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    Family Dinner

    Story written on April 5, 2019 by BAT2012.
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    As he looked around the home that his daughter shared with her wife of 8 years, it occurred to him that this was the first time he’d been there. Not that he was welcomed but the numerous times he’d been in Los Angeles he always opted to meet at a hotel or restaurant so he

    As he looked around the home that his daughter shared with her wife of 8 years, it occurred to him that this was the first time he’d been there. Not that he was welcomed but the numerous times he’d been in Los Angeles he always opted to meet at a hotel or restaurant so he could easily escape their company with some excuse.

    As he walked around, he commented on several pieces of unique one-of-a-kind artwork, pottery and furnishings that had been imported from Europe, Asia and Latin America. Bette explained that they’d collected many of the pieces during the extensive world travels afforded the successful movie executive and the sought-after art consultant. They were a power couple during some of the happiest years of their marriage. It saddened Melvin that he’d missed so much joyfulness in being in love and married to a life-partner that shared so many wonderful memories. Had he not been such a fool, he could have had a similar lifestyle with Maxine; the true love of his life.

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    Bette was getting impatient with her father’s silence and was about to say something when she felt him place his hand on top of hers resting on the table and turned his intense gaze upon her. Though they shared familiar brown eyes, never had Bette seen the depth of emotions; sorrow, fear, loneliness, loss, regret reflected in anyone’s eyes but her own in the mirror too often after she’d so deeply hurt the only woman she’d ever been in love with.

    All these unfamiliar feelings collided filling Melvin’s heart with shame, not only for the way he’d treated Bette since arriving in Los Angeles but for every day of her life that he’d been neglectful of her needs, uncaring of her emotional fragility after her mother died, rejecting her sexuality when she came out, dismissing her heartbreak when he refused to acknowledge Tina as her wife, and most regrettably denouncing their unborn son as a “fiction of their creation”. He’d finally come to the realization that it was he that was lacking understanding; not only in the sanctity of marriage and all facets of core family values that Bette possessed but in how he showed himself. He was a coward that ran away from his responsibilities.

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      • Zhenya. Thank you for the welcome. It has been a long time since I have updated so appreciate you reading again. I look forward to your comments

    2. Welcome back Bat2012,

      It has been a long while, but i am very happy you came back!

      Good for Melvin to make amends and admit he wasn’t a good father.

      I am proud of Bette that she is so commited to Tina and her daughter and told Melvin not to mess up, because her prority is to her family.

      Looking forward to the next chapter,!

      • Hi Bibi28 thank you for the warm welcome back. I really appreciate you sticking with the story. I’m working on the next chapter so the wait won’t be so long. Bette definitely has her priorities straight this time, and Melvin knows this is his last chance to do the right thing, so I think we will see more positive family dynamics going forward.

      • Hi SassyGran – thank you for the welcome and being such a loyal reader all these years. I am working on the next chapter, so will try to post next week.

    4. Welcome back, Bat! I went back to catch up to the present post. Please continue to the completion of this story. You are one of my favorite authors on this site. I heartily welcome you home!

      • majicspider60 – Thank you. Really appreciate the kind words and welcome back. It’s been a couple of years since I started this story but I hope to finish it in the next few weeks. Thanks for reading it again.

      • Zhenya, that is a great question. I have been giving it a lot of thought, and hope I can answer it before the story ends. Thanks for reading and commenting.

    6. So glad to see an update of this story.
      I’ve re read the whole thing and although there is no drama at all I find it very endearing.
      Thank you . Already waiting for next chapter !

      • Izzie, thank you for reading and commenting. True this is not about the drama. I just wanted to explore a relational story of change and forgiveness. Next chapter is in the works.

    7. Hello Bat2012, have gone back to the beginning and have really enjoyed the story. It was great to read again. Melvin is a changed man and it is so lovely to see. Thank you. Welcome back with the new chapters, feels like a new story. I actually started with Ch. 12, then went back to the begining.

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