Disclaimer: I don't ANYTHING from Red Eye...though I wish I did.
Authors note: This chapter contains some semi uncomfortable things for some people, like..molestation? So I warn you now and I have little warnings for when it happens. There is a big START and a END for you so you can skip it. Just to make things easier. If you don't read it doesn't really mess you up. Anyway here is chapter 7! The quote ""Hope she is ready for this..." is shown from jackson and you find out just WHO is ready for WHAT.
Well I hope you all enjoy this chapter. It's pretty long. And reeeview :) Happy EASTER!
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A Painful Passion
Ch. 7
Cassia banged her head against the window softly, why was this happening to her, why was she being put through this torture, she didn't deserve this. She played with her necklace she had on. Jackson had given it to her on their 5 year anniversary that had just passed...
oh my god she thought as she she sat up, she didn't even know what time or what day it was. She wished that she could just open her eyes and pretend this was all a dream but it wasn't.
"Do you remember the day my pet...the day you became mine?"
Cassia narrowed her eyes from her seat, "Kidnapping does not make a person belong to you, it just makes them be somewhere they don't want to be, and frankly I wish to forgot"
"Now now, no need to be testy, we both know that we are mean't to be together"
"I suppose we were mean't to be together when I shot you in the abdomen also. And when My husband shot you in the face"
"If I am not mistaken your beloved Jackson shot you and look at the two of you"
"We were already married when that happened...besides...I had stabbed him in the thigh already"
Ricardo brought the picture of Cassia and her daughter.
"My my, she is beautiful, how old is she"
Cassia refused to answer, nor look at him, he persisted.
"Cassie my sweet, how old is she"
"4, now leave her out of this"
"Ah 4 what a lovely age...I remember when Richard was 4"
"Did he kill people then to?"
"Watch your tongue...now I was wondering...wouldn't it be fair...to me that is , if you suffered the same.."
Ricardo pulled Cassia into his lap from her seat, she struggled against him, "I mean...you took my sons life...how would you feel if I took your sweet daughters" Cassia had angry tears flowing from her eyes.
"Your son was a bastard...just like you and he deserved it. My daughter didn't go around with their fathers kidnapping and raping woman, using them as slaves for months on end. My daughter is innocent, and I will make sure she stays that way, if not me Jackson will have no problem doing that. You touch one hair on her head and he will burn you to the ground"
(START)
Ricardo smiled, "My aren't you a little hellion, the fear I see in your eyes is what turns me on, and will forever, do you remember the day that we met?"
"I try not to...wasn't exactly the highlight of my life" she sneered. He brought her closer to his body, so that she was straddling him on the seat. She tried to move but his grip just tightened as he came closer. "Oh but didn't you like it...the way I touched you here" he placed his hand on her breast, beginning to unbutton her top, smelling her hair, she whimpered under his touch.
"Let me go, this isn't right"
Ricardo smiled and kissed her hard and forcefully. He continued to molest her "Or here" His hand going down and down until he reacher her most private areas, she was crying by now, memories flooding her mind. He was about to do more when a man walked in on them. Clearing his throat he spoke to Ricardo.
"We are about to land sir"
(END)
Ricardo nodded and threw Cassia back in her seat. She pulled her shirt together then sobbed in her hands. This was just to horrible to be real, he spoke of hurting her daughter and then he just used her. Why wasn't she fighting back, she was a trained assassin. But she had been scarred by this man and though she didn't want to believe it, he has this power over her that she couldn't fight at the moment. He had hurt her so deeply her mind and body would give up and she would not think correctly.
"I want you to remember this day my little pet, because no man is ever going to touch you like that again. You are mine, mind body and soul, no one else's. Now buckle up we have arrived"
Cassia wiped her tears and played the sentence he had just told her over and over. He had said that to her the first time he had taken her...but it wasn't true..sure it had taken time. But it finally happened. It had taken her months to open up to Jackson after the incident. Even longer to be intimate. This man seated in front of her was the lowest of scum. But she knew that she just had to wait it out. Jackson would not give up a fight for her. Jackson was right, she belonged to him and what came with that was protection and that was something Jackson never failed at when he wanted to. She knew he would get their daughter to safety.
Cassia looked outside as they were landing, she saw the beautiful state of Florida, she had always wanted to come her eon vacation, Jackson never wanted to because of his past but she had always dreamed about it. And here she was...with her kidnapper and rapist, flying into sunny Florida..could life be any more disastrous?
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Jackson had one hand on the steering wheel of his rental car and the other resting against his temple. He couldn't even believe he was doing this. He didn't want to believe he was doing this but he had to, if was the only sure place she would be safe and he needed her.
"Daddy where are we going?"
Jackson looked at his rear view mirror to see his daughter smiling and playing with her doll. He smiled and turned toward her slightly.
"We are just going for a car ride for awhile, that alright?"
The girl giggled, "I know that daddy! But where are we going?" Jackson sighed.
"You will see pumpkin...you will see"
"Will mommy be there?"
"Mommy will be meeting us later...I promise you"
"Ok daddy!"
Jackson smiled...this is why he was going there. This little girl in the back of his car was the reason he was doing this. She and Cassia were his life. He would go to the ends of the earth , or to the suburbs in Miami. Pulling down the familiar street he parked his car in the drive way. He walked over to the passenger side in the back and opened the car to face his daughter.
"Honey I am going to be right back, don't come out till I tell you ok?"
"Ok daddy..."
"You keep all the doors locked right?"
"Yes.."
"Good , now give daddy a kiss"
Corrine smiled and gave her father a peck on the lips. He smiled.
"Love you Pumpkin..."
"Love you papa!"
Jackson shut the door and locked it, he walked up the familiar steps and up to the door. He rang the door bell and knocked.
"Please be home..." He said to himself and he looked back at his car, the sound of the door behind him opening made him turn his attention back to it. As the door opened he gave his best smile. As the person stared at him with wide frightened eyes.
"Hello Leese..."
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Lisa Reisert had just made herself a fresh cup of tea, she had about 4 hours before she had to go to work and she was going to enjoy the peace and quiet. Her father was away on some fishing trip so she had the house to herself. The memories of her Red Eye flight still plagued her but she had accepted them years ago. She had finally moved on.
Sitting down on her couch she tucked her feet under her and turned on the Tv. When the doorbell rang and a knock followed. She raised an eye brow and frowned, she wasn't expecting anyone was she? Walking over to the window she saw a unfamiliar car parked in her driveway, she couldn't lean father to see who was at her door.
Not questioning it she walked over and unlocked the door, opening it to reveal a man turned to face her...a man who she would never forget...those blue eyes piercing into her own. Her heart began to beat rapidly as he gave her that cocky grin and spoke. His voice that she would never forget.
"Hello Leese"
Her first instinct kicked in and she gasped to shut the door but he caught it and threw it open.
"What are you doing here" She finally asked, anger beginning to show its face in her.
"Can't I say hi?"
"You don't say HI jackson"
Jackson narrowed his eyes
"I need your help"
"I don't need to help you with anything"
"Lisa there isn't time for fighting , I really need you to cooperate here with me for this"
"Didn't we go through this already couple of years ago"
"look I know you hate me but--"
"You don't even KNOW how much I despise you...give one reason why I shouldn't run to the phone and have you arrested right now"
Jackson laughed, "beside the fact you wouldn't make it that far...Lisa...I know you don't want to help me...but can you help her..." He pointed to his car. Lisa looked over his shoulder and saw a young girl laughing and playing in the back seat. She turned her head to them and waved. Jackson smiled and waved back, speaking through is teeth.
"Thats my daughter..."
Lisa was to stunned to speak. How could this man have a daughter..who would spawn such a child with him.
"She needs your help..." He took the keys and unlocked the car and waved for his daughter to come out. She smiled and unbuckled herself getting out of the car and running to her father, He took her hand , his daughter stepped forward.
"Are you a friend of Daddy's?" Lisa looked at jackson before turning back toward the small girl.
"Kind of ..your daddy and I are old friends"
"This is Lila" Corrine smiled holding up her doll, Lisa smiled and shook the dolls hand.
"Hello Lila, I am Lisa"
Corrine smiled accepting this woman in front of her as a friendly face. Jackson breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why don't you come inside and sit on the couch and I will put on some cartoons? Ok?"
"Ok!"
Corrine smiled and ran past Lisa and went to the couch she saw and sat down. Lisa turned to Jackson.
She put a hand on her forehead and sighed, "Ok I will help you..but if I do this...you are going to tell me just what the hell is going on, and no funny business"
"Fair enough" and led her into the house and shut the door behind them.
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"So your telling me this inst the first attempt?"
"Nope...he did the same about 4 years ago...right before Corrine was born. He had her for 4 months..."
"Oh my god..."
"Yep"
"But you shot him in the face..how could anyone..."
"Hey I survived two gun shots and a pen in the throat"
Lisa smiled. Jackson laughed and sipped his water. He turned his head and looked at Corrine who was asleep on the couch.
"She is strong...just like her mom...but I know that I can't protect them both safely, not at the same time"
"Why do you need me?"
"Anyone check into 4080 lately?"
Lisa frowned and walked over to her laptop, she opened it and pulled up the file.
"Yeah, some rich big shot guy from Michigan"
"Look at his name"
"Ricardo...Munoz...oh my god...he is taking her to the hotel...why?"
"I don't know...but I need to find out...when do you go into work?"
"In about 2 hours"
"Good that will give me enough time to make my calls and get you situated, I need your help Leese, forget about the past just for now...you know what it is like to have been violated, physically and emotionally, and I am not taking about our little predicament"
Lisa nodded her head as Jackson continued.
"I need you to help me get her back...not for me but for her" he pointed to Corrine, "She needs her mother...I need her mother"
"Wow..."
"What?"
"Jackson Rippner...has feelings, Mr. family man" She smiled, Jackson laughed and rolled his eyes.
"I can still kill you in my sleep"
"Well I have plenty of pens around her ready for combat"
Jackson laughed as he followed Lisa into her office to check on the details of Ricardo's purpose for staying, and he could also make his phone calls.
"So this wife...where you married when you flirted with me at the airport"
Jackson laughed and picked up the phone, "Lets just say the Mrs. And I were going through some differences" Lisa raised her eyebrow.
"Oh really...and those were?"
He held up a hand and put the phone to his ear before speaking again, "She stabbed me in the thigh...I shot her in the shoulder. That sorta stuff" Lisa laughed.
"Why am I not surprised..."
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Authors Note: DAAAAAAN, Lisa helping Jackson! WTF! Who saw that coming ? Well I did...cause I wrote it. Well Lisa coming back in the picture was what Jackson was referencing to in his quote of someone being ready. He needs to hide her daughter someplace no one would expect...I mean who would put their children's lives in the hands of the person who stabbed them with a Frankenstein pen and she shot you as did her father? Well jackson would.
If the scene with Ricardo made you uncomfortable I am sorry, in my defense I warned you. It was difficult to write..I didn't want it to seem fake.
Well there goes chapter 7. I am quite pleased with the length of it also. I will start 8 but if I don't have it posted soon its cause I have company coming over tonight. (its already 10) but a friend is at a party and he may drop by if he gets bored. And then tomorrow I will be in Universal City enjoying the theme park and city walk. Then Sunday...Easter. So again. Happy Holidays! And REVIEW!