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Some Christmas – Part 4
“I do.” Bette said quietly.
“You… you do?”
Bette nodded. “For a minute I really did think there was something… because I saw you two together when he would come over. Or when I would drop by the office. You were always laughing and at ease with him, while you were getting more and more distant from me. So I thought…”
“You thought I was cheating on you.”
“Not really. I thought maybe you were interested in him or something. I don’t know.”
“I told you more than once that my relationship with Joel was strictly professional,” Tina said. “Why isn’t my word enough for you?”
“I don’t know. It is. Keep in mind you once accused me of flirting with a co-worker.”
“That was different.”
“No, it wasn’t. We’re both insecure. With our history, I guess we always will be.” Bette picked up a throw pillow and held it close to her chest as if for protection. “But really… when I said that to you the first time, about Joel… I didn’t really mean it. I mean, I was a little jealous, but deep down I didn’t think you were having an affair. I just said it. I guess in a way accusing you made me feel better somehow.”
Tina looked down at her hands and twisted the ring on her finger. “I see. So why were you so mad at me that you needed to say something so hurtful to feel better?”
Bette sighed. “Ever since I lost my job, you haven’t exactly been kind.”
Tina looked up with raised eyebrows. “Do you mind elaborating on that? What did I do that was so unkind?”
“You starting shutting me out of decisions we should have been making together, and throwing it in my face that it was ‘your’ money paying for everything. Even when we got in a cab you started making a show of always having to pick up the fare. Little things like that really built up. Then you made it clear you were running the show with the big decisions, like when we were choosing Angie’s new school, and when I objected you threw it at me again that you were the one paying for it, the house, everything.”
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Yay!! Thanks for the goofy Christmas grin!
Loved it as I do all your stories
That’s for a sweet ending~~
Sweet and cute story, thank you very much. Merry Christmas .
As sweet as a cinnamon bun!
Thank you for a wonderful Xmas story. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
All is well that ends well… a little bit of Christmas Magic.. excellent..thank you!
Just the perfect story for the Holiday Season. Please consider writing another story or a sequel to this. :-)
I enjoyed this, so much. Thank you for this story, and all of your stories. Merry Christmas! :-*
Really liked the story and so happy that everything worked out for them.
Woohoo! Awesome story! I love reading Christmas stories.
Glad it was a happy ending. Can’t wait for another story!
What a really sweet little story! Thank you and Merry Christmas.
Awesome! Merry Christmas, thanks for a wonderful story. Please don’t stay away so long. :)
Just the best, as always. I enjoyed this one. So glad that there was no inkling that Tina was cheating on Bette, I was a little worried there for a minute. Love the ending-as they say, some of the best gifts can not be wrapped and placed under the tree. Thank You.
Great story,thank you.Please continue writing.
Now that was a purely awesome ending to a lovely story. Thanks for that wonderful ending. Whistles, hoots, cheers! Excellent way to weave the story to its proper conclusion.
Thank you for the Christmas tale! Hope you have a very Happy New Year!
That was awesome! But I wish Bette could have been just as successful in this story as Tina, but im happy they are back happy and in love