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Killian received the text and was half annoyed to hear from Di. He read the text, and texted her back.
'I am already on it...' He was already driving Cadence out of town. He wasn't sure what to do though. She was still in bad shape, and she would need some help for a while. He didn't want to stay with her though. He wanted to be in the Creek and get to know his daughter.
'I will be gone a few days, to make sure she is safe and settled. Then I will be back and we will figure out exactly how we are going to handle this situation. I won't allow you to cut me out of our daughter's life anymore.'

Killian drove, and drove. He had a friend that he had already been in contact with. The man would get all the necessary paperwork needed so that Cadence could assume her new identity. She wouldn't be able to be on her own for a while, so he had to figure out what to do with Cadie till then.

"Oh, no thank you." Joshua said quickly. He smiled at Grace, and Thomas. "I should get out of your hair though. Enjoy your vacation." Josh started for the door.
"It was dumb of me to come anyway." Joshua opened the front door and there was Orion. His keys in his hand, staring at the man framed in the doorway. Joshua stared back at his son.
"Wha....?" Orion asked and frowned. Joshua looked his son over with eager eyes. He had always wondered what his children looked like all grown up.
"You're dead." Orion said as he entered the house. Joshua had stepped back. He nodded his head.
"That was part of the cover story..." Joshua admitted as he drank in the details of Orion's face. His eldest look so much like him. It was crazy.

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

As she sat on the living room floor, Di heard her phone go off. She ignored it for the time until she heard the second ping. Di excused herself from the building game intending to make dinner for the two of them. As she moved into the kitchen, she read both texts from Killian. She was glad he had moved quick, and in a way glad he wanted to get to know their daughter. Yet she knew that meant she really wasn't leaving Shadow Creek anytime soon. "" To: Killian
'I understand. I wasn't trying to cut you out, even if it seems that way.'
From: Diana
After sending the text, she set the phone on the counter and got herself a cold glass of water. That really hadn't been her goal. Even though she could see where he thought that. Had she been doing that, she wouldn't even have tried to tell him. But it was what it was at this point. She'd deal with the consequences

Killian read the text but did not respond. He wasn't not interested in fight with Diana. He certainly was not interested in being in a car accident because he was busy texting. So he ignored the text and avoided looking at Cadie. She was just a sight that hurt. He felt bad for her, and felt bad for the panic he was going to cause. He had not had time to tell Lena about Operation Free Cadence. He would tell her whenever he returned.

He was not sure when that would be, but he would let Lena know that Cadie was safe. He suspected Lena would not like that she wouldn't be seeing Cadence ever again, but she would have to get over it. The only way to ensure the KOR did not go after her in retaliation for Ben going down was to make sure Cadence was no more. A phantom, a ghost, a distant memory for some.

"Uhhhh...noooo!" Lincoln exclaimed. The smile finally reached his eyes. "Twins.....I am happy for you. I hope they are boys!" He ate his food again. Focusing on the toppings, he had picked Reese Pieces, butterscotch chips, cherry boba balls, pineapple chunks and finally marshmallow fluff.
"Naaaahhh. It's okay. I was sad at the time, but it's cool now. It's fine. I wouldn't be a good Father, so actually it is a blessing. I don't want kids. Ever. They just aren't for me." Linc ate another big spoonful. Twins...another set of twins in the family. His brother would have been thrilled about the news too.

Lincoln smiled at Mara. "You won't be free to hang out once the babies come. Twins....you will have your hands full." He chuckled.
"Two babies...You should really start talking with your girlfriends. Come up with a plan, you will need lots of help and support." He finished his huge sweet creamy treat.
"You are looking at the time. Must be time to get going." He stood up and grabbed the bags.
"Nah. Children just aren't for me. I also don't really see myself ever finding a woman that I want to be with long term."

"Please don't leave me alone with them! Or you will have to console three crying babies!" Lincoln replied with a grin. He gave her a rough one arm hug about her shoulders.
"My schedule is pretty damn flexible. Orion is chill and I can trade off shifts need be."
"You'll be okay. Females are horrible creatures anyway. If it wasn't for what's between their legs, men wouldn't put up with their s**t. The head games, attitude, the mouth, it is just exhausting!" He pushed open the door and waited for her to pass through.
"Dinner? Cooking? Screw that! Let's go get some Chinese! Or how about Thai?" He looked very happy at the thought of more food.

"Ever think us doing stupid things is really Survival of the Fittest in play? Ah! Suddenly makes sense right?" His grin was one that spoke of mischief.
"Yeah. Women are vicious though. I mean guys will physically fight. Throw a few punches. Women....man! You guys aim to destroy one another! Like it is a mental and emotional attack as well as physical. Guys aren't capable of that sort of attack. We're dumb. We just want to throw our fists about and appear to come out the victor. The stronger male. Women are on a whole different level. Terrifying actually." What he said was harsh but definitely had quite a bit of truth to it. He seemed to think over the food choices.
"Go with his favorite. Whatever his favorite is. Shows you are thinking of him and his likes, wants." Clearly Lincoln was more of a thinker and softy than he let on. It wasn't something he really wanted getting around.