| IN SICKNESS BY TIMA |
CHAPTER 103 |
PREVIOUSLY:
[Todd quickly walks to the door and yanks it open as Tea stands up.
They share the joy of seeing their baby for the first time with Carlotta and Viki, before Tea returns to the other doctor for the biopsy.]
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chapter 103:
[Todd and Tea are driving back toward their home on Llantano Mountain, following Tea's biopsy, when Tea surprises Todd with a suggestion.]
Tea: Let's not go home.
Todd: You want to grab something to eat first?
Tea: I want to go somewhere, just the two of us, while we wait for the biopsy results.
Todd: Why?
Tea: Because I want to be alone with you.
Todd: You can have that at home.
Tea: I don't want to go home.
Todd: What's going on?
Tea: We have to wait a few days for the results. We'll both be basket cases if we spend the whole time worrying at home.
Todd: You think it'll be easier, if we're someplace else while we're worrying?
Tea: Being somewhere else will at least allow us some distractions.
Todd: I thought we were already going to do that distracting thing...together.
Tea: We can make love anywhere.
Todd: If you don't like the house anymore, I'll buy you a new one.
Tea: I love our home. I love that you built it for us, for our family. I just need a change of scenery, just for a few days.
Todd: This will keep you from stressing out about all this?
Tea: I promise, take me somewhere romantic and I will focus all my attention on you.
Todd: Romantic, huh?
Tea: There's no pressure. We don't have to go somewhere spectacular. We just need to be alone and it will be romantic for me.
Todd: And, the house just doesn't do it for you anymore?
Tea: The house is fine, but we can't really be alone as long as we're near Llanview.
Todd: You did blow that alone thing by bringing Carlotta in on this.
Tea: And, you told Viki.
Todd: She's my sister.
Tea: Carlotta is as much my family, and yours, as Viki is.
Todd: She doesn't look at me like she totally hates me as much anymore, but that doesn't make us family.
Tea: With everything we've been through together, all of us, we are a family now, aren't we?
Todd: You and me?
Tea: You, me, Starr, Viki, Carlotta, Jessica, Joey...
Todd: If you toss in Kevin, I'll be tossing up breakfast.
Tea: You don't consider Carlotta to part of the family?
Todd: She's your family.
Tea: And yours, too. You have another person who loves you.
Todd: Now you're really stretching it.
Tea: I think she does care about you...now that she's gotten to know you. She saw how gentle and tender you were with me while I was sick. She sees you in a whole new light.
Todd: She wouldn't blab any of that to the whole town, would she?
Tea: Would that be a bad thing?
Todd: Guys aren't supposed to be tender.
Tea: They are to their wives.
Todd: I wouldn't know anything about that.
Tea: You know all about that. You were wonderful with me. I wouldn't still be here if it weren't for you.
Todd: I only did what I had to. Life sucks a lot more when you're not around.
Tea: I feel the same way about being without you.
Todd: I still keep thinking that you'll snap out of whatever weird thing has you thinking stuff like that and you'll take off on me.
Tea: Never. I need you. You need me. We'll always have each other.
Todd: I guess it's okay if you know I need you. I don't like other people being in on that.
Tea: Carlotta isn't other people, she's family...our family.
Todd: She'll turn on me. Everyone does eventually.
Tea: Carlotta is very loyal.
Todd: To you.
Tea: To us now.
Todd: Whatever!
Tea: My reason for feeling like I need to get away isn't because Carlotta and Viki know what's going on, not exactly. I'm glad that they were there today. I really am. It helped, for both of us, having our family supporting us.
Todd: But, you don't want that anymore?
Tea: I do...I will, if...
Todd: You're not allowed to put me through any ifs ever again.
Tea: I'll try not to. But, should that happen...
Todd: That's an if.
Tea: ...we'll both need their support. Right now, there's nothing more they can do, except worry with us, until we learn the results. I think I need to just be alone with you. I want to go somewhere separate from all of this...somewhere that doesn't have constant reminders of when I was sick.
Todd: That leaves out where I was thinking of taking you. Just tell me where you want to go and I'll take you there.
Tea: I want to go wherever you were thinking of taking me.
Todd: It's not really romantic...but I thought you might go for it.
Tea: I will. Take me there.
Todd: You're sure?
Tea: I'm sure.
Todd: Okay, but we have to stop and tell Starr first. I don't want her thinking I ditched her. She'll do that refusing to talk to me thing again. I hated that.
Tea: She's back to adoring you, just like it should be.
Todd: She doesn't know me like everyone else does.
Tea: She knows you better. So do I. That's why I adore you, too.
Todd: Could we save all the sappy talk until we're not wearing anything?
Tea: Are you sure you want to make love? You were so concerned about having sex while I'm pregnant. What made you change your mind?
Todd: Do we have to talk about this?
Tea: I think we should. I don't want you to do this for the wrong reasons.
Todd: You're my wife. That means I can do that to you for any reason I want to.
Tea: We can be together...we can comfort each other...without having sex.
Todd: Look, if you don't want to...
Tea: I want to, but only if you really want to.
Todd: I don't know. There's so much other stuff involved. If we could really get away from all the junk, maybe I could give you what you want. But, we can't. So, I don't know. I really don't.
Tea: Take me where you want me to go with you. When we get there...talk to me, hold me, love me. If we make love, that would be great. If we don't make love, it would still be great, because I would be alone with my husband, with the man I love. Nothing in life is better for me than that.
Todd: More time would be pretty okay, right?
Tea: We have more time. Even if I have...
Todd: Don't say it! That word never has to be said again, because you're never having that thing again.
Tea: Even if I did, we would still have more time. We would fight it together, just like the last time.
Todd: We'd kick its sorry ass again.
Tea: Let's not even go home for our clothes. Let's just stop and see Starr and then have an impromptu adventure together. We'll buy whatever we need, as we need it.
Todd: After we get the results, and find out everything's okay, you'll agree to sit at home not doing anything, until our kid's ready to come out and play?
Tea: I'll take it easy. I'll let you pamper me as much as you want.
Todd: Deal!
to be continued...
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