At the same time in the limo

„So are you gonna tell me now what you found out?“ Bette asked after they had already been driving for a few minutes in absolute silence. She didn’t want to push Peggy to tell her, but the worry for Helena increased by the second and she couldn’t wait any longer.

„It has to be something if you picked me up only a few minutes after you called me.“

Peggy couldn’t say anything for few more seconds, because her mind was overworking with the informations she had just become shortly concerning her daughter and what it meant.

„Peggy, please… I know it must be really hard on you, but I’ve been worrying and waiting for the last few days too. I want to know what is happening to my friend…“

Peggy registered the desperation in Bette’s voice and wanted to tell her what she knew, but she feared she would start crying. Very few people had seen her crying. She had to look and be strong all the time to maintain the image she lived up to. So, she took a deep breath and started to explain.

„You were right to be worried. We have found out he had been arrested several times in the past for vandalism, for picking up fights, for stealing and for sexuall harassment.“

„How does it come he never had to go in jail?“ Bette asked astonished.

„Because at that time he was still minore and they couldn’t send him to jail, but he got multiple punishement for his behaviour. He knew he would be send to jail the day he become of age. So, at some time he moved out to another place and changed his name to Ethan Kearney. His real name is Ethan Turner and he had been hiding under his current name until now. The police had been looking for him for years.“

„Does it mean that I could have been right? That he’s….“ Bette couldn’t finish the sentence.

„Yes“ was all Peggy said.

And with that she couldn’t hold her emotions back any longer and a tear made it’s way down her cheek. Upon hearing the slightest crack in Peggy’s voice, Bette looked up and saw the rare tear running down her face.