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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter Twelve
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“Glad to meet you. Porter? You’re not related to the late Melvin Porter, are you?”
“He was my father.”
“I’m sorry for your loss,” he said sincerely. “I worked a bit with him. Great man. He could convince you the sun was rising when you knew it was setting. You don’t have that particular gift, do you? If you do, I’d better head for the hills now.”
“I don’t know. I spoke before the Senate sub-committee on funding for the Arts. I hope I was convincing.”
“I’ll get a copy of your testimony and read it over. . . .”
Bette was ready to launch into her prepared series of short sound bites to Specter when they were approached by Barbara Grisham. “Hi, Arlen. How are you?”
“Barbara.”
Barbara Grisham leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. “You don’t mind if I steal Ms. Porter away? I have a hundred questions about what I heard today at the hearing.”
“No, no. Go right ahead.” To Bette, Arlen Specter said, “Be sure to get me a copy. I do believe in Arts funding.”
He drifted away leaving the two women standing there. “I know you must be exhausted. What do you say we blow this joint?” Barbara Grisham said with a laugh. “Let’s go get a drink.”
Bette held up her glass of white wine, her head lowered, and her eyes looking up at the Senator.
“The Willard–a fine old hotel, loads of history, splendid décor, elegant style. . . Their house wine? Leaves a lot to be desired. I know a place where we can have a real drink that you won’t forget anytime soon.”
Bette and Senator Grisham had made their way to the hotel’s entrance, passing the bar inside the Willard and forgetting about the promised drink.
The flirting was one-sided. Bette tried to keep it light and professional, but she felt the pull toward the woman. It was so easy to fall into this moment that didn’t involve reading progress charts about post-coma treatment, living with another person who wasn’t her partner, but her partner’s mother, thinking about Stephanie and her dislike for her, the lack of a new career and if not a career, a job. It was easy to just be flirted with and enjoy good conversation at Senator Grisham’s home where she had just been invited. Bette had known she should just go back to her hotel and be ready for her early morning flight out of Washington, but she had found herself saying yes to the Senator. She was well aware that the fire she literally stamped out in the Senate chambers was nothing compared to the figurative fire she was jumping into this evening.
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I love this story!!! I hope Bettte can get to Tina and make her understand that she’s the one Bette loves and wants to be with. Stephanie is a cunt!!!
Holy cow 28 pages lol. That shows absolute dedication on your part,excellence. Everyone get their share of loving even B&T, but of course had to be from a dream or an altered state of mind. It was so sad to read about Tina and her fight to regain control of her mind. Bette’s loneliness is also heartbreaking and she is in a fight of her life for her family. Glad Helena is there to help. I need to read it again to be sure I did not missed anything :)
28 pages! You are amazing!! Hope we’d always get that long. =P Bette needs to calm down. What she needs least at the moment is an against mother. Hope Bette go back to Tina soon and take her into her arms. Poor Tee.
Loved ever word took me a long time and a few breaks. but it was so darn good. thanks
Portia….what can a person say….bliss, you spoil us readers!!! Your dedication to detail, you own this story totally. I can feel it though, it’s comming the high drama, hanging by a thread…will you continue with your own version of S4?? You make this story seem real, shane and the chillies…too funny, painful, but funny. Pls don’t quit I’ll wait patiently for more chapters…now I’m off to reread again, and again!!!! Thankyou so much
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bring it on kennards versus Peabody and Porter!!!!!!!!
A person like Stephanie makes me remember that although nuture plays a big role in how a child will turn out nature also has its imperfections. There must be more to the Stephanie, Theresa and Christina dynamic. Could it be that the youngest daughter is envious of her sister? There has to be some motive for the amount of hate in her towards the people that she supposedly loves. Or her mother must have dropped her on her head as a kid. Anyways I think you captured how Bette would act perfectly but I would really like, and I have no idea what your plans are, for her to confront this issue head on not put her sister in a position where she has to do what she should do whether or not Theresa had anything to do with that injunction she has been giving Bette the support that she needed since this entire debacle began so Bette should at least confront her with this supposed betrayal. You have indeed made this story your own but amazingly enough you stay really true to the characters and yet you have managed to let them evolve. I especially like what your doing with Shane something I think IC should have tackled as a writer but alas IC is into fluff and some of us are into substance. Thanks
wow….the sharmen scenes were pretty awesome!!! Very intense! Brilliant job!
WOW…OMG… i read this at work last night… Well portia… all i can say is that it was brilliant… i have one concern… i don’t think theresa would do what that paper says… i do think its all steph… and i do hope bette lets theresa say her peace…i hope kit can get them to talk… and they all work together and bring down that bitch… her boyfriend should also know that she is fucking around with the doctor… love this story… but you don’t have tp post a book all of the time… we would love any update you want to share… thanks… please continue
Portia, as always, it was fucking brilliant. I really loved the part where Carmen accidentally fucked Shane with chile residue on her hands–that was hilarious! Wow–one of the best chapters ever!
Well it took me 2 days but I finally caught up with your story and it is fucking excellent. The scene with Melvin was brillant! This is truly a great story!
Another stunning installment of this story. The way you weave the real events of the episodes into the fictional events of your story is remarkable and always believable. Great writing and great reading! Thank you so much!
You’ve done it again. Your version puts the official one to shame. Brava, Portia!
Wow, great update.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a wonderful story. I appreciate your dedication to writing 28 excellent pages. I enjoyed reading each page and appreciate all the detail and effort you put in. I can’t wait to see Bette tackle the Kennard’s. With Helena on her side, the Kennard family won’t know what hit them. Hopefully, Shane will be able to tell Carmen she loves her and I wish Tina would get well enough to tell her family to leave her, Bette & Angelica alone. Please continue…
Oh my god! Words fail me! You are the master! You are the master! I’ll come back later and make detailed comments. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this excellent, excellent story!
You have blown this fanfic site out of the water! Hell, there IS no water! Whatever behooves you to write so well, so long and so in depth, I salute it and you! I bow to the master! Oop, I’m repeating myself. I stayed up well past my bedtime (it’s 3:00 AM here) and the bedroom door may be locked. I’ll probably have to spend the rest of the early morning sleeping in my computer chair with my feet up on the case on the floor. And yes, it was and is worth it!!! I have anticipated this story coming around again. You have outdone all my expectations. Do I gush much? Portia Only. Only Portia!
L Word and Capriati in the same story : JUST PERFECT !!!!! So addict to this story. Great job !!
WOW, but for god sakes let Tina’s mom make Bette understand that it was not her but Stephanie. Let her help fight that bitch to keep Tina safe and with Bette. They do not need any more pain than they are ready have.
i hope bette finds out this all stephanie and not theresa-soon
This story is fucking amazing. It must have taken forever to write this many pages but with excellent detail and interesting dialogue. It was all great. Thank you so much.
I wish nothing but violence on Stephanie – maybe she and the Doc can fall victim to appletini poison or a long hard fall off a very high cliff prehaps? This story really is wonderful – you’ve given these characters so much breath. I felt like voyeur with B/T in the hotel – you painted such a vivid/descriptive picture.
Another terrific installment. Now I see why you were gone so long…28 pages wow. Absolutely loving your story. I have my suspicions that Terese knows about the suit. I’m holding out hope that its just shitty Stephanie. I hope Alice and Dana can figure out how to communicate–love that you’ve kept them together. Thanks for a wonderful update.
Oops! should read: Teresa knows nothing about the suit :)
wonderful chapter yet if full of drama :D The Bette and Barbara love scene was soo amazing :heart: And the B&T love scene is something we needed to see from long time… I simply adore how you pictured Helena, high heels but caring and ready to fight on the right side :D And her dynamics with Bette are wonderful :PKeep it on, I check every two days to see if you published another chapter as I’m eager to read it (knowing it must take long time to write and correct so many pages of work) Really many thanks for your efforts :D You’re appreciated, a lot :nod: