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Maralyn had listened as Cadie dished all about her love life. Certainly this all had been tramatic, and with her being pregnant, emotions were sure to run high. She put the brush down, and gently brushed the womans long, brunette locks with her fingers in a calming gesture. "It's ok Cadie. You're not a bad person at all. It's all just confusing. We will figure it out once we are out of here. I promise, I'll help if I can." And that was all she could say before they were both grabbed, blindfolded, gagged, and bound.

Soon after being lead out of the room, Lyn could feel the chilled breeze before herself being shoved into a small confined space. She only could hope that Cadie was also being stuck in a trunk. It meant they were going somewhere. Hopefully away"Here give her some of this. It will calm her." "But dude she's pregnant!" "It's not very strong, and better than her kicking out your headlights, eh?" A familiar male voice said from not far away. It was Dylan. That voice she would never miss, just like she would never mistake his face. Soon she felt his breath on her cooled skin, "This will all be over soon, Mara. And I'll be back in a couple weeks to take you home. I told you it was dangerous out here. Just relax, baby girl." He told her gently as he grabbed her arm and shoved a needle into her vein. She could feel the drugs race in her veins, mixing with the speed that was already there. She only hoped he knew what could be mixed so she didn't end up in a worse state. But what she couldn't believe was that he was talking to her again like they were dating and all he had done was for her own good. He was the one who had stood there and watched what they all had done! At first she had thought he would have stopped it,since when they dated he had been so territorial, but no he had stood there. Lyn felt his hand slid itself under her robe and place something wrapped in plastic on the inside of her bra. He squeezed as he withdrew his hand then patted it. Leaning down he whispered in her ear, "Here's something to hold you over while I'm gone these next few weeks. Be careful to not waste it. He then planted a kiss on her forehead, and then shut the trunk with a bang. Soon after that the car was moving, quickly.

This was not the first time these idiots had shoved Cadie in a trunk. Hopefully it would be the last time though. This also was not the first time they drugged her. The first few weeks they kept her drugged because she was injuring their men regularly.

She was feeling groggy but she tried to focus. She pulled the gag away with clumsy numb fingers. She moved her bound hands about until she found Maralyn. She pulled at the gag, mainly it just loosened until they could pull it away from her mouth. Much like Cadie did to hers.
"I think they are taking us to the drop off point. Are you okay?" She asked trying to keep her voice low. She was leaving her blindfold on to avoid seeing the tiny trunk space.

If she did not keep her eyes closed she would start to freak out. The enclosed space was too much for her. The first time she had injured herself thrashing about in her freak out.

She was not sure how long they had been located in the trunk, but she was actually relieved when she felt the chill of the night air on her overheated limbs. She felt Lyn be pulled up and away. Then she was lifted up. They paused only to re-gag the women and ensure they were still bound securely.

They were taken into a loud place full of people. She could smell food, hear music and here crowds of people. They two women were finally set down on the hair floor. They could hear all the noise from the establishment but it sound like they were a bit away from it.
"Stay here. Behave. Soon this might be all over for you..."

Cadence heard the door close and immediately began to work on her blindfold. She was able to pull it away, and move the one in her mouth.
"Lyn...?" She called as she wriggled closer.
"You seem really out of it...what is going on?"

Grace looked at Jynxs, watching him move around rather quickly. He was a feisty little thing. Classic ADHD. He thought she was hot, which was a bit of a confidence boost. She gave him a smile, putting his beer back into the fridge before moving to where Belle was in her room crying. "Thanks..." After going into the room and changing the baby, Grace went into the kitchen, making her a bottle and returned to the room to give it to her. "Don't worry, you aren't here to babysit Belle. You are here to babysit me..." Once Belle grabbed the bottle Grace came out of the room, taking a seat on the couch.

He was quite the confident man, since he was trying hard to show off his muscles and what not. "I wouldn't say that he is my brothers enemy, they just aren't particularly friends..." She took another sip of her beer, taking the remote to lower the volume a bit. "I hadn't had any quality candidates until I came across Orion, that's for sure." She laughed at his attempt to flex, shaking her head. This guy seemed harmless enough.

He was good looking, she would give him hat. But she was in a relationship, a good one, and there was no way she would do anything to make it end. "Very nice. Help yourself to the Chinese, I am not sure how long until Orion comes back...make yourself at home." She relaxed back into the couch, laying her legs out onto it.

Grace sat silently, watching Josh as he spoke, even as he looked at Belle and moved her to some pillows. He really was something else, something she hadn't been familiar with. Ever. "I'm not playing house. I just stay over here every now and then and help with the baby when I can. I love kids, and I have always wanted some of my own." She moved across the room, grabbing a small burp cloth to clean up the mess and pick up Belle, standing in front of Josh as she rocked the baby gently. "You know, you are cute and all, but lacking in the brain department." She offered him a smile, obviously joking with him as she turned and took Belle back into the nursery, where she laid the sleeping baby in her crib.

When she returned from the room, she went into Orions room, quickly changing into one of his shirts so that she was not wearing such a flimsy tank top around this new dude. Though, she kept her shorts on. When she emerged from the room, she was tying her hair up into a pony tail, and moved back to her place on the couch, letting out a small huff of breath when she collided with the couch. She and Orion hadn't really gotten intimate since they started dating, especially with everything that had been happening and between having a new infant in his apartment. There was not much in the way of time alone. "I'm not banging him...yet." She murmured, relaxing into the couch.

Her eyes looked over towards Josh, raising an eyebrow at him. "You talk about being in a relationship like its a bad thing, so I am going to assume you are like most of the other guys and like to ******** anything with two legs and a v****a, right?" Grace was happy that Orion wasn't like that, or else they wouldn't be together. Hell, she would probably still be dealing with Jackson.

This guy really was something else, and he was actually getting on her nerves a little. "He is a new dad, and the leader of the Angels. He doesn't have a whole lot in the way of spare time." He seemed to be someone who thought women were nothing more than an object, and it kind of irked her. She bit her lip for a moment, keeping her thoughts to herself as he continued rambling on. Moving from one subject to another rather quickly. "He wasn't my boyfriend when he got his baby mama pregnant, obviously. He also actually cares about me, which is a great quality in a man. So..." She got up from the couch and moved to her phone, opening it to check the texts to see if there was anything from Orion. It would be a long shot, since he was off to rescue Cadence, but still.

What he said next made her raise her eyebrows, letting her blue eyes look at him from above her phone. "Only babies need someone to wait on them hand and foot, a real man doesn't" She winked at him, and placed her phone into her lap when his was shoved in her face. "Here is a tip, real boobs float in water, fake boobs sink." A small sigh escaped her lips, and she tucked some stray hair behind her ear. "I'd give it up to him in a heartbeat...He is just really busy. I'm not worried about anyone else. I'm not the type of woman to sit around and worry about if he is running around with someone else. The truth always comes out, and if that is the case then he doesn't deserve me." It was true. Grace was not someone who took bullshit from men. If they wanted to leave her, then they could leave. If they wanted to ******** around with other women then they could, but she wouldn't be the one waiting for them.

She scoffed at him, rolling her eyes. "I don't want to have a baby unless I am married. Having a baby out of wedlock isn't something on my bucket list. Well, we watch movies and hang out. If you are looking for fun then this isn't the place." He was so hyper, almost like a child. "Life isn't all about sex. Believe it or not. A grin spread across her lips and there was a knock at the door. Grace stood up, and walked over to open it to see Snake standing there, leaning on the doorframe. "Started raining out there, so I figured I would come in and take shelter. Got any beer?" Grace stepped to the side and let him in, moving her hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. Dereck was going to get an earful about who he chose to send to babysit her.

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The drive to the meet was pretty uneventful. Rion had to threaten Alex a few times but eventually the drunk man passed out. The pleased him because he wasn't sure he could hold back the urge to beat Alex senseless. The drunk man was obsessing over his fiancee Lily. All thoughts of Cadence's suffering pushed aside now.

Once near the drop off point he had to gather the group up. Thy would all have to watch from afar. At this point they has to trust Alex with 70K, most of the groups' savings resided in the duffel bags. Orion roughly shook Alex awake.

He appeared more sober then he had been. He listened to the plan and nodded along. Showing he was listening, He emerged from the car.
"What if this is a trick, and they don't have her with them."
"You ask to see her and her friend before you give them the money. If they refuse, you walk away."
"They will hurt them!" Alex replied clearly upset.
"No, no. They will show you the women if they are alive. If they refuse to....it means they are already dead. In which case, get out the way because I will be shooting up that place. Don't care who is there and who gets hit in the crossfire." Alex paled and nodded.
"So once I get them I come out here."
"You bring them here as fast as possible. We don't want to take the risk of them following, if they do we will be ready."

Alex grabbed the bags and started toward the underground gambling club. He was very familiar with this location. He had spent many nights their drinking and losing his worldly possessions. He started to walk away but stopped and returned to Orion. He leaned in close to him and said in a quiet voice, not sure if anyone else knew, and not wanting to be the one to spread the news.
"Cadie's pregnant. Or...at least...she looked it in the last few DVDs I received." Orion nodded his head.
"She was...we aren't sure now..." He replied and glanced at Jasper for a moment.

He was not sure is Jasper had considered that yet. That they had forced an abortion on her to make sure she could continue to perform, or that Cadence had miscarried under the harsh treatment she was receiving. He was not sure where Jasper stood on the whole pregnancy issue. Orion knew he himself was not happy with it, mainly because Cadence and Jasper had been sneaking around his back. Even once Jasper knew she was pregnant he had never come to him to confess the truth about their secret relationship.

Orion knew it was probably Cadie's idea to keep things secret. She was a very secretive person. She also hated the idea of asking her brother for permission for anything. Jasper had always been upfront with him, so the betrayal hurt but Orion felt now was not the time to address it.

He looked away from Jasper and for the first time wished Cadence was still with Dereck. He felt like Jasper and Cadence's relationship was going to be a problem for the Club. Orion no longer felt he could trust Jasper. He also felt the need to protect his half sister, and he knew Jasper would start to feel the same way if he continued to see Cadie. It would mean if the men dd not see eye to eye on the best way to keep Cadence safe they would no doubt fight.

Jasper would feel like Orion was over stepping his bounds by ordering his girlfriend/baby mama around. Orion would never back down when it came to his family. He forced the thoughts from mind and he tried to focus.

Alex was off with the money. The men were moving into position. Orion silenced his phone and readied his gun. Just in case things went down. He was nearest the Club door. He watched intently as Alex stood at the door.

The door opened and four men with guns emerged. Finally two bound and gagged women were discarded onto the hard ground. The first man stepped forward, his gun pointed at Alex. A second man stepped forward and grabbed the bags. Immediately he and two other men began counting the cash. Nothing happened while the men counted. Then after one sharp whistle a man from the rear of the group broke away from them.

That same man that stepped away, pulled out a knife and stepped toward Cadence. Immediately Orion tensed and aimed. The man cut the ropes about Cadence's legs, and roughly pulled her to her feet.

He yanked off her blindfold and gave her a little push toward Alex. She took a few sluggish and unsteady steps toward Alex. She appeared intoxicated or something. Alex closed the space between himself and Cadence. He helped her to him, and lifted her face up so he could stare at her eyes. He grabbed her bound wrists and yanked up the sleeves on her thin shirt. He revealed marks from where they had been drugging her.

Alex was livid and started yelling at them. They approached him swiftly and whacked him across the face with one of the guns. Cadence jumped to his aid, forcing herself between them and Alex. Alex grabbed her, and pulled her underneath him as they rushed him.

The attack did not last long. Maybe a minute or two and the group broke up. They shoved the red head toward Alex. Cadence crawled out from Alex, she checked to make sure he was breathing. He was, she hurried to Maralyn and yanked her blindfold off and then her gag.

Maralyn and Cadence helped Alex up. The battered trio hurried away. The group had disappeared with the money. Cadence did not want them to come after them again.

Orion had to admit, he was kind of impressed with Alex's action. He had defended Cadence, and even did his best to protect her. He did not forgive Alex for the situation he had created, but he had at least proved he was telling the truth about caring about Cadie.

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

"Stabilty, pffft!!! Marriage is awful!!! It is waking up and seeing the same person everyday, and becoming resentful. Then you cheat on that person, and they cheat on you....I am never getting married. Stay in an open relationship so no one catches feelings or gets hurt." Josh stretched.
"Expecting? She must be expecting a demon from hell! Sh*t...hate to be the guy who knocked her up. She is a violent little sh*t!" He shook his head.
"When that baby tries to explode out of her, she will only be even more b*tchy and violent. She'll be looking to rip his balls off!" He covered his junk and cringed.
"Another reason I don't get women's obsession with babies. You have to squeeze a watermelon out of a kiwi sized hole. Screw that!" He shook his head violently.
"Then your expected to love the screaming gooey parasite that just destroyed your lady bits. It grows up to be a disappointing little a*shole, and leaves you. You feed it, you cloth it, you keep it alive and then IT LEAVES YOU! Actually I am not sure if that is your reward or punishment really..." Josh clearly had a rough childhood if the way he was speaking was any indication of the things he had heard throughout his life. He shrugged.
"For my Mom, the day I moved out couldn't come soon enough." He was wandering about as he spoke, touching everything again.

Joshua stepped toward the baby and peeked in her crib.
"Aw! Baby Dribbles is asleep!" Jynxs cooed and then looked at Snake.
"Prospect for now, I will be a full fledged member soon." He responded to Snake. He was determined to be a member before his next birthday.
"Erm....I mean...yeah...that baby is asleep..." He walked back over to the couch. His butt barely touched the cushion before he was up and raiding Orion's video game collection. He pulled out an older game for the Wii U.
"Grace, play me in Mario Kart!" He waved the game at her.

He put the game disc in the Wii U, gathered the controllers and handed them out. First to Grace,then to Snake. He moved back toward the couch.
"Snake is right, we aren't leaving so you might as well play us. I call Yoshi!" He announced as he flopped on the couch.
"Be prepared to be spanked!" He yelled gleefully. Once again his socked feet on the coffee table.

"I'll look into your eyes,
I'll tell you all my lies.
As I take you slow."
~ Senses Fail