CHAPTER 20 Previously……
Bette looked into Tina’s eyes. She certainly was an amazing woman, and without hesitating to be concerned about the company in the house, Bette leaned in and gave her a tender kiss. Tina returned that gentle kiss before breaking away and telling her it was time to round up the girls.
“I’m going to get the food on the table babe. Can you please get the girls down here?”
“Sure” Bette said as she rose from the couch and followed behind Tina into the kitchen. “any particular seating arrangement?”
“No, let them sit where they want I guess”
“Okay. I’ll go get them”
Bette left the kitchen and made her way upstairs to Angelica’s room.
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“I wish I had another mom instead of a dad” Sara said as she and Angelica continued to share their feelings.
“You do?”
Angelica was pretty surprised by Sara’s wishes. She didn’t really think anyone would want to be in her shoes.
“Yeah, I think it would be pretty cool”
“Sometimes I guess” Angelica said a bit apprehensive.
“Why only sometimes Ange?”
“Well, sometimes I feel a little too different…ya know what I mean?”
“A lot of people have two mom’s if their parents get a divorce and their dad marries another lady”
“That’s true, but that isn’t the case with mine”
Bette had just started to approach Angie’s bedroom when she heard part of their conversation.
“Your’s live together that’s all”
“Yeah, they do. I just sometimes feel really different, because I have two different colored parents, AND they are two women, AND I am biracial too”
“I know, but I still think your cool” Sara said causing Angie to smirk.
“Good, because you might end up being the only friend I have left” Angelica said as she brushed her hair.
“I doubt that Angie. A lot of girls at school think you are wicked fun to be around”
“Really?”
“Yep!”
“I bet they won’t think that when they find out I can’t see Timmy anymore”
“You can’t?”
“Nope, my mom’s said I am too young to date”
“Yeah, my mom told me that too” Sara sighed.
“Your mom won’t let you date either?” Angelica asked as she brushed out a small tangle.
“Nope”
“Wow, I just thought it was my mom’s that were uncool”
“Joanna’s mom won’t let her date either”
“Really? I didn’t know that”
“And I found out that Celia was just lying about dating Bobby”
“No way! Are you sure?” Angelica replied quite amazed by this revelation.
“Positive, Tara told me it was a big fat lie”
“Well, I fell for that big fat lie”
“You and everyone else. I guess it isn’t that strange to not be dating”
“Good, then I won’t feel so bad when I go back to school. I got punished you know, because of the dance, did I tell you?”
“No we haven’t talked. I was wondering if you had fun”
Angelica laid her brush down on the bed. “Well, I got in trouble for kissing Timmy, and then I did it again. But the other girls were too”
“They were kissing Timmy too?”
“NOOOoooooo silly, they were kissing their boyfriends”
“Oh”
“So now I can’t have visitors or go over anyone’s house for a week”
“That’s crummy”
“I know, it really stinks being school vacation and all”
“Well I’m glad I got to come over today then”
“Me too”
“It smells really good Ange, your mom must be a pretty good cook”
“Yeah, well….one more than the other”
Bette arched her brow on the other side of the door as she folded her arms.
“Which one?”
“Momma T is a really good cook. Momma B sometimes burns things”
Sara and Angelica both shared a chuckle while Bette started to smirk.
“My mom tries her best, but my dad usually gives her a hard time about the meals”
“Why?”
“He is really fussy. She has to make sure it is done just right, and if it isn’t, he gets really nasty. One day he got up and threw the entire meal in the garbage. He said garbage should not go on the table, it should go in the trash where it belongs”
Angelica couldn’t believe what she heard, but more than that, it was the first time Bette heard just a small bit of what Angelica had been privy too all afternoon. She decided to go back downstairs and give the girls more time to talk.
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DOWNSTAIRS
Tina had just placed the vegetables on the table which were steaming hot.
“Hey….where’s the girls?”
“They are upstairs, they were talking. I didn’t want to interrupt them”
“Babe….it’s ready. The meal is going to get cold. Interrupt them”
“T… Sara was telling Ange about her parents. You can’t imagine what her poor mom has to put up with. She was telling Ange that her dad is really fussy about what her mom cooks. One day, he took the entire meal and threw it in the trash saying that is where garbage belongs, not on the table”
“What!? That bastard”
Tina was completely pissed off at what Sara’s Mom was putting up with.
“No kidding. I didn’t want to interrupt them just then. Let’s give them a couple of more minutes and then I’ll get them.
“Okay”
In the meantime Tina decided to make a pitcher of Kool Aid for the girls to share at dinner.
“Can I help with anything?” Bette asked as she came up behind Tina, sliding her hands along each side of the blonde’s waist. She rested her chin on Tina’s shoulder for a brief moment as Tina started to open the powdered packet.
“I’m all set Babe. Just hoping the vegetable stay hot”
“We have a microwave if they don’t Tee……Mmmmm….you smell nice. What shampoo did you use today?” Bette asked as her nose snuggled into Tina’s hair, relishing that refreshing scent.
“Ummm……the blue bottle….Herbal Essence I think”
“The Coconut one yes…..Mmm…nice”
Tina squirmed a little bit as Bette breathed through her hair.
“Hey..Honey…..simmer down there tiger” Tina whispered in a tone that indicated that slight touch was once again causing things to stir.
Bette slid her hands under Tina’s shirt towards her navel.
“Um….Sweetie…….really……this can’t happen right now and you know it”
There was something so very hot about being in the kitchen with Tina when she was being all domestic. Add to that, the pleasant anxiety that the kids were just upstairs was turning Bette on as her hand started to slide between the fabric of Tina’s jeans and her skin. Tina could feel her inhibitions weaken, for she too found something unusually erotic about Bette touching her right now. However, she knew that no matter what, not even a quickie would be possible, as the girls could come down at any given moment.
She reached down and grabbed Bette’s wrist as her head inadvertently leaned back into Bette’s shoulder.
“Mmm…..no……we………can’t”
Tina took Bette’s hand and turned her body so she was now facing her.
“God what you do to me” she said as she looked into the big brown eyes of the woman who meant everything to her. “maybe we can take this up tonight?” Tina asked as she arched a brow and smiled at the brunette who loved her with everything she was.
“I’m counting on it” she said back to her as she leaned in and gently kisses her lips.
