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Foundations – Chapter 5
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Bette entered stage right, to Tina’s shock and horror. She looked at Maury with pleading eyes. “But I didn’t want her to know!”
He ignored her and stood to welcome Bette and lead her over to the chair next to Tina’s.
Sitting back down, he addressed Bette directly, continuing to pretend Tina wasn’t there. Tina resisted the urge to tug on his sleeve and beg him to shut up.
“Bette, your partner, Tina, has brought you here today to tell you a secret,” he said, emphasizing the last word. He looked at Tina with a glint in his eye akin to that of a hanging judge sentencing a criminal to an inescapable fate. “Tina, turn to her and tell Bette why you brought her here.”
Tina did as she was told even though she wanted to scream out loud that telling Bette wasn’t her idea at all.
“Babe, I have something to tell you …”
Bette tilted her head, all full of concern. “Yes?”
“I don’t want to raise our children full time. I don’t want to be a stay at home mom, not that there’s anything wrong with it, but it’s not what I want. I’m going back to work as soon as I’m physically able to do so.”
“In fact,” Maury cut in, reading from a blue notecard, “Tina was so upset about missing a meeting this morning, she was wishing she had never gotten pregnant IN THE FIRST PLACE!”
“What? But that’s not true!” Tina’s head whipped towards Maury, then she turned back towards Bette, frantic. “Baby, I didn’t—“
Bette looked taken aback, and the audience began to jeer at her again. Tina faced them, ready to tell them all to just shut the hell up because they didn’t know anything about her or her life or her relationship, but the sight that greeted her struck her silent.
Instead of an anonymous group of strangers, the studio audience was peopled with her friends and colleagues. Her eyes darted around wildly, as she recognized the faces of the very people that she least wanted to be privy to this information. They sneered, pointed, glared and cursed at her. Her eye settled on Max, Alice, Shane, Helena, Jenny, Kit, Angie, and to her dismay, Jodi, lined up in the front row.
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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.