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“I am…” Bette answered.

“Why did I never see you?” Angelica asked.

Bette sighed. She had hoped Angelica wouldn’t ask questions like this. “Angelica, can we talk about that when your Mommy is here?”

“Okay…” Angelica smiled at Bette. “Can I watch T.V., Bette?” Angelica asked.

“Off course, Doll.” Bette said smiling at Angelica. Angelica ran to the living room and jumped on the couch next to Claude.

They still had to go to the police. When Tina got back, they would dress the kids and head to the police. She wanted that sucker in jail. She sighed and walked to the living room and sat next to Benny, she hoped Tina would be here soon.

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The Next Day.

Bette was sleeping when suddenly she felt someone climbing in the bed. She opened her eyes and Angelica was looking at Bette with a smile on her face.

“Good morning, Bette.” The little girl said. Bette smiled.

“Morning, Angie.” She said and stroked the little girl’s face.

“Can I lay here?” Angelica asked.

“Off course you can, sweetheart.”

Angie lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. Bette smiled. It was amazing to have her little girl with her.

Yesterday, they had gone to the police. They had taken pictures of the bruises and a doctor had examined the little girl and had confirmed that the bruises where inflicted when Angelica was with Henry. Now, they could only wait.

Suddenly Benny and Claude ran into the room and joined Bette and Angelica in the bed.

“Hey, boys.” Bette said.

“Hello!” Benny and Claude said. They also lay in the bed and they were all pressed together.

“Hey, kids, you want to go to my sister’s café and get some breakfast? It’s getting a little narrow in the bed, eh?” Bette asked them.

“Yeah!” The three kids said in union. Bette smiled.

She dressed the kids in the new cloths Tina had bought for them and changed in some jeans and a t-shirt to. The kids sat on the sofa watching T.V. while Bette called Tina asking if she wanted to join them. Tina said she would without even thinking about the fact that she hadn’t seen her old friends in 5 years, except for Alice.