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

Trailing behind Roxy, Jess winced. It wasn't difficult to guess what the creep wanted, but that wasn't the subject she'd meant to address. Not that any subject related to the shady goings-on would be comfortable to discuss.

[color=teal]"I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."[/color] she babbled, before lapsing into silence. She gazed down at the concrete, then stared back up as Roxy dropped the bombshell. Her father. The same man who'd made the call that had changed everything. The same man who stirred up a turmoil of fear and rage in the anchor. The same man who kept close watch over a daughter who wanted nothing to do with him.

And Roxy would have to face him again, all because of her.

[color=teal]"He..."[/color] Jess shook her head. [color=teal]"He can't use that as an excuse! I wanted to see my mom. You don't want to see your dad."[/color] [i]Understatement of the year,[/i] she thought. [color=teal]"But there's no avoiding this, is there? You said he's used to getting his way."[/color]

And there it was. She'd let on that she'd figured out the boss' identity. That much had been clear, no matter how much Roxy had tried to hide.