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

Along the hallway, Jess kept it together. However, once in her bedroom next to the spare room where Roxy would sleep, she didn't mean to slam the door, but somehow did. Her hands shook with the barely-controlled anger of two people. She strode to her bed, flinging the bag onto it, and in a considerably Roxy-like gesture, punched the pillow. Once she'd taken several deep breaths, she set about unpacking.

As soon as she was done, she joined Roxy in the hallway. While neither of them looked forward to the talk, it was something they'd have to get out of the way. [color=teal]"No matter what kind of person he makes you out to be,"[/color] she whispered as they headed towards the living room, [color=teal]"I know you're not like that."[/color] Yes there was still much she didn't know about the anchor and her past. What she did know, though, was that under Roxy's standoffish exterior was a genuinely kind person, willing to sacrifice much for others. It was also all too clear Reginald liked to twist the truth, making people look bad.

She trudged into the living room, where her mother waited, seated in an armchair across from the couch. Taking a seat, Jess braced herself for the inevitable.

[color=aqua]"Now,"[/color] her mother began. [color=aqua]"I'm sorry, Jess, that the weekend has to start this way, but there are just a few things to talk through."[/color] She gave Jess an apologetic smile, before her face turned stony again, eyes fixed on Roxy. [color=aqua]"Your father mentioned you've had some... issues, in the past. Issues he's been trying to help you through, and that Jess and I need to know about. First of all, he mentioned stealing is on your record. What really happened there, and why?"[/color]