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The Conversion
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The walk-about was very refreshing. There was at least dozen to fifteen cabins in an Adirondack style. The cabins were of various sizes and had patios and porches and various views of a landscape. Bette believed that when Obama hosted the G8 meeting at Camp David, that each country was assigned a cabin or two for their entourage and then the group met in the main cabin. The place seemed peaceful and isolated from the world. Before Dwight Eisenhower rename the place, it was known as Shangri-La. It is one of those places which not many photographs exist as it is closed to the public.
Andy had instructed us not to take photos of the grounds or structures due to security requirements by the Secret Service.
During our little walk about, I noticed a change in Bette. She seemed to breathe deeper and stand taller and had a real joy about her. She relaxed and she hooked her arm into mine to draw me closer and pointed out the various trees and plants she recognized. I was beginning to feel a real kinship with this woman. She was really so interesting and so in tuned with nature and her surroundings. She was curious without being intrusive. And such a dry sense of humor! I remember that I laughed that morning until I was crying. We had been out and about for a couple of hours when she suggested we head back.
We had lunch and then decided to turn on the television to get a weather forecast. There were clouds amassing and the wind had started to pick up and the temperature was hanging right around freezing. By 3:00 in the afternoon, the snow began to fall. At first small flakes and then suddenly there were huge fluffy flakes and it was obvious that it was going to stick to the roads. Within an hour, it was hard to determine where the roads and pathways were and it was still snowing hard. Bette and I sat in the glassed-in porch and watched the snow fall.
We talked some more filling in more details about our parents and our profession. What we enjoyed and what was not so enjoyable about our work. The one thing we both agreed to is that we hated the edit process. We both looked upon the process as criticism. Unwelcomed criticism at that. But it was a necessary part of publishing a book.
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Jeez!?,
I’ve only read the first paragraph and am welling up….how do you do that?
I can’t think of a time when they are not together.
I’ll continue reading now, tough beginning though
I’ll comment on the flip side
Thankyou for all your incredible stories Martha…your a f@@king Rockstar
Well, what a story, I really enjoyed it.
I love how they meet, their time at Camp David and the natural progression they took together.
Try really are perfect for each other and your story certainly reflects that.
I still can’t bear to think of them not being together!
Thank you so much, a beautiful story.
I look forward to the next one.
Janice24,
First of all this story is an alternative time and life for our Bette and Tina. The story is being told by a woman who is older (85 years old) and has experienced a full and joyful life with the woman she loved. They have had more than 40 years together even though they didn’t meet until they were middled aged. I like that they took the time to get to know one another for a few days before charging into a romantic relationship. I like that Bette insist that Tina think about her own life and if she is prepared for the changes which will occur as they start to see each other romantically. Bette wants Tina to make her decision about her life knowing the possible downside. For me, that shows immediately how much Bette respects and cares for Tina right out of starting gates. I also like that Bette insist they talk about things fully as they go. She seeks out Tina’s boundaries and comfort level before they do anything. This is why their relationship is so strong…. they hide nothing from each other.
From the idea to publication, I took 4 days… I enjoyed writing this story because I could see that both Bette and Tina would go from a mundane life to a life of love and devotion within a matter of weeks. And it would result in a lifetime of happiness. Isn’t that what we all want in our lives?
Thank for reading and for commenting on this story… until I saw your comments, I didn’t think anyone had read it…. Thank you for your support and encouragement…
OMG! How did I let this gem get past me. I loved every word. I would love to read something else from you, thank you so much for your talent.
OneStorm1 – Thank you for reading… I published this a little more than a year ago and I posted it this year on Achieve of Our Own. I do have three long book stories which is a single series and one other one shot which is about the same length as this one. I then not to writer about angst and problems between Bette and Tina. I think there are plenty of authors who present those kind of stories. All my published stories are on this website. Go to the story search page, put my name in under author (Martha3128) and they are all listed.
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