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The Journey 19
Tina : “Bet you never thought the Saab would see this ?” I am laughing. Choco looks ridiculous in the seat.
Bette : “No, no I can’t say this is something could have imagined.” and I am laughing too “things change” I say with double meaning. We reach the beach by
Tina and I sit on the towels and eat the take out from the plastic containers.
Tina : “I wanted to talk to you about something.”
Bette : “Tina, there is something I wanted to ask you.” We say it at the same time. Then we are both silent. I try again. “You first.” The sun is still shining but beginning to set.
Tina : “Nope, you first.”
Bette : “OK, me first.” Pause “Tina, I wanted to ask you why you didn’t tell me you were pregnant. I mean we never, umm, talked about it really.” I could see Tina getting quiet as I talked.
Tina : “Wow, maybe I should have gone first” I joke.
Bette : “Tee, I think, I deserve an explanation” I say softly but indicating that I will not accept being blown off.
Tina : I look out at the sea and the sun reflecting off it. One day Bette was going to ask me. “Bette, I wish I had told you. I wanted to get pregnant to surprise you, you know after last time. When I was doing that I had no idea” I let the sentence trail off. “Then, after we ‘separated’ we weren’t exactly talking, communicating.” I try to clarify. ”Bette, I didn’t know you were going to leave.”
Bette : I look straight out to the water. “If you’d known would you have told me ?”
Tina : “Bette, I don’t know, how can I know the answer to that ? I was clueless that you were leaving, that you’d left.”
Bette : “You would have let me leave not knowing ?” I ask incredulously and continue to look straight ahead although I am acutely aware Tina is studying me intensely.
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(62 votes, average: 3.61 out of 5)
Love this story please post soon
oh god, i simply LOVE this story . at points in the dialogue i hold my breath … i know it’s only fiction . but it truly makes me smile and sometimes makes me want to cry … so looking forward to the next chapter …
Love that they’re finding their way through the mess they had made. Please keep the communication open and honest. Post soon, too, please.
Good chapter. This is hard but they will work through it!
This is such a good story, thanks for writing again. Your dialogue is great.
Yes, this is a great story. Please post again really soon. I love it.
Hey where did you been I missed you’re Story Thanks for posted I Love it I’m still waiting I hope you continue soon Thanks!
Hey, hey!!!! I’m so glad you posted…this story is one of my favorites on this site!!! Felt like I was right there listening in on their conversation, the writing is so real and descriptive. Thanks!
“Tina : “Agreed.” and I smile at Bette. Aware this conversation could have gone a lot worse.”
Your Tina is very smart to give this(still temperamental) Bette more time to vent. You’ve given Tina an admirable sense of restraint; she didn’t give in to the temptation to immediately point out all the bad/sad things she’d endured alone when Bette fled to NY.
You’ve given us hope that these two will finally learn to really listen to each other.
Please don’t wait so long for another chapter!!!
Thank you for the great chapter. can’t wait for more
what a joy to wake up to this great story. love your dialogue. their internal conflicts. trying ever so hard to stay on task. can feel the love and nerveousness between them.
“July 25th 2004. her last name is porter-kennard. she took her first steps on june 4th this year, in our home bette.” ahhhh. thanks, glad your thesis went/is going well. post soon.
Love this Nette did miss a lot, It up to her to make up for lost time.. thanks
Happy to see your back, great story keep them coming. ;)
im with B&TForever..they have to talk.. talk and if is not enough they have to talk even more…they belong together i hope they find their way back together soon..thanks for post hope your Thesis is going well thanks :o)