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Chandelier – 19
"Any particular reason?"
"Never really got around to."
Andrea nodded, opening the pizza box. "What makes tonight so special?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you’ve never been around before. It’s your night with the kid. Was wondering what made you take the trip to the suburbs." Andrea said, picking up a slice of pizza.
"Plate," Tina reminded from the kitchen.
Andrea rolled her eyes, reaching across the table where a stack of plates were. She turned to Bette. "Plate?"
"Please." Bette nodded, taking the offered dish. Beside her, Angelica eyed the pizza in earnest. "T?"
"Yes?"
"Can I feed Angelica pizza?"
Tina emerged from the kitchen, and sat down at the head of the table. She watched as Angelica opened her mouth everytime Andrea lifted her own slice to take a bite. She turned to Bette. "Up to you."
Bette frowned at her. "Is that a trick question?"
"No." Tina said, surprised.
Bette looked at her.
"I mean it. I sometimes give her the crust to help develop her teeth."
Bette and Tina met each other’s gazes, remembering something about Angelica’s teeth, the hickey the child had given her mother, and smiled at each other.
Andrea felt like a spectator in this display of silent understanding, but wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Bette broke her gaze from Tina, and turned to Angelica. She broke off a piece of the pizza, and fed it to the child.
Angelica eagerly ate the piece, only to spit it out a minute later. She shuddered, and reached for her water mug.
Bette turned to Tina. "Explain."
"She doesn’t like pepperoni." Tina told her, smiling uncontrollably. "I just wanted to see if she’s changed her mind."
Bette turned to Angelica, pointing at Tina. "Blame her."
Andrea narrowed her eyes. "So are you two always this Ozzy and Harriet?"
Both Bette and Tina turned to look at her. Angelica imitated her parents and also looked at Andrea.
Andrea looked at them innocently. "What?"
The three only continued to stare at her.
"What?" Andrea repeated. She looked cluelessly at Angelica. "Is it not my turn to speak?"
Bette turned to Tina. "You’re right. It’s remarkable."
"Told you." Tina said, before taking a bite of pizza. She glanced at where Angelica was managing to eat her cream of chicken.
Bette reached for a knife and fork from the utensil tray on the kitchen divider.
"What are you doing?" Both Tina and Andrea asked, alarmed.
Bette paused. "Getting utensils?"
"Uh huh." Tina shook her head. "Not in this house, B."
"What?"
"Here we eat pizza like savages. Use your hands." Tina ordered.
"But I’ll be holding Angelica, and—"
"Hands." Tina commanded.
"So controlling." Bette noted, smiling.
Andrea glanced at Tina, who waited expectantly as Bette delicately picked up her pizza slice. Something was eerily familiar about the vibe she was getting from these two adults. She blinked, and thought of her own friends.
The subtle flirtation. The knowing smiles. The constant silent referral to the other. The gentle jabs at each other.
Andrea smirked, now aware that she had bargaining power over her babysitting client.
And remembered she still had two more interviews with Tina’s friends.
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I sometimes eat my pizza with a fork, especially if it’s too hot to pick up or just too sloppy. =p Damn now I want some of that pizza in a box where all you do is throw it together in like 20 minutes or so (I can’t cook either shhhhh).
Yeah, I like your version of Angelica, too. She always has something pertinant to say. And she rarely cries or poops. That’s my kind of kid. And the ones old enough to feed themselves were pretty cute in this outing, too.
What fun that was. Andrea is seeing the pros at work here. Thanks for the post.
oh god help us you are going to introduce andie to alice aren’t you. B& T and the rest of better take cover!is bette going to look at the photo first though….?
Oh you’re so good. Thanks for writing.
IC may have given them a life but she also took that love away from them. Tiff you gave that love another chance to blossom. Andrea sees this and so do we. Love how Bette now sees that Andrea is a mini Alice. I too love the flirtatous behavoir, and jabs between Bette and Tina and how comfortable they have become around each other again. Will Bette say something about the picture that Tina tired to hide?
I never eat pizza with a fork, I think its funny to eat like that. Ok Angei is sweet, Bette and Tina is cute, Andrea is funny. OK post soon plesae, thanks!
tiffy savages come on!! i guess im a savage all the time then! haha good times!!
damn, you make these people so real. we do owe ic a debt of gratitude for b&t seasons 1/2. maybe we’ll see those people on screen again someday, but i don’t hold out much hope. thankfully we have you.
Your stories never cease to amaze me. Gotta love this. B&T going for it, regardless that friends and family may not be 100% behind. But, hey ya gotta go with your heart. Love Angelica, and Andrea, gives it all a fresh perspective. Andrea/Alice love it, can’t wait for more.
I just love the rhythm you’ve set with this saga. And the dialogue is so so amazing. Sometimes, I hear YOUR Bette and Tina talking in my head long after I’ve left the site. I think this is my favorite Tina ever–finally a true equal to Bette.
thank you for your story… looking forward to reading more.
so wonderful…the way you have with words and discriptions…amazing…love this story
Writing stories is something you’re very good at, are there any other things too……;)
terrific i love Angelica! and i think B&T are doing great! i hope they continue in this way. continue please
love how angelica keeps repeating words. love also the sort of UST betwen b/t. more soon, please :)
Oh Tiff you’ve done it again, i couldn’t wait to read your chapter and wasn’t disappointed – they are all so cute together and i’m getting butterflies at this early stage of their courtship again. I love how you’re taking it slowly and the flirting is adorable – wish this was in the script for Season 3 would have made the show – thks for the speedy posts i’m lovin them!!!! HAPPY EASTER
LOL. too cute when angie echoed. eating pizza with hands are the best! and i’m gettin pizza for dinner tonite!woohoo~
How can you be so consistently perfect?I loved that Bette saw the picture on the mantle. This was a wonderful way to start my morning. Thank you
I’m glad that Bette and Tina are reconnecting. Very funny about the Alice reference. Who else is she going to interview??? As always, thanks for the time and effort in this story.
This chaper had me laughing, how do you come up with the goods Tiff each chapter is prize, 1st Prize everytime, your story is my favourite on this site, no disrepect to the other authors who post and there are alot of good authors on this site, yours just stands out at the present time, the dialogue is perfect really perfect. Thank you.
What a sweet family picture! That’s we call a family. lol
This was a fun chapter. Angie’s so cute I can eat her up! LOL. Andie really IS a mini version of Alice. I hope she does interview Alice and I’m sure they’ll get along famously. Come to think of it, will Andrea be an influence to Angelica or is that just a teenager thing? But then she also has Aunt Alice around to do that too. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of family life for B&T.
The visual of Angelica makes me smile. That is one cute kid.
delightful as always! this is such a treat! thank you :)
Cute and perfect
Just delightful. What a fun read. Yeah, Hooray for IC for giving us B & T but thank you tiff for giving them life and conversations of real, loving adults with a realistic amount of angst.
Very fun – wonderful dialogue and yes, pizza – eating with hands a must. Thanks :o)