Meanwhile Angelica was trying to choose between mint chocolate and vanilla…..mmmm…vanilla was so cliche…better go with the mint chocolate. Fleur was bouncing around
beside her, she chose mint chocolate too. Angie was noticing Fleur always chose the flavour she had chosen. A sign that Fleur was begining to trust her. Angie felt her heart burst
with some kind of freaky loving feeling. That feeling often made Angie think about Bette. This feeling….that must have been…that must BE how Bette felt about her. It made angie
feel a little more empathetic towards her mother. At least Angie had some sort of idea of how Bette was feeling. It was so hard to know what her mother was feeling or even thinking.
Even though Bette felt so strongnly about stuff and had such a strong opinions…angie often had no idea what was going on in that brain of hers. Both women were very good at
hiding whatever was going on in themselves. And Angie felt the same way…she loved her mother, loved Bette…and wanted some kind of trusting normal relationship…but had
no idea how to go about it. She didn’t want to seem desperate or put herself out there. It was a delicate situation.

 Walking back to from the bus stop that brought them from the ice cream parlor Angie held Fleur’s hand. It was great holding her daughter’s hand, working to contribute
to her daughter’s life…spending time with her. It was starting to take over Angie’s mind. She hadn’t even thought  of Fleur’s father since like..forever….so feeling these loving
feelings and nothing else it was a huge shock to see Shad. He was very handsome. Very smooth-looking. Very bony…..Angie felt her heart flutter a bit before her mind caught up.
And a feeling of utter loathing soaked every cell of her body. He was leaning against a building waiting for someone or something..wasting time. He looked up at the
sound of Angie’s shoes and for a minute didn’t recognize her….then he did. Shad lit up like a lightbulb…he didn’t even notice Fleur. Angie went right up to him…Fleur was too
licking her ice cream to notice anything. Shad made as if to hug Angie saying in his crooning voice…”hey babe long time no see”….but Angie stopped him with a finger to his
chest. Shad smiled..liking this still feisty Angel. Then he looked down and saw Fleur…still grinning he asked who that was.