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What is love? – Chapter 27
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The evening
They walked slowly down the beach, arms around each other’s waists, letting the surf run up over their bare feet and then recede.
“You really love this, don’t you babe?”
“I love it better than anything except you,” answered Bette seriously.
They stopped to kiss and Bette thought, not for the first time, how much she enjoyed the faint taste of salt when she kissed Tina here.
“Look at this!” said Tina as she reached down to pick up a shell. “It’s just like the one you have at the house.”
Bette smiled at the shell and at her lover. And she pulled Tina closer to her.
“You want to tell me about the shell?” asked Tina. She knew that the shell at their house was very important to Bette, but Bette had always deflected questions about it.
Tonight, though, Bette told her about her weekend at the beach and the shell and the struggle to find herself.
“I wanted so much to know I was in love with you because I wanted you back so much.” Bette confessed.
“And then at the exhibit, it finally all came together for me. I knew that I loved the ocean and then I knew that I felt that for you.” Bette stopped walking and frowned, “Well, that sounds strange.”
“No, it doesn’t, baby.”
Bette smiled at Tina gratefully.
“Anyway, then I stopped trying so hard to figure out what I thought. What I felt. And then it just came. And I knew. Just like that.”
They walked along silently for a few more minutes, enjoying the sound of the waves and the feel of the sand and the salt water. And the feel of each other.
“Baby. I have something very unromantic to say,” smiled Bette.
Tina looked at her, also smiling.
“I’m hungry.”
“Well, let’s get you fed,” said Tina as they turned and began walking back to the beach house.
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“Oh, baby!” said a surprised Tina as she looked at a set table with wine and take-out food still in the boxes. It was food from the same restaurant that Bette had gotten for the night when she had asked Tina to move infull time. Alice, Tammy and Shane had driven it from LA to the beach house. They had arrived at a planned time, but were now gone, on their way back to the city.
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awww, excellent as always, thanks pancha.
Lovely, simply and beautifully done…
now that is beautiful..thank you so much pancha..albeez..where are you?
aww..how cute was that????..really great im happy for them..great chapter pancha as always thanks ;o)
I’m not sure if this is an ending, if so it was a beautiful. Thanks for writing.
i see the sraight girl was thinking ahead,she new her and bette would fall in love it would it would take bette long to realize it.and eventualy they would live together and bette would ask tina to marry her.damn tina is a smart girl.i wonder if she nows bette wants kids.
Wonderful as always Pancha, you’ve put a big ass smile on my face. Thank you.
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how can any BnT fan not enjoy this!..thanks so much…i really like that u take time to reply to the comments left by the readers:)
I love this,all the little thing rolled in to one big ball.I believe it called love. To love like that is so wonderful. Hey you must live in the FW/dadas area. Been here since 47 and was born in Dallas near Fair Park. Watch Texas and Baylor now Armyand AF Still have A&M and the Miami and Virginia ……tech. will be fliping channels tonight. Love this thanks
Pancha that was beautifully done. The earring engagement rings were a lovely touch as well and Tina’s picture was a great touch also. It showed the love they have for each other and also what their relationship means to each of them. Tina the homemaker, nurturer, grounded person, Bette the artist, etc. Thanks for this chapter. Loved it.
I AM UNBELIEVEABLY FLOATIN RIGHT NOW. THE WAY YOU MADE THESE PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZIN. OMG!!!! THAT WAS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL IT WAS PROFOUNDLY, SUPERB. I DON’T USE THOSE WORDS OFTEN BUT THAT’S ALL THAT POPS IN MYHEAD RIGHT NOW, NEXT TO DAMN!!!!PLEASE POST SOON. PEACE.
yup right there with kookymook…This chapter is more serious than your other chapters, but I love it! They are getting married hurray! Oh and btw did tina still up bette with the purchased photo?? Shes still the grand winner huh?
Awwwww! The proposal was a nice surprise. I had wondered how Tina lost her earrings but after she realized they were part of the rings, I wanted to slap my head and say, “DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” I totally didn’t see that coming.
this was beautiful, but the PS. bothers me, it means tina was thinking about marriage 5 months prior to proposal and even if bette proposed first and surprised tina, it’s could affect them, i hope not though, bette needs that little victory….it was beautiful chapter, and nice touch with the earrings
Wow, those miracle earrings… Call it fate… After reading your story, I want to have my pink shell walk with me on the beach. So peaceful and so happy.
Well, it’s a good thing Bette doesn’t know that about the photograph….otherwise, it’s another ditto moment for her! Great story, I like your definition of love.
So beautiful and lovely, love it. The earrings turn into the rings it beautiful and wonderful surprise proposal. Post soon please, thanks!
fergz – im here baby. had the dinner that was scary thingy with the fam.im dittoing everybody here. i love this story. i love how you have them growing. god and communication. jeez some people on this board dont know what it means. thanks sweetie
Beautiful chapter, thanks a bunch
awww i like the post script !!!! that was my fav part lol ok thanx alot!!! lol buyenessss
That was so romantic really beautiful nice to see Bette getting in there first…. thanks ill now go to bed with a smile on my face and for the first time not because of an NC17 lol…
Pancha,Wonderful and heartfelt. Awesome and inspiring.The way in which Tina has been there, constant in her love for Bette, has been rewarded by Bette’s leap into life.Bette has always taken the initiative in her professional but never in her emotional life and this makes this last chapter all the more delightful.You have filled me with a warm and fuzzy glow as everything seems alright with the world now. The sun is shining just that little bit brighter.This is down to you and your wondrous writing. You encapsulate all of the emotions that these characters are experiencing and make them real to me.Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to share this with me.Your Loyal Fan.PS – S3 was still a great read.
Tina is prescient, as always! I love this fanfic! But I’m WAY down the list of your admirers. Why couldn’t I be first to say it this time? Clever! Wonderful! – And a whole bunch of other accolades! Thank you for continuing this story. It warms my heart to see Bette so in love.
“Jurgenson and Vermeil–that’s going back. But the Porters did live under a rock as far as sports went.” Well, Pancha, Bette’s what – 42 now? (JB’s age) and Melvin would be older than dirt. I think they would have been around Philly during the great Vermeil teams. And everybody knows Dr. J. Come on! People came out from under rocks to watch him dunk in the 70’s and 80’s! Bette would have been of age to attend games! What kind of black folks are these? Don’t know Dr. J?????????
I had a feeling Bette was going to ask Tina to marry her.Loving this story as usual.
you make me smile when the last line came in.It would forever be a secret to “ditto” bette! hee~ sweet and loving.
Excellent chapter really enjoyed it!!!!
Perfect.