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Chapter 19 – Deal with the problems
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Bette met Natalie’s father at a coffee shop near her work during lunch. He worked in an office on the next street and they agreed to meet where it would be convenient for both of them. He was a tall man with dark hair and a beard that was slightly graying. They had seen each other a couple of times because of their daughters in the past and knew each other very superficially, at the ”Hi/bye” level.
”Hi, Bette, good to see you”
The man pulled up a chair and sat down next to Bette at the counter. Bette set her mug of tea on the table and returned the greeting.
”Thank you for reporting Natalie’s location. My wife and I were very worried about her. Is she okay?”
Despite Tina’s words about not judging Andrew, Bette was judging him. She knew that there might be different situations, but the fact remained that his child had stood on their doorstep last night, sodden and tearful. And no matter what she did, her father should be with her, or at least looking for her when she wasn’t home.
”She was very upset and tired yesterday, and I don’t think she’s fully recovered now”
”I’m sorry about that. I’m sure you and your wife had no plans to welcome guests at this time”
Bette was getting annoyed at what Andrew was saying. Why is he apologizing to her and not to his daughter?
”It’s not about what our plans were, it’s about how surprised we were by what she told us. To be honest, it doesn’t seem like safe for her, Andrew”
”What are you talking about? What did she tell you?”
Bette raised an eyebrow slightly and spoke after a few seconds.
”That you kicked her out of the house in the middle of the night with no money and no phone”
Andrew exhaled and looked away from Bette, taking a few sips of water
”You know I’m not going to teach you how to communicate your own daughter, okay? But I can’t just stay away when Natalie comes to me with this problem”
”Bette, the thing is, no one kicked Natalie out of the house. After the death of Jillian, Natalie’s mother, she suffered from a lack of attention. She was a child when it happened, but it affected her a lot. We have quarrels and she often leaves the house, because it attracts our attention and the attention of those to whom she tells about it. I’m sorry that you and Tina got caught up in this, but it’s really not what you might think”
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Seriously? Jodi. She is so piece of work. Failing Angie out of spite for Bette. I’m glad Natalie is going back home and recognizes that she left voluntarily. Maybe she’ll actually talk to a counselor. Margot. Man, she’s bold. I hope Bette Coming to Jesus statement gives her pause. Tina needs to really set some firm boundaries.
agree with ya!
so is Margo also working for Warner Brothers? She tried to get under Bette’s skin by implying that she has been to the house enough times visiting that she knew right where Tina kept her “thing-a-majiggies” but it didnt work. Good for you Bette!!!
Margot is not a very considerate person….showing up at Tina’s without notice at night knowing she is married and with a child is the apex of rudeness. And thinking she could just enter the house without invitation is rude beyond rude. Margot is not being just rude to Bette, she is showing Tina no respect as well. Boundaries? Someone who wants to be your friend recognizes when you are in a relationship and that your shared home with a wife is not open to your access on a whim. I would tell her that she needs to call first and that she needs to understand that Bette is her wife and will be respected as such. No more of this causal touching, showing up at her home or office or anywhere else without notice and consent.
Jodi…. it appears that she set up Angie to be humiliated just like her mother. If Angie chooses RSID as the college of her choice, then despite what Bette thinks, Jodi is bound to become a problem. How is it that you choose a team to be the advisor of it and then you rank them the lowest in the competition? Does that not say something about the advisor? And my bets are that all that personal attention Jodi was giving Angie included some milking of information on Bette and Tina. Jodi is a snake in the grass. Beware of Ms Jodi Learner.
Thanks for the update….
Thank you for the chapter!
Well Jodie seems the Jodie we know – very vengeful. But i think not big harm done, and i don’t think it could lead to something else in the future. With this Margo – another story. (By the way – can we have conversation between Tina and her about boundaries?) So i think we could hear about Margo in the future and not done with her.