“What challenge?”  Jenny furrowed her brow in confusion.

“They say that the hardest part of getting over a painful experience is being able to forgive the wrong-doer.”  Monique carefully proceeded “Pain can be so blinding at times that we forget about the people around us.  I couldn’t let that kind of pain consume me or else I would’ve lost my son for good.”

“To your mother or to the system?”  Jenny asked.

“Doesn’t matter, the point is I would’ve severed that bond between us, nothing hurts more than being just an existence in your child’s life.”  Monique looked back to the ground.

“At least you have your son back right?”  Jenny wanted to know.

“I’m working on it, and with Tina’s help it will happen a lot soon.”  Monique smiled.

At The Planet Dana, Alice and Angie were sitting together having lunch.

“There you go baby, enjoy all this sugar while you can cause you know your Momma B would never allow it.”  Alice was feeding Angie some of her ice cream.

“I don’t think that’s such a good idea Al.”  Dana looked around for Tina and especially Bette.

“Relax Dane, this’ll just make her really, really, really hyper.”  Alice gave Angie some more of her ice cream.

“Alice what in the heck are you doin?”  Kit scolded from behind the bar.

“Nothing” Alice pretended to be eating her ice cream as Angie’s ‘Ah’ begging for more became a dead give away “Mmmm I sure do love my ice cream” she said looking over her shoulder to see if she could feel Kit’s glare.

“You know she’s only two years old” Kit reminded them.

“Going on three” Alice countered.

“I told her not to do it Kit.”  Dana turned her in.

“I love you too sweetums” Alice told her dryly.

“I’m sorry but you know Bette will find out and when she does” Dana didn’t finish her sentence.

“We’ll be long gone on Olivia” Alice said confidently.

“Who’s going on Olivia?”  Tina and Monique walked into the café just in time to hear the end of their conversation “Why are you giving my daughter ice cream?”  She looked at Alice with disapproval.