A/N: I know that it's been a while since I've updated and for that I'm sorry… The good news is, is that I'm back with a new chapter for you all… Enjoy!

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Juice sighed and rubbed a hand down his face. "First off let me tell you that I did go to bed last night, but then I thought of one more thing I wanted to try to see if I could get any further information, so I got back up and went back out to my laptop. I did find a lot more information than I originally had, and it shocked the hell out of me."

Jax nodded grimly. "Yeah, Bobby told me that he had found you asleep at your laptop. Okay, what did you find out?"

Juice looked at Tig with a raised eyebrow. "Did you know that your God Daughter has some interesting contacts? I was e-mailed a warning while I was doing my more in depth search the second time around, but when I explained why I was checking into Hope the person informed me that him and a couple of his men would be here today to make sure that Hope, Chloe, and Serena was alright personally."

Tig smirked. "I do know about some of Hope's contacts, but not all of them I don't think. Now stop stalling, Juice, and tell us what you found out about Julia and Mark Hampton."

Juice shook his head and ran a hand over his bald head. "It isn't good at all. Julia Hampton is dead, and Mark Hampton is on the run because the police know that he is the one who killed her. From what I saw of the evidence list there is a video tape of him killing her. Her death was brutal, and I would like to keep it from the girls as to how she died because they don't need that visual in their heads at all. Julia Hampton nee Marshall is the one who brought all the money into the marriage, so Chloe and Serena will be set for life. I was able to find out that a lawyer had probated Julia's will, so he will be looking for Hope who is actually named as the executioner of Julia's estate and everything that it contains."

Tig swore. "Fuck! Julia was like a sister to Hope and once Hope finds out that Julia is dead, and that Hampton killed her there will be no containing Hope from going after the son of a bitch. What did you find out about Mark Hampton, Juice?"

Juice's eyes flashed. "Now that is where I ran into a little trouble at first until I finally used his social security number to search for him because using his name wasn't pulling up a lot of information. Mark Hampton was not the name that he was born with, but he changed his name legally as soon as he turned eighteen years old. His real name was Mark Andrews and he had a rap sheet as a teenage that is about as long as my arm. Even after he legally changed his name he still got into trouble regularly with law enforcement. He is wanted for questioning in several murders, attempted murders, and sexual assaults, but he always got away before the police could bring him in for questioning."

He closed his eyes for a minute and then opened them back up. "Julia Hampton has pressed domestic abuse charges and attempted murder charges on him in a couple different cities and states as well as charges for child abuse. From what I could piece together Julia signed over custody of her daughters to Hope fifteen months ago after a judge signed off on Mark never seeing his children again. At the point that the judge signed off on taking Mark's parental rights away he was wanted for attempting to sell Chloe and Serena to a couple of his business associates. As of now every single asset that Mark has is frozen, but I cannot tell who froze all of his assets."

Jax swore. "That is why he is trying to find Hope then. He has no access to money or anything else and needs a quick way to get some. He's not going to stop until we or someone else stops him. Juice, what can you tell us about Hope's contact that sent you a message?"

Juice smirked. "I wasn't able to find out much about him, but I can tell you that what I did find on him leads me to believe that it will be him and his group that find Mark Hampton and ends the miserable son of bitch's life in a painful way. The man is or was a mercenary at one time or another, Jax. He also worked for our government at some point, but I can't tell you what alphabet agency he worked for because I couldn't find that out."

Laroy laughed. "It depends which contact of Hope's contacted you, Juice. There are quite a few mercenaries that Hope knows and talks to."

Happy looked at Laroy with narrowed eyes. "How do you know that?"

Laroy smirked. "Because one paid me a visit after Bobby and I killed the fucker who hurt her three weeks ago. He wanted to make sure that I knew not to bring any kind of trouble to Hope's doorstep or he would do to me what Bobby and I did to the man. He then also made sure that I would keep an eye on Hope and the girls when I could. If I had to take a guess it was probably Micah Steele that contacted you, Juice, and he worked for the CIA for about six months before he went out on his own. He also happens to be a doctor now, but he keeps his hand in his old job and helps out when he is needed."

Juice nodded. "It was Micah Steele who sent me the e-mail. At least with him being an ex CIA Agent explains why I couldn't find what Agency he had worked for at one point and time. He seems to be very protective of Hope for some reason."

Laroy sighed. "Have any of you noticed the tattoo on Hope's stomach?"

Happy nodded. "Yes, it is of a flag with the marine corps symbol underneath it. What does that have to do with anything?"

Laroy shook his head. "Hope was engaged to a man who died, and the man was a marine. The man was a cousin of one of Micah Steele's men. Micah has looked out for Hope ever since she lost Adam. He knows that Hope can take care of herself, but he also likes making sure that she is safe and happy when it is possible. He may no longer be a mercenary, but he still keeps an eye on all of the men who was in his group and their families to make sure that they are not targeted for any reason. The one thing that Hope doesn't know that I do is that Adam died because Mark Hampton put a hit out on him in the country that he was in and someone took him out."

Tig's eyes flashed. "So, Hampton needs to die for more than one or two reasons. He will be dealt with and dealt with soon."

Jax nodded grimly. "I will be calling church here in the next hour or so. Laroy, would you mind sticking around to keep an eye on Serena and Chloe while we hold church? Since they know you they will probably feel more comfortable with you than with anyone else I could put on them to watch them."

Laroy nodded. "I'll take them out for breakfast or something because if they stay here they are liable to wake Hope up and she probably needs as much sleep as she can get right now."

Jax smiled softly. "I think that they will like that. Alright, Happy, you go and check on Hope and make sure that she is doing alright. It probably wouldn't hurt if Tara was to give her another pain shot to keep her out of pain and asleep for a while. Tig, you check to see if Serena and Chloe are awake yet. Juice, wake everyone else up that stayed here last night and kick anyone who isn't a Son out of here. Laroy, you can talk with Bobby for a few minutes while we get Chloe and Serena ready for the day. I'm going to go and talk to Tara for a few minutes."

Everyone nodded and did as they were told. They all knew that today just may be the last peaceful day they would all have for the next several days.


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