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The Burden of Control – Chapter 13
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Dana: Sometimes I think she’s stronger than any of us give her credit for.
Bette: Not with this.
Shane: Why not?
Bette: Because(sighs) Because of Andrew.
Bette: Tina’s brother.
Dana: I didn’t know Tina has a brother.
Bette: Had. Tina had a brother. He died when she was nineteen.
Bette: Nobody does. She hasn’t spoken much of her family. They weren’t very supportive of her moving out to
Shane: They were close?
Bette: From what I was able to gather they were inseparable. He was six years younger than her, but they got along very well.
Bette: Cancer. (pauses) He died of cancer.
They all looked up at her in shocked silence
Bette: He was diagnosed shortly before Tina left for college her sophomore year. She had wanted to stay home and be there for him, but Andy insisted that she go. The cancer progressed rapidly and he didn’t respond to the treatment. He died after only two months. Tina was devastated.
Shane: Why hasn’t she ever mentioned him?
Bette: She misses him very much. I think that it hurts her to talk of him, to be reminded like that. I only found out because(pauses) because
Bette: I always knew that Tina wanted children. It wasn’t a matter of ifmore like a matter of when. I closed down my gallery and took the position at the C.A.C so that I’d have better job security. So that we could start a family. Tina was still at Alphaville, so there was no need to worry over financial matters. (pauses) I was more than a little surprised by Tina’s reluctance to get pregnant. I mean we always talked about Tina having the baby, but she was nervous. She started to avoid the subject altogether, telling me that the timing just wasn’t right. This went on for months before I finally called her on it. She told me about her brother. She said there was a chance, a very small chance, that Andy’s cancer could have been related to an inherited condition. Something that Tina could unknowingly pass along to her own children.
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Such a great story. Pleeasee let Tina know, Bette needs her !
GGGeezzz..i know Bette is not looking for pity but i really think she have to tell Tina..if she dosent know she will feel betrayed and not just by Bette but for all of her friends too..great sad chappy post soon thanks :o(
Great update. So sad, but you are doing an excellent job. Your question about longer chapters further apart, or shorter chapters closer together…I for one would like them close together. I love to read all the time so the more there are the more I like it. lol. Anyways, I hope you post soon. Looking forward to more!
i thik tina needs to know whats happening to bette,and if they do reconcile tina would be coming back to bette out of love not pitty. i still think tina still loves bette she’s justhurt because bette cheated.
What a sad but beautiful story…I hope Tina sences something wrong with Bette due to the fact they have a special connection… then I hope she stands by Bette to see her threw this…Thanks a bunch for posting and too your question about chapters…you keep writing and I will keep reading regardless…Awaiting the next chapy.
Please continue and dont take too long! ;) Great update..hard decision to not tell Tina..although i think she will soon find out. Friends are great and all they will be there for Bette every step of the way but they are not Tina and thats what B really want and need to go thru with this.
I like the changes you made to the original story line (Andrew and Provocation finale); both lend themselves well to this story. I can’t wait to see Tina’s presence with the group and with Bette. Will the former wife be able to tell that something’s terribly wrong with the love of her life or will she still be mired in pain to notice?
Just a little something to think about. I know it’s your story and you have a plan but a friend of mine was diagnoised with cancer four years ago she wasn’t even 20 yet. The good news is last week the docs say she’s clean. happy endings do happen.
Gees i can’t believe I left this out!The really happy part is she’s raising a daughter with her girl friend. The baby is five months old now.
Two months, can we get more, please?
Just caught up. This is a great story. please continue. Where u take us I will follow. Thanks for taking the time.
Tina cares for Helena and is in a relationship with her. There is no Bette and Tina. Bette’s only real obligation to Tina is management of their financial assets until they are divided, assuming the legal separation/disolution occurs. If Tina knew she’d come to Bette out of obligation, guilt(Andrew or leaving Bette) or pity. Tina would be stressed during the pregnancy. Kit and the girls can give Bette the support she’ll need during her recovery(don’t kill her). Tina will find out from Helena, because it’ll probably come up at the CAC.
I still thinks she’s fucking crazy for not telling her but!!!!!!!!!!! But I understand her thinking of tina, the baby. But it also is a way protect herself too because when tina finds out it will be real and she will have to deal with that and nobody can do denial as good as bette porter.
She should tell Tina, she’d want to know. Tina will be hurt again, if Bette doesn’t tell her. BETTE… TELL HER. Great chapter as always, please post soon ;)
Good story and hope Bette will tell Tina soon, this is time that Bette need Tina and please let them get together soon. Ok post soon please, thanks! I just read all of your chapters and is very excellent and awesome, and I love it. Hope you post soon, thanks!
I am soooo loving this story. Please keep writing. Thanks
yes, please continue, i think bette should tell tina, because if teatment won’t work and tina will find out, she will be more upset that she didn’t spend much time with bette