Anger swirled around Roxy like a contained tornado. In the center of that storm was hurt. A pain that she denied and hide. It wasn't bad enough that she had been rejected by her parents. Now she had been rejected by Jess's mother. Someone she couldn't avoid. She hadn't been feminine enough for her mother or masculine enough for her father. Now she wasn't good enough for Jess. 

Frustrated and needing to vent Roxy started doing a martial art routine. As she practiced her kicks memories flashed through her mind. First she was nine. Her mother had insisted they do a girls day. Even though she hadn't been comfortable with girly things she had been determined to do her best. They had done all the things her mother wanted. She let them fuss with her hair. She had gotten her nails done. She had even worn a dress. It had been one of the few times she had given in and worn a dress but it hadn't been enough. When they got home her mother had looked at her and said.[color=9e005d] "Roxanne you're never going to be the daughter I've dreamed of. It's better if you be your father's son."[/color]

Her mother had filed for divorce that day. Roxy had burned the dress but kept the jewelry as a reminder that she wasn't feminine and to deserve her mother's love. From that day forward she had done her best to live up to her father's expectations. She thought she had done well until she was sixteen. 

When she was fifteen, Roxy heard rumors that one of her girlfriends had gotten pregnant. She had paid no attention to the rumor. It hadn't been the first time she heard one. Things changed when tye child had been turned out to be a boy. Her father had a DNA test but she hadn't been worried. They had done this before. But this time the DNA test showed that the boy was her father's and that's when things a second time. 

[color=a36209]"The boy will be my heir and that's finally Roxanne."[/color] Her father told her that day. His second there to witness her rejection. [color=a36209]"I have a son. You only have one use to me as my daughter. I will marry you to secure an alliance for me."[/color] She had fought him tooth and nail until her birthday when he had taken things out of her control and drugged her.