Mireya Walker's Story

Lolly listened closely to what Jason said. Her eyes welling up a bit. "The club will always be one of the biggest things in my life...but...you are my life baby." He said and that was enough for her. It would be hard but she had him by her side. She always have and she knew she always will. She wrapped her arms around him. "This is why we need to leave...three years in suburbia and now I'm talking about my feelings and shit...fuck." He said with playful exasperation. Lolly laughed. "Careful, You don't want me to think you care." She teased.

After a silent moment, Jason leaned over and placed a kiss to her blind eye. "We'll all be fine." He said echoing her words. "I know we will..." She said softly. "I know."

~The Next Day~

The kids finally returned home and it was their turn to learn about the move. Lolly and Jason decided to tell the girl separately. Lolly would tell Elly as they've grown incredibly close as Elly reached her teenage years. Elly told her everything, the boys she liked, -that information was kept from her father- girls she didn't, and everything in between. While Mireya was always a Daddy's girl and still too young for certain conversation. Lolly and Jason both knew, Jason got the short end of the stick.

Mireya was unpacking her clothes from the extending stay at Nana's, she had her headphones on and danced about her bedroom as she put her stuff up. "if ya wanna be my lover, ya gotta get with my friends." She sang, completely unaware of her father watching her, not that she cared. She wasn't shy about anything really.

As she turned to hang up her clothes. She saw her father, he spooked her a little but she just giggled. "Oh, hi Daddy." chirped the twelve year old, as she paused the song. He was smiling some as he entered the room, she hugged him around the waist, she pulled back when he said he needed to tell her something. She smiled. "Okay," She said and plopped on the bed. He took a seat in a wicker chair beside her bed. "So Whatcha wanna tell me?" She asked eagerly, crossing her legs, before he could answer, she got a few ideas in her head. "Ooo, Is Momma pregnant? Is It a girl. Am I gonna have a baby sister?" She asked all in one breath. Jason chuckled some telling her that wasn't it. Mireya looked a little disappointed. Jason then told her what was going on. Mireya blinked when he was finished. "Wait? What?" She said cocking her hair, her soft curly brown hair falling to the side some. "Why Oregon?" she asked and he told her he had work to do there. "But what about the bike shop with Pop Pop?" She asked, referring to Deacon. He explained that too. Mireya began to get ansty and Jason saw what was happening. She was prone to anxiety attacks, they believed it was due to her ADHD, they couldn't really be sure all that mattered now was that one was on it's way. "Daddy, I don't wanna move." She said, fiddling with the blankets, "I mean, what about Nana and Pop Pop? My friends? I've got softball, and archery? Regionals are coming up." She said, as she crossed and uncrossed her legs. "It's not fair." She said and Jason tried to calm her down before the attack actually happened, usually he could, most times it was only he, that could but, right now he wasn't so sure. He told her to breath and told her it wasn't going to be permanent. "I don't wanna leave at all." She said, her brow creased in a sad frown, as frustration grew within her. "I don't wanna go." She cried and then her breathing picked up.

With that, Jason scooped her up, and took her outside for some air, she clung to him tightly shaking as a panic attack took over, as she begin to hyperventilate as well. Lolly and Elly came out of Elly's room when they heard the commotion. Jason gave Lolly a knowing look before disappearing outside.

Elly apparently, took it well but that was no surprise. Mireya not so much but Mireya was always more sociable, Elly was more to herself, she wasn't too worried about friends and things like that. So long as Oregon had good books and she had an Ipod, she was set.

Mireya calmed down as the panic attack subsided, He held her as she began twisting a strain of her father's blonde locks as he rocked her some to keep her calm, reminding her to breath through it. "Will it be like before?" She asked and Jason was sightly taken aback by that. He asked her what she meant. "Like before, when Nicky was here. You went away for a really long time...will it be like that?" She asked softly, she remembered bits of that. Of course she didn't know the details but she knew enough that she didn't want it to happen again. He reassured her, making the same promises he made to her mother and that placated her. Still holding her in his arms, he took her back inside and into her room.

The next morning they woke up, Jason knew things were good now between him and Lolly. She'd ranted and said her piece, but in the end they always seemed to end up at the same place, in each other's arms. The kids got home and they decided to tell the girls first, Lolly said she'd tell Elly "oh sure, you get the easy one" Jason chuckled, he knew telling Rey would be just a bit easier than telling Lolly had been. The only real difference was that Rey wouldn't attack him.

He walked to Rey's room to tell her, and watched her dancing around the room listening to her headphones. Jason couldn't get over how much she reminded him of Lolly when she was a kid. Finally Rey turned and saw him, he told her they needed to talk. As they sat down Rey guessed that Lolly was pregnant, "no that's not it sweetie" he said chuckling. "We're going to be moving in a little bit, I'm going to go back to work for the bike club again, kinda like before when we were in Texas. It's not going to be forever though, just a little while, and we're not going far either, we're moving to Oregon so Nana and Pop Pop can still come visit a lot while we're out there" Jason said. "Wait? What?" She said cocking her hair, her soft curly brown hair falling to the side some, Jason couldn't help but notice it was almost identical to Lolly, the way she cocked her head to the side. "Why Oregon?" she asked. "Because, I got some work there with the club" he said to her. She asked about Deacon and the shop, which he also explained. She started to fidget and get antsy and he could tell she had a panic attack coming on. Jason tried calming her down as she continued on, saying how she didn't want to move. "Come on sweetie, just breath okay, you're going to have an attack soon if you're not careful" he whispered, stroking her hair which was one of the sure-fire ways to calm her down. But her breathing kept escalating and finally Jason could tell she was on the verge of an attack.

"Come here baby" he said as he picked her up and she clung to him tightly. Elly and Lolly wandered into the room as Jason carried Mireya, he gave Lolly a look as he carried her. Mireya had always gone to Jason when she needed calming. They walked onto their upstairs patio deck, Jason sat down holding Mireya, "just breathe baby" he whispered as he kissed her cheek and stroked her hair to calm her. As the attack subsided she just lay with Jason, playing with his hair, which was part of her usual process when coming off an attack. Jason kept reminding her "just keep breathing sweetie" he said. Finally Mireya said "Will it be like before?", Jason was shocked. The last time Jason was active in the club Mireya wasn't much older than Jack was now. "What do you mean baby?" he asked her. "Like before, when Nicky was here. You went away for a really long time...will it be like that?" she asked him. "No, it's going to be different. Daddy is going to be around a lot more often, and I won't be going away for a long time again anymore either" he said kissing her cheek as she eventually calmed down.

They told Jack as well, but he was more concerned with his toy motor-bikes than anything else, of course being 3 that wasn't a surprise. However he was getting old enough to pick up on some stuff, so they had decided to tell him anyway just to avoid a possible issue down the road. In all likelyhood they realized the next morning when they woke up he'd probably have completely forgotten.

Later, when they kids were all busy, Jason and Lolly sat down to discuss how they would all do this. Jason and Lolly had agreed to this, but he still had to talk with the FBI one more time, and then of course there was the whole fact that the club still had no clue he was thinking about coming back.

"So I don't want to cart the kids all over the map. I'm thinking I go down to Texas, get things setup there, then get the vote in to transfer the club to Oregon. With me back, and Nicky, I'll use the three-strikes law, and seeing as a lot of guys don't want to see Merc at the head of the table again, they'll back that move 100%. Then when we make the move, I'll pick you and the kids up" Jason said explaining his plan. However Lolly threw a wrench into his plans, saying she wasn't going to let him go alone. "Baby, we're not going to be in Texas long, it's hard enough on the kids moving down there, but then to pack up and move back up to Oregon...it's way too much", Lolly insisted she was coming with him, saying the kids could spend some quality time with Nickie and Deacon before the move, she also pointed out people might ask questions if Jason was back without Lolly, knowing that the two of them didn't really do much seperate from each other. "Okay...you're coming" Jason said as Lolly gave him a grin, she always relished winning arguements with him, almost as much as he did with her. "I'll go talk with Sears tomorrow and get everything set" he said.

The next day Jason agreed to meet with Sears. They met at a small restaurant in Malibu.

"So, I'm assuming you asked for this lunch date because you have an answer for me?" Sears asked as he sat across the table from Jason. "Yeah...I do. But before we shake on it, you got what I asked for?" Jason said. Sears nodded, he knew working with Jason was going to be tricky, the day before on the phone Jason had requested official documentation of everything Sears had promised, and he had asked for it to be signed, not just by Sears, but also by the FBI director himself, as well as being noterized by a federal judge, and he demanded original copies for himself personally. It was a tough call for Sears, Jason wasn't buying Sears deal on good faith alone, and these documents would make it impossible for Sears to go back on anything. It wasn't that he was trying to set Walker up, in reality he admired Walker for being able to get out of the lifestyle. However he knew how hard that lifestyle is to leave behind, and by sending Walker back in, armed with a golden get out of jail free card, Sears was in a tough spot. The whole idea was for Jason to get out once the investigation was done, but there was nothing Sears could do to guarantee that. He couldn't put an expiration date on the deal, as they had no idea how long the investigation would take. The thought that worried him was who he was giving these documents too, a former outlaw who was trying to help the government wipe out a crime ring, or somebody who was looking to get back into the outlaw lifestyle. But he knew that nothing happened without the documents, if they wanted to shutdown the GCS there was no other way. "Yeah, I got them right here, signed and sealed just as you asked" Sears said, sliding the copies over to Jason who looked them over carefully, paying attention to the specific wording and any potential fine print.

"Okay it all looks good. Now here's the deal...Nicky can't just magically get out of jail, there will be too many questions" Jason said. Sears nodded "We've talked to the US Attorney's office, they're going to re-open Mr.Rhodes case, citing inconsistencies in reporting and the investigation overall. That should give your lawyers all the leverage they need to press for Mr.Rhodes conditional release" Sears said. "You said he was out free and clear" Jason countered. Sears chuckled "He IS out free and clear, but like you just said...he can't just walk out of prison. Eventually the US Attorney's office will declare that they're dropping all the charges, and Mr.Rhodes will be remanded to time already served...out...free and clear, it's all in the documentation" Sears said, Jason nodded as he looked it over. "And that conditional release will allow him to leave Texas?" Jason asked. "If he has an employment opprotunity in Oregon he will. We can arrange that, once he has the job offer, that will be enough for the DA's office to grant him permission to leave for Oregon." Sears said. "Alright, then I'll be heading down south soon to hook back up with the club, I'll call you when we're ready for the transfer" Jason said. He took the documents, shook hands with Sears and the two of them finished their meal and left.

When Jason got back he found Lolly sleeping with Jack. He tapped her to wake her up, she asked how it went, "I'll tell ya later, just looked like you were comfortable" he whispered, she told him he was fine and asked again. "It went good, everyting is set with Sears, now I just gotta let the boys I'm coming down for a visit, then we can be on our way" Jason said kissing her. Seeing Jack sleep Jason slipped down to the floor, "you like playing with fire" he said quietly..."don't wake the baby" he whispered as he pulled her sweat pants down, he loved the fact that he could still shock Lolly after all these years. She couldn't even protest for fear of waking Jack up. People sometimes complained about things being boring after marriage, but evidently Lolly and Jason didn't follow suit. Jason had to laugh to himself as he watched Lolly try to contain herself and keep herself quiet as he went to work.

After Jason's game, he went out and started making calls to arrange things. Lolly came out after putting Jack down to sleep. "You look a little rattled" Jason said taunting her, she grabbed his shirt glaring at him then whispered something into his ear which just made him grin more before she walked off, Lolly said she was going to take Mireya to the store, whispering to him again before they left. Nickie had come over just after Lolly left, she said she was getting fed up helping Deacon with the yard work. "What is up with that guy? Retirement has changed him" Jason said laughing. He then asked if Nickie could watch Jack, he then went to Elly's room.

"Hey...whatcha reading?" he asked as she was curled up in the corner of her bed reading. She told him the book, "Cool...hey...do you know of anyone who'd want to go on a bike ride with me?" Jason asked with a smirk. He saw the grin spread across Elly's face. She was really quiet and shy, but her and Rey both couldn't resist having their dad take them out for a ride on his big bike. He walked with her, helping her onto the bike and putting her helmet on her. He put his on then fired up the bike, he grinned watching Elly, her and Rey were different. Rey loved to go fast, she didn't care about anything else, just going fast. Elly seemed to get a kick out of the engine roar, she also wasn't fond of going very fast, but loved it when her dad revved the motor while she was on the bike. Jason got on as Elly gripped his waist tight, the girls were too big to ride in front of him anymore. Jason revved the engine a few times, producing a giggle out of Elly before he took off down the street. They rode for awhile all over before stopping near a beach. They got off and walked and sat down by a tree watching the waves crashing in on the shore. Rey would never have been able to handle it, but Elly loved stuff like this. Jason held her as they sat together, even at her age Elly didn't mind her dad holding her from time to time. After awhile she began talking softly, this was kinda of their routine. Where Mireya would talk anytime or anywhere, Elly was a lot more shy, but when they'd have these quiet moments together she'd open up to him, not quite the way she did with Lolly, but that was just girl stuff. But there was another reason he had taken her on this trip. "So tomorrow's the day right?" he said quietly, he watched as his daughter just nodded. The next day marked the anniversary of Jetta's accident. Jason just sat there with Elly for awhile before she started talking again, he just listened as she talked about Jetta, "Yeah...your mom was a special woman" Jason said. Jason was used to the script, she'd sometimes talk about how mad she was, how unfair it was that Jetta died, all sorts of stuff, but today she blindsided him. Jason sat there thinking he knew what was coming next when Elly looked up at him and asked him why he stopped loving Jetta and loved Lolly instead. The man who had a response for any situation he ever ran into...was completely speechless. He was quiet himself as he tried to figure out how to respond to the question. "You are growing up way to fast little lady" he said with a grin as she just kept waiting for the answer. "You know...I guess it's time you heard the whole story" he said kissing her head. "Me and your mom were together a long time ago, and I loved your mom a lot. One day....I came home....and she was gone. She was still pregnant with you inside, and she felt like she needed to get away. There was a lot of bad stuff happening to a lot of people around the club. She left so that her baby...our baby...wouldn't get hurt. And nobody really knew where she went, she was gone for awhile until she finally came back, and when she did, she had this tiny little baby girl with her" Jason said kissing Elly again.

Elly then looked up and asked why they didn't get back together then. "You're going to turn into a lawyer aren't you?" Jason chuckled as his daughter continued her cross-examination. "Well...it was a long time your mom was gone...she didn't ever call, or write...I thought she had left me. Me and Lolly were always close, and fell in love with each other during that time. By the time your mom came back, me and Lolly were together, it was a little awkward at first. But you know...I think me and your mom got a long better as friends than we did when we were together. But for the record, I never stopped loving your mom...it was just different that's all" Jason said. The questions bringing back a lot of old memories. Elly asked why he couldn't just have both, Lolly and Jetta, like he did with Mireya and Elly. Jason laughed, as he had visions of the one wild night that he spent together with both Lolly and Jetta, that was definitely not a kid-appropriate memory to share he thought to himself with a chuckle. "Because it just doesn't work that way sweetie" he said. He saw Elly pick up a rock and throw it at a tree, she then punched the ground, getting upset, she said she wanted to break something but nothing was big enough. "You want to do something to get your anger out huh?" he asked as she nodded. "I'm probably a horrible parent for doing this...but grab your helmet" he said picking her up they headed to the bike. Awhile later Jason's bike roared into an abadoned gravel pit, he'd found it one time driving around. There was an old office, windows and stuff still intact. Elly asked what they were doing here. Jason reached down to his boot and pulled out a small 9mm hand gun, even in Malibu he still carried a weapon, maybe force of habit. "There's 14 shots in it...and I got another clip if you need it" Jason said handing the gun to Elly. He stood behind her, telling her how to hold it properly, how to aim properly etc. "Now...when you're ready....just pull" Jason said. Elly pulled once, she flinched at the sound, but her eyes widened when she saw a window shatter into tiny pieces. She quickly fired off the remaining rounds as Jason helped her aim. Jason loaded another clip into the gun and Elly repeated the process, he could tell by the look on her face that this had helped her more than throwing rocks. "Okay...my only rule...you only do this with me or Lolly....and I better not EVER catch you with a gun like this by yourself...got it?" Jason asked, Elly nodded then grinned saying softly "you mean you and mom", Jason smiled "yeah...that's what I meant" he said giving her a hug. They rode back to the house by the time they got back Lolly had been back from the store.

As they walked in Elly ran and jumped giving Lolly a big hug and kiss before whispering something to her before disappearing to her room. Jason went to the office to finalize things for their trip down to Texas in a few days, he'd contacted the club and they were expecting him. As he was going over his map Lolly walked in, at first Jason figured she was just giving him a massage as he worked, till she mentioned something about teaching a 12 year old to shoot. Jason looked up, as Lolly started talking.

As Jason went off to do his work, Lolly realised it was time to call the kids. She missed them all so much it hurt and to be so far away, it was killing her. Especially Jack, She'd never been away from him this long. He was much like his father was, His mother was everything. Even at three she could see it. Anytime, Elly or Rey would come near Lolly, here comes Jack, begging to be picked up. Lolly couldn't complain. Sometimes Jason had to fight to get time with him. Those were simpler times...
She grabbed her cellphone and called up Nickie.

After a little chatting with her, finding out Mireya had really bad panic attack to which Nickie said the girls wanted to tell her themselves about how it started.

The kids lined up to talk.First was baby Jack seeing as he didn't have much to say. "Say hi to Mommy." Nickie coaxed over the other end. Lolly heard some shuffling and then "Momma," Jack said and Lolly nearly burst into tears. She composed herself though. "Hi baby, I miss you." She told her three year old."Miss Momma."
Lolly's lip quivered a bit. "Oh, Are you having fun at Nana's?" She asked him. "Yea." He said. "Did you help Pop Pop with his Vroom Vroom?" She said asking about his bike. Deacon would have Jack with him all the time so she figured he'd spent his time with him and Jack naturally had a love for bikes."Vroom Vroom!" Jack squealed. Lolly laughed while her eyes welled up. 'Oh god, this was harder then I thought' She thought.

She made car sounds with Jack for a bit and then it was Elly's turned "How's it going Elly Belly?" Lolly said. "Mo-om." Elly groaned bashfully. "How are things?" She asked her. "Good...Well...It is now." She said and Lolly sat up on the bed. "What happened?" She asked. "Me and Rey got into a fight with girls at school, today." She said solemnly. "About what?" "They were picking on Rey's hair, calling it nappy and stuff." Elly said and by the sound of it, she was getting upset again. "I told them to leave her alone but they wouldn't stop. They started picking on us because we don't have the same mom. They made fun of you and..." "Elly. It's okay." She said. Lolly almost laughed. Here she was about to tell her daughter not to fight about the very thing she nearly broke a girl's face over just the night before. This was a 'Do as I say not as I do' moment if there ever were one. "Rey hit one of the girls. Hard. Broke her glasses. She started bleeding and then had a panic attack." She said and Lolly could hear Mireya complaining the background. "Sorry. Okay..." Elly sighed to Mireya. "I didn't know what to do, I tried to calm her down but I couldn't." She said. "Nana and Pop Pop came to get her though." She said softly. "Look, Elly, People are going to say things, People are jerks like that, you can't let them get to you. None of what they say is true so it doesn't matter what they say." She said and really should have followed her own advice where Maddie was involved. "I know..." Elly said. After a bit more talking and lecturing, It was Mireya's turn. Dear lord the girl had some pipes. But they knew that when she was little. She'd scream her head of and when she finally learn to talk, she wouldn't stop. "Hey Mija," Lolly said. "Hi Mommy. You heard what happened huh?"
"Yeah."
"Elly! I wanted to tell her..." "Ow, Mirey-yah!."
"Mireya." Lolly said firmly. Mireya was quick to hit someone. Same as her parents. "Don't hit your sister." She told her firmly. Even miles away. they did not want to piss her off.
Mireya explained the story again from her point of view and Lolly listened. Turns out, Mireya didn't get upset until they say what they said about Jetta. "I mean they know that..." Mireys tried to think of something other then 'That Elly's mom died.' "Yeah. I get it."
"Yea well they went on anyway. I couldn't let that go."
Oh Dear Lord, what has she done. Between two of them one of these days they were gonna fuck someone up. Lolly gave her the same lecture then asked about the panic attack. "Well, It was scary because Daddy wasn't there. He couldn't kiss my cheek like always and I could play with his hair." She said sadly and Lolly's heart broke. Thankfully, Jason's timing was perfect as he walked in just as Mireya asked. "Where's Daddy. I wanna talk to him if that's okay?" She said and Lolly smiled up at him sadly. "Of course you can talk to your dad, he's right here." She said, and there was a deeper meaning behind that for Jason and by the look in his eye. He caught it.

Lolly handed Jason the phone and Mireya told the whole story again but ended with "When are you guys coming back? That was scary, Daddy. I couldn't breath and I was shaking really hard." She said.

Jason finished up with Rey by telling her they'd see her soon. Once he hung up he looked at Lolly "we can't wait fir Oregon, we gotta bring them here now" Jason said, he didn't get a fight from Lolly, he could tell not seeing the kids was having an affect on her, and evidently on the girls too. Jason said he'd arrange for his mom and Dad to bring the kids down, Lolly said something about the clubhouse nit being a place she was going to gave her kids live in, she suggested moving in with Beau. "Yeah that's a good idea, I'm sure he'll jump at the chance to spoil his grand kids" Jado. laughed. That evening was pretty laid back, Jason arranged for Deacon and Nickie to bring the kids down, they were excited to do a road trip with the kids, and to see Beau again.

The next day the club met to discuss the new deal with Lamar and the Triple Kings. Everyone was
excited about getting more money, ad they were talking one if the prospects came in telling Jason he had a call, "Hey Morin we're in the middle if church, don't interrupt us" Jason snapped but the prospect said "It's important, it's Nicky". Jason took the phone, "Yeah?.....fuck.....no fucking way.....when?......fir sure brother" he Saud then hung up. He turned to the group, "Mandatory ride tomorrow, 1pm, that was Nicky, he's getting out tomorrow" Jason said as the club cheered. The club would ride up the next day to pick him up

"We can't wait for Oregon. We gotta bring them here now." Jason said almost immediately after he got of the phone with Mireya. Lolly had the biggest smile on her face. She missed her babies so much and she was glad that Jason was felt the same way. There was hope for them yet. He then told her he'd have his parents bring them down. "Okay but I'm not about to have my kids living in the clubhouse. We could move in with my Dad until it's time." She said and Jason agreed. "Yeah that's a good idea, I'm sure he'll jump at the chanceto spoil his grand kids." He laughed and Lolly giggled. "Yea, He'd been dying to see Jacky."She said with the biggest smile on her face. With the kids here, she would be too busy to deal with Maddie and her bullshit.


The next day, Jason told her the good news about Nicky. She wanted to tell the girls but she figured it be a big surprise. Lolly couldn't be happier and she made sure to show Jason just how happy she was.

Finally, The day arrived and both Nicky and the kids were coming in on the same day. Lolly went to get the kids with her Dad as Jason rode up to get Nicky with the Club.

No sooner had the kids climbed out of Nickie's Charger did Lolly dart over and pulled them all in a hug, teary eyed. She practically snatched Jack from Deacon's arms, smothering her Mireya saw Beau and squealed. "Grampa Bear!" She shreiked and with that she jumped up into his arms. Beau gave a low rumbingly laugh.Elly ran to him too. He read to her alot, he was part of the reason she loved books. "We missed you, Grampa Bear." Mireya said. "Yeah," Elly added looking up at him. "Welp, All my little Bears are all coming with me." He said and the girls cheered. Lolly was still smothering her son with kisses when Elly asked. "Where's Daddy?" Lolly just grinned. "He's got a surprise for you all." She said and Elly looked mildly confused but was still smiling.

Everyone crowded into the cars. Jack never leaving Lolly's side for a moment and they rode to Beau's house where the girls took Lolly's old room which they got a real kick out of as the adults chatted it up.

A little while later, they all heard Jason's bike pull up along with a second one. The girls ran to the door and Lolly walked over with Jack on her hip. "Go on." She told them and they opened the door and Elly stopped breathing for a moment and a slow grin slide across Mireya's face. They didn't know what to do when they say Nicky walking up with their dad. Even Mireya was speechless.

"Hey baby girl." Elly stood silently for a good long while before the shock wore off and reality set in. She darted after him and lept into his arms sobbing. She didn't realize just how much she missed him. She knew atleast one person missed her mom as much as she did. Not that her dad and Lolly didn't but it was just different. She sobbed into his shoulder as he held her there.

"Tell me this wasn't worth it." Jason said as Lolly watched Elly and Nicky's with tears in her brown-grey eyes. "It was..." She breathed and Jack reached over and gave her a wet kiss to her face. She looked down at him. "What?"
"All better?" He asked, she figured he must have mistook her happy tears for sad ones. "Yea. All Better." She said and the curiously looked over at Mireya, who sat watching them. She was never much of a cryer. Much like Lolly wasn't as a little girl but even this got to her. "Rey?" Lolly whispered. Mireya looked up. "Hm?"
"You okay?"
Mireya smiled and nodded, tears glossy up her big doll eyes. She then walked over and hugged her father around the waist, resting her head on his stomach. She really didn't like crying, even happy tears. So she hide her face in Jason's shirt. She was genuinely happy for her sister and glad to see Nicky back but still. She hated tears.

Finally after giving Elly and Nicky a moment alone. They all crowded inside. Mireya practically attached to Jason's hip to the point in order to walk he had to pick her up. As he held her and she played in his hair, twisting it between her fingers, she didn't have a panic attack but it was still soothing to her. Jack, finally let Lolly go, or vice versa and was darting around Beau's living room. He was a fast little bugger. Lolly chasing him around and him giggling like mad and naturally Elly clung to Nicky, having dozed off on his chest. It was a quiet reunion that night


The next day however was opposite. Mireya and Elly were talking Nicky's ear off as Jack, was all over the place. Lolly and Jason sat on the couch just watching. "I feel better about this now. Much better." She said. As much as she hated club life, it was the only way to get Nicky back and make Elly happy again. Not that she wasn't but Lolly could see there was something missing. Elly needed someone to relate to and while, Lolly could relate it wasn't quite the same and she understood that.
Lolly rested her head on Jason's shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her watching the girls and Nicky.

"Oh and this one time. We all went to Six Flags!" Mireya said. "We had cotton candy and funnel cake and stuff then Rey puked after we got off of Green Latern." Elly said laughing, probably the most animated she's been in ages. Mireya pouted, "It has alot of twists an turns okay. You were terrified of the Drop of Doom." Mireya counted and Elly just laughed. "I didn't puke." Elly reminded her and Mireya playfully shoved her, Elly pushed back then ran with Mireya laughing at her heels. Nicky saw this as an opportunity to give his ears a break and took a seat on the couch. He mentioned how those girls could talk. "Yep. You'll get use to it." Lolly said with a laugh. She was glad to see him but never really said it as Elly and Rey kinda kidnapped him. "Glad to have you back, Nick." She said with a side hug to his shoulders.

Jason and Lolly enjoyed the night together, it almost helped them forget everything that was going on, just focusing on each other, in that moment, and the pleasure they were bringing to each other. Jason hadn't asked Lolly about it, but for some reason the sex between them now seemed that much more intense than it had in recent memory.

However the sex didn't ever erase the issues, just distracted them from them. The next morning Lolly seemed a bit more distant when they had woken up. She gave him a kiss at breakfast but seemed more pre-occupied with baby Jack and getting the coffee started for when Beau woke up than for any affection for Jason. "I had a lot of fun last night" he whispered as he sat down, Lolly grinned but didn't seem to go any further in acknowledging the night before. As he ate breakfast Mireya talked his ear off while Nicky woke up coming to breakfast, upon seeing him Elly jumped up and grabbed his hand "I made you breakfast" she said, pulling him over to the chair. Nicky grinned, "wow...this looks better than anything I'd have made for myself" Nicky said with a laugh looking at the scrambled eggs and bacon with orange juice in front of him. "They weren't supposed to be scrambled...but I kinda made a mistake" Elly said as Nicky chuckled, "well I like scrambled better anyway" he said kissing her forehead, "Yeah reminds you of your brain" Jason quickly cut in as Nicky just shook his head.

The two of them finished eating then got ready to head out, kissing both the girls goodbye. Jason kissed Lolly goodbye saying "we got some stuff to do in town, but I'll be home by supper" he said, Lolly kissed him back but seemed more obligatory than anything else. They rode to the clubhouse, Nicky could tell something was up between Jason and Lolly but figured he didn't want to get into that right now, he also wasnt' sure if he wanted to know to begin with, but he figured it must have had something to do with what they'd talked about last night at the bar.

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Remmy woke up and came down to the kitchen, Maddy was already up. "No breakfast this morning?" Remmy said, "was I that bad last night?" he said with a grin, kissing her. Maddy smiled and made some comment about him being a grown up boy now, she then told him his cell had received two text messages, both were from Lamar. Remmy looked at her annoyed, "honest how many times do I gotta tell you not to look at shit on my phone" Remmy said grabbing his cell phone. She asked if he was trying to hide something from her, "of course not baby, but the shit on here is like club business shit, and I don't need my wife seeing it, especially seeing how loud your mouth seems to be these days" Remmy said as he poured himself some cereal. Maddy snapped back saying she was the VP's wife and wasn't some two bit skank like the Mama's, or some bimbo wife. "You're my Ol' Lady Maddy, but you're not a club member...there's a difference" Remmy said sitting down at the table, reading his text messages. Maddy made a comment asking why she was just an Ol' Lady, but Lolly is treated like the Queen of the MC. "God are you still on her? Fuck what is your obsession with her? Honestly, you need to cut that shit out...it was bad enough that you were doing it before, but now that Nicky's out...I'm surprised Roach hasn't given him my VP patch already, but you screwing around with his Ol' Lady aint going to help my chances of keeping this patch" Remmy said getting angry. Maddy said he shouldn't have to kiss somebody's ass as the VP. "I ain't kissing anybody's ass, if Roach wanted to replace me I wouldn't be begging him for another chance or shit, but at the same time I don't need my wife stirring shit up" Remmy finished his cereal then got up ready to leave, "Love you baby" he said kissing Maddy, "just don't do anything that'd piss me off today huh?" he said as he headed out the door.

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When Jason and Nicky rode up to the clubhouse, Remmy was already there. "Hey Roach, Lamar said he's ready for the first two shipments, plus he's got the extra 5 keys for us" he said. Jason nodded, "alright...which runs?" he asked. "San Antonio and Houston" Remmy said checking his phone. "Okay, I want you to take Samson, Sal and Roddy, you make the Houston run, bring Ronnie and Vic to drive the van. I'll get Gunner to take Pokey, Reed, and Russian Phil on the San Antonio run, and Hector can drive the cargo truck for them" Jason said. "Also, you pick up the extra 5 keys and bring it back on your way back from Houston" Jason said to Remmy. "What about me, am I just washing the floors?" Nicky piped up with a grin, "Nah, you're coming with me, we're going to spend some time catching up on things with Fast Eddie" Jason said. "Hey...uh...no offense, but shouldn't I be at that meeting, being the VP and all?" Remmy asked. "Nah, you know these runs better than me or Nicky, and that extra 5 keys of coke is a big deal, I don't wanna give that to anyone else. Not to mention, Nicky's out on a technicality, he gets busted muelling coke, he's probably back inside" Jason said as Remmy nodded, Jason grinning slapping his shoulder "don't worry, this ain't about me putting you on the bench" he said as Remmy nodded.

Remmy texted Samson, Sal and Roddy to let them know they were heading out. He then found the prospects and told them to get the van ready to go. Remmy trusted Roach, and there was no indication that Roach didn't want Remmy around, but a big sit-down meeting with a major weapons supplier...and he was taking Nicky instead of him, it just added to his paranoia, but he just tried ignoring it for now.

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Jenni was walking out of the XXX-Ray Vision studio, she'd just finished doing a series of shoots and was looking forward to getting something to eat then going home to relax. When she got to her SUV she noticed two of her tires were slashed "son of a bitch...really?" she said kicking the tire of her SUV in frustration. She was about to pull out her cell to call a tow truck when Maddy drove up...seemingly out of nowhere. She said she could tell Jenni was having car trouble and offered her a ride to the clubhouse, saying some of the guys could probably help her out. "Thanks so much" Jenni said relieved as she got into the car and Maddy started driving. "What were you even doing out here?" Jenni asked, Maddy just said she was taking care of some business. Then Maddy turned to her and flat out told her she wanted Jenni to seduce Roach. "Ummm...what? Are you drunk or something?" Jenni asked. Maddy pulled the car over and glared at her. She said something about not having answer to a whore like Jenni, and that if Jenni was smart she'd play along. "You're freaking me out" Jenni said trying to get out of the car, but Maddy had locked the doors. Maddy told her she was going to seduce Roach and make sure he went all the way with her. "No...he's got a wife, and kids, and I'm not going to be some home-wrecker, especially cause some crazy bitch asked me too!" Jenni snapped back. Jenni then screamed as Maddy grabbed her by the hair and suddenly felt a knife at her neck, Maddy whispered several threats to Jenni, about how nobody would miss her etc., then she said if Jenni refused that Maddy would set her up, and frame her, making her look like she was ratting on the club to the cops. Jenni was terrified, the club had been like a family for her, her safety in a lot of ways...but if they found out a Mama was talking to the cops, she trembled knowing what that meant. "Please...why....I never did anything to you" Jenni whimpered, Maddy told her to shut up, then asked her if she was going to play along. Jenni was cornered, she had nowhere else to turn, nobody would ever take her word over the word of the VP's wife. "Okay....okay fine I'll do it" Jenni whimpered. Then Maddy kicked her out of the car and left her on the side of the road.

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Jason found Gunner at the clubhouse a short time later. "Hey brother, I need you to take Pokey, Reed, and Russian Phil down to Dallas, pick up the shipment from Lamar, then run it out to San Antonio. Hector should be free, he can drive the cargo truck for you guys" Jason said. Gunner nodded, "Anything in particular we should know?" he asked. "Should be just a regular run, haven't heard anything about any heat from cops or feds, but like always just keep your eyes and ears open, and make sure everyone is running the speed limit, a speeding ticket as all they'll need to search our truck" Jason said as Gunner nodded. "No problem boss, we'll head out right away, but uh, heard you had a meeting going on...sure you don't want me there instead?" Gunner asked. Jason grinned, he really took his job seriously, "Nah, Fast Eddie is cool, we were a big client of his, he's not the type to pull something anyway" he said. "Yeah...but still...I'd rather be there having your back then be out on a road babysitting some coke. Not trying to second guess the Pres here...but Fat Bobby knows those runs, and I'd trust him with my life to get the job done right. I'm your right hand boss...and if you're going out of town, I'm there too" Gunner said. Jason grinned, Gunner really was the perfect fit for being the Srgt. at Arms, "Alright man you twisted my arm...fine...get Fat Bobby to head that run, but that run is on you if something goes south" Jason said. "No problem boss...Fat Bobby may not be pretty to look at, but he's been around, he knows the game...I'm willing to vouch 100% for him" Gunner said. "Alright...we head out to meet Eddie in a couple hours" Jason said.

As Maddie finished up a painting, Mireya and Elly lined up. Mireya took a seat first which was fine with Elly because she knew full well her baby sister couldn't stand in line for the life of her. "Hi miss Maddie." Mireya chirped. "Hey Mireya, What would you like?" Maddie asked. "I want a Tiger. I love tigers! Can I have a tiger." Mireya said excitedly. "Sure." Maddie said and got started. Elly had her headphones on while she waited and Maddie saw this as an opportunity to have a conversation with Mireya. "So do you like Texas?" She asked her as she applied the face paint. "Mhm. I miss home though." Mireya said, "Aww, Why's that?" Maddie asked feigning sympathy. "Oh Just cause, I like to dance, Momma used to be a dancer there. I wanna be one too," Mireya said. Maddie looked horrified. "You wanna be a stripper?" Maddie asked, now it was a slip up really, she didn't know Lolly was a professional dancer in LA but she decided now was a good a time as any. "A what?"
"A Stripper is a woman, who dances for men, she takes off all her clothes for money." Maddie said and set down her brush. "All done." She said. Mireya was 12, not stupid. "That's not true." She said, bitterly. Elly was standing behind her so she couldn't see her face. Maddie began apologizing."I'm sorry, you said that, I thought you knew that was what you mother was." Maddie said. Mireya's breathing picked up. A panic attack was coming. So She got up and ran off looking for Jason.

To Elly it just looked like Mireya was finished and wanted to go some place else. She put her Ipod back in her bag and and took a seat. "Where'd Rey rush off to?" She asked. "I dunno." Maddie said. "So what would you like?" She asked. "Um...A flower, I guess." She said with a shrug. Maddie nodded and got started. "You have such straight hair." Maddie said, looking at Elly's long blonde hair, it was styled in a french braid, compliments of Lolly. "Thanks." "Mine is never that straight." Maddie laughed. "How does your mother do it?" "Do you want?" "Go from all of her curly hair, and Mireya's curly hair to yours. That would drive me nuts." Maddie said and could see Elly was insecure about her looks. Maddie figured she'd play with that. "I dunno, she's gotten used to it I guess." Elly said. "Well, I guess she had time to practice, Having 13 years to get used to it." Maddie laughed. Elly caught that. "She's not my real mom..." Elly said softly. "Oh?" "My mom died..." She said. "I'm sorry to hear that." "It's okay, Lolly's my mom now. She adopted me." She said. "Oh well that was nice of her...All done." Maddie said and Elly stood up. She didn't really know what to make of the conversation but it lingered on her mind how different she was. Suddenly, there was a lot of commotion a little ways away.

Mireya rushed around, hyperventilating looking for her father. She scanned the crowd for blonde hair and while she saw plenty, they didn't belong to her father. Which made her panic attack way worse. Lolly saw her, she was feeding Jack when the girls went to get their face painted. Handing Jack to Joey. "Mireya Mija, Just breath." Lolly said and tried to picked her up but Mireya pushed her away. She stumbled to the floor and began to convulse violently. "JASON!" Lolly screamed as loud as she could as Mireya began seizing. Mireya's never seizing before. The doctor's said it could happen but it wasn't likely. Lolly turned her on her side. Joey rushed over. "Where's Jason?!" Lolly asked. "I--I don't know." "Call him, tell him, Mireya's seizing." Lolly ordered and Joey got to it quickly as Lolly turned Mireya on her side. Praying it would end. Soon Elly appeared too. "What's going on? Where's Daddy?" Elly said tears running down her face. Joey pulled her into a hug. "Shh shh. It'll be alright.

Nicky was talking with some biker guys, not MC related, discussing bikes and stuff when he saw Joey running frantically through the crowd. "Where's Jason, something is wrong with Rey" Joey gasped, panicking herself. "She's seizing, over by the park...Jason needs to come now!" Joey said frantically. "Okay..okay...I know where he is...just calm down and go back with them...I'll go get him" Nicky said as he ran off to where he knew Jason was meeting with a potential gun customer.

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Jason was talking with a Japanese man, with Remmy and Gunner beside him. They were somewhat removed from the party in the main part of the town.

"I don't understand, you're here in Texas, we are in Los Angeles" the man said to Jason in a heavy Japanese accent. "We're in Texas right now...but...we're thinking of making a return to Los Angeles. A lot of the heat that was going on back when we left is gone, and we still got all our old contacts" Jason said to him. "I see...these guns...where would they come from?" the man asked. "Originally...I don't know. Russia, Israel, China, the Middle East...I care that my supplier gets me the weapons...not where they originate from" Jason said, "I suppose I need to be clearer...I mean once they enter the United States" the man said. "They come in wherever we need them to come in. Los Angeles is a port city so it's not that big of an issue". Jason said. "Well it sounds good so far, I believe the Chang Triad would be very interested in your offer. I will take it back to my father and we'll be in contact...." the man said as he was suddenly interrupted by Nicky.

"Hey...hate to barge in, but Rey's seizing right now in the park" Nicky said. Jason looked at the man "It's my daughter...I gotta go" Jason said, "Of course...family is always first" the man said" as Jason followed behind Nicky running to the park. "We'll be in touch" Remmy said, finalizing the meeting with the man, the man bowed "Yes we will" he said as he dsiappeared into a black Mercedes escorted by two black SUV's as the cars drove off.

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Jason got to the park and saw Mireya on her side convulsing. He got in beside her and Lolly, "Rey baby, Daddy's here okay" he whispered, stroking her hair, "Daddy's got you okay" he repeated as he held her shaking body. Eventually her shaking subsided and the convulsions stopped, she clung to Jason so tightly Jason probably didn't need to use his arms to keep her there. Jason looked up at one of the Prospects "Hey Hector...go get my truck, and I need it like NOW", he nodded as he took off sprinting for his bike. By this time Remmy and Gunner had gotten to the scene as well. "What the hell triggered this?" Jason asked Lolly, who didn't have any answers. "We just had Ms.Maddy painting our faces...Rey left and everything seemed fine" Elly said as Jason held Rey stroking her hair, he grinned as he finally felt her hands gripping his hair. "What kinds of things trigger it?" Remmy asked, Jason shook his head "Panic attacks, anything making her feel unsafe, or insecure...usually if me and Lolly get to her right away she's fine" Jason said. "I got no clue how a party and face painting would do this" Jason said shaking his head.

Remmy excused himself and went to find his wife. "Come with me" he growled as he grabbed his wife's arm yanking her to a spot by some trees where they could be alone. She asked what was wrong, "you better tell me the truth on this Maddy or so help me...did you have anything to do with that?" Remmy said trying to control his anger as he pointed to the group huddled around Mireya. Maddy tried stalling a bit, "Right after you paint her face she has a panic attack...now TELL ME you didn't have anything to do with it!" he growled shaking her. Maddy stammered, but claimed she had no clue what happened. Remmy stared at her, "if I find out different..." Remmy said as his voice trailed, he then walked off leaving Maddy alone.

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Jenni had been doing some face painting as well, and now was just out mingling with people. Her phone went off and she saw it was a text, from Maddy. The message read "You fuck Roach at the party tonight! I don't care how, just do it or else!. Jenni sighed, she had thought for hours on ways out of this but couldn't find any way out for herself...she had to do it.

Finally Jason arrived as Lolly held her daughter on her side. Finally it subsided, and Mireya grabbed on to Jason, trembling as he stroked her hair. What the hell triggered this?" He asked. "I don't know. I was feeding Jack, they went to get their faces painted." Lolly said, she was pissed off and scared all at the same time. Mireya finally began twisting Jason's hair. Lolly smiled at her, able to relax that the attack subsided. Elly then explained what happened. Lolly looked at Elly and sighed. Maddie. Fucking figures. She'd find out what really happened from Mireya. Remmy was off and Lolly's eyes watched him as he found Maddie. She'd deal with that later. "What happened Mija?"She asked but Mireya hide her face in Jason's neck. Lolly was taken aback. That was new. She wasn't sure if she'd just imagined her pushing her away or not but now she knew. She knew Maddie would just lie to her, so she had to find this out. Lolly felt Elly's go around her waist. "She looked fine when she got up. I swear." She sobbed. "Shh shh, She's fine now, don't you worry." She said. Maybe Jason could talk it out of her.

Maddie didn't know what happened when she was snatched up by her husband. "What's wrong with you?"She asked as he took her behind trees. "You better tell me the truth on this Maddy or so help me...did you have anything to do with that?" He said pointing to the group. "I--I don't--""Right after you paint her face she has a panic attack...now TELL ME you didn't have anything to do with it!" He said shaking her. Maddie turned her head, "I-I swear, I don't know what happened. S-She was fine when she left." She said. "If I find out different." He said and walked off. As soon as he was gone, Maddie pulled out her phone and text Jenni. She'd have to get this heat off of her, if Lolly and Jason found out, she'd be dead.


Later that evening, Mireya clung to Jason and didn't speak a word to Lolly. When Jason tucked her into bed, she tugged his arm and sat up. "Daddy..." She said. "Is it true that Mommy took her clothes off for money." She asked. Jason looked horrified. He had two options, tell her the truth or lie to her face.

Jason was stunned when Mireya asked him the question. How the hell did she ever find out about that. However, Jason had been interrogated by FBI agents for hours on end...he knew how to work around answering a question directly. "Where did you ever get that idea in your head?" Jason asked. Mireya opened up, saying how she had told Maddy she wanted to be a dancer like her mom, and that Maddy had told her that Lolly was a stripper. She then went on to explain what a stripper was. When it was Lolly and Maddy...it was annoying but kinda funny at the same time. Now this involved his daughter, meaning he was pissed. However he had to give Rey an answer. Tell her the truth about Lolly, and damage her view of her mother, or lie to his daughter's face.

"Look at me" Jason said looking into Mireya's eyes. "This better not come back up till she's driving" Jason thought to himself. "Your mother never took her clothes off for money for anyone!" Jason said, he really was a natural at lying, even to his daughter. Mireya looked confused, saying Maddy told her she was. "You know how in school, they always have those videos talking about not taking drugs?" Jason asked, as Miryea nodded. "Well...Ms.Maddy used to do a lot of drugs, and when people do drugs as long as she did...it affects their brains a little. See, your mom got paid to dance...cause she was a professional dancer. She used to do ballet, and then later she got paid to dance at her school remember?" Jason said as Rey nodded along, "See now Ms.Maddy....cause of all the drugs....her brain doesn't really work that quickly, so when she heard that mom was a professional dancer...that's what popped into her head. So, next time you talk to Ms.Maddy...don't tell her I told you this, cause then she'll feel bad...but just like when Grandpa goes on about his old war stories...just nod your head, smile, but don't really pay too much attention cause she's not really all there sometimes" Jason said. Sure he just painted Maddy as coked out drug addict...but it was better than what he'd have done if she was there right now. "Understand now?" Jason asked, as Mireya nodded. She said she felt bad about thinking Mommy was a bad person. "You're mom is the best person I ever met....well until you were born" he said with a grin as Mireya laughed. "You like me better than Mommy" she taunted as she gave him a hug. "Have a good sleep baby" he said.

He walked out, Elly and Baby Jack were already asleep as well, he saw Lolly pacing outside. He walked out onto the deck, "So..." and he ddn't get anything else out. Lolly was into him immediately, accusing him of breaking his promises, saying he was too busy with club business to take care of his own daughter. Saying how everyone else in the club seemed to be able to spend time with their family, but when Mireya needed Jason he was nowehre around, off talking business with a bunch of strangers instead of trying to help his daughter, asking him what kind of father he thought he was. Jason was holding himself back...but in the back of his mind he was begging Lolly to slap him. Maybe she knew he was waiting for it. She blamed him for bringing them all down to Texas. Finally Jason had enough "SHUT UP!" he yelled, as that caught her attention. "Your 13 year old daughter just asked me if it was true whether or not her Mommy took her clothes off for money!" Jason said, which threw Lolly back. "And...being the horrible person you seem to think I am...I opted to lie to our daughter instead of having her think her mother was a bad person! That's the kind of father I think I am!" I he said turning and heading for the patio door, Lolly asked who had told her, "Who do ya think?" Jason yelled as he went inside the house. A short time later Lolly could hear Jason's bike rev up and drive off, no doubt heading to the party at the clubhouse.

Jason looked at Maddie, then Lolly, then back at Maddie. He let her go. Lolly cracked her neck. "Remmy, I suggested you take her out of here or move aside." Lolly warned and while Remmy decided. Lolly's phone rang. She answered, "Not a good time." She said and Jenni rushed the reason for calling. "What?! How?, Fuck, I'm on my way." She hung up. "Elly's being taken to the hospital. She tried to kill herself." She told Jason and Lolly was off. She didn't know nor care if Jason was behind her as she climbed in her truck and peeled off for home. The bike behind her she knew was Jason's.

Once there, Elly was being carted off and Mireya ran to Jason. "I'm scared Daddy, Ms. Jenni said Elly was sick." She said, twisting his hair trying to keep calm. Jason managed to keep her calm as Lolly made a beeline for the ambulance.

Shortly after, they were at the hospital and Elly was being wheeled to the emergency room to get her stomach pumped. Lolly was stopped at the door. Lolly watched in horror and soon felt Jason's arms go around her. Here she was wrapped up in her own shit not see any of this coming. She should have. Jenni had slipped her the note before they left.
It read:
Dear Lolly,
I don't belong here. I tried, but I don't look like you or Mireya or Jack and I even tried to change it but nothing worked. I should have been in that car that day, with Mom and Seth.
I love you, Lolly, thank you for trying.
Love always,
Elly.

Lolly looked up at Jason. "She tried to kill herself...." She breathed and Jason pulled her into a hug and she sobbed into his chest. It was then Nicky and Ae-Jin arrived. Beau as out with some fishing buddies that night but got the call from Nicky.

Blood or not, that was his grandbaby.
Now, they just had to wait.

Jason got the news about Lolly, she may never be able to walk again. He knew his wife, not being able to walk would probably be something Lolly could eventually adjust to...but no walking meant no dancing either, and that he wasn't sure she'd be able to handle. He walked in to see Lolly, he figured it should be him to give her the news. He sat down beside her, "Jack" she said, Jason took her hand. "Jack's fine, he's in the waiting room right now and he's perfectly healthy" Jason said. "Where's Jason, Nick, I can't feel my legs" she said softly, Jason chuckled a little, "I am Jason baby" he said. Lolly looked at Jason, "I never thought you two looked alike until now" she said with a snicker. "What's with the face?" she asked.

Jason sighed before finally answering, "you have a crushed pelvic bone...there was some damage to the spinal cord as well, and some internal bleeding. Nothing that's going to kill you...but...they say....there's a chance, you might not be able to walk again" Jason said gripping her hand. "Never...wa..." Lolly said, "Hey listen...they said you'd never have a baby and you've had two since then" Jason said. "I can't feel my legs...." she said. Jason couldn't think of anything to say, "Who took Jack?" she asked after a few moments. "Don't worry about that now, he's fine" Jason said, "Whoever took Jack took my legs too" she said bitterly, "Who took Jack?" she asked again. Jason was quiet for a few moments, then looked at her, "It was Maddy....Remmy found her at his place with Jack...he took Jack from her and brought him back" Jason said, he could see the look in her eyes. He then leaned down kissing Lolly's cheek, "she doesn't have 24 hours left" he whispered, looking at her, "I'm ending this bullshit once and for all" he said.

Nicky eventually texted Ae-Jin telling her to bring the girls to the hospital. Nicky saw them as Jason was still in the room with Lolly. They were clearly a bit upset, "Girls...your mom had an accident. A car ran into her. She's awake and there's no danger of her dying or anything like that okay?" he said as the girls just nodded, clearly still upset. "When the doctor says it's okay, you girls can go see her alright?" Nicky said and they both nodded. Both girls clung to Ae-Jin as they sat down.

Jason soon walked out, he said the girls could go see her, Ae-Jin said she'd go with girls and took Jack as Jason talked to Gunner and Nicky "Church meeting in an hour, mandatory, no exceptions, make sure everyone knows" they both nodded and headed out to get the word out. Jason walked over to Remmy "let's go for a smoke" he said as Remmy nodded. Once outside Jason lit up his cigarette as Remmy took one too. "You're in a fucking hell of a spot bro" Jason said as Remmy nodded, "Yeah...I know" he said quietly. "After what happened with Elly...I talked with her, told her she had to get lost...I figured that was better than any alternative" Jason said as Remmy nodded. "But now...my wife might not walk again...and she kidnapped my son...." Remmy nodded, "Yeah..." he said, knowing what Jason was getting at. "I'm bringing it to the club...whatever they vote I'll go along with...but just so you know...I am going to request the Reaper" Jason said, referring to the club's code for a hit. Remmy sighed nodding, "Now...we need a unanimous vote for it, and you are free to vote against it...you're also free to address the club in her defense if you want. And just so you know...whatever my feelings are for her....I understand she's your wife, and if you're going to stand up for her, I won't hold it against you" Jason said as Remmy nodded. "Thanks" he said.

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Remmy went for a ride, he knew the vote was in an hour. He knew he alone could save Maddy from being killed by the club, he knew he could at least get one or two "No" votes to stop the Reaper vote. The question he was wrestling with was whether he wanted to or not. Maddy was different, she wasn't the same person, she had lost it. He knew it was probably over with him and Maddy, but he also knew if he voted in support of Roach's request, it'd score big points with him, showing his loyalty to Roach as the Pres and to the club.

About an hour later the club had assembled at the clubhouse in the Church. "Alright, we're here for an emergency meeting. It's no secret Remmy's Ol'Lady has been at odds with my wife and kids for some reason, with Rey's panic attack, Elly trying to kill herself...and now....she's the one who ran down Lolly. She also took Jack from our SUV and took off. Remmy found Jack, and brought him home. Everyone at this table is free to vote their conscience, but I'm asking for the club to arrange a meeting between Maddy and The Reaper" Jason said. "I'll start by voting 'Yay'" Jason said. It then went to Gunner, "Yay", he said. Samson followed, waiting a few moments before voting "Yay", followed by Pokey who also voted "Yay". Fat Bobby was next in line, he thought things over in his head before voting "Yay", Reed was next "Definitely Yay" he said nodding his head, Sal was the next up, this was a tough situation but he finally nodded as well "Yay" he voted, Roddy was next, he looked at Jason, then at Remmy, then back to Jason as he went over the options. He finally decided, "Yay" he said, it was Russian Phil up next, "I vote Yay" he said in his Russian accent, Lucky Lenny was next "Yay from me" he said, then came Bruno he was a littl uneasy about the whole situation, but he definitely wasn't going to be the one to vote no, besides he figured Remmy would stop the thing anyway. Remmy was next, all eyes were on him, expecting the vote to kill the motion. Remmy sat there for a long while before looking up at Jason, he nodded, "Yeah" he said quietly as there was a small ripple or murmurs through the room. It then came to Nicky, "Your the last one bro" Jason said. Nicky was stuck, he was sure Remmy would have stopped the vote, but now the vote came to him. "I vote...." Nicky said, his mind spinning looking for an alternative, "I vote...Nay" Nicky said looking down.

Jason's gaze could have melted metal. "Well...the motion falls..." he said as he brought down the gavel, "Dismissed" he said as he stared at Nicky he couldn't return the gaze. "What are you doing?" Remmy said. He'd just managed to talk himself into allowing the club to kill his wife only to have Nicky of all people to stop it. Nicky started to open his mouth, "You know how that made me look to everyone just now!" Remmy said angrily, Nicky was about to open his mouth to say something, "Save it! Brother" he said angrily, the last part dripping with sarcasm as he stormed out. "It wasn't the right thing to do" Nicky said, "You tell that to my wife...you know the one who's in a wheel chair!" Jason said standing up, "Jay wait.." Nicky said "No...fuck you!" Jason snapped back at him as he stormed out leaving Nicky sitting at the table by himself.

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Remmy got home, he walked into the house and saw Maddy on the floor, on her knees, sobbing. She saw him and asked him why he took their baby away, why he ruined their family. "We're NOT A FAMILY" he shouted at her as she flinched. "God Maddy...what the hell is wrong with you! You've lost it! You're fucking crazy!" he shouted as she sobbed. He was quiet for awhile, then looked at Maddy, "What happened to you...where did the woman I married go?" he asked. She screamed at him, that he forced her to become like this. She screamed that he killed their son RJ. "There IS NO RJ!" Remmy shouted back at her, "You RAN OVER Lolly and kidnapped her son!" Remmy shouted at her. She screamed at Remmy saying she was just trying to give him the son he had wanted. "Yeah, MY son, not somebody elses kid you stole from them!" he shouted back. He turned his back and in that moment, Maddy lunged forward and grabbed his gun before he knew what was happening.

"What are you doing?" he asked as she pointed the gun at him. "You took my son!" she screamed, before firing off four shots as Remmy hit the ground. She knelt down, whispering for him to just rest, and that they'd be a family again soon once she got back from the hospital. She then ran out the door with Remmy's gun

Lolly was devastated to say the least, Maddie. Of all the...Lolly was never good with making friends but she couldn't believe that this bitch was so crazy that she took her baby boy out of the car after nearly taking her life.

Never walk again...that's what kept repeating itself in her head. Unlike before, Lolly couldn't feel her legs, it was a sign that she may never walk again, there was no way to tell she couldn't get pregnant.
She reached for her legs touching the cast. She's had her leg in a cast before, she'd jumped out of a tree because all the boys could, ei Jason and Nicky. Lolly was however too short and the distance was further for her. Then her leg itched like a motherfucker from the moment they put it on. No, There was nothing. No discomfort, no itch. Just nothing.

Just as her thoughts were becoming darker, Two worried childern burst through the door, with Ae-Jin holding baby Jack. Mireya and Elly both froze at the sight. "Oh come now, I've had scarier halloween costumes then this." Lolly said with a smile. The only person that wouldn't have fooled would be Jason.
Mireya still calmed her step as she approached her. Elly behind her."Does it hurt?" Mireya asked looking at her legs. "Only a little." Lolly lied softly. Then she decided. it was better to tell them the truth."Well...actually the truth is-" "Momma!" Jack boomed and squirmed out of Ae-Jin's arms and waddled over to the bed. Ae-Jin tried to grab him to help him up but with a loud "No!" He climbed up some on the bed. Lolly smiled sadly. He was there. Poor thing. She picked up her baby boy and held him to her chest. "momma momma." He kept saying and Lolly smoothed down his silkly yet curly hair. "Shh, It's okay Jackie, Momma's okay." She said softly. Lolly looked up at the girls. "I'll give you guys a minute." Ae-Jin said softly and ducked out before Lolly could protest. "Okay girls, The truth is, My legs...They were hurt really bad and I...I'll be in a wheelchair." She said, unable to say the words never walk again. Mireya's breathing picked up but Elly grabbed her hand quickly. "No no, mija. Try to breathe."Lolly urged her and Mireya took some shuttered breaths and she wanted to grab on to her mother but she was afraid she'd hurt her so she ran to Elly, and began twisting her hair. Lolly smiled softly as Elly held on to her baby sister. "I'll be okay, mija"
"Mommy, I know what wheelchairs are for. I'm 12 not 2. You can't walk." Mireya said as her panic attack died down some. Lolly sighed. She really needed to stop treating this kids like they was small. Hell Elly was 14. Just a year shy of when Lolly lost her virginity. "You right, I may never walk again." Lolly said and Mireya looked at her. "Are you gonna be okay?" Elly asked. "I'll be-"

Bang, Bang!

Jack clung to Lolly's chest as Mireya and Elly held to each other. "Get down!" Lolly told them and Elly grabbed Jack...or tired to. "Go with Elly, mijo" She told him and he let go as they ran into the bathroom. Lolly sat up straight as a figured approached her door but soon there was another shot fired before she heard a two bodies hit the floor.

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Ae-Jin had been at the vending machine when she saw a woman walked toward the information desk. Ae-Jin watched the woman look fidgety and ask about Lolly. This wasn't Joey or Jenni and she knew no other woman in Lolly's circle of friends so Ae-Jin watched her closely. There was something off about her. Just as the woman walked passed her, Ae-Jin noticed something in her hand. Then everything clicked. She'd only heard bits of the conversation so she hadn't gotten everything but she gathered this was the culprit "Hey," Ae-Jin said and just then the woman raised her hand and opened fire. Ae-Jin ducked behind the vending machine just in time unfortunately, a nurse took a bullet as well as a the wall. The woman just walked toward Lolly's room after that. Ae-Jin darted forward, the woman fired again, catching Ae-Jin in the arm but that didn't stop her as she rammed her shoulder into the woman's stomach, knocking her to the floor, in the same motion, she stomped on her wrist, forcing the woman to open her hand, she snatched up the gun, and held it to her head. "Stay down!" Ae-Jin ordered, getting off of the shooter but still holding the gun to her head. "My son, she took my son..." The woman heaved. "I don't know what you're deal is, Lady but you better calm it down, or I will shoot." Ae-Jin warned just as police arrived. Ae-Jin held up her hands as they ordered her to drop the gun. "I am former Cpl. Ae-Jin Young of the US Marines. This woman just attacked this hospital, shot a nurse and myself, I just subdued her." She said quickly as they took Ae-Jin and the woman into custody. "You have got to be kidding me..." She muttered just as Nicky and Jason entered the hospital. "Nick, I think I'm gonna need that ride now." She said as she was ushered out of the hospital.