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Ashes, ashes…
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“I know,” Shane sighed, wearied by the stark, relentless facts.
“I just I need to get through it. And I don’t know how that’s going to happen. But it will. And I do need you, all of you. Your love and your support. But ultimately, I’ve got to do this by myself,” Tina said, leaning back against the head rest.
“Sowhat if I only stayed for a week? We could have dinner together. We could watch stupid movies. We could talk. Ornot.”
Tina shook her head and looked into Shane’s dark blue eyes, noticing the deep well of worry settled there.
“One week. That’s it. Then you go back to your house and your girlfriend and your life. Okay?”
“Okay,” Shane said, smiling as she turned the key in the ignition and pulled the Toyota out of the driveway. “One week.”
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“It happens,
“Spare me the analysis. I’m not talking about statistics. I’m talking about you and Tina,”
“You promised me that we were going to order take out, have a few laughs, and keep it light. I’ve been here 10 minutes and you’re already starting.”
“I can’t believe that you’reyou’re moving. To *****
“Can I get a glass of that, or are you just going to wave the bottle around?”
“What about therapy? What about working with a really good grief counselor and–”
“No,” Bette said simply.
“No? That’s it? Justno?”
“Do you honestly think that Tina and I haven’t already had this conversation? Do you think that for the past eight weeks since Do you think we haven’t considered all of our options?”
For an instant, Bette’s calm veneer fell away, revealing the horrible, raw pain that she’d been living with every minute of the day for the past two months. But then, just as quickly, she composed herself and reached for the bottle
“When do you leave?”
“End of the month. I’ll be back and forth until the house sells, but the movers are coming that last weekend.”
“Wow. It doesn’t seemreal.”
“Believe me. It’s very real.”
“And you and Tina still aren’t in touch at all?”
“No. We both thought it would be better this way. Letting the lawyers handle it. It’s less”
“Emotional,”
“Something like that.”
“I know you don’t want to talk about this”
“I hear a ‘But’ coming.”
“But,”
“Ah. There it is.”
“But it’s so soon, Bette. I mean. What if you two took some time apart. Did some grieving on your own. Maybe it’s too fresh for you guys to be thinking clearly. They say that you shouldn’t make any major decisions for six months after”
“After your child dies?”
“And what happens after six months, hmm? Is there a magic switch that gets flipped? Some kind of alarm will go off and I’ll wake up and discover that this was all a nightmare?”
“I didn’t mean–”
“
“What?”
“Would you like a glass of Merlot?”
“Sure. I’d love one.”
“Good,” Bette said, busying herself with the bottle and glass.
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I really like this beginning. Of course, I’m hoping for a happy BnT ending :)
geezz…lose another child??? damn..great story post soon thanks
Hey FFC Thanks for writing back Another Wonderful great story I can’t wait to read of this Thanks!!
To live again, to love again. To be strong, to be here.
wow- i was just thinking about you the other day wondering what was happening with you. this is gonna be a tough one to follow but there is no one else out there that can do a better job with difficult, seemingly impossible situations as you. i will be following right along and thanks for starting another story.
wow, my heart is breaking and i hope you’ll make B&T get back together again…this is going to be hard one to read, but i hope there’s hope…love your stories as always
Why! Can’t they help each other through this, Brilliantly written of course
I love your stuff, but, this much right out of the gate…give me my wheaties I think I’m gonna need them…ops I better stock up on the kleenex…ok, let’s go!!
Nice to see you back FFC, looking forward to reading more. Thank you.
Hey nice to see you starting another story! lots of drama in it..i can’t wait to read more about it. Post soon :)
Heart-breaking storyline, but it’s you…and no one can do fanfic better. I trust that. Welcome back and thank you for another story.
holy crap. that was tough. brought back memories of my sons death this past feb. im so glad my whole world didnt fall apart. but i must agree with al its really to soon to make decisions like that.this will be tough but in your capable hands it will be worth it. please just get the elephant off of my heart thanks. little painful
Wow. Missed your posts a lot, for a MIGHTY long while. I am so glad you are back. Two pages and I am hooked (again!). Please continue, FFC. Welcome back. Cheers!
Fanficchick…ahhhh…deep sigh. Thank you for coming back to us. There is no one…and I mean NO ONE on this site, that I would want to write about this subject. Your deep and profound grasp of emotions, as well as your perfectly pitched dialogue, is the combination that will produce another story, that I have no doubt, will touch me and stay with me, just as Comfort Enough has. Again…thank you.
One chapter. One chapter and I’m standing, my feet on the ledge, toes curling on the outer edge, gazing out into the abyss. Fanficchick, you do it for me. Use your powers wisely…
Glad to see you back even if its grief and loss. I am interested in seeing if the girls can make their way back to each other.
Wow this is sad and drama, great start and continue please, thanks!
Did a happy wizard dance when I saw u were back, not dancing so much now. Still glad you are back, but man what a start. Thanks for taking the time.
sheesh i actually gasped…wow
yay! you’re back..!!!!!!!!!
practically perfect…as always
This one seems like a tough one to get through but after reading One step.., Breaking the silence and then comfort enough I am curious as to how old Jordan will be when she dies, because in BTS-she was Nine Years old, when Tina reconnected with her parents.