Disclaimer: I don't own Adam Copeland or Jason Reso. I do however, own Heather and Brad.



Chapter 2

The Truth



"Heather. What did you want to talk to me about?" Adam asked me, when we were away from the table. "There's something I have to tell Jay and I need your help telling him." I said quietly. " Heather. Whatever you need to tell him, he'll understand." "No he won't Adam. It's all my fault." I cried. "Shh...sweetie. What's all your fault?" Adam whispered, hugging me. "Brad, he's not as nice as he made himself out to be." I started. "Heather, does he hit you?" Adam asked. I could see the anger in his eyes. "Yeah, and when I get home tonight, he's really going to hit me for being here with you and Jay." I said, crying yet again. "Heather. I swear to you that Brad is never going to lay a hand on you again." Adam said, while hugging me. "Come on, let's get Jay and head out of here." He finished, as we walked back to the booth.

"Jay. We need to talk to you, but this isn't the place for it." Adam said, as we got back to my brother. "Angel, what's wrong?" Jay asked, wrapping his arms around me in a hug. "Can we talk about this in the car?" I asked quietly. "Yeah, come on." Jay said, guiding me out of the diner, while Adam paid the bill.

Once we finally got inside the car, Adam couldn't figure out the electric key unlock, Jay turned around in the backseat and made me look him in the eye. "Alright Heather Marie, tell me what's going on." "Okay, but first you have to promise you won't interrupt." I said, knowing full well that when I tell him he's going to explode. "I promise. Now come on." Jay said, getting impatient. "Okay, my boyfriend Brad he gets really jealous if he sees me talking to any other guys or if I wear certain outfits, he thinks I'm going to try and find another man." I said, while looking him in the eye. When I said this to him, is when I noticed his eyes getting darker in anger. It's this next part, however, that's going to be hard to tell him. "When he feels I'm 'getting out of hand' as he likes to say, that's when he starts to hit me." I finished, saying the last part really fast, hoping he wouldn't understand me. "That son of a bitch. I'll kill him." Jay exploded, unfortunately he understood. "Jay please calm down. There's more and I need you to help me." When I said this, Jay and Adam both yelled, "There's more?!" "Yes, there's more. Brad has never been a stable guy, I want to get out but I'm afraid he'll come after me and try to kill me if I do. I've left him before and went back home but he followed me." I said quietly. "You're moving in with me and Denise." Jay replied quickly. "Do you think she'll mind?" I asked, knowing full well that my sister-in-law wouldn't care in the least. "Heather Marie. What do you think?" Jay asked, like he truly thought I was stupid. "I just don't want to put you guys in danger like that. When I went back again, he beat the shit out of me and threatened to kill me and anyone who tries to help me." I cried, not wanting to put my brother and Adam in danger.

"Angel, listen to me." Jay said, as Adam pulled the car into our parents driveway. "You are my little sister. I will not have some freak show putting his hands on you." Jay told me, as he pulled me out of the car.

"Heather. Jay's right, you don't deserve to have some loser use you as his own punching bag." Adam said, falling in step with me. "I know Addy, but I also know what he's capable of doing, and if he finds me..." I started but Jay interrupted. "Heather, I will not let him find you. If you have to, you'll go on the road with us." He finished, as we all walked into the house.

"Have I ever told you why I call you Angel?" Jase asked me later, as we were getting ready to watch a movie. "No. I just assumed you wanted a nickname for me." I told him honestly. "Well that's part of it, but there's another reason." Jay chuckled, before he went on. "The other reason is because when I was 11 and you were 6 we had that Christmas play at church and you were an angel. You were so beautiful as an angel, that I decided that you would be my angel." He finished, as I started crying yet again. "I didn't mean to make you cry, Heather." Jay said, giving me a hug. "I know, but it was nice to hear. I haven't heard alot of stuff like that in a while." I said, drying my tears and turning the movie on, and signaling to my brother that I was done talking.

When I got up the next morning, I could hear some arguing downstairs and the closer I got to the stairs, the more I started to recognize the voice. Just then Adam came flying up the stairs. "Heather, get into your room now." He whispered, as he shoved me back into my room. "What's going on?" I asked, already afraid of the answer. "Brad showed up here this morning looking for you, since you didn't go home last night." Adam answered back. "Stay here while I go back downstairs and help Jay." Adam ordered. "Lock your door as well." He finished, and was gone before I could blink.

"Damn it. I know she's here. She was with you guys yesterday. Now tell me where in the hell she is." Brad screamed. "She's not here. Why do you care so much where she's at?" Jay yelled back at him. "Simple, because she's my property and I want her back." Brad said stupidly. Unbeknownst to Brad, that was a dumb thing to say. It just pissed Jay off even more. "She is not your property." Jay screamed, as he slammed Brad into the wall. "She is a human being, not your punching bag. If you so much as come near her again, or if I hear you spoke her name, I'll use YOU as MY personal punching bag. Got it?" Jay asked. Emphasizing his point, by shoving him into the wall. Finally, Adam was able to break it up. "Jay man come on. Let's just concentrate on Heather." Adam said, as he pulled Jay off Brad. "Don't come near her again." Adam said, as he threw Brad out.