Chapter Fifty Four
I'm
gonna blow everythin' you know
About Me, Myself and I
I'm gonna
break, really gonna shake
Your world, turn it upside down
I'm
gonna make sure that you're on the floor
When the cops will come
around
Scandal 'Us - Me, Myself and I
The ladies toilets were the perfect place for Sam to do what she had been planning for the past two hours. The aim of the game was to get Jenny O'Malley alone in the bathroom, which was why she was hiding out in one of the stalls texting furiously on her phone. Sam could prove that Jenny's bruising was caused by a door to the face, she just couldn't prove how the door had actually connected.
Sam was pretty sure that Jenny's injury was self inflicted, although Jenny's statement said that Mia had actually attacked her. Sam wasn't sure about how thorough IAB really were with their investigation so she didn't want to leave any room for them to bumble it.
It wasn't helping that Mia was completely out of the loop. Sam had tried texting and calling but the other woman's phone was turned off. Danny had informed both her and Mac this morning that he had taken Mia home after finding her at some bar in the Upper Eastside, so Sam was comforted by the fact her friend was safe.
She had received a text from Flack not long ago saying he was en route to Mia's to talk her into returning to the Lab in order to talk things over with Mac. The truth was Mia needed a alibi, something creditable that would put her in view of several people. The truth was Sam didn't know where Mia had been heading that day, or if she had looped back.
Sam wouldn't blame Mia for slamming a door in Jenny's face, in face she'd actually have helped set it up. Jenny had been a vindictive bitch since shed discovered Patrick' infidelity, although Sam used that term loosely. After some of the things Sam had heard Jenny say to Mia, or about her she wondered how the hell the other woman kept her cool.
Mia simply stated she was used to it when she'd asked the other woman before shrugging it off. Sam always thought that Jenny was inconsequential to Mia. Mia didn't care enough about the vile woman to register what she was actually saying. Mia's relationship with Patrick had between the two of them; Jenny didn't have a hand in it.
The drugs however...
Mac was playing his cards close to his chest on that one. Whenever Sam asked, he always waved her away and said he was working on it. He even had Chad in on it. No matter how she tried to bribe him, there wasn't a chance in hell she could get a sensible answer.
Thankfully Aiden was back from her vacation today, so Sam would have someone to bounce ideas off, or at least to bitch too. Aiden didn't have a clue what had been going on in the labs the past few days and Sam was hoping to enlighten her. Hawkes was a good listener, but his responses were some times too rational. She needed to steam and vent but with Hawkes he was always soothing, and she found herself calming around him. That was until she got into work and saw Jenny O'Malley working back at the reception desk all over again.
Hiding in the bathrooms was probably not the best idea she'd ever had, but Jenny needed to be knocked down a peg or two, especially after the smug grin she'd been carrying around along with that black eye and the 'I told you so's' she seemed to be issuing left, right and center at people whom had defended Mia from Jenny's onslaught. The other woman needed to be shaken up a little, especially after what she had persistently put her friend through.
Especially since she'd given up the baby for adoption.
The baby that she had used to trap Patrick, the baby she'd used to destroy her friend's relationship. No child should be used that way, and then handed to the system. Sam was disgusted by Jenny O'Malley. She wished Patrick was alive so he could see what had become of his ex-wife; she wished he was here to help out Mia through the rough patches. He's certainly given her the stability she needed in their short relationship.
The two of them had loved each other, she saw little doubt in that, she still remembered her friend's horrified expression as she stared at his twisted body on the road in front of her. Sheldon's remorse at the situation weighed heavily on him, as the situation itself had on Sam.
The door to the bathroom opened, the third time in fifteen minutes and Sam found herself ducking her head underneath the gap between the floor and the stall door in order to get a glimpse of the person's shows. Black spike heels with white stitching and tan tights. Yep, that was Jenny.
Sam heard the other woman pause by the mirrors, obviously checking her make up. Sam unlocked the door to her cubicle and opened the door. Jenny glanced up in the mirror seeing Sam lingering behind her, arms folded and eyebrows raised.
"That's some nice bruising you've got going on there." Sam remarked dryly.
Jenny didn't turn around; she merely pursed her lips together and applied more red lipstick.
"You've heard the story by now." Jenny stated taking out her silver compact and flipping it open.
"You know I find it odd now looking at it. It seems almost square, as if you were hit by a door." Sam uttered, watching as Jenny's hand freeze for a second before she dabbed powder on her nose.
"Maybe you should ask Mia what happened." Jenny sniped.
"How about I tell you what happened?" Sam offered, tilting her head to one side. "You slammed a door into your own face, and I have the evidence to prove it."
Jenny swung around to face Sam, her right hand on her hip as she cocked it.
"If that were true you wouldn't be here telling me the focal point for your case." Jenny pointed out.
"Actually I'm here to tell you that H.R is waiting for you at your desk, they want you out by the end of the day. It appears you've been a very naughty girl keeping all those illicit images on your work computer." Samantha tutted, wagging her finger.
Jenny's eyes narrowed as she stared at Sam. Her features twisted cruelly as she spoke.
"What the hell happened to you, Sam? Don stopped screwing around with you so you take up with some rich whore and turn on me?"
Sam didn't even think, she simply reacted. Her palm was open as her arm swung connecting suddenly with Jenny's cheek. The noise reverberated through the room as the other woman clasped the side of her face, gasping.
"Jesus Christ, I have been wanted to do that for so god damn long. You deserve worse than this Jenny, for everything you've done. Not just to Mia or Patrick, but to that baby too. You're despicable." Sam snarled before turning her back on the other woman and treading towards the exit.
"Oh, by the way." Sam said, pausing in the doorway. "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."
Thankies to Sparky for betaing and all of you for reading. If your into Law and Order check out my Criminal Intent story!
Sam: lol the poll is exactly level. It's interesting to see people's opinions.
Laurisha: It's not just Danny that hurts her, it's the other way around. Flack is anything but the perfect guy sometimes!
Bear: thankies very much!
KJL: lol that made me smile, I'm glad I made you week!
Blue: lol I agree. It's what she is in casual time.
NIk: lol I agree with you, I know what you mean. ALthough I love Danny and Mia!
Supernatural: lol Yes he did he got a banning order and abuse back!
CSI: Thankies, i'm glad you appreciate my work.
Dreamer: Thanks!
