Firstly, happy new year! Secondly, thank you for all your patience and sticking with me. I've read a few of your reviews about this story on my other fics and I just want to say I love writing it as much as you all seem to love reading it. This is really just a short filler chapter, holding us over until I can get the next one pushed out. The drama begins, whooooo.
"What do you mean, 'we'll make it a family day'!" Bianca shrieked early the next morning.
"Bianca, dear, we all miss you so we all decided that since we're available, we'll just fly down to Atlanta for a few hours and see you in the girls." Erica explained on her end patiently.
"Mother, we discussed this when I moved to Paris; you can't just drop in whenever you feel it's convenient." Bianca reminded her mother. Erica chuckled breezily,
"Oh, Bianca, I'm telling you ahead of time therefore it doesn't count as dropping in." She reasoned. "Now, I have a meeting in five minutes, kiss the girls for me!" she said disconnecting the call. Bianca glanced down at her phone and groaned, so much for a quiet weekend with her, Marissa, AJ, and the girls. She'd overlook JR's presence.
"Erica's coming? What demon did you piss off?" JR asked as he stalked through the halls of Chandler's main headquarters.
"I'm not sure, but I need to find her and apologize." Bianca sulked on her end.
"Well, we can still make the most of it. I've got these huge water guns that are just waiting to be tested." He promised. Bianca didn't speak for a few minutes,
"We're gonna take Marissa down for what reason this time?" she asked finally.
"Because you're powers of cute will keep us out of trouble." He said simply.
"Your mind is a dangerous place to be," Bianca remarked. "Alright, contractors want to see me before they start so I'll call you later." She said.
"Bye," he said simply. "Since she won't come back to Pine Valley, we'll bring the Pine Valley to her." JR said to himself, a devilish grin overtaking his handsome features; he was plotting.
"I am so sorry I'm late, the train didn't sho-" Bianca stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes going wide as she stared at the face in front of her.
"Bia- Ms. Montgomery." The voice greeted professionally.
"Reese." Bianca said, her purse falling from her shoulder slowly. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
Steven looked down at his watch again as he paced along the sidewalk. Bianca was supposed to meet him ten minutes ago and he was a little worried. She wouldn't stand him up; she didn't seem like the type but he couldn't help getting a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. He scratched his forehead, glancing up the street worriedly before setting off in the direction she usually came from. He hadn't made it six feet before Bianca was rushing from the building,
"Whoa, whoa, Bianca," he held his hands up, hoping to catch her attention. "What's wrong? Did someone hurt you?" he asked worriedly, looking her over quickly. Bianca just looked at him and swallowed thickly,
"No, no, I just needed...I just needed some air." She said before turning and striding away from him. He watched his hands down at his sides as she disappeared into the crowed and he let out a worried huff.