Hard Time's

jar of hearts

Listening to Cruella your eyes widen and you turn to look at the Baroness she's closed her eyes. 'It's horrible isn't it, I guess they always say never meet your idols.' she walks closer to you and touches your shoulder. 'What he did was unforgivable but did he deserve to die for it?' she asks gently. You look at her then at the baroness. 'Is this true?' you ask and she pauses for a moment then looks at you. 'It is.' she says simply. 'It's not the first time she's killed either.'

This makes you look back to Cruella. 'What do you mean?' Cruella looks uncertain. 'Did she never tell you the story behind the scar?' This confuses you. 'Scar? What scar?' Cruella shares your confusion. 'You've been together months surely you've seen it. On her back.' This makes you go quiet. 'I've never seen her naked she told me you didn't either.' you sound awkward admitting this in front of Horace and Jasper. Cruella throws her head back laughing. 'Oh, darling. Well to be fair,' she presses her cheek against yours looking at the Baroness. 'It's hideous.' she remarks cruelly.

"Who do you think you are?

Runnin' 'round leaving scarsCollecting your jar of heartsTearing love apartYou're gonna catch a coldFrom the ice inside your soulWho do you think you are?"

The baroness swallows her chest rising and falling. 'Jasper, be a dear and assist me.' he goes to the baroness grabbing her from behind. 'Let go of her!' you snarl. Cruella goes to the Baroness placing her hands over her breasts and gently smoothing the soft white fabric her hands go to her waist then stop at her hips. 'Beautiful, your design?' she looks over at you. 'Yes.' you reply coldly. Cruella nods and lifts a pair of scissors from the desk. 'I'm sorry darling it is beautiful.' The baroness struggles against Jasper and she's shaking. You jump to your feet but the gun keeps you from going to her.

Cruella touches the blades of the scissors to the baroness's cheek. 'Stop that. I don't want to accidentally nick you.' she commands. The Baroness is panting now. 'Why are you doing this to me? You have your own label now!' Cruella smiles, 'revenge I suppose I don't like being rejected.' and cuts down the front of the older woman's gown, you feel your heart thumping in your chest. 'Look this is getting a bit much Estella.' Horace looks uncomfortable and refuses to look. 'It's only a bit much when I say it's a bit much and I say it isn't!' Cruella hisses bitterly. 'I see what you mean.' Jasper cups the baroness's bare breasts. 'She's not repulsive. Bit heavier than I like for in a woman.'The baroness looks utterly repulsed by him pawing at her. Cruella snips the scissors twice more removing her underwear. 'Turn her round.' Jasper forces her to turn. There is a heavy scar that curves from her waist across her hip and touches the top of her backside. Had it not been for the situation you'd have been thrilled to see her so bare. 'Ugly isn't it.' Cruella sneers. 'She decided to kill the baron for his estate tried to drug him, he worked it out and tried to take her with him. Shame he didn't succeed.

The door bursts open and John comes in, Horace points the gun at him and he holds his hands up. 'Ah, John, how I've missed you.' Cruella croons. The baroness tried to run and is again trapped with her back to Jasper. 'That's not the full tale.' he's looking at you. Cruella laughs. 'It is she told me.' she gestures to the baroness, whose tears are running down her face. 'She only did that to protect me.' John shouts angrily, he then turns back to you and for your part, the world is spinning out of control.

Despite this you want to hear what John has to say, have you been in bed with a serial killer? 'I told you the Baroness was brought here to present the baron with an heir. That didn't happen the Baron had a temper he used to,' he briefly looks at the Baroness but trying not to for her dignity. 'He'd beat her, and humiliate her in public and as you'll know from the interview Cruella gave, worse.' You swallow and even Cruella seems interested. 'The part about her drugging him is true she was going to run. He discovered her plan and came at her with a fire poker I heard her cries and saw him strike her. So I pushed him.'

You study his face he's telling the truth. 'He fell over the stairs and broke his neck we claimed he was drunk. The Baroness chose to have her wound treated off the record and if there was an infection the scar became permanent. It stopped suspicion being raised.' Horace has a confused look as he tries to keep up. 'So the butler did it?' Cruella rolls her eyes. 'You're hurting me.' The baroness speaks her jaw is tight and reveals only anger and disgust. She stares at the ground too ashamed to look at you.