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Archie Thompson

Archie had been on his way to see Lena when he'd gotten the call from Dereck, so he had to change his plans for the day and visit Dereck in prison. He and Nate were both okay, and because of their connections they weren't in any big danger. However, Archie knew that Ben, the KOR leader, was in prison too. Though, he didn't have much beef with Dereck...not as much as he had with Lena's daughter, so Archie wasn't worried. Besides, Dereck had the skinheads on his side..they had plenty of protection. Archie went back to the clubhouse to inform Kevin and Lucky about what was going down, and decided to even wait around to see Lyn. She needed to know, and Dereck didn't want to be the one to tell her. He wasn't even sure when Lyn would be able to see him, not before his court hearing anyway.

He was actually in Dereck's office on the phone when Kevin informed him that Lyn had arrived. It took a few moments before he could get off of the phone, but when he did he moved out of the office and gave the woman a small smile. "Hey there. You're looking well. You might want to sit down for this." He knew there was no easy way of saying this, so he'd much rather get to the point. "Dereck and Nate were arrested after their runin with the Irish. Right now they are being held on murder charges. I'm not sure how long they will be locked up...but I do not think he will be there to see the kiddos born." He moved and sat down across from her now, using his hand to stroke his beard.

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak,
you feel like you wanna just give up

~Cadence Jaycey Sinclaire-Caine~

Cadence's hand moved quickly to her belly. Almost protectively, no she did not actually fear Maralyn would attack her. No she was pregnant herself. Cadence just always felt on edge, especially once her baby was brought into things. Most people that knew about her time with the KOR could put two and two together. They realized the baby she was carrying was Fathered by the enemy.

She could feel her heart pounding. She was suddenly very nervous, especially now that she was with Maralyn. Last time she was pregnant and in the same space as Maralyn....well....she wasn't pregnant when she left that place. It of course was in no way Lyn's fault but still. The panic and bad memories were coming back.

She turned away from Maralyn and walked off. She assumed the babies she was carrying was Dereck's. Good for those two. She wasn't fans of either of them, but she was happy for them. She was happier knowing she was out of the MC world. Orion's group would never have her around. The KOR no longer had an interest in her seeing as how the only one who had ever had an interest in her was behind bars.

Her phone rang and she answered it. Assuming it was her Mother finally calling her back.
"Hello sweetheart." The deep masculine voice cooed. Cadence went ice cold and felt like she would throw up.
"How did you...?"
"How is the baby? Going to wait for the paternity test?" Cadence's mouth suddenly went dry.
"Wouldn't want anything happening to this one right Cadie baby?"
"Drop dead!" She snapped back angry with his taunt. She was rewarded with the sound of his laughter.
"Oh baby, I like it when you're feisty! That always made of bedroom time that much more interesting." She was shaking and the terror was creeping in. Taking her over completely.
"I will see you soon cutie. I hear your staying with Lena now. Can't wait to see you and Mom again. Bye hun." Cadence turned back the way she had just come and started walking.

Walking as fast as she could. Not caring who she bumped into. She was just trying to get far far away. Ben had just called her. He knew where she was, he knew she was pregnant and he planned on coming for her. She was not only afraid for herself, but her mother. Ben had made it clear he planned on confronting Lena as well.

~Candie~

Lyn whirled on the older man, eyes squinting in confusion as to why he was here. Surely he was welcome here; he was Dereck's uncle after all. But in her experiences the man only came in when there was trouble. "Archie... What happened to Dereck?" She got straight to the point almost breathless as he told her she should sit down. That one phrase made her think the worst. It always came before bad news, no fail. She sat as she was told. As he stated Dereck and Nate were in jail, a hand covered her mouth and she began to pace the floor in in the main room, standing from her sitting position. "Are they alright? What happened? How did they get caught? And Murder!!!?! Who's?" the questions flew from her as she sat back down across from Archie. Her lower back starting to ache form being on her feet so long already today. If he was found guilty of murder, Dereck would probably never even see his kids. They hadn't even had the chance to talk about anything! And now he was just going to be away. She wondered if these charges were something that was a haunting from his earlier killings like Tommy or Dylan, or was it only connected to the Irish. If anyone in the Law found out about the first few, there was no way Dereck would be free again. Lyn closed her eyes momentarily, pushing the tears that had begun to well in her eyes away, and taking a breath before slowly letting it out. She opened her blue eyes and looked back at Archie, "What do we know? What has the lawyer said? Do we have a plan to get them out?"

Jasper tucked a stray piece of hair behind Grace's ear."Anything Grace. Seriously. I'm here when you need. We've both been there when things were tough." Jasper told her, remembering how she was there for him after losing the baby and through the whole Cadence KOR bit. Which he still didn't know much about since Jasp had distanced himself from the club at that time. He wouldn't have been able to go after Cadie if Orion wanted her run off. And he wasn't able to go after Ben or the KOR due to it being bad for the club. Not only that but brothers such as Black in the Angels themselves had made it hard to be at the House when they talked s**t about Cadence. That had been a rough time when he felt he was losing the family he had once gained.

"Gonna hire a maid to clean it now? Or need any new furniture or knickkancks to show?" Jasper asked with a playful smile. He knew Grace could handle the house work, she was strong,
and well when she was anxious or mad he knew she tended to clean."What times's dinner at? I wouldn't miss that get together for the world!" As she mentioned Thomas, his eyes darted down the hallway to the rooms, "Hows the monster been? Eating solids now some right?"

Grace scoffed playfully and shook her head at Jasper's comment about hiring a maid. "The day I hire a maid to clean my own home will be the day that I can't get my a** out of bed." She wasn't someone who enjoyed having someone else do her work for her, especially when it came to her family and her home. It took her no time to finish the other half of the bagel before taking the other half of the cinnamon crunch, but this time not adding cream cheese. "I'll probably be in the market for a toddler bed and a new crib here soon." She wanted to joke and keep the air around this pregnancy light, but it was hard when the rape was weighing heavy on her mind. When Jasper moved the subject to Thomas, her smile turned a little bit more genuine, softer and less stressed looking. "He may look like me but he eats like his dad. He's on solids now, yeah. Still has bottles every now and then. Not sure I could handle another little monster like Thomas. Maybe my next kiddo will be more mellow like me." She took a moment to lean back in the chair and close her eyes, patting her stomach. "Those bagels sure hit the spot. Dinner will be around 6:30...I told everyone else 6 but we all know that they are going to be late, so 6:30 it is. C'mon, he's asleep now but you can still get a look at him." With that Grace stood from the table and took Jasper's hand, leading him through the hallway and into the little blue walled room that was Thomas's. The blonde haired baby was laying on his stomach, sleeping soundly.

It was about two hours before Orion showed up at home. He had grabbed a few basic things at the market. Bread, milk, eggs, cheese, butter, coffee, sugar, creamer, beer, soda, oatmeal, cereal, chips and Twinkies and ice cream He also purchased three different types of cake from the bakery for dessert.

Orion unlocked the front door and called into the house. He was carrying the first two bags the final bag remained in his car. He walked toward the kitchen in the new house. He spotted the bagels and two coffees on the counter.
"Gracie, got company?" He called as he started to but the groceries away. He paused to open the box of Twinkies and pull one out. He took a huge bite, and almost finished the Twinkie in one bite. After he swallowed his mouthful he called out again.
"It better not be Kevin or I swear I will ram these size 12s right up his a**!" Orion warned and ate the last bit of Twinkie he had in his hand. He continued putting things away.

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

Grace heard the front door open, and knew immediately it was Orion. But, what she didn't expect was for him to talk so damn loud. This house was bigger than the last, and his voice seemed to echo off of the walls. The blonde almost fell over on her way out of Thomas's room to run to the kitchen. "Shhhhhhhhhh." Her finger was pressed against her lips as she whipped around the corner into the kitchen. She hadn't expected him to buy so many things, but that meant it would be less for her to get when she did decide to go to the store. "Jasper came to visit and brought me food...and coffee." She looked over her shoulder, and the fact that Thomas wasn't crying meant that he was still asleep, which was a good thing. When Jasper finally joined them all, she gave him a worried smile before looking back at Orion. She wasn't sure if she should tell Orion the news she had with Jasper there or not. A part of her wanted to because if things turned out to be bad, at least she would have someone to comfort her. The door was still open, so she assumed there was more groceries in the car. "I'll go help bring in some more groceries." She chickened out, and instead turned and went right out the front door to get the last bag and closed the door.

Grace brought the last bag inside, but when she made her way to the kitchen, nobody was there. It was like the two men disappeared into thin air, though, in a house this size it was easy to do. She brought it into the kitchen and put two of the cakes in the fridge, opening the butter cake with chocolate frosting. She couldn't even control the damn craving because as soon as she saw the cake and chocolate frosting, it was like her body needed it. So, she grabbed some pickle slices and cut herself a slice of cake, and with each bite of cake she had a sliced pickle with it. She pulled herself up onto the counter, sitting on the edge and enjoying her cake and pickles. When stressed and there is nothing to clean....eat.