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Walking After You ch. 19
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She left the office and found Kit deep in conversation with a pretty young woman. Kit seemed startled when Tina cleared her throat.
"Oh!" Kit was flustered. "Tina! You’re here! Let me introduce you. Um, Tina, this is Papi. Papi, Tina."
"Papi?!" Tina ran the name in her head a couple of times to make sure she got it right.
"Hi. Nice to meet you. Well, I gotta go say hi to the doc. It was really," Papi winked and grinned widely, "nice to meet you Kit Porter. I’ll see you around." Another wink, a friendly smile at Tina, and Papi was gone.
Kit unconsciously fanned herself. Tina did a doubletake. Was Kit blushing? Wait till Bette hears this! Tina laughed to herself.
"Let’s go Kit. And don’t forget to reel in that tongue."
"What?"
Tina led Kit out and to the car, her stride decidedly buoyant. She just knew that she and Bette will finally be alright.
*****
Tina entered the bedroom, looking for Bette. She heard Shane’s voice and Bette’s irritated tone come from the bathroom and laughed as she imagined her lover allowing Shane to help her. She heard a beeping sound and looked for its source. She saw the blinking cellphone on the night stand. She picked it up, intending only to silence the incessant beeping.
She pressed a button. The display drew her eye. "Candace?" Suddenly, the message popped up on screen and Tina could not look away.
"Bette, thank you. I’m glad we talked. You have given me peace of mind even if I probably don’t deserve it. Thank you for the chance. Thank you."
Blood rushed to Tina’s head. She pushed the door to the bathroom open. The noise made Shane and Bette stop. Shane was in the act of turning around while Bette was pulling up her shorts.
"Hey Tina! How did it go?" Shane was relieved Tina was home.
"Shane." Tina breathed shakily.
"Tina." Bette greeted shyly.
"Bette." Tina watched her own hands tremble as it held out the cellphone. "You have a message."
Shane observed the two women and hastily beat an exit. "I’ll just let myself out now! Bye!"
Bette hopped on one foot and took the cellphone from Tina’s shaking fingers. Tina took Bette’s elbow to support her balance. She consciously relaxed her grip when she saw Bette wince.
Bette looked at the display and said, "Oh shit."
That reaction did not lessen Tina’s fury.
"Can you explain that now, or do you need time to think?" Tina spat out.
"I can explain."
Tina helped Bette back to bed. She wanted to lash out at Bette. She wanted to push her away. For one evil moment, she wanted to trip Bette and let her fall to the floor.
But no. She was not going to run away. Not anymore.
"Okay." Tina rubbed her face hard.
"Tina?" Bette’s voice was timid.
"Can you just tell me how Candace got your number and why she’s sending you messages?"
Bette swallowed hard. All the answers she came up with sounded so incriminating. Oh boy.
TBC
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They can’t rent a wheelchair and take Bette to Dr. Morga’s??? PPS
Fantastic update. I hope Tina will hear Bette out. Thank you for this story.
I believe there’s progress. I believe the dam has broken andtheya re going to be alright. I’m not deluded, am I?
“For one evil moment, she wanted to trip Bette and let her fall to the floor”…i don’t know why but this line made me laugh, i apologize if it wasn’t intended to be funny (i guess i love morbid humor)…anyway, another wonderful chapter, i also believe that there’s a progress there, tina is not avoiding it and i hope bette will just tell the truth and tina will listen. The story’s just getting better and better
UH OH Bette in trouble now “damn you candace” let B&T talk and work thing out. Please post more, thanks!
oh yeah… great place to stop… well lets the talks begin… pps
OH boy that was not a good place to end that chappie……..I hope they can talk and LISTEN PPS
oh boy indeed… Tina should strap Bette onto her back and piggy back her down to Dr Morga’s as fast as her legs can carry them. But maybe that wouldn’t help… It’s interesting that Tina might feel that Bette betrayed them by not changing. That call from Candace though, might be the key to that, might change things for the better… even if Tina doesn’t want to hear it! thanks 7, more soon please. :)
Fantastic chapter! You write wonderfully all the time, so I hope that this chapter finds you deliriously happy! Thanks!
Oh boy!!!!!!!, is right. AWESOME update. PPS
Hey 7PM, Geepers, creepers, Bette is in a whole load of trouble.Tina had finally admitted that she and Bette could work through their insercuries with the therapist’s help and now it appears Bette has done the dirty on her.Bette needs to be open and honest with Tina. If she trusts Tina’s love for her, then they can and will work this out.Lying or trying to cover up anything just won’t wash here and only cause further distrust.You are such a wicked writer for leaving me dangling in the air like a parachutist stuck in a tree.So much mystery.Many thanks and please continue soon. Your Loyal Fan.
jeez, candace, some timing you got there. and do throw in words like “thank you for the chance,” that’s just perfect. let’s see about the straw that breaks whoever’s back. now bring on the drama!
why incriminating…i thought bette just had an epiphany, i got it wrong, duh!
Oooh, I was feeling so hopeful there for a minute and then Tina had to find that message from Candace….please make it better.
Dang, I am so sorry Tina found that darned message. Bette doesn’t have anything to feel guilty for, she just told C to “F” off, in a decent way. She just needs to tell the absolute truth and not lie because she is the worst liar in the world. Tell the truth Bette and Tina will understand. Thanks for posting.
AAAHHH CLIFFHANGER!! sighs. But not a good cliffhanger. So agonising waiting to hear how Bette explains herself. PPVVVS!!! =)