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'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 looked up surprised by the familiar voice. She smiled at Jasper. "I was just thinking about you...you are welcome to join me if you want too." She pointed to the seat across from her.
"I am alone....Orion is already started to get on my nerves. He is smothering me."

She paused to thank the waitress for bringing her drink. She sipped her water with lime.
"He doesn't know I am out. No one does actually. Well.....you do now." She brushed her hair back from her face.
"I'm surprised you aren't sleeping. You had a very long night...." She shifted in her seat. She was starting to feel a bit antsy and nervous under his gaze.

Why she didn't know. She had never felt nervous around him in her entire life. The only thing she could think of was their now open sexual relationship. Up until him she had been intimate with exactly two other people and those relationships had been kept quiet for a long time.
"I'm sorry about my overbearing brother. You know him....I think it is hard for him to accept that I am having a sexual relationship. Or was...We knew once he found out he would not be happy about it. He wants me to be his adorable little six year old sister forever." She rolled her eyes. Orion was possessive and controlling. It was just in his nature, she had long ago realized that. She did not normally accept that behavior from him.

She had been raised tough. Nearly everyone in ton knew she was the illegitimate daughter of the 'home wrecking biker whore' and her married biker boyfriend. This meant both Cadence and her Mother had to develop a thick skin early on.

There were many times even as a child Cadie had to fight because someone said something about her or her Mother. So Cadence did not take crap from people, and she certainly was not in the habit of letting anyone's words or actions determine her behavior.

~Candie~

((Yes! Next day, late afternoon/early evening.))

At her invitation to join, Jasp hopped the fence and was soon sitting backwards in the chair opposite her."Don't mind if I do."At her comment about being smothered by her brother, he couldn't help but laugh."Come now Candie, You know he was just worried, and you know that's how your brother is." Even He had known the brute to be protective. Hence why they had kept their thing a secret for so long. And now that it was out of the bag, it certainly would be interesting to see what he would try to do to it.

Jasper shrugged at her sleep comment and apology for her brother, as he looked away, down the road, around the small restaurant.."It was a long night for all of us. And Orion is just Orion. He'll get over it." At least he knew he'd force Orion to get over it. But Jasper had yet to know if that's what Cadence wanted. And to press now, only their second time together since their fight, and the first time actually alone. It didn't seem right.."If you ever need a place to crash away from him, ya know you're always welcome over right?."

Grace was startled when Orion came home. Her eyes looked him over, and she smiled when she felt his lips come into contact with her forehead. "Man, now I feel like I am under dressed..." She giggled softly and ran her hand through her hair, following his with her eyes as he moved around the kitchen. His outfit was different than what she was normally used to, but damn he looked good. She almost found herself gawking at him until he spoke and pulled out a chair for her, ushering her to sit.
"What did I do to deserve such a nice dinner?" She grinned as he brought out wine, and he wasn't even a wince drinker, so this dinner must mean something. Plus, the baby was gone so maybe it was finally their time to relax and enjoy each other. "I also get some wine after working all day? I am a lucky girl.." She winked at him, getting up from the table to grab the corkscrew from a drawer next to the sink, kissing him quickly on his jaw as she passed by him. Even when she was so tired at the end of the day, he was able to make her feel good.

'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~

"Oh jesus! Not you too!" She stuck her tongue out at Jasper. She playfully pushed his shoulder.
"Killian has you calling me Candie too!" She shook her head.
"Going to kill him. He likes to call me Candie or Candie Caine, because my last name, or should I say one of my last names. Haha. So clever Kill. He is a butt!" She took a sip of her water again.

The waitress set her burger and fries down. This time she remebered Cadence's sour cream.
"Didn't forget this time!" The waitress announced in a sing songy voice and Cadence smiled and thanked her.

Immediately she set to work cutting her burger into four equal parts. She pushed the plate toward Jasper.
"Help yourself, I won't eat it all. We can order something else as well if you like." She picked up a fry and dipped it in the sour cream before taking a bite of it.
"Orion will eventually get over it....or he will hear my mouth." She replied easily.
"My life....my rules. So Orion will have to suck it up buttercup!" She browsed the dessert menu.
"If I get Death by Chocolate cake, will you eat some with me? I don't want to eat all this by myself. I wondered if I could get them to dice or and fry some bacon for me. To add to the cake."

She paused when he mentioned she could crash at his place if she needed and escape. She nodded and then grabbed her purse. She rummaged around and pulled out a single spare key hidden inside her wallet.
"Speaking of your place....I should give this to you, and explain how I got it." She tilted her head to the side and bit her lower lip.
"Okay! So.....I stole you spare and made a copy. Then replaced your space key. It was back when that blonde kept texting you, asking for your help to fix things around the club. I was convinced you were sleeping with her. I was determined to catch you with her." She paused and gave a little shrug.
"Since I already caught you with her at the club, I really don't need the key anymore. In my defense though....I think the hormones made me do it. I was like all crazy for a while! i kept crying that the commercial with the dog who keeps running away to be with his horse friend." She stopped to take a breath.
"I'm sorry! I'm babbling! Anyway....key returned. I apologize for invading your privacy and space. Also....I am a little bit sorry I smacked up your blonde girlfriend. Not really 'cause she's a hoe, but....I should not have beat her up. That much...." She quickly took a sip of her water after she added on the last sentence.

~Candie~

Grace bit her lip, gladly accepting the glass of wine from him. "I'm used to crazy, it's a part of my life now." She brought the glass to her lips, taking a sip of the sweet, sweet liquid. He was being so sweet, not that he wasn't sweet already, but this was really nice. She followed him to the table, returning to her seat. "You didn't have to go out of your way like this, but I really really love it. I don't think I have been treated like this by a guy in a while..a long while." A small smile played on her lips as he handed her a plate of food, and made himself one. It was delicious, and she hummed softly as she finished her first bite. "New to relationship stuff? Am I taming the infamous Orion De La Cruz??" She giggled, winking at him from across the table as they ate dinner.
They both must have been pretty hungry, because there was little conversation and mostly eating, but when they finished Grace got up and helped put the dirty dishes into the sink, and poured herself another glass of wine. She was starting to feel heady from the alcohol, which was a nice feeling considering everything that had been happening lately. "You said dessert was a surprise, and now I am curious to know what it is.." She raised her eyebrow at him, swirling the wine around in her glass before taking another sip.

Jasper laughed, "Candie Caine. Well that certainly is catching!"When the waitress came around, Jasp just ordered a lemonade to drink, his blue eyes turning back to Cadence as she moved her plate and offered him some of the food. He took one of the small quarters off her plate before sliding it back towards her."Thank-you, Cadence, but you do need to eat too."

As she began talking about Orion, Jasper just nodded. He agreed. It was her life to deal with and do as she wished. Although he knew Orion cared for her, just as he did, and so would be apart of the that life. The only thing her brother had to understand was that he didn't get much of a choice over her decisions. Which Jasper was relieved to hear her say.Because if they were going to be something, he wasn't going to have Orion trying to micromanage it all. Just wouldn't work.

Jasper shook his head at her thought of bacon on a cake. He agreed that bacon was usually good with everything, possibly just not dessert. But he told her, "Yea I'll eat some of the cake dear."

And then she was sliding a key across the table and going of on a rampage about that blonde Missy she had caught in his lap one day. Jasper slid the key back over to her."As I told you, she was coming on to me. I was not going to advance on that. But keep the key. Then you have a way to get in whenever you want. Even if I'm not there, you're welcome."