This story takes place during the 'two Todds' storyline. Irene has just shown up at Vicki's to shed some light on who is THE Todd. Meanwhile, Blair and Tea compare notes about the two men. My story is a bit different from what you saw on the episode... Trust me!
~*LaBoulie*~
"Jack, is that why you've been bullying Shane so badly, because you have feelings for him?" Starr asked.
"Yes, I thought if I made him hate me enough, those feelings I have for him would stop. I don't want anyone to know I am gay," Jack replied.
"You can't run from who you are," Starr told him gently. "Jack, you gotta be yourself or you're not going to be happy. You're miserable... and you're making everyone else miserable, too. Do you realize that Tea and Dani have moved out? And Mom can't stop crying her eyes out! She loves Tea so much..."
"But they're gay together... and being gay is wrong!" Jack cried out.
"No, it's not. Tea and Mom love one another. They are so happy together... and you could be happy, too."
"No, I can't. Dad will never accept me as I am. He wants a son he can be proud of... not some gay pansy-ass!"
"Yeah, Dad and Victor will be shocked at first, but-."
"I don't care what Scar-Face thinks. I only care about Victor. Besides, after today Dad will have taken care of Scar-Face AND Marty."
"What do you mean... he's "taking care" of them?" Starr questioned. "Is our dad in some sort of trouble?"
"I wasn't supposed to say anything, but Scar-Face took Marty up to Aunt Vicki's cabin on some sort of romantic get-away and Dad went after them. He said he's gonna make them pay."
"Ohhh my God!" Starr gasped as she knew first-hand how violent and out-of-control Victor could be. She and Cole had experienced it first-hand when Victor had thought he was her father and had found her in bed with Cole.
"I gotta do something! I gotta help them!" Starr exclaimed.
She jumped up and told Jack to keep an eye on Hope and Sam. "I just hope I am not too late!" she cried out as she rushed out of the room.
~*Vicki's Cabin*~
Starr was making the drive up Llantano mountain when she met Victor's Mercedez on the steep gravel road. They nearly crashed into one another as Victor was driving like a maniac. Starr managed to swerve over to the other side of the road just in time. After the near collision, she floored the gas pedal, fearing for her dad's and Marty's safety. Minutes later, she arrived at Vicki's cabin and rushed inside. She would never forget the sight she found when she entered the bedroom.
Her father was tied to a chair wearing only a pair of jeans. He was sobbing helplessly while Marty lay naked and tied to the bed. Marty was staring at the ceiling with glassy eyes. Reaching for a blanket, Starr feared the worst. "Marty... Dad, are you both alright?" Starr asked frantically as she draped the blanket over Marty's unclothed body.
"Starr," Todd said in a broken voice as he looked up at his daughter. "Untie me. I need to get to Marty. I need to... help her."
"Okay, Dad," Starr replied as she started loosing the ropes which bound him to the chair. "Who did this? What happened here?"
"Victor happened. He hurt Marty..." Todd said as fresh tears washed down his face. "I gotta help her..."
Starr had set Todd free. He sprung out of the chair and rushed to Marty's side. His tears fell upon her face as he and Starr worked urgently to remove the ropes which had bound her to the bedposts.
"Marty, I'm sorry. This is my fault..." Todd cried out as he pulled her into his arms. "Please speak to me."
Marty wasn't saying a word. She looked through Todd and Starr like neither one of them were there. Her eyes were dark and glassy as though she'd gone into shock.
"Dad, we gotta get her to the hospital," Starr said as she lightly touched Marty's cheek.
"Okay, Shorty... you drive. I can't drive right now..." Todd said was he wrapped the blanket tighter around Marty and lifted her off the bed. As Todd carried her out to the car, she made a strange whimpering sound, sort of like a frightened cry.
"Todd!" Marty said in a heartbroken sob as he climbed into the car with her.
"It's okay, baby. We are taking you to the hospital," Todd told her as Starr started the vehicle.
"No... I don't want to go to the hospital. Please take me home," she pleaded with him.
"He hurt you. You might have- internal injuries," he stated as he cringed. "You have to be looked at by a doctor."
"No!" Marty cried out as she wrapped her arms around him tightly. "I don't want a doctor. All I want is you."
~*LaBoulie*~
When Blair arrived home after her visit with Tea, Jack was waiting for her in the foyer. "Mom, I need to talk to you," Jack said sheepishly.
"What is this about?" Blair demanded. "And where's Starr?"
"Starr had to go somewhere. Look, Mom, I'm sorry about Tea-."
"Well, you better be sorry, because I love her and because of you, she's been crying her eyes out!"
"Mom, will you please listen to me! This is important," Jack insisted.
"Alright. I'll listen," Blair agreed as she leaned up against the door frame and stared at her son.
"Mom, I- I'm gay!" Jack blurted out.
"You're what?" Blair gasped in surprise.
"I'm gay. I like guys, okay? And I didn't want anyone to know... but Starr found out tonight. She said it was alright... and you'd love me anyway," Jack stated. "Do you... love me anyway?"
"Well, of course, Jack. You're my son. And nothing will ever make me stop loving you. I don't care what your sexual preference is... I just want you to be happy," Blair responded. "I love Tea. You should know I would never judge you for having feelings of someone of the same sex."
"I really wasn't sure, Mom. And I've been angry a lot, because I thought I had to hide it."
"You don't have to hide it, son. I love you," she said as she wrapped her arms around him tightly. "I'm glad you told me this..."
"But what will Dad say?"
"Victor? I don't know. He will probably freak out at first.. but he's gotta realize that you need to be yourself or you can't be happy."
"That's what Starr said, too."
"Well, Starr's a smart girl. She got that from her mother."
Jack grinned. "I'm sorry I was such an ass to Tea," he told his mother sheepishly.
"Jack Manning, are you apologizing?"
"Yes. I am. I know you love her... and I'm sorry, Mom. I wish there was a way to make all of it up to you... and Tea, too."
"Maybe there is. Will you go with me to talk to Tea? I think you owe her an apology, too."
"Is she going to yell at me?" Jack asked.
"No, I don't think so."
"Good, because she screams really loud, and I sort of value both of my eardrums."
"Jack!" Blair chastised.
"Sorry but my bedroom is right next to yours," Jack told his mother with a laugh.
~*Llanview Hospital*~
Starr and Todd had arrived at the hospital with Marty who was still protesting about being seen by a doctor. "Baby, listen to me," Todd said to her gently. "You're hurt. He raped you. You need to be seen by a doctor. I'll stay with you the whole time if you want me to. I won't leave you."
Marty looked up at Todd, seeing tears shining in his eyelashes. "You won't leave me?"
"Never. I love you so much..." Todd said as quiet sobs shook his shoulders.
"He hurt me. Victor hurt me," Marty whimpered as Starr opened the car door, and Todd carried Marty into the Emergency Room.
"What happened to her?" Doctor Kyle Lewis asked when he saw Marty was wrapped in nothing more than a blanket and had numerous scrapes and bruises on her.
"She was raped," Starr said quietly.
Doctor Lewis directed Todd toward the nearest exam room. He lay her down gently on an exam table as he stared into her frightened, dark-blue eyes. "This is all my fault. I swore I'd never let anyone hurt you again, but I've failed you," Todd said sorrowfully.
The police were summoned to question Marty as a team of medical professionals arrived to examine her. "Don't leave me, Todd," she cried out as she clung to him. Todd ached inside. HE had done this to her- the same horrible, despicable act that Victor had forced upon her. When he saw first-hand what she was going through, he felt sick to his stomach. His eyes were bloodshot from crying as Marty had to go through a painful and degrading exam. He knew it was necessary to access the possible damage from the rape, but he couldn't bear to hear Marty's sobs of pain.
"I can't take anymore!" Marty cried out. "Just let me die!"
She became so hysterical that the doctors had no other choice but to sedate her. When she had finally gone to sleep, Todd rose out of his chair. He was seething with rage for his brother and all he wanted was to tear him apart with his bare hands for hurting Marty. Todd was just about to leave the hospital to hunt down his brother when John McBain showed up to question him.
"What happened to Marty?" John asked.
"Victor raped Marty... and I'm going to kill him," Todd said in a low, dangerous growl.