As soon as Bette got back home, she felt the urge to have a glass wine. She was just pouring some, when her phone started ringing.

Dani was calling her.

- Hi, what can I do for you? –

- Hi Bette, uhm, I wanted to talk to you about something I have in mind, are you free for lunch? –

Bette frowned a bit. – I thought you were supposed to be getting married in Hawaii? –

- Yeah, that… -

Hearing the distress in Dani's voice, she decided to change subject.

- I'm free for lunch, and actually I am right now too. Do you want to come over? –

There was a pause on the other side of the call.

- Yeah, yeah, I can do that. See you soon then. –

She hang up and set the wine aside. Maybe she should check on Angie.

"Everything ok? When are you coming back?" she texted her. It wasn't until a few minutes later that Angie replied:

"Yup, be back after lunch, I'll study with Jodie and the others for a while". Bette sent a thumbs up.

She walked to the sofa and sat down. Free time was pretty exhausting: the first few days had been ok, then kind of depressing, then almost relaxing. Now, she was just beginning to feel restless.

She took care of the laundry and then found out she didn't have other chores to do, as she'd been home longer than the usual. She was just thinking Dani should be here soon, when the doorbell rang.

She smiled as she opened the door, and…

- Shane? – She just then noticed someone was with her: - And a dog? Who's that dog, where did you get it, why… -

- Can I get in? – Shane looked pretty distressed.

- Sure, sure… I was expecting someone else, but come in. – she made a gesture for Shane to get in.

- So, want anything? Coffee, water, water for the dog… -

- Wine please. –

Shane didn't really drink wine in the mornings, something bad might have happened. Either way, Bette complied, and she got herself a glass too. Right then, the doorbell rang again, and the dog barked.

- Hi, - she said as she opened the door. It was actually Dani this time.

- Uh, do you have a dog now? – she looked confused as she got in.

- No, it's not mine. Wait a second, I was just… - she closed the door behind Dani and went to the kitchen to grab the wine.

- Thanks, oh my god, I need this more than I'd like to admit. – Dani had followed her to the kitchen and proceeded to get one of the wine glasses and get a sip before Bette could say anything.

- Ok, wow, - she chuckled, - why don't you take this to Shane in the other room… - That's when Dani realized she'd made a mistake.

- Oh my god, I'm so sorry! This wasn't for me! Shane's here! – she looked way more mortified than she should have been. Bette smiled at her.

- It's fine, it was yours, I was just going to pour a third glass. – she wanted to laugh at the panic on Dani's face, but she didn't. They walked together to the hall and Dani handed Shane her glass, still feeling slightly dumb.

- Hi, you might not remember me, I'm Daniela. – she made a slightly embarrassed smile and then pulled herself together and got serious again as she sat down next to Bette. Shane was sitting in the armchair in such a relaxed position she looked like the queen of the house.

- Yeah, you're the campaign manager, right? Isn't the campaign over? Why are you… –

Bette glared at Shane: she was going to scare Dani away. Who knew what had happened to her… Shane seemed to get it from her look: she shut up.

- Yeah, I was just here to talk to Bette about work. I actually have a proposition to make, but it can wait. – Shane stared at her so directly it was a little uncomfortable; was that attitude the reason why she was so popular amongst girls? Dani felt a little jealous. She wondered if…

The dog made a crying sound.

- Shhh, you monkey, what do you want now? – Shane pet its head.

- So where did you get that dog? –Bette asked.

- I found him near some garbage, he was searching for food. And Quiara had just said some not very nice things to me, and then she'd left me again, and I couldn't make her feel better about losing the child, so I just… I couldn't leave him there, – she moved her eyes from the dog to Dani, - Quiara is my ex-wife. – she nodded slightly as she said it. - I'm sorry I'm interrupting your talk about work or whatever, maybe I should leave. I just needed to see someone, and Alice is so happy right now, I didn't want to ruin that for her… –

Before Bette could say anything, Dani answered: - No, no, absolutely not. I can leave. We can reschedule, or maybe I should just call you. –

Shane shook her head.

- Or you can both stay. I have a feeling you're not just here to talk about work. – Bette noticed Dani was clearly avoiding looking her in the eyes. – And by the way, - she went on, - thanks Shane for considering my life sad enough for you to come talk to me instead of Alice. –

They all chuckled.

- So, - said Shane after a short pause, - anything you'd like to share, Daniela? –

- Please, call me Dani. – She wasn't looking Shane in the eyes either; Bette thought that might actually be because she was attracted to her. It always, always happened to most girls when they talked to Shane, and she liked to think she'd gotten good at noticing.

- I don't need to talk about it or anything, but since you've asked… -

- Oh, you don't have to answer. – Shane sipped her wine.

- No, it's fine. I just, uh, was supposed to get married a couple days ago, in Hawaii, just run away with my fiancé and get married by ourselves, no family, no one telling us how to do it… But then she came to the airport and told me she'd changed her mind. –

She said it all in a heartbeat, without pausing, as if she'd had the talk prepared, and it felt like she wasn't saying everything, and like she had decided what to say and what not to say prior to that moment.

- I'm sorry to hear that. – replied Shane in a low voice, offering a kind, melancholic smile. Dani just nodded.

They went on talking for so long they started thinking about ordering takeout. That's when Shane decided to leave:

- Listen, I better go, so you two can have your talk. Bette, can I just talk to you for a second? –

Bette looked at Dani for confirmation she was ok with being left alone. Dani smiled and just said: - Go on, please, - so they got up and went to the kitchen.

- So? What's this about? –

Shane gave Bette an indecisive look.

- Just wanted to let you know, you seem completely oblivious of the fact… - Bette frowned at her, signalling her to go on, - That girl is so crushing on you. – she whispered.

Bette laughed, then stopped when she understood Shane really meant it.

- What? That's ridiculous, she's just behaving like I'm still her boss. – she chuckled again, but Shane wouldn't have it:

- Bette, you know I'm always right about these things… -

- Well, even if it were like that, it doesn't matter, she's so young and… -

Shane was smiling victoriously. – And what? You're telling me you never dated anyone older than you? –

Bette seemed to think about it, but then she said playfully: - Well, maybe I don't want to be the Cherie Jaffe to Dani's Shane. – she smiled. Shane laughed and took a hand to her chest to signal being hurt.

- What, still too soon? – Bette asked, making fun of her some more.

- Yeah, you know, it'll always be too soon, - she chuckled again, - well anyway, we'll see who's right. I'll go now, - she kissed her cheek, went back to the hall, got her dog and walked out as Bette just stood there wondering, staring at her until the door closed after her. Shane kept smiling to herself: she couldn't believe Bette hadn't noticed that girl had such a huge crush on her.

Bette and Dani talked work over lunch, and apparently Dani's idea was to take the job Bette's opponent had offered and try gathering information they could then use against him. Bette had actually had the same idea herself, but wasn't sure whether it could actually be useful or if it were just a lost cause, so she told Dani she needed some days to think about it. She also needed to consider going back to working at her art gallery, which would participate in Art Basel, a very important art fair in Switzerland, pretty soon, and that was a job she really used to love, though her priority still was to try and make LA a better city for Kit.

That's when Angie got back home.

- Hi mom! – They heard her calling as she entered. Bette replied, so she walked to the room they were in.

- Oh, hi Dani. – Dani smiled back at her.

- Honey, how was your day? Did you study enough? –

- Yes mom, - she rolled her eyes, - we never ever stopped studying. – She paused and seemed to think about something pretty hard. – I need to ask you something… -

Bette smiled. – What is it? –

- It's about mama T. – she kept playing with her hands in front of her, something she used to do when she was nervous.

Bette nodded: - You can tell me in front of Dani, it's fine baby. –

Angie waited a second longer: - I… can I go over to mama T's today? And maybe stay the night? I haven't done so in a while, and she said my room is more or less ready and… -

Bette stopped her by raising a hand: - Angelica, of course you can, you don't ever need to ask. We're working out a schedule for that anyway, but you can go today, and I'm always going to be really happy you get to spend some time with your mom. – She smiled as sweetly as she could. Angie should never feel bad about that.

Angelica smiled too: - Thanks mom, I love you. I'll go get my stuff then, maybe I can start taking some things there. – she waved at Dani and basically left in little jumps.

Bette was still smiling.

- It must be complicated, uh? – Dani asked. – Having a child together, and… -

Bette sighed slightly. – Yeah, of course, I'll miss her when she's not here. But it's fine, and you know, she's not really a child anymore… - Dani nodded smilingly.

- Well listen, let me know about the job, I better go now. – She got up pretty fast, feeling like she might have overstayed her welcome. Bette smiled ad her and stood up as well.

- I'll call you about that, and uhh, actually, - she paused, as if she wasn't sure whether she should go on, but then continued: - we're having a drink at Dana's tonight, Shane and Alice and Nat and me, would you like to join? I know you probably don't want to talk about your… ex fiancé? But it might be good for you to maybe rant about it, or just grab a drink. – she paused again, noticing Dani looked indecisive, - Just in case, ok? – and then she smiled pretty big.

Dani was standing with her hands in her jeans back pockets, looking like a mix of embarrassment and confusion as she replied: - Sure, yeah, I'll think about it. –

Right then, Dani couldn't help but smile a little.