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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter 26C
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“I didn’t abuse her,” he whined.
“You abducted our child, drove her hours from her home, and who knows what you planned. . .”
“Nothing. I wouldn’t have done anything.”
Bette moved forward and he tried to back up but was unable to do so. “You did enough.” Bette scowled. “You stole our baby. That was enough. Too much. Burn in hell; I don’t give a fuck.”
“Tina?” he said weakly, but Tina wouldn’t face him.
Vogel walked down the stairs and the men moved him toward a squad car. “Ladies? Sir?” she said to the women and Boden. Tina turned to face her and Vogel said, “I wish you had let me do my job, Ms. Kennard.”
“I had to try on my own.”
“You could have been hurt or killed.”
Vogel turned to Bette. “Ms. Porter. We spoke on the phone.” Vogel held out her hand for Bette. They shook, but Vogel didn’t let go. “I don’t like what went down here. Apparently you’re the healthy one, the one who should have known better, the one who should have contacted me for assistance. This is not how I do business.”
“I’m sorry you feel that way.” Bette shrugged. “This is how I do business. I get things done. I don’t wait for people to do for me. Tina is the same. She was placed in a difficult position due to her illness, but she knew what had to be done and followed through. No one defines us, Detective Vogel, but us. You’ve made your arrest. Now, we’d like to get back to LA to our family and friends.”
“Not so fast. We need statements from both of you.”
“Can’t we do that in Los Angeles?” Tina asked.
Peggy had stepped away from the group and was on her cell phone. “It is wonderful news, isn’t it, Helena? As soon as they’ve dealt with the police, we’ll return to Los Angeles.”
‘Mummy?” Helena said the word softly.
Peggy knew something was coming. “Yes.”
“Mummy, I’ve had time to think about what you said last night. I understand why you’ve decided to pull the Peabody Foundation from me. I should have known better than to. . . perhaps, unintentionally. . . umm, misappropriate funds from the Foundation in the manner I did. I regret many of my actions and I can see that my behavior for you has been untenable.”
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i am once again left speechless at your incredible ability to weave a tale. i actually yelped in excitement when Angie was safe but at the same time, believe it or not, felt somewhat sorry for Josh. only your writing could evoke that somewhat schizophrenic sympathy.I’m also a bit worried at the introduction of Jodi into the story but hope that after all that we’ve been through with Bette and Tina to date, she will not pose a threat to their relationship.as for all of the other characters and their stories, i am finding them entertaining and interesting as well which is not usually the case when reading as i’m pretty much just a Tina/Bette fan. this again, is testimony to your ability to ability to entertain.thanks again for the story and the time and effort that must be involved. looking forward as always to reading more.
WOW. you put so much into this everyone was weitten about. Could have done without Jodie tho. thanks
I’ve spent the past two days reading the whole thing, and honestly? It’s great. Really, really great. The characters are well written and adhere to canon, your reweaving of the events of Season 3 into this alternative version is not only really well done, but in my mind — preferable. As for the Jodi issue, if she’s like every other non-core character in your work (herself, but changed), I’ll be very happy to see where that goes. I do wonder, though, moments after Bette is reunited with Tina and her baby for the first time in weeks, she wanders off to talk to Jodi? That seems a little… I don’t know, inhuman? But, hey, if that’s my only complaint in 26 chapters, consider it an amazing feat. I’m a huge Danish fan, and I’m happy to see you keeping the love alive. Would love to see more of that relationship in your writing, but generally I think the chapters are fairly good about being even with their time. You’re prolific. Are you really spitting out this much in three days? Because if so, that’s incredible. I mean, really, really exceptional. Thanks for writing this, it’s a great read, and I can’t wait to see more of it.
more sharmeeeeeen!!! pleasee!!..excellent chap, so glad angie’s ok, hope you post soon
Thank goodness Angelica is safe. I’m glad Boden was there. Um, not too excited about Jodi showing up in this story :). Can’t wait for the celebration…hope everyone gets a little ‘private celebration’ time :wink:. You’ve really spoiled us this last week Portia. Thanks for this wonderful fic and don’t be gone too long :)
Nice way to weave Jodi and Big Bear into the story – and loved that Bette denied ‘gush’ing. Great stuff, Portia.
Bette better mess up of jodi!! yeah for angie being okay… now it’s time for the port-kennards to get on with their lives. tina needs to finish her rehab.i wonder what else steph. did what else is she hiding??? great update!!:)
Ahhhh… I can breathe now. That was tense, but Baby A is safe, finally! I’m so glad there was a third person there and Boden clocked that whining maggot Josh. Although, I think Bette would have ripped him apart eventually anyway. Hels is leaving, which is a shame, but her heart’s somewhere else… So! Ol’ Steph’s about to get her comeuppance, big time. I hope Peter gets his money back, as well as his furniture. I’m dreading the stuff coming out that was on that list of hers. Girl needs help, if she can survive prison. This was so good, I can’t wait for the next post. thanks Portia.
glad angie is ok…can’t wait for shane to get home and face the wrath of carmen…things need to change