S.E.A.L IV: All I Need

Chapter 30

~Nia~

I'd been thinking a lot about what Montae told me about other women going to the league on Javon. I just didn't understand how if that many women complained about him the league would just let it slide. I knew I couldn't go directly to the league because I ain't want to lose my job, but I needed to know because sexual harassment on the job is against the law. I decided to go within the family and talk to Carlos's mom, it just so happened that she'd actually defended one of the girls and had some inside knowledge on the situation.

It's not everyday I see you in my office she said smiling at me from behind her dark mahogany wood desk. Well you know I don't normally cause trouble. Mhm good, then you aren't like your Ace. Why you say that? If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be a lawyer, I stayed having to get her ass out of trouble. Well you don't have to do that now. You don't think, she's on retainer and two out of three of wives are too before kids and after kids them 4 are still tornadoes in the making. But I am sure you didn't come to talk about them did you now? Actually, I didn't I come to talk to you about a client you had a few years back. Client! Yeah one of the cheerleaders from the Atlanta Hawks. Mm she said standing going to close her door. You know I can't give you the logistics of that case I mean it was sealed. Sealed! Handled outside court for an undisclosed amount. I don't want to know the logistics; I just need to know if the sex was consensual. She looked at me and then down at my stomach.

Javon Martin's been back to his old tricks I see. How did you know it was Javon Martin? You saying it's a different Hawks player? No, I was just wondering how you knew off the bat. You mentioned the cheerleader, and I automatically knew it was him. He's a real "athlete" she said using air quotes. Is it his baby? No Hell no it isn't. And you've confirmed with the doctors. Yeah, I had gestational sonogram and test, I was pregnant when it happened. How did it start, did you fall for him? No, I didn't, I won't lie there was a slight twinge of something but I never lead him to believe that I wanted him that way. And the night this happened? We were at a league dinner; I wasn't aware that I was pregnant at the time and had a few drinks. How many do you remember willingly having? 2 for sure I left my last drink at the table while I excused my self to the bathroom. When I returned, I finished it and was fine? About an hour later I started feeling funny. His mom assured me that it was nothing that I should have another drink. For an hour she kept my glasses full before she left for the evening. His mother she said looking at me. Mhm she was there for a little bit then she left. And what happened after that? That's when I really started to feel it, my head was spinning, I felt hot, and I couldn't get up by myself with out help, he offered to drive me home, but in my state I didn't want Charli to see some man dropping me off so he offered his place. He said he'd make me some coffee and I'd be able to sober up. That lasted about 30 mins before he said I should sleep it off and then he offered me his bed and that he'd sleep on the couch. He led me to his room and I only remember him kissing me and I think I said I wanted it but I can't remember for sure. Did you file a police report? No! No! I didn't, when I woke up a few hours later, I was naked, and there were condom wrappers on the floor next to the bed. I got my black ass out of there before he woke up!

You know there are at least 8 other women with the exact same story as yours. Really! Mhm and every time the league covers for him and pays the girls. I don't want his money; I have my own I just want to know why him and his weird ass mother drugged me? They could have seriously harmed my child. And the baby is okay now that you know of. Yeah, I've been going to the doctor pretty much every three weeks to make sure. I informed my OBGYN of what happened and specifically asked to be on this routine just to make sure the baby was okay. That was smart there was no telling what kind of drugs they gave you and how they could have harmed your baby. Are you looking to press charges against him? I don't know do you think I should I mean if 8 other women have already been through this what makes me different? You're a celebrity! I am not a celebrity! Technically you are, you're married to an A list producer, who if I am not mistaken just put on the biggest for charity concert in Atlanta's history. The two of you have connections to people that the NFL does not want to piss off. I don't get it. Let me put it to you this way Nia, there are no super bowl endorsements if Jay and Beyonce are boycotting Atlanta! There is no Love and Hip-Hop filming if VH1 pulls out of Atlanta either. And I guarantee that if Tyler Perry finds out that the Atlanta Hawks kept a rapist on their roster there will be a movie about it. So again, what do you want to do, because the winning cards are in your hand right now.