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Diana closed the door as Killian stepped inside the house with a grin on his face that fell shortly after entering as he explained why he was back in town so quickly. "Well I do hope all is well. But if you rushed back something must have happened; I'm sorry for that." She told him softly, before he turned and walked through the house to Alyvia's room. She smiled as she watched him go. It did her good to see him so involved with her. He truly did care for the little being he didn't think would ever be apart of his life. As he went to see Lyv, Di sat on the couch, standing once Kill re-entered the living room and made a direct line towards her. As his hands cupped her face gently, she rested a hand on each of his wrists, listening to his words. As he dropped his hands she let her's drop as well. And then he placed another gentle kiss on her forehead.
"You don't have to explain it to me. I know the Club and Cadie are your family. You protect your own. I get it." As he began to talk about Lyv and their relationship, Diana took a breath and ran a hand through her hair, "Killian, if you need time or anything with all this, you just let me know. Unless we are talking about cases, you're not talking to the agent. I'm a mother first. I understand it's hard to juggle it all, and I understand if you wouldn't want me at the BBQ with your friends; I'm the agent to them and might upset their nerves. I don't want to ruin whatever balance you have found between your two lives, but my career isn't something you need to worry about, especially for the time since there are no cases here. I'm glad you are here for Alyvia and want to be a part in her life. It's good to have you around again; I've missed you these last few years. And I guess I didn't realize that until we were in the same space again." Gently Di grabbed a hand of Killian's and began to tug him to the kitchen, "Come on, Kill, join me for a drink."

Killian had not checked his messages from Orion for the day yet, so he wasn't aware of the fire. He allowed Diana to lead him into the kitchen for a drink.
"A drink sounds great." He leaned his hip against the counter.
"What? No. I want you at the BBQ. The others will have to just adjust, besides it is not like we will discuss club business there or anything. I really want rhis to feel like a family event, and it won't feel like that for Alyvia if her Mother isn't there." He accepted the glass from Diana.
"Thanks." He took a large gulp.
"Things will calm down for us all. It always does." He smiled at Di.
"Think she will be excited if I here when she wakes, with doughnuts?" He moved to Diana.
"You look really nice tonight..." He winked at her.
"I missed Lyv, and you. I know I wasn't gone that long but you two are already so important to me."

Lincoln showered and dressed quickly. He stopped briefly to get an update from Moira. He would contact Orion and see what he could do to help them. For now he was busy with Maralyn. His cousin was his main priority .

In about a half hour he was pulling up in front of the Reapers clubhouse. He stepped out of his car and texted his cousin. A simple text, just letting her know he had arrived. He leaned against his car and waited for Lyn.
"C'mon Mara, I am starving!" He sent another quick text to his girlfriend. He was really into this new chick. He hoped when Mara met her she would like her too.

His new relationship had not been something he was looking for. It had just happened. He went out partying one night and met Meg. Meg was a beautiful young woman. She was young, 24 and the 'daughter' she was raising was her identical twin's child. Her twin died two years before of a drug overdose while running with the KOR. It was how Meg ended up with her niece Winter. She had taken the young girl in and was raising her as her own.

Lincoln had not been looking for a relationship, or a child but Meg was smart, funny and he found himself immediately attracted to her. They went out on exactly three dates before Meg told him about Winter. Said if they were even considering seeing each other regularly he should know that she was a Mother. At first that had made Lincoln back off a bit, but after a couple of days of sitting with the information he decided it wasn't a big deal.

So now they had just taken things to the next level. Just started dating each other exclusively and he had made Winter a few times already. Winter apparently had taken to Lincoln because she hand delivered a invitation to her birthday party to Lincoln the last time he had stopped by their apartment.

((Im gonna leave Dereck out for a bit, since they are handling s**t and I don't feel like typing out the deets. Hunter, if you want something to happen to Lyn, DO IT xD I just don't want to Godmod and I'm feeling lazy. I'll bring Dereck back in a few posts. <3 ))

Archie Thompson

Archie was already mostly finished with his food by the time Lena came back from the kitchen with their coffee. He took a sip of it and leaned back in his chair, groaning as he did so. "A boy girl party, huh? Sounds like more trouble than anything." Of course Tyson was getting to the age where he wasn't staying as grossed out around girls, because he was getting older. Archie had never had a child of his own, so he'd never really had to explain the birds and the bee's to anyone. The only thing he'd ever done as far as that was getting Dereck condoms when he needed them, and attempting to scare away all the boys that seemed to go after Grace when her parents passed, and Dereck graduated high school.

"My day? Well it wasn't surprising, or exciting. Just been working around the house. You know I can't sit still, I gotta do something." He wasn't going to bring her into Dereck and the IRA s**t. Hell, he didn't even know about the house fire that had happened at Grace and Orion's home. Which probably meant that it hadn't gotten to Dereck yet either, because he knew that once it did, he'd hear about it. "I didn't know Cadence was back in town, and it looks to me like she's expecting. She looks better, Lena. But are you sure that it's safe to have her here?" He wanted to know if he needed to stay around, because a house with two women and a smaller kid was the perfect target. He didn't want anything to happen to any of them. He loved Lena, and because she loved her children, he did as well.

Grace braced herself for Orion to give her a lecture about how she didn't need to discuss his club problems, or anything having to do with the KOR and what was going on between them and the Angels. But, when he agreed with her, she breathed out a relieved sigh and melted into him. He was the only person in the world who knew how to make her feel better when she was scared. "There's not a doubt in my mind that you'll take care of it. I know you will, but you don't need to worry about that right this second." For the time being, they were in the hotel, and they were safe. Thomas was healthy, and safe too.

She tilted her head back to get a good look at him, chewing on her bottom lip. They were going to move into their new home already? She would still need to get some things back from her old house. Not to mention pay to get it fixed up so she could sell it. "That sounds....like a lot of work." She chuckled and tilted her head back to look straight up at the sky, taking a few moments to look at the stars. Everything was fine, and now they could really relax. She took the glass from his hand and moved to set it down on the table, shifting herself on his lap so she was now sitting facing him, and placed her hands on his shoulders with a sigh. This was supposed to be their time away, and until 11am the next morning Orion didn't need to be stressed about work, or anything else. "You are still mine until tomorrow morning, you know." She teased, pressing her forehead against his.

"Of course I need to worry about it this very second. Someone made an attempt on my son and wife's life. They probably thought you were in there with him." He squeezed her against his chest.
"I'm not going to work tomorrow. I am overseeing the move. Getting estimates on repairs, and checking in with the Fire Marshal. I have so many things I want taken care of tomorrow. I want you to take Thomas in to see his Pediatrician. I don't trust the Paramedics." He grew silent as he began to think about the day ahead of them.

He would be paying Black a visit. Give him a message to pass along to his new little Bestie. He knew it was the KOR's doing. He also knew it was their warning to him. They wanted him to find a way to make the case against their leader go away. There was no way that was possible though. They seemed to think Orion had contact with the Agent in charge of the case. He didn't, and even if he did there was nothing he could say to make her just ignore everything they had done.

He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head absentmindedly. He also knew they were pissed off about him roadblocking quite a few of their business ventures lately. Ben had contacted Orion recently as well, though Orion had kept the information to himself. He had confirmed the information he received from Ben with Killian.
"I know you have gotten close to Jasper lately, and I am sure he is over Cadence. I just...don't think he is ready for this latest bit of information." Orion paused.
"There is a great many reasons I believe KOR is responsible, but I know for a fact Ben is pissed off. He knows Cadence is pregnant, and now is interested in her location. I am not sure why, but I am sure it's not for anything good." He knew his wife would keep the secret. That was one thing he never worried about with Grace. He knew she would keep whatever deep dark secret he shared.

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