Walking pass with his coffee in his hand Shane said.
"Good morning Devin."
"Good morning!"
Stopping in his tracks Shane asked.
"How was working in the production truck?"
Shrugging one shoulder Devin says.
"It was fine."
"Good good, I`ll see you later."
Grabbing her ringing phone out of her purse Devin says.
"Hello?"
"Hey Devin, I just spoke with Joe, although he probably already told you this but, yesterday after you two left, I got called into the judges chamber." Patricia explained.
Sitting down as she tucked her hair behind her ear Devin asked.
"Is everything okay?"
"For now, Laura tried to get the case thrown out, she said Jazmine was no longer fit to stand trial."
"And the judge believed her?"
"No, she told her it was too late to plead insanity or for her to say she wasn't fit to stand trial, the judge gave her plenty of time to plead that and she didn't take it."
"That`s great news, so why did you call me?"
"Because I`m your lawyer and I wanted to let you know what`s going on at all times."
"Oh well thanks."
"Not to mention I`m your mother in law."
"But for how long?" Devin mumbled.
"Huh- baby you know you have to speak up, I`m getting old." Patricia replied.
"Nothing, thanks for letting me know, I`ll talk to you later."
"Oh, wait before we go, I should warn you that it does look like Laura`s going to play the mental illness card like Jess suggested she would." Patricia says.
"Okay?"
"It`s nothing we can`t handle, but that opens up for a lot of different options, they could find her guilt, not guilty, not guilty by reasons of insanity, which means she`ll get off completely or guilty but mentally ill, we want flat out guilty, but guilty but mentally ill isn't a bad verdict either, it just means they recognize that she is mentally ill, which she is, so she`ll do some time in the mental hospital until she`s stabilized then she`ll be sent to prison for the rest of her sentence." Patricia explains.
"What if they bring up the letter I wrote?" Devin asked.
"Then will deal with it then."
Devin lets out a deep sigh and then says.
"Well I have to go, I`m going to be late for work."
"Alright dear see you tomorrow."
"Alright, bye."
Standing up Devin grabs her purse and throws it over her shoulder, sliding her phone in as she began to walk to the writers lab. Zipping up her purse Devin then looks up and spots Joe walking in from the other side of the room, giving him a closed smile, causing them both to make eye contact. Devin cuts across the room to talk to Joe, but stops when she sees Joe taking a swift turn in the opposite direction.
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Walking into the lab Devin spots one of her male coworkers and says.
"Good morning Tyrone!"
Tyrone doesn't reply he continues with what he was doing.
Really confused Devin says.
"Tyrone, did you hear me?"
Tyrone looks up at her and rudely rolls his eyes.
"Whatever." Devin says walking away.
Walking to the other side of the conference table to the only other seat available Devin politely asked.
"Can I sit here?"
"When do you ever ask to sit somewhere?" Darcie asked with an attitude.
Pulling out the long black chair as she takes her seat Devin says.
"I was just trying to be polite."
In an awkward silence, Devin searches the room for the head writer turning to her coworker Devin asked.
"Where's Sara?"
Rolling her eyes Janae rudely replies.
"If you read the text she sent this morning, you would know she said she was going to be late."
Pulling her phone out really confused Devin says.
"I didn't get a text."
"Sure, you didn't."
Passing her phone Devin says.
"Do you want to check my phone?"
"No, it aint that serious."
"Okay what's up with everyone's attitude, I would blame it on Pmsing but then what would Tyrone's excuse be."
"Did you ever think it was something you did or said?!" Katie snapped.
"What did I do?"
Walking into the room, interrupting their conversation Sara says.
"Sorry guys, I had a meeting with Linda."
"How was that?" Devin asked.
"It was long; your name actually came up quite a few times."
Rolling her hazel eyes Darcie mumbles.
"Of course, it did."
"But that`s a conversation for another time, I have some news, Shane and Linda are looking to bring two new superstars from Nxt within this month."
"Who?" Tyrone asked.
"Tyler and Alexander Lobdell, Shane and Linda have really big plans for them or at least they want us to come up with big plans for them." Sara said.
"Of course, they are." Darcie said.
Snapping her head in offence Devin asked.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Is there a problem?" Sara asked.
Sending Devin, a death glare Darcie replied.
"No Ma`am."
"Like I was saying, Linda and Shane wants us to come up with something really good for them- Devin since they're your nephews."
"They could battle with the Uso in a twin thing OR they could team with Ray as a family thing, like we did some years ago."
"That battle of the twin idea sucks." Elaina said.
"I didn't say a ' battle of the twins' I said in a twin thing or something, meaning it didn't have to be that- but thanks for your in put." Devin said giving her a closed smile.
"Be nice girls!" Sara says
"Who was in charge of tonight's script?" Sara asked.
"I was." Matt said raising his hand.
Sara gives him an unpleasing look causing him to ask.
"Why, what's wrong with it?"
"It was- boring maybe you can get with Devin to help you on your script days."
"Or not."
"What was that?"
With an attitude, Matt said.
"Devin isn't the only good writer in here."
"But she is the only one who has experience with entertaining the crowed, so she knows what it takes."
Insulted by the fact that Sara just might have unintentionally implied that Devin was a better writer than most of them, offended the hell out of Eileen and the rest of the writers especially considering they had been doing this for years longer than Devin had, for them this was their first love unlike Devin who`s first love was wrestling itself.
"So, do we, this isn't our first day- we wrote her script too- remember." Eileen says.
"Actually, the best things she's said was from her." Sara said.
"Well why don't we just all quit and let Devin write everything." Tyrone said sarcastically.
"Speaking of Devin writing- Devin the bosses want you to write Joe's script for his interview, since you know him best and it comes out more natural when you do." Sara says.
"Yeah no problem."
Clapping her hands slowly and dramatically Tanya says.
"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the Devin Anoa`i show!"
"What is that supposed to mean?!" Devin asked.
"Everything is ALWAYS about you, has been ever since you walked in the door in 2013."
"That's not true!"
"Yes, it is!"
"The company kisses you're a** on a daily."
"You`ve had more days off and vacations then all of us will ever have combined, if that was any of us we`d get fired and yet your still here, wanna know why?"
Putting her finger up against her lip Devin says.
"Because I`m a better writer?
"Okay guys calm down, clearly everyone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, so let's just take a quick breather- or call it a day, I`ll rewrite the script." Sara said.
"Great." Devin said pushing away from the table angrily.
Walking out of the writer's room Devin lets out a harsh sigh as she ran her fingers through her long straight hair as she walks over to the table and drops her head into her hands.
"F**k this, I`m out of here!" Devin says getting up and walking to the exit.
"Hey Devi, where are you going?" Jez asked.
"Jez, I`m really not in the mood."
"In the mood for what Devi?"
"First off stop calling me Devi, second of all, leave me the hell a lone, I don't like you!"
"Who spit in your apple juice?" Jez asked as she watched her cousin storm off.
Walking to her car Devin could hear her name being called snapping around Devin says.
"What?!"
"Where are you going?" The red head asked with her hand on her hip.
"Home."
"You`re flying back to Pensacola?" Rachel asked.
Shaking her head Devin said.
"I meant Fairfield."
Wwe was in San Jose which is exactly an hour and fifteen minutes away.
"Where`s Joe?"
Devin shrugs and says.
"I haven't spoken to him since yesterday."
"Mmm, well we`re going!" Rachel says.
"Whatever." Devin says turning around.
Turning around Devin ran into something solid causing her to fall to the ground.
Looking up Devin said.
"Oh I`m sorry."
"You`re fine." Joe replied emotionless as he stuck his hand out to help her up.
Tucking her hair behind her ear Devin grabs his hand.
"Thanks." Devin said giving him a closed smile.
"No biggie." Joe says walking away.
A couple of minutes after he walks past her Devin turned to watch him as he entered the building and then quickly looking back a head of them. Which didn't go unnoticed by her two best friends who exchanged the same glare.
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Sitting in her car Devin instantly brings her head to her steering wheel and began to cry, as if she were the only person in the car, that or she just didn't care that they saw her crying. After a few minutes of shedding tears Devin sits back and up and wipes her tears and turns on her car. Once again Rocky and Rachel exchange glares.
Scooting up between the drivers and passenger seat Rocky asked.
"Are you okay Dev?"
Sniffing with her eyes glued to the road Devin replied.
"Yeah, I`m fine."
"But you just…"
"I said I`m fine!"
Throwing her hands up Rocky said.
"Okay."
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An hour into the drive Devin found herself reaching for her phone.
Answering her phone Devin says.
"Hello?"
"Devin, dear." Ezra says.
Glancing over to the passenger seat and seeing that Rachel was sleep and then glancing to the back seat and noticing Rocky too was fast asleep Devin replied.
"Yes dad."
"I need to ask of you a favor."
Rolling her eyes as if he could see her Devin asked.
"How much?"
"Huh?"
"How much money do you want?" Devin asked.
"No, it`s not that."
"Then what is it?"
"Promise you`ll say yes."
Looking to see if she could get over Devin said.
"I`m not promising anything until I know what you want."
"I want you to go see your mom."
Smacking her teeth Devin asked.
"Who told you to ask me this?"
"No one, I just think you should see her."
"Have you seen her?" Devin questioned.
"As a matter of fact, I have."
"And she`s still alive?"
"Dev, I know I messed the telling you what to do area in your life..."
"Yeah- you did."
"But I need for you to see your mom."
"Why, why do you neeeed- for me to see that woman?"
"She`s in the hospital Devin, and she might not ever leave it."
"That sucks for her."
"She`s changed Dev."
"Of course, she did, she`s staring the grim reaper in the eye."
"Dev, please, you always did do the right thing."
"You`re right, when I was 8, now I do what makes me happy."
"Alright well, I see you have your mom`s stubbornness, so I know there`s no talking you into doing it, so I`m going to go now."
"Bye dad."
"Bye hun."
After driving in complete silence for the next twenty minutes, as her two best friends slept, only a block from her Fairfield home Devin curses herself out in her head and turns the car around and begins driving to the hospital.
Devin slowly walks into her mother's hospital room with her two best friends, not really knowing what to expect, does she expect the mother she knew and stopped talking to some years ago, or the mother that people keep telling her about, either way she was about to find out.
"Hi Mom." Devin says softly.
"Devin." Beverly said with a wide smile on her face.
"How are you doing?" Devin asked.
"Not good, I`m really sick."
Not being able to take her eyes off the tubes stuck in her nose and the fact that she looked like death was in her very near future Devin couldn't help but ask.
"Do they think you`re going to die?"
"What a nice question to ask the sick- but no, they don't think I`m going to die, I could, but it's not likely." Bev said.
Devin gives her a closed smile.
"So where are the kids?"
"They're with Charlotte."
"So, when do I get to finally meet them?"
"I`m not sure yet."
"I understand…."
Noticing the red head and the brunette awkwardly standing behind her daughter Beverly asked.
"Who are they?"
Smacking herself on her forehead Devin says.
"Oh, these are my two best friends Rocky and Rachel."
Waving her hand Rachel says.
"Hi, Ms. Lobdell."
"Do you know how long you`re going to be in here?" Rocky asked.
"Until I`m better."
"Mmm."
Looking over to her daughter who is now awkwardly standing in the corner Beverly says.
"Devin."
"Yes mom."
"I`m sorry."
"For what?" Devin questioned.
Devin knew exactly what she was apologizing for she just wanted to hear her say why.
"For everything I put you through, I was a bad mom and I failed you."
Devin doesn't say anything because it was all true.
"I hope you could find it in your heart to forgive me."
"I forgive you Mama- I mean mom."
"You haven`t called me that since you were a little girl."
Tucking her hair behind her ear as she looked off to the side Devin said.
"Yeah I know."
After a few moments of an awkward silence Devin says.
"Alright mom, we have to go now, I`ll see you tomorrow, I should be heading back to work."
Devin leans over and kisses her mom.
"When are you leaving to go back home?"
"Probably tomorrow, I have so much stuff going on right now with court and stuff." Devin said walking towards the exit.
"Oh okay, well I love you baby." Beverly said watching her daughter leave.
Digging in her purse Devin pulls out her phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jess I`m going to be a little late to court tomorrow, I want to see mom one more time before I leave." Devin says.
"Okay that`s fine, as long as Joe`s there."
Devin looks back to her mom laying in her hospital bed with tubes stuck up her nose , quickly closing her eyes as she turned to walk out.
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Sitting with her legs crossed on her dad's couch and her son on her lap Devin says.
"I didn't say I didn't want to go because I was being mean, I just didn't want to go in and start feeling guilty for not being there for her when she needed me."
"Devin, sweetie no one blames you for not being here for your mom, especially not me, I walked away from her and didn't look back, remember." Ezra explains.
Laughing to herself Devin says.
"Yeah."
Watching his daughters face change especially when she didn't know he was staring at her Ezra knew something was wrong.
"What`s bothering you?"
Giving him a confused face Devin asked.
"Besides this and going to court?"
"Yeah besides that."
Shaking her head Devin says.
"Nothing, what makes you think somethings wrong?"
"Because I know you." Her dad replied.
Devin looks down to her son, playing with his hair Devin says.
"Hey Jay, why don't you go play with your sisters?"
Jumping down Joseph said.
"Kay."
Watching her son leave Devin lets out a sigh you could tell she had been holding it in for a while.
"Things with Joe and I aren't going so well."
Readjusting his self Ezra asked.
"How so?"
For a moment, she didn't say anything, for a moment, she couldn't find the words to use, but once she did, she just didn't want to hear the words, once she did let the words leave her lips.
"We`re separated."
Noticing how hard it was for her to say, her dad asked.
"You haven't told anyone about this, have you?"
"Besides Rocky and Rachel, no."
Pulling his daughter to his chest Ezra says.
"As long as you`re honest with him and yourself everything will be alright."
"I am being honest with myself."
"Then you don't have anything to worry about, everything will work out together in the end I promise."
Laying in her dad's chest Devin says.
"I should talk to you more often."
"You should, call anytime and I`ll answer, especially for you."
"Thanks dad."
"Anytime baby."
Looking up Devin asked.
"Can I spend the night- just for tonight, I want to see mom again tomorrow before I leave."
"You and your kids are always welcomed to stay at my house." Ezra replied.