Title: For love or country
Summary: Would you stay or run away?
Disclaimer: I own Stephanie Elizabeth Robertson but the rest are owned by the West Wing people
and Nicholas Bartello is owned by Lynda La Plante.Larry Joe Doherty belongs to himself.
Please review even if you are flaming me. I really need some help. Sorry for the bad language.
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At about 5:30am when the sun started coming up, I reached over to hug Nick and he was gone. I heard
the shower so I figured he must be in the bathroom. I got dressed and made my bed. By the time
I was finishing my makeup, Nick came out of the bathroom. He came up behind me and scared me half
to death.
"Ha ha ha. I got you so good, Stephanie Robertson."
"I'm going to kill you when I get done here, Nicholas Bartello!"
"I got a present for you."
"What?"
"Close your eyes."
So, I did. He put a necklace on me.
"Okay you can open your eyes, now."
So, I did. It was a beautiful snowflake necklace with a diamond in the middle.
"Oh Nick. It's gorgeous. Thank You."
"Your very welcome. There's only one thing I ask in return."
"What's that?"
"That I get one kiss."
"I think I can do that."
So, I kissed him. He,again, put his hand on the back of my head and deepened the kiss.
"Wow."
"If you think that's good, you should see what I do on our honeymoon."
"You thinkin' bout that already?"
"Yep."
"Ya know what we should do tonight?"
"What?"
"I'm going to show you some of the cooler nightclubs in Washington D.C."
"I can't wait to see what you're going to wear."
"I can tell you that I am going to be hot."
"My own little Nasty girl."
"Damn straight."
I was looking like a business woman. I had on a top+pants suit set with my hair being feathered.
I started walking down the hallway hand in hand with Nick having the most confidence in the world.
I had to go to court today to testify against the ass that raped me. The whole gang was going to
be there. Nick and I went to dads office.
"Hey Dad."
"Ready to go sweetheart?"
"Yep. Better now than never."
So, the whole gang loaded into the limosene. We finally got to the courthouse. My atturney was first.
"The court calls Stephanie Robertson to the stand."
They swore me in and I went up on the stand.
"Miss Robertson this incident happened on March 21,2003 correct?"
"Correct."
"Do you mind telling the court what you were doing at the time of the attack?"
"I was dancing with a good friend of mine."
"It is true that this friend of yours is now a boyfriend?"
"I don't see what that has to do with anything but Yes. He is my boyfriend."
"Are you sure Nicholas didn't have anything to do with the attack?"
"Positive. He would NEVER do anything like that."
"Do you mind telling the court the events of that night?"
"Well, I was dancing with Mr.Bartello. The Plantiff came up behind me and put a knife to my throat.
I, of course, was resisting as much as possible. He Said'quite the little fighter' and sliced me
above my chest but below my neck.Then he injected some kind of medicine in my arm that made my
muscles paralized or something. I kept asking him to let me go, that I could get him anything he
wanted. He dragged me out of the white house and into his car where he took me to his apartment.
It was on forty-seventh and willow. I kept thinking that I might not get out of there so I memorized
the street signs I saw. When we got to the apartment, he punched me halfway across the room and
threatend my life. He said give me what I want or die. I was still paralized from the meds. He
proceded to rape me 4 times. Once at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30pm and 12:40am. I remember those cause he
had a digital clock with bright green numbers beside his bed."
I was about to cry again but I kept telling myself'don't cry. you're stronger than that!'
"The next morning he dropped me off again at the white house."
"That'll be all Stephanie. Your witness."
The guys attourney came up to me.
"Miss Robertson, did you ever know my client before the attacks?"
"Not that I remember."
"Are you sure that it wasn't consentual sex?"
"Am I sure? Yes. I am VERY sure."
"My client said you weren't fighting it too much."
"Because I was still suffering from the medicine."
"Why didn't you run when he cut you at the State Dinner?"
"I was frozen with fear."
"Sure you were. The court has no more questions. You may step down."
I stepped down and sat back down by my attourney. We sat for an hour while the jury made their
decision.
"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
"Yes Your honor. In the Case of Robertson vs Yardler, the court finds Yardler guilty to the
charges of rape with intent to kill."
We sat while the judge made out his prison sentence.
"What you did Mr.Yardler was quite rude. You went and took advantage of someone who couldn't defend
themselves. I,Judge Larry Joe Doherty, find you Mr.Yardler to 25 years in prison with no chance of
parole."
I got up and hugged Nick and everyone. This thing was far from over but this was one hell of a great
start. We all went back to the White House. Nick stayed downstairs to talk to mom while Donna and
I went upstairs to pick out something for me to wear.
"We are going to be in the security room."
"Okay."
"You better take care of her or I swear on all holyness that I will have Secret Service kill you."
"I will take great care of her."
back upstairs......
"Ya know that Nick loves you very much, right?"
"Yeah. Whenever I'm around him,I feel safe like nothing bad will ever happen to me."
"Here it is!"
"Did you find my strappy thing?"
"Yep."
I went in got dressed. I was going to wear A tubetop that ties in the back and a really cool pair
of jeans. My shoes would be black. My hair was going to be in a curly bun. My makeup would be put
on lightly but be dark colors.
"You look so cute Steph."
"This is what I would wear to the clubs in Virginia."
We went downstairs.
"You two have to go through the tunel to get to the car."
"Okay.Bye Mom!"
"Bye."
Nick and I went and got in the car. Mom,Josh, and Donna all piled into another car.
We arrived at the club about 10minutes later. Mom,Josh,Donna all went to the security room and
Nick and I went on the dance floor.
"You look really hot tonight, Stephanie."
"I told you I would."
"You're wearing the necklace that I gave you."
"I told you that I would do that too. Now, Let's dance!"
In the security room.....
Josh was acting a little strange.
"Are you okay, Joshua Lymon?"
"You let her out of the house like that?She's only 16!"
"I think she looks cute."
"Do you want boys hanging off of her?"
"You won't have to worry about that. Nick'll kill them before they ever touch his girlfriend."
"Nice brother."
"He's like that with all of the people he loves."
back with me and Nick..........
"All right. We got a call this morning from a Nicholas Bartello saying that he was bringing a girl
who could belt it out. Stephanie Robertson, come on up here."
So, I did.
"Stephanie will be singing Toxic by Britney Spears."
So, I sung.
Baby Can't You see? I'm callin'
A guy like you should wear a warning'
It's dangerous I'm fallin'
There's no escape I can't wait
I need a hit baby gimme it
You're dangerous I'm lovin' it
To ride can't come down
Who's in my head spinnin' round and round
do you feel me now?
Oh the taste of your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
and I love what you do that you know that your toxic.
It's gettin' late to give you up
I took a sip from my devils cup
So lonely. It's takin' over me
To ride can't come down
It's in the air and it's all around
Can you feel me now?
Oh the taste or your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
and I love what you do that you know that your toxic.
The taste of your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
Intoxicate me now
With your lovin' now
I think I'm ready now
Everyone was screaming loudly. We heard gunshots and I 'hit' the ground. I had been shot in the
shoulder and stomach and it hurt like hell but I didn't care. I saw Nick grabbing his shoulder.
I tried to get over to talk to him, but as soon as I stood up, I fell right back down. The world
was starting to spin around me. It felt like I had been spinning around in circles and fell down.
I heard Josh, Mom, Donna, and Nick calling out my name. I tried to call back out to them but
it's has if no words came out of my mouth. You couldn't hear anything over the crowd.
They all ran up on stage and Josh called dad and eveyone else. here's how that phone call went.
"Hello?"
"Mr.President?"
"Josh what do ya need?"
"Stephanie and Nick have been shot."
"What hospital?"
"Angel of Mercy hospital."
"I'll be right there."
back with me....
The ambulance came.
Summary: Would you stay or run away?
Disclaimer: I own Stephanie Elizabeth Robertson but the rest are owned by the West Wing people
and Nicholas Bartello is owned by Lynda La Plante.Larry Joe Doherty belongs to himself.
Please review even if you are flaming me. I really need some help. Sorry for the bad language.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At about 5:30am when the sun started coming up, I reached over to hug Nick and he was gone. I heard
the shower so I figured he must be in the bathroom. I got dressed and made my bed. By the time
I was finishing my makeup, Nick came out of the bathroom. He came up behind me and scared me half
to death.
"Ha ha ha. I got you so good, Stephanie Robertson."
"I'm going to kill you when I get done here, Nicholas Bartello!"
"I got a present for you."
"What?"
"Close your eyes."
So, I did. He put a necklace on me.
"Okay you can open your eyes, now."
So, I did. It was a beautiful snowflake necklace with a diamond in the middle.
"Oh Nick. It's gorgeous. Thank You."
"Your very welcome. There's only one thing I ask in return."
"What's that?"
"That I get one kiss."
"I think I can do that."
So, I kissed him. He,again, put his hand on the back of my head and deepened the kiss.
"Wow."
"If you think that's good, you should see what I do on our honeymoon."
"You thinkin' bout that already?"
"Yep."
"Ya know what we should do tonight?"
"What?"
"I'm going to show you some of the cooler nightclubs in Washington D.C."
"I can't wait to see what you're going to wear."
"I can tell you that I am going to be hot."
"My own little Nasty girl."
"Damn straight."
I was looking like a business woman. I had on a top+pants suit set with my hair being feathered.
I started walking down the hallway hand in hand with Nick having the most confidence in the world.
I had to go to court today to testify against the ass that raped me. The whole gang was going to
be there. Nick and I went to dads office.
"Hey Dad."
"Ready to go sweetheart?"
"Yep. Better now than never."
So, the whole gang loaded into the limosene. We finally got to the courthouse. My atturney was first.
"The court calls Stephanie Robertson to the stand."
They swore me in and I went up on the stand.
"Miss Robertson this incident happened on March 21,2003 correct?"
"Correct."
"Do you mind telling the court what you were doing at the time of the attack?"
"I was dancing with a good friend of mine."
"It is true that this friend of yours is now a boyfriend?"
"I don't see what that has to do with anything but Yes. He is my boyfriend."
"Are you sure Nicholas didn't have anything to do with the attack?"
"Positive. He would NEVER do anything like that."
"Do you mind telling the court the events of that night?"
"Well, I was dancing with Mr.Bartello. The Plantiff came up behind me and put a knife to my throat.
I, of course, was resisting as much as possible. He Said'quite the little fighter' and sliced me
above my chest but below my neck.Then he injected some kind of medicine in my arm that made my
muscles paralized or something. I kept asking him to let me go, that I could get him anything he
wanted. He dragged me out of the white house and into his car where he took me to his apartment.
It was on forty-seventh and willow. I kept thinking that I might not get out of there so I memorized
the street signs I saw. When we got to the apartment, he punched me halfway across the room and
threatend my life. He said give me what I want or die. I was still paralized from the meds. He
proceded to rape me 4 times. Once at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30pm and 12:40am. I remember those cause he
had a digital clock with bright green numbers beside his bed."
I was about to cry again but I kept telling myself'don't cry. you're stronger than that!'
"The next morning he dropped me off again at the white house."
"That'll be all Stephanie. Your witness."
The guys attourney came up to me.
"Miss Robertson, did you ever know my client before the attacks?"
"Not that I remember."
"Are you sure that it wasn't consentual sex?"
"Am I sure? Yes. I am VERY sure."
"My client said you weren't fighting it too much."
"Because I was still suffering from the medicine."
"Why didn't you run when he cut you at the State Dinner?"
"I was frozen with fear."
"Sure you were. The court has no more questions. You may step down."
I stepped down and sat back down by my attourney. We sat for an hour while the jury made their
decision.
"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
"Yes Your honor. In the Case of Robertson vs Yardler, the court finds Yardler guilty to the
charges of rape with intent to kill."
We sat while the judge made out his prison sentence.
"What you did Mr.Yardler was quite rude. You went and took advantage of someone who couldn't defend
themselves. I,Judge Larry Joe Doherty, find you Mr.Yardler to 25 years in prison with no chance of
parole."
I got up and hugged Nick and everyone. This thing was far from over but this was one hell of a great
start. We all went back to the White House. Nick stayed downstairs to talk to mom while Donna and
I went upstairs to pick out something for me to wear.
"We are going to be in the security room."
"Okay."
"You better take care of her or I swear on all holyness that I will have Secret Service kill you."
"I will take great care of her."
back upstairs......
"Ya know that Nick loves you very much, right?"
"Yeah. Whenever I'm around him,I feel safe like nothing bad will ever happen to me."
"Here it is!"
"Did you find my strappy thing?"
"Yep."
I went in got dressed. I was going to wear A tubetop that ties in the back and a really cool pair
of jeans. My shoes would be black. My hair was going to be in a curly bun. My makeup would be put
on lightly but be dark colors.
"You look so cute Steph."
"This is what I would wear to the clubs in Virginia."
We went downstairs.
"You two have to go through the tunel to get to the car."
"Okay.Bye Mom!"
"Bye."
Nick and I went and got in the car. Mom,Josh, and Donna all piled into another car.
We arrived at the club about 10minutes later. Mom,Josh,Donna all went to the security room and
Nick and I went on the dance floor.
"You look really hot tonight, Stephanie."
"I told you I would."
"You're wearing the necklace that I gave you."
"I told you that I would do that too. Now, Let's dance!"
In the security room.....
Josh was acting a little strange.
"Are you okay, Joshua Lymon?"
"You let her out of the house like that?She's only 16!"
"I think she looks cute."
"Do you want boys hanging off of her?"
"You won't have to worry about that. Nick'll kill them before they ever touch his girlfriend."
"Nice brother."
"He's like that with all of the people he loves."
back with me and Nick..........
"All right. We got a call this morning from a Nicholas Bartello saying that he was bringing a girl
who could belt it out. Stephanie Robertson, come on up here."
So, I did.
"Stephanie will be singing Toxic by Britney Spears."
So, I sung.
Baby Can't You see? I'm callin'
A guy like you should wear a warning'
It's dangerous I'm fallin'
There's no escape I can't wait
I need a hit baby gimme it
You're dangerous I'm lovin' it
To ride can't come down
Who's in my head spinnin' round and round
do you feel me now?
Oh the taste of your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
and I love what you do that you know that your toxic.
It's gettin' late to give you up
I took a sip from my devils cup
So lonely. It's takin' over me
To ride can't come down
It's in the air and it's all around
Can you feel me now?
Oh the taste or your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
and I love what you do that you know that your toxic.
The taste of your lips I wanna ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under
Oh the taste of a poison paradise
I'm addicted to you Don't you know that your toxic?
Intoxicate me now
With your lovin' now
I think I'm ready now
Everyone was screaming loudly. We heard gunshots and I 'hit' the ground. I had been shot in the
shoulder and stomach and it hurt like hell but I didn't care. I saw Nick grabbing his shoulder.
I tried to get over to talk to him, but as soon as I stood up, I fell right back down. The world
was starting to spin around me. It felt like I had been spinning around in circles and fell down.
I heard Josh, Mom, Donna, and Nick calling out my name. I tried to call back out to them but
it's has if no words came out of my mouth. You couldn't hear anything over the crowd.
They all ran up on stage and Josh called dad and eveyone else. here's how that phone call went.
"Hello?"
"Mr.President?"
"Josh what do ya need?"
"Stephanie and Nick have been shot."
"What hospital?"
"Angel of Mercy hospital."
"I'll be right there."
back with me....
The ambulance came.