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The Absence of One chapter 9
By the time Shane had returned to Bette’s house, dinner was winding down. If everyone were surprised to see her back here, no one said anything. Her visiting Tina was the pink elephant in the room, Shane knew.
Guided by Kit, Shane mindlessly grabbed the plate set aside for her. She sat down next to the older Porter, glancing around the room to find the other Porter missing.
“Where’s Bette?”
“She’s putting Angelica to bed. Alice is helping her,” Kit offered.
“And Shay, too,” Angus added.
Kit beamed at the mention of the boy. “Shane, your brother is so adorable. He was running around like a little old lady, helping Bette take care of my Boo.”
“My Shay? My brother Shay?” Shane raised her eyebrow.
“Your brother is better at taking care of Angie than me,” Alice piped in as she sat down next to Helena. “At least, that’s what Bette said to shoo me out of the baby room.”
“Can you blame my baby sister? You’re just gonna make her all excited and it’ll be ages before she calms down enough to sleep.”
Alice pouted. “Hey, I can’t help my bubbly personality.”
“Yes, Alice, and we all love you for it,” Helena reached over to pat the blonde on her back.
“See, at least somebody appreciates me.”
Kit laughed, shaking her head in amusement. If nothing else, Alice was a bright presence in their group.
“Who doesn’t appreciate you?” Bette teased as she entered the dining area with Shay in tow.
“Hey little man,” Shane grinned at her brother, welcoming the enthusiastic hug. “Did you enjoy yourself?”
“Absolutely. Bette and I read a story to Angelica and then I get watch her sing a lullaby to Angelica and then she fell asleep,” his words come out in a rush.
“Training a new babysitter, Bette?” Alice smirked.
Kit and Angus shared a knowing smile. Despite her baby sister’s insistence that she was helpless when it came to kids, Kit knew otherwise.
Bette turned in her seat, facing the siblings next to her. “You’ve been a big help tonight, Shay. Thanks.”
The little boy blushed when Bette placed a kiss on his forehead. He looked to his sister for help, feeling shy and proud at the same time.
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(17 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
ah, “skydiver” you forgot to jump right in, you’re still on the edge of the plane and we are there with you…on with it now!
Hope Bette can put her fears aside to hear Tina out. Tina has a lot of work to do.
Hmm, yes… let’s hear what Tina has to say for herself. I hope Bette is able to hear it. Post soon.
Hopefully Bette can keep an open mind and hear what Tina has to say. Its never too late to make things right.
interesting…so let’s see what tina has to say and how bette will react
This is good!