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Grace wasn't planning on leaving the house, but she wanted to make sure that he knew she was serious about keeping someone with her when she did. With everything going on, and how damn evil the KOR was, she wouldn't put it past them to come after her or Thomas, too. She had not expected the kiss they shared to turn so heated, but it was certainly welcome. With Jasper and Jesse taking turns coming and going, she had not had any time to indulge in her husband, and that certainly was leaving her with some pent up aggression. However, it all seemed to fade when he hoisted her up into his arms, almost effortlessly, and carried her to the room.

The next thing she knew was that both she and Orion were awake and sitting up in the bed, listening to Thomas's cries coming from the nursery. Her head was still foggy from having just woken up, so when Orion offered to go after Thomas and let her sleep in a little more, she just nodded and fell right back onto the pillow, pulling the blankets up to her chin. He didn't need to tell her twice, especially if it involved sleep.

However, it didn't take long to finally hear her phone go off, and she was wide awake. Looking at the screen, she narrowed her eyes and read the text. It took a few moments for her to understand what was on the screen, because she was just so damn tired, but when she did she sat up in the bed, her blonde hair a mess.


To: Jasp
Fr: Gracie
Yep.
Its all good. Orion is home.
Hope U R having a good time with Vicki!


She and Jasper had grown increasingly close in the time that they spent together. Not romantic by any means, but more like a deep seeded friendship. She was able to tell him things without him going and telling anyone, which was nice. Girls on the other hand, she didn't trust them with s**t because they loved to gossip. Because she had confided in him with some things, he had also told her about Victoria, and how they had been spending a fair amount of time together, and were actually going steady.
She was happy for him, but there was always that little feeling in the back of her mind that it was wrong. Only because she could really only see Cadence with him, but it looked like that was something of the past, now.
After getting out of the bed, Grace pulled on Orion's t shirt and a pair of underwear, before running a brush through her hair and moving into the kitchen. Now that her phone had gone off, she was wide awake. But, that little extra sleep was extremely helpful.

Upon seeing Orion in the kitchen holding Thomas, Grace smiled and moved to start a pot of coffee. "Look, it's my two favorite men." She kissed Orion on the cheek, and then Thomas on the forehead.

Jasper looked over to Vicki with a smile as she mentioned the movie. It was a well known comedy, and so it was perfect. When she came back to sit next to him, Jasper's arm moved and rested behind her body on the couch. When her lips met his, his arm wrapped around her frame, pulling her close. A soft growl left his throat when she pulled back. "Everything is fine babe."Jasper told her with a quick smile, pressing his lips to her's. She had no need to worry, and he was glad she didn't ask details. After Everything he had gone through with Cadence and the MC, he was glad Victoria wanted nothing to do with them. He didn't want her around the other guys, didn't want her caught up in anything. In fact the only person he had told that they were going steady was Grace, really. He cared for most of his MC brothers, but then again there were many that Jasp had begun to care less and less for. Plus the club had started to feel less and less like a club with everything that had been happening for the last several months. Especially since he had been staying away for so long, he was still apart of it, but only in name. The brother's back who he had no matter what was Orion, Titus, Killian, Kong, and Lincoln. That was it. Well and of course Grace, but she was more a sister now.

Thinking of such, Jasper checked his phone and replied quickly before going back to his evening.To: Grace
'Good to know. I'll be back later. - Jasp'
From: Jasper


Victoria had become a kind of escape from that storm. He never wanted that to change, if he could keep it separate forever that is. Turning to her, he pulled her form against him. Jasper kissed her lips again, biting her lip and tugging it between his teeth gently.

She walked out of the room, when she finally turned to face Archie again she couldn't resist and gave him a little squeeze. Right about his midsection. Lena had definitely not been looking for a relationship, dating had been the last thing on her mind. Her husband David had not even been dead a year yet, so dating seemed like it was a long ways off. However Archie had sort of stumbled into her life again and the pair had just hit it off.

Initially she had been unsure if she wanted things to get serious, because she did not want anything complicated. With Archie things weren't complicated. Things felt natural and comfortable. Tyson was still adjusting to Archie, but he even seem comfortable with Archie's presence most of the time.
"I'm okay, as okay as I can be anyway with all of this..." She waved back toward the room.
"I just wanted to know if you would be willing to check in on her tomorrow morning. Talk with the doctor's, see if there are any changes and text me if so. I will be going to the courthouse tomorrow. That little smug p***k threatened Tyson and me. I am going to see about getting a restraining order that would keep him from the three of us. I don't want him near her. Whether this was his people, or someone else completely. I can not help but feel it all ties into his presence in her life." Lena laid her head against his chest and closed her eyes. Borrowing a bit of his strength, currently she was all out of her own.
"Arch, I'm sorry but our weekend getaway seems to be on hold until this all is resolved." Lena turned as she heard one of the Nurses address her. She excused herself and went off with the Nurse.

When she returned to Cadence's room Titus was gone. Archie was there, seated in the room looking like he was lost in his thoughts. Lena moved over to him.
"You can head home you know, it is getting late. I hate when you drive in the dark. You know all the drunk idiots come out the later it gets. If you have your key, you can head back to my house. I am sure Fatty will appreciate the attention since Tyson will be gone all night." Fatty was staying with Lena until Cadence was back in her apartment. The cat had taken to Tyson, and Tyson adored that oversized cat. The two had become inseparable. She actually wasn't sure how Tyson would take it when Cadie took Fatty back.

Her text alert sound three times, nearly back to back. Lena sighed, and pulled out her phone. She wasn't sure who would be texting her. The usual people who texted her were all in the hospital currently. Cadence, Archie and her work friend Alice. Alice had stopped by while Lena was away, said she would return the next day.

Lena read through the messages. Moira, Jasper and Diana. She suddenly felt guilty. She hadn't thought to contact Jasper. Not because she didn't like him anymore, simply because she was gradually becoming use to the idea that Cadence and Jasper weren't going to be together as she had hoped. She replied first to Agent Peck. It was easier to text her. Agent Peck was a nice woman, she had did her best to try to help the MC and Cadie. She could only do what she could do though, she wasn't a miracle worker after all.
'Agent Peck,
Thank you. You're offer to help as always is touching. I am not sure what any of us can do at this point tough. The Police will be investigating, and trying to pull the security footage in the parking garage. Hopefully we get lucky, and get a clue on who did this.'
Next she answered Moira. Moira was asking how Lena herself was holding up. She also asked if it would be okay if she visited Cadence the next day. Moira was a very nice person, and couldn't help but Mother all those around her.

The final text was to Jasper. Lena hadn't really expected him to contact her about Cadence. She thought for a few seconds.
'Jasper,
She is in a coma for now. She is in bad shape right now, but I believe she will pull through. Funny, you think it is him. He says it was you behind all this. Have a goodnight.' She didn't want to talk to him about Ben. She didn't want to talk to him, or anyone really about Cadence. She wanted this nightmare to be over with.

Dereck gave Lyn a large smile when he came inside, and moved right into the kitchen, placing a kiss on her lips before ducking down and placing two more onto her enlarged stomach. He had made a point of kissing each of his loves, every chance he got. "You know it, baby." He grinned and took the plate from her, moving to help her set it on the table, before shrugging off his kutte and taking a seat at the table. He was no longer trying to keep secrets from Lyn, because she was his partner now. She had a good way of helping him think clearly, so his club was slowly turning into being her club as well. "I had some unexpected visitors today. The IRA." He twisted the cap off of his beer and took a long drink, before setting it back down on the table. 'I'm trying to get out of our agreement, but, they don't like that. It didn't work...so.." He leaned back into his chair, breathing out a heavy sigh. "s**t is going to get messy real soon. You're going to need to have someone watching over the clinic, and watching over you when I cannot be around."

"Hey! you moving in on my woman?!" He asked Thomas playfully. The baby continued feasting on his bottle. Undisturbed by his parents antics. Orion carefully dabbed at the milk that dribbled out from the baby's mouth.
"Oh, Mommy is making Daddy his favorite beverage too. Well....second favorite." He chuckled.

Once he was done feeding Thomas he walked him into the living room. He sat on the couch, Cradling the baby and explaining the movie they were watching to the baby. It didn't bother him that the baby had no idea what gibberish he was speaking, he just liked to keep a running dialogue with Thomas.
"Grrrraaaacccceeee!!! You said you would watch this movie with me! Coooommmeee oooonnnn!!!" Orion called from the next room. Really he just wanted her to join them. He tried comforting the baby now that he had startled him with his big mouth.

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

Victoria smiled and nodded her head, if Jasper said that things were fine, then she wasn't going to press on. She moved along with him as he pulled her close, and swung her leg over his lap, straddling him. The entire time she giggled, but it was soon replaced by a soft moan when he took her bottom lip between his teeth. That was all it took for her to completely forget about the movie that was on the TV behind them, and duck her head down, taking his lips into a more heated kiss. She had not been with a man for a while, but this felt like it was something right, and even though his line of work was not the thing she really cared for, she was beginning to feel more for this man than she had anyone before. He is sweet, kind, and such a catch.

Archie Thompson

When Archie had left the hospital, all he had to do was make a few phone calls. Called in a few favors and the next thing he knew was that he received confirmation of the law firm getting set on fire, as well as the tires on Ben's car getting slashed. There was more that he could do, but he was going to hold off on calling in those favors if things got ugly. Hopefully Ben would take it to heart and stay away from Lena, because if not he was going to have a very angry Archie on his hands.
When Lena arrived back at the hospital Archie was sitting comfortably in the chair next to Cadie's bed, arms crossed over his chest. However, when Tyson approached him with dinner Archie stood from the chair, letting the smaller boy take a seat and instead moved over to Lena, placing a kiss to the side of her head and rubbing her back gently. "Well, that sounds like a damn good dinner." He winked at Tyson and glanced down at Lena, arching an eyebrow. "How ya feeling, love?"

Jasper smiled against Victoria's lips as she straddled his legs. As they kissed, turning into a heated clash of lips, his hands roamed under her shirt. Taking his lips off her momentarily, he lifted the fabric off her body. When his lips cam back down on her's, his tongue sought to entangle itself with her's as his hands felt all the curves of her body. Soon his kisses began to run down her neck to her chest in a slow cascade of affection. Things had been going great between them. Jasper hadn't even been sure he could care for someone again after Cadie, but that had certainly been wrong. And if Victoria stopped them now, he'd do as she wished.