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When Bianca walked into the Fusion offices she could see Kendall with her back to her.
"Hey!" she called, a wide smile on her lips.
Kendall turned with a file in her hand; she looked surprised to see her baby sister.
Bianca couldn't stop her grin.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed, stumbling forward to pull her sister into a huge bear hug.
Kendall gave her sudden assailant a hug in return.
"What did I do to deserve that?" she asked.
Bianca stepped back still smiling at her sister.
"What you said to Miranda! She slept through the night. No apparent bad dreams; no panic attacks! What did you do?!"
Kendall grinned, finally understanding her sister delight.
"I don't think it was all me!" said Kendall. "But you were right that there were a few questions she had that she didn't feel comfortable asking you."
Bianca's smile faded at that thought.
"Oh, nothing like that!" exclaimed Kendall grasping Bianca's arm in comfort. "She wanted to see his picture. Michael. Was that all right? I found her one online. I think she was struggling with the thought of how much she had inherited from him. I think I persuaded her that she is all you!"
Bianca's faltering smile regained its brilliance.
"That's what she meant last night." said Bianca finally understanding. "Her happy thought was that she looked like herself!"
Kendall rubbed her sister's arm encouragingly.
"And really I did very little. I just explained how amazing you were helping me to come to terms with my past and that from the second you decided to keep Miranda you loved her fiercely and never blamed her for a moment for where she came from. You had already done the hard work; I just had to do the explaining."
"Well you did good." said Bianca, her own modesty not letting her allow Kendall to hand back all the praise. "I just had to stop by and say thank you!"
"Well it was my pleasure." said Kendall. "I'm here whenever you need me!"
"I know." said Bianca. "The same goes for me. If you need anything; a baby sitter perhaps so you can go out on a date! Anything like that…"
"Is that a pointed comment about my love life?" Kendall asked amusement in her tone.
"More about the lack of it." said Bianca. "I just want to see you happy. And I know you like Griffin. What are you waiting for?"
"I'm…" began Kendall, but a thought stalled her comment, 'What was she waiting for?'
"I just think we haven't found the right moment."
"Well if I've learnt anything recently," said Bianca, "It's that sometimes you have to make the moment happen or it may not ever …happen." finishing less eloquently than she had hoped.
"When did you become a love guru?" asked Kendall with a smirk.
"When I realised that I had a better love life than my gorgeous sister. And it's not like the man of your dreams isn't living under your roof… and loves you right back. But you are both as bad as each other." Bianca starred pointedly at her sister. "Come on Kendall, it's about time you did something about this!"
"I'll think about it." said Kendall, smiling at her sisters antics.
"You better do more than think!" said Bianca in mock annoyance.
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Kendall and Bianca's moment of bonding was disturbed by the ping of the elevator. Erica emerged, and smiled at the sight of her youngest daughter.
"Bianca!" she exclaimed, "I knew you would come back eventually."
Bianca's smile however had vanished as she turned towards her mother.
"Well I accept your apology." said Erica, breezing forward, failing to notice the look of thunder in her daughter's eyes. "I know you didn't mean all those things you said to me. You could hardly choose Krystal Carey's daughter over your own mother! And we will fix this. I've already…"
"I came here to see Kendall." said Bianca flatly, interrupting her mother in full flow. "And I would choose Marissa over you every time. I don't owe you anything, let alone an apology. It's you that needs to say sorry to Marissa and to me!"
"Nonsense." said Erica surprised by Bianca's words, "She's clearly brain-washed you! I'm you mother..!"
"And sadly there is nothing can do about that!" said Bianca curtly. "But I meant every word I said. If you can't accept Marissa then I don't want to see you!"
She gave Kendall an apologetic look and then stormed off as fast as her crutches would carry her.
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