Here it is :P sorry on your wait

"Tal!" Little Rock shouted as she flung herself about him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Oh my god! I thought you were toast," she said with a big grin. He hugged her back.

"Alive and kicking kiddo," he said. The whole family was on the steps to greet the weary couple. Chicago had slept on the plane ride back, and was able to stay upright thanks to it.

"Hey everyone," she said after giving Denver a hug.

"You alright?" he asked in a whisper to her ear.

"I should ask you the same," she smiled, brushing the question away. He gave her a small smile though it was laced with tiredness.

"We're as fine as we can be," he said. "A menagerie of sleep deprivation, substance abuse, and emotional instability… as per usual," he said. Chicago gave him a second hug.

"Don't worry… I'm going to get up back on the right track," she said. Loud yelling from the house disrupted her and everyone looked to see both Phoenix and Pace arguing, flailing, and failing to make any sense at all.

"What the hell?" Tallahassee murmured.

"Pace is toasted and Phoenix is drunk again… Nana said she hated him because he wouldn't accept the job… things have been… miserable is an understatement," Denver sighed. Chicago felt a throbbing headache start in the back of her skull.

"Lets just… get through this," she shook her head.

Danny yawned and stretched waking up slow because he had nothing better to do. When he saw that the door was open his brow furrowed. On the coffee table a fresh set of clothes as well as a pair of brand new boots waited for him with a hand written note.

"I had to go to work, but I figured you would want to sleep. Take the clothes, and the paperwork under them. You're free to go. - Chloe"

Danny sighed and started to get dressed. The quarantine was up and now he had to get back to the real world.

"Knox?" Concord muttered when he came through the door of the office.

"hey," he sighed in her general direction.

"I thought you were-" she got cut off.

"We have had a bit of a development," he muttered. "Could you put on some coffee?" he added as he sat down at his desk. She did so and then returned.

"Is everything okay?" she asked. He opened his phone.

"Yeah," he replied the flicked it shut. His focus shifted to her. "So you're going with the druggie now?"

"WHAT?" she snapped.

"You and Pace," he replied sounding almost disinterested.

"No," she said.

"Mhmm… okay… well I need some quiet to make a phone call," he said and waved for her to go. Concord, seething mad, turned and left.

Summer let a long trail of smoke flow from her lips. She had been sitting in the car looking at the town for some time, but she didn't want to go in. She hated it. She hated how perfect it all was.

"Tallahassee stop!" Little Rock shrieked. "You're acting insane!" she added. Tallahassee took another swing with the baseball bat. It made a clanging sound when he missed and hit the tree branch Memphis was standing on.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Wait!" Memphis pleaded jumping up another branch so he was out of range. "Tal, let's talk about this," he said holding out his hands in an open gesture.

"Nothing to say!" Tallahassee said starting to climb the tree. "I specifically said he ain't allowed to be here!"

"Tal Leave him alone," Chicago smirked watching the display.

"Like hell," Tallahassee snapped throwing the bat towards the younger man.

"Hey! I just came out because she said things were rough!" Memphis tried to save himself.

"Tall," Chicago said again making him look over his shoulder. She gave him a smile. "Seriously, leave him alone." He sighed and let go of the branch dropping back to the ground.

"You lucked out," Tallahassee growled up at the boy and walked away.

"Thank you sir," Memphis was always still mortified of the older man. When he was sure the cowboy was gone he dropped down to the ground.

"I think he took that well," Little Rock said. Memphis just rolled his eyes.

"Memphis," Chicago said grabbing his attention. "Since you've caused such a ruckus, I want barbecue tonight," she said with a smile.

Tallahassee tapped on the door trying to ignore the smell of the . "It's locked from the inside," Nana said coldly. He looked over her shoulder to see her leaning against the doorway of her room.

"Denver said you were out in the woods," he said.

"Yeah, I snuck in the window," she replied.

"Pace really shouldn't have taught you that," Tallahassee sighed.

"He's done more good than dad has," she replied. Tallahassee shifted on his feet feeling awkward.

"Nana… Look you're daddy just need a bit of time, and it would be really great if you could-"

"What?" she snapped. "I could what? Not blame him?" Nana growled. Tallahassee was taken aback be the hostility of the girl.

"Uhh…well…" he sighed and bent down beside her. "Look sweet heart this is a really hard thing for everyone involved and-"

"You want me to not be upset?" She growled.

Tallahassee sighed hanging his head. "No I just-"

"Nana," Phoenix said sharply from where he stood in his now open door. "Come on… we need to talk." Tallahassee stood up and looked his best friend in the eye. They didn't have to say anything to each other. Nana moved past Tallahassee and into her fathers room with a look of somber resolve. Tallahassee retreated.

"Clearance?" A guard asked as Danny tried to slip past him.

"Uhh…" Danny fumbled for the paperweight he had stashed in his pocket.

"What do you mean you want me to call for a kill order?" Washington muttered pinching the bridge of his nose.

"That thing is not safe and you know she won't admit it," Dakota said sharply.

"And you know that I cant just order her to kill it… even if I did the likeliness she would is slim to none," Washington replied.

"I don't care… that thing has got to go, and if you won't help me out man, I'll do it myself," Dakota snapped. "I'm not going to let her get bit."

"Dakota, just calm down, I'll put a guard in there around the clock, okay?" Washington put his hand on his friends shoulder. "Better?"

"Hey! Cut that out!" Chloe snapped at the kids who were rifling through her drawers. Her office had all hell breaking loose in it and two of the nurses were nowhere to be found.

Danny limped into the ward surveying as he went. She looked overwhelmed and he smirked a bit. "Hey there," he smiled looking at Chloe. She spun around, looking shocked.

"How the hell did you get here?" she snapped.

"You look a bit frazzled," he said.

"Oh you have no- Hey!" the kids caught her attention girl. "Hey! Girl's do not throw the boobs!" she shouted seeing that the children had found the breast models. She looked back at Danny. "For the love of god," she murmured pinching the bridge of her nose. "Since you're here please help me," she said in a desperate voice.

"Nana… you know I love you more than anything," Phoenix started as he closed the door.

"Please… just spare me the whole lecture," she sighed sounding sad. He licked his lips trying to think of what to say.

"I'm sorry," he said with a shrug.

"What happened?" she asked as if she really didn't want to know. He gritted his teeth.

"She was having an affair… cheating," he said. Nana closed her eyes for a moment as she took a deep breath.

"Like what Pace does?" she asked. Phoenix shook his head.

"No, Pace sleeps with lots of girls…he's… it's not the same… Summer was… is," he corrected himself, "with Houston." Nana could smell the alcohol in the room.

"Why?" she asked. He sat down next to her on the bed. "She is in love with you and we are a family," she breathed.

"Nana this doesn't change anything," he said with a new sense of urgency. "I am always going to be madly in love with you," he looked her in the eye. "And… if you want to see Summer… you still can, anytime you want… but…. This means we won't be living together anymore…."

"But why did she do it?" Nana asked. Phoenix drew a blank and shook his head a bit.

"I don't know," he said with sincerity. "I might not ever know… but… this is not your fault… okay? No matter what happens next you need to understand that… this whole mess is between me and her… and I wish you didn't have to be wrapped up in it," he said. Nana held back tears, swallowing hard. She wouldn't let him see how bad it tore up her heart to lose her family for the second time. She knew things wouldn't be the same ever again.

Jade was propped up on some pillows, her head leaned back and her hands folded on her belly. Rouge was strewn across the foot of the bed, his hands massaging the soles of her feet. "Baby?" she murmured.

"Hmm?" he replied.

"I want you to take the job," she said simply. He faltered and looked up at her.

"Excuse me?" he cocked his head.

"I want you to take the offer… Chicago is here to push it a little more, I can tell… and when she asks again I want you to go. Go with Pace," she said. He sat up.

"Perhaps you forget that you're pregnant," he said calmly. She looked at him.

"Hard to forget," she said sarcastically. "But I am serious," she added.

"This isn't a talking point love," he looked away from her.

"Bones," she glared at him. He sighed in that way he always did and she pulled her feet away from him. "Bones, this baby isn't coming for a while," she said. He rolled his eyes. "And you are absolutely killing me," she added. Her statement got his attention and he looked at her feeling hurt. Her eyes quickly put an end to the sting though. They were as kind and loving as ever. "You're going to be a father before you know it… and after that… everything we used to be able to do… all that freedom is going to be gone… and you're acting like you're ready, but I don't think you are… and you have changed so much already… and I don't like it Bones," she said honestly. It was clear she wasn't aiming her feelings to hurt him. "I miss you… you grew up and now…" she shrugged, "you're not you… I want you to just go… go and get one last taste of what we do best okay?" she let her voice fall soft.

"But what if…" he shook his head. "I won't do that to you," he sighed.

"Baby, nothing is going to happen," she gave him a reassuring smile. "What has happened in the last few months that has made you any less invincible than you were before?" she asked. "Go with your brother and get yourself straightened out please… I don't want our baby to grow up not knowing the real you," she smiled. He sighed.

"Love I'm not going to raise a child to be like me okay? I won't do it," he said.

"Then what are you going to do? Just keep up with this lie? Because that is what you have been doing for the last six months. You haven't been yourself. You never play music anymore, you never make jokes, you never do magic, you never even swear. All you do is work and worry," she frowned.

"I'm trying to make sure that our child will have a better life," he said.

"I'm not in love with you anymore," she said abruptly. Rouge felt his heart stop. "Not like this," she said. She moved closer to him and ran her hands over his face. "I know you're just scared… but you shouldn't be…. So either you get yourself straightened out or…" she shook her head and sighed.

"Or?" he asked.

"I don't know," she said. "But I can't live like this."

The BBQ in the center of the table smelled heavenly, but no one spoke as they ate around the large dining room table. Chicago felt like the tension might ignite at any moment. She pusher her plate away and sighed.

"Thank you Memphis, this was delicious," she said.

"No problem," he nodded.

"Despite the fact he shouldn't be here," Wichita murmured. Tallahassee had his mouth full of the meat but spoke anyway.

"Lay off of him… I think I overreacted earlier," he managed to say. Chicago smirked then looked back around the table. No one else was smiling. Her heart was about to rip in two and she stood up.

"Okay!" She snapped slapping both hands down on the table. "This has to stop!" she said then breathed for a moment. "Jesus Christ did I fuck up!" she said looking around at her family, they all looked a little shocked. "I was the one that got us here," she said in self defeat. "I was the one that made us a sorry bunch of depressed fucks… because I took life so seriously that I clenched all the fun right out of it…. And I know it now… all the fun is gone and its my fault…. And I would do anything to fix my mistake… I took life to seriously when I shouldn't have," she sighed and gave a small smile looking around, "because no one gets out alive anyway." There was a silence while everyone looked at her and she formulated what she would say next. "I… just wanna get us back on track… I want us to get back to enjoying to life… because despite the fact I would like to survive… I also wanna live… so… I'm going to take this job, and I'm going to split some heads… and I'm gonna start living again," she said. "I want us to come back out of retirement," she gave another look around the room.

There was a long moment of pause. "I'm sold," Denver said. Chicago's eyes flashed to him and she thanked him silently.

"You couldn't keep me home if you tried," Pace breathed looking pleased. The others seemed to still be in deliberation.

"Hey Phoenix, you're not gonna make me go without a wing man are you?" Tallahassee asked licking his fingers. Phoenix looked hesitant.

"Dad," Nana sighed.

"Baby girl no," he shook his head.

"Dad there is no reason to stay," she huffed. He gritted his teeth.

"Live a little brother," Pace said. Phoenix looked at Nana.

"I'll go but you can't come," he sighed.

"PLEEEASE?" she exclaimed giving him the saddest eyes ever. Phoenix looked away.

"No," he said.

"PLEEEEEEASE?" she repeated. He looked at Chicago who gave a little shrug as if to say 'up to you.' He sighed.

"Fine…" he rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Yes!" she smiled and high fived Pace.

"But you are going to be on a short short leash," Phoenix added trying to be stern. It didn't dampen her spirits too much.

"What about you? Time to weigh in Columbus," Chicago looked at the kids. He still seemed to be deliberating as he moved his fingers along his jaw bone.

"I don't know," he said slowly.

"I'm in," Rouge said leaning forward. Everyone stopped breathing when they looked at him. "You got me onboard Chicago… We're as close to zombies as it comes without a bite," he added, "and I have no intention of fading out that way… all it took was a little reminder," his hand was resting on Jade's leg under the table. "So, enough fuss over it yeah?" He looked around the table. "Lets figure out how we want to do it."