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Grace waved a quick goodbye to Jasper, and followed along with Orion as they finally made it outside. The fresh smell of rain in the air brought a smile to her face, and before she could say anything to Orion, his lips were on her own. She wrapped her arms around his neck, walking backwards slowly as they neared her car. Her heart seemed to race just at the notion, but she welcomed his advances with open arms. Her stomach was in knots, and when her back finally came in contact with her car she gasped against his lips. The cool rain falling on her skin was cooling her down, especially since she was beginning to heat up having her lips locked with Orion's.
She broke the kiss for a moment, letting her hands run through his wet hair with a smile. They were both completely soaked, but it didn't matter to her. She was completely happy being with Orion, even if it was in the middle of a rain storm. Her forehead was pressed against his, and she breathed out a small chuckle. "I wasn't expecting that.." Her eyes searched his face, and she rested her hands on his shoulders.
When he nudged her into the car she obliged, and before long they were already pulled into her driveway. The rain was coming down much harder now, and she made sure to remove her heels before getting out of the car, running to the front door.

Orion smiled at Grace once their lips were finally parted. He attempted to run his hand through her wet hair. He chuckled when it got tangled and carefully removed it. He leaned in and kissed the top of her nose.
"Gracie...let's go home. I am sorry. I have really been unfair to you."

He waited till she was in the car, then he walked around to the other side and got in. He pushed the wet hair back from his forehead. She shrugged his wet suit jacket off. He tossed it in the back seat of the car.
"I have let my grief consume me, and not thought about you. Your feelings, or the excitement you must be feeling about this pregnancy." He took Grace's hand and gave it a squeeze. He felt like a d**k now that he was thinking a bit more clearly.

Once they arrived at Grace's home he opened the car door for Grace, grabbed her hand and tugged her hand. He locked the door. Then pulled her along toward the house. He just wanted to be alone with Grace. Wanted them to feel as normal as possible.

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

Tessa N. Thiessen

Cadence ignored the text. She just starting to feel very drowsy and she welcomed it. She closed her eyes and soaked up the warmth from the bath. It felt amazing, and seemed to melt away the tension in her body.

Eventually she was forced to get up enough to pour another glass of wine. She popped another pill and sipped her wine. Her phone went off again and since she was up she looked at the text. It was Tessa and she rolled her eyes. She texted Tessa the address, and got up out of the tub. She wrapped a towel about her, and stumbled toward the door. Her legs felt rubbery and the room was spinning. She unlocked the door and turned back toward the bathroom. She ended up knocking over a table by the door.

She left it and slowly moved back toward the bathroom. She popped another pill, and sipped her wine. She climbed back in the tub, a big splash soaked the plush bath mat. She closed her eyes and relaxed into the water. Her eyelids drifting close,

Tessa let herself in the apartment building and then into Cadence's apartment. She walked around the apartment, peeked in the bedroom and then noticed the bathroom door was closed. She knocked and received no answer. She knocked again, harder after receiving no answer. She tried the knob and the door opened. She stepped in and immediately saw Cadence's nearly under water.

She ran over and yanked her out the tub. The wine bottle was empty, laying beside the tub. The pill vial was opened and pretty empty. She immediately dialed 911, and reported an overdose and gave the address.
"Stupid b***h!" Tessa hissed. She struggled to put a robe on her friend. She had only just gotten it on her when the Paramedics arrived. They removed Cadence and Tessa followed the Ambulance to the hospital.

'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~

Her throat hurt so bad. It felt raw and swollen from inside. Her stomach hurt and the rhythmic beeping let her know exactly where she was. She let out a small groan. Tessa lowered her magazine and leaned over the brunette in the bed.
"In pain huh?" Cadie gave a slow nod.
"Your an a*shole Cadence." Tessa said as she folded the magazine in half and smacked her friend with it. This was not the first attempt she had stopped. However Tessa truly hoped it would be the last one she had to stop.
"I love you to Tessa."
"You know I love you, dumb b*tch. You need to....stop. You internalize too much." Cadence rolled her eyes.
"I stopped seeing my therapist ages ago, why does it suddenly feel like he is here in my room again?"
"Cadence, you were doing so well. Maybe you need to start seeing a therapist again." Cadence forced herself to sit up and shook her head. She did not want to see a therapist again. She hated talking about her feelings with a stranger.
"Tessa...it was an accident." A lie, one they both recognized as just that.

Tessa immediately rose to her feet in a huff. She slapped Cadence hard across the face. She glared at her friend who did not respond. Normally Cadence would have been on her and the pair would have been at it. There was not fight left in Cadie though.
"Your honestly going to sit here and lie to my damn face Cadence?! REALLY?! You think I am that DUMB?! I may be blonde, but I am no idiot b***h! Get your sh*t together, and fast! I won't protect you this time!" With that said Tessa stormed out of the room. Cadence's cheek stung and was pink from where Tessa had slapped the hell out of her.

She bumped Black as she hurried down the hall. Black had not seen her exit Cadie's room. He was on a mission, he had received the call that Cadence was in the hospital again. He had been the one to receive the call from the hospital since he had forwarded Orion's call to his phone. He figured Orion needed a few days alone with Grace. The couple deserved a chance to be together and work through everything that was going on.

When he stepped into the room a wave of relief swept over him. The relief didn't last long, he was soon flooded by his anger at her. He closed the door behind him, marched to the bed and gripped her arm. He yanked her to him.
"You stupid little c*nt!" He yelled at her and shook her hard enough for her head to snap back. She was like a ragdoll in his strong massive hands.
"WHAT IS GOING THROUGH THAT EMPTY HEAD OF YOURS?!" The fury that danced in his eyes should have been a warning to her but Cadence just really didn't care currently. She was so confused by everything she was feeling.
"Nothing clearly, you said it was empty after all." She retorted in that clipped bitchy tone she used when she was deliberately being a jerk. Black growled and gripped her chin roughly in his hand.
"If you were my sister or girl, I would honestly hurt you. Your Jasper's girl, so I will leave you to him, for the most part. You are the most infuriating little c*nt I have ever run into! You had a raw deal growing up, we all did! Grow up sweetheart! Stop dwelling on it, live in the now! You have so many people who want to be involved in your life and you continually push them away! Push hard enough, and one day they will not come back. They will realize your not worth trying to save. You can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved!"

Cadence hated how he made her sound like property. Like she belonged to Jasper, like she was something he could own like his bike or shop. She did not mind them acknowledging that she was with Jasper, she just hated when they made it sound like he owned her. Like she was his to do whatever he wanted with. She hated it now more then ever because she had no idea where they even stood.

Black shoved her back from him roughly. Not caring if he hurt her in the least bit. She needed a firm hand, she lacked a male authority figure in her life. It was exactly why she was the way she was. She had never had anyone to beat her into submission. That was until she met him.
"Now, your going to cooperate. You will be on a three day psychiatric hold. I already filled out all the paperwork, everyone in town knows what Orion is dealing with so....they agreed it would be okay for me to take care of this little situation." Black glared at Cadence and was pleased to see she would not meet his gaze.

Her defiant nature recognized and accepted that this male was dominant and aggressive. He would not tolerate her smart mouth, or attitude. He paused and looked her over. Relief flooding his mind again. Orion and Jasper couldn't really handle another blow right now. They were both doing a great job keeping up appearances but he knew another crack in their armor could be all it took for them to be completely vulnerable.
"Your going to stop being the little b*tch you are and get along with your brother. You will be there for him. You will obey him. Same thing with Jasper. You obey your man, he tells you things not because he likes to hear himself talk, but because he cares about you stupid. He is trying to protect you, and do his job as a man but you keep f*cking everything up! So do yourself a favor, when an idea pops in your head, let it go. Don't act on it, it will get you in trouble." Black knew he was being a complete and total d*ck to Cadence and honestly he didn't care.

Jasper was blinded by love and would not break her. Orion treated her with kids' gloves constantly, and he would never break her. Killian was probably the worst offender of them all. He adored Cadence the the cute little sister type she was, and he let her run while. Killian would lie for Cadie, and accept responsibility for her ******** ups. He saw her as a little sister that needed to be protected. Black saw her for what she was, an out of control brat! She needed a firm hand, and to be broken. She needed to learn her place. She had a dominate personality, she was like any stubborn b***h in his opinion. She needed to be trained. In this situation, training meant she had to learn when to shut the hell up. When to obey, and had to learn that things would not always be her way.
"Aunt Celeste's funeral...."
"Sucks to be you buttercup, your a** will be in the funny farm. Next time you wait till after the funeral or succeed so we don't have to have this damn conversation." Cold, but truthful. She needed to hear the truth, not her version of the truth either.
"I have to..."
"You have to shut up." Black barked at her and she did. Good, maybe she was not as stubborn as he thought.
"Don't let him go alone...." Cadence settled back in bed.

Black paused, completely surprised by the unselfish request. He nodded his head, and placed a large hand on her head.
"I have him covered. You focus on getting your head together. Everyone lost someone or something in the last few days, so your not alone. You only need to knock down the walls you built around yourself to see that. I saw you with Lincoln. That is how you should be with Jasper and Rion. They need you as well." He removed his hand from her head.
"Get some sleep, three day sentence and then begins boot camp baby. Your done acting out, your done feeling sorry for yourself." He left and decided he should probably let her Mother know that she would be unreachable for a few days.

He wasn't sure how that conversation would play out. He knew it needed to be done. She could not be allowed to sign Cadence out of the hospital. This was the tough love Cadie needed. Black was thinking about everything that had happened that he had not really noticed the pissed off blonde that stepped in his path.
"Hey a*shole! What are you doing in Cadence's room?!" She poked his chest, eyes narrowed.
"Are you Jasper?" Black swatted her hand away from him and stared the haughty little blonde down.
"How do you know Cadence?" He demanded as he crossed his arms over his wide muscular chest. The blonde flipped her hair back over her shoulders arrogantly. He was not about to explain himself to any female, let alone this entitled bimbo.
"Are you Jasper?" She repeated and he stared back at her.
"Stay away from her." Black stayed and Tessa tensed up.
"Don't tell me what to do."
"Look Barbie, I am telling you to stay away from her. I don't know who you are, but your snotty attitude and stuck up tone tell me one thing. Cadence needs not to bother with you."

Black wasn't exactly how it had happened but it had. Somehow he ended up with the beautiful but insanely mouthy blonde in his bed. She was a beauty, but not a woman he would do more then bang a few times. He liked his women submissive, and obedient. though he had to admit this one was a kinky little freak in bed. He enjoyed dominating her in bed and teaching her her place. The hair pulling, scratching, spanking and biting had been right up his alley.

The sun was up and Black was up with it. Ready to go for his run, then hit the gym for a while. It was his usual routine. He slipped out of bed and shower. He wondered what the blonde's name was, he had not caught it last night while they were getting busy. Not that it mattered to him really, he was just curious if it was as pretentious as she was.

Black managed to shower, dress and did it all without waking the blonde in his bed. We started down the stairs in the Club, and went straight for the kitchen. He grabbed a large bottle of water and started for the door. He spotted Jasper and was not entirely surprised to see him. The man was probably heading to work, and he probably needed some coffee to get him on the right track.
"Hey Jasp..." Black called.

~Candie~

Grace felt her cheeks turn a pink color. She was slightly embarrassed at the idea of Orion seeing her body. It wasn't like he hasn't seen it before, but he had not seen it since the attack. Grace was still ashamed of the brands on her hip and neck as well as the one on her back. That one was old, so it had already turned into a pink scar, but still. She could probably get the ones from Dylan covered, but the big cross on her back was another story. She lingered outside of the shower for a moment, with her arms crossed over her chest before stepping in. For a few seconds she watch Orion, seeing the wave of relief wash over him as the warm water ran down his face and shoulders. "You know you don't have to stay around here with me, if the guys need you back at the club. I will be okay." Grace joined him underneath the water, pushing her hair from her face. The water felt good on her aches and pains, both the mental and physical ones.

Once Grace was in the shower with him he was all hands. Pawing at her, and pulling her against him. He buried his face between her neck and shoulder nipping her as he gripped her bottom. He stopped kissing and nipping her neck to lift his face to hers.
"You know how the men handle death....? We celebrate life. They celebrate with booze and bimbos. Tonight that house will be alive, and full of the life affirming sounds of sex." He chuckled and nibbled her earlobe.
"If you want me to leave, no problem Grace." He let his arms fall to his sides as he stepped away from Grace. He wasn't sure if this was Grace's way of telling him she wanted out of their relationship or what. He wanted her just to be upfront with him.

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

Orion wasted little time in crushing Grace to him again. His new passionate attack on her the only thing on his mind. It was easy to pretend they were the only two in the world when they were away from everyone, in the shower together.

The water was running cold, but Orion didn't mind. He was feeling a bit heated from their steamy encounter. He stood under the water for a minute or two before finally cutting it of. He opened the shower door, smack Grace's bottom painfully.
"After you." Guy code for I would like to stare at your a**. He smirked at Grace.
"That was fun...rest up for round two hun!" His eyes sparkled with his light-hearted mood.

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