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#6 Touch Tones: Meeting Maxine – The L Word inspired Season 7
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“Actually, the Art Department just bought her a laser for those stages of shaping but your point is taken. I’ll watch my back.” I lean in and we share a lovely kiss in the kitchen. “I love you and I’m so glad you’re here. Home with me.”
I hear the soft buzz of a hummingbird’s wings as Tina and I begin the last kiss before starting a very busy day. I open my eyes to see the tiny green bird hovering a few feet inside my kitchen door. He dips down a few inches then quickly rises higher before turning and zooming away.
Four days later –
Burbank Airport – Friday 6 PM – Bette
“What do you mean you’re not coming with me?” I ask astonished into my phone while pacing back and forth at the gate of the commuter airline that jumps from LA to Santa Fe every morning and afternoon.
Tina’s voice sounds tense at the other end of the line. “I can’t make it tonight and your head would explode if I told you why so don’t ask me. There’s a flight tomorrow morning at nine o’clock and Angie and I promise to be on it.” I hear as I continue to stare disbelieving into my phone.
When no words for my confused state of mind come to me Tina finally says. “Call me later, Bette. You know I’m sorry.” And then she hangs up.
Once on board I settle back into my seat and try to adjust myself mentally to the significant alteration of my evening’s plans. Arguably a key night, a peak experience in my life is now happening without her.
Unsuccessful at feeling remotely good about Tina staying tonight in Los Angeles while I fly eight hundred miles over a mountain range the dossiers of the four Mafia Captains begin to take over my thoughts, and the menacing pictures of them float across my mind.
It was true just as Mary had said. All but three of the once formidable mobsters were all dead and those who remained were the old men locked away in Kentucky. I had been assured over and over again: They would die there as the Devil and the Feds had intended.
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Wonderful update. Maxine is a hoot! Can’t wait to read more and learn about Maxine’s role in bringing down the Gambino mob bosses. Photos were perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Thanks! The pictures were beautiful! I pray they are kept safe and I think Melvin is the missing person. PPS
Loved Maxine !….Nicely written as always Blackbird..Enjoying this story very much!
At the risk of repeating other comments – loved Maxine – but then again I loved the whole of this Chapter mainly because it promises us so much for future posts!
Thanks BB for your own unique line of storytelling and the Pictures that go with it. Great writing as usual please post next chapter soon.
Fasten your seat belts everyone we are in for a great ride on Blackbirds Season 7 !!
It was a great chapter as always, dear! I love the story you’re telling ;)
so the images are wonderful, I love them all the time.
Maxine looks really good sense of humor and kind.
I think Tina was just really insensitive. I hope she will make up Bette :D
Great update. Why do I think the supposed dead gangster is going to make an appearance. Thanks
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First time commenting……but have been reading from the beginning……..so a hummingbird…….is that Bettes’ spirit animal? Bringing good luck and happiness to her family? We do have a Native American theme going on …..love all these little special touches! Still trying to figure out why Tina and Angie are delayed…love this story!
Joni Mitchell!!!!!! Wow of all the thousands of stories depicting who an imaginary Maxine may look like I think this takes the cake!!!! Just an epic stroke genius on your part and makes perfect sense in so many strangely wonderful ways. Ridiculously awesome.
Really, really love what you’ve done to your fic. Not only we have a good story, we’ve got some fabulous pictures each time you updated!…Love this one particular picture of Bette…[the photo in the first page]
She’s so Alpha in there…Yummy!..But I’ve got one complain though?….I’m waiting for the conversation between Max and Bette?!..And you cut it off!?
PPS?… *down on my knees*
Wow! true of the trip 7
season, a gift that you give us.
Everyone recognizes the enormous dedication
you are writing this
beautiful story.
I love this chapter.
10 stars.
A perfect setting for Bette’s mother. This part of the US is full of magic and some very deeply spiritual people. I’m glad you’re giving Maxine some air time. I’d always wished we would have gotten at least a flashback of Bette’s childhood from the original TLW.