Chapter 9
Bridget stared at the man. He was growing closer. His smile was wide. He looked about years old. He was, there was only one word for it, gorgeous. He came up to the post box and he said "Bee! So good to see you! Just the person I have been looking for,"
Bridget was bewildered. She had no idea who this stranger was. And yet. He was somewhat familiar. The waviness of his hair. The dark tan. The deep brown eyes.
He was strong and fit. He looked athletic. He……
'No way,' Bridget thought. 'It couldn't be'
It was. It was the one and the only Eric Richman.
Lena had gotten over the happiness of being happy with her husband. Now she was worried about Gilda's. If it was demolished then everything would be different. So she took drastic measures. She picked up her cell phone and called her friends. After some time it was decided. They would take a subscription out at Gildas. For prenatal aerobics class.
Tibby had heard the news about her friends taking subscriptions out to Gildas. Sge told them that she would get the media to film it all. Lena protested when she heard the news. She hated being on TV. But Tibby coaxed her to come out, for the sake of Gildas. Tibby had the flashy journalist that every body listened to. She was going to do that episode. Then (Tibby hoped) people would start realising what a great place Gilda's is and why they can't destroy it. Tibby wasn't going to let them.
Carmen was at Pauls apartment in South Carolina. He was home Carmen thought. He had a beige BMW outside his arpartment. She knocked on his door and she heard footsteps walking slowly towards the door. It opened slowly to reveal. Paul. But this was not the Paul that Carmen remebered. Paul had been young and quiet and peaceful. Now Paul had age lines around his eyes. His mouth had crinkles around it and it looked like he hadn't smiled in months. His tall posture was slumped. And he had almost an anger or sadness radiating from him.
"Paul!" Carmen cried, pulling him into a sisterly embrace.
He kept his spine stiff as she hugged him and when she pulled away he said "Why are you here?"
"I wanted to see you!" she said as if it was the most obvious thing. She stepped over his doorstep and waited for him to show her where to go. He didn't he just stared at her.
"Paul I've been worrying about you," she said with all the care a stepsister could give.
He opened his mouth then he closed it again. There was a long silence until finally he said, "Okay, Carmen I better tell you."
He led her into a dark room. A figure was lying on the couch moaning. She moved closer to the couch "Dad?" she said.
Eric followed Bridget to her motel room. They chatted along the way. He said he was thinking about her and he decided it would be best if he started at her hometown. She told he was lucky because she normally doesn't live here she was just here for the summer. He told her all about what Mexico and Baja looked like now. And then they spent passing stories back and forth reminiscing about that first summer. It still made Bridget want to bury her face in her hands. But she knew she had grown up now. She was an adult.
The girls are closer to saving Gilda's. Will they do it in time? Why is Eric here? Whats up with Carmen's dad?
NOTE: Don't say it. I know it has to be longer. I know. I know. It will get there