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Foundations – Chapter 5
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“Do you even know what’s in that?”
“Sugar, water, and purple?” Tina look a long swig from the can, unfazed by Bette’s disgust. She even made a little satisfied “Ahh!” sound after swallowing it down in one gulp.
That was the last straw for Bette, who crumpled the remainders of her fish taco in her napkin, opened the door of the parked car, marched over to a nearby garbage can and tossed it in. Bette got back into the car with a huff.
Tina smiled to herself as Bette revved up the engine and navigated the car towards home. Getting one over on Bette was much, much too easy.
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Tina rubbed the shampoo through her hair vigorously. She was in the shower, finally, and the water was as hot as she could stand it. It felt good, and she wasn’t doing this for Bette’s satisfaction, either. Truth be told, she had been feeling pretty grubby all day.
She let her thoughts wander over the events of the past days and decided that losing control at work was just one of those things she would have to deal with. Compromises had to be made, there were going to be highs and lows, but ultimately her career was, and always would be, what she herself made of it. Setbacks weren’t a bad thing. She loved a challenge.
The shower door opened and Bette got in with her.
Tina cocked an eyebrow. “Do you mind?”
“I thought you might need help washing up. Pregnant women can’t reach all those spots, you know.”
Tina playfully flicked shampoo suds in Bette’s direction. “Uh huh. You’ve been awfully concerned about my hygiene lately, I’ve noticed.”
“Well,” Bette posited, squeezing gel into a body sponge. "You’re so… ripe and delicious when you’re all shiny and clean.” Bette began to wash Tina’s back.
“I’m not an apple, Bette.” Tina giggled as she rinsed her hair. Bette responded by gently biting at Tina’s shoulder.
“Okay, enough of that,” she laughed. “Get me all washed and polished up before you take another bite of this, please.” Tina looked over her shoulder in the best approximation of a sex kitten she could muster, feeling slightly ridiculous, but playing along anyway.
Bette kissed the spot she had just bitten and complied, taking her time soaping Tina up and rinsing her off. Tina soaked up every moment of the attention, glad that this woman was hers and no one else’s.
Just as things were progressing to their sensual summit and Tina was ready to get out of the damn shower and drag Bette into bed where they’d have a lot more space, she noticed a quirk pass over Bette’s face. Bette stopped moving and clutched at her abdomen.
“Babe? What’s the matter?”
“I don’t… know…” Tina heard Bette’s stomach give a loud, warning rumble. Her eyes met Bette’s as comprehension dawned on both of them.
“The fish taco…” Another growl from Bette’s stomach. Bette herself looked positively green.
Tina hurriedly shut off the water and stepped out of the tub, wrapping herself in a towel and Bette in another.
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah,” Bette said. “It’s just a stomach ache… I’ll be fine. I’m just going to lie down until it passes.”
“Okay, babe.” Tina watched her go. Apparently, the reward for the practical joke she’d played on Bette was no sex when she was all ramped up. All in all, she supposed it was what she deserved. But like everything else in life that was less than ideal right now, she would find a way to cope with it. Didn’t she always?
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well since you said “fast food” fish taco, i fear tina made the wrong choice in dining establishments, apparently she doesn’t know the deliciousness that is rubio’s!? mmm, i’m getting hungry just thinking about it….thx for this & pps
OMG….you had me LMAO…..”sugar,water and purple”?!! and the fish tacos…oh lord i was rollin!!!! poor Bette! PPS…PPS…PPS…PPS… ;-)
Tee hee!! That was really funny! I loved how Tina opened up to Bette and how Bette responded! PPS!
Great chapter, O’Malley! Vis-a-vis Maury, I must confess, I lost all respect for Connie Chung once I found out she was married to him. All their embarassing over-sharing about their attempts to get pregnant just turned me off!Did you know that Maury was once a respected serious journalist, the son of a very good sportswriter? And Jerry Springer was once the mayor of Cincinnatti? Well, sex sells, somewhere. Loved this chapter. The ambiguity that Tina feels and expresses is real. Thanks for showing that pregnancy is not all sunshine and roses. I want a burrito!
Oh – and you captured the Maury/Jerry ambiance perfectly! Your characters responded in character as well! Thanks!
ROFL at the maury nightmare, fish tacos and grape soda,lol… poor bette!!awesome update:)PPS
“The fish taco…” – See?, told ya those things were vile. ;-)
When Bette is feeling better I think Tina has some making up to do! Loved it:) PPS
I bet Tina will be more picky about where they eat after this I loved the sugar water and purple. thanks
This was great. Loved it! PPS.
Hahahaha…Great update O’malley. Poor Bette…she’s really suffering the Daddy blues of this pregnancy!
Way to go, Kennard! Loved the whole taco-purple-stomachache thing, it got me laughing hard. As for the pregnancy-job thing, well, life is not all about roses. Love your insight and the way you write :)
I just started reading this story and find it and your writing delightful. PPS.
Hilarious…I got hooked on Days of Our Lives, well, one actress actually…when I was pregnant many moons ago & like Tina I couldn’t wait to get back to work either even though I adored my baby. Great omalley. I needed a good laugh. PPS.
Maury Povich–love how you got down pat his alleged hug that is really a death grip to keep the guest from runing off stage. And–since YOU brought it up–have you ever wondered if the women with dozens of potential baby daddies just want multiple trips to NYC and are probably getting guys to pay her $50 to be named so they could get a trip to NY, too? OK, OK. No more tabloid TV talk. Loved the chapter. Thanks for giving us Tina’s spin on the work vs. home dilemma. Oh and uh–could you maybe, just maybe, only if you want to of course, but you might want to consider–Bette on Rachel Ray. Bette’s head spinning in circles as she tries to figure out what is going on as RR changes subjects with every sentnce, and Bette desperately trying to ge a word in. Good times.
What a great story and great interactions between B and T. This is so carefully written and cleverly crafted. The small dramas of everyday relationships writ large and meaningful. I’m really impressed AND best of all really AMUSED. Thank you.
I am so happy that Tina opened up to Bette and Bette’s response was so supportive and loving. I am looking forward to reading more.