Helena never wanted to take care of anyone more than she wanted to take care of Bette.  She knew that Bette was strong, confident, and independent, but she was aware that people always needed a shoulder to cry on or just someone they knew had their back.  Helena wanted to be that, even though she knew Bette would refuse to take her help.

Bette’s orgasm comes with a shout to certain deities and her own name being repeated at least five times.

**

“That was a long time ago.” Maxine said.

“Do you think that matters?” Kit asked, “Now, you either tell us, or we will be sure that you, at the very least, will not be able to see Bette without one of us present.”

“It says here that you were incarcerated having been convicted of tax evasion.  I imagine you must be in heap of debt at the moment.” Peggy said, “How are we to be sure that you’re not here for monetary reasons?”

“Because I didn’t know anything other than Bette’s location when I came here.  I knew nothing of her job.  I wasn’t looking for a payday.  You’ve got to believe me.”  Maxine ran her fingers through her hair.  Kit noticed this because Bette did something similar when she was frustrated, “I’m only here to see my daughter.  Do you have any idea how guilty I feel?  You can’t because, if you did, you wouldn’t be asking these questions.  I just want to spend some time with my daughter before I die.”

Kit saw something change in her eyes, “Maxine, are you dying?”

The table got silent.

“I have about 6 months or at least that’s what the doctors say.  It started as ovarian cancer.”

Maxine went on to detail how the cancer spread to her liver and kidneys first, and it was beginning to find it’s way to her lungs.

“Does Melvin know?” Kit asked

“No.  I haven’t spoken to Melvin since I left.  I intend on keeping it that way.  And I don’t want to tell Bette that either.  At least not now.  I just want to spend time with her.”

At the end of the night, Kit and Peggy decided that Maxine should see Bette, but if she were to hurt her in anyway, there would be grave consequences.