Fan Fiction
This story has been set to a rating of NC-17. Age verification is required to proceed.
Ligeia’s Poet: LA Confidential
The next morning, Bette and Helena woke earlier than they thought they would be able to, given their late night. They rushed about, making breakfast, drinking hurried cups of coffee, and then they drove in separate cars to work after a kiss and the routine ‘love you’ that they both waited for.
There were accounts and meetings and figures and even people, all of which needed to be balanced in time and space, put into their proper order. Compromises came about when their dreams hit the edges of material planes. Bette had committee meetings in which all of the above were calmed down thoroughly. Helena talked to contractors, did damage control with a local artist who wanted money up front for his work, and ended her day by destroying one of her credit card limits with a new oven.
When she returned from discussing her new venture with the bank, Helena stood in her home, gazing down at yet another cheque, sent by Peggy, this time with a note.
My dear,
Let this shape your realities, if not your visions.
Much love,
Mother
Helena placed the pads of her fingers just where her mother had touched the bottom edge of the paper upon which she wrote the note. She took a deep breath, jingling the keys in her hand, then turned around and returned to the bank.
An hour later, she found Bette sitting on the porch of her home—the one they had considered leaving behind, in order to start a new life. Bette was smoking, but looked happier than she usually did when this habit reared its head.
“hey.” Helena greeted her with a kiss, easing onto the step beside her. “I cashed the cheques.”
Bette looked sheepishly at her. “I’m keeping the house. It belongs to all of us.”
“Lovely.” Helena stretched.
“You don’t mind?”
Helena looked confused for a moment. “Do you mean, I don’t mind because…this was your home with Tina? Of course not, why would I mind that? We’ve worked our way through all of that, haven’t we? Or do you mind because we said we’d move in together…well what does that mean? We do live together. I hate sleeping apart from you, and I like having your pants mixed with mine when I do laundry. What else is there?”
Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.



I had all sorts of emotions going on with this chapter-sad, happy, sexy, yay that they’re keeping the house…more soon??? oh when u can then.
I admit to a twinge of disappointment at being deprived of Crazy Jenny in drag, but Helena and Bette’s outfits more than compensated, as did their intriguing reflections on “Bound” and OMFG alleyway sex (among other things). The reference to the wedding-dress scene makes me wistful. A Season 3 Belena moment (like ski-lift togetherness) that led precisely nowhere. Le sigh.
Loved this, loved this, loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved this!!!! It was so..real! Real emotions, fears, real love, funny, sad, real. I would love to see Bette high…maybe sometime you can write of Bette and Helena getting high together and dreaming those dreams. Did I tell you I LOVED this chap????? THANX hb!
Can one have real fun while pretend moshing to faux punk? Especially when you could have real punk? Thanks for throwing in Bound, maybe not a great movie, but a pretty good one in many ways and darkly funny. Certainly light years better than that recent and rather sorry thing with the teacher and the schoolgirl, Anabelle. How liberating to have the same old punishment meated out at the end. Anyway, as usual you take us many places and show us many things not normally associated with sexy humor.
I have reread this now that I’m awake. Very smooth reading HB, really loved it. I missed the alley thing. Oh those girls are so naughty. *blush* Please post soon on this story. Great bringing up that wedding dress thing. They looked so hot together that scene even if Bette had a snarl. Did you ever notice the name of the store, Angelique. Totally cool
she may have had a snarl but she wasn’t snarling when her eyes were glued to helena’s for two seconds too long…they did it on purpose, now we’ve set up our ship, and they don’t have to give us what we want. c’est television’s trickery since the onset of the internet. pfftfaux punk has its good moments i think…lol
Surprisingly (or not), I quite liked these two in drag. I like the idea of a bracelet instead of a ring even more. More soonish, even though there’s getting to be a queue of things. Matters not, I want them all. ;) cheers, hb
Captain here….Great update. I think you abandoned that standing sex think too soon, you know Bette up against wall legs around Helena..OK enough…I wonder about toys with them..I think that might be too much for Squirl to bear…Whew!!!
Some may call me weird but you made me laugh out loud with the “blahbiddyblahbiddyblah” heheh… it’s great that Peggy is trying to help… I can’t wait for helena’s reaction to the bracelet… I loved it!!!! this story is awesome and really well written!!! PPS
The encounter on the table started my wheels turning but the alley and the brickwall absolutely put me over the top. I love the way you allow the characters to follow their impulses with abandonment. I am patiently waiting for Bette to give her the bracelet…great story!
oh, i liked this alot!! great job…
Hello HB, well you know that this is one of my favs, just love this story. You really layer all of your stories with an intricacy and intelligence that is unparalleled. You subtly show how human fears and emotions never stay on the surface, they are expressed in what and how we interact. The intimacy that you portray shows desire, lust and love coursing through it. I love the idea of a bracelet being exchanged, it signifies a defiance towards a custom that doesn’t willingly accept you, but also allows one to complete the intimate connection that we all desire within our lives, it bonds two souls together. Sincerely, JC
that was one crazy chapter, and i luved every word!!!great, great job as usual!!