Being so fashion conscience wasn’t who she wanted to be as she felt it to be a very shallow part of her former self. She still wore nice fashionable clothes that made her look highly attractive but many had come from Goodwill and other second-hand stores. What actually contributed to her beauty now was that her heart guided her and her happiness exuded out of her because of finding her truth and passion again.

Loving herself unconditionally and being content with simplicity was good enough for her for now. Once in a great while the little family would go shopping on a Saturday and buy books and maybe some clothes from other places. Having the best in clothes and shoes just wasn’t a priority for Bette anymore.

She was beginning to present herself differently to the world and be such a different person than who she was in LA. Her personality was changing, becoming almost the opposite of who she was in her former life in LA. Sonia Michaels, her life coach had helped her find the many damaged facets of her self and discover ways to acknowledge them, learn from them and then heal them. Bette was much happier, more calm and confident, and so much more content with her life and so loved being a mom to Ozzie. He was the main focus of her life as her world revolved around him and her work with Allyn took second place.

For Ozzie to be able to go to school, Bette had gotten him all caught up on his vaccinations and had his annual checkup at a medical office close by. It ended up that Dr. Quinn Peabody was his doctor. Bette didn’t know about the connections between Quinn, Peggy and Tina when she chose her as his doctor.

He was still going to physical and occupational therapies to strengthen his fine and gross motor control. Fortunately his cerebral palsy didn’t affect his speech as much as it could have so he went to see his speech therapist only twice a month. She was helping him with his enunciation and eating skills. He didn’t mind the extra work.

He quite loved his new life with his new mom. He loved that she cared for him so well. They talked frequently throughout the day and read and played board or computer games together at home when time permitted them to do so. They watched movies on the weekends or went to the Park or to other galleries or museums. They had Bo and Stella, come over to the brownstone often, to help prepare the meals and then eat with them.