Bette just shook her head and walked up the stairs.  Helena, who had heard it all, smiled.  Knowing that Bette was truthful made her want to cry.  She’d never been loved like this before.  She heard the bedroom door open and turned to see Bette there.

“Hey.” Bette whispered, “You’re fucking brother…”

“I know.  I saw it all.”

“You did?”

“Mmm hmm.  And I heard it all too.”  Helena started walking towards Bette.  She smelled of the ocean and sweat, and somehow, mixed with her body chemistry, she was turned on by her scent.

“You did?”

“Yeah.  And, Bette, I’ve never loved you any more than I love you right now.  You have no idea how long I’ve waited to hear someone say those things to him and to feel that way about me.”

“It’s all true, you know.”

“I know.” She eyed Bette; enjoying the way her veins popped after running, “Lay down, Bette.”

In only moments, Helena was kissing her, peeling her clothes off, and making every inch wish she would never stop.  But stop she did when her cell phone began ringing.

“Fuck…” Bette grumbled.

“Answer it.”

“I don’t wanna…”

“Bette, you really should.”

Bette grumbled again, but conceded.

“Hello?” She answered in a rushed tone.

“Hi, Bette, this is Maxine…uh…your mother.”

“Oh, hi.”

“Hi.  Do you want to meet me for breakfast at the Planet.”

“Now?”

“In maybe an hour.”

“Um, yeah, sure.  I’ll be there.”

“Good, I can’t wait to see you.  Okay, I’ll see you later.”

“Yeah.”

Bette hung up the phone and stared down at Helena, who had planted herself between Bette’s legs.

“Who was it?”

“My mother.  She wants to meet for breakfast.”

“Are you going to go?”

“Yeah.  And so are you.”

**

Inside the Planet, Kit and Maxine sat in a booth.  Kit held a grudge against Maxine for several reasons.  First, Maxine was the woman who stole her father from her own mother.  She held animosity towards her from the moment she knew who she was.  Secondly, she’d never forgive her for what she did to Bette.

“You and Bette are pretty close, right?” Maxine asked.

“Very.”

“Good.” Maxine nodded her head, “I remember when we first brought her from the hospital.  You were waiting in the living room for us.”

“I remember.” Kit smiled, “You know, Bette was affected deeply by your leaving.”

“I know.  And I know there’s really nothing I can do to fix that or make it up to her.”

They turned their heads to the door to see Bette and Helena walking hand in hand.  They waved them down.

“Maxine, this is my girlfriend, Helena.  Helena, this is my mother, Maxine.”

“It’s nice to meet you.” Helena said softly.

She stared her in the eyes.  She couldn’t help but hate her.  Maxine was the reason it took her forever to get into Bette’s heart; she was the reason she feared that Bette would leave her because she was afraid of being left.

“It’s nice to meet you, too.  Well, Bette, it seems as though you have your way with the girls.  Helena’s very beautiful.”  Bette squeezed Helena’s hand and smiled, “Please sit down.”