Love and Affection Chapter 24

“Hello?”  Bette was rudely awoken again at 530am.  She sat up and walked out of the room, so she wouldn’t wake Tina.

“Mom?…what’s up?”

“Hi Bette, sweetie, you and Tina coming up this weekend?”  Carol was thrilled that she was finally going to meet her future daughter in-law.

“Mom, yea we are coming..sorry I haven’t been in touch.”  Carol thought of Bette’s words, ‘in touch’ was something that they lacked.  Carol loved Bette as if she were her own.  Bette being adopted and being biracial didn’t matter to her, it was love and support she had for her.  Carol always knew Bette struggled with it and thought she and her husband thought otherwise. 

“Ok, so your dad wants to make his famous ribs.  Does that sound ok?  I am sorry for calling so early, but I needed to get in touch sweetie.”  Bette rolled her eyes at the statement.  “Mom you can call me anytime, sorry, I am.”  Bette wanted to be more fair to her parents.  She gave them a run for their money alright.

“Mom we will be there, don’t worry.  And I wanted to talk to you guys about some stuff too.”  Bette was near tears.  She wanted to know how to  open up to her parents about her fears as a lesbian and her life, just her life feeling lost and not knowing her past.  Bette’s past hurt her all the time.  The not knowing of her life from her biological parents..who was black who has this disease?  Bette didn’t really care about the whereabouts as much as the health and what not, just not knowing killed her at times.  Never feeling fitting in never had a problem.  Bette being Elizabeth Porter wasn’t the fault.  It was her feeling she was hiding who she was.  She was confident in herself and made herself a strong business woman and did well with her swimming career too.  Bette just needed answers that would fill the pain of why was she abandoned from her bio-parents.  A mystery of pain that never seemed to be filled up. 

“Bette?  You there honey?”  Carol often worried about her daughter. 

“Sorry, yea mom.  I love you, see you tomorrow morning.”  Bette said her goodbyes and snuck back into bed.  She was happy that all she had to do was disrobe herself and be naked against her fiancé.  Tina was sleeping like the dead and on her side.  Her face was angelic and had a tendril of hair on her cheek.  Bette carefully swept it out her face and kissed her cheek.  Bette filled with warmth and love for Tina as she watched her sleep peacefully.  Bette wondered where Tina went in her dreams, often she would hear Tina moan and smile as she slept.  Bette liked to take advantage of these times.  She began to kiss Tina’s shoulder, little bites and nibbling.  She reached her neck and as her passion built she began an onslaught of passionate kisses and sucking on Tina’s neck.