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 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:31 pm
Dereck Michael Thompson 
Dereck let a sigh escape his lips, and he shook his head. He had not meant to make it seem like he was tiptoeing around the subject. He just couldn't bring himself to speak and say it out loud because it just made him angry. It pissed him off to the point of seeing red. His jaw clenched and then unclenched a few times before he shook his head.
"I don't have any questions. I saw what had happened, and I am....let's just say I'm not happy about it. You don't need to worry about that s**t, Lyn. It does not change the way I see you."
He offered her a small smile, and when she began to speak again he trailed a hand up and down her spine, eyes narrowing when she mentioned his name. So, she had stuck up for Cadence. That was a very very respectable action, and he knew all too well about making sacrifices for people. He had made the right choice as far as pursuing Lyn, she seemed like she was a very loyal person. He made sure to make a mental note of Dylan's name, before releasing his grip on her when she mentioned that killing him would have the cops on him in seconds. Dereck couldn't stifle the laugh that erupted from his throat, and he pulled out his pack of cigarettes, putting one between his lips.
"You are gonna have to get used to the fact that the police don't scare me. Going to jail don't scare me, Lyn. Most certainly, Dylan don't scare me..."
He reached over and took her hand in his, and led her to the back porch. It was overlooking a small lake, and there were chairs for them to sit. He lit his cigarette and took a drag, before glancing over towards Lyn.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:56 pm
 Location: Dereck's Company: Dereck Wearing: Wearing
As Dereck released his grip around her waist, Maralyn stepped back. She shook her head as he just laughed and scoffed at her warning."Scared or not, I don't want you going to jail or anything because of me and my s**t. You've got your own with the club." In his line of work, he couldn't be scared of that possibility. It was a very real one. But she didn't want it happening because he did something for her. That did not sit well with her at all.
Lyn let him lead her out the back to the porch. As he stood smoking she leaned against the rail, looking out at the lake and yard, "It's a pretty scene. You grew up here?"She asked turning to look back at him and find his eyes on her. She smiled shyly with a light blush. She didn't think anyone had kept her in their sight as much as he did when she was with him.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:06 pm
Cadence sighed and finally looked at Jasper. She was upset with him and her brother. She hated being treated like some fragile little thing. She hated that Jasper had to take Orion's s**t. She honestly felt like that was one of the things that was truly holding her back from wanting to be in a relationship with Jasper. The fact that her brother would always have a say in their relationship.
"I did not mean to embarass you. I agree with you though. I need to let you handle things. I am done. I need to focus on the baby, so I will do just that." She snuggled down and closed her eyes as she felt him touching her.
The next morning Cadence was up early. She hadn't really slept, she had too much on her mind. She decided to take the time to do her make up and hair. She did her best to cover the bruising on her face. She did tons of cute bouncy curls in her hair. The outfit she decided on was a pair of khaki jeggings. Her favorite plum colored sweater that came off the shoulders, she decided on her ballet flats. They offered no support but looked cute with her outfit.
Cadence felt tired physically but her body was buzzing with nervous energy. She decided she had to eat something small to take her daily medication and prenatal vitamin. She listened to her music on low as she ate her peanut butter toast and sippied her juice.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:09 pm
 Grace Marie Thompsonwearing
Grace was standing in the middle of the kitchen, messing around on her phone when Dereck left. She was still pissed off at him for what he had said to her, so she ignored his goodbye. But, when Orion arrived and TJ left, she felt like a weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. When the Angels and Reapers were around each other, things got kind of tense. Her eyes watched as Orion did his big brother duties, inspecting Cadence's injuries. Grace stood there silently, watching how Cadence and Orion seemed to have a little argument about her injuries and what kind of relationship she had with Jasper. It was not her place to comment on anything, she she stood to the side and placed her phone down on the table. When Cadence made her way over and hugged Grace, she hugged her back tightly, and patted her on the back gently.
"Love ya too, babe. You be safe! Don't let your little attitude get you in trouble.."
Grace waved to Jasper, giving him a small smile before Orion made his way to her, enveloping her in a tight hug. She wrapped her arms around him, closing her eyes as she nuzzled her face into his neck. It was always so nice to have him back, it was like all of her worries seem to have faded away. She returned his kiss quickly and listened to him as he spoke to her. At first she was nervous when he mentioned that they needed to talk, but then when he started speaking she felt a wave of relief wash over her.
"I don't really go to Greensville anyways, so if you want me to stay away from there, I will. Dereck has been getting on my nerves lately, anyways. Gonna try to stay away from him as long as possible."
She let her eyes fall to her phone, and upon seeing a message from Cadence she felt her heart race, and she picked it up, sending a quick reply.
NO! I would never! I just need to figure out when to drop the bomb on your bro. Not sure about lunch, he wants to get away from here for a while...Will text u tomorrow.
Grace placed her phone back down on the table, and let her eyes return to Orion's. She would have to see if they would allow her the time off of work, especially now that she found out she was expecting, and with all the time she had off because of her injuries.
"I can call tomorrow and see if they will give me the time off. I--uh...I have something I need to talk about to you as well."
She swallowed thickly, and now that everyone was gone she got up from the table and moved to the door, locking it behind her and she turned back around to face Orion. She was scared that he wasn't going to want to be around once she told him the news. Grace grabbed his hand and took him back into her bedroom, looking up at him.
"What else do you need to talk about?"
Grace moved herself and took a seat on the edge of her bed, kicking off her slippers.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:17 pm
Dereck Michael Thompson
Dereck relaxed back into his chair, pulling his gun from the back of his jeans. He placed it on his knee and looked out to the pond as she spoke. Dereck glanced sideways at her as she mentioned about having to move on. That was true, for other people. When in an MC, you don't just move on and forget that it ever happened. You get revenge. You make them see that you are not a force to be reckoned with. Then and only then you can move on. That is the only way. He stayed silent until she spoke again, mentioning that she did not want him to end up going to jail because of something involving her. It was at that moment that Dereck finished his cigarette, and moved to sit on his knees in front of Lyn. His blue eyes looked up at her with concern.
"I want to be with you, Lyn. If you want to be with me, you will need to understand that I am going to do whatever it takes to keep you safe."
Dereck watched her for a moment, taking a few seconds for himself to gather his thoughts. His hands gripped one of her small ones between both of his large ones.
"Despite what I have to deal with at the club, my family and loved ones always come first. I have made mistakes in the past, and there are times when I have chosen the club first and I am going to have to live with that for the rest of my life. You've seen Grace's face, right? The scars? She got them because I refused to give up the club. When Orion was asked about giving up his club, and his power...he didn't bat an eye. He was willing to give up everything for my sister and I..."
Dereck dropped his eyes to the ground, taking a small ragged breath. Even though he did not like Orion, he did respect the fact that he was willing to do anything to keep Grace safe.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:25 pm
Jasper Jasper nodded. Her concentrating on the baby was a good idea. But wasn't that what made her want to leave Shadow Creek just the night before. As he rolled over, he ran a hand over his mouth. He didn't know what he was going to do. Didn't know how he was going to convince her to stay, or keep her out of the club business. Or even how to keep the club out of their business.
After a few moments, he did fall asleep. When he turned over hours later, he felt the bed beside him warm but empty. Jasper opened his blue eyes, and heard her in the bathroom after a few minutes. He let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. It was time to get up. Slowly he sat up, rubbing sleep from his eyes. Then he was up and about the apartment. He got dressed, before grabbing a bag and going down to the back of the shop, he put some pieces of wood, a knife, and other chiseling tools. He planned to stay with Cadence today.
When he reentered the apartment with his bag of tools, Jasper saw Cadie sitting in the kitchen eating. The make-up on her face made it look like almost nothing had happened. And her curls were just adorable. He smiled at her as he moved to rest his hips against the kitchen counter,"Morning Cadie. How'd you sleep?" 
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:47 pm
Orion followed Grace into her bedroom. He sat down on the bed, and pulled Grace down beside him. He felt like he needed to be honest with her.
"Those men...the ones that abducted you." He cleared his throat.
"You don't have to worry about them. They are history. Most of them. I promise you, I won't rest until they are all dead." He pulled her to him.
"I ******** up. I somehow dropped the ball. You got hurt, and I won't let it happen again. I will do whatever it takes to make sure of that." He grew silent.
"It is why we are in the midst of a war..." Finally he looked at Grace.
"Things will be said. Questions will be asked. Police will no doubt be around. The next few months will be hard, so if you want to walk away...now is the time."
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:57 pm
Grace Marie Thompsonwearing
Grace allowed Orion to sit next to her and pull her close. She closed her eyes for a moment, taking in his scent. He always had a way to make her calm down. He made her think more clearly. As he mentioned her getting hurt, she pulled away from him slightly and looked up at him. He had no reason to carry that guilt on his shoulders. She didn't blame anyone other than the men that did those things to her. She rubbed his back gently as he continued to speak.
"I don't need you to carry that weight on your shoulders. I don't blame you. None of it is your fault.."
She swallowed thickly at his next few words, and she felt her stomach form into knots. Even if they were going to be in the middle of a war with other people, that did not change the way she would feel about him. She had been dealing with repercussions of being the sister of the President of the Reapers, so she could also deal with being the girlfriend of the President of the Angels.
"Orion..I...."
She rubbed the back of her neck nervously, and ran her hands through her hair. There was probably not going to be a better time to tell him. Since they were going to be at war for a while, things were only going to get more tense. Grace looked down at her hands, which were now resting in her lap. Her heart felt like it was going to beat right out of her chest.
"Orion, you remember how I was in the hospital a week or so ago? After this happened?"
She was looking up at him now, and she motioned to the scars that were on her face.
"Well, they ran a bunch of blood work. Just normal tests that they run on everyone that comes in. I told my coworker to just text me if anything came back..and she did."
Grace looked at his face for a moment, and she could pretty much hear her heartbeat in her ears because she was so nervous.
"I'm pregnant, Orion. Based off of the date of my last period I am about ten weeks along...give or take. I know...I know things are stressful for you right now and I would understand if-if you don't want this.."
She sighed, closing her eyes for a moment. She would never have an abortion, but if he did not want another child to raise then they would most certainly have to break off their relationship.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:01 pm
Location: Dereck's Company: Dereck Wearing: Wearing Lyn looked down to Dereck shocked to find him on his knees next to her. Telling her that if she was with him he would do whatever to keep her safe. She cupped his cheek gently with a smile, "I do still want to be with you Dereck, and I wouldn't expect less. It's because I care for you I don't want you to be hurt, or in trouble, or taken away from those you love. But you can't fix things that have passed. You grew up with this more than I did. I was taught you dealt with your own s**t." Sure she had only known this man a couple days, but everything she had seen and heard from him, endeared her more to him. Just being around him, Lyn felt safe, so she didn't question that he would do what he could to keep her that way. But along that note, she wouldn't be able to deal with herself if something happened to him. She did care for him, more than she even knew at this moment, and everything he was willing to do for her. How could she let him, if she wasn't willing to do the same?
As he grabbed her hand in both of his, she was confused once again. What was going on? She nodded as he spoke of Grace's scars on her face. Yea she had seen them. When he looked down, Lyn knelt down in front of him, and with her other hand raised his eyes to meet her's, "You're sister seems fine. From what I saw tonight, she doesn't blame you. You've worked hard for your club. So you got priorities mixed alittle. It's ok. Mistakes happen, its what happens after that counts."It hurt her to see him this upset. To have him so torn about things he had done. But that was just part of the man, and it made her love him more. No one wanted a bad a** with no regrets. Those were just monsters that thought they did not wrong. This in front of her was a man and he was torn. Torn between the club he loved and had given blood, sweat and tears for, and his family, whom seemed to be getting ready to start one of her own.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:10 pm
Dylan Fleishman Dylan drove his truck down the dirt road. It reminded him of home, but was so out of place here. As he made some turns, he nodded down to the picture in his dashboard. The reason he had had to travel all this way. He just wanted to punish her little a**. The thought of the hands of the biker she was with on her, made his knuckles close tightly around the steering wheel. It would be over soon enough. As long as he played the game right, she would be tied up on his bed for the rest of her life, and he... well Dylan didn't care what happened to that biker.
Finally he reached the warehouse. Pulling the large truck up, he set it into park and turned off the engine. Stepping out he say some familiar tattoos under the van. He nudged the feet of the one that was under the truck, "Hey Breenan. What you doing under there man? We have a guy to do that. Aren't you suppose to be holding down that tattoo place on Main?" Since the younger Law sibling had stepped up to take his brother's place, things had been going a bit differently than Dylan liked. It was a shame the two oldest members of the Outcast clan were missing, well dead truthfully at this point. Now he had to deal with the rest of the group and well, most of them more inexperienced at revenge and starting the drug trade in a new town.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:12 pm
"Fine." Cadence responsed though she was surprised he was awake. She hadn't heard him get up, let alone step out. She stood up.
"Hungry" She asked as she moved toward him. She slipped her arms about him once she got to him.
"I decided something last night." She kissed him firmly, as she pressed herself against him. Jasper was pinned between her and the counter. She took a small step back, allowing him a bit of space so they could talk.
Cadence decided she could not and would not allow Orion to even be a factor in her decision of whether or not she dated Jasper. She wanted to be with Jasper, so if wanted to be with her, despite the s**t he had to endure to be with her. Well then there was absolutely no reason they shouldn't be together. She was totally in love with him, and she was making him miserable. Jasper did not deserve that.
She laid on hand against his chest as she peered into his beautiful soulful eyes. She glanced back at her phone as her alarm went off.
"I guess it is that time..."
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:32 pm
Jasper "Yea I figured I'd pick something up at the diner. It is their specialty right?"He responded to her question. His eyes watched her as she moved towards him. As she slipped her arms around him, he cautiously wrapped his arms around her. He wasn't sure what she wanted from him at the moment. Then she mentioned that she had decided something. And before he could ask, she was kissing him, pressing against him. Jasper moved a hand to cup the nape of her neck as he kissed her back. Why couldn't every moment be like this?
For a second she rest her head against his chest, her brown orbs peering into his blue ones in a way that had his hopes up that maybe she would stay. Maybe she did want this between them, although she had most firmly told her brother last night that there was nothing happening.But then her alarm went off.
He let her slid out of his arms to turn off the phone, "I guess it is time. You ready? You can tell me about your decision in the car." He said moving back towards the door. Jasp grabbed the bag he had placed near it, then held the door open for Cadence, handing her the keys to his truck, "After you." As he waited for Cadence, he took out his phone to text Doom and Gloom. He had forgotten to text the two last night about their cousin with the Reaper Pres.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:35 pm
Orion listened to Grace speak, it was easy. He loved her voice, loved everything about her. He even put up with her cold feet at night! Never complained about it!
He started to tense up when she started to talk about the tests. It felt like his heart stopped. Was it something serious? Was she dying? He knew if it was something like that he would never forgive himself. Never be able to live with himself.
When Grace announced she was pregnant Orion sat there confused. A bit stunned really. Pregnant? That seemed like good news to him! He stood up and eyed her cautiously.
"Is that a problem? I mean...do you not want to be pregnant...?" He was preparing himself for a possible less then ideal answer from her.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:45 pm
Dereck Michael Thompson
Dereck had been beating himself up about everything that had happened for a while. He was feeling extremely guilty about having chosen his club over his sister. At that moment, he knew that Jackson and Ace weren't going to have killed Grace, and that was his main reason for refusing them access to his club, his power. Then Orion seemed to have been so open to doing anything to keep Grace safe, and it was that moment that Dereck knew he had made a mistake. A mistake he knew that he would never make again. When Lyn spoke about still wanting to be with him, he returned his eyes to her. Dereck felt a smirk pull at the corner of his mouth, and he chuckled lightly.
"You and what army, darlin? You can't take on this guy by yourself, not that I would allow you to do so anyways.."
Dereck watched as she lowered herself, so that she too was on her knees, and now sitting in front of her. He could see that there was a bit of a pained look in her eyes, and it was probably because he was unloading his stress to her. He was talking to her, letting her in on his feelings that he had been holding pent up inside for a long time.
"Grace is strong, and I know she is doing okay. But, I just...I cant help but feel like she doesn't know where my priorities lie. I feel like she maybe thinks that she doesn't matter to me."
His voice trailed off, and it was only when a small breeze picked up that he stood from the floor, taking her hand in his own as he did so. Leading her back inside, he made sure to lock the back door as well. His hand left her own and moved to sit on her lower back, pulling her closely against him.
"You wanna go to bed? I ain't gonna force you to stay in the same bed with me, but it would be nice if you did."
His hands rested on her hips, the smile on his mouth playful as he walked her into the master bedroom.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:51 pm
Grace Marie Thompsonwearing
Grace braced herself when he stood up from the bed. She was not sure what he was going to say, or do. Was he going to be happy? Sad? Angry? Confused? Hell, she didn't know. When he spoke, she relaxed a little, and shook her head. Of course she wanted to be pregnant! She wanted nothing more than to have a child of her own, with someone she loved.
"No! I do, I have always wanted this. I just...I was scared that you wouldn't. With everything that is going on, and all the stress you have been feeling..."
She stood up from the bed, and yawned softly. She removed her little robe and hung it up on the back of the door to her bedroom, before turning to face Orion again.
"I just didn't want to be the one to stress you out even more."
She shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her stomach. She needed to remember to get a quick ultrasound when she went into work to request some time off.
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