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Foundations – Chapter 8
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Helena leaned over and squeezed Tina’s arm. “It’s alright, Tina. Alice understands.”
Tina shrugged ruefully at Alice. She got hit with a gas cramp. Oh great.
“I’ll be back in a minute,” she said, pushing herself up out of her seat. “Just going to run to the bathroom,” she said.
Alice waved her hand in dismissal and turned to Helena, launching into a new round of complaints. Tina made her way across the floor of The Planet, awkwardly side-stepping tables here and there. She waved at Kit, who was in the inventory stockroom with the door open, holding a clipboard and frowning at the shelves. She looked up when Tina approached the other end of the hallway where the restrooms were, smiled an acknowledgment and went back to looking at a shelf. Tina guessed the stock count was off again.
Stepping into the bathroom, she was relieved to see that she had it all to herself. Tina glanced at her reflection in the mirror and automatically began washing her hands, as she always did when she was standing in front of a sink.
Ridiculous, she thought to herself. Who washes their hands before they go to the bathroom?
The cramp came stronger this time. “Alright, alright,” she said aloud, hurriedly drying her hands off. She shuffled into the far stall (she never used the one closest to the door, no matter where she was) and slid its lock closed. She felt wetness trickling down her leg.
“Oh for fuck’s SAKE!” she said loudly with disgust. “Am I incontinent now? I can’t BELIEVE this!”
She reeled off some paper from the roll and attempted to clean herself up, her eyes stinging with tears of humiliation and fury. How could she have let this happen? It was probably all over the floor too…
Tina looked down and saw that whatever it was on the floor, it had no color. Realization hit her like a fist to the gut.
“Oh my God.”
She opened the stall with trembling fingers and stood before the bank of sinks. In a moment of insanity, she began to wash her hands again. She dried them off, her mind blank. What was she supposed to do? Even though Tina had been through this before, Bette had been there last time. Right now, she felt lost, like she was watching herself from afar. A distant voice in her head spoke to her from the far reaches of her mind.
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that was a very well written chapter..loved it..just awesome..anxious for the nxt chapter
So good. Is Angie going to be jealous? And did I miss some foundational B&T issues here or are B&T finally fully in sync now?
I’ve never read 25 pages before, but it was so exciting I couldn’t stop!
Just great!
Very sweet to give T & B some nice new family members!
Wow!! This was long, I mean 25 pages wow, but was so good, I just love it and Tina ohhh god.PPS
I so loved it!!!! I do hope that this was not the end of this wonderful sotry. Omalley, having Tina yelling at Bette was so funny. Thanks PPVS
Baby Ethan has made his presence know to the world and in a safe manner. Finally, we are getting to see someone from Tina’s side of the family come to her. I love Ethan’s name and am happy that the birth went smoothly.
Marvelous chapter!
all caught up… loved this… i could see them all in alice’s car… and helena was cracking me up… loved this chapter… and now i can’t wait to see where things go from here… PPS
hehhehehhehehhe…….. that was hilarious.. gr8 chapter.. post SOOOOONN plz.. i hope i’m 1st
That was great! I could totally imagine Tina yelling at Bette when she was having the baby! Can’t wait to see what happens next! PPS:)
Where have you been all my life. That was the truly the best ff I’ve read in a long, long time. You’ve got labor and delivery down perfectly. All that Tina went through and all that grumpiness is EXACTLY how it is. Did you just have a baby> Bette and Tina’s interactions seemed so real and so delightful. And you write so well.A very grateful reader. Thank you.
wow, that was like a trip down memory lane for me…especially tina getting all shitty with bette during the birth and not wanting to push…hilarious!!! and the wanting to get out of the hospital asap; i did what tina did pushed them to let me go…funny bette falling over but sad the camera broke…and i’m watching an old movie, ‘Breakfast in Hollywood’, hilarious stuff. loving the story, pps.
Whew, you scared me with the summary, omalley. I was wary as I clicked on each page, fearing another unexpected tough dramatic test for Tina & Bette. Thank God it was just the long, agonizing birthing process! Tina’s still testy but she and Bette really seem happy and content, for a change. Thank you for this 25-page gem, omalley! Please don’t stay away too long again. :>
This was *brilliant*. I loved the whole thing, from the Planet to the hospital (loved that labor scene) to the end and Aunt Leslie’s sage advice. You got some of everything in here, and I love the humor. Thanks so much for the post, I loved it. Post soon!
I so hope this is not the end. I love how you write B&T. Their dialog is so realistic. I loved Tina’s behavior during the birth–poor Bette couldn’t catch a break :). Thanks for the post, hope to see you soon.
Bringing up the rear…the wait was more than worth it! Had to read in shifts since I kept getting interrupted. I could visualize everything you wrote–the tone, the expressions. All the characters are true to form. And we finally meet a member of Tina’s family and get an explanation about her folks! This was soo good! Don’t let the length lull you into thinking you can take a break from posting! Ethan…sweet!
All the while reading I was smiling and holding back tears, so well written and enjoyable.
“Helena, what are you doing?”
Helena looked up, guiltily. “I was looking for my nail file. It’s the sharpest thing I have.”
Tina stared at her.
“You know… to cut the umbilical cord with.”
Oh, hell no. Tina smiled at Helena. “Helena? If you don’t stop what you’re doing right now, I’ll take my own nail file, and stab you with it.”
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