Neo and Chris touched down in Winnipeg, after sleeping the whole flight.
"I now know what you mean by the jet lag," Neo said as she stumbled out of the plane.
"Well," Chris said stretching and looking at his watch, "it's three now and I have to be at the arena at five, so why don't I take you to mine and you can leave your stuff in the spare room. You can meet my wife and little girl."
"Wow, since when did you have a kid?" Neo said shocked.
"Yeah, she is four months old. You can stay at mine tonight while I go do the show."
They then got their bags and grabbed the rental car.
The trip was short so Neo spent most of the time looking out the window at the beautiful Canadian countryside.
Chris stopped the car outside a large, modernized cottage by the side of a crystal blue lake.
Neo grabbed her bags as a tall blonde woman walked over to Chris.
"Chrissy, oh I have missed you so much," she said kissing him.
"Hi Angel-face, I have missed you too," he said grabbing her hands, "Sweetie, I would like you to meet Neo Sinclaire."
The lady turned around and smiled politely. "Hi, I'm Jessica, Chris' wife, how do you know my husband?"
"She is doing art work for me and the guys' single covers. She is going to be touring with me," Chris said.
"Oh," Jessica said, hugging up to Chris and giving Neo a threatening look.
"So where's Bianca?" Chris asked innocently.
"She is asleep in the lounge room."
"Well, let's go see my little angel," Chris said as he helped Neo with her bags as they headed inside.
Neo dumped her bags in the spare room and followed Chris to lounge room.
There she saw this glorious little bundle of joy.
"I would like you to meet Bianca," he said picking her up and giving her to Neo.
Bianca wriggled as she woke up and looked up at Neo with her bright blue eyes.
"Wow, she looks so much like you," Neo said looking down in awe at the blonde baby in her arms.
Both Chris and Neo just stood there looking at the perfect creature in front of them until Jessica walked in.
Neo almost jumped when she realised her head was leaning on Chris' shoulder.
"I think my lil bubs is hungry," Jessica said as she took Bianca from Neo.
"She is not the only one, I'm starving. Do you want anything Neo, I'm sure I can find some curly fries," Chris joked.
Neo giggled, "a cheese sandwich and an oj will be fine."
Chris then followed Jessica and Bianca to the kitchen.
Neo could hear a slight argument Chris and Jessica in the kitchen.
"I can't believe you brought some complete stranger home."
Mumble mumble.
"Are you sleeping with her?"
"No, I love you still."
Mumble incoherent babbling.
"Look, I'm only here until tomorrow afternoon, can we all just get along until them."
Chris then walked back into the lounge room with lunch.
"Is everything ok?" Neo asked.
"Yeah, just a misunderstanding, every marriage has them."
Neo decided to let it go and ate her sandwich.
Chris then left to go to the arena early to practice.
Neo went to see how Jessica was going. She walked in to see her cradling Bianca, on the verge of crying.
When she noticed Neo she gave her an evil stare. Neo decided that it would be best if she stayed upstairs in the spare room until Chris got home.
Neo sat in the room writing poems, lyrics, her thoughts and feelings, anything.
After a while, Neo heard Bianca crying, then the front door shut. She went downstairs.
"Jessica? Hello, are you ok?" Neo called around the house but she wasn't there.
She found a note from Jessica next to Bianca, saying that she couldn't handle it right now and was going out to drink with friends.
Neo wondered if she had did this before as she picked Bianca up in her arms to stop her crying. She decided not to tell Chris, no need to rock the boat in choppy seas.
She spent the rest of the night looking after Bianca. She had just put her down to sleep on her bed when Chris got home.
"I'm home!" Chris called from downstairs.
"Shhhhh," Neo called, "I just put Bianca to sleep in my bed."
"Oops, sorry. So where's Jess?"
"Ah, I said that I would look after Bianca while she went out," Neo lied, "she probably never get to go out anymore with you being away so much and the baby and all."
"Yeah," Chris said obviously hiding something.
"Do you want me to put Bianca in her crib for you?"
"Actually, I think it would be best if she stayed in yours, if you don't mind sharing the bed with a four month old?"
"I think I can handle it I've had to share a bed with my four year old nephew when he had nightmares." Neo smiled, then they both said goodnight.
About three in the morning, Jessica stumbled in drunk.
"So nice of you to come home," Chris said for the lounge room.
"Oh Chris, umm I just went to umm," Jessica tried to explain.
"Save it Jess, Neo already covered for you. I can't believe you could do this."
"Do what?" Jessica asked innocently.
"Don't act dumb. Your sister rang me the other day, saying she was worried about you and that you have left Bianca at hers nearly every second night so you can go out. At first I didn't believe it, but now I come home to find that you have gone out and just a note," Chris said, holding the piece of paper Neo thought she had hidden.
"I'm so sorry Chris, I just couldn't take it. I miss you so much and all she does is cry. Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry," Jessica cried.
Neo sat in her room listening to the whole thing. She felt so sorry for Jessica. She could never imagine having to raise a kid when it father was always away.
She turned over and put her pillow over her head and fell asleep.
The next morning Neo woke up to Bianca's crying. She picked her up and took her downstairs.
"I'll take her," Jessica smiled, "and sorry about last night, I don't know what I was thinking."
"It's ok, my sister in law went through the same thing when her son was born."
"Really?" Jessica asked as she changed Bianca.
"Yeah, it's called post natal stress and there is help."
"Thanks. I was talking to Chris last night and we both decided that I should start going to counseling once a week. He even said he would come with me when he is home."
The day went great Jessica, Neo and Chris hung around the house, talking and playing with Bianca until it was time for Chris and Neo to leave.
"It was wonderful meeting you," Jessica said hugging Neo, who currently resembled a packhorse.
"Yeah, me too. By the way feel free to raid my closets," Neo joked as she got in the car.
"And you," Jessica said turning to Chris, "don't be too long or we'll have to come after you."
"Don't worry I won't," he kissed her, "now take care of yourself, your sister will be around every now and then to make sure you're fine." He then kissed Bianca on the top of the head and jumped in the driver's seat.
"Will she be ok?" Neo asked Chris as Jessica took Bianca inside.
"Yeah, she is tough, she will get through it," Chris said starting the engine.
"I hope you're right," whispered Neo as they drove off.
"I now know what you mean by the jet lag," Neo said as she stumbled out of the plane.
"Well," Chris said stretching and looking at his watch, "it's three now and I have to be at the arena at five, so why don't I take you to mine and you can leave your stuff in the spare room. You can meet my wife and little girl."
"Wow, since when did you have a kid?" Neo said shocked.
"Yeah, she is four months old. You can stay at mine tonight while I go do the show."
They then got their bags and grabbed the rental car.
The trip was short so Neo spent most of the time looking out the window at the beautiful Canadian countryside.
Chris stopped the car outside a large, modernized cottage by the side of a crystal blue lake.
Neo grabbed her bags as a tall blonde woman walked over to Chris.
"Chrissy, oh I have missed you so much," she said kissing him.
"Hi Angel-face, I have missed you too," he said grabbing her hands, "Sweetie, I would like you to meet Neo Sinclaire."
The lady turned around and smiled politely. "Hi, I'm Jessica, Chris' wife, how do you know my husband?"
"She is doing art work for me and the guys' single covers. She is going to be touring with me," Chris said.
"Oh," Jessica said, hugging up to Chris and giving Neo a threatening look.
"So where's Bianca?" Chris asked innocently.
"She is asleep in the lounge room."
"Well, let's go see my little angel," Chris said as he helped Neo with her bags as they headed inside.
Neo dumped her bags in the spare room and followed Chris to lounge room.
There she saw this glorious little bundle of joy.
"I would like you to meet Bianca," he said picking her up and giving her to Neo.
Bianca wriggled as she woke up and looked up at Neo with her bright blue eyes.
"Wow, she looks so much like you," Neo said looking down in awe at the blonde baby in her arms.
Both Chris and Neo just stood there looking at the perfect creature in front of them until Jessica walked in.
Neo almost jumped when she realised her head was leaning on Chris' shoulder.
"I think my lil bubs is hungry," Jessica said as she took Bianca from Neo.
"She is not the only one, I'm starving. Do you want anything Neo, I'm sure I can find some curly fries," Chris joked.
Neo giggled, "a cheese sandwich and an oj will be fine."
Chris then followed Jessica and Bianca to the kitchen.
Neo could hear a slight argument Chris and Jessica in the kitchen.
"I can't believe you brought some complete stranger home."
Mumble mumble.
"Are you sleeping with her?"
"No, I love you still."
Mumble incoherent babbling.
"Look, I'm only here until tomorrow afternoon, can we all just get along until them."
Chris then walked back into the lounge room with lunch.
"Is everything ok?" Neo asked.
"Yeah, just a misunderstanding, every marriage has them."
Neo decided to let it go and ate her sandwich.
Chris then left to go to the arena early to practice.
Neo went to see how Jessica was going. She walked in to see her cradling Bianca, on the verge of crying.
When she noticed Neo she gave her an evil stare. Neo decided that it would be best if she stayed upstairs in the spare room until Chris got home.
Neo sat in the room writing poems, lyrics, her thoughts and feelings, anything.
After a while, Neo heard Bianca crying, then the front door shut. She went downstairs.
"Jessica? Hello, are you ok?" Neo called around the house but she wasn't there.
She found a note from Jessica next to Bianca, saying that she couldn't handle it right now and was going out to drink with friends.
Neo wondered if she had did this before as she picked Bianca up in her arms to stop her crying. She decided not to tell Chris, no need to rock the boat in choppy seas.
She spent the rest of the night looking after Bianca. She had just put her down to sleep on her bed when Chris got home.
"I'm home!" Chris called from downstairs.
"Shhhhh," Neo called, "I just put Bianca to sleep in my bed."
"Oops, sorry. So where's Jess?"
"Ah, I said that I would look after Bianca while she went out," Neo lied, "she probably never get to go out anymore with you being away so much and the baby and all."
"Yeah," Chris said obviously hiding something.
"Do you want me to put Bianca in her crib for you?"
"Actually, I think it would be best if she stayed in yours, if you don't mind sharing the bed with a four month old?"
"I think I can handle it I've had to share a bed with my four year old nephew when he had nightmares." Neo smiled, then they both said goodnight.
About three in the morning, Jessica stumbled in drunk.
"So nice of you to come home," Chris said for the lounge room.
"Oh Chris, umm I just went to umm," Jessica tried to explain.
"Save it Jess, Neo already covered for you. I can't believe you could do this."
"Do what?" Jessica asked innocently.
"Don't act dumb. Your sister rang me the other day, saying she was worried about you and that you have left Bianca at hers nearly every second night so you can go out. At first I didn't believe it, but now I come home to find that you have gone out and just a note," Chris said, holding the piece of paper Neo thought she had hidden.
"I'm so sorry Chris, I just couldn't take it. I miss you so much and all she does is cry. Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry," Jessica cried.
Neo sat in her room listening to the whole thing. She felt so sorry for Jessica. She could never imagine having to raise a kid when it father was always away.
She turned over and put her pillow over her head and fell asleep.
The next morning Neo woke up to Bianca's crying. She picked her up and took her downstairs.
"I'll take her," Jessica smiled, "and sorry about last night, I don't know what I was thinking."
"It's ok, my sister in law went through the same thing when her son was born."
"Really?" Jessica asked as she changed Bianca.
"Yeah, it's called post natal stress and there is help."
"Thanks. I was talking to Chris last night and we both decided that I should start going to counseling once a week. He even said he would come with me when he is home."
The day went great Jessica, Neo and Chris hung around the house, talking and playing with Bianca until it was time for Chris and Neo to leave.
"It was wonderful meeting you," Jessica said hugging Neo, who currently resembled a packhorse.
"Yeah, me too. By the way feel free to raid my closets," Neo joked as she got in the car.
"And you," Jessica said turning to Chris, "don't be too long or we'll have to come after you."
"Don't worry I won't," he kissed her, "now take care of yourself, your sister will be around every now and then to make sure you're fine." He then kissed Bianca on the top of the head and jumped in the driver's seat.
"Will she be ok?" Neo asked Chris as Jessica took Bianca inside.
"Yeah, she is tough, she will get through it," Chris said starting the engine.
"I hope you're right," whispered Neo as they drove off.