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Killian was outside smoking a cig. Trying to relax, he was so tensed and the women were doing nothing to ease his tension. He pulled his phone out and called Diana. He listened to the phone ring, and smiled when he heard his ex's voice.
"Hey Di. Can I talk to Lyv?" He asked eagerly. He took a puff of his cig. He tossed the cig aside after one long last drag. He stuffed his lighter in his pocket. He glanced over at the house next door. He forced himself to remain relaxed. He had always been friendly with Ethan, he was a great guy. Killian's only problem with Ethan was new and simple. He didn't like how Ethan was flirting with Cadence.

Ethan had quite the reputation. He was wild and wasn't the monogamous type. He knew if Ethan and Cadie hooked up, she would be the one hurt. He wasn't sure she could handle being hurt again. He also still wasn't sure she was 100% over Jasper. So there was no need to make anything else complicated in her life. In love with Jasper, having Ben or Black's baby and banging Ethan. No, that was just too messy. He had to make sure Ethan knew Cadence was off limits. She would not be another conquest to brag about to his MC buddies.

Archie Thompson

Archie had kept himself busy working around his house after the weekend he and Lena had spent together. It was something that he'd needed. Getting away from all of the stress and s**t that was happening back with Dereck and the others. He had actually been in the middle of taking a seat on his front porch when his phone rang. "Hey honey. How's it going?" He leaned back into his rocking chair and brought a cigar to his lips, lighting it up."I've missed ya." He grinned as he spoke, unable to hide the fact that he was so completely and utterly smitten with the woman. When she had gone out of town he found himself having a hard time figuring out what to do, only because they spent so much time together normally.

Lena moved to lean against her counter. She bit her lower lip as she thought about what she wanted to say.
"I was hoping we could do dinner." She trace a shape on the counter top in front of her with her fingertip.
"I have some news to share with you. Preferably not in front of Tyson." She glanced over her shoulder as Tyson and one of his friends wandered in. They poured themselves some juice and exited the same way they came.
"Ty is eating pizza with a friend tonight." She moved to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water.

"Ty is fine. I am fine. I will get started on dinner now. So...hour and a half? I am going to hit the market before I really get started on dinner." Lena nervously twisted the ends of her hair about her index finger. Had she given Cadence the right advice? At the time she had believed it but now... If anyone could give her some perspective it would be Archie. Archie was wise and had this ability to see things from several different views. Lena could only see this from the view of her own. A woman and Cadence's Mother.

She wasn't sure Cadence was in a position that she could deal with the mental consequences of having a child. She knew her daughter was not mentally strong enough, and probably currently not healthy enough to undergo yet a second abortion. This all came on the heels of a miscarriage. Lena just was concerned about her daughter's mental and physical health, and safety. She had no way of knowing if Ben would use the child as a weapon against Cadence. Or if he would simply abandon the child, which was actually what Lena was hoping for.

Things got very messy in her head when she factored i. The fact that the baby's father was of a rival MC. An MC that had waged war with the local MC. Orion could only do so much if Cadie returned. Lena wanted Cadie to come back but Cadence made it clear she wouldn't. The fear in her eyes had Lena convinced Cadence wouldn't this this.

She let her mind go through the current situations. She went about the physical things she needed to get done so she could get dinner going. Soon she was back home and scrubbing potatoes.

In what seemed like a blink of an eye the tiny colorful potatoes were being removed from the oven. The ham needed another 10 minutes or so, but the veggies were cooling. Steamed asparagus, and carrots sat on the counter cooling a bit. Lena set about setting the table, Archie would be arriving shortly.

At the sound of the bikes returning soon followed by the door opening, Maralyn turned to look. She knew it could be no other than Dereck and Nate, but yet.. A relieved smile tugged at the corner of her lips as Dereck strode over to ehr smiling and kissed her forhead stating that he had gotten some news. Her blue eyes took in his battered features as he walked towards her and before he turned away. She sighed and got up to follow him as he went to the bathroom to wash up. She was glad he as back, and in one piece for the most part.

Standing in the doorway of the bathroom, she leaned against the door frame. As much as she wanted to stop him and tend to him, Lyn stopped herself. Crossing her arms over her chest, she asked"What happened? What information did you get?"Then she shook her head. As curious as Lyn was, perhaps it was better she didn't know everything. And obviously he had gotten information from other people through physical means. Taking a breath, Lyn nodded and stepped into the bathroom. She grabbed a washcloth, wet it under the stream of water in the sink, then gently started to wipe away at the dried blood on his face. "The alarm system company will be here in about an hour to set up, and then heading to the house after that to do the same. It'll all be set up before long." With the blood off his face, she set the washcloth in the sink.

Lyn loved the man in front of her; knew he would do anything to keep her and his children safe. Part of her hated this part of their life; it seemed it would always be throwing dangerous curves their way. But yet it all made a part of this man. Lyn turned the water back on in the sink and began to rinse off the washcloth. "When are you leaving? Don't forget to call Kevin back in. You should have all of them with you, and as many more people as you can find." When Dereck mentioned Lincoln, Lyn looked over to him with a frown. She turned off the water, hung the washcloth back up, then turned to face him fully. He wanted her to call Lincoln. She was hesitant. Not because she didn't trust the man. Lyn would trust Lincoln with anything, but this wasn't his fight. He didn't know anything about Dereck's IRA ties unless he knew it from the Angels. And she didn't want to have to bring him in on this if she didn't have to, "I'll be fine, Dereck. I'll stay at the house. What would you want me to tell Linc anyway about all this?"

"Hi baby." His tone lightened and he felt some of the tension drawn from his body. He took a few steps, wandering as he talked.
"So I will be coming home in two days. I was wondering if a BBQ with a few friends would be okay with you? So you can meet a few of my friends. I will have to double check with your Mother first, but what do you think?" He had been thinking and Grace, Orion, Lena, and Moira were all people he could invite. Lena could bring Tyson, Orion and Grace had their son Thomas. It could be a sort of family style event. Moira was very maternally so he couldn't see why Diana wouldn't like her.
"How is school going? I know I am sorry I disappeared so suddenly. I had to go see my friend. It was important." He stopped and leaned against Eden's car.

"Yes, some of my Brothers." Killian smiled, pleased she remembered their conversation from before. He lit a cigerette and started walking again.
"Everyone is okay. I am just going to hang around couple of days. I will be back before you know it." He took a puff of his cigarette.
"Hey, can I talk to your Mother a minute?" Kill wanted to understand the latest drama from a female point of view. He wondered if Diana could help him see things differently. After all Diana had decided to have a child that was fathered by a criminal. Had she not been worried about his genetic contributions?

Yes Killian wasn't a rapist or psycho like Ben, but he and Killian did have a lot in common. Both men were troubled, prone to violent outbursts, and had no problems breaking the rules. They did what they wanted when they wanted. These thoughts made Killian wonder why Diana had decided to keep a baby fathered by a man she clearly thought so little of. That was clear since she had made sure to keep him out of their daughter's life for years.