Helena was still in shock, staring at Max for a good minute and a half. She was about to ask her who her father was, but stared into Max's brown eyes and knew right away.

Instead of saying anything, Helena walks up to Max and gives her a hug, they stay like that for a little while.

"Max, I'm so sorry, I should've trusted you in the first place, and I had no idea how much you've been through."

"Look it's fine, it's not your fault. I didn't exactly give you a reason to trust me, and I didn't exactly let on about what I've been through, so none of it's your fault."

"Ya, what do you say we head to the clocktower, get a bite to eat?"

"That sounds really good mo… uh yeah that sounds good" Max says, almost saying mom, but stops thinking Helena might feel weird calling her that when she is the same age as her right now.

"Hey, its cool Max, in fact I'd be fine with you calling me mom" said Helena

"Sure, thanks…mom".

They laugh and head to the clocktower.

In the clocktower:

Helena and Max enter to see Dinah, Barbara, and Reese sitting around the Delphi System.

"Hey, you guys are back" said Reese

"Yep, got any food" they both asked the same time.

"Alfred's getting dinner ready" said Barbara, who looked at Helena with a face that said there was something she needed to tell her.

"Uh, Barbara, why do you look like you are keeping something from me."

"Well, uh, someone's back in town, and I uh, sort of told him about you"

"What? You don't mean Him do you, as in the father that abandoned me and you both after mom died." Helena said, but then looked at her daughter, thinking about what if Max hated her.

"Helena, he thought he had failed us, and he thought that I was going to die that night in the hospital. He didn't know about you until the past year when he called to check on Alfred. Then after that, he was afraid to come and talk to you, knowing you would resent him.

"Ya, sorry for jumping down your throat.

"Well, um where is he, I guess I need to here his side of the story before I jump to conclusions about why he left, right?"

"He's at the manor, he got there about 10 minutes after you left."

"Well, how bout we talk around here, and I can speak with him tomorrow. I need to think about some things first"

"Ok sure, and I'm really happy you're going to give him the chance to talk. I'm proud of you"

"Thanks Barbara".

A few minutes later they were sitting around eating.

So, something seems different with you Max, anything we need to know" asks Reese

"Nah, just got a few things off my chest" she looks at Helena and gives her the look that says don't say anything, we'll tell him later.

"O, anyway, the guy that came looking for you, did he find you?"

"Ya"

"And he is."

" A friend from the future, he wanted to get my back"

"So we can trust him then?"

"Definitely"

"Good"

"So, your boyfriend, Alec, he seems nice" asks Dinah, knowing that she should trust her if Helena and Reese do.

Helena looks up as if to say, uh boyfriend.

"Um, he isn't my boyfriend, were partners, sort of"

"Really" asked Reese

"Ok, so he isn't your boyfriend, but you want him to be, is that how it is." Said Dinah

"Aww, guys leave her alone, maybe she doesn't know she likes him yet" said Helena laughing.

"Ok, will you two stop acting so chummy with each other" said Dinah.

"Yeah, one little good talking to and you guys are now joined at the hip, what is the reason for this?" asked Barbara

"Nothing" they both answer "We came to an uh, understanding of sorts. How about we finish eating now and talk about this later." Said Max

They all began to eat.