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Orion wandered through the house. Thinking over this latest problem. This Grace thing had him torn up. A part of him just wanted her to terminate the pregnancy, but he could not and would not ask his wife to do that. None of this was her fault, and asking her to do something like that was placing the blame squarely on her. Orion had a hand in all of this.

However he could not stop the thought from crossing his mind. If she simply decided not to have the child well then they would be find. Mendez could not try to force his way into their life. They would never have to deal with his meddling, and more importantly Thomas and this new child would never ever have to know the truth. He could not imagine any child growing up to be a healthy and well adjusted adult knowing they were the product of rape. How did one live with that over their head?

He pulled out his phone and sent Grace a quick text. 'Bring plenty of Spring and Egg rolls.' He sent as he thought about all the guests coming. He was sure they would all snack on those before getting to the actual food.

Orion moved to the nursery and couldn't resist picking Thomas up. The baby fussed briefly and then Orion gave him his pacifier. Quickly he changed the boy, because who wanted to be in a wet diaper? Then he moved over to the glider and sat down. He laid the baby against his chest, and the movements lured the baby right back to sleep in minutes. Orion needed Thomas to remind him that babies were a great thing. Nothing to be fearful of.

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

'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 quickly shook her head. "No. That isn't necessary." She would never ever ask Jasper to stay, or comfort her. Not when she was miscarrying another man's child. Not to mention she was concerned that the situation would remind him of his own lost child.

She had no desire to put him through any more pain or hardships. She wanted him to be safe, and just do whatever made him happy. He did not need to be brought into her shitty world.
"Thank you Jasper, I really appreciate your help. You do not need to do this though. This is not your problem. I really don't want my Mother here either. She has enough going on..." She paused and shook her head. Forcing the dark strands back from her face. The cut on her forehead from her fall visible a bit more clearly.
"Just...drive carefully. I don't want you caught with that..." She turned her attention back to the hospital and quickly went inside.

Immediately she was whisked off, and she did what she did best. She shut down and tried to emotionally distance herself from the situation. She had to remind herself that everything happened for a reason. She wasn't sure the reason for this, but she could only assume it was meant to be. If she was being honest with herself, a tiny bit of herself was relieved, though a huge part of her was scared and sad.

She knew she would be at the hospital for several hours. Only thing that made her feel better was the fact that her Mother had left for the day already. She would not be sitting in the hospital with her mess of a child. Her Mother deserved to be happy and stress free, if she was aware of the situation she would be at the hospital stressing. Grieving. She seemed to be one of the few people excited about the idea of a baby.

~Candie~

Lena stepped into the Chinese food restaurant. She was picking up food, and then would pick Tyson up from his friend's. Lena was looking forward to a nice quiet evening with her children, and hopefully Archie. She had not spoken to him that day, but that wasn't uncommon.

She took a seat after she was informed it would be another five minutes before the food was ready. She didn't mind. She knew Tyson would enjoy the extra time with his friend, and she enjoyed the five minutes of quiet. A few minutes where she was not stressing about one of her children. Though she was getting a bit concerned that Cadence wasn't responding to any of her texts. She tried to reassure herself that her daughter was just home and napping.

She looked up from her phone and spotted Grace entering the restaurant. She smiled at her and stood up. She met Grace a few times. She was Archie's niece and her daughter's sister-in-law after all. Lena had no problem with the fact that Grace was married to Orion. The way she saw it, that was Grace's problem. Though she did have to admit their son was adorable. Archie often shared pictures of the boy with Lena.
"Hello Grace. No Thomas today?"

Archie Thompson

Archie had been so damn busy dealing with the whole Dereck and Reapers being in jail that he hadn't had any time to himself. At least, no time to stop and eat. The man needed food, and there was one person that popped into his mind when he thought of food and a good time. Lena. So, he grabbed his phone and opted to call the woman, because texting wasn't something the older man really cared for. It was just a damn waste of time. Once Lena answered, Archie grinned and leaned against the front door of his truck. "Hello beautiful. What are you doing for dinner?" If she wasn't planning on anything, he would be more than happy to pick up food on his way to her house. Either way, one thing was certain...he was going to see her tonight.

"Ah." Lena replied once Grace explained Thomas was at home. She didn't blame her. Baby carriers were damn heavy. Add a baby and it felt like you were trying to lift a boulder. To hell with that! She thought as she remembered carrying Tyson in his carrier. Tyson had been a huge baby too.
"Yes. Will do. Have a good evening Grace." Lena said and gave Grace a little wave goodbye.

Lena had just climbed in her car with the food when Archie called her. She could not help but chuckle. It was nearing dinner time, of course he would be calling to let her know he was either on his way or wanted them to go out. Archie and her had a standing dinner date it seemed. She didn't mind, she actually like having dinner with him. As did Tyson.
"You could smell it huh?" Lena said immediately upon answering.
"Chinese. Meet you back at the house. I am on my way to pick Tyson up from his friend's house. You have your key on you?" Of course Archie had a key to her home. It just made sense since he was around often.
"Hey, I just ran into your niece. Seems everyone is craving Chinese tonight."

"Yeah. Grace looked fine to me." Lena replied easily. She of course knew nothing of Dereck's problems. She didn't ask, if Archie wanted to talk about his family he was free to. She did not ask about Dereck's Club, she had no interest in any damn MCs. They were all trouble as far as she was concerned. She had her share of MCs drama when she was young, now she just wanted a quiet life.

Lena unlocked the door and Tyson raced in with the food. He set it on the table and then put his backpack down in the living room. Lena moved toward the kitchen and grabbed the tables and some silverware.
"Ty...? Go wake your sister. Don't scare her or jump on her though." Tyson was already opening up the bags of food.
"Hey! Wait! I will serve the food!" Tyson ran off and stomped up the stairs loudly. He ran back down and went to wash his hands. When he returned he sat down at the table.

He started to stuff his mouth full of food. Eating like he was starving. Lena shook her head and went into the kitchen to put on a fresh pot of coffee. When she returned with her mug of coffee. She sat down at the table, Tyson plate empty pushed off to the side and his homework spread out on his side of the table.
"She isn't down here yet?" Tyson looked up at his Mother.
"She wasn't in her room."
"What?"
"Not in her room. Mom can you quiz me for my Spelling test?" Lena nodded and set her cup down. She told Tyson to take ten minutes to study and she moved into the kitchen to make a few calls. She noticed she had a voicemail and listened to it before calling anyone.

She sighed and shook her head. Cadence was in the hospital. The second message was Cadence telling her not to come to the hospital. Lena of course wanted to go, but she couldn't. She needed to stay with Tyson, and Lena was almost positive it was nothing serious with Cadence. She would tell her if it was, wouldn't she?

She moved back into the dining room. She sat down and started to quiz Tyson. Surprisingly Tyson blew through his homework. For once he cooperated and got it done. Then he was off to ride his bike with his friends.

Grace made sure that everything was set on the table before heading back to the bedroom. Not because she was trying to be away from her guests, but because she got sick and needed to be away from the smell of the Chinese for a while. Once she managed to clean herself up, she tied up her hair and moved back into the main part of the house, greeting everyone that had arrived while she had been in the back. After saying hello to Shandee and Moira, she moved into the kitchen and grabbed a ginger ale. Chinese food had sounded so damn good earlier today, and she was actually kind of upset that her stomach -- the baby, really -- wasn't agreeing with it. Despite how stressed and mentally exhausted she was with everything, she tried not to show it. But it was hard.

TO: Kill
'You got no idea. But she needed help. See you when you get here."
From: Jasp

Jasper texted back to Killian when he heard his phone go off. Shoving the device back in his pocket, he picked up the beer he had set down on the counter for the brief few minutes and took a sip. It was his second for the night already. After Grace had arrived with the food, then men had dug in.
Chinese was a favorite around here, but then the blonde woman had disappeared. Jasp frowned as he looked around her as he ate and joked with his brothers from the club. When he saw her come back into view,
Jasper was throwing his plate away and grabbing another beer from the fridge. As he cracked it open, his blue eyes followed between her and Orion. He wondered if she had told the other man yet. Did he know she told him? Probably not. So he wouldn't say anything. No reason to step on toes.