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Out of Closet (TiBette time-travel romance), Ch. 68, Finale part 4C: Chapter: Last curtain – The End is Here, finally.
Tina took Bette’s hand and squeezed it gently, “Baby, let’s at least listen to Alice’s idea. There’s so much at stake that I’m willing to try anything to keep you safe and for us to be together.”
Bette looked at her for a long moment, seeing nothing but love and tenderness in her hazel eyes. She finally nodded and turned to Alice, “Okay, so what’s the plan?”
Alice grinned and rubbed her hands together, “Here’s what we going to do…”
As Alice outlined her plan, Tina kept holding Bette’s hand, squeezing it gently. It was a lot to take in and the simple touch was providing comfort for them both.
Place: CAC Museum
Time: Wednesday, October 18
Tina was running late for her lunch with Bette at the CAC. They did it quite often before but today’s lunch was special for many reasons. She got Bette’s favorite chicken salad on croissant and a turkey avocado on a sourdough toast for herself from the quaint French bakery next to her office. Couple of garden salad sides and Iced Mochas were a nice addition to the meals.
October was unusually hot this year, though Tina did notice the change of colors and the crispiness of the air in the early mornings. The light lunch with the cold drinks would work nicely in this weather. Traffic wasn’t too heavy, considering it was a typical lunch hour in Los Angeles.
She spent extra time at the bakery trying to choose some of their signature delicious pastries to lighten up the mood of the past few days. Bette really enjoyed their large palmier cookies and varieties of macaroons. She got a couple of each and for herself, a nice freshly-baked piece of Galette des Rois, their version of the almandine cake. She loved that pastry. The almond paste that filled the cake was exactly what she needed to keep her spirits up.
When Tina finally arrived, Bette was waiting for her in her office, going through some paperwork for the upcoming exhibit. She put away the papers immediately so they can enjoy their lunch.
“The Mochas are to die for,” Bette announced as she slurped the last of it from her plastic cup. “The hazelnut flavor hits the spot.”
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Thank you for the chapter!
But ohhh – no. I’m hopping Candace grabbing not Bette’s hand, but Helena’s. Both brunettes, both in dark cloaks. It could be, isn’t it?
Please post soon, we need epilogue ASAP! :)
it’s coming up on 01/20, a special day for me, so stay tune…and thank you for reading and commenting, i really appreciate this
Well, today already 01/20 :)
I should’ve been more clear: 1/20 in the evening because i was born at 8 pm so this is my b-day present to myself LOL
Happy Birthday then :)
Happy Birthday! Going to go read the epilogue. Thanks for this story – I’ve enjoyed it and will miss it.
Yes, i agree we need next part to know what happened with our girls!
Please, post soon!
And i also hope it wasn’t Bette’s hand!
Is this really the end? Not exactly a happily ever after ending in my opinion….
I think Alice’s explanation to the FBI is perfectly feasible. I would think that the FBI would have not put their criminal investigators on a case of claimed time travel but a special division who dealt with phenomena which were rumored to exist for which was not generally accept principles of nature – such as flying sauces, Big Foot, time travel, and aliens, etc. I would expect that the FBI would treat people like Helena and the Professor as slightly off their rocker…but this is fiction.
Now… I’m not sure that Bette and Tina have much control on where this portal takes them, but I assume its a single opening and a single exit. And reading about life in the 19th century and living it are two different things. Living in a community without electricity, indoor pluming, shoes designed to be worn on a left or right foot, no communication devices, and a life where the vast majority of time is spent acquiring money or food. A society where women are not just 2nd class citizens but for the most house holds domestic servants to men. A society in which homosexual attraction has to be hidden and never acknowledged even to the closest family member. And of course, the skill set need by Bette and Tina to survive? Being odd is not going to be their only problem. I’m not sure when you look at how hard that life would be, that running from the likes of Helena, Candace and the Professor is not a much better option.
Your story is unique and has been very entertaining. I for one have found the concept of time travel to be fascinating. But the thought of going to a time that was not my own and be trapped indefinitely would be terrifying. Bette finding Tina was her saving grace and was the only way she could truly survive the experience. But even this was not permenant, Bette had some ability to go back and then return. But my understanding is that the portal closes permanently with this last trip. At least that is what the Professor is predicting based on some science principles which have yet to be tested much less proven.
I know you have spent years writing this. I do appreciate it. I do hope that you do an epilogue and not leave us with a cliffhanger as to what actually happened. Our girls deserve a happy, peaceful and normal life.
Thanks for the story…
Thank you for the insightful comment. Yes, the last chapter was not the actual finale, that’s why the epilogue is coming up. Apart from being a teaser (a little bit ;) ) I also wanted to stay true to my story (the way some of my chapters were structured in the past.) Thank you for reading, i really appreciate it
I knew it was too good to be true that it was the end of the story !
Haha, you put that idea into my head when you suggested 50 parts of the finale. Alas, i can only manage 4. The epilogue is coming and that will a final end to the story. I really appreciate your comments. Honestly, one of the earlier comments you made (maybe 10-15 chapters ago (which probably puts it 5 years ago LOL), is one of the reasons that made me going…the other reason that i’m a stubborn foreigner that wouldn’t just never give up…thank you
What a gloriously intriguing masterpiece! Alice is fab in this one. Loving it and worth the time to await each chap!!!! BRAVA!!!!!!
Thank you, that was much needed words of encouragement…i really appreciate the comment.