The car ride home was in silence. Upon hearing the frantic pleas from Colby in regards to catching JR drinking, and now the involvement of Tad, Marissa was beside herself. What could have possibly driven him to this? Surely, it has nothing to do with us? We have been divorced for so long now and completely separated for months. Oh my... Marissa let out a small gasp at a realization. Bianca noticed, placed a comforting hand on Marissa's leg, and broke the silence. "Marissa…Honey…talk to me. I understand that you are worried about JR drinking again and I can only begin to imagine the thoughts you are having, but it is not good to stew over it. Talk to me."

Marissa sighed and snapped out of the whirlwind of thoughts and emotions and glanced at Bianca. "I'm sad and frustrated that our weekend is over…but you're also right. I am worried. JR is not 'JR' when he is drunk. I am worried for AJ, because I don't want him exposed to that. He loves his father and his father loves him…but alcohol has a nasty way of changing those dynamics with fear, anger, resentment and regret. I can't bear to see that happen. I am really confused as to what could have set him off?" Bianca squeezed her hand and said "You are worried that somehow, he knows about us…aren't you?"

Marissa nodded, never taking her eyes from the road. "What if he does, Bianca? What if Krystal or even Kendall said something to someone? What if he saw? What if I am to blame?" "STOP IT!" Bianca's tone broke through Marissa's rambling and scared her a little, but she glanced in Bianca's direction and was reassured. "I am sorry, Marissa…but really, stop it. You are not to blame…'we' are not to blame. I don't think Kendall would spill it, and I don't really believe that Krystal would tell anyone in this case. I don't have any idea if JR found out. Maybe Scott and JR got into one of their squabbles, and Scott let it slip? Maybe JR was in the park that day? The point is you aren't going to know, until we get there and if it is 'us', we aren't helping anything by trying to guess."

Marissa nodded again and said "You are right. I'm sorry. I just…" Bianca cut her off "I just…nothing! Don't be a victim in this. You have not done anything wrong. Look, JR cheated on you…you found out…did you run to a bottle? Did I, when I found out about Maggie? When I heard what Reese did? When my marriage ended? No! JR is a grown up, just like us. JR has been practically bragging about his sobriety for a long time now. He knows what effort he has put into it. When you achieve that, you are proud because you did it…no one else. By that same token, if he fell off the wagon, it is on him. Sure, something obviously happened that upset him, but he chose to pick up that drink. No one forced him."

Marissa lifted her hand and quickly stroked Bianca's face, before returning it to the wheel. "Okay, you have made a very good point. So what happens now? What do we do, if it is the revelation of our relationship? I am not going to deny it, but will that make things worse? I have never been to an intervention before. " Bianca replied "I don't know? I really don't have an answer for how anything is going to go down. But I know that I will be there for you when it is all over. I know this is not going to be easy, but I believe that if JR sees that his family cares, that he might turn around. It doesn't matter what the outcome is, I will be waiting for you, for whatever you need. As far as AJ goes, he has an amazing mother, and me and the girls…as well as Krystal and all the Martins…he will be safe and loved, no matter what!" Marissa smiled and said "Well, I guess we will find out soon enough…we aren't that far away." Both girls gave each other a look of reassurance and returned their gaze to the road ahead.

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Tad, Opal and Colby sat patiently in the living room of the Martin house. Krystal was in the kitchen with Liza preparing some tea for everyone to drink, while Cara and Jake kept all the kids occupied upstairs. Asher sat quietly in the corner of the room, trying to send vibes of support to Colby, and Amanda paced nervously back and forth. Tad finally gave her a look, and she sat in a nearby chair. JR was going to walk in at any moment, to bring AJ for a play date with the girls. Until then, all they could do was wait. Wait and pray.

AJ ran inside ahead of his father and jumped into Tad's arms. "Hey, Sport?" He said with a laugh. "I am glad to see you, too! But I know two girls who are just dying to play with you upstairs!" AJ did a fist pump in the air as he exclaimed "Alright! See ya!" and jumped off Tad's lap, and racing passed his father, before vanishing upstairs. "Hey Tad, I'm sorry I'm a little late. How.." JR began as he walked into the living room from the foyer. His eyes scanned the room and all the faces, before settling back on Tad. "What the hell is this?"