“Okay.”

Meanwhile, out at the table.  Bette glared at Alice, “Great job, put a sharp stick into a sore wound.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t know that it was a sensitive area.”

“Seriously Al, if you don’t mention something when you’ve known someone for ten years it obviously is a sensitive area.  Now you’d better hope that this didn’t ruin Tina and Rebekah’s newfound relationship.  She just got back her sister yesterday and if you’ve hurt this I swear.”

At which point Tina came back with Rebekah following.  “What’s going on?”

“Nothing babe, just explaining things to Alice, that’s all.”

“Bette, that’s not necessary it’s fine.  Al, you’re right.  How were you to know I had/have a family if I never spoke of them?  I’ll tell you guys about them now.  My parents Joseph and Carolyn are in North Carolina where they raised me and my younger brothers Joseph and Bryan and my younger sister Rebekah.  Apparently now Joe’s a farmer running our grandfather’s farm and married with three kids.  Bryan’s a lawyer in our hometown and you know Rebekah.  That’s pretty much it.”

At which point Rebekah spoke up “And I am the baby of the family, I just moved out here to be an Obstetrical Resident in a program at UCLA Medical Center.  That and I chose to look here for a residency program because I missed my sister.  Come to find out I have a little niece and that’s just great.  Joe has three kids, Jacob, Aidan and Sophia but Sophia’s just a baby so I haven’t been able to enjoy having a niece before really.  Angelica is an amazing kid, smart, funny and that smile, she could get anything with that smile.”

“You know that’s a Porter smile.”

“Huh?”

“It’s Bette’s smile.”

“Al, shut up she’s does not have my smile.”

“Oh yes she does, just look at it” Alice said tickling Angie.  Who does indeed have Bette’s smile.

“Holy crap, Bette she does have your smile” exclaims Rebekah “I don’t know how you two did that but wow.”

Tina just smiled knowing that one of her favorite things about Angie other than her just being her is that when she smiled it was Bette all over.

Needless to say after all the excitement, the rest of breakfast was uneventful.  Just the five women talking until Shane had to get to work.  Then the rest of the day began.

Once back at Tina’s place Tina decided it was time.  “Beka, you know we’re moving tomorrow after we close on our new house.”

“Yeah, I guess I’ll need your new address.”

“Well, yes but that’s not what I meant.  Bette and I were talking yesterday and we decided that you should move in with us.”

Rebekah just sat there amazed with a look of shock on her face and a tear once again running down her face.  Speechless.

Tina continued “Our new house has this beautiful little pool house that I think would be perfect for you and my little niece or nephew.”

Rebekah still speechless just sat there in awe that after all this time her big sister could hold such love for her.

“Beka are you okay?”

Finally able to say something, “Yeah, I am just astounded that you’d do this for us” as she put her hand on her not yet showing belly.

“Beka you’re my sister and you obviously need me or you wouldn’t have moved out here.  It really is the least I could do.”

Then for the umpteenth time in the last two days they hugged and cried together.