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What is love? – Chapter 22
“T. She knew I was trying to get you back. I mean, we were talking about that at the restaurant when you saw us. And she was happy to find out that we’re together.”
“I know she was your lover before me, and Bette, she’s extremely beautiful.”
“You’re extremely beautiful.”
“Bette, she’s so much prettier than I am.”
“You know, don’t you, how cocky and arrogant and competitive I am,” asked Bette as she gently turned Tina to face her.
“Well,” Tina grinned.
“Well, with that kind of arrogance, I’m certainly going to be with the most beautiful woman in the LA, aren’t I?”
Tina blushed.
“And that’s you. If you were any more beautiful, I would be unconscious most of the time.”
Tina smiled and put her arms around Bette and that small crisis was over. As Tina held Bette she thought that she was going to have to get over this insecurity. Bette had ex-lovers and they all seemed to be very attractive. She always noticed women staring at Bette when they walked into any place in West Hollywood. Tina was going to have to learn to dismiss these thoughts. Bette was reminded that Tina was insecure about Bette’s old girlfriends and she needed to work to remedy that.
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After work at home
The days and nights were so good for them in this period of their relationship, but there were still adjustments. When Tina got home from work in the afternoon, she sometimes started crying. She always managed to finish and wash her face thoroughly before Bette got home because she didn’t want Bette to know.
She probably wouldn’t cry if she were still taking the anti-anxiety medicine, but she had stopped that.
One day, though, Bette got home as Tina was in the bathroom washing her face. Tina had not heard her come in and Bette knew instantly she had been crying.
“Baby?” asked Bette.
“It’s OK. Could you wait for me in the living room?”
“No.” said Bette and stood there.
“Talk to me,” Bette continued.
Tina dried her face and walked into Bette’s arms. Tina had learned that she could normally distract Bette by starting something physical because Bette usually got wrapped up in kissing or foreplay leading to *****.
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(78 votes, average: 3.76 out of 5)
I definitely love this chapter, as usual.
Bette and Tina are in their run-in time. Each relationship has such a period. It’s quite understandable for two strangers to live together and need to share a lot of things with each other suddenly. But it’s relatively easy to overcome because in the early years of a relationship, their love is more passionate. They are more patient, more understanding, and easier to give in to the other’s requirement.
I hope Bette could be always patient and romantic, but I think it’s almost impossible in reality. Sometimes we need this fairy tale to balance the coldness we get from real life, rite? =)
commitment is a complicated thing, i hope that B&T will be able to work on their insecurities and little problems, so it won’t affect them in a long run…thank you
I love your (for lack of another word) tone. I love the way you state your case – so simply, almost matter-of-fact, yet…not. It’s clear, clean. It’s like a lesson sometimes.
And these are lessons in loving and living together. Thanks for giving us a window into their period of adjustment. Your fic brightens my day and I look forward to it.
Class is dismissed. Now what will they be learning tomorrow? But it is all becoming too much like a lesson in every chapter i’m starting to miss that loving feeling and I assume they still have that.
I still think this chapter is cute despite the little fits. I think Tina is cute with her mood swings and girly-girl-ness… and Bette is cute too for being so understanding and even wanting to over look Tina’s cute nonesense of an argument… how cute.
Great chapter. I love it. Please don’t stop.
Great chapter keep them coming!!!
“bette reflected that every daya she lengthened der defination of love. a few weeks ago she learned not to tease tina too hard. then there was the jealousy thing. then she learned to insist that tina share things with her. today it was being patient while the person you love has to work off sme anger from outside the household.” deep. you go girl. loved this chappy. thanks.
so sweet:)..relationships do takes work..thankie!
I love this story so much!! please keep posting!! I’m still wondering when they moved in together?
What is love? Love is this story! You’re a great writer!
The beginnings of new love. I had to smile with this one. It’s not easy all the time.
Love your What is Love 101 Lesson of the day Observe more. Bette has go to remember that that Tina is use to men ,and that men can notice anything out of place. IWomen goes with the flow. Bette will learn if it takes a life time. Im crazy over baseball.I have over 25,000 cards and a lot of ball that is sign, the most famous is N, ryan, thanks for this post.
Yeah Love is good and bad at the sametime, love can give you nice time and hard time to. Hope Tina can control her self and poor Bette have to do anything to make Tina feel good, love the way Bette patient and so romantic. Ok post soon please, thanks!
What a great chapter! It is love…thanks for the post
i love your stories they are funny and sweet
a lifetime… Wow,love the last phrase. :)
As always…excellent. (no wonder I had to give up?!)
im glad Bette is sure about want to be with Tina lifetime and Tina need to control herself no one is perfect and relationship is that..try to accept your partners imperfection and still be in love..great as always thanks..
absolutely perfect. as always. is tina emotionally stable? i don’t think so!!!! she’s flippin out over a bedspread? DAMN!!!!!!!! but at least she sees that she needs to be a bit more relaxed and patient with bette. i’m sure eventually bette would’ve figured out that it was new spread on the bed. but please post soon, i like this tina emotional, vulnerable, gentle tina, its good for bette.
PEACE.
It is good to see B&T growing i their relationship and seeing the early days. But I am concerned about Tina’s taking pills and her need to do it. Great post and please continue.
I love this story and I am always anxious for the next!