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The Thawing of the Ice – Chapter Forty
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Chapter Forty
As the plane landed in Los Angeles, Helena found she was shaking. She was flying back early. Having wrapped up her client meetings and not having a companion to share the beautiful city of Paris, she’d had Jai’s secretary book her on an earlier flight. She’d tried to sleep during the flight, but she’d been largely unsuccessful.
And now, as the plane crawled slowly to the gate, she hoped that Bette had received her updated itinerary and was able to collect her from the airport as planned. After sending Bette a short note on her revised scheduled, she hadn’t even had the heart to read the response. She was paralyzed by the fear of losing Bette.
With a lump in her throat, she gathered her things and prepared to deplane along with the other anxious passengers. Her first class cabin emptied quickly and her feet felt like lead. Each step was heavier than the last and by the time she made it up the ramp and out into the airport, her pulse was racing.
Get yourself together, Helena. Stop acting like a lovesick puppy. Be happy for her. Whatever the circumstance, be happy for her. She deserves the best. And you aren’t the best for her.
She stopped in the restroom to get herself together and when she was happy with her appearance, she took a deep breath, forced herself to meet her own eyes in the mirror and softly said to her reflection, “You can do this. You can do anything.”
The steps were easier now. The pain had ebbed, but not disappeared and as she reached the escalators and the signs directing her to baggage claim, she swallowed thickly. As she stepped onto the moving staircase, she spotted the woman with the beautiful smile.
She couldn’t fight the wide grin that eased across her face at the mere sight of Bette.
Bette was smiling back at her.
The woman with the beautiful smile was wearing a pair of casual denim capris that hugged her hips. A red tunic fell gently against the denim and the crimson color made the honeyed skin glow. Helena had missed that skin. She’d missed everything about the woman in red below, waiting for her with a beautiful smile.
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Sorry MTS, I can’t do it. Will check back in a few days.
No can do. Had to skip over the sex scene. Will try your next story. Love your writting.
as soon as i saw NC-17 i knew it was Bette and Helena, and i know it’s written wonderfully but can’t bring myself finish after reading that Bette is in love with Helena…gonna skip NC-17 for now LOL
Ya’ll are missing a great story! Keep it up, MTS!
sorry MTS i cant read it either im probably the biggest tibette fan ever and omg im gonna throw up but good writing even though i skipped most pages please bring back B&T
FUCK… i am also sorry… i’ll wait for your next story…
It´s great knowing that Bette´s happy and strong again, but I have to admit that it feels wrong with Helena.
Now that’s what I call a home coming. But I know there maybe drama to come and lines will be drawn. But that’s life. We don’t always get what we want or who. But we all want to be happy. Love this chapter. And I as well don’t believe that Bette needs some therapy. She only need to be true to herself.
My heart broke after every page. It broke for the sadness I feel for Tina and for my TiBette heart. Is this not a good story? No. This is one of the best stories out there right now, hands down. But still, my heart breaks and it honestly hurts too much. It makes me think why I keep on wanting more and moving on to the next page. I really am a masochist. I am trying to calm my heart. I should stay away just as so I can keep the heartache away but I want more and I am drawn to more. I am happy that Bette is happy. At last she finds it. I am bracing myself for Tina’s POV. If this is heartbreaking, I expect that to be heart shattering. Thanks for the post!
Whew….Whoa….DAMN…do yo’ thang MTS…LOVE LOVE LOVED IT….I thought we’d have to wait until the weekend…loved Bette’s explanation of her feelings toward Tina…Well Done!!
well i will keep reading….my own life sucks ass at the moment and reading about somebody being happy makes me happy….i am a tibetter at heart but i am really digging this story….please continue
Great great chapter!! You did excellent job explaining why Bette can’t see herself with Tina, and why she’s with Helena. I’d advise everyone to read it, nc-17 starts only after couple of pages;))Great job, really enjoyed it, can’t wait to read the drama in next one! Tnx for update, tnx for making it different and intense, tnx for making belena such a mature, fit couple:))
Well all I can say is I am glad that IC did not write that into the show, would have puked my guts out. You are truly a great writer. But I am not a big fan of a Belena or whatever the heck the line is.It was a good thing that I knew where the fast forward button was ;-)Anyways good luck with story as i am sure that there are few fans of that couple combination out there, but sorry I am not one of them.
Good grief,MTS – you’re KILLING US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to avert my eyes while I skimmed the pages, praying that Bette would awaken in a cold sweat from ahideous dream, and go running off to find Tina. Damn. I’m in it for the long run (I think), but even I’m wondering if I can get through this B-H love-fest! PPS……
OMFG! I was so anxious to get to the story that I did not see the NC-17 rating! I absolutely love your frequency of posting. I don’t have to wait forever for the next installment. Trust me, I appreciate that! Now about the chapter… HOT DAYUM!!!! I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! I’ve been craving some Belena for so friggin long! Thanks for delivering MTS. You have made my night! I know that I am going to go back and read this chapter a few more times. I love it when I get so into the story that I feel like I am there watching everything unfold. Your writing style sits me right in the middle of everything. Now, how will Peggy react to this news? LOL! I love that woman! She says the damnedest things. I can guess how everyone else will take it. Let the drama continue. GO BETTE AND HELENA! Thanks MTS. You’re the bomb, girl! PPVS!
never left a comment before soooo…..i’m with some of the other readers bette and tina all the way.so i’ll wait for your next story.can’t stomache bette and helena sorry
MTS, I have been a silent reader on this story. All the readers have a valid point on Bette, Tina, and Helena. Bette is not in love with Tina, right now, maybe the pain that Tina caused Bette is way too much for Bette to forget. Pain like that takes time, a lot of time. Helena may be Bette’s rebound. Tina has to realize that she hurt Bette beyond the “I’m sorry’s”, the flowers, the dinners, and the phone calls of ‘how much I miss you’. Bette needs a distraction, and I believe Helena is it. Bette needs to forget Tina’s past actions and Helena needs to get herself established and move on. I do agree with on of the readers, what is Peggy going to say about Belena? I am loving this story, and I CANNOT wait for the next update. I love Tina, she’s waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay hotter looking and sexier than Bette.
My goodness how Helena has prospered; job, mother’s respect, Peabody fortune, and THE BETTE PORTER all while in Paris for less than two weeks. If Bette had only known that the ‘scourge of the earth’ was her intended soulmate S2 would never have happened. Tina could have raised Angie on her own and Bette and Helena could have lived happily ever after instead of putting us through all that drama….I guess cutting the CAC funding, sleeping with her ex, trying to become the mother of her unborn child, and having a hand in Bette losing her job was all foreplay for this eventuality…. I was hoping Tina wasn’t going to be the scapegoat to keep drama and interest but just judging by their conversation I already have a foreboding that will be the case, but I’m still optimistic and holding out some hope that like Helena who could be forgiven for all her sins – Tina will not be punished mercilessly for the rest of eternity just because she left Bette for a man….We still have Angie to consider in this equation…. I laughed at Bette’s ‘guilt and stress’ for having hurt Tina and her relief that the truth was finally out….Bette can try to convince herself and Helena that this is true love and maybe if she keeps saying ‘I love you’ it will happen. However the ‘real’ Bette Porter and the ‘real’ Helena Peabody will resurface one of these days. I don’t say that because I’m delusional that TiBette could still happen I’m just assured that BeLena is not something that would come naturally without major reconstructing of the characters which you’ve done masterfully; except they are missing two things. They do not have the HEART and PASSION of TiBette – even in the bad times it was palpable. Thanks for the post.
I can’t do it either, but not because I’m a Tibetter. I just feel it’s so wrong on so many levels. I find it odd & quite sad that neither has cited hurting Tina as a reason for not wanting to pursue things. It will hurt her tremendously to know that two people she cared so much for could hurt her in such a callous way. With this Helena it’s like Extreme Makeover FF Edition. She has completely changed & has so many qualities. I wanna gag. I guess none of those qualities include being a good friend because she’s certainly not being one to Tina. Are they both so heartless that they can’t see the pain they’ll inflict upon Tina? Friends are supposed to look out for one another, not date one another’s exes. I am a fiercely loyal person to family & friends & doing something like this is just despicable. It’s no disrespect to you as a writer, it’s just how I feel. Thanks for the story.
I think the ice just refroze…….
Love it–well done!
great chap. I think Bette and Helena are sexy. I can’t wait to see what Tina’s reaction is. I bet she knows as soon as she sees them together.
I just de-lurked to say how much I’m enjoying this story. I don’t care who Bette is written to be with as long as she evolving and happy.
Excellent!!! You could end the story right here and I’d be thrilled (not that it’s over but that it ended happily for Belena).. Those two are smoking hot! Let’s see what the gang thinks of them a sa couple… off to read the next chappy!
This is vomitrotious. BBBBBAAAAAAAARRRRRFFFFFFF!!!! Sorry cant read.
I tried but just couldn’t read pages 6-8. It made me feel “unfaithful” to my dear Tibette. Sigh.
I think the sign of a great writer, is when you’re reading a story and you hate every word that is written but can’t stop reading it
I think one only has to re-read the love/sex scenes between Bette/Candace and Bette/Tina in previous chapters to know that Bette/Helena’s encounter didn’t drive the same passion in Bette as these two did. Even though Bette abruptly ended both the previous sexual encounters with her ex-lovers you could almost taste the animal desire she had for them. Her arousal was evident. She was in control and she liked it. Even though it would have been just sex between her and both these women the history she had with them made it more. With Candace she was just horny and with Tina she was trying to prove something – but there was no doubt she was turned on. I actually read through the Bette/Helena NC17 and I didn’t feel the anticipation/want/lust you might have expected for a couple making love for the first time after expressing their love. I found it perfunctory and lacking in meaningfulness and passion. We didn’t get Bette’s point of view which I think would have been interesting – but it’s not surprising since we know Bette has already given all control over to Helena to even dictate her emotions and her state of mind and being. I’m not criticizing just expressing how I felt reading it and trying to do it with an open mind because Bette and Helena having sex is really just beyond anything I could imagine or want to visualize. It really did feel like they were best friends having sex, especially since they were just trying it out to make sure they were compatible – not very romantic. I really expected these two lovers who had been separated for two weeks who declared their undying love for each other, who are both willing to risk everything to pursue their love without care of who they hurt or what anyone else might say – I expected FIREWORKS!!! In Helena’s words it was ‘nice’ and now they know they are compatible, and they’ve broken their celibacy. Now let’s see if they can make a life together. MTS – Please take care of Angie – I would hate to see Bette and Tina turn into Helena and Winnie down the road. I also echo all the other Tina lovers that are begging you not to make Tina out to be the b*tch in order to make Helena look like a better fit. It’s still your story and I’m still along for the ride so let the journey continue. Thanks for the double postings.
Like the story but I don’t care for Bette’s reasons. Every relationship has struggles. If she can’t work through them with someone like Tina who is willing, will she in the future. Anybody can cheat with a male or female it makes no difference. Tina didn’t try to compete with Candace. I did have to lightly scheme over the nc-17 part. Felt disloyal to Tina. (And she is hotter than Bette) :) And way hotter than Helena. I hope that Tina will be okay. The Tina in this story is going to be highly upset with both of them. Loved the comments. We are some serious Tibetters aren’t we?
Just couldnt read this chapter, I know it is Belena. But just figured it out This is just a dream right? Helena’s dream right ha ha
Another silent reader says hello and goodbye . . . ! MTS, you’re a fine writer and I appreciate the effort you’ve put into this story, but I just don’t like your Bette. The relationship between her and Helena seems implausible to me–more like lust than love. Of course I’ll probably check back to see how the story ends; meanwhile, thanks for this story that has generated so much discussion. The site benefits from writers like you.
That was painful, and I just skimmed through it. Look forward to your next story…
excellent belena stuff!!!can’t wait for more!!!!
I’m a really silent reader but at this story – no, no, it’s not right. I love your old stories and I was happy to see you was back. But this story I can’t take, sorry. It’s great writing but I’m a Tibette by heart. I will wait uf the continued your 3. Roommate storie. I hope you will write this one to end.