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This is another story I've had on my mind and is extremely fictional :)
Chapter 1
It had been a hard few months for Marissa. When she finally told Bianca how she really felt and they shared their first kiss, she was surprisingly rejected. Bianca was afraid her heart would be broken once again. So out of fear Bianca turned Marissa down, even though she knew Marissa was the woman she wanted to be with.
Marissa was heartbroken…she had finally put herself out there and come to terms with the feelings she had been denying for so long.
"Bianca, please don't do this! I know you have feelings for me too."
"Marissa, you know I do, but I just can't go down this road again. I'm sorry!"
And with that Bianca was gone, leaving Marissa alone and crying.
Marissa knew she needed to end things with JR, even though she and Bianca were not going to be together. She could no longer lie to herself or to JR. He didn't take the rejection well, but they were able to put their issues aside for the sake of AJ.
Marissa was definitely not herself and she avoided Bianca at all cost. She kept trying to push memories of Bianca out of her mind, but she just couldn't.
"Marissa, what is bothering you," Krystal asked one night. She could tell something had been bothering Marissa for a few weeks.
"Oh, it's nothing…I've just been stressed with work."
"Now I know that is not the case. Does it have to do with a certain person you have been avoiding? Like Bianca?"
Marissa was surprised Krystal had picked up on it, but then again Marissa wasn't the best at hiding her emotions.
"Maybe…"
"Well go on, tell me what's going on between you two because I know it's something?" Krystal could tell just by how Bianca and Marissa interacted that there was a spark between them.
Marissa told Krystal the whole story and how Bianca rejected her.
"Sweetie, I know it's hard, but I bet Bianca will come around. Anyone can see the connection between you two. In the meantime you need to focus on yourself and on AJ."
Marissa tried to do what Krystal said, to focus on herself and on AJ, but it was a struggle. She was suffering from a broken heart, but she needed to push that pain aside. However, shortly after her rejection, Marissa suffered another life altering event that was bittersweet.
Babe was alive! David had been able to save her through Project Orpheus. And although Marissa was thrilled to connect with her sister, AJ's biological mother was back. Naturally AJ and Babe wanted to spend so much time together, which was extremely hard for Marissa to take. She still spent some one on one time with AJ, but it just wasn't the same. And although it hurt her so much, she understood it.
Bianca had tried calling Marissa when Babe came back to town, but Marissa didn't want to talk. Marissa needed to cut Bianca out of her life so she could get over her. It didn't seem like Bianca was going to "come around" as Krystal had said she would. Marissa simply texted "Bianca, I really need my space right now and I'm asking you to give that to me, please."
Bianca simply agreed, which pained Marissa. She had hoped Bianca would have put up some fight.
Marissa decided she needed to get away from Pine Valley. It wouldn't be forever, but it would be a much-needed long break in order to gain perspective and reflect. Marissa had lost some of herself over the past few months and she needed to get that back. She knew she would always have her job when she returned. Plus this would give AJ and Babe some one on one bonding time. Marissa had always wanted to travel to Italy and knew that this would be the perfect place for self-discovery.