"Anyway," Leo was telling Bianca at BJ's later that same day, "I swear I thought that Trey was going to pass out there for a moment."
"I don't blame him." Bianca giggled, "We all thought that you were dead, Leo. We even had a memorial service for you and everything!"
"Oh yeah?" Leo asked after drinking some of his drink, "No one told me about that."
"Yeah." Bianca replied with a nod, "We had it at the Wildwind chapel. Greenlee even got me to stand up and sing for you."
"Wish I could have been there then." Leo remarked, leaning back in his chair, "I love it when you sing, Bianca. You have such a beautiful voice."
"Leo," Bianca pointed out with a chuckle, "if you had been there, we wouldn't have needed one!"
"True." Leo laughed, "It would have been kind of pointless then. Wildwind, huh? How'd you guys ever swing that?"
"David asked me to ask Edmund if we could have his blessing to use the place." Bianca shrugged, "He didn't see a problem with it."
A young woman about Bianca's age suddenly walked up to them. She had shoulder-length blond hair and had a huge smile on her face. It was Leo's cousin and Bianca's best friend, Maggie Stone.
"Hey Maggie." Leo greeted as Maggie hugged him tightly.
"I just talked to David." she replied, "He told me the good news. It's so wonderful to have you back, cuz."
"You don't know how good it is to be back." Leo said, as Maggie took a seat next to Bianca, "So, what have you been up to?"
"Still studying at P.V.U." Maggie replied with a smile, "Getting slowly closer to medical school."
"Awesome." Leo commented, returning Maggie's smile, "Sounds like we'll really have another doctor in the family one of these days."
"I hope anyway." Maggie shrugged.
"Oh great." Bianca commented sarcastically, looking at the front door. Kendall Hart, Bianca's half-sister, had just walked in with her "boyfriend", Michael Cambias, in tow. Noticing Leo watching them closely, Bianca's face changed to one of interest. "Something up?"
"Trey wants me to keep an eye on Kendall while he's in prison." Leo replied, not taking his eyes off the newly arrived pair, "Who's the new guy?"
"That would be Michael Cambias." Bianca reported.
"Cambias?" Leo asked as Bianca nodded, "I've heard that name before, and it wasn't anything pleasant. Excuse me."
After getting up from the table, Leo casually walked over to the bar where Kendall and Cambias were talking. Kendall had her back to Leo, but Cambias just looked at the new arrival with interest.
"Hey Kendall." Leo greeted cheerfully, "It's been awhile."
"Huh? Oh. Leo!" Kendall greeted, turning around, "It's good to see you. Greenlee was practically skipping this morning when she told us what happened."
"I'd imagine so." Leo chuckled before turning to Cambias, "I, uh, don't believe we've met."
"Michael Cambias." Michael introduced, offering his hand, "You may have heard of Cambias Industries? It's my father's company."
"Nice to meet you." Leo said, shaking his hand.
"Excuse me for a moment?" Kendall asked before heading off to the ladies' room.
"There's no need to tell me who you are, Leo du Pres." Michael remarked casually, "Your reputation proceeds you."
"Hmm." Leo replied, looking at Michael, "The name Cambias does ring a few bells...none of them being squeaky clean."
"Ah," Michael chuckled, picking up his drink, "It takes a con to know one, doesn't it? I'd heard how you and your mother scammed your way through half the world."
"Those days are over, Cambias." Leo replied quickly, "However, don't take that to mean that I've forgotten anything. I could still ruin someone's life if the need arose."
"Point taken." Michael said after taking a drink, "However, I wouldn't cross my path either, du Pres. That is, of course, unless you want to find out why my family has the reputation that it does."
"Give my regards to Kendall, will you?" Leo asked before turning around.
"Sure thing." Michael agreed as Leo walked out of the resteraunt.
Sighing as he reached the parking lot, Leo headed immediately for his car. However, a strange sound emerged from the alley behind the building, which perked Leo's interest. Slowly, he walked over and looked around. At the other end of the alley, he could barely see a figure standing in the shadows.
"Hello?" Leo said, looking at the figure.
"Leo darling?" the figured wondered, "Is that really you?"
The minute the voice reached his ears, Leo stepped back in a mixture of both horror and surprise. An older woman with brown hair emerged from the shadows and stared in amazement at Leo. There was an uneasy silence, as Leo rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Mother?" Leo asked, staring at the figure once more, "But how?"
To be continued.......................................
"I don't blame him." Bianca giggled, "We all thought that you were dead, Leo. We even had a memorial service for you and everything!"
"Oh yeah?" Leo asked after drinking some of his drink, "No one told me about that."
"Yeah." Bianca replied with a nod, "We had it at the Wildwind chapel. Greenlee even got me to stand up and sing for you."
"Wish I could have been there then." Leo remarked, leaning back in his chair, "I love it when you sing, Bianca. You have such a beautiful voice."
"Leo," Bianca pointed out with a chuckle, "if you had been there, we wouldn't have needed one!"
"True." Leo laughed, "It would have been kind of pointless then. Wildwind, huh? How'd you guys ever swing that?"
"David asked me to ask Edmund if we could have his blessing to use the place." Bianca shrugged, "He didn't see a problem with it."
A young woman about Bianca's age suddenly walked up to them. She had shoulder-length blond hair and had a huge smile on her face. It was Leo's cousin and Bianca's best friend, Maggie Stone.
"Hey Maggie." Leo greeted as Maggie hugged him tightly.
"I just talked to David." she replied, "He told me the good news. It's so wonderful to have you back, cuz."
"You don't know how good it is to be back." Leo said, as Maggie took a seat next to Bianca, "So, what have you been up to?"
"Still studying at P.V.U." Maggie replied with a smile, "Getting slowly closer to medical school."
"Awesome." Leo commented, returning Maggie's smile, "Sounds like we'll really have another doctor in the family one of these days."
"I hope anyway." Maggie shrugged.
"Oh great." Bianca commented sarcastically, looking at the front door. Kendall Hart, Bianca's half-sister, had just walked in with her "boyfriend", Michael Cambias, in tow. Noticing Leo watching them closely, Bianca's face changed to one of interest. "Something up?"
"Trey wants me to keep an eye on Kendall while he's in prison." Leo replied, not taking his eyes off the newly arrived pair, "Who's the new guy?"
"That would be Michael Cambias." Bianca reported.
"Cambias?" Leo asked as Bianca nodded, "I've heard that name before, and it wasn't anything pleasant. Excuse me."
After getting up from the table, Leo casually walked over to the bar where Kendall and Cambias were talking. Kendall had her back to Leo, but Cambias just looked at the new arrival with interest.
"Hey Kendall." Leo greeted cheerfully, "It's been awhile."
"Huh? Oh. Leo!" Kendall greeted, turning around, "It's good to see you. Greenlee was practically skipping this morning when she told us what happened."
"I'd imagine so." Leo chuckled before turning to Cambias, "I, uh, don't believe we've met."
"Michael Cambias." Michael introduced, offering his hand, "You may have heard of Cambias Industries? It's my father's company."
"Nice to meet you." Leo said, shaking his hand.
"Excuse me for a moment?" Kendall asked before heading off to the ladies' room.
"There's no need to tell me who you are, Leo du Pres." Michael remarked casually, "Your reputation proceeds you."
"Hmm." Leo replied, looking at Michael, "The name Cambias does ring a few bells...none of them being squeaky clean."
"Ah," Michael chuckled, picking up his drink, "It takes a con to know one, doesn't it? I'd heard how you and your mother scammed your way through half the world."
"Those days are over, Cambias." Leo replied quickly, "However, don't take that to mean that I've forgotten anything. I could still ruin someone's life if the need arose."
"Point taken." Michael said after taking a drink, "However, I wouldn't cross my path either, du Pres. That is, of course, unless you want to find out why my family has the reputation that it does."
"Give my regards to Kendall, will you?" Leo asked before turning around.
"Sure thing." Michael agreed as Leo walked out of the resteraunt.
Sighing as he reached the parking lot, Leo headed immediately for his car. However, a strange sound emerged from the alley behind the building, which perked Leo's interest. Slowly, he walked over and looked around. At the other end of the alley, he could barely see a figure standing in the shadows.
"Hello?" Leo said, looking at the figure.
"Leo darling?" the figured wondered, "Is that really you?"
The minute the voice reached his ears, Leo stepped back in a mixture of both horror and surprise. An older woman with brown hair emerged from the shadows and stared in amazement at Leo. There was an uneasy silence, as Leo rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Mother?" Leo asked, staring at the figure once more, "But how?"
To be continued.......................................