Page 85 of Rescued Heart

She smiled at the screen.

Eddie.

She tucked the phone to her ear and came out from behind the curtain. “Hey.”

Grace tilted her head at the purple shirt. “I don’t think it’s—” She pointed to Bianca’s phone. “Sorry.”

Bianca yanked on the hem of the skirt and then pulled her phone away from her ear. Had Eddie butt dialed her? “Hello, Eddie?”

“It’s Eddie? He hasn’t been around today,” Grace stage-whispered.

As if Bianca didn’t already know that. She waved Grace back to the rack as Eddie finally answered. “Hey, yeah. Sorry. The rain’s coming down hard, and we’re crammed in the dugout.”

She put her hand to her chest. “There’s a game tonight?”

“They finally rescheduled it last night from another previous rainout.”

Which meant he could have told her about it but hadn’t.

Eddie sighed. “But it just got rained out again. So then I made a quick decision and agreed to meet Mary for dinner.”

Bianca’s hand went up to her neck. He was meeting his mother? Maybe her mistake hadn’t been that bad. “Th-that’s…” Was it great or not? “Are you sure?”

A pause and then, “No, but Zack suggested maybe…Anyway, I thought one of the guys would go with me, but they’re all busy last minute and all, and Zack also mentioned that maybe you should come. Two birds, one stone, so to speak. You could get your pictures of us out. I’d meet Mary and be finished. Maybe she wouldn’t focus solely on me and…I would have backup. That’s probably more like four birds.”

Bianca covered her mouth. He wanted her as his backup. Even after what she’d done.

Grace tiptoed forward. “What’s going on?” Her whisper echoed more like the next round of thunder.

Bianca plugged her other ear. “Of course. I’ll go with you to see Mary.”

Grace’s eyes widened as Riley typed on her phone.

“Can you be ready in twenty minutes?” Eddie asked.

“Can I be ready in twenty minutes?” Bianca parroted.

Grace raised up both of her thumbs.

Bianca paced a straight shot toward the curtain. “Okay, yes. Where do you want to meet?”

“I’ll bring an umbrella to your trailer and pick you up.”

Raindrops hammered against the roof above. “How about the wardrobe building?”

“The gray building next to the makeup trailer?”

Grace threw out her arms as if to ask what was happening as Bianca responded, “Yes. That’s it.”

“I’ll be there as soon as I get all my kids home.”

After Bianca hung up, Grace raised her brows. “So?”

Bianca pressed her phone to her chest. “Um, Eddie asked me to have dinner with his mom.”

Grace clapped. “Perfect. I’ll call Ed. He’s still in town and can get the best photos and?—”

Bianca shook her head. “Tonight is not about me. No photographers.” It was the least she could do for Eddie.

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