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Chapter Thirty-Two:
Jeff called a head to the shelter to wonder if Edge is still there. With the video they assume came from him, they don't want to see him. Around 5 pm, Michelle gets Edge to leave for the day.
"Hello Jeff. Hello Lita, how are these two little trouble makers?" Michelle greets just as Edge drives away.
"We are not trouble makers." Joan and Johnny both huff and pout.
"Yes I miss you too." She giggles. Michelle always teases them with the nickname she has for them.
"We miss you too Michelle. Is Jamie around?" Joan wonders.
"She is in her room. After Edge left, she has been quite upset."
"Do you mind if we go visit her?" Joan asks.
"Of course not." Michelle gives them permission. They both run to her room. "So really, how are they?"
"They are good. Lita got mad at Joan for something." Lita punches him in the arm. "Oww."
"Why did you do that?"
"We got an envelope that contain a video with very mature scenes. They opened it and watched it." Lita decodes Jeff's wording.
"What do you mean mature scenes?"
Lita leans forward towards Michelle. "It was us making love." She whispers.
"Oh my word." Michelle gasps. "Did you two videotape yourself?"
"Of course not, we are not like that. We think that Edge or Matt must have delivered it to us."
"Why would you think that?" She knows that Edge has been here all day with Jamie.
"The video was recorded before we even arrived here. The video took place at a hotel right after Summerslam." Lita explains their theory.
"How do you know it is not the hotel? Maybe there are cameras in the suites."
"We thought about that. We can't come up with a reason they would do that since we left on good terms with the staff."
"Well, I would make sure. You never know if they change their minds. This type of footage, with you two being wrestlers, could make anyone do bad intentions with it." Michelle suggests not wanting to hurt Jamie since she seems to like Edge.
"So you think he would not have send it?"
"I don't know. However, I do know that Jamie likes Edge." She reveals her major reason to consider that ideal. "I don't want to have to take him away unless you are 100% certain it is him. She has been through a lot just like Johnny and Joan have. They only difference is she doesn't have someone like you two. I don't want to break that." She is just looking out for her feelings.
"I see where you are coming from. Moreover, what if it is Edge? What are you going to do then?" They don't want to hurt Jamie's feelings either.
"I have to do the right thing. She will be anger with me, but it has to be done."
"We will call the hotel and find out if it is them. It is unlikely, but we will do it for Jamie."
"Thanks." Michelle appreciates for saving her from disappointing Jamie.
"I thought he cared for me." Jamie expresses. When Joan and Johnny enter her room, they found her crying.
"I don't think he cares about anyone, but himself." Joan rubs her back.
"Why can't I have parents like you two are going to have?" She is jealous of them, but mostly Joan on having Lita be her big sister and now future mother.
"Jamie, you have that in Michelle."
"She is nice to everyone, she has too." Jamie doesn't realize that Michelle is the only potential figure she needs.
"Yes she has to, but she gives special treatment to you."
"Like when?" Jamie doubts that observation.
"Your birthday, what are you doing for it?" Joan asks to prove their theory right.
"We are having a party here with cake, balloons, presents, and games." She smiles.
"And what do other children get excluding us?" The Dumas always try to make Joan's birthday special. When Johnny's birthday comes around, Joan ask the Dumas to help her make it special.
"They get a cake and a song with a present." She starts to think they are right.
"It sounds better to me. Also, according to Johnny, you want your party to end at 11 pm."
"That's right."
"Did Michelle grant it to you?"
"Well Adam, I mean Edge, was taking care of that."
"So Michelle didn't come up to you to ask how long your birthday party wants to be?" She smiles knowing the answer.
"She did. She said I can have until 11 pm if I wanted to." She ponders all these coincidences. "Maybe you two are right Michelle has been the constant person in my life since I arrived here."
"And you always have us as well. We can be your honourary brother and sister if you want." They both offer.
"You guys are the best." Jamie hugs them both. "So, what are you two doing here? You all should be out at the zoo, to the park, and a bunch of amazing places."
"Amy suggest we come here. I guess it is to keep us grounded. It probably let us always know where we came from." Joan takes a guess on why they are here.
"Umm… do you think Lita and Jeff would mind if I came over for dinner? I don't want to be alone for the rest of the day. Also, I don't want to be here if Edge wants to return today." Jamie does not know if she can act happy around him right now.
"I am sure it would be no problem. We can just ask Amy and Michelle for permission."
"We can ask Michelle to come as well. Wait, she needs to watch the shelter." Jamie sulks.
They all ponder on what they can do to include everyone. "I have an idea. What if we have the dinner here? We can bring food for everyone. We will have our own table with just the six of us."
"I think that is a great idea. Michelle doesn't have to leave the shelter and we can still have our dinner." Johnny agrees.
"That sounds good, but will they approve. It seems like a lot of food just like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Plus, it is short notice."
"All we can do it ask, right?' Joan stays positive.
"Come on my sisters I will ask them." He acts like the older brother. Joan and Jamie both jokingly roll their eyes at his courage. "Okay, you two can ask."
"No, you can do it." Joan and Jamie both decline as Johnny chuckles.
They all head to the main area to see tables decorated with red cloths. "What is this?" Johnny asks.
"Ah, you three are just in time we have a proposal for you, if you agree."
"What is it?"
"Well we thought we have dinner here tonight." Jeff proposes.
"Why, it is not a holiday?"
"Nope, but it is a day for togetherness. We also have some bad news for Jamie."
"For me?" Jamie now stands beside Johnny surprise by this.
"Yup, come here sweetie." Michelle offers her lap.
Jamie walks to her. "What is it, Michelle?" She sits turning towards Michelle with a smile.
"There is a possibility that you won't get to see Edge again." She starts.
Jamie gulps as she looks at Joan and Johnny. She wonders if they know about what she overheard earlier in the day. "Why?"
"There is a possibility that he is trying to get revenge on Lita and Jeff."
"What does it have to do with me?" She recalls the conversation about Edge stopping at nothing to get his revenge.
"I have a feeling that he is just using you to have an in this shelter. Another reason is that he might be using you to persuade Johnny and Joan that he is a good guy. They can help prove to Jeff and Lita to give him another chance."
"Okay." She says in a calm tone.
"You are okay with that." Michelle asks.
"I think I will be okay. When do we know for sure?" She asks all casually.
"I just have to call somewhere and then we about 99% sure that you can't see him." Jeff explains.
"Anything we can do to help with this dinner?" Jamie stands up not really mad by this news.
"You can tell everyone to dress nice and then get the center pieces out to put on each table." Lita tells him as everyone is surprise at her response.
"We are on it Lita." Jamie salutes. She guides Johnny and Joan to the storage for the centerpieces.
"Well she took it well." Jeff observes.
"Yes too well. Something happened with Edge that she is not telling me about." She ponders on what it could be. She has observed each day that her wall has been coming down when she is with Edge.
"Do you think she knows about the real Edge?" Lita inquires.
"That is a possibility maybe I should give her some time. In her time, she will tell me what happened." She tries not to let this bother her.
"You really care for her, don't you?" Michelle nods. "We will help in any way we can." Michelle and Jamie deserves that level of happiness too.
"Thank you." Michelle appreciates. "Now we just have to wait on what the hotel confirms." Michelle and Lita look at Jeff.
"I am on it." Jeff takes out the phone and calls the hotel.
"Hello." He greets.
"Hello sir, how may I help you today?"
"I have a concern about your security policy in your hotel."
"Certainly, let me call my manager."
"Hello." The manager greets a few minutes later.
"Hi, I was a customer in one of your suites in your hotel." Jeff starts.
"Okay, do you want to book another room?"
"No sir, this is about your security in your hotel."
"What do you want to know?" The manager is taken back at the question.
"My girlfriend and I got some footage in the mail that invaded our privacy earlier today."
"Oh I am sorry about that. Do you think someone invaded it here at our hotel?"
"I am about 90% sure it was not from your staff. I am just covering my bases because the footage was recorded in one of your rooms. My question is that you don't put security cameras in your suites, right?"
"No sir, we don't put any security cameras unless there is a reason for us to."
"What are your reasons?" There is a chance that they put cameras in the wrong room.
"Well if someone is suspicious, a customer is wanted by the police, for a police investigation, or we get a valid complaint from others."
"Do you ever put cameras in a wrong room by mistake or forget to remove them?" Jeff wonders.
"That is usually not our department; it is usually security or a police officers' job. However, our staff always double check the room in case they miss anything before a new customer stays in the room."
"Do you ever had a breech in privacy before with anything in your hotel with that rule in place?"
"Honestly we do have those moments." The manager admits.
"When was that?"
"It was about a month ago. One of our staff members found a security camera underneath the bed right after a customer left. It was not connected to anything. Someone must have dropped it on their way out."
"Do you know which room that was?"
"It was Room 531." Jeff gulps and becomes silent. "Hello sir, was that your room? Hello sir, are you still there?"
"Yes I am, sorry. I am certain that was my room. Can you double check that for me?"
"I am not sure about that. We usually transfer out data every month to storage. We only keep customers name and billing information in case they come back."
"Can you try?"
"Certainly, what is your name?"
"My name is Jeff Hardy."
The manager searches. "There is no record of that name that have stayed in that room."
"How about Lita or an Amy Dumas?"
The manager searches again. "Yes, she stayed in that hotel suite."
"Do you know when?"
"About a month… sir she was the last person to stay there when we uncovered the camera. I am so sorry sir someone did invade your privacy."
"Thanks, but I need to know who set up the cameras."
"Someone here might help you with that. Hold please." He calls the maid who found the camera. He explains the situation to her before he passes the call to her.
"Hello." She greets.
"Hello, who is this?"
"This is the employee that found the camera."
"Oh, nice to meet you."
"There was a man that enter the room. I asked him if he forgot his key and he nodded. He said that his girlfriend must be sleeping, so she can't answer it. I opened it for him before continuing my work."
"Do you know his name?"
"No sir, although he did have dirty blond long hair."
"Thank you for the information."
"You are welcome." She passes back to the manager.
"I hope that helps." The manager hopes to have this couple put this situation behind them.
"I think it did. Thank you for all your help."
"If you find out who it is, please contact us so this won't happen again." He requests.
"I will. Bye."
"Bye sir."
Jeff hangs up and sighs. Jamie is going to be disappointed. He turns around to see all of them laughing and having a good time. Lita looks over to Jeff who just waves her over.
"What did they say?"
"They found a camera in your suite after we left."
"Oh my." Lita covers her mouth.
"There is more. One of the employees remember a man who tried to enter with long, dirty blonde hair."
"So it was Edge."
"I am not 100% sure because there a lot of long, dirty blonde haired men around here."
"What are we going to say to Michelle and Jamie?"
"We will deal with it after dinner." He does not want to ruin the nice dinner.
"Okay." She sighs. Jeff hugs as they join everyone.
Jeff and Lita are driving to a restaurant where they order a turkey and mashed potatoes.
"Do you think they will ever leave us alone?" Lita inquires.
"I don't know sweetie. Sometimes I just want him to get what he wants so he does not bother the children anymore."
"We won't let him, right?"
"Of course not."
As they continue to drive, Jeff gets a text. 'Did you see the video?'
"What is this?" Jeff is confused with the message.
"What is it?"
"Someone texted me 'Did you see the video?'
"Who is it from?"
"Unknown."
"Maybe call them."
Jeff pulls over to dial the number. "Hello brother."
"Matt! What do you want?" Jeff is some way not surprise it is him.
"Didn't you read the text I want you to admit you watched the video."
"You recorded us that is disgusting. This is a new low for you." Jeff is more disgusted by his brother's tactics.
"I would I pass an opportunity for some black mailing. Plus, it is nothing I have not seen before. Although, Lita did surprise me with her sounds and movements."
"You are sick that is an invasion of our privacy." Jeff yells.
"Just answer the question, yes or no?"
"Yes we did, are you happy?"
"Absolutely, bye." Matt hangs up.
"Matt! Matt!" He yells. Afterwards, he slams the steering wheel in frustration.
"Why would they do that? Do they have no remorse?"
"No they do not. Call Stephanie and inform her of what happen. I am going for a walk."
"Where are you going to walk to?" She sees nothing but land outside.
"I have to clear my head before we continue to drive." He heads out.
"No!" She exits. "Stay with me. You can get your anger out inside." She offers.
Knowing what she means he declines. "I don't want to hurt you."
"I will be fine. I rather you anger inside then be hurt as you lose steam. We are on the highway you don't know what is out there." She tries to convince to re-enter the car.
"I will be fine." He rubs her cheek.
"No!" She kisses him hard. After a few seconds, they start to make out. Jeff lifts her up to head to the car, which is not that far. He opens the back door to lay Lita on the seat. Before doing anything, he shuts the door and locks them.
Lita starts to remove her clothes. "No time." Jeff pulls her pants down just enough to expose herself to him. He does the same action to himself. With them both expose, Jeff lifts her up to pierce her.
"Oh my that is so powerful don't stop." Lita exclaims. Jeff starts to move in and out hard and fast to let out his frustration.
"Hello sir, how may I help you?"
"I have information that concerns the Lita and Jeff's adoption." Matt shows another beige envelope.
"Follow me."
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