This story begins when Erica returns from rehab.
"Mom your back", Bianca says as she enters Jack's loft. "How are you, you look well, I missed
you mom.". Erica unsure whether to approach Bianca or not waits. She is still not sure if Bianca
is still angry with her. Her fears are soon dispelled as Bianca comes over and gives her a hug.
Erica tells Jack that she will talk to him later, she wants to unpack and catch up with Bianca.. She
invites him to breakfast tomorrow, with the promise of enjoying the day together.
"Erica I will be there first thing in the morning to start our day off", Jack laughs. "Please not to
early you know I need my beauty sleep" Jack kisses her good-bye and says "Promise".
Erica says "sit down I will go put on a pot of tea", Bianca tries to settle her nerves for what is
going to be a long night of what she wasn't sure.
She noticed what looked like her mother was afraid of being rejected by her. Now that she
thought about it, the last time their feelings were raw was the day of the intervention. She loved
her mother and if nothing else was talked about this night, Erica would know that.
As Bianca waited for Erica to come back with the tea, she thought about what if anything she
would tell her mother about her sister Kendall. Kendall was in her untouchable stage, and had
been since the intervention. She loved her sister very much and she was hurting. Kendall being
Kendall was her own worst enemy right now. The facts regarding her conception were brutal
before the intervention but now "how am I what am I going to say to mom".
"I made us a pot of chamomile tea, it will help relax us both, tell me how have you been".
"Well we broke ground on The Miranda Mona Montgomery Women's and Children's Center recently". "We also will be sponsoring a fund raiser, I would like it if you would come".
Erica's whole demeanor seemed to change, all of a sudden their was a gentleness to her. "You are inviting me?" She actually seemed shocked at the very thought of it. "Yes mother I want you by my side if you'll come" with that Erica smiled and hugged her daughter. "Mother let me breath" Bianca cried laughingly.
"Why don't you call your sister and have her come over?" Erica said basking in her new found happiness. And Bianca thought so close, I was hoping I could have made it out of here before the subject of Kendall came up.
"She is out for the night" Bianca figured this should cover it. " Bianca it is only 6:00 what is she out doing"? Erica asked her.
"Oh you know Kendall mother a little of this and a little of that". I know Kendall is in trouble, but do I tell mom now or wait. What would I be waiting for. Bianca thought to herself.
"Bianca I sense that there is something going on that you are not telling me". Erica stated getting worried now.
Saved by the bell, it is Opal. "I heard you were back and I just wanted to drop in on you, see how you doing".
Bianca saw this as her escape. "Ok mom I will let you talk to Opal, see you tomorrow".
"Bianca sit down", "Opal I'm sorry but its important that I talk to Bianca, can we do this another time."
"Ok honey you take care, I will call you in a couple of days then we can sit and chew the fat".
Erica hugs Opal, then she takes a moment to close the door. Suddenly, she knows she stares at Bianca.
"What is going on with your sister, and I want the truth now. Don't worry I can handle it."
Bianca thought that with all her mother had gone through she didn't want to be the one to tell her about her sister. Thank you Kendall for putting me is this spot.
At the intervention, mom released all of the secrets she was holding inside for her own good. None of us knew what was haunting mom or the effect it would have on Kendall. Kendall's already damaged psyche was dealt another hit. How bad we were being to find out.
Only mom can help Kendall, but telling her that is another story. "Mother Kendall is fine there is nothing wrong".
"Tell me about her, how has she been since the intervention". Straight to the point that's my mother.
"She is fine mom Kendall always lands on her feet," Just then Bianca's cell phone starts ringing
"excuse me mom I have to take this". The phone call worried her with any luck it didn't show on her face "I have to go mom".
"Before you walk out that door was that phone call about your sister". Ok she knows, mom could always tell when something was wrong.
Hearing Erica refer to Kendall as her daughter and meaning it now shocked Bianca "No mom it wasn't". Bianca hated lying to her mother, since that is what started all the hurt and pain before. But was she strong enough to deal with the truth? Well I will have to deal with that after I get Kendall.
Outside the Penthouse door Bianca is on the phone to someone "Can you please go get Kendall and see that she gets home safely, thanks its time my mother knows".
Bianca enters Erica's "honey I thought that you had someplace to go".
"I did mom, but I called in a favor. We need to talk".