Bridget Edwards

**Bridget Edwards** is a secondary character who was originally engaged to Mason Blackmore who is Sam's older brother.

## Biographical Information

### Age

* 26 (Season 1)
* 28 (Season 2)

## Relationships

### Romantic

* Roderick Murphy (ex-boyfriend; reconciled)
* Mason Blackmore (ex-fiancé)
* Oliver Blackmore (lover)

## Biography

### Early life

While Bridget portrayed herself as being an upper middle class, her family hadn't fit the picture perfect life that she wanted to pretend it was. Her mother was a rather promiscuous woman who couldn't tell you who Bridget's birth father was. Before the age of ten, she had watched five different men who were all labeled as her step father. Going through five divorces within ten years was just the kind of woman her mother was. Having a consistent male figure didn't matter too much to her at that point nor did having a strong female figure. She had decided early on that she would be her own role model.

Taking care of herself had been something that she had gotten good at. Cooking had been something she learned the basics of at seven. It was often that her mother wouldn't be home until late hours of the night if at all. She had one brother who was from unknown origins father wise as well. They could be half siblings or full siblings for all they knew. It didn't matter to her what they were though because they didn't really get along. Often they got so heated in their arguments that it escalated to violence. Their personalities clashed far too hard for Bridget to ever get along with him. Once she entered middle school, life had really begun to take off as she built her reputation from the ground up. Watching what she ate so she could remain beautiful and desired while studying hard to get the intelligence she wanted. All she had wanted was to be seen as a threat in those simple means.

Boys fawned over her but she rarely gave them the time of day. It wasn't until she was a freshman in high school that she had her first boyfriend by the name of Roderick "Ricky" Murphy. The star quarterback of the football team who was a junior. No one had expected them to get together because the only club that she had joined was the student council as someone to help around. Without even an official role in the student council and no sports team under her belt, she had landed one of the most desired guys in her school. They dated for a whole year before she found herself starting to get bored. Worry had come over her that this might be the same way her mother had gotten with men; bored quick to leave them quick. She swore to herself that she would stick with him.

That was until a wrench was thrown in her plan by the name of Mason Blackmore. It was her Sophomore year and she had already gotten promoted to the student council accountant while also doing most of the secretary work. Mason was a baseball player with a high amount of potential and already joining both the debate and student council. He was also incredibly smart while doing his best to make her laugh. At first she tried to keep the serious face she had while simply shooing him off but he was persistent. Opting to sit with her while he worked on whatever minimal task he was given as he cracked jokes and flirted with her. She began flirting back in what she viewed as a harmless gesture as they sat in the back of the room but eventually the flirting escalated until the two passed the boundary.

She knew that it was a bad idea to cheat on the quarterback boyfriend with the new softball super star but it was hard to resist. Making her laugh had been something he was naturally good at and their conversations flowed a lot better. She could talk about something in science class without getting that clueless look followed by a compliment. This had been something she didn't get from her boyfriend. The infidelity continued on until that summer when she decided to break things off with her boyfriend. Of course he was pissed off at this but at least he never knew the truth. When Mason returned from his summer camp was when she informed him of the news. Overjoyed would be an understatement for Mason's reaction. The two started dating and she was faithful to him as she got to meet his entire family. It was true that the Blackmores were an interesting bunch to say the least. They dated for a while which led to them moving in together. He had proposed but she had told him to wait until after he finished his current schooling.

The closest to normal was Oliver Blackmore who was affectionately called Ollie by Mason. Ollie was a 6'2 gym nut who worked in construction for a living while also knowing his way around a plumbing system. He was definitely an odd one out of the Blackmores too as none of the others were really gym nuts like them. A lot of them were doctors of some sort which was a very important thing to them. It was Mason who had called Ollie over to their apartment when they were having issues in the sink and it was Bridget who had been home that day due to a cancelation in her class as well as not having work. She knew it was cliché for him to stand in the doorway watching him like she was starving. What had shocked her was when he called her out for staring like that, stating that if she kept it up then he'd have to do something about it. This led to their first encounter as well as the numerous times after and text messages.

Her relationship with Mason continued on as normal which she shouldn't be surprised as she hadn't been caught the first time. After each encounter with Ollie, she swore it was the last time because there was no way that she would be just like her mother but each time it happened. A year after the affair had started was when Mason proposed again after he had finished his first bout of schooling. Bridget said yes to him as the two were now engaged. This was a big step to Bridget but still despite swearing to herself she would stop, she didn't. This continued on in her new life and of course she had noticed the change in Mason but she attributed it to school ramping up. He was getting closer to his goal so it was getting more difficult. They remained together for a while as she proved to be a shoulder when Sam Blackmore went missing. It had seemed to hit Mason hard and in a weird way as he recluse away. Being less talkative towards others as he made excuses to leave areas early.

### Season 1

There was a paranoid part of her brain that thought maybe he had been cheating but when she checked his phone, it was clean. An unknown number had exchanged text messages occasionally about locations and small requests on if it was done. Bridget had found it weird but figured it was something to do with school or his friends. His best friend had always been a little bit of a loner so it wouldn't surprise her at all if it was him. When she had texted the number on her own phone they had told her it was an employer who got in contact with him through the college. They had been very polite when she apologized for the questions so she dropped it. It hadn't been until the reveal came out about what had happened with Mason in the truth. Using this as an excuse to end it, she broke up with Mason stating she couldn't be with someone who did all those awful things.

Ollie had ended things with her not long later as he stated that he felt Mason knew about their relationship to which they played apart in his mental break down. Refusing to listen to that line of thought as she cut Ollie off entirely and separated herself from the Blackmore name. A year after the ending of the engagement was when she reconciled her relationship with Ricky who had also just got out of a relationship. The two got back together and moved in together. Some things fell back into place more then someone would think.

### Season 2

Bridget is still said to be with Ricky and has yet to make another appearance.

## Personality

A lot of people would describe Bridget as bossy and controlling. Things have to be set a particular way as well as done a particular way or she can turn pretty mean. Often she can be seen putting up a serious front and refuses to give into shenanigans. Something that she was consistent in was being a little more self reliant even during her long term relationship with Mason. One thing she made sure to do was never to put every last penny she got into their shared account and kept some amount of independence. From a young age she was her own caretaker whereas most had a parent to be their caretaker.