Jessica was reading her sister's email in envy.
'Jess! Vancouver is colder than I expected! Whew! And I thought our winters were bad. Just arrived at our Airbnb, the four of us will be busy for the next few months! Don't worry, I'll play this role as the way you expect! Tell Kimberly, Lila and Mary I'm sorry about their baby showers! I'll see you soon!'
Jessica smiles as she clicks off her phone. She was on her makeup chair getting ready for her job for the day. Seeing her costar in her own makeup chair getting her hair done, Jessica couldn't help but smile.
She remembered seeing Stella giving Jessica an icy look a few days before. She was on set, filming her scenes with Jessica when she got that call.
"WHAT?! Whayya mean she's Diane! She's right here! Oh." Stella gave Jessica a glare. "I forgot about her sister. Well they are friends with his daughter. Nepotism." She rolled her eyes. "Oh well, it's a independent film. I doubt it will be a blockbuster. Remakes rarely do well. What? The Emmy's? Daddy is invited, we are nominated for best daytime drama. Thanks Susan." She hung up her phone, they were on break at the moment. Stella gave Jessica a cold smile. "I heard about your sister. Congrats."
"I'll let her know." Jessica's voice was pleasant, but cool. The audition was close, Stella was getting considered for the role till Elizabeth came along. Brooke swore she didn't get the role because she was her good friend, she said Elizabeth completely nailed the role. She swore Diane came to life. She turned back to her phone.
'Mary and I are having a joint gender reveal. The Moon Beach restaurant this Saturday! It's casual, but try to dress in either pink or blue! See you later! FYI, consider this a mini Unicorn Reunion! C U this weekend!'
Jessica couldn't wait. Shame everyone couldn't be there. Mandy, Elizabeth, Evie Kim, Tamara and Ashley were currently out of town, either working or taking care of personal matters.
She sighed. Poor Mandy. Jessica already cried once, she and her friends swore to be there for her again. Mandy was a good person, she became a doctor to try to cure cancer. Cancer was a bitch, her dad's cousin Rachel died when her son was just a baby. Then Rexy when he was a young man. Jessica swore to help Mandy, whatever way she could. Maybe she could do a fundraiser. Maybe ask Todd to borrow his bar for the night.
"Get ready in five!" The set guy called. Jessica thanks the makeup as artist, she was ready to get back on set.
Later that night, Jessica was flipping through the channels when a movie caught her eye.
THE VICTIM
Jessica laid down on her couch and got comfortable. She always liked this movie, Bruce was very talented.
Later that weekend Jessica was having a pink martini.
"Congrats Kim." She could see how happy she was, she and Danny were always wanting another baby. "What's her name going to be?"
"We're still deciding, I always liked the name Aurora, but Danny wants to name her after his great grandma."
"Whatever you two choose I'm sure Cameron would love her." Naming her son. Seeing Mary, she excuses herself.
Mary was wearing a pink dress, she was standing around talking to Ellen about school.
"So how's college?" Mary was having a boy, she was happy, but a bit disappointed. Mary already chosen a girl's name.
"It's okay, got a huge project due, it's worth a quarter of my grade. Jess!" She waves her over. "How's Liz?" Everyone heard she got the role as Diane.
"Freezing. But she sends her regards." Elizabeth already made arrangements for the baby registry, Mary got a new bassinet, and Kimberly got a baby diaper gift basket with various gift cards. "How's everything?"
She awwed at the gifts, both had kids, but they were grateful for the baby clothes.
"Don't forget about mine! The Dairy Burger after Christmas! What?" When she saw everyone staring with raised eyebrows.
"You want your baby shower at The Dairy Burger?" Jessica raised her eyebrows. "Okay. Who are you and where's the real Lila." Jessica joked. Lila was known as Sweet Valley's Princess.
"Very funny." Lila glared at everyone when they burst into giggles.
"Sorry Li." Jessica apologized. "I know about pregnancy cravings, but even their burgers won't satisfy your appetite."
"Speak for yourself." Kimberly loved those burgers, only because she and Denny had their first date there.
"Anyways, I wish you both the best." Jessica was getting tired. "Lil, let me know about the shower. Good night!"
Jessica was flipping through Instagram, she wanted to see how everyone was doing.
Ellen was posing with her rocket, bragging that she was on her way to be the next rocket scientist. Then her next shot with her posing with her crashed rocket, joking that she needed to fill out her kinks first.
Jessica chuckled and gave her a laughing emoji. Flipping on the next page was of Bruce, standing with Lila at the Porsche dealership holding up keys to a black Porsche Cayenne.
'Smart.' Everyone knew about Bruce's car crash, his car was totalled. His license plate '1Bruce1' was the only thing that was salvageable. Looking at the picture, Jessica guessed Lila talked him getting a SUV instead of a car. Makes sense, their baby needed room.
She saw Grace posing at her aquarium job, Jessica wondered if she made her decision about Ben. She knew Grace was still struggling with her decision, she told everyone at the shower that she was still deciding on what to do. Jessica didn't blame her, Canada was so far away. But she also knew how much Grace cared about him.
'You better treat her right Ben.' She remembered her summer fling with Ben back when she was a lifeguard, they had a tumultuous romance. Their fling didn't continue next summer, his new girlfriend turned ex-wife had a vendetta against Jessica. Always claiming she was nothing but a bimbo. Serves Ben right that Priya left him, he never defended Jessica with her insults. She turned off her socials and checked out anything newsworthy.
Tennis Star Kristen Thompson is facing rival Serena Williams for selection at Wimbledon next July
'Good luck Kristen.' Jessica didn't know her very well, she and Jessica ran in different circles. All she knew about her is they attended the same school and both dated Bruce Patman. She yawned and went to bed, she had to work in the morning.
