Bette checked her cell. She had it turned off for the last two days as well to avoid having to think. There were 4 messages from Kit, and were all similarly themed. Bette decided she had better find out what was going on.

"Well, It’s about damn time!"

"Gee Kit, Hi to you too, did the phone even ring?"

"Girl, I know you aren’t coming down on me, when I have been trying to reach you for two damn days!"

"Kit, I’m sorry. I just needed some time to myself. I really didn’t mean to worry you."

"Okay, I’m sorry too, these hormones are killing me, and I have been a little inundated with emotions lately. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I’m okay. I have been a little overwhelmed with emotions myself lately, but I am coping."

"Well I hate to add to that, but I have to tell you about Tina."

"Kit, I don’t know if I can, I’m not ready to talk about…"

"Bette, I know you don’t want to hear about this, but I really think you should. Please just listen okay?"

"Kit."

"Please Bette."

"Okay, okay, tell me."

Kit told Bette about her conversation with Tina two days ago.

"Are you serious Kit?"

"Yes I am. She gave me the envelope, and I opened it. Inside was the check for her for $500,000, and the check for Angelica for $500,000. There was a note on Angelica’s asking you to invest it for her yourself, and that Angelica misses her Mama. So if you wanted to see her, you could go through me to make arrangements so you wouldn’t need to see Tina if you wished not to."

"I don’t understand Kit. Why didn’t she take the money? It’s her half of the assets we had in the house. When the house itself sells she will get another check for her half of that. Was it the conditions she didn’t agree to? They didn’t seem to be unreasonable to me. It was set up either as a trust for Angelica, or a scholarship, it just depended on Tina’s actions in the next year. If she married him, it was to go to trust until Angelica was 21, if she didn’t then she could use it monthly for expenses to help her raise her, and the rest could be invested. The restrictions on Tina’s were for her own well being, it was only to protect her from fortune hunters. I just didn’t want her new whatever he is to be able to get her money if he married her, she was still going to get it right away, but he couldn’t touch it legally. She had to see that right?"

"I can’t answer that Bette. There was another sealed envelope delivered here today for you though. It appears to be from a lawyer. I didn’t open that one. I think you should when you come home."

"Maybe you should Kit. What if she is suing me for something?"

"Okay, I"ll open it if you want."

"I think you should."

Kit tore open the envelope. "Oh my god Bette!"

"What? Kit what is it?"

"Bette, Tina has given you the right to adopt Angelica if you wish. It looks like all you would have to do is sign the papers, and then go through a few visits with the social work folks and she would be yours, legally yours."

Bette sat down on the edge of the bed. Disbelief was roaring in her head. Why would she do that?

"Bette? Baby sis, you still there?"

"Uh, yeah Kit, I’m here. Oh my god. Why? Why did she do that Kit? After everything that was said, that happened. What about Henry?"

"She left him."