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The Letter ch. 21
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“I would too.”
We headed back to the camp and found Bette and Alyssa with one of her friends and her friends parents. We were introduced and headed to where the barbeque was taking place. Bette ran back to the car and came back with some blankets that we laid down on the ground for us to sit. We ate and talked. The girls were just likable kids. They asked about their aunts and what they were doing. Bette told them about things that she had noticed in the neighborhood. When we were finished eating, Alyssa and I lay down on the blanket and picked out the differing shapes in the clouds and Emma and Bette talked more about the paintings she had done. Kellie finally ran over and told Alyssa it was time to go get ready. She left promising that the surprise was going to be great.
Quite a few kids were entered into the talent show. Quite a few kids had no talent. It was painful watching some of them try to sing or dance when singing or dancing would never be something that they were capable of doing. Bette had to tell Emma a couple times to stop laughing but she was having a hard being strict when she herself wanted to laugh. They were two peas in a pod. Finally Alyssa and Kellie walked on the stage. They had a keyboard on the stage and Kellie announced that they were doing the song 7 Things. Neither Bette nor I had ever heard of it but Emma told us it was from Hannah Montana. I knew of her from work but didn’t know of any of the songs from the show. Alyssa started on the keyboards and Kellie began singing. They were both really good. Bette stood to take pictures of them as did Emma and I could see that Bette had such a look of pride when looking at Alyssa. When they finished, the crowd erupted in applauds. Probably because they were really good and because the song was on that most of the kids had been singing along to. Kellie ran to her family and Alyssa ran and jumped into Bette’s arms. She was rewarded with hugs and kisses. When Bette let her down, Emma gave her hugs and told her that she was great. She then came to me and hugged me. I was surprised but happy. She asked me if I liked it and I honestly told her that I loved it. She was a happy little girl.
When it was finally time to leave and head for home, both Emma and Alyssa hugged Bette and me as they thanked us for coming up. Bette was holding Emma’s art work since she was taking them with us rather than Emma try to pack it and put it on the bus. It was a wonderful weekend. One that I had been completely nervous about prior to coming up but once here, felt so at home with Emma and Alyssa. I hoped it would remain like this when they returned. Alyssa was helping Bette put the pictures in the car when Emma walked over to me.
“Promise you’ll take care of her until we get back. She sometimes forgets to eat.”
“I’ll take care of her and I make sure she eats every day.”
“Remember we’re going to have dinner when we get back.”
“And games. I won’t forget. Thanks for being such a good sport Emma. I know this is hard for you but I do love your mother a lot.”
“I know. She loves you too. I can see it in her eyes.”
“Are you ok with that?”
“Yeah, I really think I am. I’ll see you in a few weeks Tina. Maybe you can talk Momma into going camping with us before then.”
“Emma, I don’t have that much time left on this planet.” We both laughed knowing that it would be a cold day in Hell before Bette Porter slept in a tent.
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Super and sweet on so many levels.
Yippee! LOL, haven’t read it yet – just wanted to say how much missed this story while the site was down!
L, your crazy, that opening line for the girls to meet Tina was great. So glad the kids liked Tina and hope they figure out how to get rid of the Warrens before the girls come home. Thank you. Md
That was an awesome update. It seems that the girls and Tina are going to be okay. I think Lyss is already loving Tina. It is nice to see kids who really love their parents and vise versa. I am not sure about sleeping in a tent but the hiking part sounds cool.
Great update – perfect weekend and I’m sure a big relief for all of them to see they will get along. pps
WOW!!! Very Beautiful!!!! THank you PPS
i’m with bette… give me a hotel any day… so glad the kids got along with tina… who wouldn’t… it was so cute to see them apart for 1 night… i think tina will be moving soon… love this s tory… can’t wait to see what the grand parents want… PPS
I am with Bette..no camping, no tents! I too think something is way up with the Warrens, and I don’t think it is money. I think that there is a good reason Trisha doesn’t want her children anywhere near them..what could it be? As for Bette and Tina, methinks they are going just a wee bit fast, with all the love talk and involving the kids now, it’s only been a couple of weeks since they met, right? I hope its not too fast too soon. I too liked Bette’s icebreaking comment about the camping!
tina did and awesome job with the girls! i see em and tina gettin along nicely once things settle down… this was fantastic update! :)PPS
NAG, again you have done a superb job with this chapter. So glad that the girls seem to like Tina. Bette’s line about camping really broke the ice for everyone. This was a lovely chapter and Em talking to Tina during the short walk was sweet. Tina isn’t a lawyer for nothing, she handled everything with great aplomb. Hope the Warren situation is taken care of soon and I know Joyce will get to the bottom of what is going on and I think my initial suspicion was correct, it is money. But how the hell did they find out about the money. Alice or her mother, well benefit of the doubt and all, maybe research. Really enjoyed this chapter. Thanks so much for posting. PPS
Naaaag, you’re back! I’ve been waitng for this all weekend. Damn, your friends are back now too. I love, love, love this story. This chapter was sooo good and I’m really glad that the girls seemed to get along with Tina. I hope you’ve got another update stored up, because I’m bursting at the seams for your next one!
whew, glad the kids like T.