Jessica’s Journey
Sequel to Andrews Dilemma
By, Cain129
Part 9
Special Thanks to Wren Phoenix for the editing.
Synopsis: After being assaulted by her Uncle James, Jessica was left battered and bruised. The worst part though was the emotional damage that occurred from the assault which left her plagued by nightmares. Jessica planned on spending the weekend camping with her friends, but there was a part of her that just wanted to stay home and hide from the world.
In the end she decided to join her friends, and the weekend turned out to be one she would never forget. There are still forces that are working in the background and their purpose hasn’t become clear. What does Rocco have in store for Jessica, and who killed James Roberts?
Chapter 27
Janice thought that she was going to have a nice relaxing weekend until there was a loud knock at the door. She made her way over to the window and looked out. There were two police officers standing just outside.
Janice immediately started getting worried that something happened to one of the girls. She slowly unlocked the door and opened it hoping that it wasn’t bad news
“Janice Tanner, I am Detective Walker and this is my partner, Detective Hernandez, could we have a few minutes of your time?”
“Sure, come inside,” Janice said, stepping aside to allow them to enter. As the officers came inside, Janice asked them, “So what is this all about?”
Detective Walker was the first to speak. “We’re here concerning your adopted daughter’s uncle, James Roberts. He was found dead at the Hospital, and we are currently treating it as a suspicious death.”
“So what does this have to do with me?” Janice asked, nervously.
“Most likely nothing, but whenever we investigate a murder, we have to follow all the leads. Since your daughter was assaulted by him, it does put you on the list of suspects.” Detective Hernandez explained.
“You really don’t think that I could just waltz into the hospital, bypass security and the officer watching his room by magically turning invisible so that no one could see me kill him, do you? Give me a break, but I’ll admit that I feel whoever did kill the bastard should be given a medal.” Janice said.
“Neither of us believes that you did it, Mrs. Tanner. We’re just here to cover our bases and rule you out. Could you please tell us where you were between 2:00am and 3:00am last night?” Detective Walker explained.
“I was tossing and turning most of the night, worrying about my daughter and couldn’t sleep well. I decided to go for a drive and eventually ended up at Tim Horton’s. I’m sure the staff can verify that I was there around that time.” Janice told them.
“Alright, that pretty much takes care of our questions for you. Would your daughter be home?” Detective Hernandez asked. “As I’m sure you know, we need to ask her a few questions as well.”
“You can’t be serious,” Janice said angrily. “That man assaulted her! Who the hell do you think the real victim is? Jessica was home and in bed at the time. She was finally dragged out of the house to go on a camping trip near Toronto with some friends, as a way to recover from her assault. If you want to talk to her then you’ll have to wait until she gets home on Monday. So, are we done with the questions? Unless you plan on arresting me, I’d like you both to leave.” Janice said self righteously.
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After leaving the Tanner residence Detective Hernandez turned to his partner. “So, what do you think, is she a suspect?”
“I don’t know, we’ll check out her story. I do know one thing; I’d rather take on the entire Hells Angels organization than get between that woman and her children.” Detective Walker said, frowning.
“Alright, who is the next name on the list?” Detective Walker asked his partner.
“We have two choices. First, there’s Sarah Roberts, Jessica’s biological mother.” Detective Hernandez said, looking into the case file. “This time, I’mplaying the good cop.”
“I don’t know, you seem to play the part of the bad cop pretty well. I thought she was going to jump off the couch and tear you apart.” Detective Walker said smiling.
“I think she came pretty close to it, but I believe she’s innocent though. She’s just very protective when it comes to her kids.” Detective Hernandez agreed with a chuckle.
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Janice was fuming after the officers left. How could they even think that Jessica could do such a thing? She walked over, picked up the phone and called Anthony’s cell phone. He had taken Megan and Jennifer to the mall. She needed to talk to him and didn’t want to wait until he returned home.
Chapter 28
Kelly yawned as she waited outside her apartment building. Her father had called her the previous night and said that there was someone that he wanted her to meet.
“You better have a good reason for getting me out of bed on my day off.” Kelly said as she slid into the passenger side.
Mason smiled, “Its important kiddo, we’re going to meet your new partner. He’ll also be playing your father.” Masson said, passing Kelly her coffee.
“I couldn’t have met him in at the station?” Kelly asked, frowning.
“Under normal conditions, we could have met at the station but I don’t want to risk it. I’m sure that there are still a few bad cops on the force.”
“I don’t want to risk blowing the operation because your cover is blown. There is also that fact that no one knows that John Burke even here. I haven’t added him to payroll yet, and I don’t plan on adding him until I know that both of your covers are secure.” Mason said with a grin.
“Can you actually do that, Daddy? I mean, the guy needs to get paid.” Kelly asked with a frown.
“We have a fund for paying informants. I’ll be paying him out of that fund, and then deducting the money from his payroll, that way everyone gets paid.” Mason said grinning.
“It seems that you’ve figured out everything.” Kelly said, then took a drink of her coffee.
“Everything’s setup, all that’s left is getting you up to speed. Just promise me that you’ll be careful. Once you’re inside, there won’t be much that I can do to help you.” Mason frowned.
“I’ll be alright, this is what I’ve been training for, Daddy.”
“I know honey, but training and being in the field are two different things. Things happen in the field when you’re gathering information. You may be asked to do something illegal, just to prove that you’re really loyal to them. ” Mason said to his daughter.
Kelly looked at her father. “If that happens, how far should I be willing to go?”
“That depends on what they are asking you to do, Kelly. If your life’s in danger, than do whatever it takes to stay alive. Everything else, just report it to me or your partner and we can deal with it later.”
“So Daddy, how am I going to contact you, I doubt you want me to call the station.”
“I have a cell phone setup with voicemail, you call and login, then we can pass messages back and forth. That way the only ones that will be able to access the voicemail will be just the two of us and your partner. You’ll be able to text also, so if at any time you feel that your cover is blown just text 911. You’ll be wearing a tracker, so we’ll know your location at all times, if you’re in trouble we’ll extract you as quickly as possible.” Mason said calmly, though he was a little apprehensive.
“It sounds like you have everything planned, Daddy.”
“Everything that I could think of has been taken care of, the rest depends on you Kelly.”
“Alright Daddy, than I should start preparing for my role, If I’m going to be playing an abused kid, then maybe I should checkout some of the support groups in the area. It’ll give me a better idea of how I should be portraying myself, and maybe I’ll model myself off of one of the girls in the group.”
“That’s a good idea Kelly. It might also be a good idea to make a few friends there. I know that this is not going to be an easy job and it will likely cause you a lot of pain. Just remember that it was people like these that killed your mother and father. Use that as your ammunition. It’ll also help you connect with the women in the support group.” Mason said sadly.
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Mason and Kelly drove for close to an hour before arriving at John Burke’s home. This turned out to be a small farm that had a barn with 2 horses, a few cows and even a chicken coop which was next to the barn. There was also a really nice Harley Softail classic parked out front, Kelly thought to herself that John Burke was not your typical police officer, and she was right. John had been working as a detective with the Drug Enforcement Division for over 20 years and spent most of that time stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mason had met John shortly after joining the police academy and the two became good friends. Even though they both ended up working in different provinces, they still kept in touch by phone and over the internet.
Mason and Kelly made their way over to the front door. Mason knocked a few times and was soon met at the door by a lady that looked to be in her early 40’s. The thing that surprised Kelly were the tattoos that covered the woman. As she looked around at the rest of the farm, seeing the chickens, horses and cows, she just didn’t seem to fit the picture of a country girl. Maybe a biker babe, but not someone that looked like they belonged on a farm.
“You must be Mason, John has told me all about you. I’m Beth, it’s nice to finally meet you. I guess you must be our new daughter, Kelly. It’s nice to meet you too.” Beth said with a big smile.
“It’s nice to finely meet you also Beth.” Mason said
“It’s nice to finally meet you too, Beth.” Kelly said with a smile.
“Where are my manners? Please come inside and make yourselves at home, John is in the study, just down the hall, first door on the right. I’ll let you guys get reacquainted while I grab some drinks and meet you in the study.” Beth said and headed off to the kitchen while Daddy and Kelly made their way to John’s study.
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True to Beth’s word, John was busy working in his study. There were boxes everywhere all in various states of being unpacked. Mason gave a light knock just outside the door. John turned around and smiled when he saw him.
“Mason, it’s about time you got off your fat ass and came over to help us unpack.” John said grinning, then came over and gave his friend a hug,
“It’s good to see you too, you old bastard. Looks like you have been keeping well. You remember the little lady standing next to me?” Mason said to his friend.
“Of course I remember!” John said, with a big smile. “You have sure grown into a beautiful young lady. I think you were maybe 8 years old the last time that I saw you. It’s nice to see you again, I’m sure that we’ll have plenty of time to get to know one another. Why don’t we take this little family reunion into the living room?”
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After everyone was seated, Beth joined them in the living room carrying a tray of with four beers on it and a big bowl of chips.
“I never really had a chance to thank you for taking the job, John. Since I became Police Chief, I’ve been walking around with a target on my head. Vincent’s people were everywhere and it seems that even after a month we’re still finding them.”
“I’ve called in every favour I had, just to get people here I could trust. It’s a complete mess, John. At first I thought about walking away, but I couldn’t. I finally had to power to make a difference, and to just walk away would’ve been wrong.” Mason said, and took a drink of his beer.
“How many people have agreed to join us?” John asked.
“At the moment there is you, Kelly and four others, but there are a few others I’ve asked to join us. I want to have people in key positions and when this job is finished, I want you to take over our Drug Enforcement Unit.” Mason said.
“It would be a pleasure Mason, if you’re interested though, there are a few friends of mine that we should contact. They’re good officers with clean records. I’ve trained them myself and would trust them with my life. The only problem is that they’re young and inexperienced, but the way I see it, what they lack in experience they will make up for in loyalty.” John said with a smile.
“All right, if you say that we can trust them, your word is all I need. Why don’t you give them a call and see if they’re interested in joining us. If they are have them come as soon as possible. We can get together and figure out where best to assign them later. Now let’s talk about the present assignment.” Mason said with a smile.
Chapter 29
It was around 11 am when I finally awoke. Scotty and I had made the most of the time we had left and I think that it was after 3 am before we finally fell asleep. The weekend turned out better than I had hoped, and I was sad to see it coming to an end. I knew that it was time to be heading back, though.
I felt better, both mentally and physically, than I had in a long time. I looked over at Scotty, leaned over and kissed him, then whispered, “I love you, baby.” Then I found my robe and slipped into it. I made my way over, grabbed my knapsack and made the short walk over to the showers. I spent the next 20 minutes having a shower and doing my makeup.
The bruises were pretty much gone now and I was looking almost normal, I had decided to wear my little blue sundress, so after I finished I got dressed.
I headed back to our tent and woke Scotty up.
He tried to roll on top of me, but I knew that wasn’t really a good idea. When i told him to get his ass to the showers, he pouted a little and tried to use those puppy dog eyes on me, but to no avail, and eventually did as he was told. I headed over to the picnic table and as I was sitting there noticed that Tara’s car was gone and figured they must have gone on a coffee run.
Feeling a little bored I walked over to my tent and grabbed my guitar case, then returned to the picnic table and took it out of its case. I started thinking about what I wanted to play and started playing around on a song that was forming in my mind. It had been awhile since I had done any real writing, and I could tell that this one wasn’t going to come out easily.
I just kept playing it, making changes here and there until I found the sound I wanted, and then
continued working on the rest the song. As I played, words started forming and I started singing them, making changes so the music and words blended together.
It can be a long process writing a song, matching it up so music and words blend together, but slowly it all started coming together. I stopped long enough to grab my song book and wrote down the sheet music and then filled in the words, that way I knew that I wouldn’t forget what I had done so far. I picked up the guitar and continue working on the next part of the song. I managed to add another few verses to it before I saw Tara and Amy arriving.
Once the two of them exited, I could see that I was right, they had done a coffee run. I placed my guitar back in its case and closed the case, then set it on the ground next to me. It didn’t take long before they joined me at the table and Amy handed me a coffee.
“Is Scotty still in bed?” Amy asked me, as she took her coffee and Tara’s out of the tray.
“You wore the poor guy out last night, didn’t you?” Tara said giggling
“You heard us?” I said, shocked. I had tried so hard to keep quiet, but I guess not hard enough.
“Yes, we I heard you. I just hope the two of you didn’t take it too far.” Tara said smiling
“We didn’t go all the way, if that’s what you mean Tara.” I said smiling.
“Good, the two of you have plenty of time. There’s no reason to hurry things along.” Tara said, taking a drink of her coffee.
“You look much better this morning Jessica, the bruising is pretty much gone. It looks like you’re a fast healer.” Amy said reaching over and touching under my eye. “Does it still hurt?”
“Just a little Amy, but it likely will for a while.”
“So, you ready to face the real world again?” asked Tara.
“I think so, I feel much better now mentally and physically. I have to admit that I’m going to miss this place, there are so many good memories here,” I said, smiling at the thought.
“Thanks for inviting me, I think that I really needed something like this, and not just because of the assault. It’s helped me deal with some issues that I haven’t been able to let go of ‘til now.” I said as I frowned at those memories.
“Do you mind me asking Jessica, What issues?” Amy asked, looking me in the eyes.
“I don’t mind, it’s easier to talk about now. I’ve lived most of my life as a boy, and even though I knew that I was different, what could I do about it? I was programmed to believe that I was a boy and had to act according to those beliefs.
When I couldn’t live up to those expectatiations, I took the coward’s way out and tried to take my own life. I eventually came to terms with the fact that I was really a girl. It helped that I had the medical documentation to reaffirm that, but it didn’t change the fact that there was always a part of me that refused to accept it.
I still felt like a fake, not a real girl. This weekend has changed that, though. Scotty helped me accept that I was fully a woman and not some boy dressed as one. When the two of us made love, it changed everything for me.
I’m no longer that scared little boy that tried to take his life. I’m a woman in love with a sweet guy that loves me. I never really knew what love was really. How could I? Those things you learn from watching your parents. I came from a dysfunctional family, my parents didn’t know how to show love, not in a healthy way.
When I moved in with the Tanners I started to see that everything that I knew and believed was wrong. I saw how much they loved one another. I was so jealous at first, and there was a part of me that even thought it was an act! I thought that once they got comfortable around me they’d stop acting, and I’d see them for what they really were, but that never happened.
Than the unthinkable happened. They started treating me the same way that they did with Megan! They even accepted me as a girl, even before the real truth came out about my gender. All my life I had been told that I was worthless and would never amount to anything. Inside I was dying, and to be honest had they not accepted me for who I really was then I likely would have tried to take my life again. I wouldn’t go back to that life, I couldn’t. I would rather die.
“It’s over now honey, and whatever happens now is your choice. Whatever may happen in the future, just remember that you have people that love you.” Amy said reaching over and taking my hand in hers.
“I will always be here too, Jessica”, Tara said with a smile.
I couldn’t help but smile, “I know that if something is wrong I can always turn to either one of you, we’re like sisters. I just hope you know that if you ever need me, I’ll always be there for both of you.”
A few minutes later, Scotty joined us at the table.
“Cool, just what the doctor ordered!” He said, grabbing his coffee.
“So how was your night?” asked Tara
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Rocco had been waiting for Adrian to call and give him an update on his present assignment. He was getting ready to take out a corrupt Politian. It was nasty business but it needed to be done. By the time he was finished, everyone that had been a part of Vincent’s organization would be dead, and then Rocco could concentrate on his own plans without worrying about interference.
He made his way over to the bar and with shaking hands started pouring himself a stiff drink. He had been sober for quite a few years but none of that mattered now. Whatever happened, he was committed to the plan and would see it through. He just needed to make sure that he had all the right people in place. Once that happened, there were going to be a lot of people paying a heavy price for their indiscretions.
Rocco took a seat on his couch and thought about his life and how it had lead him up to this point. This hadn’t really been the life that he dreamed of having. His dreams were much simpler. When he was a kid, he wanted to be a doctor and help people, but he was born into this life, as was his father and grandfather. There was a time when he thought of running from what was expected of him, but the truth of the matter was, there was nowhere that he could have run to that the family couldn’t find him. Now he was leading the family.
The question was, where was this all leading too? Would it fall apart if he wasn’t there to hold everything together? He knew that Adrian would do everything in his power to see that his vision was realized, but he was just one man and the course that he had chosen led to uncharted waters. It had never been done, at least successfully.
Rocco poured himself another drink, then thought about and old quote that he had once read, ‘an intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius——and a lot of courage——to move in the opposite direction.’ Rocco thought to himself as he downed another drink, “Let’s just hope that I am more the genius and not the fool.”
A few minutes later, Rocco’s phone started ringing he looked at the number as said it’s about time then picked up the phone, “I hope you have good news for me, Adrian”
“Yes and no, Rocco. The good news is, I got all the information we needed on the Politician and have sent it to all the news outlets and arranged for the hit to happen for tomorrow. The bad news is I found a list of names on Greg’s computer. I sent the list to Brian to find out who they are. There was also a message on his machine from Josh Richards he was trying to setup a meeting at a warehouse on the west side.
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Rocco thought for a minute then the name came to him, Josh Richards worked for the Borelli’s and was involved in child trafficking. Once the kids came into contact with him they usually disappeared and were never seen again. “What time is the meeting, Adrian?”
“It’s for two o’clock tomorrow Rocco, do you want me to take care of Josh?”
“Dammit, were not ready yet to take on the Borelli family but we just can’t sit still and do nothing. If we tip off the police, by the time they can do anything those kids will be already out of the country.” Rocco said frustrated.
“I can make it look like one of our rivals did the hit. If they end up killing one another, then so much the better for our plans.” Adrian suggested.
“All right Adrian, just make sure there is nothing to lead them back to us.”
“What do I do with the kids if they’re in the warehouse?”
“I’ll set up a safe house until we can contact the parents and send the kids home.”
“All right Rocco, I’ll make the arrangements. Watch the news tomorrow night, it should be interesting.” Adrian said, then ended the call.
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Rocco picked up the phone and dialled a number. “Sheila, I have a job for you. I know you’re probably not ready, but I have a group of kids that will be coming your way. I am not sure what kind of shape they’re in, but if we don’t move now, they will likely be taken out of the country before the end of the week. Anything that you need, just pay for it and give me the receipts. I’ll write you a check to cover all the expenses.”
“We’re not ready Rocco, but we’ll make it work.” Sheila promised. She sounded concerned.
“Thanks Sheila, I owe you one.” Rocco said, and then started coughing loudly.
“Are you alright Rocco?” Sheila asked, worriedly.
“Yeah, I’m just getting over the flu. I got to go, call me if you need anything.” Rocco said, then hung up the phone.
Well, it looks like we’re committed now, Rocco said to himself. He went over to his desk and started going over his naughty and nice list.
Chapter 30
Scotty and I had spent most of the morning packing everything up and getting ready for the trip home. We decided against going to Canada’s Wonderland, we would eventually check it out, but the next time we’d go as a group. I knew that Megan and Jennifer would love to be with us for that.
We decided to meet up for supper at one of the truck stops close to home, and then we’d go our separate ways. Soon the four of us piled into our cars and started the long drive home. Scotty and I talked most of the way and in between I passed my time just watching the scenery, listening to the radio and texting everyone back home. I let them know about our weekend and that we were on the way home.
Scotty looked over at me. “So what are your plans for the week?”
“Not really sure, but I think it’s time that I start getting into the swing of things again. I have a ton of things that I need to get done for school, and I think enough time has passed that I should start attending cheerleading practice again.”
“That’s cool, it’ll be good to see you at the games again. I know it hasn’t felt the same when I would look over and not see you there.” Scotty said sadly.
“Well I’m here now, baby.” I said smiling.
“I know honey, and this weekend was amazing!” Scotty said, giving my knee a squeeze.
“Scotty, do you think that you can do me a favor on Tuesday? I have a meeting that I really should start attending, and I’ll be there for an hour. If you can’t pick me up, I’m sure that Mom or Dad will come get me. I just need a drive there, and I’d rather you take me.”
“Sure Jessica, anytime you need a drive, just ask. If I’m free, I don’t mind taking you.”
“Thanks honey, so are you up to anything this week?”
Scotty thought about it for a few seconds. “Besides school, football and work, not really much.”
“I hope you’ve made time for me.” I pouted.
“I always have time for you, baby.” Scotty said smiling.
“That’s good Scotty because I’m going to need a lot of loving.” I giggled.
“You’re not the only one Jessica.” Scotty said, and slipped his arm around me.
Scotty and I continued driving for another hour before I received a text from Amy saying that they were going to pull over at the next truck stop for a bite to eat. I sent a quick reply, letting them know that we’d meet them there. Eventually we pulled into the truck stop, found a place to park and caught up to Tara and Amy, who were waiting for us in front of the restaurant.
Once inside we found a booth and waited for a waitress, “It seems to be taking a lot longer to go home then it did driving up,” Amy said, frowning at her watch.
“There’s a good reason for that, Amy. You slept the whole trip drive up.” Tara said, rather smugly.
“I don’t know, I’m rather enjoying the drive,” I said with a smile
“That’s because the two of you can’t keep your hands off each other! You know when you get home you’re not going to be able to get away with it as easy.” Amy said giggling
“Maybe but our parents can’t watch us 24/7, right, Scotty?”
“Nope, but we still should be careful the last thing we need is for them to think we are too serious, otherwise they might start interfering.”
“You might be right Scotty, my parents are overprotective sometimes.”
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A few minutes later the waitress came and took our orders, After looking at the menu, Scotty ordered the fish and chips and a couple of cokes for the two of us. Tara and Amy ordered cheese burger platters. I loved cheeseburger but was happy with what Scotty ordered it had been awhile since I had fish and chips.
It was still going to be awhile before our orders came, so the four of us just talked and enjoyed each other’s company. Scotty had put his arm around me and I could feel his hand lightly caressing me. I really didn’t mind it wasn’t like anyone could tell what he was doing.
It was around 15 minutes before the waitress started bringing over our orders and I was quite surprised at how tasty the fish and chips were, but all I had to do was take one look to know that there was no way that I would be able to eat everything on my plate. I guessed that I’d have to give the rest to the human garbage disposal that was busy caressing my behind.
Scotty didn’t really seem to have a problem with that, considering he ate everything on his plate and everything that was left on mine. Tara and Amy just stared in disbelief. “How can he eat that much and not look like the Goodyear blimp?” Tara asked, shaking her head.
“I’m on the football team, so I work out every day. The only time I need to watch what I eat is over the holidays, because that’s the only time there’s no practice.” Scotty said with a smile.
After we finished dinner, Scotty and I said our goodbye, it was easier for us to take another route to get home. The rest of the ride only took us about 30 minutes before Scotty reached my home.
Scotty carried my bags to the door and said, “I better get home, Mom and Dad will likely have a million questions, and it’s going to take me all night to answer them.”
“I had fun too, honey. Now shut up and kiss me already.” I said smiling. Scotty happily obliged.
Neither of us seemed very eager to see the other go, as the kiss seemed to last forever but eventually the two of us had to come up for air.
“I better get going”, Scotty said frowning
“I know and me too, I love you Scotty”, I said with a smile
“I love you too Jessica”, Scotty said as he turned around and climbed inside his car, “I will call you tomorrow honey, have a good night sweetheart.”
“Bye Scotty”, I said and watched him drive off.
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I slowly opened the door and ran straight into Megan and Jennifer. I had no doubts that they were watching the show that Scotty and I had put on outside the door.
“If the two of you are done watching the show, you could help me carry some of this stuff inside.” I said with a grin.
A few minutes later the three of us had everything back in my room. “God, I am tired out!” I said as I dropped down onto my bed.
“You’re not going to bed yet, we want details!” Jennifer said giggling.
“Where are Mom and Dad anyway?” I asked Megan.
“They had to go out, all they would say is that it was important and they would be home later. Now stop beating around the bush, how was your weekend?” Megan said, smiling.
“It was alright, I had a lot of fun.”
“Is that all you’ve got to say? You and Scotty shared a tent, and nothing happened?” Jennifer said frowning.
“We did some things, but we didn’t go all the way, are you happy now?” I said, blushing.
“What did you guys do?” Jennifer tittered.
I shook my head. “It doesn’t matter what we did, all that matters is that we love each other.”
“You’re right Jessica, but tell me, was it everything you thought it would be?” Megan asked, looking really serious.
“It was better than I thought it would be, and the feelings that I experienced. . . I didn’t think it was possible to ever feel that way just from being touched. It does make you wonder one thing. If it felt that good, what would it feel like to go all the way with him?”
End of part 9
To be continued in part 10
Comments
Thank you Cain,
A wonderful story,you really have done well with
it,our Jessica has started to blossom and
I feel that you have some surprises in store for us.
ALISON
Jessica's Journey Part 9
Rocco has just started on his campaign. Will his campaign hurt or help Jessica?
May Your Light Forever Shine
Movement on lots of fronts
However, that has the effect of slowing the overall pace of the story at least on a perceptual level as we are covering like three separate POVs. I think this is making it harder for people to effectively comment.
It is unfortunate that the best way to make overall story progress seem faster is to make the chapters longer such as to give the possibility of at least one subplot completing a mini-plot completion for want of a better word which teases interest in the others. Otherwise you will be writing closer to it being three separate stories. I think Jessica's romance with Scotty is sweet but it does not seem to intertwine enough with the other two subplots going on. Oh and for the gearheads out there, think of each subplot as a cylinder in an engine driving the other ones.
Kim
Rocoo is up to something
I know he wants to protect the kids & take out what was left of Vance's organization but when Adrian is involved & Jessica is on his list well it's not good.
As For who killed Jessica's uncle idk that is the mistery to be solved.
I hope everything goes as planed for Masion's daughter as he plans but things could still go wrong.
Things are looking up for Jessica she needed the trip with her bf to actually accept her self as a real woman/girl now that that has happned she is ready to start living life again & enjoying her self.
Love Samantha Renee Heart
Definately enjoying the story.
I could read it over several times. :D
Your bad guy isn't evil, but he is bad. You do a good job showing the difference.
Why do I suspect Jessica is going to wind up in the middle of all this. I also have a suspicion something bad is going to happen to her mother, her biological mother.
For an educated person...
...Janice seems quite stupid. She told them she did it by defending against information they had not provided her.