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The Roommates – Pride & Prejudice: Chapter 2
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She found what she thought was the slightly ajar door to the master bedroom and as she prepared to knock, her mother’s voice floated over to her.
“Bette? Is that you? Come on in.”
Bette sighed in relief before pushing open the door. She’d found what she was looking for.
“Good morning,” she said softly.
Janice beamed. She had been standing near her desk, her back to a bank of long slender windows. The room was huge. It was an office / master-bedroom suite. The bedroom side was on the left and the office side on the right. Janice had a Bluetooth headset hanging from her ear and she clasped her hands together as she spoke.
“Good morning, Bette. Did you sleep well?”
“I did.”
“Excellent. I was just making a few calls.”
Bette eyed her mother’s work-out clothes. “Did you go running?”
“I did. Every morning I jump on the treadmill and start my day. Tell you the truth, I’m running from the saddle bags I know run in the family.”
Bette smiled. “Maybe I should start running, too.”
“Are you hungry? Still sleepy?” asked Janice, walking closer to her only child.
“I’m a little tired but I’m ready to get up.”
Another beaming smile from the newly reacquainted mother. “Great. Let me show you around. Then we can go grab you something to eat. I really want you to see a few things today. Is that okay?”
“Sounds great.”
Janice led Bette around the room, showing her the massive master bath with Jacuzzi tub, the mahogany four-post bed, the mounted 42” plasma television, and a view of Central Park that nearly took her breath away.
“This place is so beautiful,” said Bette.
Janice paused, her smile drooping. “It had to be.”
When Bette’s look underscored her confusion, Janice continued.
“You were out of my life. I couldn’t see you. I couldn’t be there for you. I needed to nurture something. I needed to feel like my absence was accomplishing something. I have my company and I have this apartment and that’s about where it ended. I’m just glad you’re here.”
Dark brown eyes looked away shyly.
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Thanks for the update. I can’t wait for more! I love how you keep everything so realistic!
i totally know how tina feels of not belonging, i hope that the distance and their families won’t stay on the way of B&T’s love and future
I’m so happy to see you back with this story, MTS! I hope the distance and Tina’s family doesn’t keep the love between Bette and Tina from blossoming! PPS
I always feel elated everytime I see you post. The way you express each character’s emotion is so realistic. Tina’s feelings of not belonging among her family and their community and Bette’s discomfort around her own mother are valid emotions made palpable by your beautiful writing. Thanks for posting!
i think most of us(if not all) can at some point of our lives totally relate to that feeling of not belonging, and you, Ms MTS, have portrayed it perfectly… please keep’em coming, you’ve been missed! ^^,
Finally an update from you. And yes not belonging, it comes and it goes.
Glad to see you updating. Guess that’s the one positive with L-free Sundays… all the lovely writers are back posting! Not feeling too good about Tina’s mom, but enjoying your story.
Hello MTS, So good to have you back. I am just loving Baby B and T. There is such an air of innocence between them. It is appealing and refreshing. Good to see Bette so out of her comfort zone yet looking towards the future. Kit was great in supporting her baby sis through this unsettling time and prompting Melvin to reach out to his daugther before he risked losing her forever. INteresting to see that Bette is finding it diffcult to bond with her mother. So lifelike. Given the time they were apart a few short days cannot overcome a lifetime separated. ON the other hand, Tina all too well realizes that her mother knows something is worng. The parading of her at church is another typical action of proud parents. Like the prodigal child, the fatten calf will be slain and celebrations will follow. Just hope that Tina can keep it together long enough. Can’t wait to see what message Bette leaves for her lover. Sweet and loving I bet. Thank you so much for this amazing adventure. Your Loyal Fan.
Welcome back, dear friend. It is AWSOME to have you posting again this lovely and amazing saga of Baby B and Tiny T. Thanks for bringing us such a delightful story. PPS Sincerely, Lucero & Marsha – From Mexico City
I think mom Kennard is going to cause trouble for our young couple. Is their summer over yet so they can be back together?
Poor tina, eventually she will tell her mom and i don’t think it will be a pretty site either.her mom is very smuthering… great update! :)
I hope the distance and Tina’s Mom’s blatant disapproval won’t tear apart our girls. Great chapter!
god, do i remember, the hell it was to get 4 kids ready for church. thx for the memory ;).
I was so happy to see a post from you. I’ve always loved this story. PPS.
glad to see you back after the absence….when i first came across TLW fan fiction, this story was among those that got me hooked on this site, thx for the update!
wonderful writing as usual, happy dance. I feel real sad for Tina. Its so hard to realise that u don’t fit in your parents’ world any longer yet not want to hurt them and all the time u r missing your gf. Liking Janice. Think Bette got the better deal in the parents’ stakes even if things have been rough for her. At least she is openly out. Tina has to stay in. She must be miserable. PPS.
Poor Tina! Bette definitely is getting the better side of things being in NYC and getting to know her mother. What is the deal w/ Tina’s mom anyway? Is she really this jealous that Tina has someone new in her life or is it that the someone new is a woman? PPS!
Good chapter. Poor Tina, don’t like her mother now and hope her father is a nice man and will be on Tina’s side. Happy for Bette that she is spending time with her mom!