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When She Loved Me (11) – Final Chapter
"Well, it’s good to know you can compare me to a tree …"
Bette could sense the tease in her voice and a little breath of laughter escaped. "No, I mean … I thought I would never see it again."
"Well, we couldn’t very well move without it, now, could we?" It felt like years since they had moved, but it had only been months – Tina finally having completed her degree. Now it was Bette’s turn to pursue a post secondary education, and her art history classes were proving to be of a wild, passionate interest to her.
Bette’s hands guided themselves down to Tina’s face, passing over the smooth cheek, the gentle lips. Ever thankful. "I didn’t know you could move a tree."
Tina chuckled, letting her tongue out playfully onto the fingers before her, as Bette turned to the tease. "I can do anything for you, baby." With that, she placed the book on the grass and reached her hand up to Bette’s face in return. "I really wanted to bring a piece of your past here. I knew it would be important to you in this crazy new place."
Bette leaned into the touch, thinking back to everything, and all of the difficulty. How hard it had been to overcome her addiction all over again, her trust issues, Tina’s trust issues – and explaining to her that it was important to talk to her parents, even though she held some amount of anger toward them. She had admitted to Tina that sometimes she wished she could speak with her father, but that she would never have the chance – that forgiveness is important before it’s too late. And that thought reminded her now of her own healing process, and therefore her access to her share of payment on the house.
Of her recovery experience, and the turnaround of her life, people often asked Bette what had changed it all for her – when she had felt the strength to start her life anew – and she would smile at the thought. Her response was always the same. "When she loved me." And it was true, that Tina had saved her.
Bette thought back to all of the difficulty in moving to Los Angeles, and then she smiled over at Tina once more. It had brought them a life of acceptance and contentment – they were finally free to love one another, and they were treated with respect in their little community of open-minded individuals. "It’s not crazy … I love this place," she smiled, touching Tina’s lips once more with a calming voice that settled on them both.
"You know they’ll be here any minute," Tina warned, venturing her tongue out once more, playfully. They had never lost that, and they never would.
Their friends were due to arrive any moment, and Bette smiled at the humour that often accompanied their little gatherings. She loved her friends, but not like she loved this woman before her, smiling at her and drawing her in. They had been through so much.
"Well, they’ll just have to witness this, I guess," she teased, catching Tina’s smaller wrist in her hand and mischievously pulling Tina into her lap – holding her, kissing her. There was such passion in the fact that nothing could break them apart again – not after what they had experienced. As she took her time kissing, appreciating the woman she loved so dearly, Tina returned the sentiment in kind. Through the thick and the thin, through sickness and in health, they would love and support one another unconditionally. And that was the only vow they would ever need.
The End
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(58 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5)
i have loved this story tremendously, i wish there was more of it :) thanks for writing GR! :D
this story is so beautiful
Thank you for this very sweet and well written story.
Thank you for this sad, happy, up, down and uplifting tale. You did a great job of portraying the complex emotions of these two women on their journey to each other! Can’t wait for the next one.:)
Beautiful story. Could really feel their pain. I pictured it so clearly as a film all the way through. Looking forward to the next, thanks! :o)
I knew you would bring them there. Thank you GR.
True love story! Soo sweet:))
Thanh you for this beautiful, thrilling and living fic.
Thank for such a gripping, evocative and passionate story. And thank you for the happy ending!
A great emotional, beautiful story. You’re a wonderful writer. Thank you!
I really loved this story and the track you chose. To be honest, I’m never one to click on those the links to songs that some authors attach to their stories because somehow, I get distracted. But, your selections were so complementary to the story and I really enjoyed it -almost as much as your writing.
Thank you so much for this beautiful story.
Thanks so much for this story. I’m so glad they made the move to LA so that they can be together out in the open.
What a bittersweet journey. I really loved this story, it was complex, and beautiful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That was wonderful and so happy for them, love the happy ending. Thanks for sharing this story with us and hope to see you soon with another happy B&T story, thanks!
Thank you for the happy ending.Beautiful story.
U know u do this to me every time. These beautifully written love stories so full of passion, deep connections and an understanding that is expressly so wonderfully through your writing and then u take it away. I’m a little sad rite now. So i’m gonna go back to the beginning and pretend like it don’t know the ending. I love this story, Thank You Beautiful.
GR stands for Gettit Right. Short and sweet and oh so beautiful. November 6, 2009 is when you loved us and have been ever since. And we love you right back GR :) thank you.
Lovely poingnant(I can’t spell) story, sorry to say goodbye to it. Thank you
Thank you very much for this beautiful story and your fantastic, amazing writing.. I’m so happy for their happy ending. Thank you ^^
Amazing, amazing writing. Loved that Bette was now seeing life in colour instead of shades of gray. Happy that the found their way back to each other. You are one talented writer. I hope maybe more tibette beginnings come up, need to get the thinking cap on. Thank you.
Thanks for the story.
Just caught up with all your updates. Wonderful story. Thank you.
The end of your story, can be described as Bette&Tina’s love-Simply the Best. I am so glad that they are together and left town, even though in some way I hoping that they would be brave enough to show those bigoted people what true love looks like. There seems that there could be more of this story to tell-Bette’s writing, Tina’s degree-job. Life in general-with the relationship and the friends. Thank you for the beautiful journey.
I really felt for this story. Sweet with a little bit pensive content. Maybe the best and touching twisted Tibette beginning I’ve ever read.