It's Only Business

Kates Wedding Blues

Kate
If anything could go wrong it will on a huge basis and it did for my wedding plans. The venue I wanted caught fire and would not be ready until after our wedding date. Anastasia offered to allow us to get married and we can go first and have use of the caterers as well and we can send a note to our guest of the changes in time to know the amount of guests we are going to have. Elliott and Christian are okay with this, but I don't want to share with anyone. Grace had another suggestion, but I hated it because we can't have the same amount of guest in their backyard. Anastasias venue was chosen for its beautiful views. They have it all set to go. The caterers can add our food order to the other one and the florist can make things work. I tried to talk Ana into using the back yard, but she refused and got mad at me for suggesting she give up her venue for me. She stopped talking to me after I called her selfish. Now she won't share the venue.
Anastasia
I was trying to be nice, but Kate calling me selfish about not giving up the venue we have for Christian and my wedding made me tell her to find a new venue since I am so selfish, she can find herself a new venue. I walked out of the room and went to find Christian to tell him about her comments.
Christian
Well you were generous to offer and she was selfish to want you to give up your venue to her. I bet Elliott is getting an earful about your selfish ways. You are such a selfish bride wanting to keep your wedding venue and not let Kate take it from you. You gave her more than an inch and she wanted the whole mile. I will talk to Elliott soon that I am sure of. We aren't changing a thing, it's not our fault her venue caught on fire and won't be ready in time. So you offered and she was willing to take it, but refused to share the venue. You selfish bride you lol. I hug and kiss her, because this really upset her being called selfish.
Elliott
Kate is ranting again about the wedding and this time I catch something in her tone that makes me listen to what she's saying. Apparently Anastasia offered to share her venue and reception and the caterers could setup along with everything else. Kate was mad at Anastasia suggesting we combine the weddings at the same venue and our would be the first wedding and Christian and Anastasia would be second. She basically thought Anastasia was being selfish. Here we go. Kate she was willing to share 5he venue out of generosity and you basically refused to share her venue with her, you wanted her to change everything for us to have their venue. Don't you think that's being a bit of a bridezilla. If I were you I would start looking for a new venue to have our wedding at, because you definitely burnt that bridge. I doubt Christian would even consider sharing after you wanting to take their venue from them and them find another place.
Kate
Whose side are you on anyway? Why so protective of Anastasia?
Elliott
Not protective just reasonable about not taking someone's wedding venue instead of sharing their venue with them you want them to hunt for a venue instead of us looking for a new venue. Just find a new venue, I am sure our place has alternatives so they can keep their money for the wedding. Call and ask them. Otherwise we have to find a new one and go through all of this al over again. Mom offered their home and garden for the wedding, but you turned them down.
Jack Lambert
I got a call from the hospital, Jessica was brought in after being found wandering down the road naked and babbling. They needed me to come and make some decisions about her care.
Three days earlier
Jessica
I had to get out of here, I walk out and try to run from here, I keep running. I can barely stand and my breast is hurting as is all my body. I hear people yelling and horns honking, my eyes can't focus I am so thirsty and hungry. I have no idea where I am or what I am doing. Suddenly I am grabbed by someone and I fight them, because I am scared of them. I feel a needle in my arm and blackness.
Jack Lambert
I arrive and the doctor tells me my wife has been sexually assaulted and branded and whipped. She is heavily medicated, her brand is infected and so are some of her other wounds. I watch as they treat her, because she is unconscious they ask me some very personal questions. I tell them it wasn't me who did this to her, they might check her male friend Jack Hyde. The police take my statement and ask me not to leave town while they are investigating what happened to Jessica.
Elizabeth Morgan
I am so getting Jack Hyde back for how he treated me and brought a branding tool so I can brand him as well. I am waiting in his house after turning the woman loose, she ran past me no even seeing me and bolted outside naked. I have drugged Jacks favorite whiskey. Plus I have a supply of drugs that I can inject him with. He finally makes it home and he gets something to eat, I hear the plates clanking. He doesn't even come to check on his victim. I have everything in place as I see he found his whiskey. He drinks a shot and starts heading this way. He is undressing because I hear his shoes hit the floor and his belt. I have the needle ready and hit his arm and plunge it in as he grabs my throat. He finally blacks out on top of me on the bed. I move him off of me and cuff him to the bed after some effort of moving his dead weight. I turn him over so I can brand his favorite part of his anatomy. Luckily he has an easy set up to heat the branding iron up. I help him get stimulated and the iron is ready. He groans as I press the iron onto his hardness. I need to brand his chest too, on both sides of his chest. My job is done here, someone will hear him screaming. I pull my hoodie over my head and don my sunglasses and head out of the door and two blocks to my car and drive off. Payback can be satisfying to a point.