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Tina looked up at him and realized that he had just proved his love to her like never before. She hugged him tight and whispered.
“Thank you, you know I’ll always love you.”
Joe smiled down at her.
“Well, I have a few good deeds to pay back and I really want you to always feel that way so let’s go get this over with.”
He took her hand and they walked tentatively into the dining room.
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Tina walked up to Ellie and put her arms around her.
“Sweetie, I’m so sorry if I scared you, we do have something to talk to you about. Let’s go into the sitting room, okay?”
Ellie nodded. Tina took her hands and led her into the sitting room and onto the couch. Joe followed and sat on the coffee table and faced the two women. He spoke first.
“Ellie you’re Mom is going to tell you something and I really need you to really listen to her and try and let her finish. Okay?”
Ellie nodded and looked at Tina.
Tina took Ellie’s hands in hers, cleared her throat and began to speak.
“Ellie, you know that no matter what I never intended to hurt you. Please know that. Okay? “
Ellie nodded.
“Well, you know that when you left for school I really started to begin to build my life. I wanted to start a new career and you know that it was really difficult for me in the beginning. Well, it really started me thinking about things. My life. You know Ellie, I had really kind of neglected thinking of myself as me. Don’t get me wrong I love being your mother but I think in some ways I hid behind that and when you left I had to do some really hard soul searching, and in a lot of ways I realized I’d been lying to myself about some things.”
Tina paused and looked intensely at Ellie. “Do you follow me so far.”
Ellie responded, “Mom, I think so, but you’ve always been so active and had like a million things going on. Geez mom, between school and your business you’ve already accomplished more than most people dream about.”
“Ellie you’re right. It’s not that I felt unfulfilled or …unloved…or even lonely. It’s just that I started to feel that I wasn’t really being as honest as I needed to be with myself about where your dad and I have been with our marriage. You know that we spend a lot of time apart and that it has always just been the way things were. We kind of enjoyed our separateness and independence, but part of me started to realize that maybe that wasn’t such a good thing.”
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This was really well written chapter. I can just imagine the pain all three of them would have experienced having that conversation. The truth can be so painful to expose. (yet sometimes can be so healing once it’s out) Now on to the next level. I hope that Ellie is able to handle it with compassion. But that would also depend on how Tina raised her. Did she raise her to be tolerate and acceptting? From what you have shown of Tina in this story I think that Ellie will take it well but will have a few challegdes acceptting the changes in her family dynamics. Thanks for such a wonderful story :) Looking forward to your next chapter.
Since a third party was mentioned it would be natural for Ellie to ask who this person is. Tina will have to tell her something. It’s best to get it all out. Why reopen a wound later? Bleed once :)
I also wanted to say :) that was very big of Joe. I don’t think most men would not expose themselves like that. I think that he took responiblity for himself and his actions. And really showed Tina how much he loves her by supporting her and not letting her take all the blame for their marriage ending.
As you can tell I really, realy, realy love this story. Really :)
Now Tina has to tell Ellie that she is in love with a woman named Bette Porter, hopefully she won’t flip out about that part of the equation. PPS
Love your story too. Would have commented earlier but have been playing catch-up!
You outdid yourself w/this chapter. I felt as if I was there. PPVS.
A difficult chapter very well done. We’ll see now how Ellie will react after the shock has worn off.
Great update. Now I wonder what Ellie will do when Tina tells her about Bette. Great story. Thank you :)
omg this story has me so hooked please give me more
That was an incredible chapter. What is Ellie going to think of Bette?? Will Tina tell her????? I cannot wait until the next post.
That was really well handled. Now she just has to tell Ellie who it is she’s in love with. Great chapter, D&A. Thanks
Very emotional and Joe was strong and honst. I love the fact that he took is part of responsability. How Ellie will react when she will know that Her mother is in love with Bette Porter???? PPVS
Amazing Chapter!!! Now will Tina tell Ellie about Bette right away or give her a little time? Thank you PPS
That was a very emotional chapter for Tina and Ellie. Now is not the time to tell Ellie about Bette. Tina needs to be 1000% sure that this is what she wants and Ellie needs to get used to the idea that her parents are divorcing and that all is well despite the divorce. I think after Ellie has been able to digest and accept the divorce and all its ramifications and Tina feels comfortable with Bette, then they can tell her about Bette but not before because they would just be asking for trouble. The divorce is enough for her to hear and accept at this point. That was a great chapter and you handled it very well, if only life were like that. Thanks for posting.
Wow, that was a lot for Ellie to take in. She’s going to need to adjust to the fact that her parents are getting divorced, her father cheated and her mother is in love with someone else. I wonder if Tina will tell her about Bette now or wait a bit…maybe she won’t have a choice if Ellie starts asking questions. Please post soon….I’m nervous…
So powerful! Thank you for that beautifully structured interaction between emotionally mature people. If it were more like my disfunctional family there would have been yelling and violence before half of the talking was finished. Keep on writing. I look forward to everything you create.
Great update! You have managed to make very human characters, they sound real. None of them is totally good or totally bad, they just try their best, with their weakness. That’s something I love in your story. PPS.
oh btw ellie, another ‘blow’, i’m in-love with a woman!!!! roll my eyes-good luck T