Alyssa was in the holding cell in the court house; munching on a simple cheese sandwich when a slim man enters. Standing just less than six feet and wearing a blue suit with a white tie, looks down on the woman who was once his fiancé.
“I’d never thought I’d hear from you again,” Jimmy staring at Alyssa; “especially after that night I caught you with my sister.”
Alyssa looks up from the metal bench she is sitting on; seeing Jimmy, she smiles.
“Jimmy,” Alyssa coos; “you’re not still mad over me giving dear Susan some honey now are you?”
“You disgust me Alyssa,” Jimmy staring at the blonde hair beauty he was going to marry; “What you did to Susan goes well beyond those bisexual urges I tolerated while we were dating.”
“Well it’s not as if Susan wasn’t willing,” Alyssa getting up; “sure she was still a normal, but she knew the risks. And last I check we were both consenting adults. No laws were broken; state, federal or town.” Alyssa walking to the bars so she is a few inches from Jimmy; “don’t get all nasty with me because she always wanted to be a wer-mer and not a wer-otter like you are. You’d be surprised with how many women are in the world that would jump at the chance to indulge their childhood fantasy in being a mermaid."
Jimmy just stares at Alyssa for a few minutes before sighing. “What are you in hear for anyway?”
“Trespassing, breaking and entering;” Alyssa scowls. “My cousin apparently didn’t like the fact that I was holdup in his fishing cabin.”
“So Sheriff Cooper had you arrested and charged,” Jimmy snorts; “I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall for that.”
“Yuck it up why don’t you,” Alyssa sneering; “you going to help me or not?”
“With what,” Jimmy getting serious; “getting you off these charges?”
“Yes,” Alyssa pleading; “If my employer in California found out about this, I’d be ruined.”
“I missed the part,” Jimmy smirking; “where that was my problem.”
“Please I’m begging you,” Alyssa pleading; “I’ll do anything, name your price.”
******
Back in Judge Flagg’s court room; Alyssa was sitting in the defense chair while her former fiancé argued to have the charges dropped; looking sullen for she had no choice but to agree to her former fiancé’s demands.
'I want your share in the cost of the wedding that had to be cancelled, plus the engagement ring. Also I never want to hear from you again, save for your repayment.'
Alyssa thoughts are broken when she hears Jimmy reach the crux of his argument.
“Your honor, how can my client be charged with breaking and entering when she knew where the key for the front door was?”
“Your client did not have permission to be at Sheriff Coopers property;” the judge answers.
“Did the sheriff have permission,” Jimmy retorting; “to deny my client food while awaiting for her bail hearing today? Must I bring up the cruel and unusual punishment argument? When I visited my client an hour ago all she had to eat was a slice of processed cheese between two slices of bread. Inmates in the cruelest prison around the world are fed better than that!”
******
Twenty minutes later, Alyssa walks out of the courthouse a free woman; despite getting off on the charges thanks to her cousin’s forgetfulness in breakfast that isn’t just coffee and aspirin, Alyssa is about to head off when she sees her cousin waiting for her at the street.
“No more free passes cousin,” Sheriff Cooper looking at Alyssa; “Head back to California. Leave town.”
“Kind of hard to do that,” Alyssa being flippant;” when you impounded my rental and put my purse and other essentials in one of your evidence boxes.”
Sheriff Cooper reaches into his cruiser and tosses Alyssa’s purse back at her. She opens it up to see her keys, wallet, phone and other items, woman usually carry. Looking up to stare at her cousin; “and my clothes?”
“All packed in your suitcase,” Sheriff Cooper answers; “all waiting for you in your rental sitting in the police parking lot.”
Sheriff Douglas Cooper turns around and heads back in his car. Driving off; he leaves Alyssa to fend for herself.
“I’m not leaving town until I take care of my business with the Stovall’s and Brian Walker,” Alyssa smirking.
Getting her cellphone out Alyssa texts Brian Walker;
‘We need to talk. Meet at same place like on Sunday.’
Alyssa hits send; not knowing that Emily confiscated Brian’s phone and at this very moment, Emily is reading the message. Alyssa begins walking to the police station when her phone beeps with a reply.
‘My son Brian is unavailable to talk to you. Ever. Contact him again and I’ll have you charged with harassment. Emily’
Alyssa puts her phone away and begins walking to the police station. ‘I will not be denied;’ is all Alyssa thinks to herself as she makes her lonely trek to her rental.