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Family Dinner
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“Elizabeth, I don’t expect your forgiveness for decades of neglect, abandonment, and just not taking responsibility as your father and given my insensitivity to your pain and all that you and Christina are working through…”
At the mention of her wife, Bette immediately became defensive and pulled her hand from his grasp. Her expression evident of the disappointment for believing this encounter would be different, but half expecting it was just a matter of time before the old Melvin emerged. “Daddy whatever is going on between me and Tina is none of your business. I should have known this was too good to be true. Fuck, I can’t believe I let myself get pulled in again, but this time I’m not standing for it.”
Once again Bette’s outburst caught Melvin off guard, but this time he was more compassionate. “Baby, I understand if you don’t trust me right now but please hear me out.”
Bette’s demeanor softened hearing her father call her ‘Baby’ for the second time in as many days. “Fine” she said softly as she sat back down, but not before glancing through the sliding glass doors to see if her raised voice had caught Tina and Kit’s attention which in fact it had.
Tina was ready to come outside to see what was going on, but Kit stopped her. “Let them have it out Baby Girl. It’ll be alright” she assured her sister in law. This close to delivery it was important for Tina to avoid stress and Kit was trusting her father not to cause any.
Tina stayed put but kept watch as Bette sat back down. Melvin again took hold of her hand. He needed to keep her anchored and the contact gave him strength to continue. “Even though I didn’t show it in ways that mattered most; don’t ever doubt that I love you and Katie very much. I’ve only ever wanted to do right by you both. I know I had my shortcomings as a husband, but I was a total failure as a father. You both deserved so much more. I just never bothered to learn how to give more and when I was faced with raising you on my own after your mother died; I wasn’t even equipped to try.
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Hi! Welcom back!
Yeah, i definitely interesting but i think i need re-read previous chapter before comment this.
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
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.
Welcome back BAT!
Nice Chapter, enjoyed it and look forward to another post soon!
SG
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.
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.
For me main question – what would Melvin’s behavior was towards Tina if he didn’t dying?
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.
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.
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.