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The Thawing of the Ice – Chapter One
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But she didn’t feel that the sum of her indiscretions should have resulted in the toxic and combustible relationship she now shared with Tina.
Bette chewed at her lip, but she didn’t say anything more to Tina. Quietly, she strode away and back to the front door, passing Henry on her way. She thanked him again and he gave her a sad glance. His shoulders were drooped, bearing the heavy weight of the situation he’d now found himself in.
All of that had transpired six hours and twelve minutes ago.
They had all been in Whistler, Canada for Shane’s wedding to the beautiful and feisty Carmen de La Pica Morales when Bette’s world had begun to spiral out of control. Despite her expectations, Tina had brought Henry along to Whistler for the festivities. It seemed like an intrusion. Henry the lesbian stealing man smiling among a framily (a wondrous meld of a chosen friends sharing a bond that rivaled that of their biological families) of WeHo based lesbians.
His presence alone had been a blow to Bette’s ego. It wasn’t enough that Tina had frozen her out of their relationship and consorted with Henry behind her back. Tina had chosen to flaunt her new relationship in front of her face, forcing his presence upon those Bette held nearest and dearest to her heart.
She’d felt threatened. Worried he would usurp her presence in Angelica’s life.
And facing the threat of the rigid heterosexual paradigm she’d risked her reputation to escape, Bette had panicked. She grabbed up Angelica and hit the road; leaving Tina frightened and angry and with a heart hardened against Bette.
Bette had spent four days on the run, thinking through her options and driving back down to Los Angeles.
She’d arrived home tired and hopeless and though Angie seemed no worse for the wear, Bette was ashamed at the irresponsibility of her actions. Anything could have happened to them along their journey and even though she didn’t agree with Tina’s recent actions, she knew it was unfair to keep her away from their child. Bette knew her fears had guided her rash response and she didn’t want to set this type of fear-based, knee-jerk reaction to circumstance for Angelica.
Bette Porter was better than that. She would fight for Angelica. But she would fight fairly. As Bette had pulled to the curb in front of Tina’s new residence, she’d convinced herself that would win. Then, she’d opened the door to her car at precisely 6 o’clock pm.
And now, at six hours and twelve minutes after the unfortunate events of the day, Bette slowly exhaled and once again shook her head to erase the memories. She left her glass on the counter, turned out the lights and headed for her room.
The night had been cool, but not cold. The air almost refreshing and cleansing in its crispness. Wanting to preserve this feeling of crispness, she slipped into a pair of smooth and silky white satin pajamas. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she sat at the edge of her empty king-sized bed and exhaled, pale light surrounding her.
Bette Porter did something she hadn’t done since almost losing Tina after Angie’s delivery.
She bowed her head, closed her eyes, and she prayed.
"God please keep her safe. Please keep her safe. I know I’ve been wrong, but just please don’t let anything happen to her," she whispered to the pale light, her voice nearly cracking as she spoke.
Bette Porter wasn’t sure that she believed in God. She also wasn’t sure that if He did exist, that he would listen to her. But being as though she had no other way of protecting her child, she did the only thing she could do.
And then, she turned out the lights and slid into bed, surprised that sleep found her amid a flurry of anxious thoughts.
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Glad you’re back MTS! Still holding out hope for a ” roomates “, but anything you write is a welcomed surprise. PPS :-)
Welcome back! I’m looking forward to following this new story
Welcome back MTS! What a very sad chapter. I can feel Bette’s pain. I’d like to see how she will come out of this solitude. I just hope it won’t take her 100 years:) I’m already looking forward for your next post. Thank you.
so glad to see you back with a new story…hope that the title suggest happiness in the future :)
Yay, you’re back with your unique and talented take on our girls. Hooray
I hope you’re able to “Thaw the Ice”…and I’m glad you’ve given us a new story. I hope you can give us more of your Roommates series also! Thanks for writing for us!
Excellent and thank you. welcome back can’t wait to read more. Thank you again.
Glad to see you back, MTS! :) I thought you’d never post again so this is a nice surprise. I have a soft spot for your “Roommates” series and I still wish you’d continue and finish it someday. But thank you for writing and posting again. Cheers to your return! =)
Although it’s hard to look forward o revisiting that painful part of their life, this is a great start, and I look forward to settling in for a great read! PPS!
Welcome back.Great start.PPS
MTS! so glad to see you’re posting again and what a start, loved it! pps
omg do my eyes deceive me? MTS is back!! :D I saw the username and I hoped.. and I’m not disappointed!! :D I loved the Roommates’ Series and I’m well in love with this one too!! :D Thanks so much for writing and giving us more!! Glad you’re back!! :) PPVS!! :))
MTS is Back! And with a wonderful story! I liked how this story ended on a note of hope (and had Tina and Henry behaving with decency and kindness, even though they were justifiably angry), despite being set in the grimness that was Season 3. I have waited so,so very long for a continuation of The Roommates. Please do give us some of that tale as well.
Wonderful writing. I can feel Bette’s pain and her return to sanity. Sad but hopeful.
Welcome back!!! I am always ready for a new adventure with her new story.This serie was very very difficult for me to watch. And to be honest, I did not watch it all. To sad and unfair on Bette. After all she is Angie’s mother as well as Tina.GOD will keep Angie safe Bette and he will bring you her back eventually.
Excellent story. I look forward to more. I’m not familiar with your other story or stories, but I would like to read Roommates too please.
So happy to see you back and with a new story to boot! I’m partial to “Roommates”, but I like this one as well. Thanks for posting!
WELCOME BACK!!!! What a nice surprise to see your name again! And what a heart wrenching beginning. You wrote this first chapter perfectly….and I do mean perfectly! Thank you for coming back!
OMG, OMG, OMG….I love that you’re back. I wish more of your originators would write again. Those 4 pages just slammed me right back to that moment, it’s been so long since the series has been on and I don’t watch the DVD’s yet. I’m so excited to know your writing again, thanks!!!!
It’s wonderful to have you back and with a very turthful and painful chapter in their lives. We know Tina can be vindictive when she wants but hopefully you will turn her around little by little. So glad Bette put that bottle down. Can hardly wait for the next chapter. Thanks for sharing with us.