Chapter 2 The Revelation
Erica was shuffling papers about her desk as Bianca strolled in with Miranda into the 'New Beginnings' office. "Hey mom, how are you doing?"
"Bianca, have you seen Kendall" Erica asked Bianca with distress in her voice not even acknowledging Bianca's greeting.
"I'm doing great Bianca, how are you doing." Bianca answered her own question with a bit of sarcasm at Erica. She was annoyed at the fact that she was so pre-occupied.
"Oh I'm sorry, Hello sweetheart, and hello angel," directing herself at Miranda, "I just need to get a hold of Kendall. She is not answering her cell and I'm worried."
"No worries mom, I just saw her couple of hours ago, she's fine Mom." Bianca was puzzled at the question, "She told me that she was taking the day off and she'd apparently cleared it with you."
"Ah, yes she did, I did give her the day off. I guess it must have slipped my mind. She has just seemed so tired lately. I figured some time away from the office would do her some good. My guess is that Ethan is the root of her problems and with the trial looming…Well I guess I will just take care of this issue myself." Erica's facial expression changed; clearly upset with Kendall's involvement with Ethan. She continued to move some more papers around the desk.
Bianca placed her hand atop the papers in an effort to get her mother's attention, "Mom, why do you say things like that ... Ethan is Kendall choice. It has nothing to do you with you."
Erica looked up at Bianca not happy that yet another daughter was defending Ethan. "Bianca tell me something, is Kendall okay, I mean she has not seemed like herself lately. Has she mentioned if something is bothering her? Is she happy working with me?"
"Of course Mom, she loves working side by side with you. You know that is something that she has always wanted. But I … uhh, she... she is probably just preoccupied with everything, I mean like you said Ethan's trial is starting soon, I guess she is just stressed about that."
Erica glared at Bianca. She knew that Erica was not happy that Kendall was supporting Ethan, for that matter she was not happy that she was supporting Ethan.
"Okay I get it, you know what's going on with her, but she asked you not to mention anything to me, right" Erica walked from behind her desk. She seemed annoyed at the fact that Bianca would not tell her what was going on with Kendall.
"Mom, please understand, something is going on with Kendall, but, she will tell you about it soon, I promise, in her own time, on her own terms." Bianca continued to try to explain to Erica, but before Erica could answer Bianca her office phone rang.
"Hold on, we're not done here," Erica reached for the phone, "Yes Val,… WHAT, put him through. Joe what is it, what's wrong…. Oh my god no…is she okay…. I'll be there as soon as I can." Erica frantically put the phone back on the receiver.
"Mom, what is it…" Bianca asked her mom, terrified of the answer.
"It's Kendall, oh God…she has been involved in some sort of hit and run…. Some car came out of nowhere and hit her; we have to get to the hospital right now." They rushed out the door and to the hospital.
As Bianca and Erica arrived at Pine Valley hospital, Kendall was being worked on. Erica approached a nurse and asked, "Please help me, my daughter was brought in, Kendall Hart, can you tell me how she is." Just as the nurse was going to answer, Dr. Martin emerged from the doors of the examination room. Erica rushed toward him, "Joe, how is she, is she okay" Bianca followed her mother toward Dr. Martin.
"Erica, she is very critical, from the initial examination, she has suffered a severe head injury and some broken bones. However, our primary concern is the head injury that she has sustained." Dr. Martin explained to Erica.
Erica deeply sighed and asked, "Be honest with me Joe, is my daughter going to survive this…I mean..."
"What about the baby?" Bianca frantically interrupted Erica. Both Erica and Joe looked at Bianca stunned at her revelation.
"The baby?" Erica looked at Bianca confused.
Joe immediately turned his attention to Bianca and asked "Is Kendall pregnant, Bianca, we need to know?"
Bianca looked at Erica then back at Dr. Martin, "Yes, yes she is, but I 'm not sure how far along. She just told me this morning." With that news Joe rushed into the examination room. Erica walked away stunned at the news that Kendall was pregnant. Bianca went over to Erica, "Mom… look at me, please! This was what had Kendall preoccupied." Erica looked at Bianca disappointed that secrets were being kept from her, "Please believe me when I tell you that we weren't trying to keep anything from you. She was just afraid of what you would think. Mom, she hasn't even told Ethan."
"Why would she be afraid to share this with me, there was suppose to be no more secrets between us." Erica was hurt yet deeply concerned about Kendall.
"Well mom you haven't exactly been supportive of her relationship with Ethan, so..." explained Bianca
"But this should've have been something that she would want to share with me, something that mothers and daughters should share … oh my god, now we can lose both of them and she will never understand that…" Erica hugged Bianca tightly, and began to sob quietly.
"We won't mom, we won't" Bianca tried to comfort Erica as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Erica pulled away from Bianca, she spoke quietly and in a monotone voice, "Ethan, what about Ethan, we have to call him. No matter how I feel about him, she would want him here. He needs to be here for her." Bianca began to walk away, "Honey, get Jackson here." Bianca nodded toward her mother. While Bianca went off to get a hold of Ethan and Jackson, Erica began to pace up and down in the ER, many thoughts raced through her head, about her past with Kendall, the fights, the terrible things that had been said. Oh how things had changed, Erica's relationship with her eldest daughter had evolved so much in the last year. They became mother and daughter, something she never imaged could be. Her thoughts were broken when a nurse came up to Erica, "Ms Kane, these belong to your daughter". She handed her the plastic bag of Kendall's things.
"Thank you" Erica sat down as she sifted through her belongs. Her purse, a scarf, a scarf she had seen in a store and knew it would be perfect for Kendall. She took it out of the bag and handled it like a fine piece of china. She also noticed a gift bag stained with blood. There was a card attached to it. 'Ethan, you gave me a second chance at love and I love you with my whole heart, thank you for showing me how to love again.' She looked in the gift bag and found an infant t-shirt. It read 'I love my daddy', Erica just stared at the shirt. Bianca walked back over to Erica after getting a hold of Ethan and Jack.
Bianca stared at her mother, "Mom what is it?" Erica showed her the shirt. "So that's what she was buying" Bianca with tears in her eyes half smiled at the sight of the shirt.
The quiet calm around them was jolted when Ethan rushed through the doors, "Bianca, where is she, how is she."
