(Flashback to Season 3 Finale, Bette’s in the car driving and on the phone with Helena)

“Oh God! What have I done? She is going to take Angel away from me. I’m never going to see my Boo again.”  Bette whispered. As Bette began to cry, Helena began to talk to the emotionally stung out brunette in soft, soothing tones.

“Bette, Bette please listen to me. I want you to pull over the car. OK? Can you do that?”

Helena was worried that Bette’s emotion stability would affect her ability to drive and wind up getting in to an accident hurting both herself and Angelica.

“Y-yes. I..I pulled over.”

“Ok. Now listen. You have done nothing wrong. You took your daughter out for a car ride when she became fussy and wouldn’t settle down for bed. I was with you, because I didn’t want to be alone with my mother’s latest act of love. You had your phone off, because you didn’t want it waking her up once you got her to sleep.:

“I..I..wha..”

“Bette listen to what I’m saying. Ok? This isn’t kidnapping. You’ve done nothing wrong.”

“W..why?”

“Why, what Bette?”

“Why, would you help me?” Bette hiccupped in between the words.

“Because I have been where you are. I know the desperation that is currently going through you at the thought of not being able to see Angelica and that Tina would let that Henry raise her. And I know that you can fight Tina legally for joint custody. I would help you anyway I can.”

“I-I thought you despised me?”

“Despised?” Rich laughter followed the echoed statement.

“Hardly darling, Look are you alright to turn around and drive? Or shall I come out to fetch you?”

“Fetch? Helena I’m not a dog to be fetched.” Bette might have been emotional but she was after all still Bette Porter. This statement brought another bout of laughter from Bette’s suddenly British Allie.

“No. No. you’re definitely not. But I do say you looked rather fetching in your outfit for the wedding.” Helena smiled into the phone. ‘How did she suddenly find herself flirting with Bette Porter?’

A soft, sexy chuckle was heard over the phone and suddenly Helena felt her heart speed up and a throb deep down start to set in. ‘Oh my. One small chuckle and I’m already a bloody mess! Does she have to sound so sexy? How on bloody green Earth did Tina stay mad at this sensual woman?’ Helena thought.

“Thanks Helena I needed this. I’ve already turned around and I’m half way back to the resort. Maybe ..I..should call Tina..” Bette questioned hesitantly.

Helena thought about it for a minute, “I have an idea. I’ll meet you at your room and then once we have Angelica settled in sleeping, you can call her. See that way Bette it doesn’t look like you had any intentions of taking her away.”

Bette sighed. “But I did so somethin…” Helena immediately interrupted Bette.

“Bette! Stop it. You had no intentions of hurting Angelica, you’re just reacting to how Tina is behaving towards you. I was on the ski lift with you Bette. I know when things began to get fucked up. Yes, you tried for sole custody, but you tried to correct that mistake. My god, the reason Winnie and I continued to fight for so long was because she wanted sole custody of our children. And although Tina was mad at you, she needs time to recognize that it was mistake. I’m sure once she…”

It was Bette who interrupted Helena, her voice soft, a whisper.

“She said that she and Henry were going to start a family with Angelica. That I lost my chance.” Bette felt the hot tears burn her eyes as she furiously tried to wipe them away. ‘When will the pain go away?’ Bette thought wearily.

Helena was shocked. ‘Tina had actually said that?’ Helena hadn’t been paying a lot of attention to Bette and Tina’s drama, because she had been worried about where Shane was, and her mother’s sudden turn into lesbianism.

“Well that’s bloody ridiculous! Don’t worry Bette I’ll..we’ll get you through this.”