Retribution
"This is how it's going to be. Following our conversation, you will be given directions to the local police station where you will turn yourselves in. You will confess to your crimes and you will await extradition back to Pennsylvania," Bianca informed them.
"Babe, you will submit to any and all requests by the FBI, the Llanview Police Department and court officials, giving them anything that they need regarding DNA testing to establish the identity of my son," JR added in a flat voice.
Picking up the thread Bianca rose and stood in front of the twosome, "Convicted on the many criminal changes that will be levied against you, or not, under no circumstances will you sue JR for custody or even visitation rights."
With a horrified expression Babe leapt to her feet only to have Bianca push her back down with the flat of her hand in the center of her chest. "No! There is no way that I will let JR take my sweet little boy!"
With a smirk, Bianca winked at JR and addressed Babe, "You have no say in the matter. You will sign whatever documents that the Chandler attorneys draft stating that you surrender any and all parental rights to Adam Chandler III…. that is the name that you've chosen for him isn't it JR?"
"Damn straight."
"His name is James! And you are not his daddy JR, Jamie is. In everyway that counts Jamie is his father!" Babe screeched.
"Is that how you convinced yourself all these months that keeping Miranda was just dandy- that my daughter was yours Babe? Do you think saying it enough times will make it true?" Bianca demanded.
"JR, don't do this. You'll just twist that little kid into your and Adam's image. Don't trash him like Adam trashed Dixie and the way he trashed you," Jamie shouted, red faced with ire and frustration.
"Comparing Babe to my mother is a joke. Babe is no Dixie Cooney. My mother never allowed Adam to think that I was dead. She never took another baby from its mother and passed it off as her own while having the gall to call that mother her friend. Don't fool yourself Jamie, Babe isn't noble or misunderstood. We all understand her just fine. And don't bother worrying yourself about my son or my father; you'll have plenty to worry about with your own father."
"Which brings us to the fun part of the program; and believe me when I say that this is going to hurt you so much more than it will hurt me," Bianca began with a chuckle. "It has been my experience that alley cats always land on their feet so I don't hold out much hope that you'll spend a lot, if any, time behind bars Babe. And you know what? That's okay, because you will pay."
"You'll both pay. You and your trailer trash momma, your devious doctor daddy, Tad and anyone else who helped keep Bianca and me from our children."
"And here's how: You will as of this very minute sever your personal relationship. You will no longer have sex; you will not kiss; you will not touch; you will not phone one another; write, email or even send messages via carrier pigeon. You will cut ties cold. Right here, right now," Bianca instructed.
"Why in the hell would we do that?" Jamie aggressively demanded.
"Why for love of family of course," Bianca thrilled mockingly, "because if you don't we'll see to it that your families are destroyed. Every last one of them."
"Destroyed? What do you mean destroyed?" Babe whispered.
"Well, I'm not sure if you've heard, I know that you've been on the go for a while, but my daughter has recently come into a bit of money."
"A bit, yeah, to the tune of a couple of hundred billion," JR chortled.
With a modest smile for her childhood friend, Bianca continued, "Yes well, she'll always be comfortable. But I got to thinking, Miranda and I owe you so much for the first 10 months of her life Babe, and we intend to pay you back. In spades. I spoke with Ethan, he and Miranda are cousins as well as co-heirs to the Cambias fortune you know. Anyway, Ethan liked our idea so much that he offered to bankroll it himself. But I want my daughter to learn early to pay her own debts. So here's what we're gonna do: A fleet of the best private detectives that money can buy have been retained with the sole purpose being to watch the two of you and to report your movements. If you should make contact in anyway, we'll know about it. If you stare at each other too hard across PV Park, we'll know. And we'll take action."
"And that action is destruction boys and girls," JR jumped in, "Krystal will find herself the guest of honor at a biker bar full of all the unfortunate muscle heads that she's conned over the years. I wonder how forgiving they'd be?" JR smirked.
"And dear daddy David. He's a wily one, but he's committed enough crimes that I'm sure if we did enough digging we can unearth enough felonies to land his ass in jail for a nice long stretch." Bianca offered.
JR laughed out loud at the picture that Bianca painted.
"And Tad will find getting PI work next to impossible. Orsini Vineyards will suffer an unfortunate fire or maybe a hostile take over. I haven't decided yet, Miranda does like grapes, maybe I'll just send Ethan after it and add it to her Cambias coffers. And Tad's financial manager, can he be trusted Jamie? No matter, I'm sure he'll do me a few favors if I sweeten the offer enough, don't you? Tad could end up penniless and without prospects." Bianca continued.
"And dear Brooke, Tempo is her life isn't it Jamie? But she can't possibly vouch for every reporter and freelancer on her staff now can she? How long do you suppose a news magazine with the legitimacy of a supermarket rag would remain afloat? Libel suits are a nasty business." JR added.
"Embezzled funds from a hospital is an awful thing isn't it?" Bianca demanded, "And while very few people would believe the accusations about Dr. Joe at first, if some really determined person (she raises her hand and give a little finger wave) were to throw enough money at it, well, at the very least they can have him forcibly retired. I wonder what the destruction of a medical career 35 years in the making will do to him? He's not as young as he used to be, is he? Loss and suspicion like that can't be good for the heart." Bianca smiled gently as the horror slowly began to dawn across their faces.
"You would…" Babe started.
"You would crap all over our families out of revenge Bianca? JR I can understand. But you?" Jamie chocked out.
"No Jamie. I wouldn't be crapping all over your families. That would be you and Babe doing the crapping. I'll just be seeing to it that terms of our agreement, per this little verbal contract we're negotiating, are carried out," Bianca replied.
"So, Jamie and I can't be together and JR gets James? Or you'll visit hell on Earth on our families?" Babe asked, breathless at the malevolence directed at her.
"Yes," Bianca answered, pleased that they were grasping the situation. "With one caveat Babe, I reserve the right to add names to the list at my discretion. Because I don't think that you have the emotional depth of a wading pool. You'll get over Jamie soon enough and while the fate of your parents will be a deterrent for a while, sooner or later you'll move on. You'll find someone or something else and you'll get comfortable, happy. But not for too long, because my daughter and I, we'll be watching, and we'll make sure that your happiness doesn't last too long."
"Bianca, this isn't you. This is just evil. How could you-" Babe stuttered to a halt as Bianca approached her and invaded her person space.
"This wasn't me Babe. But you taught me a few very valuable lessons. Never allow anyone to steal from you, lie to you, or hurt you without answering like for like. You viewed my forgiving nature as weakness. You thought that you could play merry hell with my life with my family without having to answer for it. You were wrong. Stealing Miranda from me wasn't only about me. You almost destroyed my sister. I have never seen Kendall so broken. And for that alone I would strip you bare and stake you to an anthill. My mother loss her sobriety, my cousin Reggie watched his new family splinter and fall apart, he couldn't even hold onto his father because my uncle Jack was shattered himself. What I'm doing to you isn't evil Babe. Its justice and precious little considering what you've done." Bianca said in disgust.
"Bianca please!"
Looking down at her watch, Bianca motioned to the guys in black. They quickly approached and stood on either side of Babe and Jamie, and forced them out of the building.
"JR we need to go. The Judge will be making a decision on your petition to order DNA testing on your son in the morning. The Cambias jet is on standby at the airport. If we hurry I can have dinner with Miranda before she's put down for the night."
"Bianca. If it's okay with you. I'd like to join the two of you for dinner. I mean, I don't want to intrude, but I miss that little girl so much."
Feeling her friend's pain. Bianca reached for JR and embraced him. "It's no intrusion at all JR. Miranda loves you and looks on you as her father. I would never try to change that. Actually, I was hoping that you and Little Adam would be a very big presence in our lives."
Smiling through his pain, JR pulled back from Bianca to look into her face, "That would be great. My son and I would like that, very much."
Approaching the car, the driver already had the door open. Moving to allow Bianca to get in first JR looked up as one of the black SUVs, with Jamie at the wheel started.
"JR?", Bianca called from inside the limo.
With a sigh, JR ducked into the car, "I just loved her so much".
Taking his hand into her own, Bianca said, "I know. But you will find someone else. Someone who will value you and your son. Someone you will be proud to have at your side."
Looking at his friend, JR felt the warmth of a lifetime of loving her flood him. "Thank you Bianca. I'm glad we're on the same side again."
"Me too," Bianca said offering him a smile.
The driver closed the door after them and the limo pulled off.
The End.
AN: I hope you enjoyed my little revenge fic. I'm playing around with ideas for a sequel but I'm not sure yet. Because the half chapter I've already written is frought with Bianca/JR romantic vibes. And I'm not trying to offend anyone. Let me know what you think.