Chapter 6

Her head resting on the other girl's shoulder she stared off into the orange-red sky, watching in silence as the sun ended another long day. Bianca's hand rested lightly in the older girl's and she squeezed it softly in response to Greenlee's sigh. The serenity of this place was all that had kept them sane these past few weeks, that and the newfound closeness they shared. Since they'd first kissed over a week ago they'd been sneaking quick kisses when they thought no one was looking, holding hands while wandering the beach and sleeping cuddled up more so than before. But neither girl had talked about it, they were just letting it happen in fear of ruining what they had so delicately built.

Peter had been driving everyone crazy, insisting nobody wander off alone or in just groups of two and the remaining six survivors were getting quite annoyed with one another. Bianca and Greenlee had snuck off, not too far from camp to placate Peter, but far enough to be left alone by everyone else. Blake, over the past weeks, had become more insistent on his pursuit for Bianca and she knew she'd have to clue him in soon.

A sound in the bushes a few feet behind them caused both their heads to turn and the girls stared at a monkey, sitting on a tree branch staring back at them. Bianca laughed, while Greenlee gave the animal a suspicious look. The monkey sat, bouncing the branch slightly and then suddenly started screeching.

"Wow, he looks really familiar," Bianca mused, watching the monkey with a grin on her face.

"Who knows, maybe we've seen him around before," Greenlee shrugged, not caring as much about the monkey as long as he didn't fling shit at them.

"No, look at him. His face just seems so familiar," the younger girl tugged on the other's hand, pointing in the monkey's direction.

Greenlee cocked her head to the side and squinted her eyes, observing the monkey, who was now beating on his own chest, "You know, from this angle he kind of looks like Carlos."

"Oh my god, that's who he reminded me of!" Bianca grinned and looked at her friend, who scowled. "Why did you date that overgrown ape anyway?"

The older girl shrugged and turned to her friend with a smile, "Who knows. I guess I just didn't know what I was missing out on."

"Oh really? And what was that?" Bianca laughed, quirking an eyebrow as the other girl let go of her hand and leaned closer.

"This," Greenlee breathed and brought her hands up to Bianca's face, pulling her closer. Their lips met and Bianca leaned back, pulling Greenlee on top of her, never once breaking contact.

The Carlos-monkey covered his eyes with a screech and vanished in the trees.

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"Yes, thank you. I want to be clued in as soon as you find anything, no matter how unimportant it might seem to you, understood? Okay then," William Carter hung up the phone and ran a hand through his perfect hair.

His assistant handed him a folder, throwing him a questioning look that Mr. Carter waved off quickly, "It's nothing, Mike. The rescue crews have finally found all the pieces to the plane and they are attempting to reassemble it in the lab starting tonight. Maybe we'll be able to figure out what happened to those missing passengers."

Mike nodded uncomfortably and was about to turn, when his boss's voice stopped him, "Oh Mike, were there any more calls from Miss Kane? I swear that woman is worse than a bloodhound, like her daughter is the only missing passenger. Ugh, I hate rich people."

"Actually, sir, she hasn't called to complain in a couple of days. Maybe she's finally accepted the fact that this is out of our hands," Mike answered curtly and Mr. Carter nodded, dismissing him with a heavy sigh.

Plane crashes were bad enough without having to deal with passenger's bodies going missing and distraught parents threatening him with lawsuits, especially when these parents were as influential and rich as Erica Kane. William Carter opened the folder Mike had given him and flipped through the pages quickly, finally stopping when he looked at the picture of the pretty brunette with the sparkling brown eyes smiling up at him. It wasn't that he couldn't understand Erica Kane's pain about losing her daughter, but he was just sick of dealing with this mess.

Closing the folder he leaned back in his chair with a sigh. He hoped that at least now with the wreck in the lab his scientists could figure out what went wrong and what happened to those passengers. He closed his eyes, hoping to erase the picture of Bianca Montgomery from his mind, but to no avail.

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The warm wind rustled the leaves of the palm trees and bushes behind them, sweeping away the torturous heat that engulfed the island during the day. The night was clear and the stars sparkled brightly in the sky like the most expensive diamonds money could buy. Greenlee lay with her head on Bianca's shoulder, her arms around the taller girl's waist, while Bianca had hers wrapped around Greenlee's shoulders.

The two of them lay on the warm sand, wrapped up in each other, watching the bright stars they'd never get to see in Pine Valley. The rustling of the trees and occasional animal noise was all that disturbed the silence between them. It wasn't that they were at a loss of words with each other, but that they enjoyed the peace both of them had missed all of their lives. Of course, if they had their choice both would choose to be in Pine Valley right now, with clean clothes, a roof over their heads and, most importantly, food.

While they'd found a way to catch fish and even some land animals, they only got lucky every so often and therefore mostly lived off of coconuts. Coconuts were really the only thing they knew wasn't poisonous on the island and according to Peter they were very nutritious. And for lack of anything else, even when they did have fish or meat they usually had coconut on the side, much to everyone's disdain.

"I swear, if we ever get out of here, I'll never eat coconut again," Greenlee mumbled into Bianca's shoulder and the other girl laughed.

"What brought that on?"

Greenlee shrugged and shifted so she could look into her friend's eyes, "Just thinking about dinner, or the lack thereof."

"What, you didn't like our coconut s'mores?" Bianca asked in a mock tone, causing the other girl to scowl.

"S'mores? You mean the burnt coconut on a stick? Ugh," the older girl scoffed and shook her head at the thought of eating more coconut.

Bianca laughed and rolled over onto her side, propping her head up on her arm, "Well, there's always dessert you know."

Greenlee looked up, a mischievous look in her eyes and she grinned, "Oh yeah?"

"Uh huh, you just have to come get it," the younger girl replied, her voice soft as a whisper now.

"Oh I do? Well then, wouldn't want to disappoint."

Greenlee gently pushed Bianca onto her back and lowered her head to kiss the other girl. They were lost in each other, lips touching lightly, tongues in each other's mouths, hands running across smooth skin.

They broke apart, both gasping for air and locked eyes. Bianca grinned, running her hands under the other girl's shirt and along her back, eliciting a soft moan from Greenlee. Seconds later, she pulled Greenlee closer again. And this time their kiss didn't break for a long time.

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"Bianca, wait up!" Blake yelled and ran to catch up with the brunette. Over the past few weeks he'd really fallen for her and now he hoped he could convince her he was worthy of being with her. Someone like Bianca shouldn't have to be without a boyfriend and Blake thought himself the perfect guy for the job.

Bianca watched as Blake came closer and sighed. It seemed the guy just wouldn't take a hint. She'd been trying to ignore him and spent most her time with Greenlee, who she knew Blake couldn't stand to be around. But yet, here he was, chasing after her to walk back to their camp from their lagoon. Bianca realized this was as good a time as any to clue him in and hopefully he'd get it this time.

"Hey Bianca, what's up?" Blake smiled at her as he finally caught up and the girl smiled back uncomfortably.

"Not much, I'm sure you've noticed this island isn't exactly bursting with fun activities."

Blake laughed a little too eagerly and Bianca rolled her eyes. He stopped laughing and stopped her with a hand on her arm, looking into her eyes deeply, "Well maybe you and I could go somewhere, you know, by ourselves. There's a great spot to watch the stars from, we could talk and get to know each other better."

Bianca closed her eyes and shook her head with a sigh, "Listen Blake, you seem like a great guy, but…I'm just not interested, okay? I'm sorry."

He looked at her, puzzled, "Why not? Are you with someone?"

Running a hand across her forehead Bianca tried to find the right words, "Well, yeah I'm involved with someone from back home and that person means a lot to me. My heart belongs to someone else and it just wouldn't be fair to you." She hoped he'd take her answer for granted and leave her alone, but she never heard his reaction because of the voice that came from next to them.

"You bitch," Greenlee spat and turned, walking back into the brush next to their camp where she had come from.

Bianca, too shocked to understand what had just happened, stood rooted to her spot. Then, suddenly, she realized Greenlee must've overheard her telling Blake about her 'true love' back home and she felt her heart drop. Shaking out of her reverie she ran after the other girl.

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The church was filled with people, every last one of them here for Bianca. Erica closed her eyes and willed the tears away; she wasn't willing to show her weakness in front of a room full of people. She stood and swallowed the lump in her throat before she spoke, "Thank you all so much for coming, Bianca would be happy to know that so many people loved her."

Erica's speech washed over the mourners and although her voice hadn't yet wavered, many could tell she was just barely holding back the tears. Flowers surrounded the casket that, since the airline had never found her body, was actually empty. A large picture of Bianca stood next to podium, it'd been taken only shortly before the plane crash. She was smiling softly, a smile that was infectious and her eyes were almost twinkling. For many people, this was exactly how they'd remember Bianca.

The silence that had fallen over the church when Erica walked back over to Jack was broken again soon after. Maggie stood in front of the podium and, unlike Erica, she either wasn't trying to hold her tears back or wasn't doing a very good job of it. She cleared her throat and started speaking with a shaky voice, "Anyone who's ever met Bianca will know that she was the greatest friend anyone could have. She was always there for her friends, no matter what the problem was. Her smile would brighten anyone's day, no matter how bad it'd been, and everyone around her felt lucky just to have known her. Bianca, we all loved you so much and the void you left can never be filled. We will never forget you."

Maggie wiped the tears from her eyes and descended the stairs in front of the podium slowly. She placed the white rose she'd been holding in her hand on top of the casket and then walked back to her seat, still crying.

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"Don't touch me!" Greenlee yelled, yanking her arm back from Bianca's hand as if she'd been burned.

Bianca, feeling hopeless, reached out again and turned the other girl around to face her, "Greenlee stop! Just let me explain!"

The older girl scoffed and stepped back, out of Bianca's reach, "There's nothing to explain. I understand perfectly well. Oh my god, I can't believe I fell for it again! Am I just that easy to screw over? What is it about me that makes people think they can use me however it suits them? God, you're just like Carlos."

Bianca winced at the comparison and tried not to let show how much that statement had hurt. They'd spent some time talking about Carlos and Greenlee had admitted how much his actions had actually hurt her, even if she hadn't let anyone in on it at the time. Bianca was just about to reply, when Peter stepped in between them with a stern look.

"What's going on here?" he asked and Bianca almost growled at him in annoyance. If she didn't talk this through with Greenlee now it'd probably be too late, and she didn't want that to happen.

"Nothing, Peter. Can't you just leave us to talk?" she answered, hoping he'd take the hint, but no such luck.

He turned to look at Greenlee and put a hand on her shoulder reassuringly. Bianca was surprised at how quickly the jealousy rose up in her at his action and how badly it made her want to hurt him.

"Greenlee, are you okay? Do you want Bianca to leave?" he questioned the older girl, now both his hands on Greenlee's upper arms and Bianca couldn't believe her ears.

"Excuse me, don't I have a say in this?" She was angry now; this whole situation had just gotten totally out of hand. Meanwhile even Blake, Amelia and Turtle had shown up, standing off to the side, watching in confusion.

"I think you've done enough here, Bianca. Whatever you said to Greenlee, you had no right to and I think it'd be best if you went to cool off some," Peter practically ordered her and Bianca's mouth opened in disbelief. Who did he think he was?

"Greenlee…" she tried, ignoring Peter completely, but the other girl only threw her an angry look, before Peter more pulled than lead her away, deeper into the forest.

"Oh my god, I can't believe he just did that!" Bianca yelled at no one in particular and turned to look at the other three people standing there, still looking dumbfounded. She watched Greenlee and Peter disappear into the thick brush and rubbed a hand across her forehead. This whole situation was nothing but a big mess and she wished she knew a way out.

Bianca decided that she'd wait for Greenlee to return and then try to talk to her again, in private this time. Suddenly a piercing scream rang through the forest, followed by a few shouts and Bianca froze in shock.

"Greenlee," she whispered and before she knew it she was sprinting in the direction the screams had come from, followed closely by Blake.

TBC…