One Week Later
Jessie cracked one eye open and looked at the window. The mood outside that morning seemed to set the tone for the day. It was the day they'd go to Boston for the start of the trial. She wasn't looking forward to it but there was no way she'd back out either. She laid there a few more minutes before John came and knocked on the door "babygirl" he said quietly coming to sit beside her on the bed "are you read to get up and face the day?"
"No" Jessie said, sitting up "but I gotta anyway" she leaned on John and he wrapped his arms around her in a hug, giving her the strength to get through the day. He knew she'd need it if she was gonna make it through this whole awful ordeal.
"Ok babygirl you go get dressed and all and come down for breakfast. We'll have to leave after that to get there in time to meet with Mr. Stevens" Mr. Stevens was the lawyer set to handle Jessie's case. He had been assigned to the case by Vince McMahon after he found out about the trial. Stevens had been the one to win all the cases for the WWE and Vince had complete faith that he could win the case for Jessie.
"Ok daddy. Do I have to dress up?" Jessie asked so she'd know what to pick out to wear. John stopped in the door way where he had been making his way out and looked back at Jessie.
"Not til tomorrow. Today we're just gonna be at the hotel talking to Mr. Stevens so you can just wear whatever. It's raining outside though so you might wanna dress warm, I went outside to get the paper and I was in just my boxers and it was COLD" John proved his point by acting like he was shivering. Jessie laughed at him and picked out her clothes for the day. She got some jeans with butterflies on the pockets, a Ruck Fules T-shirt, Stevie's Ramme chunky heeled boots, an RKO thermal long sleeved shirt and also laid out an RKO sweat shirt incase she got cold. She took the clothes into the bathroom and took her bath.
When Jessie came out of the bathroom she followed her nose to the kitchen. John was at the stove cooking pancakes and Trish, Alexis, and Randy were at the table talking quietly. They were all dressed and ready to face the day. They all looked over at Jessie when she entered. Jessie smiled at them and went to go grab a glass out of the cabinet to fix some juice. When she reached up into the cabinet the back of her shirt rode up a bit.
"Are you wearing RKO boxers?" Randy asked, smirking at Jessie. She got her juice and sat beside him.
"Yep" she said plainly "Daddy Randy's looking at my underwear" Jessie whined jokingly. Randy spit out the coffee he had taken a drink of and looked wide eyed at John who hadn't even turned around.
"Was not" he said "I just happened to be looking around and it caught my attention and...I'm gonna shut up now" he said going back to the paper he was reading.
John came over then with a few plates stacked with pancakes, sausage and eggs. He sat them down and everyone began to dig in. After a few minutes of silence and everyone was about done eating (save for Randy who was on his 3rd helping) Trish spoke up "Jessie, besides the whole fashion statement why are you wearing boxers. I mean they're not very...feminine".
Jessie laughed at Trish's girlyness "they're comfortable and I felt like being comfortable today plus they're cotton and warm and I'm gonna need it for Niagara Falls outside" Jessie vaguely gestured to the weather outside.
"Are they really comfy?" Trish asked at the same time Alexis asked "are they really warm". Jessie laughed and nodded. Trish turned toward John and made a puppydog face "baby can I borrow some of your undies? You wear boxers right?".
John groaned and got up to get some of his underwear for Trish muttering something about weird women. Alexis turned toward Randy, a pouty look on her features "yeah yeah I'm going" Randy said getting up and walking out of the room. As he was making his way out John made his way in, boxers in hand. He handed them to Trish and she scampered off to put them on. Randy came back with some of his and handed them to Alexis and she did the same.
"Daddy" Jessie said. John looked over at her with an inquisitive look "were those mallard ducks on the boxers you gave Trish to wear?" she asked with an angelic look on her face.
"Hey no one sees what I wear and all so there" John finished weakly. Randy laughed out loud at this.
"At least mine were normal" he said smugly.
"Oh yes" Jessie dryly countered "Pillow Fight Referee on the booty is normal for boxers". Randy blushed and John laughed and stuck his tongue out at Randy.
After a long and boring trip they finally arrived in Boston. Jessie got out after everyone and started slowly walking toward the hotel behind everyone. She was startled when someone came up beside her "not looking forward to this huh" Marc said scaring Jessie slightly. She startled a bit and looked over at him.
"Where'd you come from?" she asked not expecting to see him. He laughed and pointed over to a brown SUV.
"See that Suburban right there" he asked, when Jessie nodded he continued "well it brought me, your uncles and your grandparents".
"It looks like bird.."Jessie started before Marc cut her off.
"Yes I know what it looks like but it was all my lousy income could afford" Jessie laughed a bit "what? Are you laughing cause I'm poor?"
"Nope" Jessie said simply "I'm laughing because you could have gotten my uncles and gramma and pop to pitch in a few dollars and gotten something a bit better" she laughed at Marc's dumbstruck look and walked up to John and jumped on his back. He startled a bit before realizing who it was and wrapping her legs around his waist.
"Tired babygir?l" he asked.
"No my feet hurt. These boots aren't worn in yet" she said indicating the nice boots she was wearing.
"You should have thought of that when you bought them" John said laughing. Jessie looked at him incredulously.
"But their so cute" she said "plus I have you to carry me around" Jessie said cutely. John laughed and they continued their trek into the hotel. Jessie laid her head on John's shoulder and enjoyed the ride.
John was sitting in his hotel room nervously tapping his foot. When they had met up with Mr. Stevens he immediately pulled Jessie off to prepare her as he put it for the trial and what to expect. They were next door and John tried to listen in but Trish pulled him away from the wall and made him sit down. They had been in there over an hour though and John was ready to bust the door down, he really didn't like the fact that the guy had insisted Jessie come alone. All of a sudden John heard the door slam open and heard footsteps thundering down the hall. He ran to the door and threw it open, seeing Jessie's retreating back flying down the hallway. He called out to her as he ran to catch up with her but she had already gotten into an elevator. John groaned in frustration and headed for the stairs thanking God that they were only on the 3rd floor. He flew down the stairs and burst into the lobby. He looked around and saw Jessie going out the door. He ran across the lobby trying to stop Jessie but she tore outside before he reached her.
John tore outside, ignoring the pouring rain, and looked for Jessie. He saw her walking calmly on a wooden bridge looking at the water below, a heartbroken look on her face. He walked quickly over to her and called her name. She looked at him and smiled but John knew it was fake. "Babygirl let's go inside and talk".
"Daddy" Jessie said "that man badgered me. He said" Jessie took a calming breath "he said that maybe I had been faking everything. That maybe I WANTED what Josh did to me. I didn't daddy I didn't" she broke down then, falling down on the bridge, convulsing with sobs. John sat beside her and took her in his arms.
After a while her sobs hadn't stopped and John was getting a bit worried "honey, babygirl. It's ok. Calm down. He was just trying to prepare you for what Josh's lawyer might say. Babygirl it'll be ok". Jessie still didn't stop sobbing so John gathered her up in his arms and rushed her back to the hotel. He burst into his and Trish's room, scaring the blonde terribly.
"What's wrong with her?" Trish asked indicating Jessie "and why are you both wet?" John sat Jessie on the bed and picked up the phone dialing a number, ignoring Trish for a moment.
"Hey get over here Jessie's had a breakdown" he said into the phone, he waited for an answer before hanging up. Trish came over and put her hand on John's shoulder, silently asking what was up. "That fuckjob of a lawyer Vince hired pushed her over the edge" John said quietly, his voice dripping with venom. Whoever John called knocked on the door then.
"Hey" Mark said coming through the door when John let him in. He looked over at Jessie, who had moved to laying on the bed, facing away from the others. He went and laid beside her, facing her. "Did you see the Viscera vs The Heartthrobs match too? I knew it was a bad idea to show that match. I tried telling them, of course by them I mean Randy and Vic you know not like it did any good..." Mark could see that his joking wasn't getting him anywhere so he turned serious. "What's wrong girlie. I mean I know this whole trial thing is just not the ideal situation but is there something else going on in that head of yours?"
"I have to see him again" Jessie said quietly. She blinked back tears and looked back at Mark, her gaze shaking his soul. He saw nothing but resolve and complete agony hiding behind the neutral gaze she had on her face. Her eyes betrayed everything she was feeling.
"Oh honey" Mark said putting his arm around Jessie's waist and pulling her to him. "Yes you have to see him again. But there will be alot of other people there too. It won't be like last time. You can have the last laugh in this Jessie" Mark said looking her right in the eyes and putting as much confidence in his voice as he could "you can go in there whenever it is that you're called to testify and you can look Josh in the eye and you can deliver the testimony that throws him into jail for a long, long time. Do you know what they do to guys like him in jail? It isn't pretty, isn't pretty at all. I can guarantee he will get what he deserves, if not in the sentencing then when he steps behind those steel bars". Jessie sighed and laid her head on Mark's chest.
"But what if he tries something? He's not exactly stable you know" Jessie said.
"Hon if he tries something then there will be nine guys and four women who will be ready to jump up and beat him" Mark said kissing Jessie's head. There was a knock on the door then and John went to answer it. Randy and Alexis stepped in and Randy came over and hugged Jessie immediately.
"Hey sweetie are you ok?" Randy asked, sitting beside Jessie. She nodded and sat up a bit.
"Yeah I just got overwhelmed I guess with everything with Mr. Stevens badgering me like he said that Josh's lawyer probably would" Jessie told Randy "plus I got a bit nervous about what all would happen when I have to testify and seeing Josh again and all".
"Let me teach you something" Randy said pulling Jessie over to sit by him "I had to learn this a bit when I started with Evolution and I'm going to teach you. It's the patented Evolution blocking of emotions with a confident look. All you do is put this look on your face" Randy did the look that he had been doing on tv for a while now, sealing off all emotion from his features and exuding confidence from every pore of his body. "Now you try" he instructed Jessie. She tried to give the same look he gave but failed and Randy dissolved in laughter. "No sweetie less constipation more aggravation". Jessie tried it again and Randy nodded "better" he said "but keep working on it a bit. By the time you testify you can give the look to Josh and make him mess his pants" Jessie laughed at Randy and nodded. They all stayed in John's room talking a while before retiring to their own rooms for the night, Jessie going across the hall to her room she was sharing with Marc.