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Forged in Fire: Chapter 15
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“Mom?” she whispered, hoarsely, struggling to believe the sight before her eyes.
Janice Porter nodded and smiled softly. Her heart was pounding in her chest and her eyes filled with water. She’d long dreamed of seeing Bette once more. And now her only child was standing before her. Janice nervously grasped the handle of her black, leather handbag and swallowed to moisten her dry throat.
“Hi, Bette. You look wonderful, Honey,” she finally said.
Thoughts of this woman had long filled Bette with a mix of rage and sadness. Now that her mother was standing before her, a once dormant softness was awakened within and all Bette felt was the resolution that accompanies a fulfilled base desire.
Bette hugged her, surprised to find tears falling from her eyes. Janice hugged her back, warmly embracing a younger version of herself. They were nearly the same height and the older woman hugged her daughter tightly, sobs shaking her shoulders.
Things had been too quiet. Tina rounded the corner from the bedroom and stood still, observing her girlfriend hugging an older woman. There was something familiar about the woman’s mannerisms and the stance she held.
At last, the two embracing women separated, wiping tears from their eyes. Bette gestured for her mother to come inside, feeling that this moment was bizarre. Janice followed her into the room, looking over at Tina.
Tina smiled and held out her hand. “Hi, I’m Tina. Nice to meet you.”
Janice shook her hand as Bette replied, “T, this is my mother. This is Janice.”
Tina’s grew wide and she stared into a face whose bone structure was much like that of the woman she loved. It was an absolute shock that this woman, who was more myth than reality, was now standing before them in their hotel suite in Sacramento.
Tina replied, “Oh wow. Hi…… Bette and I….Bette is…” As she stumbled over her words, her girlfriend decided to rescue her.
Bette sighed. “Tina is my girlfriend. Really, more like my partner. We live together.”
She waited for the look of disappointment to emerge on her mother’s face. At any moment, she expected the eyes to lose their light and the gentle smile to go flat. Melvin had reacted poorly when she’d come out to him and she didn’t anticipate things going any better with her mother.
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Wow!!! Mom has returned. I didn’t see this coming. I’m addicted to this series. My request is longer chapters. It goes by so quickly. Fantastic job.
Thank you for the chapter !
If I remember correct – Bette’s mother left her in young age without even a word. And than Bette met her after more than 10 years, n her 19 Age old and even not confronted her mother about why she did it? Seems strange to me.
But ok – interesting how they breakfast could go.
Well, Janice’s return was at least more pleasant than Melvin’s chastising Bette the night before. Glad to see that she seems to accept that Bette is a lesbian and she was pleasant to Tina. Melvin has yet to acknowledge Tina as a part of Bette’s life. I know that Bette is absolutely stunned and that anger is a natural response under the circumstance. My advice is to take one step at a time and see what develops. There is bound to be a reason why Janice would keep up with Bette yet not try to see her. It may not be an acceptable reason, but Bette needs to take the time to find out. Bette needs some kind of relationship or some kind of closure with her mother. A relationship will take time.
In the meantime, Bette and Tina need to talk about what happened at Tina’s job and the tensions going on there. Bette needs to know that Tina is willing to sacrifice her job for their relationship. It will give Bette a greater appreciation for how committed Tina is.
Great story…. one of my favorites.. Look forward to reading more..
Another unexpected turn of the plot, MTS. Didn’t think Bette’s mom would be a part of this “dimension” of the story. Great how you write Bette from stunned to happy to angry. That’s a lot to process.
I hope there will be an explanation from Janice for her leaving. Maybe she will reveal that Melvin cheated on her multiple times, maybe even abused her (at least verbally) and threatened her in some way hadn’t she left immediately and without Bette. Like SassyGran I don’t like Melvin.
His sudden apologetic behaviour on one day and then the usual Melvin-reaction after the service made me want to slap his face. I’d say he thought he could be generous in accepting Bette’s marriage to Sidney because now that she died he wouldn’t be confronted with the woman at his daughter’s side.
Too bad that there’s Tina now.
Hopefully Bette and Tina will get some time to talk with Bette’s mother.
I’m with Martha on the job thing. Tina needs to talk to Bette about the situation. Even if…no when she will solve the situation smoothly and her boss will forget that he put her job on the line Bette should know about Tina’s pressure at work.
Love it, love it, love it. Your story is part of my vacation entertainement – who needs Hawaii when there are so many fantastic Tibette writers like you who provide constant reading supplies :-)
cheers
KP
Well, there’s a twist!
Thanks for the post, looking forward to more
SG
First my favorite two lines…
“She just appears like Mary Fuckin’ Poppins! What in the fuck. ????????
Tina’s legs fully wrapped themselves around her lover’s body as the flower between her legs began to open and beckon for Bette’s tender embrace.????????????
The flower was a nice touch. I love descriptive words.. lol
Loved that Mom just showed up and has been watching over her from a distance. Sad she did show again after their last meeting that’s a long stretch especially if Patricia knew how Bette was she could have used her much sooner.
But still a very nice chapter. Breakfast will be interesting.. just hope Bette keeps her anger in check long enough to hear everything. But you know there’s always Drama. Thank you. And go fucking study!????