"Michael knows
that Bianca is pregnant! Can you believe that!?" Maggie looked
at David and Kendall angrily.
David turned to her, shock on his
face. "He what!?"
"Bianca told him. For some
reason, she felt he had a right to know." Kendall slumped down
in her chair. Maggie, David, Aidan, and Kendall were all in Aidan &
Kendall's condo. Maggie had needed someone to confide it, since she
had her encounter with Michael. She and Kendall also wanted to know
from David what they could expect from Bianca in the next few months
with her pregnancy.
"I swear, if I ever get my hands on
him..." David shook his head.
"Yeah, well, you're
going to have to wait in a very long line." Kendall replied as
she sipped her tea. Aidan came and sat down next to her, looking at
them all earnestly.
"You know, I know a bunch of guys who
could make it look like an accident. And I'm completely willing to
help them."
David gave him a serious glance. Kendall gave a
rhetorical chuckle. Maggie leaned forward, eager.
"I'll
help too."
David jumped up. "No way, Maggie. You are
family, and you are not getting mixed up in this."
"Yeah,
well, after what he did to Bianca, he doesn't deserve to
live."
Kendall was silent, the air thick with her thoughts.
Aidan wanted to hear whatever ideas Maggie or David came to.
But
they were completely silent.
"Do you think it is possible for
her to truly move on?" Maggie asked quietly.
David put his
hand supportively over hers. "I honestly don't know. I've
never met a woman who completely moved on."
"My mother
hasn't." Kendall mentioned. She connected with all of their
eyes. She was overcome by helplessness.
"I can tell you this
though," Aidan chimed in. They all turned to him. "I've
never met a rape victim." He paused for a moment, then smiled.
"Only rape survivors."
"Bianca is a survivor. I
know this with every ounce of my being." Kendall said strongly,
her voice matched her words. Her eyes were filled with hope for her
sister.
They all saw movement outside. They knew it was Michael
coming home from an errand. Look over here, you bastard. We want you
to know we are watching you.
David broke the silence. "Something
still needs to be done about him."
They all turned to each
other.
"Whatever we do, we are in it together. No trace
found, no Michael in our lives..." Maggie put her hand out for
them to see. "Bianca will be at peace again."
Kendall
gave a small smile, nodding her head. She fought back her tears, and
clasped Maggie's hand. David and Aidan followed
suit.
Jackson was becoming
increasingly worried about his fiancé. She wasn't eating too
much. She wasn't sleeping well. She was becoming quiet and
agitated.
He entered her penthouse after she let him in. She stood
next to the mantel, her back towards him. He walked over to her,
putting his arms around her.
"I'm worried about you,
Erica."
She shook her head. "It's not me you need to
be worried about. If I were you, I'd be worried about finding
Michael's body in a ditch somewhere."
He wasn't
surprised. "You're not going to kill Michael Cambias."
She
spun around him, indignant. "Why not? I'm capable. The man
raped my daughter and got let off for it! Of course I would take
justice into my own hands."
He pulled away, sighing. "Erica,
there are plenty of other people in town, including me, who want to
see Michael dead. I know you're one of them, but I will be damned
if you are the one who actually does it!"
He sat down
wearily.
She stared at him. She felt the first hint of her heart
becoming real again. "You want to kill him?"
He nodded,
his head hanging down.
"That's not you, Jackson."
He
looked at her, his eyebrows raised. "what you might believe in
whatever you can feel left in your heart, I know it's not you
either."
She closed her eyes to his words. She was determined
to stand firm. She was determined to make herself believe she could
kill him.
Jackson moved over to her. He rubbed her arms with his
hands. She was tense, cold. "I know you're trying to shut down
your heart."
"Its only use is for keeping your blood
pumping."
"You still have your heart though, Erica,
whether you want to believe it or not. And in that heart, is all the
love you hold for me, Bianca, Kendall, and Reggie."
I am
cold to everyone, everything. I do not feel my heart. I do not need
my heart.
"You need your loved ones, Erica. Just like we
need you."
Tears suddenly flowed from Erica's eyes. She let
out a sob. She didn't even know she needed to cry. Jackson hugged
her tightly. She buried her face against his chest. All he could do
was hold her.
