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“You wanna watch some TV?” Bette smiled widely in an attempt to cheer up her daughter.
“Wiggles” Angie nodded vigorously.
Bette carried Angelica back into the lounge room and placed her daughter on the couch. Grabbing the remote, Bette pressed play taking a punt that the right DVD was still in the machine, it was all Angie had wanted to watch for days. Sure enough she was rewarded with four men in brightly colored shirts who would captivate her daughter for the next 45 minutes.
With Angelica taken care of, Bette glanced around but Tina was nowhere in sight.
Bette kissed the top of Angelica’s head before walking down the hallway. She heard the snap of a pill bottle opening, then the running faucet. Turning into the bathroom, Bette watched Tina swallow whatever tablets she’d had in her hand. Tina’s head bowed over the sink as she leaned on her arms.
“Is there anything I can do?” Bette asked as she reached out and ran her hand down the length of Tina’s arm.
Bette’s heart sank as Tina looked up and met her gaze in the mirror. The blonde’s face appeared hollow to Bette, she was becoming a shadow. Mascara darkened her eyes and had left faint trails down her pale cheeks.
“There’s nothing you can do, Bette” Tina hissed, “not a fucking thing.”
“Tina.” The word hung between them, a plea from one woman to the other.
“I can’t do this right now, please I need some space.” Tina said before she cupped her hands under the running tap and splashed her face with water.
Bette resisted the urge to try and talk her wife around, she knew from experience it wasn’t likely to end well. Instead she granted Tina her wish and retreated to the kitchen.
The fridge was sparsely populated, Bette surveyed its contents and eventually concluded that her culinary skills weren’t up to the task of making a meal for three from what she saw. Opening a drawer she retrieved a wad of take-out menus and flipped through them. She thought of taking Angie and Tina to Papa Georgi’s for pasta but quickly pushed the thought from her mind, a quiet night in was probably a safer idea.
Bette looked up as she heard Tina’s footsteps near the kitchen, her wife emerged looking more like her old self, her makeup refreshed and wearing clean jeans and a purple knit top.
“I was thinking of ordering in, any preferences?” Bette asked with a faint smile.
“Actually, I’m going to head out for a while, clear my head.”
Bette’s heart sank as she nodded slowly in acknowledgement, it was becoming an all too familiar dance.
“Tina,” Bette called as she watched her wife head for the door. Tina turned to look at her and Bette seized the chance, “I love you.”
Tina bit her lip and lowered her eyes, offering a half-hearted nod in return before disappearing out the front door.
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Great!You’re posting again,I can’t wait to see where you take this story,thank you for the chapter.
I get the feeling this one is going to hurt a lot! Thanks for the new story!
oh hell, im all in with this story. thx
great to see you back with a new story…madness indeed, i hope it will all make sense and we won’t have our tibette hearts broken :)
You’re one of my favorite writers. It’s good to have you back! I’m worried about Tina. She’s dangerous. Bette seems used to it, as though it’s happened before. Yeah, I thought PPD at first too. She could just be psychotic. PPS!
Another new story to get my teeth into looking forward to the next post/
It great to have you back! It looks like we’re in for a bumpy ride…and the bumpier the better! Thanks for the great chapter can’t wait for more!
I have a feeling this is going to be a painful story to read but I know this is gonna be good because you’re writing it. Tina, what has happened to you?
Thank you HackGirl. I can’t wait to ‘turn’ the pages to uncover why and what’s next.
Man–intense! I am along for the ride, but the vision I have of Tina isn’t a good one. I hope she heals, whatever is going on with her. Please post soon! Thanks!
Thank you for posting again! Your stories are always so good. You Break It You Replace It was a fabulous story! This first chapter just reached out and grabbed the reader. There’s a whole lot of pain in this house…help them please! Thanks!
I hope you continue. Thanks.
Glad you’re posting again… Eager to see more and exactly what’s up with Tina. She seems… in pain and distant like she’s broken or something, if she was ready to hit Angie. thanks for the chapter.
Brilliant – are you going to break my heart cos that would be mean ? Great to see you posting
Hey girl I’m so glad to see your name come up. Great beginning I can only assume Tina in so post delivery depression. But can’t wait to see where you’re going
I’m baffled. Angelica’s too old for Post Delivery Depression I think? One thing I’m sure of- great to see you back posting HackGirl! (best name on the site IMHO)
“smells” like life.thank you
Hackgirl, You will break our hearts not just with this story but also by disappearing on us again. Please don’t.
So happy to see you posting a story once again. I look forward to where you take us with this. Lin
Wonderful start. I feel like it’s going to be such a sad story. I hope not. Thank you for posting.
Hey HackGal, Intriguing beginning as Tina is remote and selfish while Bette tries to persuade her to talk.Can’t wait to read more.Don’t go breaking my TnB heart now.Many thanks from Your Loyal Fan.
Very gald to see you back!!! Now Tina is in some pain but from what? Thank you PPS
Gosh!!! What is happening???Great to have you back but please don’t make me cry and break my heart pmsl. I can’t recognise Tina??? Why was she yelling at Angie??? PPVS can’t wait to the next post.
Oh no. I felt sucker-punched when I realized Tina was about to hit Angie. Please don’t go there. On the other hand, don’t listen to the comments! Looking forward to seeing where this goes. I can’t think of a single illness other than addiction that might lead someone to treat a child this way unless it was already in their nature to do so. This is going to be a rough ride, isn’t it? PPS and welcome back!