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story ever begins any other way.... I hope you enjoy! ~ Serendipity
Chapter Two
Kendall sat the kitchen table glancing through her Cosmo and sipping her morning fix of caffeine. She hadn't slept well, but that was nothing new. She couldn't even remember the last time she slept through the night, no nightmares... no tears. Sighing she put down her mug of coffee and looked over at Bianca, who had taken up residence in the pantry trying to organize things.
"Hey you... neat freak... it doesn't have to be perfect." Smiling she waited for Bianca to stick her head out of the pantry.
"Neat freak? Who me? I am not the one who organized the movie collection by theme and title. So I think we are even here... besides I am just doing busy work..." She just figured that if she stayed busy then she wouldn't think about how much she hurt and about how empty she felt inside.
"Well... I was thinking about something that might take care of our need to keep busy. I have been doing a lot of thinking about Fusion... Enchantment... everything... I think it is time that I... we... start a new adventure... something totally different... what do you think?" Kendall held her breath and hoped Bianca would show interest.
Brushing her hands off on her jeans Bianca came and sat down across from Kendall. "Adventure... what do you mean adventure?"
Kendall brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "I don't know... maybe something fun... something we have never done..."
"You mean something like skydiving?" Bianca couldn't tell what Kendall had in mind and she knew better than to think small.
"No... I am talking about professionally... I am not going to set one foot in Fusion and until mom comes back that goes the same for Enchantment... I was thinking about trying something... well, something totally... unexpected...like a martini bar..."
"A martini bar? That sounds kind of stuffy to me... what about a pub? Something with atmosphere...a pool table... darts... something kind of like Cheers." Bianca could just see Kendall sitting by the bar a cigar hanging from her mouth, a pitcher of beer next to her... cheering on an NFL game. The image was enough to make her laugh.
"What's so funny? I am serious... ok, maybe not a martini bar... it was just a suggestion." Kendall looked down and tried to think of something... anything that would keep her busy. She fully intended to start investigating the crash, but she couldn't make that her reason for being... she needed a new purpose.
Bianca realized that Kendall was serious, "You really are thinking about this aren't you?" Maybe this is what they both needed... something to fill the empty places in their lives. A knock on the door brought both girls out of their silent reflections.
"I'll get it!" Kendall jumped up. She was expecting a special delivery any minute... it was going to be a surprise for Bianca...
Opening the door Kendall was surprised to see David holding a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine.
"Hey Kendall, I hope I am not intruding. I just stopped by to check on Bianca and to drop off a little house warming gift."
"David! Come on in, "Bianca was thrilled to see him. She had barely talked to him since she had Miranda been born... since Miranda had died...
Her stomach dropped and her heart began to ache, but she was determined to keep the smile on her face on her face...
David sensed Bianca's mood changed and walked past Kendall to quickly pull Bianca in a hug. Sometimes he felt like Bianca was the only person that truly knew him. Not the David Hayward that everyone saw... but the person he was inside. She was like a little sister to him, and he loved her. It killed him that he could do nothing to take away her pain.
Kendall stood staring after him. She hadn't even gotten a chance to say hi or anything. Sitting down in the armchair, she tried to remember the last time things were "normal" between them. Things had been really weird since the day in the cabin when she had suggested that they have an affair. She missed the weird kind of friendship they had started to have before she ruined everything.
Bianca led David over to the couch, "I heard you were helping with Edmond's surgery. How did it go?"
David sighed, "It didn't go as well as I hoped... but, he's alive... and that's what really matters."
"Look, I was just about to fix some juice. You want some?" Bianca stood up and started to walk towards the kitchen.
"Juice would be great, thanks. So Kendall, how are you doing?" David looked over at her. He knew she had to be upset about Greenlee and Ryan getting married. For some reason she had been staring at him for the last five minutes like she wanted to say something to him and it was beginning to drive him nuts.
Moving over to sit next to him Kendall decided that if she was going to investigate the crash she might as well start somewhere.
"David, I was hoping that we could get together later... away from Bianca... I need your help finding out some..."
"Hey... wait a minute... if this is some scheme... something about Ryan and Greenlee..." He was really disappointed in Greenlee for marrying that jerk, but he wasn't about to get involved.
"No! Not at all. Believe me when I say I have no interest in them or their so-called marriage arrangement...it's something totally different. I need your help."
"Ok... I am listening..." David had a feeling he might regret this later, but he couldn't deny the plea in her eyes.
"I was at the hospital the other day... waiting for Bianca. I thought I would see what had happened with the investigation about the crash... what was going on with the pilot. The thing is the whole thing was never properly investigated... the pilot wasn't even put on suspension..."
"Whoa...Kendall, I know that you and Bianca are hurting right now. More than anyone I understand the need for answers, but..."
"Damn David, would you let me finish? I NEED to know. I owe it to Miranda and Bianca... there are just way too many unanswered questions. Miranda deserves a full investigation, and she isn't going to get one unless we do it ourselves!"
Before David could respond Bianca walked back in.
"Hey... what are you two plotting?" She had never really noticed how good Kendall and David looked together. But seeing them sitting so close together and talking so intently she could see something here. Maybe she was just looking too hard, but what if she wasn't?
"Oh... we were just discussing our plan... you know the new adventure..." Kendall knew David wasn't going to mention what they had discussed.
"So Kendall told you about her martini bar idea..." Bianca sat the drinks down and moved over to the chair that her sister had been occupying.
"Well, I just told him that we were talking about trying out a new business venture..."
David didn't know what exactly what they were talking about so he just said, "Yea... so tell... what do you think, Binks? And what is this about a martini bar?"
"Kendall wants to open some type of bar... she wants to try something new. I have to admit first I hesitated... but maybe this is what I need. Something new to focus on." Bianca took a sip of her juice.
"You know Bianca... I was thinking... maybe we should open up something like a small club? You know, have live music... a small dance floor."
"Now, that's a good idea." David didn't know where this was coming from, but maybe the girls had something here.
The phone rang and Bianca looked at the clock, "Oh! I hate to be rude, but that's Lena."
David stood up and gave her a great big hug, "We'll talk soon ok."
"I'll walk you out!" Kendall jumped up and walked David to the door.
"Look, Kendall... I understand your need for answers. Come by later and we'll figure out something ok."
"Thank you... thank you... David, this means so much to me...us!" Kendall couldn't help it she gave him a big hug. This investigation wouldn't easy and she was glad she wouldn't have to do it alone.
David felt something when Kendall hugged him that he hadn't felt in a long time. Something nice... but he wasn't ready to even begin to look at her as anything other than a friend... and if he could help it he never would.
Chapter Two
Kendall sat the kitchen table glancing through her Cosmo and sipping her morning fix of caffeine. She hadn't slept well, but that was nothing new. She couldn't even remember the last time she slept through the night, no nightmares... no tears. Sighing she put down her mug of coffee and looked over at Bianca, who had taken up residence in the pantry trying to organize things.
"Hey you... neat freak... it doesn't have to be perfect." Smiling she waited for Bianca to stick her head out of the pantry.
"Neat freak? Who me? I am not the one who organized the movie collection by theme and title. So I think we are even here... besides I am just doing busy work..." She just figured that if she stayed busy then she wouldn't think about how much she hurt and about how empty she felt inside.
"Well... I was thinking about something that might take care of our need to keep busy. I have been doing a lot of thinking about Fusion... Enchantment... everything... I think it is time that I... we... start a new adventure... something totally different... what do you think?" Kendall held her breath and hoped Bianca would show interest.
Brushing her hands off on her jeans Bianca came and sat down across from Kendall. "Adventure... what do you mean adventure?"
Kendall brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "I don't know... maybe something fun... something we have never done..."
"You mean something like skydiving?" Bianca couldn't tell what Kendall had in mind and she knew better than to think small.
"No... I am talking about professionally... I am not going to set one foot in Fusion and until mom comes back that goes the same for Enchantment... I was thinking about trying something... well, something totally... unexpected...like a martini bar..."
"A martini bar? That sounds kind of stuffy to me... what about a pub? Something with atmosphere...a pool table... darts... something kind of like Cheers." Bianca could just see Kendall sitting by the bar a cigar hanging from her mouth, a pitcher of beer next to her... cheering on an NFL game. The image was enough to make her laugh.
"What's so funny? I am serious... ok, maybe not a martini bar... it was just a suggestion." Kendall looked down and tried to think of something... anything that would keep her busy. She fully intended to start investigating the crash, but she couldn't make that her reason for being... she needed a new purpose.
Bianca realized that Kendall was serious, "You really are thinking about this aren't you?" Maybe this is what they both needed... something to fill the empty places in their lives. A knock on the door brought both girls out of their silent reflections.
"I'll get it!" Kendall jumped up. She was expecting a special delivery any minute... it was going to be a surprise for Bianca...
Opening the door Kendall was surprised to see David holding a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine.
"Hey Kendall, I hope I am not intruding. I just stopped by to check on Bianca and to drop off a little house warming gift."
"David! Come on in, "Bianca was thrilled to see him. She had barely talked to him since she had Miranda been born... since Miranda had died...
Her stomach dropped and her heart began to ache, but she was determined to keep the smile on her face on her face...
David sensed Bianca's mood changed and walked past Kendall to quickly pull Bianca in a hug. Sometimes he felt like Bianca was the only person that truly knew him. Not the David Hayward that everyone saw... but the person he was inside. She was like a little sister to him, and he loved her. It killed him that he could do nothing to take away her pain.
Kendall stood staring after him. She hadn't even gotten a chance to say hi or anything. Sitting down in the armchair, she tried to remember the last time things were "normal" between them. Things had been really weird since the day in the cabin when she had suggested that they have an affair. She missed the weird kind of friendship they had started to have before she ruined everything.
Bianca led David over to the couch, "I heard you were helping with Edmond's surgery. How did it go?"
David sighed, "It didn't go as well as I hoped... but, he's alive... and that's what really matters."
"Look, I was just about to fix some juice. You want some?" Bianca stood up and started to walk towards the kitchen.
"Juice would be great, thanks. So Kendall, how are you doing?" David looked over at her. He knew she had to be upset about Greenlee and Ryan getting married. For some reason she had been staring at him for the last five minutes like she wanted to say something to him and it was beginning to drive him nuts.
Moving over to sit next to him Kendall decided that if she was going to investigate the crash she might as well start somewhere.
"David, I was hoping that we could get together later... away from Bianca... I need your help finding out some..."
"Hey... wait a minute... if this is some scheme... something about Ryan and Greenlee..." He was really disappointed in Greenlee for marrying that jerk, but he wasn't about to get involved.
"No! Not at all. Believe me when I say I have no interest in them or their so-called marriage arrangement...it's something totally different. I need your help."
"Ok... I am listening..." David had a feeling he might regret this later, but he couldn't deny the plea in her eyes.
"I was at the hospital the other day... waiting for Bianca. I thought I would see what had happened with the investigation about the crash... what was going on with the pilot. The thing is the whole thing was never properly investigated... the pilot wasn't even put on suspension..."
"Whoa...Kendall, I know that you and Bianca are hurting right now. More than anyone I understand the need for answers, but..."
"Damn David, would you let me finish? I NEED to know. I owe it to Miranda and Bianca... there are just way too many unanswered questions. Miranda deserves a full investigation, and she isn't going to get one unless we do it ourselves!"
Before David could respond Bianca walked back in.
"Hey... what are you two plotting?" She had never really noticed how good Kendall and David looked together. But seeing them sitting so close together and talking so intently she could see something here. Maybe she was just looking too hard, but what if she wasn't?
"Oh... we were just discussing our plan... you know the new adventure..." Kendall knew David wasn't going to mention what they had discussed.
"So Kendall told you about her martini bar idea..." Bianca sat the drinks down and moved over to the chair that her sister had been occupying.
"Well, I just told him that we were talking about trying out a new business venture..."
David didn't know what exactly what they were talking about so he just said, "Yea... so tell... what do you think, Binks? And what is this about a martini bar?"
"Kendall wants to open some type of bar... she wants to try something new. I have to admit first I hesitated... but maybe this is what I need. Something new to focus on." Bianca took a sip of her juice.
"You know Bianca... I was thinking... maybe we should open up something like a small club? You know, have live music... a small dance floor."
"Now, that's a good idea." David didn't know where this was coming from, but maybe the girls had something here.
The phone rang and Bianca looked at the clock, "Oh! I hate to be rude, but that's Lena."
David stood up and gave her a great big hug, "We'll talk soon ok."
"I'll walk you out!" Kendall jumped up and walked David to the door.
"Look, Kendall... I understand your need for answers. Come by later and we'll figure out something ok."
"Thank you... thank you... David, this means so much to me...us!" Kendall couldn't help it she gave him a big hug. This investigation wouldn't easy and she was glad she wouldn't have to do it alone.
David felt something when Kendall hugged him that he hadn't felt in a long time. Something nice... but he wasn't ready to even begin to look at her as anything other than a friend... and if he could help it he never would.