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I miss you. I need you– January FF Challenge–Chapter 4-Finale
Chapter 4-Final
As she redressed, Tina took several deep breaths to collect her thoughts. Again, she found herself hungry. She thought she would head to the Planet. Hopefully the girls would be there and she could catch up with them over breakfast. As she looked in the mirror she knew she would have to tell them and Bette soon about the baby. Alice would most likely be the happiest about it. Shane and Dana would probably be afraid of having some thing so fragile around them. Bette’s reaction was the most unpredictable and what she feared most of all. Would Bette be happy? Would she be angry? Most of all, she had to admit to herself, she was most afraid Bette would not care.
"Every thing will be so different", that’s what she keeps hearing from people who have children. "A baby changes everything" but change for her had already happened. “Single mom” she thought as she redressed. It was a fairly warm day but she put on an overcoat to cover her now very obvious baby bulge. How do you tell someone you are pregnant? How would she find the words? “Bette, how are you? I see you are still with Candace. Oh, by the way, I’m pregnant”. Certainly this was not the right way. Bette would certainly be angry that she didn’t include her on the decision to retry to get pregnant. Maybe if Bette knew she retried, knew she was pregnant this entire Candace thing would not have happened. But how she have predicted that. There’s no guarantee it would have made a difference. It appeared what she hoped would be a unifying event would likely continue to cause discourse.
How do I even begin to tell everyone? Even her parents did not know. They certainly would be excited to welcome their first grandchild. She had told them that were trying to get pregnant. They knew about the miscarriage but they, like everyone else, were unaware she was pregnant again. They initially were a little thrown off by the thought of a biracial grandchild but over time as best as Tina could tell, they, like she, warmed to the idea.
She remembered how hurt Bette was by her reaction to having a biracial child but in seeing and talking to couples and to the children themselves, she realized her fear was ignorant and unwarranted. She and Bette never spoke about it again. Just like so many other things and conflicts that came up. They often glossed over the issue and moved one. What those remnants of un-discussed issues may have done to their relationship might never be known. It seemed to all be too late.
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Really enjoyed the flushing out of the story, Squirl. But I have to admit that I am partial to Belena… you are killing me with this delay in the next chapter. For the love of all things being right in my Belena universe, I need an entire chapter of make-up sex…soon!!!
I totally have to agree with Eastmorn. You did an excellent job on this story. I think you pass the challenge.
Hey squirl, I’ve never been so happy to read a finale (LOL). not that i didn’t enjoy reading this fan fic challenge but I’m dying to know what happens next in How Could You Forget Us? PPS! Congrats on the nominations :)
Since I brought up the rear with completing the Challenge, I held off on reading everyone else’s. I loved the subtle nuances you added to the story and the way you took what we knew and made it all so visual and emotional throughout this story–great job!
OMG Squirl I don’t usually comment on Challenges because their all so good and I could never pick a fav. but here I can hear the word comming out of Tina mouth just like they were on the show, excellent my friend excellent. Md
tres tres bien squirl! you know, i always did feel badly for tina around that time when she realizes that she’s pregnant and yet bette is still with candace…i did feel bad and then later wondered if tina’s turn to EVIIIIL had something to do with overcompensating for the disempowered feelings that she experienced in her early pregnancy? i dunno, but you’ve given me good foods for thoughts:) i’m off to work out now, for my threeway arm wrestle to determine if belena makes it onto the show. hehe. pps, whatever you wanna write:)
This was very good. I never understood why Bette continued seeing Candace after Tina found out. Ton-Ton getting drenched…….too funny.
Ton-Ton got poopy-shit on her white pants,lol. i loved that scene…. great update :)
East, JOC, BFT- Soon on the update. One other side bar. One shot deal I think you won’t mind. Then back to drama and angst