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The Newly Discovered SoCal Humminger Bette Porterius ~ Chapter 18
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The buzz of the guest’s voices, the scraping chairs as people sat, the gurgle of wine being poured—the sounds slowly faded for Bette as she focused her attention on that far corner. She moved towards Tina along one side of the table. As Bette passed behind a seated Alice, who was entertaining her table mates with one of her many stories, Alice’s voice broke through Bette’s focus. Grateful for Alice’s support, Bette squeezed her friend and ex’s shoulder, looking down and back at Alice though she continued to walk towards Tina.
Alice knew the hand that had touched her but she hesitated before glancing up. When she did, she saw Bette’s smiling at her with warmth and sincerity. It was a smile, Alice noted, that someone would give to a beloved friend. Bette had passed and once again focused on the other blonde. Alice watched, wistful that Bette had never looked at her that way, and finally accepted that there would be no second chance with Bette, and thinking that the being friend business was going to be very hard.
As Bette approached Tina, her intent focus did not diminish and her smile widened with each step. When she was inches away from her target, she quickly glanced down at Tina’s back. As she moved past Tina, her attention turned to Tina’s profile. Her eyes widened as she absorbed everything she saw. Bette tempered her smile as best she could into an attempt at a merely cordial expression. Bette moved past Tina so that she stood in front of her right side.
Bette smiled at Tina and, in a voice softer than her usual speaking tone, asked “Are you coming,” Bette quickly glanced at the object on the wall that had the blonde’s attention, “to sit down?” She tilted her head down to her right as she waited for Tina’s reply.
Tina had not heard Bette approach and the voice interrupted her thoughts. She turned to Bette with an embarrassed smile. “Yeah,” Tina replied as she gestured towards the photo on the wall and turned her head back in its direction, “I, I just really like this one.”
Bette hid her nervousness by turning her head to look at the same photo. A few moments later, while Tina continued to look at the photo, Bette turned her head to look at the blonde who was finally so close with no one else nearby. A glint caught her attention. She searched for its source and soon recognized it as the effect of an earring caught in Tina’s hair.
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I love all the detail your using, and filling in the missing gaps for us! I knew Tina would have left it. Dude if Bette was touching me like that… I would have jumped her right there. I can’t wait to see what happens next. PLEASE POST SOON!
Did I mention I love this story? I love love love this story… And it has been the most intelligent, articulate and grin-inducing experience by far, today… (though it was a fine enough day). Thank you! :-)))
Joining in the chorus of thank you and wonderful details. The banter, Arabella, Alice, Tilly, just super to be entertained so thoroughly and intelligently.
Just perfect, as always.
i’m gonna try that diet…is it actually real thing? i should google it LOL loved this update…it was hilarious and cute…perfect…eric is getting on my nerves
All the intrigue has me entranced. Bette and Tina should conspire together to off Eric, ala “Les Diaboliques”. Eric is a tool, and a not very sharp one at that. Thanks!
Damn Eric! At least Tina left her earring. This was a funny chapter. Can’t wait for more. PPS!!
Excellent update. Love it. Thank you. And now when are we going to get rid of Eric. He’s so annoying. :) Thank you again!
Gotta love that allergy season with all that humming going on.
Spumoni, I love the way you relayed their thoughts as they were glancing at each other and your flirty banter was brilliant. I have often wondered what attracted Bette to Alice and the only one I too could come up with was the humour and fun in Alice. Keep ’em coming Spumoni…this was superb!
Way to go Tina, and Eric needs to remember that Tina can talk for herself.
Love the frequent posts from you. Hopefully Anabella has got a good set of teeth…..Eric is a brat, Tina needs to delete him from her life. Bette is smitten. Great story and Thank you!
Great update,Ilove this story.Thank you
ahhh… the mystery had been solved. Tina did leave the earring… I’m humming my way back to catch up on this story from the beginning. Great stuff!
You left me teary…with that Anabella person. Mammals and floor tiles covered in sauce…lol Actually this post was like finding the missing part of the story that we never got to see. Perfectly narrated too. Thank you!
It’s OK if you read comments more than once, it’s only fair cause we read your stories more than once. I reread your first, ‘Halloween’ story just last night. I’m going to save the Thanksgiving story you gave us last year next month. Now let me go read this chapter for the first time.
I agree with Sammer, Eric is getting on my nerves. Well, well, well, Tina did leave her earring behind. Both B&T hurt by Eric’s manly thinking. I hope Bette finds out the truth about Tina’s early departure. I was sad when Alice finally realized that there wasn’t going to be a chance with Bette. Great update.
Eric is reeeealllly getting on my nerves. I love the way you’re writing this with all the details, the flirty dialogue and the thoughts behind the actions. Please post again soon. I wonder if Bette will hum when she finds the earring…
So Eric couldn’t phone a bloody taxi? If he wanted to leave so badly, he should’ve… left. No matter, Tina’s left a blatant excuse to come back to the gallery. Regardless of what Eric has said, there’s no way Bette can misread that signal. I think Eric’s going to be history sooner rather than later. I loved Bette’s internal reasoning as to why she chose Alice, and why she’s having the reaction to Tina that she is. And I love, as always, the banter, the dialogue, the insights into Ms Porter and Ms Kennard. Great post, Spumoni. Thank you :)
Now, is serving Anna, er uh, Arabella a plate full of gristle anyway to woo an artiste? Such a poseuse probably would be a good match for Eric. So, the secret lesbian handshake evidently does not include finger pulling. What a relief. Or not. May we hear the conversations Tina has with Bron and Bette has with Susannah in our next installment as the ladies try to figure it out?
Ok…I reread it again…Love the whole Brit speak. Forsooth! Knight in shining Armani! Smite! Feats of valor! Oh, so, so clever TLW-Bard!!!
Imagine this Spumoni…one back flip, two back flip with a twist, three back flip with a twist and a happy dance!!! Wow…great chappy…love the sexual tension…mystery solved…it is the oldest trick in the book that Tina did!!! I really, really, really loved this chapter…besides all the fun and flirting…my favorite part was Bette figuring out that Tina was going to be her “safe place in life.” Wow…that was deep and full of truth. Thanks for writing. You’re so awesome!
Fantastic chapter! I loved the flirting. Eric’s an asshole. Nice move Tina :) Thanks for the long update. PPS
aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh so that’s the message T left for Bette. A perfect chapter. More soon plz
wonderfully narrated….I loved the banter between Bette and Tina….AH so she left the earring….so glad….and Eric…hmm he is annoying and tacky so very much unlike Bette
wonderfully narrated….I loved the banter between Bette and Tina….AH so she left the earring….so glad….and Eric…hmm he is annoying and tacky so very much unlike Bette
My gawd this was brilliant!!!~and with an execution to match! Thanks!
You can’t imagine the smile on my face when I saw this installment on the main page. It was huge, and yet it required serious wrestling with myself because I have a project that needs to get done today and will probably mean I can’t move from the computer till very, very late tonight. But whatever, I’d rather stay up later than wait to read this. So, actual comment now. I, too, read all my comments more than once. It’s just so much fun! And have I told you just how much I adore this story? It’s the details, the artists never contributing anything to the parties, the mammal-restricted sexual omnivore (Hah! Arabella and a dolphin lol), the David Bowie vs. Elton John shiny suits. You just manage to paint the picture of the night so incredibly well that I can see it. And yes, I agree with funnyone, Bronwyn and Susannah for the win! Oh, and one more thing. I would have kicked Eric’s ass for blaming the leaving on me. It’s one thing to use the “Bette has a headache” excuse when Bette was the one who wanted to leave, but to use the “Tina has to get back to work” when you’re the one who has to? Why can’t you accept that you’re the one to blame, jerk!?
spumoni, you are my all time favorite author! i simply like all your stories and the pacing of this one is simply amazing, i hope you post soon.