Window of Opportunity

Chapter 13

Previously:

“ I have to meet this therapist of yours. She is a wonder. Nope, no more questions right now. Sleep well and I’m looking forward to seeing you at brunch.”

“You too T. I love you and will see you in a couple hours. Night.”

“Night Bette

  I woke early after a night of dreaming about Tina. I woke well rested for the first time in a long time and debated whether to do some things around the house or just relax. Since I knew that everything was pretty much in order, I decided to do a walk through to ensure that everything was ready for Angie’s week with me then take a swim. I put some of the items I knew that Angie may get into on higher shelves and pulled out toys that were stored away since her last time over. Everything else was good to go so I headed out to the pool to do some laps. Swimming had always relaxed me and since Tina and I broke up, had become my salvation. I miss running or jogging but my knees just couldn’t take the abuse any longer and swimming allowed me time to tire out both my body and my mind. After doing some laps, I rolled on my back and floated. I heard noises coming from the table and looked over to see Shane and Alice sitting there drinking coffee. They really must be feeling better to be not only wake but out of the house this early.

“Hey guys. What brings you by this morning?”

“Hey Bette. Alice was too fucked up to go home yesterday and we fell asleep really early and when I stepped out for a smoke, I heard you out here. Hope we aren’t bothering you.”

“Of course not. It’s good to see we all survived the other night. I’m glad you both were there.”

“Forget the idle chitchat there Porter. How was the talk with Tina last night? You know that we are dying to know and you need to spill it.”

I laughed knowing that Alice being Alice probably tried to get here earlier and was restrained by Shane. I needed to buy a few minutes though so I excused myself to shower and change. When I felt confident to talk with them, I grabbed a carafe of coffee and walked back outside. I’m glad that Tina and I together decided to hold off telling them that we are going to try to date again. Their love is without question of us but sometimes, too many times, it felt that we were lost in pleasing our friends as opposed to pleasing ourselves. I don’t want to repeat that same mistake.