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Solly lay on his blanket in the corner of Tina’s home office, watching her with patient brown eyes. She’d been in there all afternoon, half-watching screeners in between taking online meetings with her team, and they could both use a break.
‘Whaddaya think, Sol?’
The dog lifted his head. Ever-sensitive to Tina’s tone of voice, he hoped something good was on the cards. A walk? A treat? A tummy rub? His tail thudded off the hardwood floor as Tina checked the time. Four-thirty. She was expecting her VP to report on something before they both clocked off for the weekend, so it made sense to wait ten minutes or so.
She unlocked her phone and launched the Showtime app. She’d started watching Let the Right One In about a week ago, and since Bette hated (read: was scared of) vampires she just sneaked it in in little ‘TV snacks’ here and there. She quite liked doing that. Especially when she was meant to be working. She slid down on the sofa with a little naughty smile, propping her feet against the coffee table, and lost herself in the glowering, suspenseful atmosphere.
A minute passed, then two or three, and then suddenly the phone screen went black.
Tina stared at it, puzzled, because she hadn’t thought the battery was low. In fact, she—
Hello again.
The words appeared in a white typewriter font, one character at a time, as if they were being typed. Tina thought this must be part of the app, pretty annoying to be honest, but then the screen went black again and something else appeared. Something she had not seen, indeed barely thought about, for quite a while . . .
***
Bette stood back and wiped her brow on the back of her wrist. New York in November and the sweat was pouring off her.
‘Will that do it?’ she panted.
Ben looked at the ground around their feet. They were standing in an irregular-shaped hole about ten feet in diameter, in the middle of their backyard. ‘You got the tape?’
Without replying, Bette stabbed her spade into the earth and left it standing there while she got a tape measure that was lying a few feet away. She handed it to Ben, who unspooled it and held it up to the side of the hole.
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Collins says
Hey pal,
Agree with you that all Bettes want to be with all Tinas no matter where or when or in what universe!
So glad you decided to continue with this series – we’ll need it in the barren episodes Tibette isn’t in this season.
Time marches on for the Real Tibette Family too as the kids get another year older & Angie is off to college. Thanks for the update & I look forward to reading more of their changes as a family & about Tina’s new position.
They need to take time for themselves – life will always get in the way if you let it.
Loving it already & my eternal thanks.
Keep safe.
P.S. – the stars are out!!!! Ha!!!!!
Largo says
Hello, my friend! *waves* Thanks for reading this and for your encouragement to write these again. :-)
I will try my best to make these entertaining and enjoyable, and of course you are right about ‘time for themselves’, haha… but a little pent-up desire is always fun, right?
Take care and thanks again
L
Kira says
Your work is always amazing.
Looking forward to this series and your take on this Tibette season.
Will you have this Real Tibette renew their wedding vows too? It’s been 25 years for this Tina and Bette too. Just a thought.
Bibi28 says
Renew their vows! I love that idea!
Largo says
Agree!
Largo says
Hi Kira! *waves* Thank you for reading this story and for commenting. It is so lovely to hear that you enjoy my writing. Means a lot to me. :-)
I had the thought about them renewing their vows too, lol. I think we need to see that in this story…
Have a great week and thanks again
Largo
Kira says
Yes, yes, YES!! Please have them renew. They can plan it during the Tibette missed episodes time frame & then renew at the end just like on GQ.
We NEED to SEE it!!!
Thanks
Largo says
That’s great idea! Thank you. I’ll have to have a think about how exactly to do it so it seems natural, but IT WILL HAPPEN, lol
L
SassyGran says
Absolutely wonderful! Just leaves me with a huge smile on my face and longing for more.
Thank you for bringing this back.
SG
Largo says
Hi SG! *waves* Thanks for reading this and for welcoming these stories back.
I’m so please these stories make you smile. That’s what I”m aiming for. :-)
Have a good week!
L
Bibi28 says
Hey Largo,
What a great surprise, i didn’t expect a chapter so soon! Thank you for continuing this fantastic story and yes please i hope you have the time to write a chapter each week!
If the rumours are true about Tibette being in only the two first and last chapters we need a chapter every week they are not in the episode. They surely know how to attrack and push viewers away.
They care my friend!
Largo says
Hi Bibi! *waves* Thanks for reading this and for welcoming these stories back. I”m so pleased you’re happy to see them again. :-)
I will try and go a story every week, especially if we really are getting nothing for weeks on end…. As you say, they really know how to annoy the hell out of Tibetters, lol
Have a good week, my friend
L
majicspider60 says
Hey Largo, what a pleasant surprise! Thank you for bringing back my favorite couple and family. Good to see that Kit is still part of the family and that Big Bad Bette is afraid of vampire movies ( so Am I). What ever you give us will surely be better than the dribble Gen Q will provide. Three episodes ? God, they will finally kill the golden goose. So, bring it on! We will love you for it!
Largo says
Hi majicspider60! *waves* Lovely to hear from you again. And thank you for welcoming back these stories. :-)
Writing Kit is fun and I’ll have to try and find more stuff for her to do, so we can see her more, I think. I thought it would be fun to make Bette scared of vampires bc JB loves them, haha
I do hope the rumours about how little Tibette we’re getting are misdirection, but either way I will try and enjoy what there is! And have fun with my alternative family!
Thanks, as ever, for reading my writing and for commenting. It is so appreciated. Have a good week!
L
BAT2012 says
Hey Largo, today is my birthday and what a great gift waking up to a new chapter of the ‘Real Tibette’ stories. I was so hoping you would continue the wonderful adventures of Bette, Tina, Angie, Ben, Sasha and Solly. I fell in love with this family last season and reading their viewpoints definitely made GenQ more bearable, but not even this treat can make up for the horror show of season 2. I’m one of the skeptics that won’t bother putting much stock in season 3 just to be disappointed. Even reuniting Bette and Tina and even if there is a wedding, I know they will not give it the airtime and celebration it deserves and definitely won’t give us any real resolution about what happened in the 10 years previously to get them to the point of divorce. It’s more about ratings and views and not motivated by heartfelt and genuine character portrayals. However, don’t want to rain on your parade as I see you’re very excited for their endgame, and I hope you and the many fans out there get it. In the meantime, I will look forward to your stories as often as you have time to write and post. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Largo says
Happy Birthday for yesterday, my friend! I hope you had a good day, with cake! :-)
Thank you for reading this and welcoming these stories back. That means a lot to me and really encourages me to try and do a story every week.
I hear what you’re saying about being sceptical for S3. I agree with you that there simply isn’t enough screen time to do a reunion in anything but a rather unrealistic, superficial way. And there was no need for any of it. No need for the divorce, no need for Kit’s death, no need to misuse Carrie and Pippa so cheaply. But ugh, don’t get me started….
I’m looking forward to seeing JB and LuH as Bette and Tina again, in scenes where they’re able to show affection and love for each other. The visuals are what excite me, not the story as such. So I will enjoy that, I think.
Thank you again for your comment. It’s such a pleasure to be a writer in this fandom. Have a good week!
L
BK says
Love this Largo. You truly shine with this story, I always want the chapter to continue. Looking forward to reading about these two react to each episode (whether it’s four or ten LOL)
Largo says
Hello BK, my friend! *waves* How lovely to hear from you. I hope you are well. :-)
Thanks for reading this and for encouraging me, as always. It is so much appreciated. I will try my best to write something entertaining. It will be SO much easier now that I can actually see the episodes, lol
Take care and thank you again
L