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Grace was still feeling rather disgusted with her encounter with Mendez the day before, and had been silent for the most part. He had made sure to leave a few noticeable hickeys along her colarbone, too. Just in case Orion or anyone decided to pay her a visit. She wanted and needed so badly to see Orion, but it looked like he hadn't even tried to visit. Every time she would ask about it, she would get no answers. They wouldn't even give her a weekly phone call like they gave the rest of the inmates. Like Cadence, Grace only ate the toast and banana, drinking only a little of the milk when she spoke, asking if she would be fine for an hour or so. "Yeah, I'll be okay. Looks like the scars on my face scare most of the people away from me." Her fingers drummed along the edge of the table, looking around for a moment.

"Ben, your lawyer? Is there something else between the two of you. I-I know we haven't been close since everything happened, but you know I will always be here if you need me." Her blue eyes looked over the tired Cadence, a small frown tugging at her lips.

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak,
you feel like you wanna just give up

"I hate him...." Cadence said quickly and looked away. She was quiet for a long moment. "the less you know Grace, the better. Just trust me on this one." She reached out and placed her hand on Grace's.
"I love Jasper, it is not in the cards for us though. Especially not now." She looked at Grace's neck.
"The one with the 70's pornstache?" She asked calmly. If it was as she suspected, Ben wouldn't be able to help her once she got the guard alone.

Cadie scratched at the rash on her arm. A rash that was no doubt from the crazy med combinations.
"Ben uses his visits to discuss business and get off." Cadence finally admitted.
"You have to be quiet about it though. I'm not into him in the least but...I made a deal. The deal....the short version....that b*****d owns my a**. I did what I had to, I needed to be here. I needed to make sure you were protected, needed to make sure the charges disappeared. You're beyond Orion's reach here. No Angels on the inside, so I had to make sure I landed myself in here with you." Cadie's voice was very low.
"As of now....Annalise is MIA. She isn't around to press charges. Ben's Crew saw to it."

~Candie~

Grace pressed her lips together, and looked down at the table. Cadence sure did put herself in a tight a** spot, but she couldn't help but feel extremely thankful for the woman. She did this because she had to, maybe she even wanted to. That spoke mountains to Grace, and she met Cadie's gaze once again, nodding her head slowly. "Yeah, the one with the 70's porn stache. He has a stick up his a** for your brother." Her voice was low too, mostly because you never knew who was watching, or listening. Grace moved and held Cadence's hand in both of hers, a look of concern on her face only growing. "Well, Ben doesn't sound like a very good man. But, I'm sure that things will work out." At least, she hoped they would. For Cadie's sake. They had all been through so much s**t in the past few years, that the poor woman deserved a break.

When she spoke about being owned, Grace merely nodded her head, staying quiet. She wasn't sure what to say on the matter, and frankly she didn't want to know more than that. Especially if it put her or Thomas in danger. Hearing that Annalise was gone, made her feel and extreme amount of relief. Now that she wasn't here to testify against her, then maybe she would be able to get out of here soon. Depending on how fast her trial was coming up. "I won't say anything, I promise. But you need to be careful, take care of yourself. You have a nephew to spoil." A smile pulled at her lips as she said the last part, and patted Cadie's hand gently. "I can deal with Mendez, and whatever he does. Don't worry about that...he will get what's coming to him. Go get some rest." With that she leaned forward and gave Cadence a hug, letting her arms linger until a guard came around. "No touching!" He slammed his baton on the table, glaring between the two women before walking away.

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak,
you feel like you wanna just give up

"Ben wants what he wants. Right now he wants me...."I can kill him if you want. Well....correction....it can be done. Say the word." Cadence had finally reached a new low in her life. One where she just didn't care anymore. Life in prison, life outside of prison. It was all the same. Filled with hardships, pain, and disappointment.

She brushed her dark hair back. "He has it out for Orion for a great many reasons...the main one being Orion turned him away. A Prospect who didn't make the cut. He is still all butt hurt about it." Cadence giggled briefly. Cadence hugged Grace back briefly.
"Grace....we both know I will never see Thomas. Once I am sprung, I have to run and hide behind Ben for the rest of my life. The MC will never let me be. My days are numbered. Hell....that is the only thing that keeps me from losing it when Ben touches me." When the guard started to carry on Cadence pulled away.
"Oh touch my d**k!" She yelled at the guard and received a shot.
"Boo ******** hoo...." Cadie said under her breath as she walked away. Another shot not that she cared.

~Candie~

Archie Thompson

Archie looked between the couple, and feeling the air grow tense he couldn't help but feel like there was going to be some bad news about his niece. His gaze hardened slightly, and he clenched his jaw. That was when Dereck finally spoke, and it wasn't exactly the news he had wanted to hear. "She's in jail. Assault with a deadly weapon." Dereck glanced down at Lyn, giving her an apologetic look for what was about to happen. "Excuse me? What in the holy ******** ******** ******** happened for her to go to jail?" His voice was slowly rising, indicating that he obviously was not happy with the news.

Dereck sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Long story short, she married the De La Cruz boy, had his kid, and found out something happened between him and another woman and beat the girl with a bat." Now, Archie wasn't a stranger to the De La Cruz family. In fact, he had dated a few of the women when he was younger, and remained on good terms with the family ever since. But, upon hearing this new news, he sighed heavily. "Well, s**t. What have you been doing the whole goddamn time-...you know what, I'll deal with that crock of s**t later. Now, why did you call me here?"

Dereck straightened up and cleared his throat. "Lyn..?" Dylan was mainly her issue, he was just here to make sure that nothing else happened to her. That, and he wanted to get his ******** revenge on the man.

Orion was lead into the room. They of course made him leave all of his things in a locker. He was lead in and seated across from Grace. She was still handcuffed.
"Does she had to be cuffed?" Orion asked as he frowned at the cuffs.
"She won't hurt anyone." He reached out a hand and gripped her hand. He was so happy to see his wife.
"Thomas is doing better." His green eyes moved to her face. Even in orange she was beautiful in his eyes.

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

As Lyn had figured, The Thompson uncle was not happey to find out where Grace was currently. Yet he did seem to know the De La Cruz's as well since she saw the recongization across his face at the mention of the name. And yet she was partly glad that he stopped asking Dereck what he had been in to at the time. That was a can of worms she wasn't sure they were ready for yet. Maybe when Dereck was farther out from using it would be better. Yet then he got down to the meat of it and asked why Dereck had even called him. When Dereck looked at her to explain her stomach dropped some. Alright so it was her who was going to now explain the Dylan problem to a complete stranger to her. Well guess this all should be started off on the right foot. Cadie didn't hate her until after she knew her, let's let this guy hate her from the beginning. No love lost.

Lyn took a breath, trying to search for the right words. Where did she begin? How much did she tell him? The other three men in the room knew all she had told Dereck, plus more just due to having lived in the s**t Dylan had made during the time he had been in the area. "Well, Dereck called you here as extra back up, I'm guessing since I told him he should have more people before going out after this. I want every here home in one piece after all." She began. Now for the Dylan part. 'There's a man that came to this area, let's say 8 months ago now, named Dylan Flieshman. He's a big drug dealer/supplier, and from what I know of him, he's more than likely already supplying anyone and everyone in the area that has sold drugs, was selling them, or just got in the business.He knows how to expand that business and expands it quick. He's from a larger, well known farming family up in MN. So he's got money, as well as connections everywhere." She didn't feel they needed to know the reason he got into the drug trade was because his grandfather had told him he couldn't be a doc or pharmacist. That was just useless background knowledge that Dylan had spewed to her one night at the beginning of their time together. All it did was show he knew what he was working with, and he wasn't just some dumb farmer. Continuing she said, "When Dylan first moved here, he was running with a couple dangerous groups, one being an outside MC. I don't know how much he is still affiliated with them, or what other guys he has of his own and what not. He certainly know someone in the local PD or Sheriff's office tho. He's not stupid completely, even if his mind is twisted. He finds what he wants and works to get it." Was that everything? Dylan in a nutshell and the problem he posed? Lyn glanced back up to Dereck for a moment before she related the current adventure for the club from Dereck had mentioned he wanted to do.
"Dereck knows a dealer that use to sell n Greensville; thinks he's selling again. If he's selling again, there's no mistaking he's being supplied by Dylan. Which means there's end to what kind of protection the man may have. So to make sure everyone comes home, he called you to help." There that was it. In a brief overview. Lyn didn't think she needed to say that Dereck was leaving Lucky with her. But any questions she would answer the best she could. She had just been glad while she recounted information to this stranger to her, Dereck still had his arm around her. His warmth, his smell, his grip told her it would be ok. Told her this was a man she could trust.

Lena was rushing from the hospital up to the prison. She had just received a phone call that her daughter had suffered a seizure and banged her head when she fell off the top bunk during the seizure. Yes her child was an adult, but she was still her Mother. She would always worry about her child no matter how old she was. She was even more worried now that her daughter was in prison.

Once at the prison Lena demanded to see her daughter. Her daughter was unconscious but the seizure had passed. It had been nearly a half hour since the last seizure. She sat beside the bed holding Cadence's cold little hand. She would trade spots with her daughter in a heartbeat if she could. She had always been a sickly child, but the last seizure she remembered Cadence having was when she was 9 years old.

Lena was questioned about her daughter's medical history. Lena listed the medications Cadence had been on when her seizures were most active when she was a child. She was angry to learn two of the medicines she was currently being given were ones that Cadence had in fact told the staff she had adverse affects too. They simply had not believed her, or not cared.

After Cadence was up and conscious again Lena talked to her a bit. Cadie seemed disorientated, and the bump on her head was extremely tender but there was nothing they could do for her. They tested her sugar and found her sugar was low. Further testing revealed her iron was low. Against medical advice Cadence insisted on being returned to her cell.

Lena tried to convince Cadence otherwise but she knew the fight would be pointless. Cadence had a one track mind, and right now keeping Grace safe was what was on her mind. Lena was told it was time to leave since Cadence was conscious and moving about.

She left, fighting to keep her tears in check. She wanted to snatch her child up and drive away from that awful place with her. She knew her daughter, knew that Cadence never did anything without a reason. She did questionable, and even bad things at time, but always with a reason. A very good reason too. In Cadence's head, she did bad things for the greater good. Ever since she was a child Cadence had behaved that way. It made disciplining her very hard at times.

Lena noticed as she wandered back to her car that she recognized the car parked one car from her. It was Orion's car. Her daughter's oldest half brother. She realized he was probably at the prison visiting his wife Grace. Grace was a coworker of Lena's from down at the hospital. Grace was a Nurse, and Lena was a Phlebotomist at the hospital. She knew Grace, and knew of her. She had even crossed paths with the younger woman, but never met her on a personal level. Though from her encounters with her at work, Grace was a sweetheart. She couldn't believe the charges against Grace, which she only knew about because of Cadence. Sure she had heard the whispers and gossip at the hospital. She ignored it all though, she had learned long ago the secret to a peaceful life was to ignore the talk of others.