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    The Warning Label – 2

    Story written on January 25, 2007 by tiff_duke.
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    Story Shortlink: https://assertive-maroon-jellyfish.104-250-143-187.cpanel.site/?p=64203
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    Part Two.

    Shannen glanced around. "Where is this place?"

    "West Hollywood." Tina replied casually.

    "Huh." Shannen took off her sunglasses, and glanced at the name of the café. "The Planet. Why does that…"

    Tina watched her friend in worry, bracing herself for the accusation and verbal beating she was sure to receive.

    Shannen turned to Tina with a fiery look. "You liar."

    "I told you I knew where to get good coffee," Tina protested. "I didn’t lie."

    "And the fact that this is Bette Porter’s hangout doesn’t mean anything," Shannen said sarcastically.

    "Shan, the woman stopped returning my calls last week. I’m not letting some woman with an overinflated ego ruin my pursuit of the perfect coffee." Tina replied.

    "Uh huh, okay." Shannen rolled her eyes, dismissing Tina’s entire reply. She turned to regard the exteriors of The Planet. "This is nice, though."

    "Yeah, um, Shan?" Tina broached hesitantly.

    Shannen knew very well what the hesitation meant, and she provided an immediate answer: "No."

    "What?" Tina asked, surprised.

    "Whatever favor you’re going to ask, TK, I’m going to go with ‘no.’"

    Tina rolled her eyes. She should’ve known better than to try with a Yale graduate. "Okay, fine. But if we see Bette you can’t act like you recognize her."

    "I was your espionage team on your first date." Shannen reminded. "Remember? Sitting alone in that restaurant while you flirted mindlessly with your bronze goddess?"

    "Yeah, I kind of told her I haven’t told anyone about her." Tina admitted sheepishly.

    "Because–?" Shannen drew out.

    "Because you scare every living being that crosses your path!" Tina exclaimed. "I wasn’t about to scare her off with the radiance of your inner — and outer — bitch."

    "Uh huh. Well, she hasn’t called in a week, so I guess that backfired." Shannen retorted.

    Tina shook her head. "Whatever. But, Shan–"

    "Not a word. I promise." Shannen assured her. Taking a pause, Shannen studied her friend. "Tina, you know how much I love your brave front especially in the face of adversity, but this thing, with Bette…"

    "It’s done, Shannen. Don’t make more of it."

    "But you really like her."

    "And I want to be with her," Tina nodded. "But I don’t like ultimatums."

    "Sure, and I don’t like Mondays, but they have a funny way of coming around." Shannen pointed out. "Sure, she’s a woman, and this is going to be something completely new and different for you. But you really like her. And from my vantage point, she really seems to like you. Sure, she’s a she, but that’s a minor detail. So what’s the problem?"

    "The problem is that the pronoun assigned to Bette isn’t a ‘minor’ detail. The problem, Shannen, is that if I do it: If I want to be with her, everything I know’s going to change. I can lose friends. I can lose my standing at the company. I will face discrimination and disrespect simply because of the sex and gender of the person I love."

    "Well, yeah," Shannen shrugged. "But it’ll be worth it."

    "Yeah," Tina sighed. "But, as I’ve said: she stopped calling last week."

    "Did she say why?"

    "Because I wouldn’t introduce her to my friends?" Tina guessed.

    "Your friends who have been scrambling to get films ready in time, to be released in time, to be considered for awards season?" Shannen asked. "Have you told your gallery owner that it’s a matter of bad timing?"

    "Yeah, she wouldn’t believe me."

    "Well, if we didn’t work together and were working on the same movie, we wouldn’t even see each other." Shannen continued.

    "That’s what I said!" Tina exclaimed. "Apparently everything works on her time, and she wants to meet my friends now."

    Shannen smiled sympathetically at her friend. "So that’s why we’re having coffee at The Planet?"

    "A little." Tina admitted.

    Shannen laughed. "Okay, Tina. But if she does anything to upset you, I’m going to have to unleash the Prom Queen within."

    "Deal." Tina smiled at her. "Thanks, Shan."

    "The coffee better be damn good." Shannen muttered, following Tina into the café.

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    6. god, what do you do for a living??? your freaking great at this. i love denial. gia is my girl. so you do no wrong when you use her. *teehee* thanks. love this.

    8. Can’t tell you how happy I am to see new chapters of Don’t Panic as well as an awesome new story! Now if only we could get an update to Denial, I’d be absolutely giddy…Thanks!

    9. I’m having withdrawals already! A proud Porter is an attractive Porter. I’m glad you brought Shannen back! I feel like I’m i n pre-‘Reprisal’ Thanks!

    14. Tiff when you wrote Reprise you wrote a masterpiece. I can’t tell you how many times I have read it…and I can’t tell you how many times I think about that story. A classic! I am such a fan.

    15. Just read the Denial series. Wow. I see where The Warning Label comes from. I am utterly amazed at the talented writers on this site. You are one of my favorites. Thanks.

    17. This made me laugh: “I wasn’t about to scare her off with the radiance of your inner — and outer — bitch.” I don’t think Bette could scare off so easily… Lovely as ever (but short!). Cheers

    18. Just wonderful, Tiff…. ah, can’t wait for Bette and Shannen to get into an alpha confrontation… I imagine it’s going to be quite explosive… Thanks…

    20. I love everything you write Tiff. And Shannon seems as snarky as ever. Tina doesn’t like ultimatum’s, huh? I guess it will be a battle of wills with these two. Please post again soon!

    21. what does coop mean you’re gonna be away for awhile. You can’t go anywhere. We’ve all taken a vote and decided that you are to quit all other activities and dedicate yourself to writing fanfiction!! jk…thanks again for a great chapter

    22. I only read Reprise… btw, where’s the rest of the chapter Tiff?? I don’t like ultimatums either but it’s Bette we’re talking about… just saying!

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