Chapter Four
The next few days went by quickly with the girls trying out different ideas for the club. They looked through magazines and real estate ads. They didn't want to create the same atmosphere of SOS, they wanted something different and it would take the right strategies to make it happen.
Kendall and David had gone to the hospital and had been amazed to learn that Paul Kramer had really gotten off easy... it even worse than just getting a slap on the hand. He wasn't flying much around Pine Valley, but he continued a regular flight schedule in Llanview, not more than three hours away.
Kendall had wanted to go and find the SOB, but David talked her into following his idea... he would make some calls to some people he had connections to in Llanview and then they would decide where to go from there. He didn't want Kendall to fly off the handle and scare the guy, not if they were going to find the truth. If Kramer got scared he would lie, and that wouldn't solve anything.
So here it was a Friday night and both girls were sitting around in their pajamas flipping through magazines again and jotting down notes...
"Kendall! I've got it... it would be so perfect..." Bianca looked up and wanted to shout with joy... she knew exactly what kind of place they should open.
"What? What is your idea? Come on... don't keep me in suspense." Kendall set down her books and walked over to Bianca's nest on the couch.
"Well... it's just a beginning... a new beginning... I was jotting down some notes and doodling some stuff down... ever great place needs a name...I give you .... KANE's"
Kane's, huh... so far I like... go on." Kendall couldn't wait to see where Bianca was going with this.
"It is the ultimate in sophistication and relaxation in one... a night spot where the roaring twenties live..."
"Bianca that is awesome! The twenties... as in mobsters, flappers...wow!" It could work... it could be a lot of fun.
"Well, it was a toss up between that and Swing dancing..."
"Wait... now that is something I like... the vintage clothing, the all or nothing attitude... and jazz/blues... or do you have your heart set on the twenties...?"
"You know... the more I think about it the more I like the whole swing thing... it can kind of go with the name, you know..." Bianca bit her lip in concentration, "I know, we will be very diplomatic about this... I will research the twenties and you hit the swing time..."
"Sounds like a plan. May the best Kane win!" Both girls laughed and shook hands feeling lighter than they had in days.
After a late night of joking and plotting both girls headed to bed and both said a prayer of thanks for having one another... and both added a prayer that their mother would find her way back to them.
Kendall rolled over with a groan. Some noise had woke her up and she wasn't even close to being ready to get up. Pulling her covers up she buried her face in her pillow.
"Kendall... time to rise and shine!"
"Holy... shit David! What in the hell are you doing in my bedroom at... oh god... is seven-thirty in the morning?"
"Yes... it is and good morning to you. Bianca let me in or her way to go for a walk... you're sleeping late these days... or is pleasant bed-side manner normal?"
"I need coffee and lots of it..." groaning she pulled her sheets up over her head again.
"Alright... I'll get the coffee..." With a laugh David walked out of her room in search of the kitchen.
"Geez... it's not like you live here or anything..." Kendall was more than a little annoyed at David having free rein of her home.
"All right... here's the coffee... can I at least get a smile? No... ok. I just thought you would like to know what I dug up on this Paul Kramer character..."
Kendall sat up and grabbed the coffee mug out of David's hands, "This better be good. If you woke me up just to tell me his age and shoe size... I am going to..."
David held up his hands in surrender and laughed. He thought he had never seen Kendall look as cute and vulnerable as she did right now... all grumpy and cuddly... warm and fresh in bed... Shaking his head he pushed those thoughts out of his head.
"No... that's not why I am here. I am headed to Llanview today to look up Mr. Kramer himself... from what I heard the people there aren't too impressed with him or his attitude. I am headed there as soon as you can get up and get dressed. You up to it?"
"Give me five minutes... David... you are my hero!" Kendall jumped out of bed not even realizing that she had climbed into bed wearing nothing but a tank- top and her underwear. "Oh! Umm... maybe I should step out into the living room." David would have loved to stand and stare at those long slender legs awhile longer... but then it would be crossing that little line he kept having to remind himself of...
With a shriek Kendall dove into her closet, "Geez... I am sorry... I totally forgot...go, get out... I'll be out in five minutes!"
With a laugh David shut the door to her bedroom. Who would have thought Kendall would be modest...
Bianca loved her morning walks. Since she had moved out to the cottage, she would get up and take these walks trying to see the beauty that was in the world. So much of that beauty had been snatched from her and she was desperately trying to hold onto what little beauty she could.
Stopping to tie her shoelace she heard a motorcycle pull up beside her. The only person she knew who rode a motorcycle was...
"Ryan... what an unpleasant surprise... what do you want?" Bianca folded her arms across her chest.
"Bianca... I hate this. I hate that you are mad at me. What happened between Kendall and I shouldn't affect our friendship..."
"Are you really that stupid? Come on! You broke my sister's heart! Your pride was hurt and you turned around and married the very person that could hurt her the most! And for what! In the name of business and friendship... whatever you want to call it... I told you I would make that clause null and void and you wouldn't let me... Kendall tried to reach you and you shoved Greenlee down her throat... You did this... and Greenlee did this knowing how it would hurt her... Greenlee might not have gotten her to the death chamber the first time, but I watched you and your WIFE kill her just as effectively."
Ryan felt shame and guilt sweep over him, "Is she ok... is she doing ok? She hasn't shown up at Fusion..."
"She is better than ok. Right now David is taking her away for the day as we speak... and you can take Fusion and stick it up your ass!" With that and a pang of satisfaction Bianca turned on her heel and walked off.
Ryan was too shocked to say anything. This was probably first time he had ever heard Bianca cuss... Then he remembered... Kendall was going away with David? Jealousy ate at Ryan... he would not let Hayward get to Kendall... no way in hell!
Jumping on his bike he headed for the cottage. He would stop this with a quickness before David could even blink an eye.
Kendall shut the front door and and locked it. She was familiar with Bianca's new routine so she knew her sister had left the back door unlocked.
David felt his breath leave his body, for getting ready in fifteen minutes (five longer than promised) Kendall looked great.
"You know I am impressed... in fifteen minutes you managed to go from that tossled virago in the bedroom, to soft yet sophisticated... I like it."
"Oh... this only one of my talents... stick around long enough and I'll shock you some more!" Kendall laughed, she was sure David had blushed faintly.
"He won't be around long enough to find out!"
Kendall and David turned around to see Ryan standing in their way.
"Lavery. If you stopped by for a visit you have bad timing. Kendall and I are running away for the day... and you are killing the mood!" David could see the hurt filling Kendall's eyes so he pulled her next to him and pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"Right! Mr. Lavery if you have anything to say you can have your attorney call mine. If you will excuse us David and I were just leaving!" Kendall felt stronger with David holding onto her and she was SO glad that he was here at this moment.
"Kendall... can we please just talk for a minute... you really don't want to go off with this creep do you?"
Kendall didn't even hesitate she responded with the answer that Ryan would understand...
"I DO!" With that she turned and took David's hand, and as they walked off hand in hand she felt invincible for the moment.
The next few days went by quickly with the girls trying out different ideas for the club. They looked through magazines and real estate ads. They didn't want to create the same atmosphere of SOS, they wanted something different and it would take the right strategies to make it happen.
Kendall and David had gone to the hospital and had been amazed to learn that Paul Kramer had really gotten off easy... it even worse than just getting a slap on the hand. He wasn't flying much around Pine Valley, but he continued a regular flight schedule in Llanview, not more than three hours away.
Kendall had wanted to go and find the SOB, but David talked her into following his idea... he would make some calls to some people he had connections to in Llanview and then they would decide where to go from there. He didn't want Kendall to fly off the handle and scare the guy, not if they were going to find the truth. If Kramer got scared he would lie, and that wouldn't solve anything.
So here it was a Friday night and both girls were sitting around in their pajamas flipping through magazines again and jotting down notes...
"Kendall! I've got it... it would be so perfect..." Bianca looked up and wanted to shout with joy... she knew exactly what kind of place they should open.
"What? What is your idea? Come on... don't keep me in suspense." Kendall set down her books and walked over to Bianca's nest on the couch.
"Well... it's just a beginning... a new beginning... I was jotting down some notes and doodling some stuff down... ever great place needs a name...I give you .... KANE's"
Kane's, huh... so far I like... go on." Kendall couldn't wait to see where Bianca was going with this.
"It is the ultimate in sophistication and relaxation in one... a night spot where the roaring twenties live..."
"Bianca that is awesome! The twenties... as in mobsters, flappers...wow!" It could work... it could be a lot of fun.
"Well, it was a toss up between that and Swing dancing..."
"Wait... now that is something I like... the vintage clothing, the all or nothing attitude... and jazz/blues... or do you have your heart set on the twenties...?"
"You know... the more I think about it the more I like the whole swing thing... it can kind of go with the name, you know..." Bianca bit her lip in concentration, "I know, we will be very diplomatic about this... I will research the twenties and you hit the swing time..."
"Sounds like a plan. May the best Kane win!" Both girls laughed and shook hands feeling lighter than they had in days.
After a late night of joking and plotting both girls headed to bed and both said a prayer of thanks for having one another... and both added a prayer that their mother would find her way back to them.
Kendall rolled over with a groan. Some noise had woke her up and she wasn't even close to being ready to get up. Pulling her covers up she buried her face in her pillow.
"Kendall... time to rise and shine!"
"Holy... shit David! What in the hell are you doing in my bedroom at... oh god... is seven-thirty in the morning?"
"Yes... it is and good morning to you. Bianca let me in or her way to go for a walk... you're sleeping late these days... or is pleasant bed-side manner normal?"
"I need coffee and lots of it..." groaning she pulled her sheets up over her head again.
"Alright... I'll get the coffee..." With a laugh David walked out of her room in search of the kitchen.
"Geez... it's not like you live here or anything..." Kendall was more than a little annoyed at David having free rein of her home.
"All right... here's the coffee... can I at least get a smile? No... ok. I just thought you would like to know what I dug up on this Paul Kramer character..."
Kendall sat up and grabbed the coffee mug out of David's hands, "This better be good. If you woke me up just to tell me his age and shoe size... I am going to..."
David held up his hands in surrender and laughed. He thought he had never seen Kendall look as cute and vulnerable as she did right now... all grumpy and cuddly... warm and fresh in bed... Shaking his head he pushed those thoughts out of his head.
"No... that's not why I am here. I am headed to Llanview today to look up Mr. Kramer himself... from what I heard the people there aren't too impressed with him or his attitude. I am headed there as soon as you can get up and get dressed. You up to it?"
"Give me five minutes... David... you are my hero!" Kendall jumped out of bed not even realizing that she had climbed into bed wearing nothing but a tank- top and her underwear. "Oh! Umm... maybe I should step out into the living room." David would have loved to stand and stare at those long slender legs awhile longer... but then it would be crossing that little line he kept having to remind himself of...
With a shriek Kendall dove into her closet, "Geez... I am sorry... I totally forgot...go, get out... I'll be out in five minutes!"
With a laugh David shut the door to her bedroom. Who would have thought Kendall would be modest...
Bianca loved her morning walks. Since she had moved out to the cottage, she would get up and take these walks trying to see the beauty that was in the world. So much of that beauty had been snatched from her and she was desperately trying to hold onto what little beauty she could.
Stopping to tie her shoelace she heard a motorcycle pull up beside her. The only person she knew who rode a motorcycle was...
"Ryan... what an unpleasant surprise... what do you want?" Bianca folded her arms across her chest.
"Bianca... I hate this. I hate that you are mad at me. What happened between Kendall and I shouldn't affect our friendship..."
"Are you really that stupid? Come on! You broke my sister's heart! Your pride was hurt and you turned around and married the very person that could hurt her the most! And for what! In the name of business and friendship... whatever you want to call it... I told you I would make that clause null and void and you wouldn't let me... Kendall tried to reach you and you shoved Greenlee down her throat... You did this... and Greenlee did this knowing how it would hurt her... Greenlee might not have gotten her to the death chamber the first time, but I watched you and your WIFE kill her just as effectively."
Ryan felt shame and guilt sweep over him, "Is she ok... is she doing ok? She hasn't shown up at Fusion..."
"She is better than ok. Right now David is taking her away for the day as we speak... and you can take Fusion and stick it up your ass!" With that and a pang of satisfaction Bianca turned on her heel and walked off.
Ryan was too shocked to say anything. This was probably first time he had ever heard Bianca cuss... Then he remembered... Kendall was going away with David? Jealousy ate at Ryan... he would not let Hayward get to Kendall... no way in hell!
Jumping on his bike he headed for the cottage. He would stop this with a quickness before David could even blink an eye.
Kendall shut the front door and and locked it. She was familiar with Bianca's new routine so she knew her sister had left the back door unlocked.
David felt his breath leave his body, for getting ready in fifteen minutes (five longer than promised) Kendall looked great.
"You know I am impressed... in fifteen minutes you managed to go from that tossled virago in the bedroom, to soft yet sophisticated... I like it."
"Oh... this only one of my talents... stick around long enough and I'll shock you some more!" Kendall laughed, she was sure David had blushed faintly.
"He won't be around long enough to find out!"
Kendall and David turned around to see Ryan standing in their way.
"Lavery. If you stopped by for a visit you have bad timing. Kendall and I are running away for the day... and you are killing the mood!" David could see the hurt filling Kendall's eyes so he pulled her next to him and pressed a kiss to her forehead.
"Right! Mr. Lavery if you have anything to say you can have your attorney call mine. If you will excuse us David and I were just leaving!" Kendall felt stronger with David holding onto her and she was SO glad that he was here at this moment.
"Kendall... can we please just talk for a minute... you really don't want to go off with this creep do you?"
Kendall didn't even hesitate she responded with the answer that Ryan would understand...
"I DO!" With that she turned and took David's hand, and as they walked off hand in hand she felt invincible for the moment.