Chapter 2
Babe was going to see Bianca. Kendall said Bianca might be going to see Erica at the penthouse, so that was where Babe was going. She hadn't wanted to accept the truth. Maybe a part of her knew it all along. It wasn't Bianca's child who died that night in the woods, it was Babe's. Babe had tried to deny the truth to herself, to everyone. But now that she knew Babe had to tell Bianca the truth. There were no right words to say to Bianca right now, nor to sy to JR later. JR would soon get the worst news of his life, but first Bianca had to be told. As Babe got to the penthouse she heard an argument between Bianca and Erica. She couldn'y make out exactly what they were saying. Perhaps she should've waited, but Babe couldn't delay any longer, this was hard enough without waiting. As Babe crept inside she saw a shocking sight. Bianca was on the ground, and Erica was holding a gun on her own daughter. Babe didn't know what was happenning, but she wanted to protect Bianca. Babe saw the other gun on the floor. Without thinking she picked up the gun and shot Erica in the heart. Erica had no time to react or say anything. She simply fell to the ground and died. Bianca opened her eyes and saw what had happenned. She had wanted Erica to pay, but she hadn't planned on Babe geting involved. Babe was in shock, Bianca tried to comfort her.
Bianca: Babe, it's going to be okay.
Babe: Oh my God. I killed her. I just wanted to protet you. She was trying to kill you.
Bianca: Actually, she was defending herself.
Babe: What?
Bianca: I blamed her for what happenned to my baby.
Babe: We wouldn't have been in the woods that night if she hadn't said all those hurtful things to you.
Bianca: Right. I tried to kill her, but she fought back, that's when you came in.
Babe: I just killed an innocent woman?
Bianca: No, I did. This was all my doing, not yours. Don't ever blame yourself for any of this.
Babe: What now?
Bianca: I was going to mke this look like a suicide, but I can't explain a bullet fired from that far away. There's still her note, if I can get rid of her body that can still work. Everyone will think Erica was so vain she never wanted people to see her dead body.
Babe: What about me?
Bianca: I'll understand if you want to go to the police. You can say I shot her, that's close enough to the truth. And I'll back you up. You shouldn't have to pay for my sins. Otherwise I'll get rid of the body.
Babe thought about this. She knew Bianca had killed a man not so long ago. Maybe that was self-defense, maybe not. After how that man hurt Bianca he probably had it coming. But Bianca wouldn't have killed her own mother if she knew Miranda was still alive. Then again Babe wouldn't have been in the woods that night and her Baby wouldn't have died if Erica hadn't been so cruel to Bianca. Babe was now uncertain about telling Bianca the truth. Was Miranda even safe around Bianca at this point. Would Babe be safe if Bianca knew the truth. The only thing Babe was certain about was she didn't want Bianca to go to prison. Without being asked Babe agreed to help Bianca dispose of Erica's body.