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Grace pressed her lips together, looking at his bloodied fists. They sure looked like they had done some damage, that's for sure. She was also relieved to hear that Orion was alright. She had been extremely worried about him, which was why she had asked Dereck for the favor. "Of course, make yourself at home. Use whatever you need." She gave him a smile and glanced toward the door, before looking back to Kong, arching an eyebrow. "Not my Reapers. Just asked my brother for a favor, is all." Grace married Orion, not a Reaper. When he mentioned about her not telling Shandee, Grace chuckled, and rubbed the back of her neck. "Worry? About a big guy like yourself? I won't say a word." She moved her hand in front of her mouth, like she was zipping it closed. When he moved to the bathroom to clean up, Grace turned to Kevin, giving him a small smile. "You should get going, then. Orion smokes when he's upset, so I don't need a fight at my house." She took Thomas from Kevin and moved to the living room, putting him in the swing until Kong was finished cleaning up. Kevin followed her there, and crossed his arms over his chest, smiling at Grace as she placed the infant down gently. "I'm not here to fight. I wouldn't do that to you." He held his hands up, almost indicating that he wasn't here to cause trouble. "You're a good mom, Grace." She patted his shoulder, walking past him and toward the door. "Thanks, Kev. C'mon. I'll walk you out."
Grace opened the door and walked outside, with Kevin right behind her, and when she saw Black, Titus and Orion smoking she gave them a small smile. They all looked kinda rough, to be honest. Kevin's bike was parked by the street, so she stood at the end of the driveway. "Be careful going home." She told him, with her arms crossed over her chest.

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It did not go unnoticed by Kevin the way Black had straightened up, and that is what made him linger by his bike until the man went inside. His green eyes watched until the last of them went inside before he got on his bike and started it up, revving the engine a few times, before shooting Grace a wink with his large smile. "Call me if you need me." With that he was gone, and Grace turned right around and went back into her house. This was probably the fullest her house had ever been, to be honest, but it was nice. Finally nice to have people around, normal people. After closing the door behind her, she locked the deadbolt and moved into the living room, grabbing her bottle of water from the table.
Her eyes fell on Kong, who was sitting there holding Thomas. The child looked so incredibly small in the large man's arms, and it was kind of funny. Grace pressed her lips together and leaned against the wall. "There's some fresh made cookies in the kitchen, and pizza keeping warm in the oven, if you guys are hungry. Help yourselves to whatever."

As Maralyn cam back into the room, she sat down next to Dereck, laughing at his reply about having variety. Variety was good in most aspects of life, that she could agree with. And yet sometimes getting variety was over the top. Yet Lyn knew at some point the men would eat it all. She grabbed a piece of one of the pizzas and joined them in the chow down.

When Dereck's phone rang, she looked over at him curious. For the most part everyone that would call him was here. Yet his first few words told her who he was talking to. Grace. She smiled and took another bite of the pizza in her hand. She was glad his sister had finally called him. Though as she listened she wasn't sure how glad she was. Especially when he turned to Lucky and Nate and discussed leaving with them. After hanging up the phone, Dereck turned to her kissing her and handing her keys. As he kissed her hand cupped his cheek gently. Soon the kiss was over and once again she was being told to lock up and stay put. God she was really going to learn to hate the order. And if she knew what was happening, surely there would be a day when she wouldn't listen. But for now she nodded. At his cheeky grin, Lyn smiled back. Kissing his lips one last time before telling him as he went out the door with his men,"Be careful."

She stood, watching them all leave out the door and listened to the four bikes leave the parking lot. With a sigh Lyn locked the door, before bringing what was left of the pizza into the kitchen. She didn't know how long they would be gone. Something was happening with the Angels. So even before she started putting the pizza away, she texted her cousin whom she hadn't heard from recently just to make sure he was ok at the end of this.To: Lincoln From: Lyn
Hey Linc, just checking to make sure you're okay. Heard something's going down. - Lyn Then she continued to put the pizza into ziploc bags and into the fridge. It would be there when the men got back, and wouldn't have the chance of going bad.

Lyn crossed back into the main room, and took a seat with a water glass in her hands. It seemed things were slow with the Reapers for now, but not the Angels. At least it wasn't both clubs blowing up again. One at a time may be a little easier to deal with. As much as neither club wanted to admit tho, they certainly were attached by a thin string.

Kevin Hamilton

Kevin was the first to make it back to the clubhouse. When he walked inside and only caught sight of Lyn, he knit his eyebrows together. The other's weren't back yet. "Hey, there. Hope you didn't get too lonely." He murmured, giving her a large grin before slipping behind the bar, and helping himself to a shot of whiskey. Before he could say anything else, the men pulled back into the parking lot, their bikes roaring to a halt. So, Kevin grabbed beers for each of them and placed them on the bar, open and ready for his brothers.

When Dereck walked inside, he was much more calm than he had been. He was still pissed at Orion, but he wouldn't bring that s**t back to the club. He didn't need the Angel's poisoning the good they had going here, the peace. "Hey, baby." Dereck swiftly took a beer from the bar and moved to sit next to Lyn, placing a kiss on her cheek. He had been a little beat up, but nothing that would require medical attention. The only one that was unscathed was Nate, and that was because he was a deadly man, and knew how to fight.

Nate grabbed his beer and posted up at the bar, letting his eyes wander around. "Can't believe that ******** would say such a thing about Gracie." He hissed. Out of all of them he still seemed to be holding on to the little bit of anger from the situation. Grace was like a little sister to him, and he felt the need to protect her, and her name as much as Dereck did.

Kevin perked up, leaning onto his elbows on the bar. He had just left her home, and things didn't seem bad between the couple. But now he was interested."What did he say?" His usual, perky smile fell from his face, eyeing Nate curiously.

Nate shifted, turning to look at Kevin. "Tried to blame Gracie for his ******** another girl, while married to 'er! She beat the s**t outta the girl with a bat, and was sent to the pen." He took a long drink of his beer, before continuing. "If ya ask me, his ******** sister was what caused their war with the KOR. Gracie was protecting what was hers, like an old lady should." He turned to Dereck, who had slammed his hand on the table.

"Enough about that shitface. I do not want to hear another word about him!" He clenched his jaw, looking at the men as they all seemed to nod in understanding.

Lincoln B. Busch

Lincoln had just gotten back to the Club house and was undressing in his room when he got the text. He read it and smiled. His cousin was adorable! All concerned about him. He was a big boy though. No need to worry about him when it came to a street fight.
'Hey Lyn,
I'm alive. No Angel casualties. So all in all it was a good night.'
He hit send and carried his phone with him into the bathroom. He wanted to shower, rinse away the dried sweat and blood. It would also sooth some of his sore muscles.

He had needed that release. It felt good to blow off some steam. He had been feeling worked up and on edge. The bickering in the house was making him crazy. Black either needed to shut up or challenge Orion for the President position. It was clear the Club was becoming more and more divided each day. He wasn't sure how much longer before a war broke out inside their own four walls.

Doom

Orion could feel Grace's eyes on him. Looking him over and he shifted, then sighed.
"I'm fine Grace." He murmured against her ear as he pulled her close. He hated that she was worrying. Hated that she was feeling stressed and probably a bit frightened. He kissed her forehead.
"Stop worrying. We are all here, all alive. Even your Reapers are fine." He said and accepted the beer that Titus handed him.

Black stood up suddenly. "Thank for the water. I am heading home. Call me if we change our minds and decide to go hunting." Orion nodded and watched Black leave. He sipped his beer and looked over at Titus.
"Did he get to her?"
"Yeah. He was adamant about taking her. If I didn't get to her..." Orion sighed and sipped his beer.
"I let her know we believe her. We know she isn't talking."
"Cadence wouldn't talk, even if she knew anything worth talking about." Kong said quickly.
"She wouldn't endanger anyone that way. She is too emotionally attached to the Club."
"Black doesn't think so. Then again Black doesn't trust anyone." Orion looked around.
"Jasper...we should get him out of the house before Black says something dumb to him."
"Why? Black deserves a good punch in the face." Titus said then took a big gulp of his beer.
"Yeah, well Jasper has grown on me and I don't want Black to kill him." Orion stated and Kong set baby Thomas back in the swing.
"I will call him, then be on my way. I am already late for dinner and you know how Shandee gets when I don't call to let her know I am going to be late." Shandee kept her husband on a very short leash. Everyone knew this. Kong gave Jasper a quick call and let him know Orion wanted him to return to his house, and avoid Black. Kong took his leave and Titus helped himself to some pizza.
"Black is the reason today blew up the way it did. Rion, he is a lost cannon. We have to do something about him."
"Not now Jesse." Orion warned, and so Jesse went back to his pizza.
"Hey Grace, about Annalise. You know I was going to handle that right? I didn't need you or Cadence going all Bruce Lee on her. I was going to send her away. I never wanted anything to do with her, and I am sorry it happened." Titus got up and wandered back into the kitchen. This was a conversation he had no desire to be present for.

I have the answer
I can take the pressure
I will turn it all around
~Five Finger Death Punch

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Grace let her body melt into Orion when he assured her he was fine, and pulled her close. She knew he was alright, because he was alive. But, it didn't mean that she didn't feel the need to make sure for herself. At the mention of the Reapers, she rolled her eyes and placed her lips next to his ear. "Not my Reapers." She murmured, placing a small kiss next to his ear before turning her head to look back at Black as he both took his leave, though, the conversation didn't stop there. She knit her eyebrows together, looking between each man as they spoke. From what she got out of the conversation, Black thought of Cadence as a traitor. That she was going to sit with the KOR and spill whatever information she had. But, Grace didn't say anything. She stayed silent and let the men talk it over. When Kong left, she turned her head back to Jesse. It was not her place to talk in this, but she mentally agreed with him. If Black was out to hurt Cadence, something needed to happen.
Grace had her eyes on Thomas when Orion spoke again, but this time the subject was not something she cared to think about. Her eyes moved to look into his. "It's fine. It's in the past, and she is gone now, so..." Her hand reached and tucked her hair behind her ear, before sucking in a sharp breath. "I let my anger get the best of me. I'm sorry. I just- I love you so much Orion...I couldn't fathom knowing that you had been with someone else..." She moved her eyes to look down at her hand, letting her fingertips move over a bruise that had formed on the side of his neck.

Kevin Hamilton

Kevin's smile didn't return to his face, but he agreed not to talk about it anymore. At least, not with Dereck around. So, he silently moved to the kitchen, getting into the fridge to eat the pizza that Lyn had put away. He wasn't happy about this news, especially because he still loved Grace and thought she deserved better. Nate followed Kevin into the kitchen as well, but Lucky stayed behind, enjoying his beer.

Dereck took a deep breath, moving his chin to rest on Lyn's shoulder while he let his lips glide along the soft flesh beneath her jaw. Oh, how he loved this woman. Especially at times like this. He was happy to have no problems in his relationship. When she mentioned she was ready to go home, it meant that he was going home, too. There was no way he was going to miss out on alone time with her. Besides, he needed to relax after the long, stressful day. "If you're leavin, I am too." He pushed himself up from the chair, giving a look to Lucky, and receiving a nod in return. He would let the others know that Dereck went home for the night. As Dereck walked outside with his arm draped over Lyn's shoulders, he placed a kiss to the side of her head. "Is everything alright?" Normally when women said they needed to talk about something, it was bad.

Nate and Kevin returned to the main room, pizza in hand before taking a seat on the club couch. "How did Dereck not knock that ******** teeth in about what he said about Grace?" He was getting angrier and angrier about the whole thing the longer he let it sit, and now that Dereck was outside, he was going to go ahead and talk about it. Get some information.

Nate shook his head, swallowing down a bite of pizza. He had calmed down already, but that didn't mean that he liked what had been said. "Lucky and I held him back. We didn't need another damn brawl after the first one. Though, I'm sure he woulda." He propped his feet up onto the coffee table, and looked out the window toward Lyn and Dereck.