I ran in the house after Dominic. "Dom," I whispered as I grabbed the bottom of his shirt and held tight. "Don't tell him, please..." I pleaded.

Dom whipped around and glared at me. "Tell me why I shouldn't!" he growled. "You've done nothing but bad for Jesse, you could have gotten him killed. He has the fucking right to know the shit you did on him," he whispered angrily.

I pushed Dom out of the way and started up the steps towards the bedrooms, but turned and looked at him. "I know you think you're all high and mighty, Dominic... but the truth is I have just as much shit on you," I challenged.

"Well how about I just tell Jesse what I have on you, and we'll see what kind of shit you can start for me," he challenged back, taking a few steps up the stairs.

I grinned. 'Finally getting my chance at this dick head's life, after he damn near ruined mine. Its about fucking time,' I thought. "Fine Dominic, how about when you fucked around on Letty. The first time, you know – with Vince's WIFE," I said grinning widely. "And then, when you took Brian out to a club – got him so drunk he cheated on Mia. Oh, or the second time you cheated on Letty......"

By the time I finished that, Letty stormed up to Dominic and punched him hard in his mouth. He brushed the blood, now beginning to spill, off his lip. Dom turned and looked at Letty. "Baby, don't listen to her – she's just jealous our relationship is better than hers..."

"Dominic, I heard everything," she growled, tears trickling down her cheeks. Letty just brushed them away as if they were nothing, as if the situation only pissed her off and didn't hurt her. "I overheard you talking to Sadie before you drug her outside. Don't try to bullshit me, Dominic. I knew you were cheating on me, I just needed the admittance."

I stood there, wide-eyed and shocked, and then smiled. "You ruined my life, Dom, and it's about due time for yours to get fucked, too."

Dominic whipped around quick and looked at me. Within a second my throat was in his hand, and my body shoved up against the wall. "Well you, Pumpkin, you fucked Tran. Oh, that's right. I bet you didn't tell Letty about that one. You and Jesse broke up for what – a week? And you ran to your old pal Johnny Tran. Looks like we're both in the same boat, because there's no doubt Jesse won't find out..."

Letty grabbed Dominic's arm. "Put her down, Dominic," she growled menacingly.

"And what the fuck if I don't?" he said as he gripped my throat tighter.

Jesse walked out of his bedroom in a pair of boxer's and socks. He wiped at his eyes, trying to clear away the blurriness of being asleep the past two hours. "What's going on--" Jesse stopped and glared at Dominic. He flung himself down the steps and right onto Dominic. "What the fuck are you doing to Sadie?" he screamed as he pinned Dominic to the ground. "You've been too aggressive lately, man knock it off."

Letty and I latched onto one another, and just looked on at Jesse and Dominic in silence. I was afraid of what Dominic might say, and how Jesse might react. "Don't worry," Letty whispered into my ear. "Trust me."

"Dominic I want you to stop this shit, right fucking now," he screamed into Dominic's face. "Whatever is bugging you, you need to just let it fucking go, man."

"And if you knew your girlfriend had fucked Johnny Tran, will you let that shit go..." Dominic mumbled. He looked dead at me; square in my eyes. Somewhat of a challenge, I suppose.

Jesse got up off of Dominic and stared at me hard. "Sadie?" he questioned. "What's Dominic talking about?" He took a step towards me. Letty just looked at Dominic like he was a bastard. I shook my head, and brushed away a tear that was trickling down my cheek. "Sadie... tell me what's going on."

"Dominic, you're a prick, I can't believe I ever saw anything in you," Letty growled as she stalked past him. He got up and followed after her, pleading behind her and trying to hold her hands.

Jesse sat down and patted the seat next to him. "I'm not going to get angry yet, or scream at you, none of that. Just... tell me what's going on," Jesse said as I stood in front of him. He grabbed hold of both my hands and cupped them to his.

I pulled my hands from his grasp and cried quietly to myself. Finally, after a few minutes I decided there was no getting away from it, and started telling him the truth. "Jesse... you knew I had been friends with Johnny, right? Since I was young, you know, before I knew how bad he was. When I was too young to see through his nice-guy act and realize what a dick he was? When you and I broke up for those few weeks, I didn't know what to do. I ran away, my mom didn't even know where I was... no one did. Well, that's not true... one person knew. Johnny took me in. He said he'd help me get on my feet and be my own person. Little did I know he was going to try to turn me into something I never wanted to be. His girlfriend."

I stopped and took a sharp, deep breath in. Jesse looked at me, tears welling at his eyes. He blinked them away. He nodded slowly, "And?" he asked inquisitively. He obviously didn't really want to know – but he knew he had to.

"Mind if I get a cigarette?" I asked him. He shook his head, and I reached into my pocket and pulled out a pack of Marlboro Milds, and took one out. I lit it, and inhaled it deep into my lungs. "Anyway, long or short version?" I asked him. He looked at me like I think you know... so I continued. "After a few days it was obvious to me what he wanted, and I couldn't give it to him. I couldn't have sex with him. I couldn't be with him. For a week I tried to avoid him – in his fucking house – I tried to stay away from him. That was an impossible feat I failed to do. One night he came home drunk after losing a race, and he took it out on me. He was mad that I was in love with you, mad that he lost; mad that he couldn't have me. He beat me – and then he raped me. I didn't want to tell you because I thought you'd be mad at me. I've been mad at myself for years."

I sniffed my nose and tried to fight back the tears, but they were already streaming down my face, and I hadn't even noticed. Jesse brushed them off my face and looked completely and utterly angry. "Jesse, I swear I love you and I had no intentions..."

"Baby," Jesse interrupted. "It wasn't your fault, and I'm not mad at you. Tran's going to pay for what he did to you." Jesse cupped my face in his hands and pulled me close to him as I cried on his chest. "Baby I swear it wasn't your fault, baby calm down," he cooed. We stayed that way for hours, I guess... until I fell asleep exhausted.

I woke up during the morning, lying on the couch with a blanket up to my chest. Jesse was no where in sigh. I searched the house high and low, and asked everyone if they'd seen him. No one had. I came face to face with Dominic. "Dominic, I don't care how much we hate each other right now – but you better find Jesse. He's going to kill Johnny Tran."