Chapter 16- Your mind's made up and the music plays
Bianca took a deep breath before making her way down to where April was sitting on the beach. She hadn't seen her sister since the incident in the diner the previous day. Bianca hadn't intended on seeing her yet but Casey had informed her of April's plans and she knew she had to intervene. April looked up to see her sister standing over her and looked back at the ocean again. Without saying anything, Bianca sat down on the sand next to her. "Where's Heath?" she asked, trying to break the awkward silence.
"Getting his board." April replied shortly without looking at her. She was still hurt by what her sister had said the previous day and that most likely wasn't going to change any time soon.
Bianca sighed. "So Casey called over this morning." she informed her little sister.
April gritted her teeth. She couldn't believe Casey went crying to Bianca. She couldn't tell anyone anything anymore it seemed. April didn't reply to her sister's statement.
"April-" April rolled her eyes. "I don't need another lecture Bianca. I know what I'm doing ." she informed her. The blonde shook her head. "No April, you don't. No matter how much you think you do, you don't."
"Oh yeah, and you do? Bianca you don't have a clue what being pregnant is like." Bianca shook her head. "You're right. I don't know what being pregnant is like, but I do know what Heath Braxton is like. April if you think you and him can play happy families, then you're wrong." April chuckled humourlessy. "Do you know what Bianca? I am sick to death of being told that I'm wrong." she was becoming very angry.
"I'm just asking you to think this through." Bianca told her sister.
April shook her head, enraged. "No you're asking me to get rid of my baby Bianca!"
Bianca nodded. "You've got the rest of your life ahead of you. Let's call a spade a spade here. You're going to get all A's in your results. Go to med school and become a doctor. Then, if you and Heath are still together, have a baby with him. Don't throw everything away because of one mistake."
"I want this baby Bianca. Nothing is going to change my mind. And you're wrong. You never knew Heath like I know him. Everyone thinks he's this bad guy, but he's not. I know it may be hard to believe, but he actually loves me. Besides, just look at Charlie and Ruby. Charlie got pregnant when she was fourteen and they're doing fine." April pointed out.
Bianca nodded. "Yeah that's because Charlie's mum and dad raised Ruby for most of her life."
April shrugged. "Well Charlie was fourteen. Heath and I are not. We're both adults. We can make this work." the youngest Scott informed her sister. "April please don't do this." begging was the only option Bianca had. She knew trying to argue with her sister wasn't going to get her any where. "You've only got a short period of time to change your mind before you're stuck with this decision- this mistake- forever. I love you and I don't want to see you get hurt. I couldn't bear to see you heart broken at the end of this all."
April looked around and saw that Heath, Brax and two other River Boys were now on the beach so she got up. "I'm not going to be heart broken Bianca. You don't need to worry." she told her sister before making her way over to her boyfriend. Bianca sighed defeatedly as she saw Heath kiss her sister. She knew she would never be able to change April's mind. That wasn't anything knew, she'd always been independent and headstrong, but this time there was so much more at risk. It wouldn't be just herself, Heath or Bianca that April would have to consider when making decisions from here on in. There was a child involved now. Bianca wearily stood up and started making her way to the diner.
Irene frowned when she saw the blonde enter. "Everything all right darl?" she wondered as her housemate approached the counter.
Bianca shook her head. "No. Everything is a complete mess." she sighed, emotionally drained.
"What's happened?" Irene wondered worriedly.
Bianca hesitated but then decided that she should know. Irene was like a mother to April. "April is pregnant." she replied lowly.
Irene's jaw dropped. That was the last thing she was expecting to hear. "You're kidding!"
Bianca chuckled humourlessly. "Trust me, I wish I was. She's two months gone. "
"Is Dex the father?" Irene wondered, still in shock from the revelation. Bianca shook her head. "Even though I would love more than anything to say yes, he isn't."
Irene frowned. "Then who is?"
Bianca grimaced. "Heath Braxton."
Irene's jaw nearly reached the floor. "God save Ireland darl! You're flamin' kidding me! What was April doing with him?" Bianca shrugged. "I have no idea. Apparently it started the night of the formal and has been going on ever since. I thought you said that April was in her room the next morning?"
Irene nodded. "She was and there was certainly no sign of Heath Braxton!"
"Then how did this happen?" Bianca wondered desperately.
Irene bit her lip. She had an idea. "That flamin' window again!"
Bianca frowned. "Excuse me?"
Irene remembered that Bianca wasn't around Summer Bay at the time. "Well, when Belle, god rest her soul, lived with me Aden, her eventual husband, used to sneak into her room, the room April has now, at night."
"And you didn't think of putting bars on it?" Bianca wondered irritatedly.
Irene shrugged. "Well Belle could make her own decisions and to be honest, I didn't think we'd ever need it with April." she replied sarcastically. "So what's going to happen now?" Irene wondered.
Bianca sighed. "They're keeping the baby." she replied bitterly.
"What?"
Bianca nodded. "Yeah apparently they're in love." she rolled her eyes. "Like Heath Braxton could love anyone but himself."
Irene frowned. "Have you tried talking to her?".
She nodded. "Yes I have but it was no use. April's got herself convinced that she and Heath are going to raise the baby together." Bianca said. Irene hesitated for a moment. "Well darl, have you ever thought that you just might be a little bit bitter because you used to be with Heath. Maybe they are in love?"
Bianca shook her head although she wasn't one hundred percent convinced by herself. "I am not jealous of April and Heath, Irene. I'm with Liam." the blonde informed her.
"You don't have to want to be with him to be a bit resentful of April. She's your sister and he's your ex boyfriend and they're having a baby together. It's got to make you feel a bit hurt." Irene pointed out. "Trust me, she can have him." Bianca said bitterly. "Don't say anything to anyone about this. I'll see you at home later." she added before leaving. As she exited the diner, Bianca frowned to herself. She began wondering if Irene had a point. Was she so reluctant to accept that Heath loved April because he never loved her? Was that why she was so dead set against her sister having this baby? Because it was Heath's? Was she actually jealous? Bianca rubbed her face. She knew it would take a while to sift through all these emotions.