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Je t’aime (part 1 of 3)
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“I don’t want you to come over when you get back,” signed Jodi silently, unable to speak too, “I don’t want you to see me unless you have something good to tell me,”
Bette paused, open mouthed, her eyes instinctively welling with tears even though she knew that her emotion, her upset wasn’t real. She felt an urge to ask if they were breaking up, like a sixteen year old who’s not sure and needs definitive confirmation, but had the sense to keep the question to herself, probably not likely to be too keen on hearing the answer,
“She deserves better,” Jodi signed angrily, her tears settling as she seemed to remember her last point almost as an afterthought, “Tina … she deserves better than this fucking bullshit you’re subjecting us both to,”
Bette merely shook her head, open mouthed, giving Jodi a look that signified she had no right to comment on her relationship with Tina,
And before she had time to think of anything cutting to reply, the other woman disappeared, letting the screen go blank,
Bette let out a curling cry and slammed shut the lid to her laptop, pushing it angrily back along the desk. Break-ups were rotten, and fucked up, a sign that she failed once again, but then there was the thought in the back of her mind that Jodi did them both a favour, that Jodi had the balls to say it when she couldn’t bring herself to, and for that she felt saddened, because really, it wasn’t Jodi’s responsibility.
The sky outside was filled with falling snow, making it seem eerily light in the city at 6pm, Tina would be partying on down with the evening crowd in Cannes, enjoying some mild warmth and mojito’s on the beach in the South of France. Bette sighed to herself as she flopped onto the bed, wishing she too were there.
As if to reaffirm the strange connection between them, the phone in her room rang just as she was lying there wondering if Tina’s invitation to call her, even if she ‘just needed to talk’ extended to the fact that she might, just, have broken up with her current girlfriend.
Perhaps it wasn’t right to burden Tina with that, what if it wasn’t true? What if she wanted it to be true and regretted the fact that she hadn’t in the end asked the one question that would confirm it.
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Well shit girl, get your ass on the concorde and head out. I would have already been out the door. And being the girl that is always prepared I know Bette has her passport with her.
love it love it love it
that cahpter was so powerful and emotional, yet sweet.. aweeee love the alice reference to buffy slaying,lol… :)
Gee, you writing skill has just grown by leaps and bounds since “Family Vacation”. Amazing! Thanks!
Since Tina asked so sweetly,heck she was begging. Get your skinny butt on the plane . go aftwe your babys Momma. thanks
I want to go to Paris after reading this chapter and their banter. PPS.
babe, i’ve had too much wine, i’m going to have to re-read and comment intelligently tomorrow. but i must say…love it…well, you already showed it to me and i already complimented you on it, but i think its inspired, how you keep painting these dialogues the way you do. its really like painting, how you write, everything flows together like perfectly combined colors on a canvas. ok, i’m going to shut up now, cuz i’m gushing again. but i don’t care, i’ll gush all i like. you’re a poet. hehe. ok, i’ll comment again tomorrow. but for the record: pfft on henry. lol. oh, right…intelligence..tomorrow…maybe later tonite;) xo baby, sweet dreams.
Love the story! Can’t wait to read more.
Bring on Paris…..love this story!
Thank you so much for this lovely story. I just love the pacing of your writing and the way Tina and Bette talk with one another. Even though you show Bette’s flaws and confusion; I certainly wish she had spoken to Jodi much earlier. Still there’s such love and understanding in your portrayal of Bette.
more,more,more of your wonderful story.
I am so loving this!!!!! B&T in Paris!!!! Thank you
Much better than flowers or candy! Thanks for the alluring Valentine’s treat. Anxious for part 2. Happy Valentine’s Day, sofa!
oh yeah, i liked the invisible string also. it shows up in english lit and in your writing in beautiful ways…as a concept, i think it shows how connected you are to the energy of the characters. which you know i love about your writing. i’m glad these two are taking their time, i like how you pace it. seriously, thats probably the best part for me. cool lady, more more;) when you get time of course!
yay bring on a Paris reunion…love it.
Hey there! “She dreamt strange dreams involving Jenny and Bette, the latter being the radical force who seemed the only one capable in her dream of shutting Jenny up, and as the train approached Lyon Tina awoke with a start, her brain filled with images of Bette as she came to Tina’s rescue once again, driving a wooden stake through Jenny’s bloodless heart.” LOL! Brilliant!
This post made me smile lots, and then just be in awe of your writing. Can’t wait for the next, thanks
Bette realizing that Jodi wasn’t the one she truly loved and that she was only herself with Tina is brilliant. It was sad that Jodi had to be the one to have the stones to break things off, but I am glad that Bette didn’t cave into saying something she didn’t mean. I hope that we get to see Bette and Tina’s reconciliation in Paris.
Awwwww! This is sooo sweet and sooo cute and you’re sooo gooood! Seriously! “The invisible string which drew them together seemed ever tauter, stronger, like a pull which began to feel as if it were attached to that centre of her being again and not just to her heart, a sensation which made her sigh with pain, wanting nothing more than to abandon her trip and whisk Tina off somewhere, rediscover the romantic gestures in her heart which only came out to play when the two of them were at their best, falling head over heels in love with each other again.” => Great, poetic passage! Brava, Sofa! “I don’t think I ever really stopped loving you …” Bette answered quietly, her words like a song inside Tina’s addled mind.” => I think every die-hard TiBetter is dying to hear Bette to whisper this line to Tina in the show. After all this couple has been through, this is like every TiBetter’s secret mantra: they’ve never stopped and will never ever cease loving each other. “Bette nodded to herself, the thought of just seeing her rushing through her like an incredible force of energy, tingling her fingers down her spine to her toes, as if Tina were kissing her right there and then, warming her body through and through.” => My toes and fingers actually tingled while I was reading these lines. “You should come to France. You should come to New York. Come to Paris?” => YES! That’s what I’d call a perfect compromise. Thanks for this gem, Sofa! Can’t wait to read about their Paris tryst. PPS and Happy Hearts’ Day, btw! ;->
Sofa, I believe this has been my best Valentine’s gift today. What a beautiful story and Paris…the perfect place to rekindle their relationship.
I loooooove this story…. (Totally indpendent of the fact that you’re heading toward a reconciliation in the city of love, my favorite city, my town… PARIS! … Nothing to do wih it! ;) Anyway, this tale is amazing and can’t wait to read the next post! Thanks! (By the way, the taxi driver’s reaction about the suitcase was quite right! But they tend to get a tiny bit better…)
THAT WAS GREAT!
awwweeee I get so sappy over stories like this, yes on one hand Bette was basically cheating on Jodi but to me I don’t see it that way I mean it’s Tina for crying out loud. I hope Jodi is out the picture and im so ready to see how tibette is about to shut down Cannes, yah Bette is on her way