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    The Journey 48

    Story written on February 14, 2006 by unbeknown.
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    Author Notes:

    Tina has the baby, Bette calls an old friend.

    Bette: I hesitate “Tina, I never wanted anything other than for all of us to be a family but there comes a time to realize that what one wants is not always what one gets. Can I ask you something?”

    Tina: “Sure.”

    Bette: “What do you want?”

    Tina : I look at Bette, and Laurel and at Jennifer. “I really don’t know” I say quietly and sadly.

    Bette: I get off the side of the bed. Wrong answer.

    Tina: I reach out to touch Bette but she is too far away. “I’m sorry Bette, for so many reasons.”

    Bette: “It’s OK, at least you were honest.” I try to say reasonably but close to exploding on the inside. Is this for real, what I went through when we separated last time, was that all for nothing, has the last 9 months meant nothing? I look at Laurel playing with her toys on the ground. My deepest fear is here, that I might lose the family I always wanted. “Tina, I think we should have separate rooms.”

    Tina: “OK Bette.” I say gently. I know Bette better than anyone but sometimes she is impossible to read.

    Bette: “Perhaps for the short term we can all live, I mean stay together, until we work out what we want to do.”

    Tina: “Sure Bette” and I do not know what else to say, what else can I say? “Bette, I need to sleep, can you look after Jennifer?”

    Bette: I reach over and take Jennifer, getting close enough to Tina, to smell her and I clamp down on my emotions. She is so small, she looks so much like TinaI go to give her back to Tina but Tina is fast asleep. I call Laurel. Laurel comes running over to me and I wonder if she senses the uncertainty. I pick her up. “You know I love you.”

    Laurel: “Love you too Bette. Does mummy still love you?”

    Bette: I ambushed by the question. My head spins and I search for the appropriate response for a child of that age. All the anguish, sadness and anger wells up. I squint and frown and try not to look at Laurel as tears escape and I try to contain my emotions. “I really don’t know honey” and I kiss her on the head “but it will all be OK” and I do not believe that any more than Laurel does.

    Shane returns, hands in her back pockets, sticking her head in the door. “Bad timing?”

    Bette: “Not at all.” And I squeeze out a smile, fake smile.

    Shane: “If you need a break I can look after Laurel and wait for Tina to wake up.”

    Bette: “Shane, are you sure?”

    Shane: “Sure, Bette.”

    Bette: I give Laurel to Shane and I am hardly outside Tina’s room when emotion floods me. I can no longer contain it, tears stream and I cry out in anger and betrayal. I can see people looking I do not care. I see faces but no one. I put one hand out against the wall to steady myself. Eventually I make my way to the stair case and down the stairs. I come out on the ground floor. It is late afternoon. I pull out my cell. I search my messages. I find the message. I push return call.

    Ring, ring, ring. “Hello, Janice speaking.”

    Bette: I take a deep breath.

    Janice: Hello?

    Bette: “Janice?”

    Janice: “speaking”

    Bette: “Janice, it’s Bette, Bette Porter.”

     

     

     

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Glad everybody was civilized, but that had to suck for all parties. Doesn’t seem anybody knows which end is up. One way or the other, something’s got to give.

    2. hate all this drama influenced by s3…i love this story, but it’s getting too dramatic, i wonder what happened in the last 9 months, why tina suddenly is into men thing?

    3. I’m impatient to learn more about Janice, is she a Janice to the rescue or a way out Janice… I would sell my mother to be in Bette’s mind… or maybe yours. C’est toujours un plaisir de te lire unbeknown ;

    4. Damn, Tina is killing me! I know that Bette’s temper has gotten the best of her in the past but I hope she has the mother of all explosions and in no uncertain terms tells Tina exactly what it is she wants…because it looks like Tina’s not going to be giving Bette any incite. Regardless, your story and writing rocks, Unbeknown!

    6. I’ve loved this story from the start but just like in the show I have to wonder what the heck is tina thinking! At least they were civil to each other.

    7. Well written chapter as ever and I really want to read more, assuming that you are going to kiss it and make it all better again soonish. Please?? You’re killing me here. Thanks for writing but don’t leave us hanging too long though. *Looks hopeful and slightly lost*

    8. Ouch. Their inner thoughts showing makes it interesting. I hope there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but can’t wait to see the next one. (Merlin)

    10. Stepping outside the maternity ward to call your potential girlfriend? Aw hell naw, Bette! That is just too trifling for words, I don’t care what is going down with Tina!

    12. you can write the drama with the best of them – but you write very well about the emotional realities underneath- so what is Tina’s reality underneath pray tell??

    13. I love Tina’s double standard, she asks Bette to sit close to her, asks her what she wants, gets Bette’s heartfelt answer then can’t answer that question for herself? Why is it OK to ask Bette that question when you don’t have a clue what you want? I won’t buy that its the hormones. This Tina has a streak of hate for Bette and that could kill Bett bit by bit.

    15. Unbeknown,They do say that it is darkest before for the dawn but this feels so heartbreaking. I believe that Bette and Tina belong together and hope that this latest aberration will be short lived. There is no fight in Bette which is most disturbing thing. Thoroughly depressed and tearful. Please continue and create some levity in my life. Your Loyal Fan.

    16. seeing Tina to the men thing let me think that we have a long way to go for our feelings.i’m in to women and seeing Tina back to men hurt me a lot ,that make me feel wrong.i’m sad very sad and i hope more happiness and more honesty and love.i want my Bette and Tina back please give us some hope

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