Previously...
Tina smiled lightly… “I think that is a good idea…so…what should we tell the girls?”
“I don’t think I want to get into specifics with them just now…especially because we haven’t even talked about them yet.”
“I agree…it really doesn’t concern them anyways…Maybe we should just say that you and I used to be a couple and that after we broke up, we both decided to have a baby and inadvertently, we used the same donor and so they are sisters?”
“Yea…ok…obviously, they are going to have questions…If they ask something too personal, we can just tell them that we aren’t ready to answer that question and we will get back to them.”
“Ok, that sounds fair.”
Bette gets up from the step and holds her hand out to Tina to help her up. Once Tina gets to her feet, Bette steps back…
“It really is great to see you Tina…You look…Bette glances over Tina’s body… Really great!”
Tina smiled as a slight blush ran to her cheeks and once again, she reached for Bette’s hand… “You don’t look so bad yourself…” Tina said with a wink.
Bette laughed…“Ready to go in there?”
“What and face the inquisition?”
Bette grinned…“Something like that.”
Bette and Tina walked hand in hand up the stairs and to the front door, finding comfort and strength in their tight grasp, both women unsure of the course their impending conversation with their daughters would take.
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Meanwhile…
Lizzy and Chrissy hastily made their way into the house. Once the front door had closed, Chrissy led Lizzy to the front window and both girls peered around the curtains to get a glimpse at their mothers.
As they stole a glance, they saw Bette slowly trace her fingers over Tina’s cheek and then, the two women fell into a tight embrace. Both girls were in awe. They could not comprehend the scene that was playing out before their eyes.
“Chrissy…what is this?”
Chrissy still staring out the front window replied… “I have absolutely no idea…I think there is more to this than we realized.” Tearing her eyes away from the view outside the window, Chrissy grabbed Lizzy’s hand… “Come on, let’s go to my room.”
Chrissy and Lizzy quickly ambled up the stairs and down the hall to Chrissy’s bedroom.
After closing the door and turning to Lizzy who had taken residence on her bed, Chrissy spoke… “So, I think there is more to this than we thought.”
“Yea, I think you’re right…”
Chrissy sits down next to Lizzy. “That was weird…wasn’t it?”
“Seriously…your mom had me in a freaking death grip…what was that all about?”
“I have no idea. She really did have you in a death grip didn’t she? I mean, I don’t know…it is like they recognized us or something. Like, when I first met your mom, she knew I was a Porter. I mean, most people say that I look like my mom, but we have to be standing next to each other in order to make that comparison.”
Lizzy jumps up from the bed and starts pacing…“And your mom… she started crying when she looked into my eyes… and then she called my mom T…and it wasn’t like she was saying my mom’s name and then lost her voice because she said it twice…What is that all about?”
“I think we have asked that question too many times already.”
Lizzy, bringing her head down to hear hands in frustration…“AAHHHH I know. This is infuriating. We know absolutely nothing.”
“Ok, I know…So, let’s look at what we do know.”
“Ok, there is the old picture, which means that they knew each other before we were even born. Because they look way young.”
“Yea, and we know that they know each other well enough to…ummm…see aspects of each other in us…right?”
“You’re right…and then there was that big hug thing that they had going on out there.”
“I know, and I have never seen my mom hug another woman like that. I mean, she has had girlfriends…I think, but…I have never met any of them. So, she must like her a lot to do that in front of me…right?”
Lizzy with questioning in her voice…“Yea, I think so.”
“So, there must have been something really serious there. We have got to figure out what that was because that adds like a whole new dimension to our plan.”
“I know, it could either make getting them together easier, or harder…hopefully easier.”
“Hopefully…” Chrissy replied wistfully…
“So….that means we have to get them to talk…right?”
“Yea, we need to get them to tell us some stuff. Any information we get, the better our chances are.”
“Right, but…we better be careful…you know what I mean?”
“Yea, we don’t want to get them suspicious or anything.”
“Good idea!”
Downstairs…
“Wow…it looks…” Tina said with awe, glancing around the house.
“Yea, it’s different, but then some things are just the same.”
“Yea, it is nice.”
“Yea, we added onto the house about 8 years ago.”
“It looks good.”
“Well, anyways…Chrissy’s room is upstairs.”
Exhaling deeply, Tina spoke…“Right…I guess we should get this over with…why am I scared of two 10 year olds?”
“Well, I don’t know about Lizzy, but Chrissy can pretty much get anything out of me if she tries hard enough.”
“Yea, unfortunately, Lizzy is the same…well…after you.” With that, Tina let go of Bette’s hand, and moved it to her back, pushing her forward towards the stairs. Tina followed closely. She couldn’t help but admire Bette’s butt as she ascended the stairs to Chrissy’s bedroom… Oh God…her ass is still amazing, Oh I just want to touch it, feel it. It still looks very…firm…God Tina, you can’t think about that, you are just about to tell your daughter something very important. Get your head in gear. Tina took in a deep breath, puffed out her cheeks, and then exhaled quickly which evoked a loud noise.
Bette stopped quickly and turned… “You alright?”
“Yea, yea, fine…”
Bette continued to mount the stairs. Tina followed Bette down the hall and quickly they stopped as they reached the bedroom door.
Exhaling deeply, Bette knocked… “Chrissy…Lizzy, can we come in?”
From within, Bette could hear her daughter calling back… “Yea, sure mom…come in.”
Bette opened the door and she and Tina filed into the bedroom…
“Cool room Chrissy.” Tina said, trying to get conversation started.
“Thanks, my mom let me decorate it all by myself.” Chrissy responded confidently.
“Well, you did a great job.”
“She did, didn’t she?” Bette said proudly…. “Right, girls, sit down will you? Tina and I have a few things we would like to tell you.”
“Umm… ok” Chrissy and Lizzy sat back down on the bed, sliding up it so that their backs were resting upon the headboard, they sat patiently for their mothers to begin with the ensuing discussion.
Bette waved for Tina to take a seat on one edge of the bed while Bette claimed the other for her own. The four women sat there for a moment in silence
Lizzy could feel the tension rising in the air. She couldn’t take it any longer… “So…what’s up mom? Bette?”
“Right, well…ok. First I should tell you that there are things that Bette and I have some things that we would like to tell you but, at the same time, there are many things that we have not discussed yet. There are questions that you guys might want to ask that we are not going to answer…fair? She waited as the two girls hesitated, and then nodded their heads… Right, so…I guess we should start at the beginning…right?”
Bette piped in, “Right”
“Ok, so Bette and I met each other about 20 years ago.” Tina admitted timidly.
“20 years ago?” Chrissy spit out
“Yes, we met about 20 years ago and we were partners for about 8 years.” Bette added, gaining confidence in the conversation.
Chrissy was baffled… “Mom, you were in an 8 year relationship?.
