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Foundations – Chapter 4
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Tina and Bette were sitting in traffic, talking animatedly about all the baby things they would now buy.
“So what about a name?”
“I don’t know…” Bette paused, lost in thought.
“Melvin?” Tina suggested cheekily.
Bette gave her a “girl, please” look. Tina laughed.
“What? I thought you might want to, you know, pass on the family name or something,” she was teasing Bette now for the most part, but secretly relieved Bette seemed to have no designs on naming their little boy Melvin. Bette had a traditionalist streak that manifested itself in the strangest ways. You dodged a bullet, kid, Tina thought to herself with a little smile.
“The Porter name is enough,” Bette sniffed. “I’m going to make sure he’s raised in the Porter tradition as well, continuing a line of strong, intelligent, and accomplished men,” Bette said with a touch of determination.
Tina dropped her head down and spoke theatrically to her bump. “Hear that, kid? Your mother is going to kick you out of the family if you don’t meet the standard. Or at least take back the Porter name, unless you pass muster.” Bette playfully swatted at Tina’s arm.
“But don’t worry, darling boy,” Tina continued. “You will always be a Kennard.”
“The clan where failure is an option,” Bette said in an exaggerated Texas twang, and it was Tina’s turn to bip Bette on the side of the head.
“Stop trying to turn our baby against me,” Tina teased.
Bette raised her eyebrows. “You started it. I wasn’t going to let you undermine me without doing the same to you. He’s going to disrespect us equally,” Bette said with a nod.
Tina laughed again, an elation filling her heart and spreading to the tips of her fingers. This is what joy feels like, she thought, trying to stamp this moment into her memory. Her son stirred gently within her. He felt it too.
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Tina awoke the next morning and for the first time in a long time, she felt completely rested. She felt more settled, somehow, than she did before. Maybe she had wanted to know the gender of the baby more than she realized. She lay there, quite still, and thought about names.
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Awwww the end was sweet. I’m loving these two. PPS.
these two are too much, i like the name parker! :)
(Satified sigh.) You manage a perfect blend of sweet and sour. Thanks for another great read.
I so love these two.
Love the banter; what is OCD? & I love me some Mary-Louise Parker but ‘parker’ could lead to many cruel jokes by mean school kids-as they do. PPS
Rau, OCD is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Cute chapter. Yah! It’s a boy! Totally missed your last post. Just read it. Helena was something else. Thanks! PPS!!
paker…hhmm love that name. sych a fantastic chapter. please continue.
Very cute! The banter between them was really well done. Can’t wait for the next update.
I love the banter between Tina and Bette. Happy they’re having a boy. Hope all goes well. PPS
ohhhhhhhh….so worth the wait…..this was so damn cute…you definitely have their chemistry down pat..PPS
Don’t know if I’ve mentioned it yet, but I love the way you write these two. I enjoy every chapter. Thanks
Parker is a cool name. I was thinking as I was reading this story, ummmm, what name would Bette like. Maybe Ashton, Kai, Caleb, Collin, Keaton and I could go on and on. My choices, Kai, Ashton, Parker, and Keaton in that order., But most of all I love this story.
I love this fic! You have Tina and Bette’s mannerisms down to a tee! PPS!
Bette and Tina are such characters. It’s interesting just having the day in the life type interactions without serious drama. Parker sounds like a great name to me and it seems that it is growing on both Bette and Tina. :)
Tibette is just one big headache but in the most cutest and precious way *sigh*