Chapter 5- Lover's spat.
As the lights were turned out, Joey got to wondering. If everyone thought that Ryan and her were lovers that could pose a serious problem for her. Ryan was a security risk.
It would make her seem weak. And that she was favouring a certain dick. Would she have to take another lover? It was within her power. And Ryan would understand. It was all about image.
She slowly fell asleep thinking who else would fit into her grand scheme of things. Who else could she play, and understand the same way that she did Ryan.
The Next morning
It's morning- -get up, and vacate your pods Came the pleasant voice over the loud speaker.
" Great another fucked up morning" Joey said in greeting to herself.
Everyone slowly exited their pods. It was time for roll call. The only eventful thing that ever happened was to see people shank one another. Or to find someone who killed themselves or their cell-mate in their sleep.
The only good thing Joey liked about lockdown every night, was that she didn't share her cell with anyone, so she was going to wake up in the morning.
Well so far, I have not been shanked yet. Joey thought to herself. Nobody had tried to attack her in the shower, she'd talked to McManus about getting a combo lock placed on the shower, one that locked from the inside. He said that he'd think about it.
When looking down the line at Cyril, he gave her a smile and a small wave. She kind of wondered why that gentle soul was in prison in the first place. That a jury could find in capable for hurting anybody.
Although she could never let herself forget, as much as she liked both of the O'Riley brothers they were in prison for a reason, just like everyone here. This wasn't a maximum security or anything, but there were rapists, murderers and thieves amongst them.
"No" Joey said softly to herself, she couldn't think that way. Or else she would never get out of here.
The cafeteria
She got in line, avoiding both brothers, she needed time to think to herself. Her physical was scheduled for today. And the implications of a relationship with Ryan were still very fresh in her mind.
Infirmary
"Hey. I hear that you've been hanging out with Ryan at lot lately." The female doctor cautioned
"Yea and I've heard about you. You're the doctor that he was screwing. Had your husband killed, or so I've heard" Joey said then laughed evilly.
"You're evil" She said shocked
"Hunny, this is prison, what did you expect? For me to be like a bed of roses? Are you even aware of what I was convicted of?" Joey joked evilly with her
"So, I think I'll get back to my work now" The female doctor said and began her routine physical. She liked to know what physical shape each prisoner what is. It helped with the benchmarking when they came in bleeding and claiming that they were dying.
"Could I ask you for an STD's test?" Joey asked "or do I have to do through McManus?"
"Do you have any reason to suspect you might be infected with anything?" The doctor asked.
"Let me put it to you this way. I've lived on the streets for a few years. The idea that I might have caught something isn't something foreign" Joey told her.
"Have you ever had any testing for HIV or any other sexually transmitted diseases done before?" She asked cautiously.
"Yes, when I started cage fighting. Just to make sure. That was a few years ago. I also had a very thorough physical when I joined the Marine Corps." Joey explained
"You don't have a file with the department of corrections or the department of health. Where is your medical file?" the doctor asked.
"In a safety deposit box, in a bank" Joey told her
"And why pray tell is it there?" The good doctor asked
"I don't believe in organized institutions" Joey told her. It wasn't like a big deal or anything. More like something her father had taught her, that doctors were only as good as you paid them. And since the government paid hospital doctors they not easily trusted.
"I'll give you the test, along with a pap smear. It's a good thing you brought this up. But this wouldn't have anything to do with why Ryan came in here two days ago asking for the same thing" the doctor asked
"I wouldn't know. I'm not the master of Ryan." Joey said. Letting the veiled threat of her presence as Ryan's ex-lover sink in for the good old doctor.
"He's violent and prone to possessive tendencies" the doctor warned from her own experience with the inmate.
"You'd be surprised how I like my men, wild, and able to let lose the animal inside of them" Joey said taunting the doctor.
Every bit of warning the doctor thought to give to the other female was thrown back in her face; she didn't even know why she was helping the other woman. Only knew that as a physician she had the responsibility to help those who couldn't help themselves. And she saw Joey as someone in need. Although Joey never thought herself in need of help from anybody. But then again that could be on the reasons she was there in the first place.
"As interesting as that is, I don't really care, just be warned. I've done my part. Are you ready for the exam?" She asked and led the other women to an examination room away from the eyes of the general population.
Joey's shower
After her visit with the doctor, Ryan's ex lover it left a stale taste in her mouth. She also didn't like other people touching her body. So here she was in her own private room showering.
McManus had to get approval for a lock from the prison's warden. But for him the idea seemed to be okay. Which was good, and then she'd finally have a place where she could go.
She thought she heard someone come into the shower area. And once again Ryan stripped down and joined her in the shower.
"You know we got to stop meeting like this" Joey joked with him and continued showering.
"How'd your exam go? A little bird told me that you're not partial to having other people touch you" Ryan said and ran his hands over her body
"I don't seem to have a problem with your hands" Joey said and ignored the feel of his soft hands; they'd never be callused because inside the prison there wasn't much in the way of manual labour.
"Funny" He said but didn't stop "so what happened? How'd the exam go?" He asked getting back to the reason he was here
"As well as expected, I got a lecture on the need for abstinence, then an offer to put me on birth control, I accept. But the requisition is going to have go through McManus so I don't know" She told him honestly
"Did you get tested?" He asked. It had been a while since he'd had a female between his legs. And he was getting hard and having trouble sleeping with the thought of having another one, especially one so female.
"Yes, very extensively I don't think there's a place she could have missed. She poked and prodded. And I remembered why I hated health care professionals." She when on to explain
"I got my test done two days ago. They should have it back early next week." Ryan explained. He really wanted her and he was hoping he could convince her to "Service" him before they got the tests back, just to help relieve some of the stress.
"Do you want to have children?" Joey asked while turning off the shower and getting out to dry off and get changed
"Maybe one day when I'm not in prison" Ryan told her, the question threw him for a moment, and the life he could have flashed before his eyes.
"Is there any chance that you might be able to get out? I mean I've heard that you've done some seriously bad things" Joey explained, she was trying to gauge his violent reactions. Being beaten like her childhood didn't appeal to her, and knowing the guy before he got to accustomed to certain pleasures was a safeguard against that type of suppression.
"Anything's possible. Why do you ask?" Ryan asked confused. A few days ago he had a willing partner. Now it was like she didn't want anything to do with him.
"Well until I get the results of my tests back. And the requisition from McManus I'm not going to be sleeping with anybody. I don't plan on having children while I'm in prison" Joey said explaining her position to him
"I honestly had never thought about the ramifications of having sex with you" Ryan admitted, all he had though about was getting her.
"Don't worry. If everything goes well, and you can wait a little while longer, you might have a fuck buddy" Joey said to put it crudely.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I got things I need to be doing" Joey told him. Now fully dressed to his nakedness, and walked out leaving him standing there confused.
"Women" Ryan swore under this breath. He got dried off, and redressed in time to see her walking out of Em city to go and talk to Said in isolation.
Said's cell in isolation
"So have you come up with an answer to my position" Said said
"Not even waiting for the pleasantries?" Joey said and swore in Arabic to him
"Don't give me that" Said when defensive after she swore at him and called him a bastard
"But yes I've a lot of thought to your proposal. And I have come up with one question. You answer it correctly and I'll be your spy" Joey told him
At the thought of having her in the fold, he was partially salivating. He only wondered what her question would be. "All answer anything within reason" he said
"Alright, my question is simply. Who is going to protect me when I rat on your men?" Joey asked
She asked for the answer to the one question he hadn't yet planned out, nor knew the answer too.
"You make a good point. My men wouldn't want to protect you from anybody once you inform me of their dealings. What if I promise you that nobody will know about our association?" Said promised
"Ah yes, but there is already a problem with that. People do know. And nobody here is stupid. Slow maybe, but don't under estimate anybody, you should know that by now" Joey taunted him
"Well then I guess this means that you wont be working for me, now will you be receiving my protection" Said finally said.
Joey didn't comment, no finally parting shot that she was known for. Nothing she quietly took her leave. Only one that knew her well could speculate that she was planning something.
