Detroit, MI:
"So you did all this because you what? Wanted me to yourself?" Izzy asked in disbelief, Monica could tell how angry Izzy was, but Austin told her no matter how upset she got, she needed to face Isabella head on. "Look I'm sorry for what your parents put you through, and I wish you would've told me what you were going through. I would have helped you, but you didn't and now we're here. Monica, Ben didn't deserve this and you almost put Ambrose in jail if I wasn't pregnant right now I would still kick your ass."
"I know I- wait." Monica stopped talking looking over t Izzy. "You're pregnant?"
"That's none of your concern. You need help, and I agree you should turn yourself in." Isabella replied. "Justin is going to be okay, but you can't run from this forever. You'll spend the rest of your life trying to cover this up, I'll make some calls to the DA's office and work something out for you to turn yourself in."
"You're still going to help me?" Monica asked.
"This ain't for you Monica. This is for Justin, and the kids he still cares about you and I don't understand why but hey whatever. You're a terrible person, but a great mother. Your kids adore you, and that's the one thing you got right. They don't understand what's going on and not having you as often as they're used to is hurting them now, and this is going to hurt them more. I need to go, and please don't ever put your lips on me again."
"I didn't know how to say it."
"You say it, and why didn't you tell me what you were going through?" Izzy asked again, she was conflicted. She felt bad for Monica, she understood why she did what she did and why she thought it was okay. Controlling the narrative was how her family handled things, and not complying resulted in some bad things happening to you. Listening to Monica's story Broke Isabella's heart and the soft side of her felt for her, the tough side of her felt that it was no excuse for the shit she's done.
"Telling any of y'all about my parents would've put y'all in danger. I couldn't do that, and I didn't even know how or where to start. By the time we hit junior year I was completely numb to it, there was no need to talk about it I just started doing what they wanted with no resistance."
"Do you have proof of anything?" Izzy asked.
"Uhm, yeah. The original case that got my family arrested had everything to do with the bullshit they were involved in, but there were additional charges I would rather not get into right now. I'll sign everything you need."
"Alright, I'll be in contact. Let me build a defense for you first, and then I'll contact the DA to workout an arrangement for you to turn yourself in. You do know Lilah is going to be my number 2, right? Which means we'll both be digging into your family, you okay with that?" Isabella asked, and Monica nodded.
"Thanks Izzy."
"Yeah whatever, and don't try no shit like this again." She said pointing around the hospital room making Monica chuckle before she walked out.
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Fanfiction"I just can't stand Ben anymore." She admitted truthfully, and maybe she would have kept this information to herself if she wasn't drunk. "All he does is drink and plays video games, we don't sleep together, he hasn't touched me in almost a year I'm...
