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

Jess wanted to speak the truth, tell Reginald he sounded like he was doing this more for himself than his son, but her earlier suspicion had been right. If she fought back, so would he, and Roxy would get hurt in the process. It was obvious he was making the two of them look like the unreasonable ones, relations souring before they even worked with the men. Clear as this was, though, Jess couldn't deny he had a way of getting to people.

[color=teal]"I can try,"[/color] she finally answered, fists clenched in her lap. As much as she hated herself for going along with it, she didn't have to tell the truth... did she? Lying wasn't exactly her strong point, and she was painfully aware of her tendency to let the wrong things slip. That same tendency, after all, had landed her and Roxy in this newest predicament. And even if she did successfully lie to protect Roxy, would the anchor's brother end up paying the price?