“I’m sure she didn’t want to Bette, our parents are pretty persuasive especially when it comes to their values and religion.  I mean look at me who they haven’t spoken to since I told them about you.”

“T, look back though you had more than enough love and support in your life and Rebekah will have us.”

“I love you Bette.”  Tina leaned over and kissed Bette.

A knock was heard on the doorjamb, “Tina, I think I’ll get going now.”

“You will do nothing of the sort.”

“Tina obviously you and Bette have something going on now.  It looks like you guys have a lot going on.  You’re packing up your house after all.”

“We’re not moving for two more days and all we have left is our daughters’ room.”

“Excuse me, your daughters’ room?”

To this Bette answered, “Yes, Tina and my three year old daughter.  All the pictures are packed but she’ll be back within the next hour.”

“So who gave birth, that’s how that works right?”

“I did, although we used an African-American donor so she’d reflect both of us.”

“I can’t wait to meet my niece, so what’s her name?”

“Angelica Elizabeth Kennard-Porter.”

“You know Joseph has three kids, actually he and his wife Amy do.  Jacob is five, Aidan is three and Sophia is three months. So Angelica has three more cousins.”

“What Joseph up to other than being married with kids?”

“He’s running Grandpa Jim’s farm, living in the farmhouse doing the farm thing.”

“Wow, I never saw him doing that I thought he wanted to go into advertising.”

“Yeah, considering he’s the first grandson he felt obligated to continue the family business and keep the farm going.  He’s actually done quite well with it.  Grandpa still is out on the tractor most days but Joseph runs the farm business wise.

The three women talked for what seemed like a long time but really wasn’t when the rambunctious three year old came running into her room where they were sitting on the floor.  She looked at Rebekah, scowled a little bit and asked, “Who dat?”

At which point Kit entered the room as Tina was explaining that this was ‘Aunt Beka’ her younger sister.  Kit looked at Bette quizzically and Bette just nodded in response.  Kit hugged Rebekah and welcomed her into the family.