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Grace allowed herself some time to calm down before she moved back to join everyone, but by that time it had ended and Orion was attempting to talk with Cadence. Grace stopped in her tracks, observing the interaction between the siblings before cringing at how badly Cadence was treating Orion. It's not like any of this was his fault, yet she was treating him as such. If anything, some of this is to fall in her shoulders, given that Dylan had been working with one of her ex boyfriends. But, it was not time to play the blame game, and when it came down to it, the only people that should be blamed are Dylan and Tommy. Cadence should be thankful that her brother had even cared enough about her to come looking for them all.
She stayed off to the side, only to nod when Orion mentioned the luncheon. "Are you sure you're okay to go? I'm sure they will understand if you don't..." She squeezed his hand as they made their way back to her car.

Tessa N. Thiessen

As soon as Cadence got in the car Tessa was on her. "So....that looked ugly."
"Please not now Tessa." Cadence said in a tired voice.
"What was all of it about?"
"It was a family issue...."
"So, all those hot guys were family?! Girl! you never said you had such hot male relatives!"
"They are married. Every single one of them. Married with children." Cadence replied sharply. Last thing she wanted was Tessa going after a family member, or getting involved with the MC. Tessa was no good at keeping secrets.
"So when do I get to see this Jasper guy?"
"Why are you so curious about him?" Cadence snapped, her eyes narrowed.
"Whoa! Chill out! No need to be a b***h to me because your having family problems!" Tessa replied and glanced at Cadence.
"Just let me out here, and go away Tessa. I really can't babysit you today."
"Wow. b***h." She pulled over and Cadence got out.
"Cadence your being like a real b***h right now. I will stop by later so we can go shopping for the trip. We need to find cute outfits that cover your leg and how fat you have gotten." Cadence purposely slammer the car door and walked away from the car.

She was not in the mood for Tessa today. She already felt ugly and disgusting, and Tessa was making her feel worse by the second. She just needed time to get her head together. She was made at Orion, and hurt by his behavior toward her, but he was her brother. However Elias was their brother as well, and Landon was their cousin. So currently it felt like it was everyone against Orion. It wasn't fair to him. He was hurting too.

Cadence walked along, the pain she ignored. She was so busy thinking. Trying to find a way to forgive her brother. Trying to find a way to make peace within her family. It was hard though because she herself agreed with her brother and cousin. She was moving down the street, just thinking.

A small smile broke out across her face as Dereck agreed to join her for some time. She didn't care how long he stayed it would just be nice to spend more time with this man. Some more normal time and learn about the one she was in a relationship with, if they still were. Which from the way things had seemed to be going, she suspected they were. And as little as she knew about him, the woman loved this man's company. Lyn would go wherever he wanted. The movies may currently be at her place, but they were easy enough to move to his if he was more comfortable there.

Her body followed his as he steered her towards his bike. She had honestly called a cab before after leaving her place. With her broken wrist, she had not wanted to fight with the damn bike before the funeral. It didn't seem like the time for such a thing. So she had conceded to worry about figuring out how to work that bike again for the next couple weeks while she had this cast, the next day while she was off. Maybe it s time to trade it in for a car again. She'd go to see Lincoln anyway; bring him cookies. So that would the the time to experiment."I'd love a ride." Lyn did her best to not flinch as Dereck's hand rested on her low back, really just centimeters away from where Dylan's name had been carved. She certainly would feel better once she got that covered. Right now it was just a horrid, ugly reminder to the both of them. Lyn waited for Dereck to get on the bike, before she slipped on behind him, wrapping her arms around him.

'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 was seated at a local diner, she really just wanted some time away from prying eyes. Her Mother was watching her as if at any moment she would just shatter into a million tiny pieces. Cadence felt like it was a very real possibility that she might, but she was doing everything in her power not too. She didn't want to cry anymore, she didn't want to feel the grief she was feeling, she didn't want to feel as alone as she did. She wanted to try to rebuild her life, figure out how to move one. Currently she had not figured out how to overcome everything but she wanted too. She did not want to harbor any hard feelings toward her brother either. As upset as she was with him, he had never wanted any of this to happen to anyone. She knew Orion well enough to know that he would not wish the things that were done to them on anyone, not even his worst enemies.

Cadence was picking at her pie. She normally loved pie, but today...pie just wasn't working it's magic. Actually the pie sucked and was bumming her out. It was not even a decent pie, and she realized she would never have a pie that tasted anything like her Aunt's pies. She pushed the pie away after the realization and just focused on her milkshake.
"Cadence..." She sighed and ignored the person calling her. The men cam and sat with her anyway.
"Orion deserves to be able to go to Aunt Celeste's funeral."
"He is why she is dead!" Landon snapped. Cadence lifted her eyes to meet Landon's.
"She is his Aunt. It is not like he ordered her death."
"Whoa! time out!" Elias jumped in as Landon opened his mouth to argue.
"I think Landon has every right to be upset, but she is his Aunt and she loved him as much as any of us. I think Orion should be allowed to go."
"If he is not welcome, I will not go. Period." Cadence replied and lifted her chin defiantly.
"Fine. He can come...." Landon replied and Cadie nodded her head in acceptance.

She would not allow either of these men to persecute her brother. They had no business judging him, or talking about him. They never even associated with him, they knew nothing about his life.

The guys didn't hang around long, which Cadence was grateful for. She paid for the crappy pie, and milkshake then took her leave. She had to buy a new phone since hers was gone. She bought the phone and activated it. She had gotten a new phone number as an attempt to start over. She decided to text a few people that she wanted to have her number. Tommy, Tessa, her Mother and....Jasper. She wanted him to have her number though she wasn't sure they were going to make it pass this latest chapter in their lives. She hoped they would, but she had no way of knowing.
'Hey Jasper.
It's Cadence, just figured I would give you my new number in case you need it. Hope your doing well.'

~Candie~

'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 could not control the small smile that crept up on her face as she read Jasper's response. She was seated on the bench across from the place the cafe once stood. She wanted to feel close to her Aunt, and remember all the good times they had. Most of their good times centered around food. Trying new recipes, taste testing food together, working at the Cafe together.
'Momma is good. She is taking a billion pics of Tyson and me. She had no pics of her children together. I saw you at the funeral, I couldn't leave Lincoln though. He looked so lost, and I felt like he needed us all.' She wanted to tell him she missed him, but resisted. She was afraid to make a move.

Cadie understood feeling lost. She understood needing people but being unable to find the words to ask for the people. As soon as she had seen Lincoln she had known he was lost. Broken. Her instinct was to protect him, to be there for him. That is exactly what she had done. Jumped right into Mom mode, and took care of Lincoln.

~Candie~

Dereck waited until most of the people had gone, and then he brought his fingers to his lips, blowing out a whistle. His men seemed to round up, and they all got back onto their bikes. They were not going to attend the luncheon, because there were things back at the clubhouse they needed to take care of, like rounding up enough money to get their auto shop rebuilt. His eyes followed them and then he got onto his bike, holding it steady as Lyn climbed on behind him. Having her back behind him made him feel good. It was like she belonged on his bike with him, and it was a little bit of normalcy that peeked it's way through. "Movies sound like a really good time. I'd love to stay with you tonight." He revved up his bike, smiling as it roared to life.

The ride to Lyn's home was a nice one, despite the dark clouds that seemed to fill the sky. It was indeed a day of sadness, and the sky showed it. A lot of innocent people lost their lives, and it was something that ate at his heart. This way of life was not for the weak, and he needed to remain strong in order to keep himself from falling apart. As the pair pulled up to Lyn's home, Dereck made sure to help lift her from his bike, not wanting her to irritate her injuries further.

"Well that's handy."Lyn commented quietly at how all the Reapers seemed to jump to attention and leave the funeral grounds at Dereck's whistle. If only everyone could be trained so easily. It showed the time, effort, and dedication all those men, including Dereck, had put into their club, and their time together.

Lyn nodded her head, resting it against Dereck's back, "That would be lovely." She responded as he mentioned he'd stay the night. Maybe she'd get some sleep, and yet maybe not. But Lyn would certainly be happy to have his company.

As they rode from the Funeral to her apartment, she could feel the bumps in the road create pain float up her back. Yet all she was happy to be out in the fresh air, to feel the wind, and to be with Dereck. So ya deal with it. She smiled at Dereck as he helped her off his bike when they arrived at the apartment complex, "Thanks."Lyn then lead Dereck back up to her apartment, once he had his bike settled that is. She opened the door and waited for his form to follow through before she closed it and locked it up. The slight masculine odor that hit her nose, made her smile. Lyn's hand pointed tot he movies still sitting where he had left them on the table a few days ago,"Whichever one you want to watch first is fine. Do you want anything?"

Jasper nodded his sandy head at first, not truly comprehending what Grace's words had just implied, until suddenly... His eyes widened, and he almost...almost spit out his beer. Quickly swallowing the mouth full in his mouth, his blue eyes looked Grace up and down. She must be early, earlier than Cadence was, since she wasn't showing. "Congrats, Grace. That's great for you two." He couldn't help the pang of jealousy that surged through his veins knowning her and Orion's baby had just made it through this horrific event, and yet his hadn't. But then again, it was great for the couple. Life should be celebrated. And for Orion, this couldn't come at a better time. He was happy for them. The family would grow. That was important. Some cheer in all this dread.

Jasper shook his head as she apologized, he drank some more of his beer before he replied. "Not your fault, Ms. Grace. Don't be sorry. But thanks. You let me know if you need anything." He told her with a nod. And then he thought of something that was int he back of his shop he had been working on for his own. It deserved to stay within the club, otherwise he'd only sell it and it wouldn't be as appreciated."When you two start furniture shopping for the room, let me know. I think I got something you'd like." And then the woman disappeared to the back. A light frown hit his lips, but he shrugged it off. Perhaps she just wanted to get away from the noise, smoke, and prying eyes for a while. The day had been tough.