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    Valediction

    Story written on February 14, 2006 by TMerlin.
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    The story picks up toward the end of season 3.

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    Chapter 1 – My love and my life

     

    She drove into the darkness of the night and the darkness that had become her lifenow ever so bleak and endless in being void of light, of hope, of love.  How had it come to this?  How had the life she had won back for that one moment when she made love to a pregnant Tina disintegrate so terribly, so painfully, so beyond her control?  Angelica was asleep in the passenger side car seat.  The angel at her side was her only love now, her only hope, she thought.  She couldn’t part with her, she wouldn’t let anyone take her awaynot even her birth mother.  ‘My God, what have I done?’ Bette thought to herself.  ‘But what could I do?  What can I do?  I don’t knowI don’t knowI don’t know’

     

    Her call to the lawyer earlier that morning was not in time to stop the papers served on Tina’s attorney for sole custody.  Tina went into a painful state when her lawyer called midday.  Her heart sank, she hung up, her shock set in, and then her anger rose out of a pained and perplexed heart.  ‘What is she doing?!!!’ Tina said aloud.  ‘What the hell is she doing?  Why Bette?  Why?  How could you?  My childmy child Bette???  Why?  Why?  Why?’  She called the lawyer back and instructed him.

     

    Tina’s lawyer called Bette’s and advised that Tina would be rescinding any offers of joint custody.  Any custody of any sort was now off the table and she would fight her with every resource and in every way.  Bette was at home when her lawyer called with the news.  If her love for Tina had seem to be dying a thousand deaths recently, and dying ever so slowly each time, her heart now was enduring a pain that paralleled and somehow went beyond what she suffered in losing her lovera pain she did not think was possible, but it wasAngelica was a love of her life.  She never intended those papers to see the light of day, and now they had done far more than survivethey delivered a blow that Bette could not bring herself to extend.  She was at a loss now. 

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    2. This story was incredible (and that word doesn’t even suffice). It almost brought me to tears. If B&T’s actual journey even came close to the way this one is written, I would think IC was a genius.

    4. when i read the first half, my heart broke into a million little pieces and i couldn’t breath, i’m completely downtrodden now. and then i started reading the alice/shane/bette part and it was still heartbreaking, but also funny at times and it was kind of a tears and laughter moment for me. and then the tina/kit and bette/shane stuff, it’s so sad and yet it gives me hope… outstanding writing, thanks a lot! hope you can post more!

    7. This was just excellent! Bette’s desperation and Tina’s fury were completely believable. I can’t tell you how much I hate the ep12 spoilers, if only they would play out this way.

    8. mnj33pp here, my mouth is still open and the tears are still there. That was absolutly amazing no not amazing, i truly can’t find a word to discribe what i’m feeling right now. The way you guys write, the feelings the emotions OMG, i’m speechless. Thank you, Thank you

    12. TMerlin…You are truly are a magician as your namesake would imply. You have to send your incredible story to IC. The words, the dialogue, the emotions, everything about it was phenomenal. They could base all of S4 using this story as the first episode. You can tell how amazing it is b/c when I signed on there were about 850 viewings. I don’t know if you can continue but please try.

    14. this was awesome!! i love all of the ‘psychobabble’ because this is a very deep and complex love….i love how in your story their friends actually lend words of wisdom and tina and bette actually listen to them. hey there’s a concept…please send a copy to IC. show her what real processing is.

    18. Amazing, absolutely astounding. I am left here at work in awe of your writing. You are truly talented. I hope that you will continue this story, please we would like to see them patch things up. Tina and Bette are such great soul mates, I am just relieved that a REAL TALENTED WRITER could bring the truth out in these characters. Seriously, I hope IC reads this and see what a real writer can do. I am so speechless, I will be thinking about your story for days.(I will probably stop watching the show just to read your beautifully written stories.)You have so much passion and depth in your writing, you moved us all. LOVED IT!!

    19. Absolutely wonderful as usual. I sure hope there is another chapter on it’s way. I just have this need for closure with these two. One way or the other, since so far, the show hasn’t provided us anything in two years. Your depth is incredible with these two characters. Very nice job!

    20. wow i’m in awe of your work right now. i’m so glad your making such sense of tibette. can i just how much i love the framily’s involvement and wish so much it could be like this on the show. love it.

    26. GOD DAMN TMerlin this was fucking awesome!!! Do you have anymore pages up your sleeve at this point because I would gladly put the rest of my days activities on hold to read them. I luv how you had Shane talk to Bette because really at this point I think everyone wants to beat the shit out of Bette & Tina so they can wake up and see that they love each other.

    29. OMFG, OMFG…if I were a writer I would have all these amazing words to put down in this comment box so that you would know what power you stories have. All I have to see is TMerlin and I’m salivating…the best thing other than the content is the length, you never leave us hanging..you give us the full meal deal and that means a lot to a reader. I swear I was holding my breath thru the entire 10pgs and that’s about the right length before I pass out…see I told you I was no writer..but I hope you get my point….Don’t know why this came up an anonymous…it’s me Honda90

    32. Wow, that was so powerful TMerlin. What a perfect episode 1, season 4 that would make. It certainly would fill the drama quotient for a season. These two women are bound together by a strong love…now they just have to recognize it for themselves.

    36. Absolutely awesome! I feel absolutely wrung out. Don’t know whether you plan to continue with this story, but it would be incredible if you could take us further and in a hopeful direction. Terrific.

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