Andy sat back down with a thud and then just as suddenly got up and left the room. I heard her go out into the yard and realized that everyone was now staring at me waiting for some sort of explanation.

“Oh come on Peggy, like you thought she would take this well. Like she has enough left emotionally to just deal with it. She has broken down every wall she had this week and she is laid bare, which makes this hurt even more for her she always felt she ran away and abandoned what she left in England I just didn’t know what the circumstances were until now.

And it is just a hunch but you guys can’t tell me that you haven’t noticed that the one thing we have not mentioned once is the possibility of having more children. She just may not be ready to let a child in just now it is the one thing she can not bring herself to talk about and now she is just supposed to step up and be that person who does everything for everyone without a second thought. Well I’m sorry but I don’t think she has the strength to be that person right now so if it is going to be done then we have to let her know that we will be there when she feels ready if she ever feels ready.”

————Bette——–

God she was so right how could we have missed it, she had handled the news of Angie’s pregnancy so well and seemed fine with the planned termination it just never crossed my mind. I stood on instinct to go and find her and then stopped myself unsure as to whether or not it was my place.

“Go on Bette she will be glad to see you right now, she needs to think before we talk.”

I continued out of the room and to the yard where I found her as she had found me only hours earlier staring at the pool. She really was beautiful and I felt my heart ache for her as I saw the look of pain and confusion on her face.

“She deserves a good home and love and a family who hold her dear in their hearts above all elseI am not sure I can give her that, if I’ll ever be able to give her that.”