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The man shook his head at the closed door. Damn. He wanted Mendez dead too, but Ryder had to pick better times. As he heard a clatter of items it the floor, his eyes looked to Grace who was frantically searching for her phone before she curled up against the wall devastated. Jasper crossed to her in two quick strides, Kneeling in front of her and rubbing her arms before gathering her against him and stroking her long blonde hair down her back.Shhhh... Grace. It's ok. It will all be ok. We'll get him out. Soon you'll see." He told her as soothingly as he could while staring at the opposite wall. He heard her fear of being alone with Thomas in this bigger house. Especially after the day she had with Mendez being just about everywhere. And now that Orion was locked up."I'll stay here with you Grace. You and Thomas won't be alone." They could fall back into the same routine they had at the old house. Jasper would be here most of the time. If he couldn't be here or be with her, then another trusted member would be. Lincoln, Killian, or Jesse probably. Kong had his own family to worry about after all.

He heard his ring one go off telling him he had a text, but the man ignored it for the moment. He sat with Grace until she was mostly calm.
Detaching himself carefully from the woman, he stood and walked over to grab her phone that was on the counter,"Grace, go sit down on the couch with some water. I'll take care of the attorney." Jasper walked out into the backyard, dialing up the attorney on the woman's phone as he leaned against the railing of the porch.
He told the man all that happened; answered the questions he could,
and then that was all for the moment. They all just had to hope that man could work his magic again.

With a sigh, Jasper ran a hand through his hair before grabbing his phone out of his pocket to check the text that was sent some time ago.
A frown quickly covered his face as he read the message again,
and again. It was an odd one from Cadence. Apologizing for all that had happened between them. How did he reply to that? With a shake of his head, he walked back into the house, grabbed a beer form the fridge and sat down next to Grace on the couch."The Attorney will take care of it. See what they are charging him with this time." He took a swig from the bottle before asking,"Grace, what's going on with Cadie?" He'd figure out the Cadie problem when the time was right. Maybe Grace would be willing to discuss it,
maybe she wouldn't. ONe could only tread carefully to find out.

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

~Cadence Jaycey Sinclair-Caine~

Cadence was in and out of consciousness. Everything was confusing and made very little sense to her. She recognized the voice, but it didn't make sense to her.
"Ethan...? Jesse...?" She groaned and forced her eyes to focus. Jesse was crouched beside her, shirtless. His shirt was pressed to her wounds to both catch the blood, and try to stop the bleeding.

Ethan was driving her car, and he was driving like a manic. He blew through red lights, stop signs, and sped the whole way. Once at the hospital he pulled up in front, partially on the curb. He hopped out and scooped her up off the backseat.

Jesse climbed out and moved to the driver's seat. He sped off as Ethan entered the hospital with Cadence in his arms. She remembered bright lights, voices, and the sense of urgency as she was rushed away.

She wasn't sure how long she was out. All she knew was she woke in yet another hospital room. Joshua was beside her bed. She looked around slowly, not sure what she expected to find.
"What...."
"Jesse contacted me. He thought it was better they notify me as opposed to Lena."
"So....I didn't imagine Jesse or Ethan?"
"No. Ethan has been following you, as has Jesse. They momentarily lost you....which is how you ended up here."
"Why are they following me?"
"Ethan took it upon himself I think. Jesse is doing it to help Killian manage his own life. Killian figured Black or Drayton would try to reach out to you. Killian wanted to be ready, and knew he could not watch you around the clock. He asked the only person he felt like wouldn't question the decision. Jesse." Cadence winced in pain as she tried to sit up.
"Easy, easy. You will pop a stitch."
"Where are they?"
"Neither wanted to be here when the Police showed up and started asking questions about the gunshot wounds. They both took off."
"My purse, it has paperwork for Grace. She needs it right away." She threw the blankets aside and immediately her Dad rose.
"You are not cleared yet. I will see to it that Grace gets those papers. You have to stay put for now."

Cadence really did want to argue, but she was feeling lightheaded and exhausted already from just attempting to get out of bed. She was not optimistic about her ability to walk on out of the hospital. Hell she wasn't even sure what she would do if she succeeded in getting outside. She had no clue where her car was. Last she saw her car, Ethan was driving it recklessly.

She laid back against the pillows. She mumbled something about just needing a few minutes to rest and then she would be good to go. Joshua agreed and waited till she drifted off to contact Jesse.

Jesse had cleaned up. He couldn't just walk around shirtless and covered in blood. That was bound to attract some attention. Now he was knocking on Orion's, and awaiting an answer. He had already heard about Orion being arrested. He was going to be calling a meeting that very evening. For now he was delivering the paperwork to Grace.

He noticed a fresh blood smear on his new tee. Quickly he investigated his leather and found where the still wet blood spot was hiding.
"s**t...." He muttered and looked around for something he could use to wipe the the scarlet fluid off with. Last thing he wanted to do was scare Grace. Orion was arrested, Cadence shot, Mendez has been harassing Grace. He did not want her believing the entire family was currently being targeted.

~Candie~

Dereck and Nate were both sitting on their beds in the cell, and when the door opened to reveal their cellmate, Dereck's jaw could have dropped to the floor. If Orion was here in prison, what about Grace?? Thomas? Why was he there in the first place? Hell, he was probably wondering the same thing about him and Nate. "What the hell are you doing in here?" Dereck shifted and stood from his bed, with Nate following his movements. He wasn't trying to intimidate Orion by any means, more as a respect to the man. He stuck out his hand, and shook his head. "We still haven't got a trial date." Nate shot him a sidelong glance and Dereck rubbed a hand over his buzzed head. "Hows Grace and Thomas?" He had ******** up when Grace was pregnant, making those accusations about Orion. Even though they ended up being true -- but that wasn't his place to comment. Grace was a big girl and could make her own decisions.

"Broke some pig's nose for harassing my wife." Orion stated calmly as he set his belongings down. He turned to look at the other two men.
"I take it you guys are facing some real time too?" He of course thought this because of the orange jumpsuits.
"Your girl going to be okay with you on the inside?" Orion was wondering if Lincoln was aware that Maralyn was now alone on the outside. He would send work to him and have him check on her regularly. That was his cousin so he would do so regardless, but he would tell him to have Kong and Titus team up with him to keep an eye on Lyn. Jasper, Killian, and Grace's Uncle no doubt would be looking after Grace, so he was not insanely worried about her.

Grace had so many people looking out for her, that he was sure she was just as safe as ever, even with him in prison. She was very fortunate to have so many people care about her. He knew his Father would keep an eye out for Grace and Thomas as well. Orion and he were still working through their issues, but so far Joshua had been doing his best to be a good Grandfather to Thomas.

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

"I wish you would have told be this right away Mara. I don't want you alone, unprotected." He gave her a sideways hug.
"I am sure his Uncle is working on getting him out as quickly as possible. Till then I will keep you close. My buddies will keep an eye on you."

He started to grab the bags. He was quiet now, thinking. Worrying about Mara and her babies' safety. He knew she would not stay at his house with him. She wouldn't agree to him staying with her either. Mara was fiercely independent.
"Who knows what she is cooking. Whatever it is, will be damn good though." Lincoln knew that was the truth. Moira ruled in the kitchen.
"Why? Food allergies?" He really hoped food allergies weren't the reason she had asked.

Lyn's head bobbed,"I'm ok Linc. You, Lucky, and Kevin are all only a text or call away anyway."All the men had jobs, just as she did. She couldn't ask any of them to stop their lives. It wasn't right. Even as much as she didn't want to be alone in the house through the rest of this pregnancy, Maralyn couldn't deny that having any of those three men around would take away any privacy. And like last night when she broke down, there were times she needed it. She had accepted this role, now she had to play it through it all. This was just a small hump.Soon it would be over and Dereck would be home with her and their babies. She smiled lightly at the thought of all of the family together again.

Maralyn followed Lincoln out of the store pushing the cart, even as Lincoln carried some bags. She opened the trunk and back seat for them to load it all in. With it there, Lyn closed the doors and made her way tot he driver's side. At his question about allergies, a small laugh escaped her throat,
"Heaven's sake! No no allergies. I just famished and wondering what I have to look forward to."

The red head put the car in drive and drove the way back to the clubhouse of the Angels, signing softly with the music her cousin put on the radio. When they arrived at the clubhouse, Lyn turned the car off and placed a gentle hand on Lincoln's stopping him form getting out, "Really Lincoln, I'm fine. Please don't worry about me. Don't let it ruin the night." Its why she had debated with not telling him. She didn't want the man to worry about her again so much. With her piece said, Lyn opened her door and placed her feet on the ground before struggling to her feet. Sniffing in a whiff of the smell running out of the kitchen, she said "Damn that smells good, Linc."

Jesse grinned at Jasper. "I figured Lincoln and you ate it all. You two are fat asses after all." He retorted with a smirk. He pulled the papers out from his back pocket.
"Mrs. Grace, butthead Cadie insisted these had to get to you ASAP. Come hell or high water, you had to have those, and I am to return them to her." How she would get them to Diana was beyond him, but he knew she was not going to be leaving the hospital just yet. Not unless she left against medical advice.
"So there will be a meeting tonight Jasper, you are excused since you have the first shift with Grace. You, Killian and I will be splitting shifts till Orion is back home." He turned to Grace.
"Which we are hoping will be soon. We know nothing just yet though Grace. Sorry." Jesse would pay the attorney a visit the following day. The attorney knew them all well enough, and would talk to Jesse.
"May I use your bathroom?" Jesse asked, he wanted to wipe the blood off. The blood would attract attention he knew. Not the right kind of attention either.