[center][color=teal][h2]Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey[/h2][/color][/center]

Jess flinched at the sharp edge to Roxy's tone, and at her mother's shock. More people stared, only to turn away as the purple-haired woman gave them a look of pure venom. Right now, everything about Roxy screamed "back off", even more so than usual.

For a moment, Jess wanted to reassure the anchor she [i]was[/i] helping, but thought better of it. If she said anything at all to Roxy, it would only make her angrier, make her think she wasn't listening. The anchor had put up a wall nobody could get past - a wall meant to hide something. With a shudder, Jess turned her head.

[color=teal]"Please... Don't worry,"[/color] she told her mother, her words a mumble. [color=teal]"We'll... I mean, Roxy will... Uh, this will all get sorted out."[/color]