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A Second Chance at Forever
Story written on August 28, 2012 by justkeepswimming.
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"Anyway, I thought I’d say hi," Sherry stood as she spoke. "Jackson wants me around more than ever right now, so I’ll head back before his half time starts."
They waved their last goodbyes.
"I don’t say it often enough, but thanks for being the parent you are," Tina leaned into Bette slightly.
"We’re pretty lucky," Bette replied, bringing her arm up from Tina’s back to pull her closer for a quick embrace. "Our values are closely aligned. We appreciate the same things. And of course ultimately she was born out of love."
"We truly want what’s best for her," Tina nodded towards the field as Angie raced by.
They watched the rest of the game quietly pondering the advantages they enjoyed as they raised a daughter together.
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"Can we go to Auntie Kit’s?" Angie flopped into the back seat of Bette’s dark blue BMW sedan shortly after the last whistle.
Bette glanced over at Tina, who answered the unasked question with a shrug of her shoulders and a barely perceptible nod of her head.
"Sure," Bette replied. "We know we’ll get a table there."
"Plus Auntie Alice and Auntie Dana always go for dinner on Thursdays after the show," Angie replied. She put on the earbuds for her iPod and said loudly "I haven’t seen them in forever!"
Angie was referring to the ‘live to tape’ weekly radio show that Alice recorded at afternoon drive time every Thursday.
"Right," Tina said as she mimicked turning down the volume towards the back seat for Angie’s immediate action. "I forgot about that…"
"Do you want to try somewhere else?" Bette asked quietly.
"It’s fine," Tina replied. "We don’t expect Angie to keep any secrets, so it will seem less surreptitious if we’re open with everyone."
"How are we framing…this?" Bette waved her hand between the two of them.
"Parenthood?" Tina suggested. "We don’t owe anyone any explanations, Bette."
"I guess I’m trying to define it myself," Bette sighed.
"And if we don’t really know what’s going on yet, it’s difficult to explain it to anyone else," Tina said. Tina continued to speak lowering her voice only slightly while continuing to face Bette. "Angie can you hear me?"
No response was forthcoming from the back seat.
"Good Mom trick," Bette said. "It’s still pretty loud for her. She can’t hear us."
"We’re figuring things out," Tina began, having been assured that Angie was oblivious to their conversation. "But I understand if you want to talk to someone about what’s been going on between us. Just…try to pick someone other than Alice."
"If I talked to anyone, it would be Kit," Bette said. "How about you. Do you have someone you can confide in?"
"I’ll talk to you if you think you can take my processing out loud," Tina replied with a smile. "Shane is a good sounding board, but she’s not much for advice."
"She can keep a secret," Bette agreed.
"I’m grateful to have you back in my life again," Tina said. "When we were partners, you were my best friend. Losing you as a friend was just as hard as losing our life together."
They both heard the rustling in the back seat and the tell tell sound of hissing high notes and thumping bass as Angie pulled the buds out.
"That’s still too loud, sweetie," Tina said. "Remember I said I would place a low maximum on the volume if you’re not responsible with it."
"’Kay Mommy," Angie replied, turning down the sound to a more reasonable decibel.
"We’re just concerned for your hearing Ang," Bette said, catching her gaze in the rearview mirror.
"You know, most parents who are divorced play off of each other to win the love of the kids," Angie said. "Any chance you two could try that instead of ganging up on me all the time?"
Bette and Tina couldn’t help but laugh at this astute assessment.
"No chance at all," Bette replied, as she pulled into the parking lot of the Planet for yet another family dinner.
(tbc)
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Slow and steady wins the race, right? I like the pace of the story and will miss it when it ends.
I love this story and your writing, I wish it would go on forever!
this story is touching me on a personal level, i just wish that life was just like your fiction LOL waiting for more :)
You have been away far too long to even hint at this story ending! I have found myself reminded of how engaging I always find your character dialogue. Thank you so much for taking the time to return.
It’s probably best they not forget their rekindled friendship in what they’re trying to explore. I like how the story’s going and I’ve been enjoying reading it. Take your time, we only just got you back! Thanks for posting, jks. :)
Don’t end it to soon. I have been enjoying your writting so much. This is a great story. I hope you have another story in the works.
I love this story and the pace. Please don’t end it too soon and if you feel you must, then I hope you’ll bring us another story to follow this one. Glad you’re back and enjoy reading your stories. :)
I like this story! The details make me feel like I am watching a movie. This back and forth which obviously comes from fear is something that happens a lot in relationships and I can’t wait to find out how Bette and Tina will deal with it and how/if they will manage to make something good out of it.
Please take your time,no need to end this great story.Please don`t leave the site again,I`m so glad you are back.
They are making progress
Great update. I love the dialogue between the two and Angie throwing her two cents in on top of it. That was a nice flow to the story. Its great that they are working on their friendship as I see that the possibility of more exits. Great writing!
You take the time you feel is necessary to tell your story. I love the slow and in depth look you take at the progression of their relationship. I am so glad that you didn’t have the 2 of them just jump into bed right away without solving any of their issues. Thanks for the post!
Read all your updates on this story. Love it. Thank you
Ditto to all the comments above me. I love this story and hope it will not end any time soon. The way you write the story feels real and they are doing what is necessary to rekindle their friendship and their love for a new relationship and family all together in one house. Angie’s comment was priceless, she is just too cute. Thanks for coming back to us and posting this wonderful story. Please stay with us and continue to write.
left something out. What’s not to like, I don’t understand that at all. This is one of the best stories on this site. It’s not hurried, they are taking things slowly to reconnect with each other and rekindle their love without everyone else’s inteference, they are coparenting their child with much success. They are doing so well with rearing her that she wants them to “not gang up on her all the time.” lol. Typical child. I can’t imagine anyone not liking this story on some level. It’s wonderful. Keep writing, we’ll stay with you. Besides you have and have had well over a thousand views since the story started. That, to me, says that there are more enjoying the story than not. However, we respect your right not to continue if you can’t for whatever reason. But we sure hope you will stay with us. Thanks.
Thanks JKS for the update … Great conversations, sound so lively and real! :-) … PPVS?! :-) … Uhm… Excuse me… End?! I hope the end of the story is feasible through some long chapters in between this one to the finale as frankly I feel the story is just begin … A good thought will be: great!! that means you have wrote the stories … which means we can have more often update and longer chapter?! ✌😁 hehehe…