WARNING: This chapter contains graphic language. If that offends you don't read it.
Marissa squeezed the trigger and waited for the sound of gun fire to ring out around her.
JR watched in horror as his ex-wife pulled a gun on him and pointed the gun at his chest. He watched her finger squeeze the trigger knowing this was going to be his last moments on earth. He closed his eyes waiting for the pain.
As he stood there waiting to die the world became void of all sound but the soft sound of the clocking ticking by in the background. He could hear each second tick by not knowing which tick would be his last. He heard the gun click and braced himself for his last breath. The sound of gun fire never came. He opened his eyes again. There was no bullet in his chest, no blood seeping from his body.
"You stupid bitch! What the hell were you thinking?" He screamed at her as he felt the cool hair wash over his legs. His pants were wet from the fear he had experience just moments before.
"No, no, no!" she shook the gun not understanding why he still stood before her.
"If you're going to shoot someone make sure the safety is off!"
Marissa couldn't believe she didn't check the officer's gun for a safety. Of course Jesse would make sure his gun was secure. She took the safety off and pointed the gun back at him her arms shaking.
"You don't have the balls to shoot me you stupid whore!" he walked closer to her daring her to pull the trigger again.
"You think I won't shoot you? You think because I'm not hiding behind a wall like a fucking coward I won't shoot you? You killed my son you bastard!" she fought hard to keep her emotions under control.
"What the hell are you talking about?" her words cut through him she had to be lying his son couldn't be dead.
"You told us over and over again you wouldn't let you son be raised by some lesbians. Well JR you got your damn wish he's not going to be raised be anyone. Because of you he'll never laugh or play or go to school ever again."
JR didn't believe her. It wasn't possible his son wasn't dead. "You lying bitch!" he spat out. "You and everyone else in this town is trying to keep me from my son. Where the hell is he?"
Angie and Jesse watched the scene before them their eyes shooting from JR to Marissa both scared she would do something that for now would offer her some comfort but would cause her more pain then she could imagine. Angie stepped forward slightly turning towards JR.
"JR I'm sorry to tell you this but AJ is gone. His little heart gave out during surgery." Her gentle voice cut through the tense moment.
"No…no…no…it's not possible." He looked back at Marissa, "What the hell did you do?"
"What did I do? What did I do?" she pointed the gun back at him, "You took my son from the warm safety of his bed. He was safe asleep with his new sisters and you took him and put him in car with you. You drove him around town while you got drunk. You left him in the car while you went and tried to kill his mother. And then you drove away like a coward and got in a car accident that caused him to get sick. And now…now….he's….gone!" she threw all his misdeeds that night back at him.
"I did what I did to protect my son and my family. You destroyed him turned him against his family. You were going to make him some pansy rather than the Chandler heir he is!"
"Was…" she shot back.
"Shut up! He's not dead! I'm going to find my son." He turned to walk away. "AJ….AJ….AJ WHERE ARE YOU DADDY'S HERE AJ!"
"Don't you dare move again JR or I swear to God I'll kill you. You stay the hell away from my son!"
Bianca knew Marissa was dangerously close to using that gun and she couldn't let her do that. She walked up behind the other woman placing her hands on the girls arms trying to get her to put the gun down.
"Marissa honey you don't want to do this." Her soft words whispered in Marissa's ear.
"Yes, yes I do Binx. He deserves to pay he does. He killed my son it's his fault AJ will never be a part of our lives. He hurt the people we love. That's what he does Binx he hurts people it's time for him to pay he can't go around hurting people anymore."
"Your right 'Rissa he does deserve to pay but not like this honey not like this. There's no justice in this." Bianca tried to appeal to the lawyer inside Marissa.
Marissa laughed, "Justice? Like anyone in this town ever get's justice through the courts. JR will find some slick lawyer to get him off."
"I won't let that happen, Marissa. I promise you I promise you I will do everything in my power to make sure he doesn't get away with this." Jesse finally broke his silence.
Marissa could feel her hands shaking has she continued to hold the gun on JR ready to at any minute pull the trigger for real this time."You can't promise me that Jesse."
Jesse's head hung down in shame he knew she was right so many people got away with crimes because of some lawyer who get's time off on some technicality.
"Baby doll don't do this," Krystal's soft southern accent reached out to Marissa who for the first time saw Krystal and the others watching the scene unfold. "Please baby doll don't make a mistake you'll regret."
Marissa was surprised to hear Krystal call her baby doll that had been her special name for Babe, "Mom" she managed to choke out, "He killed my son he killed my AJ."
"I know he did but this isn't what AJ would want. Think about how you want to honor and remember your little boy. Think about what your sister would want."
Krystal's words started to make an impact on Marissa as she thought about her little boy. As scared as AJ had been of his father over the last few months he still loved him. She thought of the little boys innocent prayers at night asking God to protect his daddy and help him to stop drinking.
Her hand shook as she lowered the gun just a little bit her resolve weakening.
JR's laughter cut through her thoughts and caused the gun to go right back to aiming at his chest. "You stupid Bitch. You stand here and blame me for all this when you and I both know AJ is dead because of you. You let those doctors cut up my son."
"No your wrong. He was going to die without the surgery."
"You don't know that for sure do you. You took some doctors word that he might die without it but maybe he would have gotten better on his own. Admit it Marissa it's because of you my son is DEAD!" He screamed the last word at her.
"NO NO NO NO I Loved my son. I would have died for my son." She wanted so badly in that moment to shut JR up for good to end this pain in her heart. Her finger pressed against the trigger begging her mind to pass through the doubt she was having and pull that trigger.
"Marissa," David's voice came from somewhere behind her. He walked up to her with Leo close behind.
"Go away David. I don't need you here."
"Yes you do Marissa. I'm probably the best person here to help you. Marissa I know better than anyone else to want to make someone pay for the pain they've caused. I also know how it feels afterwards."
"I bet it feels great! To finally make someone pay for hurting the people you love." She smiled as she thought of shooting JR.
"Your right it does feel great." He started.
"See you admit it. Listen to him JR the King of Revenge agrees that killing you is the right thing to do." She interrupted.
"No Marissa let me finish. It feels great at first but then you realize that getting pay back doesn't bring your child back. It doesn't make the pain go away if anything the pain is worse. Listen Marissa I know better than anyone else what it's like to lose a child and try and make the people I felt were responsible pay for their deaths but all it did was make me an angrier person. And honey that's not you."
"How do you know David? Maybe I'm more like you than we thought."
"No 'Rissa your not." Bianca's voice cut in. "You're not like David. You're a kind loving woman. You're a gentle person who even when JR was going after us still loved him and cared for him. You're not a killer you're just angry right now. Please baby put down the gun. Don't cause yourself any more pain than you have to."
Tears streamed down her eyes as Bianca pleaded with her. "Binx I'm sorry I can't do that. I can't…I can't let him get away with this."
"Please Marissa you don't want to accidently hurt someone else do you? What if you shoot the gun and your hand moves and someone else is hurt?" Bianca tried to reason with her.
"No one else is going to get hurt Binx."
As if by magic Jackson came around the corner with Greenlee and Ryan the three stopped in their tracks a few feet behind JR. If Marissa turned the gun just the right way she could hit any of them.
Jackson didn't know what was going on at first he just saw the crowd of people. And then he saw the gun. His thoughts went back to the night of the shooting. Seeing his daughter hurting knowing he wasn't there to protect her. He stepped in front of her shielding her from any on coming bullets that could come from that gun. He wouldn't let her get hurt again.
"Marissa honey what's going on?" Jackson asked innocently.
"Go away Jackson." She yelled at him. She didn't want to hurt anyone else.
"I can't do that. I'm involved now Marissa. Why don't you tell me what's going on maybe I can help."
"You can't help Jack. You can't. This bastard killed my son and now I'm going to kill him. So please get yourself and Greenlee out of here before someone gets hurt."
"Ryan I want you to get my daughter out of here." Jackson spoke to his son-in-law.
"No Dad I'm not leaving without you." Greenlee was as afraid for him as he was for her.
"Ryan please," was all Jackson would say.
Ryan gently pulled Greenlee back into the hallway making sure she wasn't hurt nor would she see if Marissa accidently hit her father.
"You need to leave to Jackson. This isn't your fight." Marissa begged him to leave.
Jackson walked closer to her, "Sure it is Marissa. I know my child wasn't killed by him but I could have lost my daughter. I could have lost my niece or even the woman I love. I won't pretend to know the pain your going through right now honey but this won't make you feel better."
Jackson stood between JR and Marissa.
"Please Jackson move. I don't want to have to hurt you."
"Marissa honey you don't really want to hurt either of us. You just want someone to hurt the way you're hurting right now." He put his hand out placing it on top of the gun. "Please honey let me have the gun. I promise you I will do everything in my power to make JR pay for what he's done to us."
Marissa slowly let go of the gun letting it drop into Jackson's hands. She started to collapse to the ground but Bianca caught her before she fell to the ground.
"You stupid Bitch. You should have killed me when you had the chance. When I get out of this mess I'm coming after you and everyone else in this town. You'll all pay for what you've done to me and my son. I'll kill every last one of you when I get the chance." JR's hatred spewed out on everyone.
Jackson turned around and pulled JR close to him by his collar, "You come after anyone that I care about and I swear to God son I'll use this gun on you myself."
Jesse pulled JR out of the hallway and towards the ER as the man shouted about getting his own revenge.