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    Foundations – Chapter 7

    Story written on July 2, 2008 by omalley.
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    Tina tries to distract herself as the birth date looms… Bette “helps”, as only Bette can.

    Tina closed her eyes and listened to the sounds of the morning, muted as they were behind the windows. This would all be over soon, anyway. The baby she had carried for months would be born, and a new, hopefully happy chapter of her life would begin. This waiting had become more than she could stand, but the promise of relief, relief from this particular set of fear and worry, relief from her physical limitations, could get her though it. It wouldn’t be much longer.

    Tina resolved right then that she would fill her days with as much as possible, as many varied activities as she could think of to keep her mind occupied. The days would pass. She would make an effort to keep the bickering with Bette to a minimum.

    If I can just hang on, it will be alright. It won’t be long. It won’t be much longer…

    With this slightly desperate thought lulling her, she drifted off to sleep once more.

     

                                                                                   ***

    Tina moved through the next day with a sort of brittle, conscious happiness. Sometimes a careful façade, if executed well enough, gradually became a reality. Tina was going to keep her thoughts trained on neutral things. She played “tea party” with Angelica, she and Bette were easy and affectionate with each other, neither one wanting to upset the balance. Tina shuffled about the house with a kind of frenetic energy, starting things and quitting halfway, while Bette calmly took over and finished the tasks. Already that day, Tina had loaded some of the dishes into the dishwasher, left a load of laundry in the washing machine, neglecting to put it in the dryer, and Bette had tripped over the vacuum’s wire where Tina had left it stretched across a room after suddenly turning off the machine and realizing she had a call to make. She was on the phone, hearing the muffled sounds of the vacuuming at the other end of the house.

    Tina stifled a giggle as she recalled the strained note of patience in Bette’s tone when she responded to Tina’s questioning if she was alright. Tina decided she definitely needed to leave the house for awhile and stop leaving unfinished chores around the house for Bette. She was on hold with an excuse to get out of the house and out of Bette’s hair right now.

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    1. Good to see you back. You captured the stress of pregnancy perfectly. I feel bad for Tina that she feels so unsettled and overwhelmed and for Bette because she is trying to do/say the right thing. Please don’t be gone too long–can’t wait for the birth :)

    2. Tina wont be ptrgnany for ever. so if I was Jodie I would be really be careful around Tina and her family Just hope that all goes well with Tina. thanks for posting

    3. So, will we see a Jodi/Tina showdown in this story…I think we will. Tina has nothing to apologize for. Bette was paid back in full by Jodi for her “indiscretion”. I hope Tina can shake that guilt before they meet again. Well Omalley we had to wait for it, but it was a wonderful update!

    5. Mah-velous! Simply, MAH-velous! I can hardly believe it’s only been seven chapters! You capture that frightened anticipation of impending birth perfectly! Bette is being a real sport, suppressing her anal retentive side. Loved your sentence about Bette being narcissistic! Perhaps you are outlining a possible role for MM to play for her “wrap up” two episodes in S6. For the life of me, I cannot see what is left for her to do. You present a plausible solution. Looking forward to your next chapter, whenever you find the time to post! Thanks!

    6. Fantastic writing! You portray the varied emotions so well. I think Tina is right to have a sense of foreboding where Jodi is concerned and that worries me.

    8. What a way to break your silence, omalley! Welcome back! Again, I’m amazed at the raw, naked and true emotions that your writing evoke. I can literally feel the rough edges of Tina’s conflicting emotions. It’s like she’s navigating through an inner minefield. Hormones can truly be a b*tch. I love your realistic portrayal of Bette & Tina and their relationship. You can see them struggling with their flaws, yet their love for each other prevails, time and time again. Loved Tina’s gift, the return of the Kiki print. Yep, they’ve really come full circle. Loved the packing of Bette’s soiled T-shirt and bra and their playful banter. That’s truly sweet. Many thanks for this update, omalley! Hope it won’t take you long to post again. :>

    9. I’ve been impatiently waiting for an update, and this was definitely worth it! Yeah…I think Tina is gonna have a smackdown with Jodi, and the birth will have its own drama. Whatever it is you write, I’ll be there to read! PPVS!

    10. Wow T is a hormonal mess or is it mass? I remember but in those days no one bothered to explain it to me…seems like another lifetime when Dr’s were ‘still’ the experts on womens bodies and we did as we were told. When I look back, I wonder how I/We survived much of their stuff. Now, Jodi, well irredeemable is how I’d put it: Jodi just doesn’t get ‘Bette & Tina’…it’s got nothing to do with core values, well not really; its pure karma imo. Best T just forgets about Jodi. Now Bette doing all that fixing up is just her version of T packing/repacking that bag: they are both scared of this birthing event imo. But of course alphabette is not going to say that. She’s reverted to being ‘strong’ for Tina’s sake.I thought the old man’s observations were ‘spot on’ Imagine T with 2 active kids like Ange was behaving. A quiet quiet [and she is quiet] would be a blessing to her. Ange is more Bette’s image. Porter Kennard (Parker reminds me of the butler to Lady Penelope, not a nice image) should be quiet and a reflection of his mommy T. Love the story.

    12. Welcome back and thank you for the update. I feel bad for Tina and understand Bette’s desire to be there for her. Having jodi be in the same place with Tina was unsettling. I bet Tom ran off with Max. Still dislike jodi and I love Tina’s attitude throughout the encounter with her.

    19. This is so good, so very good. Tina’s emotional surges are so realistic, and Bette’s efficiency as she tries to deal with it all is spot on. I’d like to see Jodi get one of Tina’s hormonal backlashes… I don’t think ol’ Jodes could handle it! I’m so pleased you’ve posted, don’t be away too long. Thanks :)

    20. Jodi just killed the story argh, girl get your bitter ass on somewhere, Bette didnt want you so get over it…and how sweet for Tina to retrieve the KIki smith it was sad when Bette had to give them up on the show

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