“Bette, the baby, the baby is Teddy’s. I’m sorry Bette but I had to tell you. Teddy is going to be in jail for at least forty years before probation and Kit is still drinking. Bette, you know I don’t have any family. Bette, I need your help. Please.”

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Bette hung up the phone and leaned against the wall. On the dresser was a picture of her holding Tina. They had been on a picnic and were at the park. Tina was wearing a cute tank top that nicely showed off her breasts and Bette’s hair was looking more gorgeous than ever. It was their final year in college, a year after Bette broke up with Alex, a year after she almost died of depression, and a year after she picked up her life and started to do something with it. Here she was two years later. This baby was in almost all ways hers. It was her ex-lover and it was her blood that created this baby. Alex never loved Teddy, he was just another fling. If Bette had any doubt of it, she could hear it in her voice. She already knew that Alex had slept with Teddy before because he was her twin. Alex had admitted it. A baby…with no one but her. Alexandra Dylan was still a drug addict, Bette was sure of it. She would never have called but maybe, just maybe it wasn’t going to be a drop off in three months, maybe Bette wasn’t inheriting her brother’s baby. Maybe Alex would want to keep it and would get her life together. Bette clutched her stomach and leaned against the wall. She felt herself sob silently and almost fell over grabbing a towel. This baby had only her and it was going to kill Tina, it was going to kill her darling, sweet, Tina who loved babies. Her Tina that she was supposed to spend the rest of her life with, plan babies with, have a big house with a pool. This was going to break her heart. Alexandra Dylan….

Bette pushed open the door, it banged against the counter and a large stack of books fell over onto the floor, onto Jenny. They all looked up at her, Shane’s eyes widened with one fork in mid air. Tina turned slowly around and looked up at her with her big blue eyes. She gasped.

Bette collapsed and Tina jumped up and grabbed her. She was falling and Tina was holding on….