Chapter 74: The Wind Down

Bianca stuffed it all back in the envelope and threw it back into the bag with all the rest. She was so fed up with everything going on that night she got a pill out of her handbag and popped it in her mouth and drank the remainder of her coffee. Marco had come to the table a short time later and asked for Bianca to join him. She rose to her feet and followed him as they took off in the direction of the entrance to the tent. Marco joined Anastasia and whispered “The guests are about to leave besides the few who will be staying with us for the weekend. We are going to stand here and be good hosts and say goodbye. Tonight, was better than I could have asked for and you have a present under your bed. Please, make sure to leave it there until you are alone.” The three of them shook the guests’ hands and told them they’d see them tomorrow. Most of them had hugged the birthday girl and smiled as they were leaving.
As the last guest made their way up Bianca was at least happy it was people she knew at least. “Bianca you are so beautiful and amazing and just everything” Brandon said as he hugged and kissed her cheek leaving the tent. He then turned around “Oh, yes sorry about not bringing you a gift, but maybe sometime next week you and a few girls wouldn’t mind coming to dinner with myself and my other brothers?” he asked. Bianca smiled “We’ll see Brandon”. Marco decided to charm in and invite him and his brothers to come again the next day. Bianca just nodded and smiled and as Brandon left Bianca whispered. “I told you he was off limits…” she hissed through clenched teeth. When Marco turned and growled at her grabbing her bicep and squeezed with such force, she fought back the tears and stiffened up. Bianca knew she had stepped out of line and would have to face that music at another date and time to be discussed.
The last three people to leave were the Eaglestons, Mrs. Mayor, Alex and their son Tyler. “Thank you for joining us tonight and we’ll see you for the rest of weekend, right?” Anastasia asked with a great big smile. “Oh of course” all three of them replied in unison. “Yes, thank you for coming and celebrating my birthday with me Mr. and Mrs. Eagleston and of course you too Tyler. It sure means a lot” Bianca said as Tyler first hugged her and left through the tent. Alex and then Bonita hugged and kissed her just a little longer than the rest of them. Bonita had even, ran her hands up and down her back and up through her hair. Bianca returned the soft sweet kiss on the cheek and a soft sweet lick of the outline of Bonita’s ear. “See you tomorrow hot stuff” she whispered ever so softly. Bonita didn’t say another word as she walked out through the tent only to look back looking directly into Bianca’s eyes. Bianca smiled and looked at her mother and Marco who were preening with she knew could have been for many different reasons.
Bianca turned and walked back towards her table a few short minutes later. “Well, I’ll start cleaning off the rest of the tables and putting new tablecloths down on the tables” she said just wanting to get more time before having to be locked away in the house again. Marco shook his head “No that’s not needed that is what the party planners and waiters are for, and they’ve got it taken care of. The other small stuff can wait until tomorrow.” Bianca smiled and headed back to the table to grab her gift bag and her handbag. As there was no one else left inside the tent except herself and the DJ equipment, Marco and her mother. She figured she’d just set down for a minute or two and just unwind a bit before she went to find her friends. Who were hopefully getting ready for bed and waiting for her in her room and not with the gentlemen who were in other rooms. She decided to have the remaining waiter make her a decaf cappuccino before she decided to join her girls up in the house. “Thank you, James” she said as the waiter returned to the table with her drink.
Bianca closed her eyes for just a little while and as she sat there night dreaming and going over the night, she was startled by the two girls who came running through the tent. Ashley and Amanda sat and joined her at the table. “Damn BB your, making us wait for you?”, “We are up in your room deciding on what nighties we are going to wear” Amanda and Ashley said. Bianca just started laughing “Well girls to be honest I hate wearing cloths sooo ya I sleep in the buff, but…. since I have company… I will be respectful and cover myself.” Ashley and Amanda looked at one another and couldn’t help but laugh back. “Who are you and what have you done to our friend? Or if this is how you’ve always been why have you hid it from us?” Ashley asked. Bianca sighed “Can’t a girl have some things to herself? But if you really want to know my deepest and darkest secrets you will get that chance upstairs in my room with all the rest. One thing I ask of you is that you have to promise not to judge me” she pleaded. They both shut right up and smiled shaking their heads and Bianca knew by the looks on their faces she was in a for another long night.
Bianca finished her cappuccino and grabbed her gift bag escorting the girls to the house and into her bedroom. Bianca went straight to her closet and undressed and asked for Nevaeh to help her unzip from her dress the rest of the way. A few seconds later she came back out with her robe on and apologized to the girls for taking so long. “I need to check my phone and shower really, quick and I will be right back” she promised. Bianca headed for the bathroom and closed the door checking her phone seeing 5 text messages 1 from a # she wasn’t familiar with so after opening and reading it “Bianca love, its Bonita this is my # so now you know everything there’s. No reason to have my # blocked from you. Thank you for tonight see you later and make sure to rest up, good night sweet angel”. Bianca didn’t respond instead went to the next text and again didn’t have a clue of who it was since it was a # she wasn’t familiar with. She read the text “This is Nevaeh and wanted to leave you this private message. I can’t stand seeing you with all these people and it’s killing me that there’s nothing I can do. I’m not sure how to handle all this anger. The feelings I have that I can’t show you whenever I want. Well see you soon, love Nevaeh.”
Bianca still didn’t respond and went to the next text which was at least from someone she was familiar with. Alex- “Hello doll, just wanted to let you know I swept your room for listening devices and camera’s all taken care of. Well talk tomorrow get some rest good night” and the, forth text message was from Tyler. “B, I enjoyed our night together it was fun even hanging with the girls. I have to say though I’m very jealous. I figured out that the men and other women who came tonight are people we’ve never seen before. I hate having to share you and just wish you felt the same for me as I do you. I hope you sleep well and see you tomorrow.” Bianca went on to the next text from Brandon- “Well Bianca that was some kind of party and beautiful creature I’ve ever seen in my life. I can’t wait to see you tomorrow as long as you’re ok with me and my brothers coming. Well goodnight, sleep tight, and sweet dreams princess.” Bianca starred at the texts and whispered to herself “Wow at least that message was nice and got my heart racing, but I have to make it a no go with him he’s too sweet to be caught up in all this.”