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After the Kiss: Chapters 26 to 28 A Woman of Her Word
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Alice – You know what? Let’s go out tonight … just the two of us, like old times! (pause) We’ll have fun together … right?
The brunette doesn’t answer. They continue to walk in silence.
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Meg’s library, late afternoon: The door is closed and Tina and Meg are sitting on each end of the couch, facing each other. Meg crosses her legs and looks at her friend with concern in her eyes.
Meg – Tell me …
The blonde sighs and wraps her arms around her knees, pulling them closer to her chest.
Tina – Something happened to me … I don’t know how to explain.
Meg – What happened?
Tina – I met this person and … and everything that I thought I knew about myself … poof!
She gestures with both her hands, spreading her fingers wide open, while still keeping her arms around her legs.
Tina – Disappeared into thin air. I didn’t think that it was possible …
Meg – What are you talking about, Belle?
Tina – I’m talking about feelings, Goldie … I didn’t know I could have these feelings.
Meg – Feelings about what?
Tina pauses for a moment and sighs deeply.
Tina – Feelings about a woman …
Her eyes well up with tears.
Meg frowns with surprise.
Meg – What?
Tina – A woman I met …
Meg – And …?
Tina – She is a lesbian …
Her friend raises her eyebrows.
Tina – I have feelings for her.
Meg covers her mouth with her hand in shock. She stares at her friend blankly for a moment.
The blonde looks down.
Meg – It doesn’t make sense … Who is this woman?
Tina sighs and looks up.
Tina – Bette Porter.
Meg’s eyes widen in shock.
Meg – K.D. Lang’s girlfriend?! You have feelings for K.D. Lang’s girlfriend?!
The blonde chuckles nervously.
Tina – She is not K.D. Lang’s girlfriend and never was! She is my girlfriend!
Meg’s jaw drops and she almost screams.
Meg – Oh my God … You are dating a dyke?!
Tina places her index finger on her lips.
Tina – Shhhhh … I don’t want to tell the world yet.
Meg covers her mouth with her hand and whispers.
Meg – Are you dating a dyke?
The blonde rolls her eyes.
Tina – You don’t need to whisper …
Meg – Will you answer me?! Are you dating a dyke?!
Tina – Yes!
Her friend looks shocked and covers her mouth with both her hands. They are silent for a long moment.
Meg – For how long?
Tina – A month …
Meg – A month?!
She shakes her head.
Meg – Was she the reason you broke up with Eric?!
Tina nods.
Meg – What to make of this?
The blonde shrugs and shakes her head.
Tina – I don’t know …
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LA Restaurant, evening: Bette enters the restaurant and Alice waves at her from her table. The brunette makes her way to her friend.
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Meg’s library, evening: Tina and Meg are still sitting on the couch.
Brad knocks on the door and comes in. He looks at the two friends and raises his eyebrows.
Brad – Gosh … who died?
His wife sighs and turns to him.
Brad – People are leaving and asking for both of you.
Meg – We’ll be there in a second.
He leaves concerned and she turns to Tina.
Meg – We will continue this later?
The blonde sighs and presses her lips together.
Tina – OK.
They stand up and leave the library.
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Lesbian nightclub, night: Music is playing and the place is crowded. Bette and Alice are seated at a table, with Alice checking the crowd and Bette looking sad, drinking her beer. A woman approaches their table.
Woman – Hi Bette, long time, no see!
The brunette feigns a smile.
Bette – Hi, Nancy!
Nancy – What’s up Alice?
Alice – Hi, Nance!
Nancy – You girls are too quiet tonight! Want to dance, Bette?
Bette – Uh … sorry … I …
Alice – She has a girlfriend, Nance.
Nancy shrugs.
Nancy – I don’t see any girlfriend.
Alice glances at Bette.
Alice – She couldn’t come today.
Nancy – Well … too bad. See you around, girls!
The brunette smiles faintly at Nancy. After she leaves, Bette’s smile disappears and she takes a gulp of her beer.
Bette – She is right! I don’t see any girlfriend either.
She grabs her purse and stands up to leave.
Alice – Bette …
The brunette raises her hand in a careless wave and walks away, looking distraught.
Alice – Bette!
Bette leaves the bar and Alice shakes her head.
Alice – Fuck! (pause) Fuck, Tina!
She sighs.
(TBC)
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Poor Tina…..when you discover that you love a woman, there is the discomfort and the fear that accompanies coming out to your friends and family. Not an easy process nor is it an easy conversation. Some accept with joy and happiness. But many will reject and chastise you. For suddenly, the coming out person is not the person their friends and family thought they were and they simply do not know how to respond. And for the person coming out, there is the fear of rejection and disappointment for living the life which seems so natural and freeing. And until you go through it, you never know for certain how its going to turn out.
Poor Bette – its not easy to be the hidden lover. She wants to announce to the world that she and Tina are together and until Tina is ready, that simply cannot happen. They have made the first step by indicating to Eric that Bette was attracted to Tina and Tina telling Meg that she had been dating Bette for a month. So we will see how this goes. If Meg gives a supportive understanding response, coming out at work will be the next step. Family will be the last step and the most difficult. Fortunately Tina is a self-supporting adult and not dependent on her parents for food and shelter. At least she will be able to continue a normal life regardless of how her family responds to this information. Loss of their relationship will be painful, but it may only be temporary.
This chapter was very well written. I feel the hurt and pain Bette is going through. She is so in love with Tina but feels so much hurt by keeping it private. When love is new, there is never enough together time. And when you are not with them, its painful. Even Tina is missing Bette even though she surrounded with friends.
Love this story….
Thank you for the new chapter!
Tricky situation. I think i understand both sides of them, but Tina leaving Bette’s house in such a hurry was a little harsh, no? I hope Bette wouldn’t do something that she’ll be regret later
P.S. sculpture Desert Bloom, hmm :)
Doesn’t every author secretly wish to be a part of the story? :D
:)
A nice Chapter in this great Story.
Thank you for posting.
I love your way of writing and your version of these Characters.
Please post again soon.
SG
I hope Meg reaction on Tina’s news wouldn’t be negative and she’d support her friend.
Second – i think Bette and Tina needed more discussion about their relationship and where and with speed there both comfortable with this relationship.
And third – Bette, just go home, alone.
We are always afraid of her actions, aren’t we? Let’s see what happens! :D
I feel for both of them!
Tina took the first step to come out to Meg, i really hope that Meg will support and accept her and doesn’t shake it of as a gay fling.
It is hard for Bette to stay quit when she wants to let know the whole world that Tina is her girlfriend. I admire her that she talked with Eric about her attraction to Tina before she was going to sell that sculpture to him. Maybe it will cost her him as client, but she made the right decision ????
Looking forward to the next chapter!
** one tiny spoiler there so don’t read, fellow Tibetters ! **
My dear talented author,
I just had to express how much I love this chapter because it truly is a masterful way to depict our dear two’s emotional turmoils at this moment of their story, such a pivotal one since no “l word” has been said yet,
Tina discovering so new emotions in her life and fearing all the lifealtering changes, Bette being afraid that all this could only be a gay fling for Tina and also being afraid to be in love for the very first time of her life, everything is depicted so truly…
Since I already read the first version of your story – her was the tiny spoiler I talked about ! – , I know what a marvelous supportive friend is Meg and I had to say it : from all the various best friends of Tina in so many stories I read all these long years, your Meg is the one I always remember better and with tenderness : she’s funny, deeply endearing and wonderfully supportive. A true best friend !
And this kind of chapters are the kind I love because they’re emotionaly powerful.
I’m so deeply emotional myself, for the best or the worst, so I love nothing more but feeling so deeply moved by a story about my favorite couple.
Following your so nice private message, I have to say that I will always prefer a simple kiss scene full of and feelings that the hottest sex scene without real emotion. With writers like you, Bette and Tina always make love and not simply have sex and that’s essential for the deep romantic heart I am :-)
Thank you SO much for this amazing new version of your story, dear dbff !!
A.