Chapter 9
The following morning Jaime prepared to pick Mark up from the county jail where he was being held. It was Jeff Hardy of all people who bailed him out. While being detained, Mark's bank accounts were frozen and Jaime alone did not have the money to post bond. Jeff actually volunteered the money, and although Jaime was hesitant she knew she could trust Jeff and that it wouldn't come back to haunt her later. Mark on the other hand would not be thrilled about it but Jaime thought to herself, tough shit, she wanted Mark out of that place and back home as soon as possible.
Jaime was to meet Mark at noon, it was now ten o' clock, so before picking up Mark, Jaime decided she needed to pay someone a little visit. The thought of Mark spending five to ten years in prison was killing her inside. There was no way she could handle raising a baby on her own, and even though the baby's wasn't Mark's, she needed him by her side to get her though the days. Adoption wasn't out of the question. Giving up full custody to Shane or the McMahon's wasn't out of the question either. Regardless of what would end up happening with the baby, Jaime loved Mark and wanted him in her life.
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Jaime stood nervously outside the plain light brown colored door, and before opening it placed a hand on her stomach. The stress of the last couple of days was not only taking a toll on her physically, but mentally as well. She had already been warned by the doctor to avoid any further stress, or risk not only losing the baby, but doing some real damage to herself as well. Unfortunately for Jaime, things just seemed to keep getting worse. She had hoped that by confronting the man who had put her in this situation in the first place, she would at least be able to see some light through all this darkness. With one singular goal in mind, she needed to convince Shane not to press charges against Mark. If she could at least find console in knowing that Mark would not go to prison, then she was confident that she could get through all the rest.
When Jaime opened the door she saw Shane lying on an industry standard hospital bed. Flowers and get wells brought color to the otherwise dull room. Shane himself was hooked up to various hospital machines. His was head wrapped in bandages, his left eye discolored, he had stitches on his lip and above his right eye. The man looked as though he had been hit by a truck, but all was the result of Mark's drunken rage.
Upon seeing Jaime, Shane struggled to sit upright. He stared at her with a half smirk but underneath it all he was angrier than he initially let show through.
"Come to see the handy work of your boyfriend or is this more like a conjugal visit?" Shane asked mockingly.
In any other circumstance Jaime would have felt sorry for a guy who had just been beat up so badly, but this was Shane McMahon. The man who took advantage of her when she was drunk, and who was now using the fact that he got her pregnant as a way to keep her by his side. In Jaime's mind, Shane deserved no sympathy and he would not be getting any from her.
"Shane, Mark went after you because I told him about the baby and about the night you brought me back to your room." Jaime paused to take a breath and collect her thoughts. Anger was now swelling up inside of her. "Damn it Shane, you got me drunk and took advantage of me. What was Mark supposed to do, nothing? Please don't press charges, he only did what any man would do. Certainly you can see that." Jaime begged in desperation.
"First of all, you would have slept with me whether you were drinking or not. I only forced the issue knowing that Mark has you scared to death to leave him. Look at what he did to me. The guy is an animal and he needs to be locked up for a long time. I could give a damn how many seats he fills at the arenas." Shane replied raising his voice.
Jaime moved closer to Shane. It was obvious there would be no reasoning with him, but since Shane was in no position to stand against her, she boldly decided to emphasize her point in a more aggressive manner.
"I love Mark damn it, get it through your thick skull Shane!" She screamed at him and then grabbed the collar of his hospital gown to make the point.
Shane immediately retaliated by grabbing her wrist and squeezing it tightly.
"Shane, stop, you're hurting me." Jaime begged grimacing in pain.
Shane smiled. The fact that she had come to beg him not to press charges against Mark amused him.
"Love hurts Jaime. You should know that. Look at who you live with." As Jaime struggled to break free, Shane held his grip on her. "I've never had to chase a woman and I don't plan on it now. " Shane threatened.
Then, pulling her down closer to him he yanked her roughly causing her to lose her balance and fall close enough to him that he could reach up and force his mouth onto hers. Jaime pulled away immediately and slapped him hard in the face, leaving Shane with a sick smirk.
Shane had no intention of disappearing from Jaime's life after sleeping with her, but the fact that Mark had now sent him to the hospital made it a whole different story. Shane wanted Mark to pay for what he had done and the best way to do that was through the one thing he knew he cared about the most, and that was Jaime.
"Stay away from me Shane or I swear I'll…" Jaime started but was interrupted.
"You'll what? Tell Mark? Good, I want him to rot in prison for the rest of his life. The sooner you learn he's no good for you the happier you will be. Think of the baby, Jaime, our baby." Shane replied reminding Jaime that he would now be a part of her life forever.
Jaime knew she had lost. She had hoped that by coming to see Shane that she could convince him to drop the charges against Mark, she now knew that was a mistake. Shane was a McMahon and pay back was not something they took lightly.
"You can't force me to love you Shane. The only way you'll ever fuck me again is over my dead body." Jaime spat, just before opening the door to leave.
"Don't be so sure Jaime, you certainly made it easy enough the first time now didn't you?" Shane replied full of himself and confident of the fact that he would sleep with her again and then some.
Jaime immediately felt sick to her stomach. As she saw Shane smiling at her she slammed the door and ran out of the hospital as fast as she could.
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When Jaime arrived at the building where Mark had been detained, she struggled to control her tears. She knew she had made a mistake by confronting Shane, but she felt she had no choice. As Mark emerged looking worse for wear she straightened up and tried to hold back her tears. She didn't want him to know just how much anguish all of this was putting her through.
After wiping away the last of her tears, Jaime got out of her car and went to hug Mark. She had been longing to hold him and needed to know that he still loved her. After all, the last time she had seen him was just before telling him about the baby.
"Hi baby." Jaime greeted, gently placing a hand on Mark's face. She noticed right away the bruises on his knuckles. "Oh my God, your hand, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. Guess I got a little carried away." Mark responded uncaringly.
Since his arrest, Mark had plenty of time to think about Jaime, Shane the baby and what he wanted. The way he saw it, Shane raped Jaime, but it didn't matter, she was now pregnant with his child. Mark simply could not live with that, and he certainly wasn't about to raise the child as if it was his own.
Jaime studied Mark's eyes. They were tired and sad. He looked as if he had aged 10 years in the face. Jaime wanted to get him home so the both of them could simply hold each other, even if it was only for a few moments. She didn't want to talk, she only wanted to feel again how it used to be before their argument about Jeff and the night Shane got her pregnant. She stood up on her tippy toes hinting that she wanted to kiss him, but Mark turned coldly away.
"Jaime, please, not now." He demanded.
"Mark, please, I need to know you still love me." Jaime replied hoping to feel Mark's soft eyes on her.
Mark though held his eyes toward the ground. He could barely look at her, because when he did all he saw was Shane's smug face. Mark could no longer think with his heart. If that was the case he would have taken Jaime into his arms and held her, determined never to let her go no matter what stood in their way. But Mark's anger and pride were the stronger of his emotions right now than love.
Jaime was starting to lose what little hope she had left. Mark's refusal to even touch her was evidence enough that the love they once shared was now tainted.
"Mark please don't do this. I need you. Shane intends on pressing charges, the officer said you could be facing five to ten years. Mark I love you. I want to fight this together. I'll tell the judge he raped me and that's why you went after him. We can win." Jaime begged hoping to get some kind of response from the man before her.
"No Jaime, what I did to Shane I've been wanting to do for a long time. It had nothing to do with you." Mark lied. It had everything to do with Jaime. "Maybe me spending ten years in jail is the best thing for everybody." Mark finished coldly.
"That's bullshit Mark and you know it. Just come home with me baby, please." Jaime once again begged.
Mark wanted Jaime in his life more than anything and he hated himself for having been so cold, but he truly felt there was no other alternative. He would gladly spend the rest of his days in jail than have to live with the reality that Jaime would never fully be his. It was this conclusion that led him to react harsher than he knew he needed to.
"I don't love you anymore Jaime, now leave me the fuck alone!" He demanded and then shoved Jaime away to emphasis the point.
The strength of which Mark used to push Jaime almost knocked her to the ground, but she was able to hold her balance. Instead she stood back away from Mark with a hand held to her face in disbelief. It was like she didn't know Mark at all.
"That little asshole was right Jaime, I'm not good enough for you. You need a man willing to deal with all this shit. I'm not. Maybe the man you need is Jeff Hardy, he's a sensitive guy right? That's not me. I refuse to have anything to do with that little bastard Shane McMahon's child. I'm sorry Jaime but it's over." Mark replied harshly and then turned to leave.
Where he was going he had no clue, how he would get there he didn't care. But whatever the future held, for now it would be without Jaime Sumner.
A/N: Okay people, here's where I need you. What would you prefer to see? Should Mark go back to Jaime? Should Jaime go to Jeff? Should Mark go to jail? Should Shane go to jail? Should Vince or another character get involved? Any and all ideas are welcome. Please leave me a PM and let me know. Also, don't forget to leave a review so I know people are actually reading this story and are interested. THANK YOU!
