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As long as she spends her time with Wilhelm, it will never work," Elvira was certain, "Nobody dares even look at her because everyone thinks she is already in firm hands."

“Nonsense”, said Sabine, “Wilhelm is my best friend. Many women have a gay best friend. "

"Only Wilhelm is not gay, he is bi," objected Zoe, "And his behavior in public does not always suggest that nothing could ever happen between you."

"Seriously, mom? How often do I have to explain to you that we treat each other like brothers and sisters? "

That was at least the case for most of their time together. Sometimes it came over him and he joked a bit with her. But never with really serious intentions, just for fun. Or he became a little more trusting and closer to the body when he temporarily passed her off as his girlfriend for various reasons. But everything within an absolutely reasonable framework, of course.

At home he ran into her every now and then completely undressed, but she had given up warning him about it and was no longer really bothered by it. There were worse sights after all. But just because Wilhelm was looking pretty good by now didn't mean she had to fall head over heels in love with him. They had known each other far too long for that. They had been friends for almost fifteen years now and during this time Wilhelm really became part of her family for Sabine. And that's exactly how she loved him - on a purely friendly and family basis like a brother. But were you actually allowed to find your brother attractive? She mentally compared Wilhelm to Viktor and concluded that she had never seen her real brother as a man in that way.

“We know that, Bienchen,” Zoe soothed her, “But it can easily appear different to outsiders and convey the wrong image. We didn't mean to say anything more. "

Sabine growled annoyed. She had heard that before. It wasn't her fault that people could only think in drawers. It was certainly unusual that she had shared an apartment with Wilhelm for six years and that neither of them had had a single relationship with anyone else during that time. But if it worked that way for both of them and they were happy with it, it shouldn't be a problem for anyone.

“We are just concerned that you will never find a partner as long as you always go outside the door with Wilhelm. Although of course we are grateful to him for making sure that you even socialize. As a child you were always slightly sociophobic, ”emphasized Elvira.

"Excuse me? I'm always alone with people! I take the bus and train, I go to work, I meet up with my friends ... ", Sabine listed," So I think I have plenty of contact with my fellow human beings. And you know very well that this pointless partying, dancing and drinking is not my thing. If that's the only way to ever get to know a man, then honestly I'd rather stay alone. "

So far, at least, she had come through the years very well without a boyfriend. Sex was overrated anyway. And besides, you couldn't miss anything that you had never had.

"There are also Tinder and other dating apps," Zoe interjected, not really serious.

Elvira sighed.

"If it makes you happy to be forever single, of course I accept that. But you also know exactly how much I want little grandchildren. "

“Yes, and you know exactly how much I hate children”, Sabine countered, “If anything, Viktor has to take care of your grandchildren's wishes. Not me."

Children were all small and mean monsters, after all. She had never understood how other people could even begin to refer to children as cute . Baby animals were cute. But not so naked, misshapen bundles that later grew into naughty snot spoons and drove their parents insane.

"Amen," Zoe said, trying to get the tension out of the atmosphere and a change of subject.

Zoe had always been the more tolerant of her two mothers. Maybe also because she was most likely to take on the male part in the relationship, even if she never dressed or behaved male. She was slim and not very tall, had a cheeky blonde pixie cut and sympathetic laugh lines on her dark blue eyes, the color of which Sabine had almost inherited from her. She lived true to the motto live and let live and usually reacted very understandingly to alternative ways of life in any form.

Elvira, on the other hand, was not just visually the opposite of Zoe. As a hairdresser with her own salon, she was constantly trying out new haircuts and colors. She was currently wearing her natural-colored, brown locks in a kind of long bob. Once when she was young, she was slim. But since the birth of Viktor and Sabine several years ago, she had retained some excess skin on her stomach, because her slack connective tissue simply had not contracted completely. In this sense, she wasn't really fat, but simply had a normal figure with one or the other problem area.

While Zoe had already known as a teenager that she was a lesbian, Elvira had only cultivated relationships with men before falling in love with Zoe in one fell swoop and finally switching banks. Perhaps because of this, she found it a little harder to understand her daughter's non-standard lifestyle.

"Have I already told you that I have a casting for Elisabeth in a few days ?", Zoe finally shared with Sabine. She made big eyes and shook her head.

"For Sissi? Or Nene? ” She asked immediately.

“Neither. I'm a little old for them both . No, I'm in the running for Archduchess Sophie and possibly Ludowika . "  

“That is crazy! Of course, I wish you every success and will keep my fingers crossed. Where will the production be performed? "

“Here with us in the city theater. That would be a dream if it works. Right around the corner from us. "

As a trained musical artist and actress, Zoe was used to a lot of grief when it came to her venues or sets. She always had to travel and work where the plays were being performed and filming was happening. Often she was hardly at home for weeks or even months. Every artist's cross.

"I believe in you, my darling," said Elvira, put one arm around Zoe's middle and pressed a kiss on her mouth.

“Please keep me up to date”, asked Sabine, before she gradually said goodbye to her mothers and started walking home.