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What is love? – Chapter 27
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“Actually,” Bette said, “tonight is the real anniversary if you look at the date. So I thought we should have the same food.”
They ate the food, drank the wine, and chatted happily about various things. Bette might expand the gallery. Tina was going to push for more advancement at Alphaville. Tina wanted a new stove. How about a trip to Hawaii or Japan? They finished and cleared the table.
“Now dessert,” said Bette.
“Do you want me to undress here or in the bedroom?” Tina grinned.
“No. I mean later.sure. But I really have a dessert to eat. Food to eat.” Bette finally finished her answer and walked back to the refrigerator.
She brought out two small oriental-looking bowls with lids.
“So, it’s not the cheesecake?” guessed Tina, remembering the dessert they had had the first time.
Bette shook her head as she put down dessert spoons with the two covered bowls.
“Enjoy,” Bette said as she started to lift the lid off her bowl, watching Tina covertly through sideways glances.
Tina lifted off the lid and stopped, and looked at Bette.
“Open it,” Bette said with a quiet eagerness.
Tina lifted out a small, cube-shaped black box and opened it. There were two rings inside.
Bette breathed in and cupped her hands underneath Tina’s hand that was holding the box.
“Will you marry me?”
Tina reluctantly broke her gaze away from the rings and looked at Bette, but didn’t say anything.
“I love you more than anything. Will you marry me?”
“Yes, of course. Yes. Yes.” Tina finally found words.
It was an odd moment for both. Tina had known for some time that Bette would probably propose and yet she was surprised and thrilled anyway. Bette had known that Tina would probably say ‘yes,’ and yet was relieved and thrilled.
Bette leaned forward and kissed Tina gently on the lips. After pulling back from Tina, she reached for the ring box.
“I want to put your ring on you,” Bette said.
“Wait,” said Tina, not allowing Bette to take the box.
Tina kept looking at the rings, frowning slightly. Then she broke into a huge smile and she looked at Bette who was grinning back at her.
“These rings are my earrings.”
“Yes, well, not entirely, but yes,” confirmed Bette. She had taken the earrings that Tina had worn to the art gallery the first time they met and had worked with a jeweler on how to incorporate them into rings.
She took out one of the rings and put it on the appropriate finger. And Tina did the same for Bette.
“It’s amazing how the earrings are sort of flattened out and embedded into these rings,” said Tina in wonderment, turning the ring on her finger.
“Happy?” asked Bette.
“I love you so much.”
“Surprised?”
“Definitely.”
Bette was so pleased. Tina had accepted her proposal and for the first time in their relationship, Bette had done something first.
Tina had been the first to know they were in love, to suggest going out on a kind of date, to initiate a kiss, to realize that they were going to live together–full time. But now Bette was first and she was happy. She wasn’t exactly being competitive, but she didn’t want to be the “ditto” person in every important moment in their lives
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Two weeks later at their home
When they finished dinner, Tina handed Bette a large, thin box and Bette looked at her questioningly
“It’s my engagement present to you,” Tina explained.
When Bette opened it, she discovered a beautiful silver gelatin (black and white) photograph of a beach scene taken by an up and coming professional photographer. It was a night view that looked down the beach showing sand and surf lighted by the moon. About a third of the way down the beach was a weathered beach house with a fence that was leaning in places. It wasn’t a white fence, but it was made out of stakes called pickets.
“The beach is for you and the picket fence is for me,” Tina explained gently.
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Postscript: Tina had purchased that photograph five months earlier.
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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.