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The Balloon Festival
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“I’m an asshole. That’s how. Ugh.”
Tina rolled her eyes in disgust. When did she turn into this person? Who was she kidding? She knew when.
“Did you like your surprise, Tee?” Alice asked a little too excitedly.
“What surprise?”
Alice looked at Tina oddly. Tina noticed the look Bette gave Alice. Alice didn’t let Bette’s scowl stop her.
“What do you mean ‘what surprise’?”
“I mean I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“What is she talking about, Baby?” Tina turned her gaze towards Bette.
Tina saw Bette glowering at Alice. Bette opened her mouth but before Bette could answer, Alice kept talking.
“What the fuck, Tee? You didn’t notice all of these flowers all over your fucking house when you came home last night or when you got up this morning?” Alice asked pointing at the bouquets on the kitchen table.
Tina looked at the flowers. Then at Bette who smiled slightly and looked away. Then back at Alice.
“Bette forced me, Shane and Dana to go to every fucking flower shop within a 20 mile radius to find the absolute perfect flowers to surprise you with for when you got back from being on location. She wanted flowers to put in every vase you own…and that’s a lot of fucking vases, by the way. No one needs that many fucking vases. You two are vase hoarders. And then after we got the perfect flowers and put them in the ridiculous amount of vases you own, it then took Bette another hour to decide exactly the optimal places to put them for you. And you’re telling me, you didn’t notice ANY of them?” Alice said pointing to the coffee table and then to the kitchen window and then to the stand by the door like they were contestants on some obscure game show and she was the lesbian version of Vannah White.
Tina followed Alice’s gestures. Her face dropped with each location. She glanced over at Bette. She was still looking down. This wasn’t the first time she’d not noticed Bette being the sweet woman she always was.
“Shit, Baby. I…I’m sorry. I…”
“It’s really no big deal, Tee.”
Bette Franklin smiled at her.
“No big deal!” Alice interjected. “Are you insa…”
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Wow wow wow!!!! What a chapter!!!!
It started out so positive and gave me hope, hope that thanks to this day they were one step closer to rebuilding their relationship but by the end of the chapter I was in tears and I could literally feel the pain of Bette in particular. She was harsh in her words but it was really what Tina needed to hear, the hard cold truth what her behavior and leaving Bette did. Bette’s words that Tina loves her but doesn’t feel that, ouch!!!
Tina seemed to understand what her leaving Bette had done before this talk but she didn’t seem to feel the real impact, what it did to Bette emotionally.
How can you tell someone that you are leaving her because they loved you too much. I sincerely hope that Tina finally understands that saying sorry and I love you is not enough but that she needs to show it in action.
And I fell in love with AJ, what an incredibly cute and sweet kid, love at first sight between him and Bette. Tina is only now realizing how good a mother Bette can be, although she already knew that from the flashback she had earlier. But that she didn’t see herself that Bette also had a lot of grief and pain after the miscarriage and only realized that after Kit and Alice told her, I can somewhat understand because she had the miscarriage but it was also Bette’s baby, it feels a bit double, I think Tina, as she says herself, is a spoiled brat that took Bette for granted, at a certain point she didn’t even see the small things that Bette did for her and their relationship.
I notice that I find it difficult to like this Tina. She’s trying really hard and I hope she really knows how to win Bette back, but you can try too hard. She has to give Bette time and space and stay in therapy because she really has to learn that not everything goes the way she wants.
I am a Tibetter at heart, so I fervently hope that they will find their way back to each other.
I am a big fan of this story, hope to read another chapter soon!!!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you’re a big fan. It’s been fun to write and to really explore both of their points of view. Don’t give up on Tina just yet. I think she may surprise you in the coming chapters.
Yes, it did start out positive. But relationships are messy. Especially when you have a love like Bette and Tina. It gets a little messy. And they are in the crux of the mess.
Isn’t AJ the best. So sweet. I love the relationship between Bette and AJ. So important to see Bette so gentle and loving.
They are going to have to talk about Bette’s grief before they can move forward. And that’s gonna be a doozy!
Thanks for reading!
Damn, Im crying now. Okay, damn you Tina, you broke your forever love. You better buy a gallon of superglue and get to sticking!What a great chapter! I can’t read it again tonight. PPS
Lol. A gallon of superglue. Yes. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
WOW what a great Chapter, thank you.
SG
Glad you enjoyed it!!
I am a Tibetter since TLW Season 1 and a great fan of this story. It’s been a month since your last chapter, eagerly awaiting for your next chapter…