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Holding the drink up to her child, she got Angelica to take a few sips through the stirrer. “Not too much backwash, okay?” The request was usually a lost cause but she still felt better by asking.
“Christina?”
Tina turned towards the sound of the voice and found herself facing an older woman. She’d remembered that this was a friend of her mother’s, although she couldn’t fully remember the woman’s name.
“Hi, I’m sorry.”
“Stella. Stella Parsons.”
“Right. I went to school with your son, Seth.”
“Yes, my Seth.” Stella concentrated on Angelica for a moment. “And who’s this little one.”
“This is my daughter, Angelica.”
“Oh. Your mother didn’t mention that you were married. She said you were single.”
“It’s a little complicated.”
“Isn’t it always?” Stella leaned closer. “Should you decide to ever dump her father, my Seth is available. He’s a wonderful boy.”
“I’m sure he is, Stella.” What Tina could remember of Seth Parsons was the fact that he went from the kid who ate anything for a nickel in grade school to the burner who ate any drug he could scrounge in high school. These were not the stories to relate to a parent. “But you know, I’m just not ready.” Tina gave Angelica a little bounce. “I think we need to get settled as a unit.”
Stella put a comforting hand on Tina’s shoulder. “Of course, dear. My son’s divorced three times. I know how hard it is.”
To this, Tina gave a sympathetic nod, and backed herself and Angelica away.
“Dodged a bullet there, Angel,” she whispered to her daughter.
“No,” Angelica said. She giggled, and reached out for the glass.
“Drink or laugh.” Tina held the glass farther away. “You can’t do both.”
Angelica continued giggling. Tina gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Come on. Let’s see who else we’ve got to talk to.”
“You are always picking up the most attractive women.”
“Fortunately, it’s usually not literal.” Tina spun on her heel and found herself facing Trey.
“This one yours?”
“Trey, meet Angelica. Angelica, Trey.”
Angelica took meeting someone new as a sign to burrow closer to her mother.
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Gee, maybe it’s because I’ve not spent a lot of time around kids, but I found that backwash concept a little disturbing. I had to chuckle over Tina’s compliment to Trey for his intention of trying to score with Bette. Will the good times continue at the reception?
This chapter was fantastic. I enjoyed the banter between Tina & Trey over Bette. Ang was cute as usual.
Backwash isn’t bad when the backwash comes from your own child. Love that Trey took Bette to the party. That is not going to make Tina mom happy,but what will? Bette is so gutsy when it comes to Angie and Tina. Just hope that Tinas Mom acts as classie.as Bette and Tina are. thanks
Looks like the party has just begun and yet the pages flew by. Tina needs a real drink. Tina and Marian have avoiding having a confrontation, wonder how long that will last. Maybe Tina should cut in on Bette dancing with Trey. That’s a damn hot suit Bette is wearing. At some point, I think Tina’s resistance will wane…
I had a Shirley Temple once. I’ll stick to Coke and Mountain Dew if I can’t have alcohol.
Great update. Looking foreward to the next chapter.
nicely done as usual. looking forward to more and i too am expecting some kind of run in with the mother. a dance could be interesting but it doesn’t seem really clear what it is that Tina wants. at this point, Bette’s intentions seem much clearer than Tina’s…
Great to see this post. Washoping we would get one from you. Wonderful story and Tina dn Bette are being as gutsy as ever especially Bette. marian will probably fo into fits soon. Who cares? Seeing them as a family is great. PPS
Great chapter P.I still would like to see Tina stand up to her mother and proclaim her love to Bette. The banter between Trey and Tina over Bette was funny.
psued, Thanks for another great chapter…I am so glad they are sitting together and I do hope that Tina’s mother comes over…while she probably has nothing to say, I wouldn’t mind seeing Trey pretending that Bette was his date…even if it were a farce, it would be funny. thanks again for your time and effort to this story.
Next up, Mother Marian. I so want Tina to stand up to her in front of the gathering and give her a piece of her mind – although Tina may be too considerate to engage in such behavior. Looking forward to the conclusion of the reception and dare I suggest an evening back in Tina’s room with Bette — sorry Trey, she’s already taken!
Backwash, that is a good one. You can tell that Tina knows more about the backwash issue but also the drink itself was nasty. I enjoyed reading about Bette and Tina and Angie’s play wedding.
lets see what else the reception will bring…post soon
Hey Pseud, I did have a sneaky suspicion that Bette would turn up at the reception. I would love to see Tina really stand up to her mother and extended family by showing how much she is in love with Bette. I want Tina to realize and admit that Bette completes her and their family. Angelica was adorable as shyness enveloped her everytime new people were around. Her interaction and playing with Martin was sweet. Even if his parents didn’t know quite how to react to Bette being Angie’s other mother. I would love to see this family back together again. Perhaps Tina and Bette could go put Angie down and have a much needed conversation. Being it these foreign surrounding might give them the courage to sort themselves out and speak from their heart. Whatever you write I will be here ready to enjoy. Thank you so much for this morning delight. Your Loyal Fan.
well thanks for the update pseud. i think the world in general has lost its mind this week so its always great to get a little slice of wit, love, and general fun from your stories. just the tonic i needed. i hope you can post sooner rather than later.
The pages did go fast with such smooth writing, Conversations interesting and funny. and TiBette reconnecting again. Angie is adorable. PPS
Awesome as always….especially love the family interaction and Bette’s attempt to be close to her family. Thanks again for the post.
Nice steady simple progress. Human interaction. The dodge and parry of flirtation between two people who aren’t quite sure of where they stand with each other. Enjoyable as always. I’m already looking forward to the next half of the reception – whenever you have the time!
This chapter ended waaaayyy too soon. I love how B&T are getting along. Can’t wait for more.
I give tina lots of credit going back home like this most ppl won’t do it! Knew bette would find a way to make it to the reception. tina needs to relax and be open and honest about how she really feels with bette… as for mama kennard…and her close mindec click… tina needs to not get upset about her instead the best revenge is to show how succesful she is with bette. it is obvious she has stood up and her mom doesn’t care. so by being honest and having agreat time will only piss mama kennard off even more sounds great to me,lol….i think a kiss on the dance floor would do justice!! :)
great post, only just realized from your authors note that you post once a week. Man I wish it were like twice!!! I am looking forward to a lil smack or 2 from Tibette, but I relish in the angst at the same time!!!!
Hey if the backwash comes from one of your kids or your partner its okay. Gotta love Trey. Now I think Bette and Tina need to dance for themselves and to piss off Tina’s Mom.
tell trey to stand in line, were all trying to get into bettes pants!!! loved the pacing and the interacting with each other. this is just delightful. thx
Great chapter – yea what about a dance???? PPS
this had me laughing, smiling, & aw-ing (as in aw, how cute)……perfect, thx!
LOL! I am getting a kick out of Angie’s comment “she weddinged a boy”. I am so glad that Bette is at the reception with Tina. I hope there are more fun times ahead. :)
Pseud, you are sure shooting down I.C.’s theory that no one would watch Tibette without drama between them. We are all enjoying the simpler moments with them as a family. However, I think I would enjoy the drama of them tackling something together….like say Tina’s Mom?
nice that Bette turned up…Angie is so cute…personally I can’t stand backwash but it’s a kid thing…
THAT WAS AWESOME!