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Foundations – Chapter 4
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Parker. Parker Kennard-Porter. Blake Kennard-Porter. Rufus. Ringo? Nah. Rocco? No, too Madonna. Okay, simple, then. Simple names. Andrew, John, Peter, Michael. James. Ugh, so boring. Hmm. Parker. I like Parker.
“Do you like Parker?”
Bette muttered something into her pillow.
“Babe?”
Bette rolled over and blinked at Tina. “What?”
“Do you like Parker? For a name? Parker Kennard-Porter?”
“It’s your baby – you name it. I’m going back to sleep,” Bette said, rolling back over.
“Hey!” Tina protested, but she knew Bette was only kidding. She playfully yanked the covers away. “For that, you get no covers.”
Bette ignored her, stoically pretending she didn’t need the warmth to sleep. Tina sucked her teeth and covered her back up. She went back to thinking, letting a once formless future take more shape before her eyes.
***
Tina was unusually distracted all day, unable to focus on anything. She had lunch with Alice, but she didn’t tell her she was having a boy. Together, she and Bette would break the news to their friends sometime… whenever. It didn’t matter when people found out, but the reality of it did.
Would her son like sports? Would she cheer him on at soccer games? Would he be a science geek? Would he be an artist? A director? A musician? Would he be smart or just an average student? Would Bette let him be an average student? Would either of them let him or Angelica settle for average in anything? Probably not.
Tina mused on all these things in her car, driving on autopilot. She scarcely realized she was home when she arrived. She should maybe be paying more attention when she drove, she thought to herself.
“You’ve totally disrupted my day without even trying, Parker,” she said, using the name naturally.
“Parker,” she said out loud again, as if to test it out. She was inside now, but Bette wasn’t in the nursery as was usual lately. Bette was passing through the foyer, presumably on her way to the kitchen. She stopped when she heard Tina come in and greeted her with a kiss.
“Who’s Parker?”
Tina flushed. “Uh… that’s what I’ve been calling him. The baby. Parker.”
Bette cocked an eyebrow. “You’ve already named our son?”
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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*