Jessica walked into her son's photo studio and saw him mindlessly looking at photos from the latest shoot.
"You alright?" She asked of him.
"I'm fine." sighed Jason.
"You seem kind of down lately...dinner not go well with Bridget the other night?"
"You could say that." said Jason pulling out a stool and sitting down. "She gave me some very interesting news."
"Oh?" said Jessica curious. "What news?"
"You're never going to believe this...she's pregnant."
Jessica's eyes went wide. "Pregnant? Bridget's...are you..."
"I wish." grumbled Jason. "No Mom it's not me. We never..it never happened with me and Bridget. It turns out, she was seeing someone behind my back."
"Behind your back?" said a stunned Jessica crossing her arms. "What do you mean?"
"She said that she met him when she was in Vegas...he seduced her and she spent the night with him."
"Is that what she told you?"
"No..not exactly.."
"Jason...tell me the truth. What exactly did Bridget say?"
"She said that she fell in love with this guy and she's going to marry him. Okay? Happy?"
"Honey I'm sorry." Jessica said sympathetically. "But I can't say I'm that surprised...not that I expected Bridget to...but honey it never seemed to me that she wanted anything other than friendship from you."
"Well I was hoping that we could make it more. I never got the chance..now this jerk comes in and steals my girl.."
"He didn't steal 'your girl'" Jessica pointed out. "She wasn't yours to begin with. I'm sorry that things couldn't work out the way you wanted to but you have to let Bridget be. If she loves this man then let her be happy."
"I want her to be happy with me." frowned Jason. "And she could be. I know she could be."
Jessica sighed. "Honey I don't doubt for one minute that you could make Bridget happy but she doesn't love you. Not that way."
"Well if she gave a chance to show her.."
"Jason..sweetheart I know that you are hurting and I'm sorry but you have to face the facts. Bridget is in love with someone else. She's having his baby. She's going to marry him. You have to let go."
"Why?" snapped Jason. "Why do I have to let go? Huh? Why can't I fight for her?"
"Because honey there is a baby involved. That baby needs both it's parents. Bridget and whoever this guy is."
"Deacon." said Jason hating that name. He was going to curse that name for the rest of his life.
"Please listen to me...just be happy for Bridget. I'm sorry things didn't go the way you wanted but you will find someone else. Now I have to go to a meeting...you going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine." said Jason.
"Okay." Jessica kissed her son's cheek and left the studio.
Jason sat back on his stool. Find someone else. There was no one else. Only Bridget. And Bridget is who he was going to have. One way or another. He took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed. He waited while the other line rang.
Diana was in her apartment having just put Mandy down for a nap when the phone rang. She hurried to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hello Diana. It's Jason."
"What do you want?" She frowned.
"You know exactly what I want."
"Look I told you I don't want to be involved with this alright? I don't want to be dragged into the middle of your little love triangle."
"I see...well then I guess I'll just have to send a certain video to your employers office. In fact..maybe I'll just have to put some stills from the it into our next magazine. I'm sure everyone would get a kick out of that."
Diana gritted her teeth. "Why are you doing this to me? I have nothing to do with whatever it is your so-called girlfriend did to you. If Deacon seduced her way that's not my problem. And don't you DARE try to blackmail me. I'm not going to put up with that shit. I'll tell my boss myself. If they fire me they fire me. I'm not going to let YOU control my life."
"You go ahead and tell your boss." snapped Jason. "And then good luck finding another job because I'll make damn sure that you can't. I'll have you blacklisted at every single place of employment you try to go to."
Diana slammed the phone down without saying another word. Why the hell was this happening to her! Just when she was starting to get her life together. She even had an offer from a small modeling agency just recently. It wasn't a big thing. Just for a local clothing store but it would pay good money. Now this. Well she had no choice. She had to call Dr. Rosenthall and tell him the truth. Tell him all about her sorid past. It may cost her her job but she couldn't let Jason win. And she was going to have to come clean with Denise at the modeling agency. Another job that she just may lose. But Diana was determined to do what she had to do. She had Mandy to think about. Her little girl was her whole world. She couldn't sit there and take the easy way out and cave to Jason's demands. What kind of example would that be for Mandy? How could she live with herself? Diana picked up the phone and dialed. "Hi Dr. Rosenthall? It's Diana. I'm fine. Listen..there's something I need to speak to you about. No it can't wait I'm sorry. It's very important."
"What do you think of this dress?" asked Bridget showing Daisy the bridal magazine with the bridesmaid dresses.
Daisy smiled. "Honey don't you know that we bridesmaids are supposed to wear an unflattering gown in a hideous color so you look the best?"
Bridget laughed. "Well I'm sorry but they ran out of Pepto pink gowns."
"Darn." said Daisy with a laugh. "I was so looking forward to that!"
"I could never make you wear a hideous gown." smiled Bridget. "I want you all to look beautiful to."
"Well this dress is nice." said Daisy. "But...I really like this purple one."
"Oh I didn't see that." said Bridget taking the magazine. "You are right..it's gorgeous." Bridget said approvingly. "You would so look good in that color. Okay I think this is the dress." She said.
"So Bridget how are things? You heard from Jason lately?"
"No." said Bridget shaking her head. "I haven't heard from him since that dinner we had."
"You think he'll be okay?"
"I hope so. I feel awful about hurting him but I had to break it to him. I don't love him. I tried not to lead him on...you know make him think.."
"I know." said Daisy. "I'm sure he'll be fine. Don't worry about it. Just concentrate on your wedding. And the wedding night." Daisy added slyly.
Bridget blushed. "Shut up." She giggled.
"Please I've seen Deacon with you. He can't keep his hands off of you."
"I don't want him to." grinned Bridget.
"So...exactly how hot is the sex?"
Bridget turned a deeper shade of red. "None of your business." She said throwing a pillow at Daisy.
"That hot huh?" smiled Daisy.
"Be quiet." Bridget smiled still blushing.
"Come on." pressed Daisy. "You can tell me."
"He's wonderful." Bridget relented. "I love being in his arms" She hugged a pillow to herself. "He knows exactly how to kiss me and hold me. I love him." Bridget sighed thinking about being in Deacon's arms at that moment.
Daisy smiled. "I feel the same way about Bret. He's everything I could ever want. I feel so lucky to have found him."
"He is very sweet." smiled Bridget. "I love you both."
"We love you too." said Daisy. "And we both are looking forward to your little bundle of joy coming into this world."
"I am too." said Bridget. "It was so amazing seeing that little tiny lifeform on the sonogram."
"Yes I remember when Bret and I saw Justin for the first time on the sonogram. It was the most incredible thing. Bret was speechless and completely amazed. I was too. I mean it's so amazing to see."
"Yes it is." said Bridget putting her hand on her stomach. "It really is. I just hope I'm a good mother."
"You'll be a great mother." assured Daisy. "This baby is going to have lots of love. From you and Deacon and it's Aunt Daisy and Uncle Bret. We are here for you both. You know that."
"I do know. And I'm grateful. Very grateful."
Bridget rested her head against the back of the sofa. Her life was finally starting to come together. She was marrying the best man in the whole world and having his baby. It was all she ever wanted. It was finally coming true.