Bette shook her head and replied,

“I was trying to push you and everyone else away because I’m so fucking miserable without Tina. I know it’s no excuse for my behavior which sucked for quite sometime now, but I really do need my friends right now.”

Bette hugged Alice and Alice returned Bette’s hug and cried,

“We need to stick together, we are like the three musketeers now.”

Bette pulled away and smiled at Alice and replied,

“Actually we are the six musketeers, Kit and Tina.”

Alice wiped the tears from her eyes and teased,

“Always fucking correcting me, what are you my professor?!”

Bette laughed,

“That is my Alice, now let’s get going!”

Shane and Kit were watching Bette and Alice approaching the car and having their arms around each other shoulders.

Shane smiled,

“It’s going to be all good!”

Kit replied,

“Yup, you just gotta have faith that’s all!”

       The girls arrived at Bette’s and Tina’s place and all of them decided to chill out and have a few beers together.  Bette felt more like herself and she put Angelica down for a nap herself.  Bette said to Angelica,

“I am sorry that I’ve haven’t been the best mom in the world, but your mommy has been in the hospital right now and trying to get better. But I swear to you, I will be a better mom to you and be a better wife to mommy because I love you both very much.”

Angelica gave her mother a smile and cooed.  Bette kissed Angelica and said,

“It’s time for my big girl to have a nap.”  Angelica gave her mom a look that said that she agree and she fell asleep a few minutes later.  Bette left the room to join her friends and sister in the back yard.

       Bette opened a beer then laid back on the lounge chair next to the pool.  Alice asked,

“Can I ask you something?”

Bette answered,

“Go ahead, I’m an open book.”

Alice joked,

“You are an open blouse!”

Shane, Alice, Kit and Bette started laughing.

Bette laughed,

“God how I missed that sense of humor of yours, now ask me the damn question!”

Alice stopped laughing and asked,

“What was the most special moment you had with Tina?”