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Tina leaned toward the woman and embraced her.
“Thank you, Mrs. Peabody. The approval of someone so near and dear to Bette means a great deal to me.”
Peggy smiled at the pair.
“Oh, and Tina, thank you for the invitation but I’ll have a houseful so I’ll have to decline. I will look forward to the next invitation and I’d love for you to join me for lunch before I return to New York. Good night ladies, well done.”
Bette leaned into hug Peggy.
“Thank you Peggy, Good Night and Merry Christmas.”
“Merry Christmas, ladies.”
Peggy left with a flourish. A second later they were saying goodbye to other members of the board and other powers that be. Things were dying down. Joe approached from behind.
“Ladies, thank you for having me. It was a wonderful evening. I even bought a piece. Bette pointed it out and Ellie loved it. So how could I lose?”
Tina smiled.
“Thanks Joe, but I do hope you remembered to make a donation.”
“Oh my dear, believe me I am no fool. I remembered.”
“Good boy.”
Joe leaned in and gave Tina a peck on the cheek and then repeated the gesture to Bette.
“Thank you for having me ladies, I’ll see you later. Um, Tina you’re sure it’ll be okay. Right?”
“Yeah, it’s probably a good idea. See you later.”
Bette turned to Tina.
“Hey, T what was Peggy talking about…you know that she couldn’t make it?”
“Oh my dear, that would be for me to know and you to find out.”
With that Tina walked quickly over to the girls.
“So Ellie did you have fun and have these lovely women been treating you well?”
Ellie laughed.
“Yeah, Mom. It’s been great and they’ve been really cool. Well, everyone except Alice, that is.”
Tina looked at Alice sternly.
“Alice….”
“What…I just tried to get a little dirt on you, what’s wrong with that?”
Tina smiled at Alice and everyone laughed.
“Hey guys. Peggy almost blew it so be careful not to let her know what’s up. Okay?”
Everyone shook their heads and smiled at the beautiful blonde.
The evening finished off with ease. All of the paintings had been sold and the fundraising committee had tallied the evenings take. They couldn’t have hoped for a better evening.
Tina, Bette, Ellie and James had locked up and were walking to the waiting car.
James walked them to their car. They congratulated each other one last time on a wonderful job and wished each other a Merry Christmas before saying Good Night.
Bette, Tina and Ellie got into the car to drive Tina and Ellie home.
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Porter is so smooth. Can’t get enough. What does Tina have going on?? PPS
I love your frequent and longish posts. The story is so interesting. PPVS.
OOOOOOO A Surprise!!! I wanna know!
Seems that everything is going well for them, even with Joe and Bette. Bette was very charming and gracious to Joe and their conversation was to the point. Joe was right he didn’t stand a chance once Tina saw Bette and fell in love with her. At least Bette didn’t gloat over her victory, she handled the situation with much aplomb. Now I would like to know what Tina has planned for Bette. Thanks.
I love how gracious Bette was towards Joe. Now that’s a lady. I think I know the surprise :) I wonder if I’m right.
Hey D&A, I am just loving this tale of love and romance in later life for Bette and Tina. There is such an honest connection between Bette and Tina. They are both able to share their inner most emotions and reveal their true selves to one another. This bond shows the depth of their relationship.How great were Ellie and Joe at the benefit. It is so pleasing to read that this new family is taking care of its own. Sweet to have the Center iun the middle of this and doing such great work. More please. Your Loyal Fan.
Very smooth Mrs Porter. Tina is great I think she has organised a Christmas diner with all Bette’s friends and family as a surprise lol. Well it is just guess lol. I can’t wait to know what is going on lol.PPVS
Bette can charm anyone, can’t she? I’m not convinced Ellie’s fully there yet, but it’s only a matter of time, isn’t it? So, what kind of big surprise has Tina got planned for Bette? Great post, DnA, thanks! :)
These two are so sweet together. They’re so lucky that Ellie and Joe are so supportive. I can’t wait to see what Tina has planned to surprise Bette..
I love it!!!! Bette is so smooth and was just great with Joe. Ellie is still a little gun shy but she will come around soon I think. What is Tina up too? Thank you PPS
Love this story. Thank you for the update. Excellent. :)