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Maralyn nodded her head to Archie, understanding he wasn't apart of the exchange, but was here to help Dereck and Nate get out of the mess they had gotten themselves into. Pushing her fear, anger, sadness aside from the situation at hand at hand for the moment so she could think relatively clearly, Lyn was just beginning to feel more numb. What she wanted was Dereck to pop out of some where and yell "Gotcha" like this was all some kind of joke. They could life, she could swear at him, but at the end of the night she would be wrapped in his arms. Both of them safe and together with their babies on the way. Yet right now for now, all she could cling to was they were both alive at least. "I'll call then an see if I can get a time to see him. Thank-you Archie. Please keep me updated if you can." She returned the man's light hug rather unenthusiastically. She was grateful he was helping, happy he was here to help sort this out. Lyn just wasn't feeling like she had a bucket full of energy at the moment. In fact she kind felt like any energy had been sucked out of her.

After the man left, she turned to look at Lucky and Kevin, still sitting on the edge of the couch."I know it's not really my business, but where do we stand with the Irish? How much of watching my back to do? You're both alright, right?" Lyn didn't really care what was the end result. The guys were all still alive. But she did need to be aware if they were still under assault from the foreign group or not. If it was not solved,
that was still a possibility. Which would affect how she took care of herself and the babies."

Orion looked around the office. "My furniture from my apartment. Most of it. Figured Grace wouldn't want my bachelor furniture in her living room." He chuckled and took a seat.
"Well...I figured I should give you a heads up...Cadence is back in town. Ben and Black are getting released today. Cadence is pregnant. You don't have to be nice to her. I am just asking you not to hurt her. Don't go after her. All I am asking. You don't have to like her. Don't have to be friends with her. Don't even have to be nice to her. Just please, do not hurt her." Orion knew this was a lot to process but Jasper needed to know these things. He needed to be aware of exactly what was going. Orion stared at Jasper a moment.
"Are you okay....?" He was worried that Jasper would snap and go after his sister.

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

Orion let the rest of the thought go unspoken.
"Black is dead to us. He will never ever run with us again. Not after trying to kill my sister. Not after what else I found out he did." He stood up and walked to his desk.
"He already knows if I catch him in the Creek he is dead where he stands." Orion wasn't sure if he should share the last bit of information with Jasper or not. He wanted to because he wanted Jasper to understand that Black was dead to them all.
"He raped Cadie. He and Ben took turns. It was part of his initiation." He turned back to Jasper.
"So now you know exactly why Black will forever be dead to us." Orion felt Jasper had to know everything. He felt if he didn't tell him, it would eventually be what drove Jasper from the Club for good. Jasper was trustworthy, loyal and in all honesty Orion wanted him around. He had worked through his issues with Jasper and Cadie sneaking around behind his back. That was in the past, and it wasn't a personal attack on him. He now understood when it came to your love life, sometimes you were just at it's mercy.

~Ryder~

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

Lyn ran a hand through her hair as Kevin confirmed what she had already guessed. This thing wasn't over, and it would get ugly. But how much could really be done or decided with both Dereck and Nate in jail? The Reapers were a small group; half their group was locked up. Would the Irish come after Kevin and Lucky now singularly too? At his mention of getting a hotel, Lyn shook her head. That was a useless expenditure in her mind. "I know you all want me to go into a lockdown procedure, Kevin, but I can't. I'll drive myself insane doing that. Especially since it's not just a few days. You heard Archie. Dereck and Nate will be gone for months, if we are lucky. I have to keep working." Maralyn wasn't realy sure if any place was safe.
If they wanted her, for whatever reason, they would surely get her. The Irish didn't seem to have any boundaries or be afraid of any of the guys.
Staying at the Clubhouse was ore reasonable then a hotel, but she still felt like a liability to the men. Lyn guessed she always would be. And if they were going to still be dealing with the Irish, she wanted them at their best. Not sleep deprived because the babes woke up ever couple hours through the night.So Lyn voiced as much to them,"I can't stay here as long as you would like. The twins will likely be born before Dereck gets out now. For one there isn't everything here the twins would need, and two, I don't want you two kept awake and not at your best."

Lyn closed her eyes, before looking over to the two men in the room with her. She knew she couldn't depend on the security system that was installed. The wires could be cut at any time. But yet... that was home. And as much as she didn't want Dereck worried for her or these two that was left of the Club family, that was where she knew she'd be most comfortable for these last three months and where she'd want to raise the kids."I'm going to stay at the house. If the Irish decide they want to come after me and the babes, where I'm at I won't make a difference anymore. They aren't afraid of any of us. One came to me when I was at Lunch with Lincoln the other day. Obviously, I'm fine."
Lyn told him. Telling them how they cornered her, or told her that they thought taking her would get Dereck in line, would only make them worry more. And put her more on lockdown. She stood from her spot, crossing closer to the two males. "If I'm at home, I won't be in your hair about all of this, and you both can do what you need to do. Please just don't do anything foolish, and if anything major happens, let me know. That's all I ask, and I'll stay out of your way and return the favor. " She wasn't really sure how any of this would work now. With the president and vp of the club gone as Kevin said, who was going to be in charge now between the two of them?
Or did everything just go on hold until they got out? That she doubted since they weren't even sure how long they would be gone for sure. Lyn almost felt more than anything she now needed to inform Lincoln of everything, but she didn't want to worry him either. Lords to be a woman in a man's world. And a woman that was pregnant and useless was worse.

Killian mulled over the information Diana revealed. He appreciated her not trying to play him. He sipped his juice again and then focused on his other drink. He began to at the sugar and cream.
"She didn't come because she is in danger. At this point she doesn't care. She's broken right now. Self preservation isn't even a concept she understands currently. So...Ben is threatening you I take it?" His voice was calm, but that deadly calm. That scary calm that seemed to take over when he needed to do things that were often against his beliefs.

Ben had another thing coming if he believed he could go after Diana and walk away unscathed. Killian would ensure no part of the man's body was ever found if he made a move against Diana. He of course kept this to himself.

She stirred his coffee. Trying to make sure the sugar dissolved, and also trying to keep in control of what he was feeling. He was feeling so many things. Anger was the main one. Anger that Ben actually thought of going after Diana. Clearly the b*****d had a death wish. Whether Killian was with her or not, she was an FBI Agent. He would never ever get away with it.

Orion frowned, surprised that Jasper would even ask such a seemingly stupid question. Jasper was a very intelligent man. Logic dictated nearly everything the man did in his life. Before Orion could think about what he was saying he had responded.

"The obvious answer is she is replacing her list child." He regretted saying that because he knew the subject was one that still hurt Jasper as well.

"Sorry man. It's the truth though. She was still grieving. Not thinking straight, and everything started happening. Faster then we could even respond. The pregnancy...she had a very small window of time to act once she discovered she was pregnant. She had women whispering in her ear, telling her to keep the thing. She was confused and scared, with people giving her s**t advice." Orion shrugged.

"At the end of the day...I think she decided to keep it because at the end of the day she is a grieving female. She lost a baby, and this was her chance to get a baby. Maybe help ease the pain she was trying to run from." He looked at the floor a moment.

"I understand the pain losing a child causes. It is something I live with everyday. She thinks this will help, it won't. Especially not with how this child came to be. She will just have to learn that on her own. There is no talking to her, no reasoning with her. As far as her health goes...I don't think she cares anymore. She is depressed, fearful, anxious. Killian stays in contact with her, I stay away. She is infuriating. So stubborn she won't let anyone close enough to help her." Orion shrugged and shook his head.

"She doesn't stay in touch with Ben. He is trying to track her down. Why, I don't know. She got away from him as soon as she could. Her disappearing from the hospital soon as he was arrested. That was her window of opportunity to get away. He didn't realize she was missing for days. By then Killian was back and there was no trail for Ben to follow. He would have left her alone to, the pregnancy is what made him start looking for her. Word of it somehow got back to him. Made him start looking for her." Orion nodded.


"I know Grace is a good one." The look he gave Jasper was an odd one. Of course he would love his Grace. She was his world! He watched as Jasper took his leave. 


He moved through the house looking for Grace. When he found her, he slipped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. He grinned at her before he buried his face between her shoulder and neck. He pulled her closer, and lifted his face after a moment.
"Sorry I took so long."

"Then let me handle it, Killian. All of us need you ...free from the law." She told him. Hoping he at least understood that much to stay out of it.

As he agreed to help with Lyv, and seemed to calm some, Di smiled.
Their food was then delivered. She had to admit his looked and smelled delicious, but she had been afraid to order such a large and saturated meal. Her nerves on edge with the news of the pictures in all, so she had gone for simple, fresh, light. Di cut a small piece of her crepe and put the think pancake piece and strawberry in her mouth, chewing thoughtfully.
Thank-you. You're help will be greatly appreciated, and Lyv will certainly enjoy spending more time with you." She told him with a nod as she continued to eat. Somehow she hadn't doubted that his answer would have been something similar. That would take a weight off her knowing their child would be safe when she wasn't able to be around. When he spoke of her packing, she looked at him a little taken aback. She took a sip of her coffee, slearing her throat of the remnants of any food before speaking."I don't need help packing; unpacking is more like it. I'm not planning on moving. I figure I'll really only need to actually in the office a few days a week; I can work the rest from home as I have been. The days I'm in office are when I'll need you with Lyv. Depending on the case, perhaps a few other days as well. Didn't we just agree last night, staying was the better thing? Ben doesn't scare me Killian. I'm not letting him run me from home." No he didn't scare her for her. It was only for Lyv. Perhaps her next stop after leaving Killian would be to talk with the Principal at the school. Make sure they were vetting all volunteers and chaperones and such.