Ch. 11

Second date

Two nights later Babe was standing in front of her mirror, holding clothes up to her body. Bianca was sitting on the bed.

"What do you think about this one?" Babe asked, holding up a purple dress,

Bianca shook her head and stood up to help pick out something for Babe to wear, "I can't believe he asked you out on a second date." Bianca said.

"I know, it's so weird, dating again. I mean I really haven't dated in a while, since before I married JR. JR and I went on a date once or twice before we were married, and then once we were married and divorced I just kinda got with Jamie and we didn't really have dates, so now I'm nervous because I've been out of the dating pool for so long." Babe told Bianca.

"Well, I bet you'll do great, and he won't really care if you have become a little rusty because he won't be able to stop staring at you." Bianca said, pulling out a dress.

It was a red spaghetti strapped dress that draped down in the front and ruffled out at the end. She had a pair of matching red shoes with a flower on them that was near her ankle.

"Are you sure?" Babe asked.

Bianca nodded, "You have to wear this. It will go perfectly with tonight. Salsa dancing!" Bianca said, and started swaying her hips and dancing.

"Stop it!" Babe giggled.

"Come on Babe, you gotta brush up on your moves for tonight!" Bianca said, dancing around even more.

Babe laughed and went into the bathroom, and before shutting the door she called out, "You might want to sit down before you hurt yourself!"

Babe heard Bianca yell 'hey!" and Babe shut the door before a flying pillow came at her.

When Babe walked out Bianca whistled.

"I hope you weren't planning on having too much fun on this date because as soon as he sees you he is gonna die." Bianca said sadly, and Babe laughed.

Babe's smile disappeared and she sat on the edge of the bed.

"What is it, Babe?" Bianca asked.

"I just wish..." Babe trailed off.

"That it was JR?" Bianca finished for her.

Babe nodded, and Bianca said, "Listen, don't even think about him tonight. You need to go out and have fun! This pain will go away soon, I promise. It will go away even quicker once you get your butt out on the date with that super sexy man!" Bianca told her.

They heard a knock on Babe's hotel room door and Babe stood up and looked at Bianca, "Thank you Bianca. It would have been so hard without you."

"Anytime Babe, now go! I'll clean up in here and let myself out." Bianca said.

Babe smiled and nodded, and then grabbed her knee length black coat and opened the door.

"Hi, wow you look... really beautiful." Lucky said.

"Why thank you." Babe smiled.

Lucky looked into the room and saw Bianca and waved, "Hi Bianca."

"Hey Lucky. You two have fun tonight!" Bianca told them.

"We will!" Lucky said, grabbing for Babe's hand.

"Bye!" Babe called.

"Call me later!" Bianca ordered, and Babe nodded and shut the door.

A few minutes after she heard Babe and Lucky pull out there was a knock at the door. Bianca got up and answered it.

"JR?" Bianca questioned as she saw him standing outside the hotel room.

"Bianca, what are you doing here?" JR asked.

"I'm here because Babe needed my help with something. Why are you here?"

"I came to talk to Babe. Can I?" JR asked.

Bianca shook her head, "She isn't here JR."

"Where is she?" JR asked.

"She's... she's out with Lucky." Bianca told him.

JR exhaled and his shoulder slumped.

"Why don't you come in JR? We have a lot of things to talk about." Bianca said, moving aside so JR could walk in.

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Jamie was sitting outside of the club that Lucky and Babe were going to. He was waiting there to, well... spy. He wanted to see how Babe and Lucky acted around each other and with Lucky now in the picture, if JR still had a chance. Babe must like Lucky at least a little if she agreed to a second date, and his job was to find out how much she did.

He saw the black Range Rover pull up and Lucky step out, and then go around to the passenger door to help Babe out. When Jamie saw Babe his eyes almost popped out of his head. She looked gorgeous!

He saw Lucky say something and they both started laughing as they entered the club.

I'm on, Jamie thought and got out of his car and walked into the club.

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"Bianca, I really am sorry for what I did." JR said while sitting on Babe's bed with Bianca hanging up some of Babe's dresses.

They had been talking for hours, telling each other about what has been going on in their lives, and talking a lot about Babe.

"I know that JR, I can tell. But it doesn't change anything. You still broke Babe's heart. And now she is trying to move on." Bianca informed him.

JR looked up at Bianca, "Move on?"

Bianca nodded, "It was getting too hard for her, seeing you everyday and you being hot and then cold. It was like your love for her was determined by the calendar. On even days you loved her and odd you didn't. Babe is strong, but too much of that can bring anybody down."

"Is she really out with that guy, Lucky Spencer?" JR asked.

"Yeah she is. He took her dancing." Bianca informed him.

JR narrowed his eyes, he really didn't like Spencer. Bianca finished putting away the clothes and grabbed for her coat.

"Bianca... I want her back." JR said with his voice cracking.

Bianca stopped and looked at JR and saw all the emotions on his face and sighed.

Don't do this Bianca; Babe has a good thing going with Lucky! But, she has only known the guy for a couple days. Say they do date, how long is it going to last? Hers and JR's love has lasted for two years, through all the bad times and good times.

But who caused most of the bad times. Do I really want to let Babe go back to JR?

Bianca saw JR's eyes and made up her mind.

"All right, all right. I'll do what I can. I can't promise you anything. All I can do is talk to her, I'm not going to try and convince her or anything."

JR stood up and smiled at her, "Thank you, Bianca."

"Don't make me regret it." Bianca warned, and JR nodded.

"I won't, I promise."

As Bianca and JR opened the door, they saw Babe and Lucky outside on the doorstep.