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Sugar and Spice ~ Chapter 13
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It wasn’t the house’s size that was impressive. It was very large but far from the largest in the area. It was that it was stunningly beautiful. He and his wife thought that the restoration of the turn-of-the-century home was so well done that it looked as if it had never needed restoration. The grounds on each side of the home were spacious, a rarity in the pricey neighborhood, and the landscaping was done so well that the plants and trees looked as if they had always been there.
He knew his wife would kick herself for missing this chance to see the house up close.
“This is it, pumpkin.”
“She lives in this house?”
“This is the address Mrs. Lee gave your mother.” Mrs. Lee was one of the third grade class mothers and his wife Dorothy knew her from her book club and found a believable pretext for needing the Porter home address.
“It’s big.”
“I know. Do you know how loud I’d have to yell every Sunday to tell you that your mom’s pancakes were ready? My throat would hurt all week. I’m glad our house isn’t this big.”
Tina giggled.
“Are you ready?”
Tina nodded.
“Flowers?”
Tina held out the flowers.
“Check. Card?”
Tina pulled the flowers back and held them in one hand while she tried to reach into her backpack with the other.
“Let me get it for you,” Bill said. He retrieved the card and handed it to the blonde girl.
Tina held it her hand and looked at her father.
“Card, check. Speech?” As soon as he spoke he saw fear grip the child. “Teeny Beeny, what’s wrong?”
“What if I say the wrong thing?”
“You won’t.”
“But what if I do?”
“What do you want to say?”
“Will you be my Valentine?”
“That’s exactly what you should say. C’mon. Practice by saying it to me.”
“That’s silly.”
“Practice makes perfect.”
“Really?”
“I promise.”
“OK.” Tina bit her lip then looked at her father “Will you be my Valentine?”
“Yes.”
Tina laughed.
“What’s so funny?” Bill teased.
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Spumoni, when I see there’s an update from you I can’t wait to read your Author’s notes and the story. You didn’t dissapoint this time. I enjoyed both so very much. Thank you for this wonderful story.
Wonderful story.PPS
i love this story… but i’m growing old waiting them to meet… lol… melvin is not a nice man… and i’m glad tina at this young age was not scared off by him… ok we are all here waiying for your next post… pps
We want our BINNNNKKKYYYY!… Oops, I mean… ‘NEXT CHAAAPTEEER’ … (hey, keep away from my head with that sponge!) …PUHWwwease!
You know, if your daughter’s friend DOES read L Word FF, I have a feeling someone’s going to get told off for all of these stories that keep surfacing… I would look into alternate aliases. Cadogan worked well, I think. Spumogan, even. Now, because you already now how much I utterly adore teenage Kit (because I do), I won’t repeat that. No. I will instead tell you that I love Bill. He reminds me of my dad… well, before I turned into exactly him and our relationship cracked a bit. But still, he would have done that. So yeah, Bill + Kit = Major WIN! (Sergeant Win? LOL). Anyway, you crack me up, woman. I’m so glad every time I see an update, that not even my crazy schedule can stop me from reading it. Oh, one more question, did you ever attempt to beat up or lecture the other 7 children who refused to give the eldest, non-germified-binky-consuming child Valentines? It somehow sounds like something you’d attempt to improve upon the strategy’s results.
Spumoni… you crack me up, woman. I hope these two meet up at some point and exchange Valentines, or else I think wee B&T might explode. As patient as Kit and Bill are being, I’m not sure if they’re up to handling pint-sized heartbreak. thanks for the post!
They always seemed to be a step behind or in front of each other. I can’t wait for the moment they actually come face to face. Mr. Porter scares me to death, I will take the Kennards over Mr. Porter any day.
I imagine that one thing you have in common with Bette is your beauty…
This story is very cute, but you are torturing us readers, I love the scene in the previous chapter with Tina in the flower shop and Bette buying the stuffed unicorn, and the reactions by Bill and Kit were precious when the girls reveal their Valentine’s. I can’t wait for their actual meeting. Your stories are good for the soul. THANK YOU!!
LOL This story is adorable! No wonder Bette and Tina’s communication sucks as adults…it’s been that way from the beginning! LOL Thanks!! And thanks for the great author’s notes. :-)
Damn, Spumoni, I know it’s too late to have you be this middle aged cynic’s Valentine, but I so look forward to your notes. Could you perhaps get an account at LiveJournal so we can follow your musings, whether or not you have a story going?
What a difference between the Kennards and Melvin. He is so curmudgeonly. Your AN is a hoot and very delightful. You’re an excellent storyteller.
Spumoni…you need to put warning signs for your AN’s. I laughed so hard that 1) the dogs came a running to find out what’s going on 2) nearly had to go pee…laughed that hard! Germ phobia. ROFL! You are a stitch!BTW: You are killin me with the missing of each other. Glad that Tina is so positive since Mr. P is a grouch. Please let them meet upon Feb 14th…c’mon Spumoni…let that romantic heart of your’s write young love.
I love your author notes!!!! :D
You’re not gonna make them continue missing each other to torture us, right? Can’t wait to see what happens next. Is it bad that I was actually hoping that Tina would tell Melvin that she wanted to make Bette her Valentine so that the old scrooge would have a heart attack, keel over and die? I know, bad right? But I quickly squashed this morbid train of thought, don’t worry.. cause if that ever happened, then this story will stop being about cute TiBette and segue into the dark and twisty TiBette of S2 *shudder*. And I love cute TiBette, especially if you were the one writing them. So.. carry on great Spumoni (I want another update.. stat! Demanding much? Lol). Till the next one.. :)
damn…are you kidding? the girls will keep missing each other…you are killing me here…btw, love your author’s notes as well, you always make everything really enjoyable…just those little girls together, please
Fantastically funny AN and the story is so damned sweet and cute, as are the girls. Happy that Tinas’ parents have good sense and good manners. I was so hoping that Melvin would not be an asshole in this story but he is as always a superb intimidating asshole. Please let them exchange cards and gifts at Tinas’ house so she and her father won’t have to go back to Bettes’ house and talk to Melvin again. Nice people should not have to deal with Melvin, ever. He’s ever only going to be an ugly person to deal with. Thanks for posting.
I LOVE this story but I really can’t wait for the meeting of Bette and Tina in this story
The suspense is killing me!! Please have them meet up either at Tina’s house or on the sidewalk if they decide to walk back home!! I don’t want Tina OR her father to have to deal with Melvin the old fart again!! I love this story!
When you post, i read. Period.
This is just to say my cheeks hurt from smiling so hard while reading your last three posts. =) Thanks a bunch, Spumoni, for helping me stretch out my facial muscles to the limit and of course, my sugar fix. =) Little TiBette are so lucky the store attendants they met are not as stiff as Melvin. I can’t wait for their face-to-face sidewalk, porch or balcony scene. Btw, this sweet little tale will be sweeter and lovelier if the smitten little girls will really end up as each other’s forever Valentine in a flash-forward scene 10 or 12 years later. It’s just a thought. Thanks again, Spumoni. The fluff that this story and geegee’s uber sweet epilogue supply will tide me over for a while. P.S. Your author notes are hilarious! Self-deprecating humor + deadpan delivery = comedy gold. Cheers! =)
I already said it lol, don’t know if I enjoy more your AN than the story lol. Your AN was so funny. Recorded at the time and shown now would have been more hilarous pmsl.
I hope the next update, Bette and Tina are able to speak.