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Tina Says Good-Bye
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They had been through it all before. They’d had this same conversation many times, but this time Tina was determined to get her inner happiness back. She needed to start the process of getting over Bette Porter, if that was even a possibility, and for finding her own fulfillment…fulfillment and happiness that wasn’t contingent on someone else. She also needed to follow through with leaving for good this time, for no other reason than to show their daughter how important it is to fight for your own self-respect…to be your own source of strength.
Angie was at the age now where she saw everything, absorbed everything she saw her mothers do and say. She watched as her Mama B was once again caught cheating on her Mama T and could feel the pain emanating from Tina as she once again assumed that she wasn’t enough to keep her wife faithful. Of course, Angie was smart enough to know Tina was enough and wished with all her heart that Tina could see what she saw, that it was something in Bette that was the source of this pain. But, she also saw how much Bette loved her mother. She could feel Bette’s pain when they told her that her Mama T would be moving out. Her mothers loved each other, of that she was sure, which made the reasons her Mama B kept sleeping around with other women all the more confusing.
“But we could try…” Bette looked at Tina, her eyes practically begging Tina to give her just one more chance.
“No, Bette,” Tina was firm, her resolve strengthening now that she was standing outside their home. “We’ve tried everything already. Therapy, temporary separations, holidays away just the two of us, romantic dinners, family time with Angie, endless conversations…working on our sex life to make sure both our needs were being met…we’ve tried it all.” Both women smiled at their memories of the different situations they found themselves in the name of enhancing their sex life. “We both live in denial that it will happen again…yet it always does.”
“I know, you’re right…but I just…”
“I know…I do too,” Tina smiled in resignation, knowing that they both had so wished that things could be different. That they could be happy with each other for the rest of their lives. But, at the same time, both knowing that they couldn’t go on the way they had been for all these years. Three or five years of monogamy wasn’t worth the wretched pain that engulfed them both every time Bette was sexual with someone else. At one point they had even talked about having an open relationship, so that there were no expectations of monogamy, but Tina just couldn’t do it. She wasn’t built that way.
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i have been challenging seahurst to write things for years and finally she listens to me. as always i love your writing and this is heartbreakingly lovely. you are too good a writer to keep away from the keyboard. hugs Allye
Heartbreaking. Thank you.
This is a well written story…. it’s just not the Bette Porter in my imagination. Of course in this story, Tina is doing the right thing. If they have sought help and communicated with each other and made promises which were broken multiple times, then this is the path she must take.
thanks for the story….
Very heartbreaking. But i must say this story i believe more, than story Ally where Tina the one, who cheated on Bette. Maybe it’s because in TLW infidelity always be more sore point for Bette, than for Tina
Thanks for coming back to writing, Seahurst! But as I already commented on Ally’s story I didn’t read your post. Can’t bare to read about B or T being unfaithful to the other.
Nevertheless I have to repeat what I wrote to Ally’s story: I’m sure that I’m not the only one who would be excited if you’d pick up writing Tibette stories again. With plots that work without the cheating or final separation part for T + B ;-)
You tell a wonderful tale. This was beautifully written but heartbreaking that Tibette cannot remain together. I hope you will continue writing your romantic Tibette stories with happy endings. This Tibetter needs some comfort for her broken heart.
You and Allye always write so beautifully. So happy you challenged each other to write something new.
Great to read another story from you even though the reason sucks!
Please write Tibette again here and let’s ignore the new Show!
Nice to read anything from you again, thank you
SG
So glad to see you back !
Very sad story and I agree with Zhenya, it’s much more credible this way !
I hope to read from you soon.
Seahurst – this is the version I would buy. I don’t think Tina was convinced that Bette would be faithful at the end of season 6, and Bette certainly didn’t prove her worth by not telling Tina about Kelly. Getting back together was just to appease the fans; sadly it appears history is repeating itself with GenQ. Thank you for this story, so glad to have you back writing and commenting. Happy New Year!