Chapter Seven

Jon escorted Chasity back to her apartment safely, and waited until she was inside the building before he headed for his own apartment. Entering he tossed his wallet on the coffee table along with his keys before pulling his phone from his pocket and sending a text to Sami. He hadn't talked to Sami in a few weeks, but he had to tell someone about today's adventure and of his three closest friends, Sami was the only one that knew who Chasity was.

Chasity wasted no time preparing for bed after she got home. She was exhausted and she had another long day ahead of her the next day. She didn't have to worry about work, but she had set up a meeting with an adoption agency. While she was fairly sure she wasn't going to be able to give up the baby she had to weigh and exhaust every option before she was able to make her absolute final decision.

While Chasity was snoozing away, Jon was talking to Sami about her. Not about anything bad, they were just discussing everything that had happened ten years ago. Jon was closer to Chasity than Sami, but being friends with Jon had automatically made him friends with Chasity back then because Jon and Sami were just as close as Jon and Chasity, anywhere one went you could be sure the other wouldn't be far. A lot of people mistook Jon and Chasity for a couple, but they had never dated. But by virtue of being best friends with Jon, Sami ended up being friends with Chasity too, and therefore knew her back story. "So she went from being raped to stripping for a living," Sami questioned.

"Yup, that's basically the gist of it. And the guy who owns the club she was working at is a complete scumbag. I know I'm no saint, and I did some fucked up things to girls in the past in various strip clubs while we were on the road, but this guy takes the fucking cake." Jon exclaimed. Pausing from his story for a moment, Jon took a deep breath as he walked into the kitchen and pulled the fridge open. He was trying to keep his temper in check, so he had to tell this story in 'parts' instead of one long story. "I swear, Sami, I wanted to bash his fucking skull in, but I knew I couldn't because I can't afford an arrest on my record." Jon took a sip of the beer he'd just pulled out of the fridge and swallowed. "Finally, after a little convincing conversation in the hallway, I quickly managed to talk Chasity into just walking out; essentially quitting without warning. I told her I'd handle her finances until she can get back on her feet," Jon told him.

"Are you insane, Jon? How do you know she'll get back on her feet and she won't use and abuse your kindness; mistake it for weakness," Sami exclaimed.

"Oh come on, Sami, you know she wouldn't do that…" Before he could continue Sami cut in.

"No I don't. I haven't seen or heard from this girl in ten years, and neither have you. We have no idea how she changed in those ten years, Jon."

"Sami, trust me, she hasn't changed. Well, not except for the fact she has no self-respect or self-esteem. She's still just as independent now as she was back in high-school," Jon told him, taking another swig from the bottle in his hand. "There's even more to it than that, though dude. The scumbag forced her into what she thought was going to be a 'private dance' for two clients, but he told her the clients were to get whatever they wanted during the dance. She thought he meant they were to get whatever dance they wanted, only when she got to the room for the private dance, they forced themselves on her with her boss's permission." Jon paused, letting Sami digest that info. "So in short, she was forced into an unwanted three-some, and she's now three months pregnant with a scumbag's baby." Sami couldn't bite back the gasp that spilled out of his mouth. "Yeah, exactly, and what's worse is she's not sure which of the two scumbag's it was who supplied the sperm that created the child. I'm not letting her stay an environment that's being run and patronized by scumbags," Jon said.

"Alright, I get it, Jon," Sami said, surrendering the argument.

Sami and Jon continued to talk about Chasity as well as how Sami's training had been going for awhile before they finally hung up. After finishing their conversation, and hanging up the phone, Jon got ready for bed and laid down thinking about everything that had happened within that day. As he thought about helping Chasity he realized they'd have to set up the arrangement tomorrow because he would be heading back out on tour on Friday, and he'd be gone until the following Wednesday. As he drifted off to sleep his final thought was to call her in the morning and see if they could get together and set up the arrangement for him to help her out until she got back on her feet.

Author's Note: Sorry, this one is a little short, but it's basically just a "filler" chapter that is needed to get from one part of the story to the next. I know it seems to be moving slow, especially compared to how 'fast' I had Unknown Secrets move, but please bear with me. There's a reason for it moving slowly like this. I promise it'll pick up a little bit in the next couple of chapters(around chapter ten, or so) and you won't regret sticking with it.