Ryan had dropped off the kids a few minutes ago and Erica had taken them through to spend time with Bianca. Kendal decided to hang back.

She didn't know what to do about her sister. Bianca was acting perfectly calm about the whole thing, but their conversation earlier with David had left Kendal feeling anything but.

As David described it, the tremors that Bianca was suffering indicated nerve damage. Her trembling hand was actually a minor fit cause my misfiring nerve conections, and each fit was in turn causing more damage. It was a vicious cycle and if he couldn't find the cause David believed that Bianca might lose the use of her left arm within a few months.

Kendal looked around the waiting room remembering the last time she was sat here; after JR had attacked Bianca. She had spent the whole night talking to Marissa as they both did their best to reassure each other. Both waiting for David to arrive and tell them that everything was going to be alright.

And before that the hours she had spent by Erica's bedside, by Bianca's; after the shooting - Waiting for mom to wake up and for Bianca to move again. She had been waiting for David then as well; for his great Orpheus treatment to work.

Well it all depended in David once more. She only hoped this time he could pull off another miracle.

…

"A penny for your thoughts."

Kendal looked up to see Griffin standing in the doorway.

"They aren't worth that much." said Kendal with a smile.

"I heard about Bianca." he said, taking a seat beside her. "I'm so sorry."

"Well we are in the right place and David is confident he caught it in time. He said he will probably have to put her back onto the Orpheus treatment."

"He knows his stuff." said Griffin taking Kendal's hand. "And how are you. You look tired."

"Work, you know, it's not always fun stuff. Sales are down in a lot of areas so we a pushing a new line and adapting… and I'm clearly going insane because, although I know when we work together she drives me crazy, I've offered my mom a job and she said yes."

"If you need the help?"

"Yeah."

"So what would you say to a night of escape from all this?" Griffin asked. "My shift just ended and I wanted to ask you out for a meal, and maybe, if you are lucky, I might even take you out dancing."

Kendal gave Griffin a grin.

"Okay, who are you and what have you done with the real Dr Castillo?"

"We had fun in New York."

"We did."

"So why don't we find that same fun on Pine Valley? I think we could both use the break."

"Are things that bad?"

"No, just like you I'm busy with work. And the Miranda Centre is slowly getting back on track… but I'm also sharing a tiny apartment with my hormonal sister and a little man who thinks 3am is the time for breakfast."

Kendal winced in sympathy.

"I would love to say yes, to your date, but I've got to stay with the kids tonight. After this upset, I can hardly leave them with a sitter."

"Well then a compromise. I could come round with a movie and pizza and we can watch the kids together."

"I'd like that a lot." said Kendal with a smile.

"Maybe a bit of Fred and Ginger?" said Griffin, grinning back.

Kendal couldn't stop the laugh that escaped her lips.

"Only if you promise not to sing!"

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