time, Tina chose to reveal what she revealed and to who, no one forced her. Thanks my friend!
Thank you for asking about my writing! I am DELIGHTED to report that a story I’ve been wrestling with with months is finally plotted out and ready for my to draft. It’s stupid, really, because it’s not a complicated story but I had so many ways of doing it that I got into a right mess, lol. However, I think I can get on now.
Thank you also for rereading ALT. I loved writing it. I was a bit unwell for a while around Christmas and Jan/Feb but am much better now. You are such a wonderful Tibette writer. Thank you for sharing your talent on the site and. hope you are keeping well, my friend
YAAAAS Qween. I am so happy at the mere prospect of more writing from you! If you need help let me know. I am a HUGE fan of your writing and sometimes two heads can unravel a plot better than one. I have my people I go to when I get stuck too!
Stick with it, and stay tuned – more to come
Haha, thank you for your enthusiasm! That’s much appreciated. I will drop you a line x
OMG that exchange between Bette and Holly was HILARIOUS :D Poor Holly, no one can resist the Bette Porter charm <3
And Tina could almost see the wheels turn in Bette’s head, almost see the click of Home Bette activate, the shift in her body posture noticeable. – Looooool Home Bette activate It IS very much like changing gears
And now…. enter: the carpenter All throughout the chapter Bette kept mentioning a carpenter like a bloody Chekov's gun lol. But I think your Bette here is in such a place and headspace in her relationship, that she doesn't even notice women at this point haha. Well, any woman except Tina of course.