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Je t’aime (part 1 of 3)
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Bette sniffed and smiled, “Yeah … I guess so,” she paused, “I’ve been a total ass to her I’m surprised she didn’t do it sooner,”
Tina jumped in as devils advocate, “I don’t know Bette, I think she put you through the runner too, maybe you’re both just a little too particular for each others needs,”
Bette laughed, “And you? how particular are you?”
Tina chuckled, “Not particular enough it would seem, not particular enough anyway to get myself out of this godforsaken hell hole by the sea,”
Bette giggled, “Not a fan of the Med?”
Tina dropped her voice low and began teasing Bette, “Nope, I’d much rather be curled up with you in your hotel room, watching the snow fall,”
Bette sighed, wishing that too, “I know …” she whispered slowly, “And I’m not sure what to do now, my flight isn’t until Monday but I’m pretty much done with Sandra, if Jodi’s not coming out here then it seems a waste to hang on to the hotel room just for myself,”
“Maybe you should stay,” Tina suggested, “give you both some space before you have to face it,”
Bette agreed, “I guess,” the idea of going back to LA to exchange toothbrushes with Jodi not high on her wish list right then, she ran the phone cord beneath her fingertips, “what about you? are you going to stick it out too?”
Tina huffed slightly, “I suppose so,” she paused, “it looks bad if I leave but after tonight I’m not sure that I care,”
Bette made agreeable soothing sounds, “Uh huh … uh huh”
Tina chuckled, then dropped her voice low and sexy again, “Shut up …” she teased, “you just think working with Jenny is penance for this sinful business I’m in,”
Bette knew that she was teasing, “Sinful huh? I’m not sure anyone deserves Jenny, no matter how bad they’ve been …”
Tina’s breath caught in her throat, Bette’s way of saying certain words like a chorus to her very core, she shut her eyes for a moment, tired and wishing with everything she had that she could just click her fingers and transport herself to New York,
“You should come to France,” Tina whispered, wondering shyly how the idea would go down,
Bette heard her cautious, coy request, “To be with Jenny? … no thank you …” she paused, turning the tables back on Tina, “You should come to New York,”
Tina sighed, “Can’t, can’t change my flights, I didn’t book them … Aaron did so of course, they’re non amendable,”
Bette’s face genuinely fell, “Oh,”
They sat together in the eerie silence for a moment, Tina’s end punctuated by the bass of the music, Bette’s background a rhythmic echo of the snowflakes tapping against the window,
“Come to Paris?” Tina suggested suddenly, her eyes lighting up to the idea, she gave Bette little chance to think on it, “Oh babe, come to Paris? … I could meet you there and best of all there’d be no Jenny!”
Bette stalled, “Um …”
“Please …” Tina’s voice was begging, but in the way she knew would always have a high chance of success,
Bette stalled because she felt conflicted, her weekend with Jodi rapidly turning into everything she’d wanted all along, but she felt bad, not bad enough to say no, because it was Tina doing the asking and saying no to that had recently become as impossible as always,
“Okay,”
Tina checked, open mouthed, “Really?”
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,
“Really,”
Tina exhaled a small sigh of relief, responding childishly with, “Yay,”
Bette chuckled, “You’re so cute,”
Tina curled herself round in the chair once again, soothed by the nearness of Bette’s presence, “Nuh uh … you are,”
tbc …
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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