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Summer Vacation. Chapter 28
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“Why?”
“Because everything they talked about was following on from that …”
Alice looked confused, “Maybe you should cut them some slack, after all, it’s not been the easiest week for any of us, let alone Tina …”
Lottie sighed, knowing what she meant, after all it had almost crushed Tina that she couldn’t make it out to Santa Fe for the funeral, that she couldn’t be by Bette’s side, the one place she felt comfortable in a crisis. Angie too had wanted to go, and complained about it for a few days before Lottie and Jo both pulled her to one side and explained that it wasn’t really helping. It was hard on her, she didn’t really understand the significance of her older cousin’s death, her understanding of family told her that such a loss would be immense, but it was the rest of them who really understood that behind it all lay the fact that David had chosen to have nothing to do with his Aunt or her family for the entirety of Angelica’s life.
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It was Alice and Helena who explained it all to Lottie, one rainy afternoon inside The Planet when the good weather turned against them and they holed up inside with papers and magazine articles, helping Alice write her current piece about global warming and the impact of LA driving; before they all got back in their cars again and two out of the three of them drove the two blocks home. It was something which had played on Lottie’s mind ever since her trip to the gallery, where Bette told her about David’s reluctance to help them out when Angie was a baby. The way she put it was meant to say that after so many years they’d all moved on but there was still an air of resentment in her voice that Lottie, learning to read Bette better, hadn’t missed,
“Why wouldn’t he help?” Lottie asked, confused,
Alice deferred to Helena, remembering that at that time she’d been a little vacant and not entirely on planet earth,
“He has some different beliefs,” Helena explained, “ones which don’t necessarily agree with the concept of two women raising a child together …”
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yay for you! this chapter is a major accomplishment…not only because it is so very long and took you so very long to post and not only cuz i was there and can attest to the latter point, but because you’ve been genuinely innovative within an already innovative storyline. i love how this story is evolving and moving forward. very cool! helena’s development is a lovely subthreadplot, and as always, i’m loving your willingness to give kit more than a passing ‘mofo’ comment. che’s additions to the story are going to be something to look forward to! pps:)
YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! … WOW, just saw that you posted and HAD to leave this cry of JOY before I went off to read!!! THANKS THANKS THANKS so much for posting!!! Yayyyyyy!
I am so glad you are posting again. I know how hard it is to write sometimes when the real world calls. I love this story. I can’t wait for the next chapter. PPS
I guess I’ll have to keep reading even if I’m lost.
Well I’ll be cow-kicked. And here I’d thought you’d given up writing and gone off to split your time betwixt pastures helebettian and the working world. Hell, I’m glad to see you back, sofa. And now that you are, please, DON’T EVER LEAVE AGAIN. Mkay? Ta, sofa. Ta. Anyhow, loved the chapter, loved the twist, missed the story, and now that I’ve been a greedy fool and read it all at once, I still have two hours to kill ’til I can go get Potty. Wait, I already am. Anyway, I regret nothing. Post soon!
Welcome back. I though David had a child, but then I though maybe that was just another story I read. Could still be a different story (lol). Anyway, glad you’re back to continue this story. Great update.
So why do I get a sense that Tina is not all that happy about this new addition to their family, or I assume to their family….tks for finally updating..love it!!
HUGE comeback sofa!!!! Great indepth, tense, all the way to the end…I thought for a minute that maybe David had relented and left sperm behind for Tina or something miraculous like a child, so well done, at least Kit and Melvin have a part of David with them…terrific…yes its flooding in the North Island and snowing heavy in the South Is of NZ…that’s the reason so many of you Britishers come here to live; u like the similarity (Lol) so I know what u mean by staying in to write, me too!!! Its too damned dangerous on the roads. Plz don’t be a stranger with your posts as u well know I’m loving ‘Lottie’ and the whole family, I adore me some Helena, has she got a nice woman yet? (I forget?)…Who is Lara with? Its been so long kiddo and I don’t want to have to reread the entire story so just tell me in your comments back Huh??? Like I said …great story…
Yippee!!! Sofa is back in town! I was so happy to see your post and enjoyed it as always! I hope Lottie doesn’t start to neglect Jo, as they are such a good thing! Hope Tina is not becoming overwhelmed with Bette’s family… first came Lottie and the foundation issues, now Che…one thought… why doesn’t Lottie want to live alone? She can obviously afford it?…..
Welcome back Sofa!! Seeing you had posted made my day. I am now comfortably in my happy place even though the post was a bit somber – but I loved it. You write these characters so well, all of them, and I’ll be glad for whatever updating you can give us. You’ve been missed! Good luck on the awards and congrats on finishing up school.
So Glad to see you back Sofa!!! You made my Friday!
First of all, welcome back. I am soooo glad that you are back and writing. I have missed your stories immensely. Next, I had a feeling that a child was left behind. The fact that David’s wife’s parnets and family had nothing to do with them struck me as odd until you nammed the child. It hit me then, Che is bi-racial child. It sounds like he is Asian-Afican-American (like Tiger Woods).
I’ve been missing this story and am so happy to see your post. Interesting twist… anxious to read where they go from here.
Hey I read one of ur stories and loved the way u write.So I visited ur page and ended up reading all ur stories. I loved this story in particular and can’t wait for ur next post:)PPS
Good chapter!