Chapter 5
 I don't know when Bette and I volunteered for the impromptu family day but I think it had something to do with Alice's insistence on finding out how Bette's wrist broke. She's become more clever with age.
 They went to pick up their kids while Bette and I prepared the house. Shane was helping out since her business basically ran itself.
 "So Angie comes home on her own?" Shane asked as she helped Bette start up the grill. Regardless of the injury, there was no way she was gonna not grill.
 "Yeah, she takes the bus until we decide she's ready to drive," I said, "in New York we never drove so she's barely learning now."
 Shane shook her head, "God, I keep forgetting how grown up she is."
 I noticed the flush on Shane's cheeks and said, "Shaney, is your maternal time clock ticking?"
 Shane blushed even redder, "well...I...I don't know, Molly brought it up ever since she met little Mattie. I don't know your boy seemed to stir something in her. Now she's saying she wants children but I don't know..."
 "What don't you know Shane?" I said, "I know that when you were watching Shay for those months you were an amazing mother."
 "Yeah then my crazy girlfriend burned down my shop," Shane muttered.
 "That had nothing to do with Shay, and you're not the same person you were back then," I insisted.
 "You really think I'm ready for this?" Shane said.
 "Ready for what?" Bette said walking into the kitchen holding Mattie who was covered in sauce.
 "To have kids," Shane said.
 "Oh my God, what the hell happened?" I said at the same time.
 Bette looked in between both of us and answered me first, "he thought the soy sauce was chocolate."
 Mattie made a face, "it was icky mommy."
 I couldn't help but laugh. "I'll bathe him," I said taking Mattie from her.
 Bette turned to Shane and said, "having a child is a blessing. They simply light up your life. Even when they give you attitude like Angie does and they cover themselves in soy sauce, it's all worth it."


	
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