Thank you to everyone who read or reviewed the last chapter.
The email drama continues. There is a lot of new material in this chapter.
Chapter 10: This Is So Complicated
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/28/2010 7:30:12
Subject: Greetings from Queens
Hey, Uncle Daniel said that you're staying with them in London for a few days. I'm so jealous. Actually, I'm jealous that you were able to ditch school without being forced to go back. I wish I could help Marc today, but I have to go to class. Even though half the teachers aren't there because they're trying to pull off a four-day weekend.
How do you like the new house? Is it pretty or grossly hideous? Did Aunt Betty put doilies everywhere yet?
Things are going okay with Austin. His dad hates me or rather his step dad hates me because he's not exactly okay with the fact that Austin is not heterosexual. He's hoping that it's a phase. I'm actually a little worried about Austin being around him. I hope I'm just being paranoid, but after what Marc went through with his mom, I'm a little scared. I guess not everyone can have good parents.
How are things going with you and Alexis? Are you guys fighting? Is that why you're hanging out with uncle Daniel and Aunt Betty?
Xxxxxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 7:35:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Nor will I ever so just stop speculating. Jade has you as her good male life figure. She doesn't need anyone else.
xxxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: Betty lover DM
Time sent: 5/29/2010 14:00:11
Subject: Re: Grandpa knows about the ice cream sex
For my silence about grandpa knowing about the "ice cream sex" thing I want to go to the MAMA awards. To keep grandpa from killing you I'm going to need a European shopping spree solely for back-to-school purposes. I need to look good at my new prep school come September.
However, I already emailed DJ out of the goodness of my heart. Although I may not tell you what he says unless he is a danger to himself or others
Xxxxxxx
From: DanielleMjr
To: Justin_hart_Austin
Time sent: 5/28/2010 8:21:34
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
Not everybody has good parents. My mom Lucy didn't. She never wanted to be a model they made her. She was there piggy bank. They took a lot of her money.
I don't like visiting them and Alexis was going to make me spend the summer with them because she has to be in America this summer and I can't go with her.
I don't want to go there. They treat me like a doll.
Xxxxxxx
From: Betty lover DM
To: Justin_hart_Austin
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:02:11
Subject: Re: Grandpa knows about the ice cream sex
I can live with that. I guess I'm telling your mom they're presents again. You're getting so good at extortion. You're going to do so well at Mode.
I'd rather have DJ talking to somebody. I'm just worried. You don't run away like he's doing unless there's something wrong.
XXXXXX
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:18:11
Subject: Re: I never told you who Jade's father is
.
You didn't have to. I was in love with Marc St. James for a long time. Maybe a part of me still is and I would know those eyes anywhere. I've also seen baby pictures of Marc. Jade is his mini me. I know Jade is Marc's daughter, there's no point in lying to me.
The publishing scene in New York is not that big, not now anyway. Personally, I'm surprised no one has left a copy of your article about first-time motherhood on his desk yet. It's just a matter of time before Marc connects the dots. He is not an idiot.
Just come to lunch. We just spent 20 minutes talking about his efforts to find the perfect crib for Amanda. There's no point of you being scared. I don't think he's going to flake out on you.
Xxxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: Beauty_by_HSuarez
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:31:23
Subject: Help! How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
Considering how bad the rumor mill is at Mode you probably already know that Daniel's nephew showed up Thursday completely unannounced. I will not tell you what he walked in on in case you don't know already.
We have no idea why he wants to stay with us and refuses to stay with his class on the field trip. He is not answering my questions and Alexis is not returning phone calls. Daniel has called her 20 times over the last two days. We even tried pizza bribery last night with DJ and got nothing. The only thing he wants to talk about is how I handled mom dying of cancer.
Help!
Xxxxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/28/2010 10:03:21
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
And that explains why you ran away to London. Actually, that explains why you ran away to New York two years ago. There are a couple of kids in my acting class whose parents are like that. They're just checkbooks to them, or worse clients.
Why not explain to Alexis that you don't want to be there? Maybe you could talk to Uncle Daniel and see if you can stay with him? Worse comes to worse I could talk to my mom. We have an extra room in the new house. Your grandmother is also an option. Even with your Uncle Tyler, I think she's really lonely with Daniel being all the way in London.
XXXXXX
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 10:14:16
Subject: RE: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Marc was a complete idiot when it came to you, so I have low expectations. He flaked out on you. You almost married that guy, and instead of telling you he was scared, he fucks someone else. I can't subject my daughter to someone who's going to just run away when it gets hard
XXXXXX
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 10:17:13
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
And you knew all that and you slept with Marc anyway. I was mad and angry at the time. Maybe we should talk things out. Because at least Marc didn't screw up as much as the last boyfriend. At least at some point in our relationship, he actually cared about me which is more than I can say for the last guy.
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From: Beauty_by_HSuarez
To: Betty_At_Home
Time sent: 5/28/2010 10:32:25
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
Food bribery only works on you and probably Amanda. For Justin it usually takes clothing or Broadway tickets to get anything out of him. It really just depends on what DJ is into.
Whatever you do don't yell. That worked out really badly last night when Monique started yelling at her boyfriend's sister for doing inappropriate things with her boyfriend. I'm surprised the girl didn't break the window when she ran out of the house slamming the door. Did I mention how happy I am that my son is gay so I don't have to worry about him getting someone pregnant?
Anyway, if bribery doesn't work just read his Facebook page.
XXXXX
From: DanielleMjr
To: Justin_hart_Austin
Time sent: 5/28/2010 11:01:43
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
Mommy Alexis doesn't have a choice. The custody agreement is strange. I cannot live more than 1500 km away. Alexis doesn't know I found the papers. She's paying them €500 a month to not fight her in court.
XXXX
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 11:35:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
No, it was worse because you actually loved Marc. Yes, the Bastard used you to further his career, but you didn't love him. Honestly, he was a rebound. He hurt you, but not in the same way.
I slept with Marc to get back at him for hurting you. I knew he was sucking up to me to get a recommendation. So I decided to take advantage of that. I did not plan on the condom breaking, but that's what happens when you have sex once every five years.
But I'm not mad about that. Jade is the best mistake I've ever made.
Xxxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: Beauty_by_HSuarez
Time sent: 5/28/2010 11:40:11
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
Yes, you have mentioned repeatedly how happy you are that Justin is gay. He could still get a girl pregnant. He could be bisexual.
I've tried the Facebook thing already. Most of it is in French and Marc is the only sort of friend I have who is fluent in French and I'm not asking him to help translate.
I have to go. I am supposed to be meeting Daniel at his office for my official dress fitting.
Xxxxxxxx
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/28/2010 14:47:32
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
So finally you admit the truth. I just think you need to tell someone else. And no, I don't think he'll take Jade away from you. Is that what you're afraid of? You shouldn't be.
I'm going to be in DC next week. Scouting locations for the mode DC spectacular issue. You could meet up with him while I'm gone. Or wait until I get back and I can schedule something and play intermediary.
Honestly, I think he really likes kids. He keeps little packages of saltines in his messenger bag for Amanda in case she gets baby sick. He also took a mentor role with Justin because his biological father was problematic. And considering what Marc said about said biological father, I'm pretty sure he's never going to want to be that type of dad.
I think this might be good for Jade. I think it would be good for you too. You shouldn't have to be a single parent when you don't need to be.
Xxxxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 14:54:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Part of me thinks you just want me to tell him about the baby because the new boyfriend that you hate will run away if he finds out Marc has a kid. It's not healthy to hate your ex-boyfriend's new boyfriend this much, unless you still have feelings for him?
Xxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/28/2010 15:14:11
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
That sucks. But I'm pretty sure London is closer than 1500 km or at least close enough. He was really mopey when you had to move back to France until Alexis managed to get custody. Okay, maybe he knew what was going on. Seriously, you should've told me, we are friends. I do get the service stuff. I know I got lucky with it, grandparents, but my biological dad. Things weren't always that good.
A part of me is kind of happy that he's not alive to make snide comments about my boyfriend, or the fact that I have a boyfriend. I think you would be disappointed in that. I know it's probably awful to think that because I know both you and my mom would love to have their mothers back but I don't feel that way. Not like I should.
Xxxxxxxx
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/28/2010 16:31:13
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
That would just be a bonus. I really don't like that guy. He practically ruined my shot yesterday. He also kept interrupting us all morning while we were choosing shots. Nobody should be that insecure. I would say the relationship is just about sex, but he turned Troy down when the guy clumsily hinted at lunchtime sex.
XXXXXX
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/28/2010 18:25:32
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Are you really talking about the love life of your ex-boyfriend and my daughter's father?
Maternity leave cannot be over soon enough.
I need more adult friends.
Xxxxxx
From: Beauty_by_HSuarez
To: Betty_at_home
Time sent: 5/29/2010 8:22:12
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
I suggest using translating software. Did you hear anything from DJ's mo– does DJ consider Alexis his mom or his father?
How did the dress fitting go yesterday? Can you send pictures? I can't believe you're going to be in a photo shoot for a fashion magazine. I need good news. Moving is driving me crazy. I wish the school year would hurry up and end, so we don't have to spend time between the new house and Queens.
XXXXX
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/29/2010 8:35:15
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
You could come with me to brunch Monday. I'm doing this Memorial Day thing.
Xxxxxxxx
From: Betty_at_home
To: Beauty_by_HSuarez
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:02:11
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
The dress fitting went fine. No, I can't send you pictures. I'm not even sure they brought the actual dresses for the shoot. Daniel says Brianna is a bit on the paranoid side. For example when she was dating Alexis in high school, she wouldn't let Daniel tell anyone. Although maybe she knew about what happened between Daniel's mom and her brother. Who knows?
I may not get to do the fashion shoot anyway. They're still trying to get Lindsey Dunne to sign off on it. Daniel agreed to let them use publicity from my MAMA nomination to help promote London Hub but the lawyers still haven't signed off on it.
DJ refers to Alexis as his mother but he uses the English word even if he is speaking in French. He uses the French word to refer to Lucy even when he is speaking in English.
I tried the translator software but there really wasn't anything there. We're going to do the tourist thing today, as well as, some serious shopping.
Xxxxxx
From: Beauty_by_HSuarez
To: Betty_at_home
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:07:11
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
Daniel's brother slash sister dated Matt's aunt in high school? That's a little disturbing.
I have another suggestion on how to get DJ to open up. If he wants to talk to you about anything focus on that subject. Maybe he's telling you something in an indirect way.
Xxxxxxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/29/2010 8:26:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Is Marc going to be there?
Xxxxxxxxxx
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/29/2010 9:35:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Yes.
Xxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: Beauty_by_HSuarez
Time sent: 5/29/2010 10:32:21
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
It's not really that creepy. Alexis and Brianna are the same age. Daniel said they went to the same school. Okay maybe it's slightly creepy due to a certain thing I can't tell you about but neither one of them knew about it at the time.
I think your idea is working. But I'm a little worried that he only wants to talk about how I felt when mom died. I'm starting to worry that something is really wrong.
Xxxxxxx
From: DanielleMjr
To: Justin_hart_Austin
Time sent: 5/29/2010 10:05:14
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
Mommy Alexis feels that way about Grandpa Bradford.
I think mom is sick. She's acting like maman Lucy did before. She told me about the cancer. She keeps getting calls to the house from America from numbers that I don't know.
My English is not perfect, but I understand enough that she's going to be meeting with a lot of doctors in America. I think she's really staying in America for the summer to get treatment.
Xxxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/29/2010 15:35:12
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
Not happening. But maybe when you come back from DC. You can help me figure out how to tell Marc. I should probably talk to some lawyers first.
xxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/29/2010 19:02:11
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
I think your English is pretty good. Better than some of my relatives in Mexico anyway.
You should talk to your mom. Maybe you're reading into things. But parents do have a tendency to keep things from you. I don't even think my mom is entirely sure that I know that she had a miscarriage. I think she knows that I know because I left her a condolence poem. But we've never really talked about it. But we should've.
If you're not ready to talk to your mom about this tell Uncle Daniel or Aunt Betty. I think they can help you out.
Xxxxxxxxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/30/2010 6:01:14
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
It's easier to use Google translator when writing an email. I just write it out in French and then translate it. I know enough English to fix the grammar stuff.
Mom Alexis calls every night, but I don't want to pick up the phone because I don't want to hear the bad news. I already lost one mom. I don't know if I can do it again.
xxxxxxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: Marc/Cliff_lovers_Conspiracy_Group
Subject: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
Time sent: 5/30/2010 08:32:21
For those of you who remember this list from The_Detty_Conspiracy_Group days, welcome back. Also welcome to Betty and Daniel for this round of the conspiracy.
Yes, we had all sorts of crazy emails like these when we were desperately trying to get you two together. Since that mission is completed our current mission is trying to get Marc back with Cliff.
Thursday's photo shoot went quite well with minimal interference, although we are seriously going to have to do something about the boyfriend. Does anybody have any cute gay friends that we can set Troy up with?
Also according to my intelligence sources Marc is going with Cliff to brunch tomorrow on Memorial Day.
Xxxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: EIC_Mode_MOR, Marc/Cliff_lovers_Conspiracy_Group
Time sent: 5/30/2010 08:34:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
There was a mailing list?
XXXX
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/30/2010 10:02:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
That may be a good idea. I'm going to need a good lunch when I get back. Monique has me going to DC with Nikolai. The guy is a condescending prick.
Xxxxxxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: Betty_At_Home; EIC_ModeUK_DM; Marc/Cliff_lovers_Conspiracy_Group
Time sent: 5/30/2010 10:12:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
Yes, there was a mailing list. Daniel was on it once he figured out that he was in love with you.
Xxxxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: EIC_Mode_MOR; EIC_ModeUK_DM;
Time sent: 5/30/2010 10:15:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
When was that?
Xxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR
To: Betty_At_Home EIC_ModeUK_DM;
Time sent: 5/30/2010 10:20:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
Right after Fashion Week 2010 when he figured out that he may or may not have got Amanda pregnant. It actually occurred on the same day. Do you remember when I fainted in the bathroom? I was in shock because your current boyfriend finally confessed that he loved you.
Xxxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/29/2010 10:35:42
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
A condescending prick who has applied to every magazine in Manhattan. He tried to fill in for me during maternity leave, but was found lacking. He didn't respond very well to losing out on the job. Although I'm sure you mostly hate him because he was mean to your boyfriend.
xxxxxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: EIC_Mode_MOR; EIC_ModeUK_DM;
Time sent: 5/30/2010 11:02:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
You're trying to get Marc and Cliff back together after Marc cheated on him with my neighbor? Isn't that a little problematic?
Xxxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR
To: Betty_At_Home; EIC_ModeUK_DM;
Time sent: 5/30/2010 11:12:21
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
When you say it like that it sounds absolutely horrible, but it's not like that. It's obvious they still love each other. Marc walked into a doorway Thursday because he was so focused on Cliff. Everyone will tell you that Marc completely ignored Troy at the shoot.
XXXXX
From: Images_by_St._Paul
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/30/2010 12:07:11
Subject: I never told you who Jade's father is.
I am so not surprised at all.
xxxx
From: HartleyMA (Mode);
To: EIC_Mode_MOR; AmandaTS
Time sent: 5/30/2010 12:32:26
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc /Cliff forever conspiracy group
Monique, thank you for never putting me on that mailing list. Were you setting me up with Amanda just to get me out of the way? Mandy, were you my consolation prize?
Xxxxx
From: AmandaTS
To: HartleyMA (Mode); EIC_Mode_MOR
Time sent: 5/30/2010 12:35:29
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
Oh please. Like I would be anybody's second choice. Can we have cybersex? I'm bored because Marc is with Troy right now and I am not throwing up.
Xxxxxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: HartleyMA (Mode); AmandaTS
Time sent: 5/30/2010 12:38:22
Subject: Re: Welcome to the Marc/Cliff forever conspiracy group
Do you realize that I am still being cc on these messages?
Please stop sending dirty e-mails to your boyfriend when I can read them. Isn't he across the hallway right now at his apartment?
Can you come over tonight to help with wedding plans? I know its Sunday, but I need your help. My mom wants to redo the seating chart. Is it too late to just go to Vegas?
Xxxxxx
From: AmandaTS
To: EIC_Mode_MOR,
Time sent: 5/30/2010 12:48:21
Subject: Wedding Plans
I don't know if I can arrange something in Vegas so soon for the bachelorette party. Plus, your friend, Alex would be really mad since we put together the perfect party in DC. That guy is really well-connected. He got you tickets and backstage passes to the Backstreet Boys concert on the 11. Daniel told me that you actually slept with one of the members and you use their "most likely to make you cry" songs to torture people. I'm your best friend, you have to tell me which Backstreet Boy you Slept with? Is Gio going to be okay with you being around your Ex?
I can't come over right now because Matt is coming over to have real sex in a few minutes. I can come over tomorrow after we go to Matt's mom's Memorial Day party if I survive.
Xxxxxxxxx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: AmandaTS
Subject: Re: Wedding plans
Time sent: 5/30/2010 13:04:37
The Vegas thing was a joke. I still want to do the DC party, especially because Alex would kill me if I back out. We haven't seen each other and forever. Gio is really okay with me being around Alex.
XXXXXX
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: AmandaTS
Subject: Re: Wedding plans
Time sent: 5/30/2010 13:11:26
That still doesn't answer the backstreet boy question? Seriously, which one?
XXXXXXx
From: EIC_Mode_MOR,
To: AmandaTS
Time sent: 5/30/2010 13:16:24
Subject: Re: Wedding plans
I answered the question. If you haven't figured out what the answer is, I'm not going to tell you.
Xxxxxxx
From: Beauty_by_HSuarez
To: Betty_At_Home
Time sent: 5/30/2010 14:01:48
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
You're reading too much into DJ's questions about our mom and cancer. Has Alexis called about the DJ situation yet?
xxxx
From: Betty_At_Home
To: Beauty_by_HSuarez
Time sent: 5/30/2010 14:10:21
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
No and that's why I'm worried. Do you remember when mom first got sick and she told us that she was visiting her family in Mexico when she was really at the hospital? I can't help but think that's what Alexis is doing. If she was at a retreat, she would have called. If she's at the hospital, then she's not going to be answering phone calls or e-mails.
I don't know if DJ can handle losing another mom. I don't know if Daniel can deal with Alexis being dead again. You saw how bad Molly was. I'm not sure he can take it. It breaks my heart when he's hurt like that. Okay now you have me crying as I type this.
Xxxxxxxx
From: Beauty_by_HSuarez
To: Betty_At_Home
Time sent: 5/30/2010 14:23:21
Subject: Re: Help: How Do You Get A Sulky Teenager To Tell You Anything?
Betty, maybe you're reading way too much into it. You're speculating and that could lead to you coming to the wrong conclusion. Call me if you need me. I love you and I'll be there for you.
Xxxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: Betty lover DM
Time sent: 5/30/2010 14:28:11
Subject: I think DJ will be okay eventually
I can't give you specifics but there's some stuff going on between DJ and your sister that they're going to have to work out. The only thing you can do is make sure DJ knows that he has people in his life that really care about him. I think he's a little scared of ending up with his grandparents for an extended period of time, but I didn't tell you that.
Monique showed me pictures of Aunt Betty's bridesmaid dress. She looks fabulous.
Xxxxxxxxx
From: Justin_hart_Austin
To: DanielleMjr
Time sent: 5/28/2010 14:43:11
Subject: Re: Greetings from Queens
I get it. I now have an aversion to Snickers bars because mom gave me one before telling me that my father missed my performance of West Side story because he was shot to death at a convenience store. I still get itchy when I go near places like that. But if you keep hiding from your mom you may never hear the good news. Maybe you misunderstood things. Maybe there's nothing going on.
But even if it the worst happens, you have a family now. Uncle Daniel loves you. I think the only reason why he didn't fight for you last time is because he thought that you wanted to be with your grandparents. We both know better now.
Xxxxxx
From: VP_Meade_CM
To: Meade, Alexis
Time sent: 5/30/2010 15:21:21
Subject: Alexis call me
Your brother finally called me and explained what's going on with DJ. Unfortunately, Daniel and Betty don't know why he showed up at their house and refuses to leave. We're all worried that you haven't called us. Alexis' what's going on?
Xxxxxxxxx.
From: EIC_Mode_MOR
To: West, Brianna
Subject: Call Me
Time sent: 5/30/2010 18:14:32
Brianna it's been four days. You haven't returned my calls or e-mails. You actually had your assistant pick up baby Lexis from Amanda's apartment Thursday night. That in itself tells me something is going on.
I'm not mad at you. I don't even think Claire is mad at you. Unlike Lucy, you had a much more complicated situation. Matt is not mad at you but he finds the whole situation just a little creepy. Technically Tyler is your daughter's uncle and cousin. Other than that fact, which was completely not your fault because nobody knew, the situation isn't that bad.
Okay so you slept with a guy who had a girlfriend at the time and then faked his death the week after he got you pregnant. Then she comes back from the dead as a woman and doesn't call you again. "What could you have done?"
I promise I won't judge you. Call me.
Xxxxxx
From: AmandaTS
To: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
Time sent: 5/30/2010 18:27:21
Subject: Have you spoken with Bieanna recently?
I don't think we've met yet but I'm Amanda Tannen Somers, the assistant of Monique Osborne and the girlfriend of Matt Hartley, your former student and the guy you're working with now. Okay, I think we did meet a couple of times because I crashed Marc's classes when he was in the yeti program. He's my BFF.
Anyway, the reason why I'm writing is we haven't heard from Matt's aunt since Thursday morning when she ran out of the building because we all started asking questions about who Alexis's daddy is. It turns out that we should've been asking who Alexis' other mom is. But anyway because of that Brianna has dropped off the face of the earth and were a little worried.
I don't know why she's keeping the truth from us. We won't hate her for it. I know I won't. I get it. Matt only found out about the pregnancy, because Monique set it up that I would tell him by accident. I was kinda terrified. But she doesn't need to be. Anyway, if she contacts you could you please let me and Matt know. He's really worried. So am I and you know that's bad for the baby.
xxxx
From: NewYork_review_EIC_JP
To: Images_by_St._Paul
Time sent: 5/29/2010 15:35:12
Subject: FWD: Have you spoken with Bieanna recently?
Cliff, please read the email below. Did you say something to her?
To be continued