It was getting late as Jessica sat with Peggy and Violet; Jessica had been telling them about her life and what she was doing at Edge City University. She had also learned about the Mask and how it granted its wearers deepest desires, as she was about to drink another glass of champagne she looked at her watch.
"Oh my God, it's one in the morning and I've got to be up for at home now."
As she stood up to leave Peggy threw her arms around her.
"Jessica why don't you come round to my apartment for a drink, just you, me, and Violet what do you say?"
Jessica looked surprised but completed, "yes, I would love that Peggy, see you again soon."
As she was leaving Violet started blowing her kisses, Jessica made her way to the Coco Bongo entrance and was thinking to her.
Outside of the Coco Bongo
What if she could get her hands on the mask, what if she could become a singer with it? Her first problem would be pulling it off Violet's face, and then there was always Peggy.
As she was climbing into the backseat of a cab to get back to her apartment she could felt herself falling asleep, the cab driver turn his head toward her.
"Where to miss?" Jessica half asleep and half drunk answered.
"Edge City Apartment Gardens please." It took the cab at least 30 minutes to get too the apartments, by that time Jessica had to stop herself from falling asleep. Once the cab had stopped and Jessica had paid her fare she walked thought the entrance to her room.
As she was unlocking the door, she suddenly starts thinking about Shawn and how she had let him down. She would have to make it up to him somehow, as she pushed the door open she fell into her room onto the floor fast asleep.
By the time she woke up it was now 10:00 am, Jessica stood up went into her bedroom and changed. She put on a white shirt, a black colored skirt, a black jacket and a pair of black framed glasses, once she got herself changed she made her way out of her apartment and down towards the city.
As she was making her way down she bumped into a friend face, it was Peggy, "Hay Jessica fancy seeing you here what are you doing?"
Jessica bit her lip, "I'm just doing a bit of shopping you know Pegg."
Peggy smiled and the two women started laughing. "You know Jess."
Peggy said in a soft voice, "Violet is at my apartment, and she would love to see you, I give you my details. Why don't you go say hi?"
Peggy got a scrap piece of paper out her pocket and began writing on it, once she had finished she handed it over to Jessica. She then made her way down town leaving Jessica.
"This is great," Jessica thought to herself. "I'll be able to get the Mask and try it on, I wonder if Shawn will like me having a green head?" She then laughed to herself as she headed towards Peggy apartment.
Outside of Edge City Bank
It was nearly 12:00 and Shawn was breaking for lunch, as she stepped out The bank he was met by a young attractive woman. She had long wavy dark brown hair, pale colored skin. She was wearing a black colored leather coat with a pair of fishnet tights, a mini skirt, black leather gloves and sunglasses.
"Shawn darling good to see you."
Shawn looked at her and smiled "it is good to see you too Lisa;all the way from England to see your cousin Jessica."
Lisa gave Shawn a hard stare, "You know why I have come here don't you Shawn? I have only come here because I have heard rumors that Ipkiss is gone and The Mask has been passed to someone else."
Shawn smiled "you know who that person is don't you Lisa?"
Lisa turned and removed her glasses, showing her dark brown eyes, "Yes," she said in a London accent
"Ipkiss's reporter friend and it seems like my cousin has made contact with her and her friend who is now wearing The Mask."
Shawn seemed pleased, "I knew that Jessica was useful for something."
He turned to make eye contact with Lisa, "she never had any idea that I have been two timing her for you."
Lisa smiled at him, "I've have always said darling that you could do way better than my cousin."
At that moment Lisa grabbed Shawn and started kissing him passionately, after doing this for five minutes she stopped and turned away from him and put her sunglasses back on.
"Tonight Shawn I want you to steal The Mask from my cousin, my employer wants it and whatever my employer wants he gets. Also I want you myself."
Shawn looked at her, "I will do what I can for you Lisa only because I love you myself and I won't let you down."
Lisa made her way down the steps out of the bank and into a black BMW that was waiting for her.
Shawn ran down and opened the back door for her as he did this she held him close and whispered into his ear, "I know that you won't let me down, but if you do consider our relationship over."
Shawn nodded his head in agreement and shut the car door, watching it speed off he slowly walked back up the stairs to the bank thinking that maybe he was making a mistake in trusting Lisa.
Near Peggy's Apartment Building
Jessica finally made it to Peggy's apartment, as she made her way thought the main entrance she was surprised to find that Peggy's apartment door was open.
Sitting down on the sofa was Violet who was still wearing her purple dress and makeup.
"Hiya Jess," she said as she saw Jessica standing in the doorway.
As Jessica made her way in Violet stood up. As she stood up she came forward and put a hand on Jessica's waist, "did you miss me sugar?"
As she started to touch her Jessica made a grab for The Mask, "what are you doing sugar, don't do that?" With a quick pull Jessica yanked the Mask off Violet's face, with the Mask off Violet was back to her old self and knocked out.
Jessica just put the Mask into her jackets inside pocket and ran out.
As she was doing this she bumped into Shawn, "oh my God Jessica hi I didn't see you there babe."
Jessica looked at him surprised, "Shawn, what the hell are you doing here?"
Shawn smiled at her showing her a grin, "I know Miss Brandt Jessica and I know that you've developed a friendship with her."
Grabbing her around her waist, Shawn leaded over and started to kiss her. As he did this his hand reached into her jacket's inside pocket pulling out the mask from within.
Jessica's eyes were closed at the time if she had know what he had taken she would have hit him, but she was under his spell.
Shawn place the Mask inside a bag that he was carrying, he then stopped and let Jessica go.
"Perfect babe," he said, "but your nothing compared to your cousin Lisa."
Jessica froze at that, "what did you say Shawn?"
Shawn gave her an evil grin, "Lisa Jessica; your sexy cousin and my girlfriend. I've been playing with you all because Lisa wanted to get close to Brandt and the artifact that she had and the only person who could do this was You."
