When Helena left the phone over the table and looked Bette she found her friend with a funny and surprised looked on her face.

What? Why are you looking at me with that look? Helena thought she was doing pretty good with Winnie and Bette’s look was surprising for her.

Ahm, nothing, it’s just that I’m surprised listening this conversation between Winnie and you,… both of you are nice with each other Bette had thought that what Helena said about Winnie and her being adult was much more imagination than reality. If I hadn’t misunderstood your words Winnie told you to spend tomorrow night with you kids and now she called you to change the plans,… and you agree… you agree without arguing…

Helena smiled I told you we were being adults, however I admit that there’s a much more selfish reason to accept Winnie’s request,… do you remember it’s not my schedule with them? Winnie is allowing me to spend some extra time with them, I don’t want to broke Winnie’s new trust in me…

Bette understood Helena, but she was sure that there were more reasons than that, Helena loved her kids more than anything, she would do anything to have them happy, even if that hurt her.  

After coffee they were for a walk around Central Park, Helena and Bette were totally lost on how great Central Park was and how great they were together. As the day went off Bette and Helena were opening to each other more and more, sharing confidences seemed go considering both had common experiences.

At 3.30 pm Helena said that it was time to leave for her, she needed to be at school at 4.00 pm. She was going to help them with the school homework and then she had to drive them home to have the night with their mom and grandparents. Bette accompanied Helena to a cab and said their goodbyes agreeing in calling the other to see each other in the next days.

During her way home Bette felt her heart full of joy, when was the last time she had felt like that? She felt complete, happy, she felt that she was herself for first time in a long time. Obviously watching Angelica growing up made her felt alive, but it was different, Helena made the woman that was inside her felt that she deserved to be happy and to be desire by someone.