Chapter 1
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Bess Chandler and Travis Montgomery had known each other for as long as either could remember. They would tell a particular story of how they met.
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Travis: I'll never forget the day our mothers put us in the play pen and said "Travis Montgomery, meet Bess Chandler."
Bess: Remember how you had that big club?
Travis: I remember. I also remember when I began walking out the door, and you crawled behind me.
Bess: And there was that big cat in the yard next door, to me it seemed like a sabertooth tiger.
Travis: And I saved you with my big club and superhuman strength.
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Bess and Travis would tell this story until whomever they were telling it too realized it was actually the story of how Pebbles Flintstone met Bam Bam Rubble. In any event, Bess and Travis had also evolved from playmates, to highschool sweethearts, and now into something more. Both were raised by great single mothers, and had less than ideal fathers. Travis' mother Bianca had been raped by Michael, Bianca shot and killed Michael in self-defense when he tried to attack her again. Bess' mother, whom everyone called Babe, had made mistakes as a teenager, even served time in juvenile hall. When she got out she met JR Chandler, tried to start fresh. But JR turned out to be a monster, abused Babe, tried to take Bess away. JR was currently serving time in prison for attempted murder. It was no wonder why Bess and Travis looked to Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble as father figures. And ofcourse they had each other, to help each other deal with such similar issues. They were even somewhat related. Bianca was now married to Marissa Tasker, Babe's twin sister. And now, at the age of 25, Travis proposed to Bess. When they announced their engagement, noone was suprised. Their mutual families had seen their share of dysfunction over the years, but there seemed to be a lull in the drama, at least for now. Bess and Travis hoped to raise their eventual children in a happy and loving environment, relatively free of drama. But that hope was dashed when they went for the mandatory blood test. Dr Joe Martin called them back and asked them to come and see him together. This got them both nervous. They went to see him, and learned a shocking truth.
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Joe: First of all, I want to assure you that you're both perfectly healthy.
Travis: So why all the fuss?
Joe: I tested both of your blood work, and matched it to your respective mothers. As you know, you were both born on the same day. I remember that day actually, there was a terrible thunderstorm, the main generator broke. But that's no excuse.
Bess: You're starting to freak us out uncle Joe.
Joe: Sorry, I was trying to find a delicate way to say this, but maybe there is no easy way to say this. Bess, Babe Chandler is not your mother, Bianca Montgomery is. And Travis, Babe Chandler is your mother.