A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the late update. I have actually been writing this chapter on and off since the week after the last update. I have been crazy busy with school and planning my wedding. BTW I got married! As always I don't own SOA, thank you for all the reviews and please review!
Chapter 7
"Now we know you are Janie Briggs. You need to tell us what happened or you will be charged with a double homicide." Roosevelt leaned on the table in the middle of the table in the interrogation room. "Physically speaking you are correct…but mentally you are wrong darling. My name is Jasmine Buford. Janie didn't kill those men. I did out of self defense. I did it to protect Janie." Jasmine said laying her head on the table. "Can I have a smoke? Ya'll are keeping me in this room for no reason and it's terribly boring." She continued. Roosevelt shook his head. "This is a smoke free zone." He walked out of the room and was met by Wayne Unser who Jax had called up there hoping he could talk some sense into Roosevelt. "Jax says he needs to speak to you. You need to talk to him or else your little interview in there is going to last for hours." Wayne had informed him. Roosevelt nodded is head and waved him on. They had already been interrogating Janie Briggs for three hours. Roosevelt walked out into the lobby of the police department where Jax was waiting.
"What can I help you with Mr. Teller?" Roosevelt approached him. Jax handed him a file. "This is Janie Briggs' psychological file. I got it from her parents." Roosevelt opened it up and flipped through it. Janie had been seeing a shrink since she was five years old. "So that's really not Janie I have sitting back there?" He asked Jax. Jax smiled and shook her head. "That would be her other personality Jasmine. She only comes out when Janie is in danger. I spoke to Janie's parents. Janie won't come back until all of this is over. If you go look at Darby's video surveillance you will see how Darby and Whistler kidnapped her." Jax informed him. "I will be waiting for when you release her." Roosevelt continued reading the file. His facial expressions changed several times. An officer walked up and whispered in Roosevelt's ear. They walked away heading back into the interrogation room.
Jasmine looked up when Roosevelt walked back in. "I know this is a smoke-free zone as you said. I won't run away…can I please be taken outside to smoke?" She questioned him. Roosevelt shook his head at her. "How did you know that these two men were planning on doing something to Janie?" He asked taking a seat across from her. "Hell the one…I think he was called Whistler had already been looking at her since the time they kidnapped her. Right before I came he had already it her. I mean you see the gash on the cheek right? We didn't do this to ourselves." Jasmine explained. She was getting frustrated. She knew Janie wouldn't be any help to them. She needed to get this over with and get back to their place so that she and Janie could sort everything out. "Why doesn't Janie come out now? You aren't in danger. The bad part is over." Roosevelt said. "If Janie came out right now and saw she was cuffed to a table she would freak, and start asking me all kinds of questions. It' better that I argue with her alone…or shall I say she argue with me alone? This personality thing is funny sometimes." As Jasmine was talking she had gestured to her hands that were cuffed to the table. Roosevelt nodded and leaned over and released from the cuffs. "You need to stay in town, but from your file and the evidence collected it was self defense." He said standing up.
Jasmine walked into the lobby of police department to find Jax. "Why isn't this a surprise? You got a smoke?" She asked as Jax stood up. "Yes mam." He said walking out the door and handing her own. "So why aren't Marie and Harold here? Could they not take it this time?" Jasmine asked taking a long drag. "Harold was here for a while. Left your file with me and said Marie was really upset." Jax explained. Jasmine nodded. "Of course, it freaks her out to see me come out. I am not their daughter." She took another drag. "So where I am taking you?" Jax asked looking at his bike. Jasmine smiled. "I would love to say out for a drink and shag but I need you to take me to the apartment. It's time for Janie to come back. The worst part is over." Jasmine explained. Jax laughed at her statement and led her to his bike.
Jasmine led Jax upstairs to Janie's apartment. They walked in and Jax took in the apartment. There were photos everywhere. There photos of random inanimate objects that just took his breath away. Janie was a better photographer than he thought. "You know she paints too? She doesn't show a lot of people. In fat you see that photo over there?" Jasmine said pointing to a self portrait of Janie. It was in black and white. Jax couldn't help but think about how good she looked in it. "I will take it as a yes. That's a painting not a photo." Jasmine said. She crossed her hands over her chest and smiled proudly. "You really are out to just protect her?" Jax asked. Jasmine nodded. "Yep. Don't get me wrong Janie can speak for herself and stand up but she lacks intimidation." Jax smiled. Jasmine did have a soft side. "I am going to lay down. Come tomorrow morning and check on Janie k?" She kissed Jax on the cheek and walked out of the room.
Janie awoke the next morning drowsy and confused. Why was she waking up in her bed? The last thing she remembered was being in that god awful of a room with Darby and Whistler. She ran her fingers through her hair and felt dirty. "Ah crap! Jasmine what happened?" She asked. "Good morning sunshine! You are home. That's what happened." Jasmine answered. If anyone had been there at the moment they would have seen two voices coming from one body. "No you know what I am talking about. I remember where I was last you know." Janie said cocking her head to the left. "I killed them. They hit you and were getting ready to do some horrible things. I knew they wouldn't keep their promise." Jasmine said. A knock at the door interrupted the feud between them. "Who could that be?" Janie asked softly padding across the floor to the front door. She was shocked to see Jax. "Why is he here?" Janie asked. "I invited him. Open the door." Jasmine answered. Janie shook her head. "I don't want him to see me/us like this." Jax knocked again. "Well he's already seen it." Jasmine said and opened the door against Janie's wishes. "Hi Jax." Jasmine said allowing him to enter. "Jasmine! Really? What about what I want?" Janie asked. Jax was shocked that he could definitely tell the difference between the two women that inhabited Janie. "Well good morning darling! Jasmine told me you would be back today." Jax smiled his charming smile at Janie. She blushed. "I am going to take a shower." and fled the room. Jax was shook his head and mad himself at home on the couch.
Janie was walking back and forth in her bathroom. She couldn't believe that he was here. No one ever saw her go through the unraveling after a Jasmine mess. "Girl chill! He doesn't think you are crazy and I am pretty sure that he still wants you. In fact…I think that if you guys date and become serious that I will eventually disappear." Jasmine spit out. Janie stopped and walking and her face opened in shock. "I…I…I…I don't..." She didn't know what to think. Jasmine had always been around. She wasn't sure what to think if she left. "Aw Janie don't worry about it. It just means that Jax can protect you." Jasmine said. Janie nodded like she was nodding to someone else and stepped in the shower.
Jax sat on Janie's couch. He kept thinking to himself that maybe he was getting into deep with Janie. With his life it could be more than she could bear with her psychological problems. He could hear her and Jasmine talking in the bathroom right now. He bit his lip. He came here and saw that she was ok like Jasmine had asked. He heard her walk out of the bathroom as her voice changed from hers to Jasmine's. They were bickering about the incident with the nords. Janie walked in shaking her head while removing her towel from her head. "Sorry you have to hear all of this." She gestured with one hand in the air. Jax couldn't help but smile at her. All his thoughts and insecurities of her being able to handle his world disappeared. "You know darling its ok. Jasmine isn't that bad." Jax said standing up. He saw a look of disappointment fall on Janie's face. "Great…now he likes Jasmine and she's not supposed to truly exist' Janie thought to herself. Jax surprised when he walked and cupped her face in his hand. He leaned down and kissed her gingerly. Janie kissed him back. She could hear Jasmine woohooing in her head. They pulled away from each other. "Um…" Janie started to stay but Jax put his finger to the lips and lead her down the hallway to her bedroom.
