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Chapter 4 – Philadelphia – Day 3
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Bette: That is why Helena is going to charter a 757 for our trip to Scotland. There will be about 25 of us, and she wants us all to arrive safely and as a group. There should be plenty of room for people to get some sleep. That is going to be one long flight. We will leave Los Angeles and stop in New York to refuel and then fly to Edinburgh Scotland.
Tina: That would be good. If Angie doesn’t come home, then we could pick her up in New York City.
Bette: That’s a thought. Okay. I’m losing my rhythm for your massage. Order the breakfast.
Tina: Can we have lox and bagels again. That was so good. Maybe we can make a couple extra for a snack on the plane?
Bette: Whatever you want dear. That sounds delicious even though we just ate a really nice meal.
Tina: Well, I have a thing about lox and bagels. I’m ordering four orders and two sacked up as a bag lunch. And they need to be here at 6:15. Right?
Bette: Sounds right. And we still have to shower and pack and get out of here. Next time we come to Philly, let’s not rent a vehicle. I think cabs would have been fine.
Tina: Well, getting a cab in a residential neighborhood is not that easy.
Bette: But we have cell phones my dear. Now give me that foot.
Bette finished up her massage and Tina called in the breakfast order. They then sat for a few minutes and began to kiss and causally run their fingers over the other’s arms. As the goose bumps appeared, Tina asked Bette if she was ready for bed.
Bette: Are you sure you want me to go to bed with you? You know, I can get a little frisky with women I’m attracted to.
Tina: I am counting on you getting a little frisky. Because I feel a little frisky myself. Besides, you are going to show me that boarding maneuver.
Bette: Oh, yeah, I am. Before we head in that direction, I just want to tell you that I have enjoyed this weekend with you. We got our business done and we’ve enjoyed the sights and had some good food. But the most special of all is having uninterrupted time with you. I want you to know that I thank the universe for sending you to me and for you consenting to marry me. And if we were not already married, I would ask you to marry me again. Thank you for this weekend. I love you more than you will ever know. Happy eleventh anniversary. And I look forward to many, many more.
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Hi Martha, what an amazing trip to Philadelphia. There was so much information regarding Melvin and what they learnt if him and his life. Poor Bette, I think it’s going to be pretty difficult to explain this all to Mary and her sister as it has obviously hit her hearing all this. Tina is such a tower of strength to her, I love how they are so besotted with each other and hold each other up! I love hearing about their plans for Angie and Daniel, they are so attentive to their children and want only the best for them. The way they talk through everything with them making sure they understand .
Finally the love they have for each other, is incredibly. They way they do everything for each other, they just want to be together, all the time. Enjoying being out shopping, visiting museums, enjoying meals or just cuddling up on the sofa. They are, as you said, the other half of each other !
Loving this so much, will continue on….o hope you are also continuing on, with this story….
Take care and Thankyou, for this amazing piece of writing!
Thanks… I have always thought that the relationship between Bette and her father was the most important relationship of her life prior to Tina. I could see that she struggled to love and admire the man who always seemed to believe she never quite measured up to his standards. But in my mind, I always knew that Melvin loved his children with all of his heart. He just didn’t have the ability to show this to them. His thought was to just leave them all his worldly possessions and they would know. But the truth is that until Bette talked to Gabriel Scott and to Harriett Myers, she would never know how much Melvin loved Bette, Kit, Mary, Paris and even Tina.
When Tina points out that if Melvin had told Bette on his death bed that Mary was alive and that she had another sister, Bette would be in shock. But if he told her that he had known for 15 years or more, Bette might have taken a pillow and smothered him on the spot. The truth was there was never going to be an ideal time to tell Bette or Kit about Mary Southerland. And Bette knows this deep in her heart. She also knows that all of this is a part of the past. A past which is done and dusted. And all the what ifs and if onlys are a waste of energy. Melvin and his relationship with Bette, Kit and Tina is what it was and had its impact on their lives. For Bette and for Tina, it explains so much. It explains why Tina is a part of his will. It explains why the final distribution was 18 years after his death. It explains how he found out about Mary Southerland and her daughter Paris. It explains how Paris was educated in England during her teen years and college years. And it gives another dimension to the personality of Melvin William Porter.
Bette is going to explain most of this to Kit, Paris and Mary in a future chapter. And in their own way, they will reconcile the Melvin they knew to the Melvin to the man they found in Philadelphia.
This for me is the most emotional chapter I have ever written… deep in my soul, I feel the loss Bette feels for the relationship she never had with her father and that is more painful than the fact that she had all those years of loss in not knowing her mother and sister. The reason is because Mary and Paris are still around and there is opportunity to have a good relationship with them. But Melvin is gone and there is no opportunity to mend that relationship with him. Such as life. But as Bette Porter and Tina Kennard always do – they learn from the mistakes including the mistakes of others around them. They have learned a lot from Melvin and much of it is what not to do in life.
Thank you for reading this and commenting…. it is rather gratifying to see that someone sees this story as a gratifying piece of entertainment. There are several more chapters to this Volume and it will continue.