Chapter 8
Ally
A couple of my friends have shied away from me after they heard what Jerry did to Jack at that club.
I had been hoping to keep a lid on all that but a couple of the unfriendly nurses happened to be there that night and saw what happened.
From what Jerry tells me, a couple of the doctors were there that night as well.
I am surprised that I have not heard anything at all from Jack yet. I thought after what happened to him that he would call and lay into me. I guess he has chosen to just move on at this point. It has been more than two weeks now and not one peep out of him.
I see a well-dressed man walking toward me at the nurses station. There is someone from HR escorting him.
“Are you Mrs. Ally Raylar?” The man asked in an authoritative voice. “That is me,” I answered softly. He handed me a large yellow/tan envelope. “You have been served.” The man announced as he shoved the envelope into my hands.
“You will notice that there is a divorce summons in there and a civil suit for the injuries that your husband sustained two weeks ago. I would suggest that you get a lawyer…you will need one,” he hissed.
It was 10 minutes later that I saw Jerry running towards me with a large envelope in his right. “That son of a bitch is suing me. He’s asking five million dollars for the physical injuries I cause and the pain and suffering it all caused.” Jerry yelled angrily.
“Not only that, I just came from the director of the hospital and he informed me that Jack is suing the hospital for allowing one of their doctors have an affair with a married nurse. An affair that resulted in a brutal attack on the husband. “He’s asking 10 million for that,” Jerry ranted.
Some of the girls who have pulled away from me were smiling and giggling. “Sounds like Casanova is getting his comeuppance.” One of the girls laughed.
10:00am Friday-Jack
I was pleased when my lawyer called and announced that my three law suits have been delivered. Two for Ally, one for Jerry and one to the hospital.
I am betting that the shit will hit the fan by Monday. By then Jerry and Ally will probably talk to an attorney and find out how fucked they are when they find out that I have video of the attack and I have shown it to the hospital director.
Piper had left for the morning to go see her mother and smooth things over at home. When she showed mom the video for the second time, her mom was now 100% on our side. She has great empathy for the beating I took and the injuries I had sustained. She had not heard that part before today.
After talking to my attorney, I sat down to answer some emails from my fans. About half way through the long list of emails, I was dumbstruck by the one that was sent by a fellow named Bart.
“Jack…I have been a fan of yours for years. When I read online what happened to you and who was responsible, I became enraged. I had a similar thing happen to me ten years ago.”
“It took me a year. But I finally got even with that cheating bitch and her lover. I made sure it could not be traced back to me. I would love to do the same for you. No one would ever figure out who was involved and you would be far away giving you a free pass.
I was astounded by this offer. Was this some crank? Was this someone wanting to set me up? Like Jerry to head off his law suit. I sent a quick email back to him and told him to meet me on Sunday at the Starbucks nearest my home in Shoreline.
When Piper got home, I told her about the offer by the stranger named Bart. Piper agreed we should meet him face to face. She suggested that we record the entire conversation so we can use it against him if he is playing us. We could claim that he was trying to set up a blackmail situation.
Piper and I had a delightful weekend knowing that the walls are about to cave in on Alley and Jerry for what he did to me 15 days ago. I am thankful that the people at the hospital took photos of the injuries. There were even photos from surgery.