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The Letter ch. 21
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When I got back to the house, we talked and looked through pictures while waiting for the pizza. We looked at pictures of Bette from when she was child through high school. I loved seeing her past. When the pizza arrived, we ate quickly. Both of us were starving. We then went for a swim. The night was so peaceful. Bette and I had all but avoided talking about the Warrens but after we showered and were lying in bed, I asked her what she thought their motives were.
“Tina, I’ve thought about it so much but can’t come up with anything. I know that they hated Trisha being gay so for their grandchildren to be raised by a lesbian must be something they detest. I just can’t believe that they waited this long for that. What do you think?”
“I would have to think money. Like you, if it were just the gay thing, they would have been all over it years ago. You say that there was only an insurance policy.”
“Yes. Both Trisha and I had life insurance as well as insurance on the house and the gallery. When she died, the house and gallery were paid off. We paid a hefty price for the insurance but felt that if either of us were left with the children, it would be helpful. Especially for her who was an artist and sometimes went months between shows. The life insurance was something that we got when a friend had just gotten into the business. We had thought of lowering the amount and then she got sick the first time. We kept it because we knew we would have a really hard time insuring her after that. We both had million dollar policies but again, neither of our careers were typical jobs.”
“Were her parents aware of the insurance?”
“I doubt it. I don’t think she ever put it in a letter to them. Hell, neither Alice nor Kit knew until she got sick the second time. I was tied up with taking care of her and the gallery that I had forgotten to send the payment in. I called both of them in a panic because I needed it overnighted. That’s when I told them. Alice went to the house and got it and mailed it for us. When the claim was paid…it was probably like five months after she died because I just couldn’t motivate myself to do anything. I invested it and it pretty much has just sat there.”
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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.