She kissed us both and went to leave I felt that she had stopped being my little girl at that moment my heart felt sad that she had chosen to become a woman so young but I could not help but be proud.

——–Tina———

Angie left and I couldn’t help but feel that the evening’s talks had had more effect on us than our daughters. We spoke softly to one another professing our love and thanks and then started to drift clinging to each other. The realization of what could happen just made us need to be close as we willed sleep to come.

As I started to drift I couldn’t believe it but there was a knocking on the front door and I felt Bette pull me with her as she went to answer.

It was three in the morning by this time and there as bold as brass stood Peggy Peabody tutting as though it wasn’t normal for people to be in bed in the middle of the night.

Bette hugged her and welcomed her into our home before going to fix coffee, we both realized that sleeping would not be something we would spend the rest of the night doing.

Once coffee was served and we had established that everyone was well Peggy asked us about the people that she really wanted to know about. It was strange for her I think to care this strongly about so many people. She had let Bette, me and the girls in and it was clear that somehow Andy and Rachel had broken into her heart also, though I was sure that they had little idea of this, as Peggy was not one to show affection, no matter how strong in the normal manner.

Her coming to our house at this time however did show the love she held for these young women.

“How are Andrea and Rachel? I have not heard as Helena managed to ruin any chance of keeping an eye on them by acting like herself when Andy went to meet her.”

She tried to joke but I could see she was truly concerned.

So Bette and I told her what had happened over the last few days and what we had figure out and then just waited to see what she would do next.