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Another Left Turn – Chapter 4a
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Is that why it was so hard to end it? Because a part of us is always waiting to begin?
Maya put her hand on Bette’s. Bette turned hers over so that their fingers entwined.
‘I enjoyed being with you tonight,’ Maya said softly.
Bette closed her eyes. Maya’s scent swirled around the car. It was sweet, dusky.
‘Me too,’ Bette said. Then she looked at her. She was really very pretty. Heart-shaped face, gorgeous skin. ‘I’d like to do it again sometime.’
The glow in Maya’s eyes dimmed just a little. But then she rallied. ‘Sure,’ she said. ‘It’s my turn to call you, isn’t it?’
‘Yes,’ Bette nodded. And then she looked at Maya’s mouth. Then back to her eyes. Maya sat forward just a little. An invitation. So Bette raised her left hand, slipped it behind Maya’s neck and guided them into a kiss.
Hmm, Bette thought now, as she moved to her en suite and began choosing toiletries for the trip. It was a nice kiss. But there was no way she was going to sleep with Maya last night. She liked her, respected her, and it would have been . . . too soon.
She hadn’t heard anything directly from Tina since she’d given her back her wedding ring. She wasn’t sure whether to expect a response. She hoped it had been received in the spirit it was offered, as an act of unconditional love, because that was what she felt. But for almost a whole day she wasn’t even certain Tina had received it. It wasn’t until late the next day, when Bette was in the midst of yet another campaign rally, that she’d been texting Angie and her daughter had added at the end: T says she got package x
Bette had started to realise that the weight of that decision, that act, changed with the hour. Today, right now, it felt light.
So she was grateful for that.
***
Tina reached for the glass of water sitting on the table in front of her. She felt like she’d been talking non-stop for about a week, and there were no clocks in Wendy’s consulting room, and obviously no way on God’s green earth that she could check her phone, so taking a long drink of water was a way to . . . consider where they were.
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Thank you for the new updates!
Bye, Carrie, we will not miss you. Good for Tina what she decided to talk about that she was raped by her sister, by for me this interrogation never where cannon, so i not going to more talk about that.
By the way – i’m not watching Gen Q besides parts with Bette and Tina, and briefly Bette, when she mention Tina, so when Shane from aunt became uncle?)
Thanks for commenting, Zenhya. In GenQ, Angie calls Shane ‘uncle’ as kind of a joke?
Thanks for reading even tho you don’t agree with everything. I appreciate it. :-)
Hi Largo, hope you’re feeling better!
I actually felt a little bad for Carrie, people should learn not to get involved with either Bette ot Tina… Still, happy to see her go ;-)
I remember being worried when I first read this that Bette and Dani were gonna start something with this trip, I’m so happy you didn’t go this route. There’s anough drama between Bette and Tina without adding anyone else to the mix.
I just love the way you describe things, characters and spaces, it really help me get into the story. I especially felt it here with Wendy and her office.
On to the other half of this chapter
Hi Noa – I am feeling a bit better. Very kind of you to ask. :-)
I’m glad you enjoyed the descriptions of Wendy’s office. I enjoy daydreaming about things like that. And yes, Carrie had a very rough ride with Tina. I felt bad doing that to her but at least there wasn’t any cheating a la Jodie.
Thank you for commenting x
Finally, Tina getting some proper therapy!
Most of TiBette’s mistakes would’ve been prevented if they just committed to some good long-term therapy. Emphasis on long-term and not something they stop after a few sessions when things get good or bad again.
Look, I’ll admit here that although I’m a TiBetter, I do ship Dani/Bette I haven’t found any actual fics that properly explore what a relationship between them would have looked like, but I can’t help but think it would have been good. I thought in S1 of GQ the writers were setting up SOMETHING between them, but obviously they chickened out of it. I really liked their dynamic, I thought they worked very well together, their similarities AND their differences were very compatible, in a strange way. I think a relationship between them would have been a very interesting one to explore – not necessarily an endgame forever relationship, but I think it would have been good for both of them. They both obviously cared for and protected each other, Dani took care of Bette, and managed and negated a lot of stress for her (which is something Bette really needs, despite her controlling/Alpha tendencies, sometimes she just needs to be taken care of and have someone to lean on), while Dani benefitted from and needed Bette’s mentorship/advice/drive/passion, without being made to feel inferior or incapable in any way.
I’m looking forward to their trip :)
Haha, yes! Danette had potential, didn’t they?? Some people felt it was icky bc of the age difference, but if they’re both okay with it then it’s really no one else’s business, is it? In the end I didn’t feel it was right bc I wanted Bette to try and do something different, to make an effort to heal from Tina’s desertion. I love what you say about how they protected one another. I loved that too.
L