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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
"Wow... we did it... I mean... It's not perfect, but at least Miranda has her own room and stuff here... Thanks..." Kendall stood looking at the miracle they had managed to get together in such a short amount of time.
A baby bed was being finished being put together by Jackson and Reggie, a changing table was being completed by David, and Maggie was finishing up the bassinet in Bianca's room.
She had managed to get some baby crib sheets and outfits washed in baby detergent and put away diapers, formula, and bottles in the pantry. Buying the diapers and formula had been a trip considering both she and Maggie had no experience with babies. Luckily, the store clerk was a mother with "lots" of experience so she helped them get the necessities.
Picking up a bag she started to put out the teddy bear and little toys that she hadn't had the heart to throw away after they had thought Miranda had died. Of course, she and Maggie had grabbed a few extras they couldn't resist so at least the room looked more baby friendly.
"Hey... we're home... Kendall? David? Where are you guys... are those Jack's and Maggie's cars out..."
Bianca walked in carrying Miranda and was stunned at what she saw.
"Oh my gosh! What did you guys do? This is... wow!" Bianca felt tears build in her eyes.
"Do you like it? I mean if you don't we can take it back...I just thought you would be tired, so... we all got together and fixed this up for you and Miranda." Kendall smiled at her sister.
Jackson stood up and walked over to give Bianca a hug and to look at the sleeping baby. "She's beautiful... just like her mother... hi sweetheart."
"Oh Uncle Jack... can you believe it... she's alive and she's home... and she's so perfect... she hasn't cried... not even when they took her blood... it's as if she knows she is safe with me..."
"That's because she is..." David walked up smiling.
Bianca walked further into the room to stand in front of Reggie, "Reggie... I would like to introduce you to your niece... Miranda say hi to your uncle." Reggie just stood there and stared at the miracle in front of him. Bianca was glowing with her happiness and she was more beautiful than she had ever been.
"Hi Miranda" he said with a smile.
"Reggie... you see that rocking chair over there? Why don't you sit down and hold her?"
The look on Reggie's face was comical, "I don't know... I have never held a baby... I might break her..."
Everyone laughed. "She's stronger than she looks..." Bianca added as Reggie sat down in the rocking chair. "Yeah... just like her mother," Reggie added looking up at Bianca.
"Uncle Jack, Kendall... David, can we go out here and talk... Where's Maggie?"
"Here I am... I was just setting up a bassinet in your room... and this handy dandy little baby monitor... so you can here if she cries..."
"Thank you... this is incredible!" Bianca felt so happy and loved at this moment... over and over again these people standing in this room gave her so much unconditional love... she just hoped they could help her once more.
Standing in the living room she turned to the group.
"Babe... she told JR... at the hospital... it didn't go so well. Mom took her to the penthouse... she is going to stay there... until we get things sorted out... I understand if you don't want to do this but..." How could she ask for anything else?
"Just say it Bianca... anything... you got it." Jackson answered with all the love he felt in his heart.
"After everything that has happened I don't expect you to be a part of this... but it would mean a lot to me... as a family..."
"We're here Bianca... Whatever you need..." Kendall replied.
"It's not me... Now that I have Miranda... I feel so complete... everything has changed... It's Babe. She needs us... more than ever... and I know that you don't know her not like I do... but...she needs a family to love and protect her... to help her get through this... and I was hoping..."
David stood up and walked over to the young woman they all loved so much. "If Babe needs us... then who are we to walk away? She has given us back Miranda... and now she had lost everything... you can count on me."
"And me." Maggie said.
Kendall stood up and walked over to her sister, "Me too."
"Hey... whatever you all are talking about... I'm down!" Reggie called from the doorway.
Everyone turned to look at him... "Sorry...um... I think my niece here needs a new diaper..." As smiles spread across the room Bianca suddenly remember that she hadn't stopped to get any diapers... or any other baby products for that matter.
"I don't suppose you remembered diapers and formula?" She asked Kendall.
"Now... what kind of family would we be if we let our baby sit around in dirty diapers starving.
It was official Miranda Mona Montgomery was home.
Much later after everyone had gone home Kendall stood out on the porch saying a silent prayer for Babe and thanking God for bringing Miranda back to them.
And inside a mother sat feeding her child and singing a lullaby that soothed the child and healed the heart.
Across town Babe sat on Erica's balcony trying to make sense of the world that had almost been perfect.
Erica may not have been there for Bianca when she needed her the most, but right now her daughter needed her to be there for her friend... and she would not let her daughter down this time...
"Babe... are you ok? Do you need anything else?" Erica asked hesitantly She had never been good at comforting other people... her first reaction had always been to avoid and run...
"No thanks Ms. Kane... I just am trying to make sense of this... and I can't... I just can't understand how why these things happen... why God took my sweet little boy... why Bianca had to hurt..."
Tears were never far at this moment and they began to spill down her pale cheeks.
Erica decided that words weren't what Babe needed most right now, so she walked over and wrapped her arms around the young woman. Some how she would be there for her and give her strength... something she had found that she had plenty of lately.
The next few days went on in a blur for everyone. Bianca spent most of the days at the club with the baby sleeping peacefully in her carrier, and the nights getting to know the child of her heart.
Kendall was so happy. Seeing Bianca and her child together made her heart feel whole in a way that she had never felt. Her problems with Ryan and David took a back burner and she was able to feel peace for a few days...
But, then only four days after Miranda had come back to them the bottom fell out of her world...
"Bianca have you seen the plans for the office? I laid them here somewhere." Kendall called from the table she was searching.
"Check over by Miranda... I think I set them over there when I was changing her..."
"Miranda? What is going on?"
Kendall turned and her jaw dropped... somehow she had forgotten that Ryan didn't know that Miranda was alive... it just hadn't occurred to her... which shocked the hell out of her because once upon a time she would have jumped at the chance to get his attention.
"Ryan Lavery... I would like for you to meet my niece... Miranda Montgomery..." Kendall walked over to where her niece was sitting and gurgling happily.
"What are up to now?" He asked skeptically.
"Ryan! Back off... Kendall is not scheming and... I don't want you arguing with my child's aunt right in front of her." Bianca couldn't help the good feeling it gave her to shock the confidence out of him.
"Wait... did I miss something? Or did you adopt a baby in the last dew days..." Ryan ran a hand through his hair.
"Nope... all this time we thought Miranda was dead... when she was with Babe and JR... No one even thought to question that creep Paul Kramer... and I am so glad that David and I finally did..." Kendall said as she picked her niece up and hugged her close to her.
"So Bess... is really Miranda... you are sure..." Ryan asked still not believing what he was hearing.
"100%... DNA tested... so that is that... what did you want?" Kendall asked and Bianca decided to let Kendall handle this problem.
"You got her Kendall... I am going to take these plans to the guys so they can finish up the office... we have so much to do still!"
"Wow... you must be really happy... You look good with her... a natural..." Ryan didn't know what else to say. A million thoughts were speeding through his head.
"Well... I have had a lot of practice the last few days... she's beautiful isn't she?" Kendall smiled and bounced her niece a little causing her to smile.
"Yeah... Kendall... you know what this means don't you?" Ryan knew she did that she was just playing the cat and mouse game with him.
Looking at him she finally realized what he was getting at. "Oh yea... I am holding the one person that could tear your little happy world to pieces... Scared?"
"What? No... I mean, this changes everything... Bianca has the power to change everything that I have been working on... everything that I have tried to do."
"Except you marriage Ryan... looks like you were a tad bit too hasty, huh? But, don't worry... I am sure Bianca will be fair to you and Greenlee... But, the point is... right now she is so happy... Everything is going great... don't bother now with this... just let her deal with it in her own time...ok?"
"You know I can't do that... not for long... this has serious ramifications... people need to know... about this... that Miranda is alive..."
"Yeah... well, they don't need to know today... Do they?" Kendall was willing to fight to keep Bianca and the baby stress free as long as she could.
"Alright... so, how are Babe and JR taking this?" Ryan could imagine the upset this had caused to everyone in that house.
"Well, Babe is staying with my mother, she is taking this pretty hard. They are coming over here in a little bit because Bianca and I are going to offer her a job here... a piece of the action you might say... to give her a little independence. Especially since JR has turned his back on her."
"I thought he loved her and all that... the wedding... I guess he couldn't deal with the loss... man." Ryan couldn't possibly imagine how JR was feeling right now.
Miranda began to fuss a little breaking the tense silence.
"Opps! Looks like this little princess needs her mommy... So... did you want something particular?" Kendall asked starting to head to the office.
"I just wanted to see you. I am glad Miranda is alive... I mean that..." Ryan turned and headed for the door.
Sorry if it's a little bland... it's a transition chapter!
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
"Wow... we did it... I mean... It's not perfect, but at least Miranda has her own room and stuff here... Thanks..." Kendall stood looking at the miracle they had managed to get together in such a short amount of time.
A baby bed was being finished being put together by Jackson and Reggie, a changing table was being completed by David, and Maggie was finishing up the bassinet in Bianca's room.
She had managed to get some baby crib sheets and outfits washed in baby detergent and put away diapers, formula, and bottles in the pantry. Buying the diapers and formula had been a trip considering both she and Maggie had no experience with babies. Luckily, the store clerk was a mother with "lots" of experience so she helped them get the necessities.
Picking up a bag she started to put out the teddy bear and little toys that she hadn't had the heart to throw away after they had thought Miranda had died. Of course, she and Maggie had grabbed a few extras they couldn't resist so at least the room looked more baby friendly.
"Hey... we're home... Kendall? David? Where are you guys... are those Jack's and Maggie's cars out..."
Bianca walked in carrying Miranda and was stunned at what she saw.
"Oh my gosh! What did you guys do? This is... wow!" Bianca felt tears build in her eyes.
"Do you like it? I mean if you don't we can take it back...I just thought you would be tired, so... we all got together and fixed this up for you and Miranda." Kendall smiled at her sister.
Jackson stood up and walked over to give Bianca a hug and to look at the sleeping baby. "She's beautiful... just like her mother... hi sweetheart."
"Oh Uncle Jack... can you believe it... she's alive and she's home... and she's so perfect... she hasn't cried... not even when they took her blood... it's as if she knows she is safe with me..."
"That's because she is..." David walked up smiling.
Bianca walked further into the room to stand in front of Reggie, "Reggie... I would like to introduce you to your niece... Miranda say hi to your uncle." Reggie just stood there and stared at the miracle in front of him. Bianca was glowing with her happiness and she was more beautiful than she had ever been.
"Hi Miranda" he said with a smile.
"Reggie... you see that rocking chair over there? Why don't you sit down and hold her?"
The look on Reggie's face was comical, "I don't know... I have never held a baby... I might break her..."
Everyone laughed. "She's stronger than she looks..." Bianca added as Reggie sat down in the rocking chair. "Yeah... just like her mother," Reggie added looking up at Bianca.
"Uncle Jack, Kendall... David, can we go out here and talk... Where's Maggie?"
"Here I am... I was just setting up a bassinet in your room... and this handy dandy little baby monitor... so you can here if she cries..."
"Thank you... this is incredible!" Bianca felt so happy and loved at this moment... over and over again these people standing in this room gave her so much unconditional love... she just hoped they could help her once more.
Standing in the living room she turned to the group.
"Babe... she told JR... at the hospital... it didn't go so well. Mom took her to the penthouse... she is going to stay there... until we get things sorted out... I understand if you don't want to do this but..." How could she ask for anything else?
"Just say it Bianca... anything... you got it." Jackson answered with all the love he felt in his heart.
"After everything that has happened I don't expect you to be a part of this... but it would mean a lot to me... as a family..."
"We're here Bianca... Whatever you need..." Kendall replied.
"It's not me... Now that I have Miranda... I feel so complete... everything has changed... It's Babe. She needs us... more than ever... and I know that you don't know her not like I do... but...she needs a family to love and protect her... to help her get through this... and I was hoping..."
David stood up and walked over to the young woman they all loved so much. "If Babe needs us... then who are we to walk away? She has given us back Miranda... and now she had lost everything... you can count on me."
"And me." Maggie said.
Kendall stood up and walked over to her sister, "Me too."
"Hey... whatever you all are talking about... I'm down!" Reggie called from the doorway.
Everyone turned to look at him... "Sorry...um... I think my niece here needs a new diaper..." As smiles spread across the room Bianca suddenly remember that she hadn't stopped to get any diapers... or any other baby products for that matter.
"I don't suppose you remembered diapers and formula?" She asked Kendall.
"Now... what kind of family would we be if we let our baby sit around in dirty diapers starving.
It was official Miranda Mona Montgomery was home.
Much later after everyone had gone home Kendall stood out on the porch saying a silent prayer for Babe and thanking God for bringing Miranda back to them.
And inside a mother sat feeding her child and singing a lullaby that soothed the child and healed the heart.
Across town Babe sat on Erica's balcony trying to make sense of the world that had almost been perfect.
Erica may not have been there for Bianca when she needed her the most, but right now her daughter needed her to be there for her friend... and she would not let her daughter down this time...
"Babe... are you ok? Do you need anything else?" Erica asked hesitantly She had never been good at comforting other people... her first reaction had always been to avoid and run...
"No thanks Ms. Kane... I just am trying to make sense of this... and I can't... I just can't understand how why these things happen... why God took my sweet little boy... why Bianca had to hurt..."
Tears were never far at this moment and they began to spill down her pale cheeks.
Erica decided that words weren't what Babe needed most right now, so she walked over and wrapped her arms around the young woman. Some how she would be there for her and give her strength... something she had found that she had plenty of lately.
The next few days went on in a blur for everyone. Bianca spent most of the days at the club with the baby sleeping peacefully in her carrier, and the nights getting to know the child of her heart.
Kendall was so happy. Seeing Bianca and her child together made her heart feel whole in a way that she had never felt. Her problems with Ryan and David took a back burner and she was able to feel peace for a few days...
But, then only four days after Miranda had come back to them the bottom fell out of her world...
"Bianca have you seen the plans for the office? I laid them here somewhere." Kendall called from the table she was searching.
"Check over by Miranda... I think I set them over there when I was changing her..."
"Miranda? What is going on?"
Kendall turned and her jaw dropped... somehow she had forgotten that Ryan didn't know that Miranda was alive... it just hadn't occurred to her... which shocked the hell out of her because once upon a time she would have jumped at the chance to get his attention.
"Ryan Lavery... I would like for you to meet my niece... Miranda Montgomery..." Kendall walked over to where her niece was sitting and gurgling happily.
"What are up to now?" He asked skeptically.
"Ryan! Back off... Kendall is not scheming and... I don't want you arguing with my child's aunt right in front of her." Bianca couldn't help the good feeling it gave her to shock the confidence out of him.
"Wait... did I miss something? Or did you adopt a baby in the last dew days..." Ryan ran a hand through his hair.
"Nope... all this time we thought Miranda was dead... when she was with Babe and JR... No one even thought to question that creep Paul Kramer... and I am so glad that David and I finally did..." Kendall said as she picked her niece up and hugged her close to her.
"So Bess... is really Miranda... you are sure..." Ryan asked still not believing what he was hearing.
"100%... DNA tested... so that is that... what did you want?" Kendall asked and Bianca decided to let Kendall handle this problem.
"You got her Kendall... I am going to take these plans to the guys so they can finish up the office... we have so much to do still!"
"Wow... you must be really happy... You look good with her... a natural..." Ryan didn't know what else to say. A million thoughts were speeding through his head.
"Well... I have had a lot of practice the last few days... she's beautiful isn't she?" Kendall smiled and bounced her niece a little causing her to smile.
"Yeah... Kendall... you know what this means don't you?" Ryan knew she did that she was just playing the cat and mouse game with him.
Looking at him she finally realized what he was getting at. "Oh yea... I am holding the one person that could tear your little happy world to pieces... Scared?"
"What? No... I mean, this changes everything... Bianca has the power to change everything that I have been working on... everything that I have tried to do."
"Except you marriage Ryan... looks like you were a tad bit too hasty, huh? But, don't worry... I am sure Bianca will be fair to you and Greenlee... But, the point is... right now she is so happy... Everything is going great... don't bother now with this... just let her deal with it in her own time...ok?"
"You know I can't do that... not for long... this has serious ramifications... people need to know... about this... that Miranda is alive..."
"Yeah... well, they don't need to know today... Do they?" Kendall was willing to fight to keep Bianca and the baby stress free as long as she could.
"Alright... so, how are Babe and JR taking this?" Ryan could imagine the upset this had caused to everyone in that house.
"Well, Babe is staying with my mother, she is taking this pretty hard. They are coming over here in a little bit because Bianca and I are going to offer her a job here... a piece of the action you might say... to give her a little independence. Especially since JR has turned his back on her."
"I thought he loved her and all that... the wedding... I guess he couldn't deal with the loss... man." Ryan couldn't possibly imagine how JR was feeling right now.
Miranda began to fuss a little breaking the tense silence.
"Opps! Looks like this little princess needs her mommy... So... did you want something particular?" Kendall asked starting to head to the office.
"I just wanted to see you. I am glad Miranda is alive... I mean that..." Ryan turned and headed for the door.
Sorry if it's a little bland... it's a transition chapter!