Bette was just walking into the house when she heard her phone ringing. She put her things down and grabbed it before it went to voicemail.

“Bette Porter.”

“Hello darling.”

“Hey Peggy. Is everything OK?”

“Yes of course. Everything is fine. I just called to let you know that Helena and I will be flying from London to New York tomorrow. I’m staying on in New York and she is taking the jet to Los Angeles.”

“Yes I was with Tina and Val this evening. Tina mentioned that Helena would be here on the weekend. I invited them to Sunday brunch so I may finally get to meet your daughter.”

“Well according to Helena she seems to think that I should have the honor of introducing my daughters to each other.”

“Does she really think of me as a sibling?”

“If she does it’s probably not in a good way. More like sibling rivalry. I didn’t realize that she harbored so much jealousy. She was very put out after overhearing our conversation about grandchildren.”

“I guess Helena would feel like I was encroaching. If she’s jealous of our relationship I can’t imagine she’d be too happy if her kids had to share their grandmother with mine. Have you talked about grandchildren? “

“We have. She knows nothing would make me happier, but she’s made it very clear that she has no interest in having a family. I’m really concerned about leaving my legacy with her. I think I made things worse by threatening her inheritance.”

“What did you say to her?”

“I told her I didn’t have any qualms about cutting her out and giving you her share. Bette I’m about at the end of my rope with her. I don’t know how else to get through to her. She’s a loose cannon. I never know what kind of trouble she’ll get into. I told her that I won’t tolerate her reckless and irresponsible behavior any longer. I’m hoping that the change of environment living in the US and having the opportunity to make new friends will have a positive effect on her.”

“Peggy I can understand your frustration but I don’t think threatening to leave her inheritance to me was such a good approach. If she didn’t have reason enough to hate me before she certainly does now.”