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Chapter 9
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‘We should call,’ Bette said.
‘I don’t th—’
Angie’s reply was cut off by a grimace and a loud moan of pain. Bette looked at Tina, who was already holding her phone to her ear.
‘Time those,’ she said to Bette.
‘I’ve been timing them already. Ten minutes, ten minutes, ten minutes.’
Tina nodded. Then her call connected.
‘Hi. Doctor Yang? Tina Porter-Kennard. Yes, Angelica’s mother. I think we might have the real thing today . . .’
And she was right.
***
The hospital didn’t want Angie to come in until she was around seven minutes, which meant she was still at home when Mitch got back around nine, and then all four of them drove an hour to Cedars-Sinai in Santa Monica. There, Angie and Mitch settled into the birthing suite while Tina and Bette went to wait in reception for Mitch’s parents to arrive from Denver.
‘How long do you think this will be?’ Bette asked, standing, trying not to pace, while Tina replied to various texts, because Bette wasn’t bothering.
‘It’ll be as long as it’ll be. Why?’
She looked up. Bette pulled a face. ‘Audrey?’
Audrey was Mitch’s mother. She was a circuit judge. Mitch’s father, Harold, had died suddenly when Mitch was just a boy. Audrey had then married Theo, a recruitment consultant. They were very nice. Too nice, Bette suspected.
‘What about her?’ Tina asked.
‘Don’t you think she’s a bit homophobic?’
Tina blinked. ‘Not really.’
‘You don’t think asking what Angie’s relationship was with her donor is homophobic?’
‘Not any more than you asking what Harold died from.’
Bette felt a little sheepish about that, but then got over it.
‘It’s relevant medical history,’ she said.
‘Well, so is Marcus.’
‘It’s one thing to ask if he was colour blind or a haemophiliac, quite another to ask how often Angie saw him.’
Tina shut her phone, sat back on her chair and stared at the row of glass doors. It was properly night now, around eleven. Bette could see them both reflected in the black mirrors. Tina in black jeans and a short camel woollen coat. Bette in blue jeans, a sage-green Harris Tweed hacking jacket and her hair tucked up under a brown corduroy cap. They looked like a couple of college professors. Or undercover cops. That made Bette suppress a giggle. Then, a minute later:
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Awwww… Blockbuster chapter, Largo! B.R.A.V.A. It took an eternity for Bette and Tina to find what they were looking for and to find the right balance of courage, acceptance, surrender and open- heartedness to give in to that lovely kiss again. Wow, what a journey, what a lovely family and what a love story! Thank you so much for this feel-good, sunshiny chapter and this lovely story, Largo!❤
Hi mightymouse! *waves* Thanks so much for reading and commenting. I’m really delighted you enjoyed this chapter. Good things come to those who wait, right?? I got all gooey writing about that wee baby! Nice.
Thank you gain for your support. It truly means a lot to me. Have a great week.
L
Very complicated but still interesting story.
Waiting for the next chapter.
Hi Angel 1981! *waves* Thank you so much for reading my story and leaving a comment. :-)
I wanted to write something in which B&T ‘fix’ themselves before they reunite. We’ll probably not get to see that on the show, but I think that’s one of the things fanfic can do, is let us explore things we don’t get to see. I liked using my imagination to try and work out how they might change.
Your support is much appreciated. I’ll try and get the last chapter up at the weekend.
Have a great day
Largo
OMG!!! You made me cry – that was so moving & it hit squarely in the middle of my chest – direct hit to my Tibette heart!!
We’ve chatted at length about this story & gone up & down for the reasons why, but in the end – all that really mattered is family – their family. which is a little bigger now with a son in law, a brand spanning new baby boy & two other grandparents that could just be the right fit too.
This chapter was well done as per your usual brilliance. As mightymouse stated – BRAVA!!!
Bette & Tina path has been clouded, stressful, unclear & certainly long, but finally, FINALLY, they have made it back home to one another.
I know you mentioned that you might also grace us once again with a possible continuation of The Real Tibette Watching GQ – but I sure wish you coulda, shoulda been on the writing team for GQ3 – hell all of GQ in its entirety!!!
Thanks for all your effort in creating this nugget of perfection.
As always, a simple thing in life – having the love of your life in your life is all that matters.
Hears to Bette & Tina & forever!!!
P.S. – five stars pal!!!
Hello Collins, my friend! *waves*
Thank you for sticking with this story and for commenting so positively – that means a great deal to me. :-) Glad I made you cry, too, lol. I do think the end of this chapter might be the very sweetest thing I’ve ever written for B&T. I just LOVED this idea of them reintroducing themselves. When it popped into my head I just felt the emotion in it and knew it would work.
I still have one more chapter to write. Might see if I can get that done today, in fact. Quite a dreich day here in Edinburgh (what else is knew, haha)
Thanks for the 5 stars! That’s funny, in light of our convo. :-)
Thanks for all your support and friendship – I promise I will catch up with DOH one of these days. Keep writing!
L