Carolyn was in the bathroom preparing the water. She was quiet; her mind seemed be in another place.

"Thanks again" Barbara said wheeling inside.

"Don't say it again, it's not necessary."

"Are you ok?" Barbara asked.

"I think that it is time to leave. Parasite is in jail, Huntress is safe. I talked with Dinah. I couldn't get her forgiveness but I talked with her."

"You give up?"

"I have another choice?"

Barbara looked her feeling surprise and angry. "You can't say that. Give Dinah some time"

"I couldn't stay here so long." Carolyn lowered her face "I couldn't force her to do forgive me."

"Dinah has a great heart, I think before you leave, you must talk with her again. You can't expect that she forget twelve years of her life in just a minute; that is unfair for her! Don't do it!"

"I don't know what to do! I don't want to press her; I can't wait until she give me permission to enter in her life!"

"You are wrong" Barbara said closing the door of the bathroom "Excuse me, but you are wrong. You need to work on earning her trust, it isn't easy, but if you love your daughter you must do it."

"You can't." Carolyn tried to protest.

"I'm talking you as a friend " Barbara said with hard voice "She needs time, give it to her, its the least you can do for her. Dinah never could forgive you if you disappear for a third time. And I'm not going to interfere, I'm going to support her and her decisions, I'm warning you."

"I can beat criminals. I can fight with killers. I can manage a hard situation, I can save lives, and I can help people and change their lives. but. I can't control my own life. I can't rescue my daughter!" Carolyn said angry "How do you think I feel?"

"I can't change your decisions. But you can't run away again! You messed it up and you need to solve this! Stop avoiding your responsibilities! This is your last chance. If you disappeared again, I doubt that Dinah would forgive you. You can recover her yet. If you want."

Carolyn turned the water off. "It's ready; I'll go for Helena. I'll be right back" she said and walked out the bathroom.

Barbara moved her head, she couldn't do anything to help her or Dinah. She felt sadness for the blond girl; and at the same time, she felt sorrow for Carolyn.

* * *

An hour later Dinah was sitting outside the Clocktower. She had her arms crossed in her legs. She heard the familiar sound of Barbara's wheelchair.

"Now everything is ok." Dinah said. "How is Helena?"

"She fell slept immediately, as soon as she rested her head in the pillow. I injected her and she didn't move, she was snoring."

"She snore???" Dinah opened her eyes "Good, I need record that! Have a tape?"

Barbara laughed. "Oh... you couldn't do that...."

"Yes, I could" the blond laughed too, and she took a deep breath. She kept silence before said, "Barbara. I talked with Helena.. I discovered a new part of her, someone that I never met."

"Yeah?" Barbara smiled. "Did you knew her 'dark side'?"

"Yea, very dark because she had it very hidden."

"I know that. Tell it to me! See? She really loves you."

"Wow Barbara, you did a titanic work with her Helena when she had seventeen. My God, she really was... well, she is so difficult."

"Not much. Just a little. amazing." The red head laughed.

"Yea. but I would killed her; I don't have your patience." Dinah joked.

"Helena wasn't a patience matter. she was a love matter."

"I know..."

Barbara touched her hand. "I just want. to tell you that its going to be your decision after all this. count on me and Helena."

"I know. thanks."

Barbara touched her hand. "I just want. to tell you that its going to be your decision after all this. count on me and Helena."

"I know. thanks."

"Excuse me." Carolyn entered the balcony "May I talk with you?"

Barbara felt so glad when she saw her there, she smiled. "Of course, I need check Helena." Barbara wheeled back the Clock Tower.

Carolyn sat in front of Dinah. They looked each other.

"Are you going to leave?" Dinah asked "Are you going to ask me go with you?"

Carolyn lowered her head "Yes, I'm going to leave, and. I don't want to do it with out say to you. that I would like meet you some day. That I would like that you give me an opportunity sometime. I will like show you how much I love you."

"Mom." Dinah said "Nothing can change the fact that you are my mother. but you hurt me, hurt me so much."

"I know. but, I will like that we would be friends some day."

Dinah crossed her arms "Mom. I can't hate all my life. crying for the things that you never gave me. We lost so much time, I lost the opportunity to grow with you, grow with my mother. I never could recover that, either you.."

"I know. it was a big mistake."

"I am 17 now. Am not a child."

"I know that, and I'm very proud of you." Carolyn smiled "Barbara is a great mentor."

"I had been thinking about this. I was so confused. and."

"I'm just asking you give me an opportunity, not now, maybe tomorrow. But please give it to me."

"We don't know if tomorrow we will be here. Our work is unpredictable, dangerous. Nothing could give back the time. You are asking me something that isn't easy."

Carolyn sighed "Yes, I know..but I needed try."

Dinah looked her "We can still do wonderful things together. I would have the opportunity to have my mother again. an opportunity that I know many people would like... like Helena. And I will like take it."

"Are you telling me.?"

"Yea. I will like try." Dinah smiled lightly "Just give me time mom, we can try, just give me time."

"Oh Dinah, of course, I love you," Carolyn was crying "am sorry, am so sorry. Thanks for this"

Dinah hugged her "I love you to mom."

* * *

Barbara saw the embrace inside the Clock Tower and smiled.

"Miss Barbara" Alfred said "Am I wrong or are you keeping watch?"

Barbara blushed. "Me? No. Of course no, just was causality."

Alfred raised his elbow.

"Avoid that look" Barbara pointed "I know that look, don't say a word."

"Look? Which look?"

"Alfred!"

"My lips are sealed Miss Barbara. And dinner is ready." He smiled.

"A normal one?"

"Yes, very normal. meat and potatoes."

"Don't say a word!" Barbara wheeled her chair toward the elevator.

"I'm a tomb miss Barbara:"