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Chapter Three
Bianca sat on her bed. She should've been happy to hear from Lena. But instead all she felt was dread... this separation was just the beginning of another loss; she could feel it deep in her gut. Why would anything work out for her? Nothing ever did, it was almost if she was destined to never catch a break.
Shaking her head, she thought to herself... No... I am not going to lose this time... I am going to be strong and I am going to take back my life... starting right now...
Jumping up she walked into the living room, "Hey Kendall... were you serious about opening that club?"
Kendall looked up from the notes she had been jotting down, and felt a spark of excitement begin to ignite.
"Yeah... I was. Did you change your mind? You want to go for it."
"You know if we did this just right we could be a huge success. I mean we could make it tasteful... something that appeals to everyone... not some dark and smoky dive."
"Ok... now you're getting warm. Why don't you be in charge of location? I'll do the public relations... and together we will figure out details from décor to atmosphere."
"Wow! We really can do this can't we?" Bianca felt excitement fill her for the first time in weeks.
"I have to run some errands in town. I'll stop and pick up some real estate ads, if you feel up to it maybe you can start looking tomorrow!" Kendall wanted to get Bianca started so that she wouldn't have a chance to change her mind.
"I was thinking about going to visit Maggie. Maybe I could go by the bookstore and pick up some magazines... you know, do a little research... why wait until tomorrow!" Bianca was so happy to see Kendall excited, she didn't want to stop the momentum.
Kendall pulled up outside David's cabin. She was nervous about coming out here to see him alone, but she had to push that aside so that she could get down to business.
Knocking on the door she waited for David to answer. David looked out the window, "He should have known Kendall wouldn't wait long to get this "investigation" rolling.
"Hey Kendall, come on in." He stood aside to let Kendall enter. As she passed him he got a whiff of some perfume. Whatever it was it suited her perfect.
"David, I know this is crazy. But, I really appreciate you helping me. There's so much to look into. I mean, if you look at these notes I took you will see..."
"Whoa... wait a second... why don't we sit down and go over this very carefully, and slowly. If you're serious about this then you want to do it thoroughly."
Kendall sat down and took a deep breath, "Ok, you are right. So where do we begin?"
David sat down next to her, "All right... first of all let's start with the pilot's name, and everything we already know."
They went over basic known details from the crash location, time of discovery... and what the pilot had stated.
The helicopter had a malfunction, and went down. The babies/ victims were thrown from the helicopter. Miranda's incubator was thrown into the river.
"So all we have to do is find out why the incubator's weren't securely fastened. Then we look into this malfunction... and you said the pilot, who by the way is named Paul Kramer. Krystal was full of not very nice comments about his character. You say he was never suspended?" David hate to admit it but Kendall had a point; lost in their grief and fear for Bianca no one had really asked any of these questions. On paper they looked more and more suspicious.
"The nurse I talked to said that the investigation was a joke. All I remember is running up to the scene and seeing Bianca and Babe. I ran over to Bianca and she was so still and so pale. All I kept thinking was that God had taken away the only person who ever truly loved me... and then I heard the baby cry... David I was so sure she was Miranda."
"I know. But Kramer claimed that the baby was Bess. And then the search for Miranda began..."
"David, you said that Krystal made comments about Kramer... about him not being trustworthy... what if he was hiding something about this crash?"
"Well, that seems the place for us to start. Why don't we go to the hospital first thing in the morning and see what we can find out about Kramer."
"Ok...that sounds good. Bianca is going to be researching our "club". Thanks for covering for me today."
"Anything for Bianca... and I agree. It might be best to keep her busy and not let her find out that we are doing this... it might upset her."
Kendall gave David a spontaneous hug and left. So many questions and it was time to get some answers.
Bianca was heading home from Maggie's when she decided to swing by Jackson's and see if he had heard anything about her mom.
Even though she had been so angry at her mom at the hospital, she had begun to realize just how very much she wanted her mother here with her right now.
She was about to knock on the door when Reggie came busting out. "Hey Bianca! Enter at your own risk... Mrs. Lavery is in there and being as obnoxious as usual..."
With a grown Bianca thanked Reggie for the warning and went inside.
"Bianca! What's up..." Jackson stood up and gave his niece a great big hug. He was glad she wasn't hiding out at the cottage, which had been one of his initial conscerns with her new living situation.
"Nothing. Just thought I would stop by and see if you had heard from mom." Bianca purposely ignored Greenlee's approach.
"Bianca. I am so glad you are here. Ryan and I were hoping that you would come and work for me over at Fusion. What do you say?"
What Bianca had really wanted to say was ARE YOU COMPLETELY STUPID? But, instead she just looked over at the idiot, "Thank you, but no! I am going to be working with my sister on a project... it's a sister thing you wouldn't understand."
Jackson could sense Bianca's dislike for Greenlee and changed the subject. "Sorry Bianca I haven't heard from Erica. But, we do know she was in Las Vegas... Aidan went out there to see what he could find out."
Bianca thanked him, gave him a quick hug and headed out the door. She knew that it was awkward for Jackson to be in the vicinity of the fighting parties, but Greenlee had brought it on herself. She had claimed that she had wanted to be part of the family... but you don't marry the man someone in your family loved... not for any reason... family came first!
Chapter Three
Bianca sat on her bed. She should've been happy to hear from Lena. But instead all she felt was dread... this separation was just the beginning of another loss; she could feel it deep in her gut. Why would anything work out for her? Nothing ever did, it was almost if she was destined to never catch a break.
Shaking her head, she thought to herself... No... I am not going to lose this time... I am going to be strong and I am going to take back my life... starting right now...
Jumping up she walked into the living room, "Hey Kendall... were you serious about opening that club?"
Kendall looked up from the notes she had been jotting down, and felt a spark of excitement begin to ignite.
"Yeah... I was. Did you change your mind? You want to go for it."
"You know if we did this just right we could be a huge success. I mean we could make it tasteful... something that appeals to everyone... not some dark and smoky dive."
"Ok... now you're getting warm. Why don't you be in charge of location? I'll do the public relations... and together we will figure out details from décor to atmosphere."
"Wow! We really can do this can't we?" Bianca felt excitement fill her for the first time in weeks.
"I have to run some errands in town. I'll stop and pick up some real estate ads, if you feel up to it maybe you can start looking tomorrow!" Kendall wanted to get Bianca started so that she wouldn't have a chance to change her mind.
"I was thinking about going to visit Maggie. Maybe I could go by the bookstore and pick up some magazines... you know, do a little research... why wait until tomorrow!" Bianca was so happy to see Kendall excited, she didn't want to stop the momentum.
Kendall pulled up outside David's cabin. She was nervous about coming out here to see him alone, but she had to push that aside so that she could get down to business.
Knocking on the door she waited for David to answer. David looked out the window, "He should have known Kendall wouldn't wait long to get this "investigation" rolling.
"Hey Kendall, come on in." He stood aside to let Kendall enter. As she passed him he got a whiff of some perfume. Whatever it was it suited her perfect.
"David, I know this is crazy. But, I really appreciate you helping me. There's so much to look into. I mean, if you look at these notes I took you will see..."
"Whoa... wait a second... why don't we sit down and go over this very carefully, and slowly. If you're serious about this then you want to do it thoroughly."
Kendall sat down and took a deep breath, "Ok, you are right. So where do we begin?"
David sat down next to her, "All right... first of all let's start with the pilot's name, and everything we already know."
They went over basic known details from the crash location, time of discovery... and what the pilot had stated.
The helicopter had a malfunction, and went down. The babies/ victims were thrown from the helicopter. Miranda's incubator was thrown into the river.
"So all we have to do is find out why the incubator's weren't securely fastened. Then we look into this malfunction... and you said the pilot, who by the way is named Paul Kramer. Krystal was full of not very nice comments about his character. You say he was never suspended?" David hate to admit it but Kendall had a point; lost in their grief and fear for Bianca no one had really asked any of these questions. On paper they looked more and more suspicious.
"The nurse I talked to said that the investigation was a joke. All I remember is running up to the scene and seeing Bianca and Babe. I ran over to Bianca and she was so still and so pale. All I kept thinking was that God had taken away the only person who ever truly loved me... and then I heard the baby cry... David I was so sure she was Miranda."
"I know. But Kramer claimed that the baby was Bess. And then the search for Miranda began..."
"David, you said that Krystal made comments about Kramer... about him not being trustworthy... what if he was hiding something about this crash?"
"Well, that seems the place for us to start. Why don't we go to the hospital first thing in the morning and see what we can find out about Kramer."
"Ok...that sounds good. Bianca is going to be researching our "club". Thanks for covering for me today."
"Anything for Bianca... and I agree. It might be best to keep her busy and not let her find out that we are doing this... it might upset her."
Kendall gave David a spontaneous hug and left. So many questions and it was time to get some answers.
Bianca was heading home from Maggie's when she decided to swing by Jackson's and see if he had heard anything about her mom.
Even though she had been so angry at her mom at the hospital, she had begun to realize just how very much she wanted her mother here with her right now.
She was about to knock on the door when Reggie came busting out. "Hey Bianca! Enter at your own risk... Mrs. Lavery is in there and being as obnoxious as usual..."
With a grown Bianca thanked Reggie for the warning and went inside.
"Bianca! What's up..." Jackson stood up and gave his niece a great big hug. He was glad she wasn't hiding out at the cottage, which had been one of his initial conscerns with her new living situation.
"Nothing. Just thought I would stop by and see if you had heard from mom." Bianca purposely ignored Greenlee's approach.
"Bianca. I am so glad you are here. Ryan and I were hoping that you would come and work for me over at Fusion. What do you say?"
What Bianca had really wanted to say was ARE YOU COMPLETELY STUPID? But, instead she just looked over at the idiot, "Thank you, but no! I am going to be working with my sister on a project... it's a sister thing you wouldn't understand."
Jackson could sense Bianca's dislike for Greenlee and changed the subject. "Sorry Bianca I haven't heard from Erica. But, we do know she was in Las Vegas... Aidan went out there to see what he could find out."
Bianca thanked him, gave him a quick hug and headed out the door. She knew that it was awkward for Jackson to be in the vicinity of the fighting parties, but Greenlee had brought it on herself. She had claimed that she had wanted to be part of the family... but you don't marry the man someone in your family loved... not for any reason... family came first!