Chapter 71

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Since Miranda's birth, Bianca had been a bit sleep-deprived. That was normal, infants didn't have any understanding of time. They just cried when they were hungry, needed to be changed, or just wanted their mommy. It was incredibly hard at times, but Bianca wouldn't trade it for anything. She was glad that Willow still wanted to be her girlfriend. Bianca's schedule left little room for dating, but Willow would come over, help with Miranda. When Miranda slept, Willow and Bianca would make love, but that was sometimes interrupted by Miranda's crying. Because noone outside their group knew the circumstances of Erica's death, Bianca ended up inheriting a large sum from her mother. Bianca gave most of that away to charity, kept some for a rainy day. She'd already inherited a trust fund from her father, Bianca really didn't want to profit from Erica's murder. She could have hired a nanny, but Bianca didn't want to just be a part time mother, not like Erica had been. One day, after Willow finished her finals, she suggested to Bianca go on a date. Buffy agreed to watch Miranda for the night. Her mother Joyce thought this was a great idea, let Buffy have a little taste what having a baby was like, just in case she and Riley got any ideas. Bianca and Willow went for dinner at the Doublemeat palace, then to the movies to see a romantic comedy. Bianca had to admit, it was nice to have an occassional night out. She and Willow shared a goodnight kiss, then Bianca went to retrieve Miranda. Neither girl knew it at the time, but they would never see each other again. Not alive anyway.