Dark Secrets, Big Lies |Toni Topaz|

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-Time Skip-

After a week long trial and testimony from not only me but Toni as well the jury found Cheryl guilty on all charges. The judge sentenced her to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole. To say I was elated was an understatement, the judge even granted Toni and I lifetime order of protections from not just Cheryl but from her mom as well. To put the nail in the coffin of all the bullshit we had to go through because of Cheryl was like a weight lifted off of my shoulders that I didn't even know I was carrying.

School was starting to kick my ass and it took everything in me not to just say fuck it and drop out. Toni wouldn't let me and always encouraged me when I was at the end of my rope. It was now the weekend and I decided to spend it working at Wolf Thorn it had been a while since I even stepped foot in the bar. Toni was going to spend the day with Veronica shopping which I didn't mind since it was with my sister. I stopped off at Smoothie Queen and grabbed some smoothies for Pea, Alexa, Kato, Jug and Fangs before I got to the bar.

I parked my Audi in my spot at the bar grabbed the box of smoothies and made my way inside. Alexa was working behind the bar with a new girl Pea had hired. She seen me and her eyes went wide. "Well look at what the cat dragged in, nice to see you back Queen." Alexa said as she handed a drink to a customer. I laughed "shut the hell up, I had to come and make sure you guys weren't fucking around. Come here for a second."

Alexa put down her towel and came from behind the bar. She followed me up to my office I handed her a smoothie "sit down, let's chop it up for a minute." She took the smoothie and sat down. "How are things going around here?" I asked as I put the straw in my drink. "They're good, I think the new hires have slacked off a little since you don't really come around anymore. But Pea does his best to keep them in line and I help when he's having a hard time."

It was true even before the vacation we all took I kind of took a step back from Wolf Thorn and the Wyrm but if this is how my employees acted when I wasn't around that was going to change. "Thank you for helping around here it means a lot. You know I've been dealing with a lot of shit lately. I'm just trying to figure out how to balance everything I got going on." Alexa gives me a smile "you're welcome J, you know I have your back through everything I always will be." It meant a lot to me, it truly did.

"I'll call a meeting when things die down a little today I think it's time to make some changes around here. Other than the work stuff how is everything with you, we haven't had a chance to really talk about things since I've kinda been all over the place lately." Alexa shifts a little bit "they're good I guess, I'm having a little trouble at home but it's nothing I can't handle." I didn't like hearing that "if things are that bad you can stay in my trailer, I never got rid of it."

Alexa shook her head "I can't do that, I'll be good I promise." One thing about me is when I truly love and care for someone no matter what I'm going to worry about them. Alexa never really opened up about her home life so her doing so now I know something serious is going on. "It's literally sitting there empty, my dad and Jug don't even stay there anymore. It has a brand new AC, new furniture that I only had for a few months, we'll just have to get you a new bed but other than that you're good to go. And don't say no because you know how I am."