Helena: I heard your conversation with Kit.

Bette looked shy.

Bette: You did?

Helena: I did but Bette I promise I won’t tell it to Tina or any other living soul.

Bette: Is Tina, like, in love with me?

Helena: I don’t know.

She lied but what did she have to do?

Bette: You must know, she is your sister.

Helena: Bette, I honestly don’t know. Maybe you and sis need to talk?

Bette: What if she isn’t in love with me, Hel? Then I lose my best friend. She might never want to speak to again.

Helena: Tina isn’t like that. She would never leave you.

Bette: I will talk to her today. I’m going to enjoy a normal dinner. It might never come back.

Helena: Don’t think that way. Keep your head up, eh?! Now, think dinners ready, let’s go.

Helena and Bette stood up and walked to the kitchen.

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I walk back into the kitchen and Mom, Melvin, Bette and Helena are already sitting at the table.

I: Hey, everyone.

I sit down.

Doria: You had fun, honey?         

I: We had a blast! Hey, Bette, everyone missed you, why didn’t you come?

Bette smiles at me and I feel myself turning red.

Bette: I felt like being alone today.

The dinner continues and Helena begins to speak.

Helena: Well, Dusty, asked me to go with her to a cabin in the woods. It’s about 2 hours driving from here and I was wondering if I could go.

Doria: I don’t know, how long you would say there?

Helena: Two nights.

Melvin: What are you going to do on that weekend?

Helena: Are you seriously asking me that.

Melvin: Yes.

I see that Mom senses Helena’s struggle to say something so she decide to do it herself.

Doria: They are going to make love the whole weekend, Mel. You know what it’s like to be young.

Helena: So, can I go?

Doria: If you promise to call me if something happens…

Bette inches closer to me and whispers.

Bette: Every time she has an orgasm she must call her Mom. Very romantic.

We both chuckle. Helena was looking extremely happy.

Melvin: What are you two laughing about?

He points at us with his fork. Bette is trying to let her face look normal.