Title: Day from the Fiery Pits of Hell (Part 2 of 2)

Rating: M (Language and Situations)

A/N: Dick Wolf Owns LOCI characters, the others are mine.

Today, a full three hours before they're all supposed to meet at Bobby's, Chá'ěrsī's on the phone to Larry Church. Asking how to transfer a house out of someone's name without having to sell the house itself, Chá'ěrsī's told to simply sign a temporary power of attorney over the deed to someone else over 18. Thanking Larry for his time, Chá'ěrsī hangs up and tells Kaia what he'd learned. "Well, that makes us getting away from those corrupted assholes easier. I cannot believe Kai's been corrupted by them but I refuse to watch them continue that for too much longer." Kaia rebukes, calling to confirm both their flight to China and the moving truck rental.

As Chá'ěrsī sees Kaia nod once per phone call, Chá'ěrsī turns around and calls Jimmy. Waking him, Chá'ěrsī tells Jimmy in no uncertain terms that Chá'ěrsī and Kaia have to get some temporary powers of attorney signed, and that by the time Jimmy goes to meet with the others, there will be an envelope taped to the outside of his front door. "Kaia and I are done with you all, especially after you've irreparably corrupted my son. We've checked into it, and what I'm telling you is the only way we can legally leave you all behind while at the same time still catch our flight to China tonight. Oh, and don't actually touch the house we're leaving behind until this evening. We're having it packed up with all of the items in it shipped to China. One more thing, Tynie's precious Mandarin tattoos aren't what she thinks they are. Let's just say, you best hope one of my Mandarin speaking buddies doesn't find her. If he does, and he sees those tattoos, she's dead." Chá'ěrsī, conveys in closing, hanging up. Hearing all that, Jimmy turns right around and immediately calls Bobby, also waking him. Answering the call on the second ring, Bobby's told everything Jimmy just learned from Chá'ěrsī. "Son of a bitch!" Bobby growls.

"Yeah, so we need to move the meeting up. You stay by Tynie, I'm waking the others." Jimmy orders. "You got it." Bobby agrees, hanging up. Rousing from slumber herself, Tynie groggily asks "Ok, the fuck's going on?" Wrapping her in his arms, Bobby tells all, saving the part about her Mandarin tattoos for last. "Baby, protect me…." Tynie mumbles, in shock. "You know I will." Bobby swears, as yet-again his phone goes off. It's Kurk, whom when Bobby answers the call, offers "Man, the wife of one of my ex- Marine buddies runs a laser-tattoo removal place. Say the word and I bitch her out until Tynie gets a priority appointment. She has to be treated that way or she doesn't listen to you, man. Jimmy told me everything." "Do it, and keep me posted." Bobby barks. "Got it." Kurk cites, hanging up. Laying his phone aside, Bobby keeps Tynie close through the rest of their morning regimen. Kai, Tara and Jimmy go through their morning routines as well, Jimmy cursing "Those fuckin' assholes." Kurk though, keeps his word to Bobby before he and Kina enact their morning regimen.

Calling Bobby back, as Tynie's standing by her husband's side, Kurk informs "Man, I'm sorry, but the best I could do was get Tynie in at 3 this afternoon. Oh, and you will not be charged for this, because I already paid. After what Jimmy found out, it was the right thing to do in my book. Let's just say that by tonight, Tynie won't have any of those Mandarin tattoos. I paid for the top-of-the line laser removal. If Tynie does have those tattoos or any remnants of them, I'm suing the spa." "Ah, you mean we are, Kurk. Thanks man, get me that location before we meet up, that's all I ask." Bobby corrects. "Sending that in a text now man, I'll see you both in the living room." Kurk obliges, hanging up. Receiving and saving that text message, Bobby holsters both his and Tynie's phones to his sides, with her still awaiting him. Not kept doing that for long, Tynie's guardedly escorted across their house. Telling his wife what Kurk did, Bobby's interrupted when Tynie says "Baby, we should pay him back. Seriously, he didn't have to put that appointment against any of his cards that way." "I was going to honey, Kurk just didn't know that yet." Bobby promises. Making their way to the living room, Tynie and Kina soon share a scowl, as Tynie prods "Hey Kurk, just for my own information, exactly how much is what you just bought me?" "Four grand, with tax." Kurk names. "Kurk, that may have been for Tynie's information, but she and I insist you get repaid for that. When we go to the notary public's office today, we're also going to the bank. You are not to dispute me over this, because what you did went above and beyond for a tenant and friend in my book. Understood?" Bobby reprimands.

"Totally. Tynie, forgive me for this but I may very well use what Jimmy told me about you to see if I can't surrender my VA benefits through a phone call to D.C.'s VA offices. Kina gave me that idea, but she and I didn't know if using the most recent news about you and citing that you're my landlady would be a problem." Kurk confesses. "Dude, I'll vouch that you had consent to do that. Kina was right, we need to make today as easy as possible." Tynie consents. "Alright, I'll call D.C. Kina's wanting to make breakfast, so Tynie, you'll need to be ready to vouch me out like you said." Kurk concedes. "Hey, at that time, put me on your phone. I've got you from there on that, man." Tynie directs. Bobby turns to kiss his wife briefly after that discussion, Kina doing the same with Kurk. "Baby, I'm wondering. Since Tynie's so quick to help you after the news Jimmy got, would you keep eyes on her while I ask Bobby to help me in the kitchen?" Kina proposes. "Definitely." Kurk slurs, Kina's newest idea soon then coming true.

At Jimmy's house, Kai and Tara listen as Jimmy releases what Chá'ěrsī had told him, specifically in terms of Tynie's Mandarin tattoos and her "being dead" was not enough to warrant an arrest. "It may not warrant an arrest, but it does warrant them being banned from our lives after what they tape to your door's done with. Not only that Jimmy, I say let them run to precious China. Seriously, there's no damn point in keeping them in our lives, especially after what all they told you!" Kai contradicts. "He's right Papa Jimmy. Not only that, but with what Chá'ěrsī said against Tynie and those tattoos, getting them arrested could make Tynie's chance of having her life in danger even worse." Tara recognizes. "I didn't even think of that!" Jimmy growls.

Surprising those three, Jimmy's called, but this time by Kina. "Hey guys, I'm curious. If I offered to make you all breakfast and coffee, would you three come over and accept it?" Kina ponders. "Kina, we're out the door now." Jimmy approves, hanging up. Telling Tara and Kai the reason for that call, Jimmy leads them outside the house. On their way to Tynie's though, Chá'ěrsī pulls into Jimmy's driveway. "You two stay back, I've got this." Jimmy orders. Not debating Jimmy, Kai actually pushes Tara behind him as Jimmy deals with Chá'ěrsī. "I've got the envelope Chá'ěrsī, now you've got three seconds to get off my land and never return!" Jimmy commands. Without a word, Chá'ěrsī peels out of Jimmy's driveway, returning to the one that by day's end will no longer belong to Kaia. Tara sneaks around to Kai's side, then Jimmy begins to rush towards Tynie's, envelope in hand. Following him, Tara and Kai don't even look in the direction of Kaia's house. Letting themselves in the house, Jimmy, Tara and Kai see Tynie on Kurk's phone. Verifying every claim Kurk made about his residency and recent financial changes, Tynie testifies "Sir, I've received word that the reason behind my tenant surrendering his VA-related benefits is due to a grave threat, a hit technically, he'd learned was placed against my life. I am unfortunately unable to pursue criminal charges against the one who put that hit out on me, for I believe the term is a lack of evidence that will pass muster in court. The reason I can say that is, word of the hit against my life would technically be construed as hearsay and therefore still-unfortunately inadmissible. My tenant, Kurk Mansen, still took the hit on my life seriously enough to have his fiancée Kina Deakins assist him in looking into this avenue of surrendering his VA benefits. Sir, if I may be so brutally honest, that was one of the most-commendable things my tenant and his fiancée have ever done for me. All I ask is that by day's end if it's at all possible, you contact Kurk Mansen with a confirmation number or something that verifies that his VA benefits have been surrendered."

Being told her only-request can happen, but it will be sent out to her address by mail, Tynie acclaims "Hey, that works too. I've never been part of something like this, surrendering government-type benefits before, so I didn't know you had to send that out until now. Please make sure it's only sent to Kurk Mansen, because of the fact there's been that hit placed against my life." Totally respecting her wishes, the man in the D.C. VA's office Tynie and Kurk both spoke to, hangs up. Jimmy'd locked up Tynie's house before that call ended, Tara and Kai both quietly taking seats in the living room. Approaching Kina, Jimmy repeats the claim he'd heard Tynie make over the phone on Kina's name, and wonders "Is it true?" "Yes, Papa Jimmy, it is. Kurk's done his part, by bitching out a laser-tattoo removal spa owner, and paying for that appointment. By the way, that's at 3, and that was the best Kurk could do. Papa Jimmy, I felt I had to do what Tynie told that guy so that at least a small part of her day was easier. Especially after what you'd heard about Tynie from someone Bobby told me never to name again as long as we're on or in any part of his or Tynie's property. You still know who I'm referring to, I hope." Kina confirms. "I do, and I agree with Bobby's decision on that." Jimmy asserts. "Just a shitload of documents to get notarized, deal with whatever the hell Jimmy has in that envelope, and then my appointment. Ugh, today's going to take forever." Tynie grouses.

"Actually Tynie, no it's not. Jimmy didn't know this, but first thing this morning, I did some research through the mobile browser of my phone. Instead of us paying for those notarized documents about the federal-prosecution threats, according to the ACLU'S mobile site, all we'd have to do is openly attest in court that we all agreed to that." Kai releases. "Kai, do me a favor. Go repeat what you just told us three to Jimmy, Bobby and Kina. Trust me." Kurk re-directs. Kissing Tara's cheek, Kai goes into the kitchen, following Kurk's directions. "Papa Jimmy, Bobby, I say go with that. I really don't think that the ACLU would bullshit about anything connected to civil rights or courtdates. Not only that but right now, the fewer amounts of papers that could be linked to Tynie's name is better, and I know you both know why." Kina convinces. "Kina, that was genius!" Kai cheers. "Kai, you could have just said to me that you needed to use my computer to do that. I'd not have minded that in the least. We'll go with your idea, and your research." Jimmy disapproves. "Yeah Kai, thanks though man." Bobby retorts. "Ohh shit, there are lockboxes that need bought, and in Bobby's case upgraded, I've got two computers to maintain, and a three p.m. appointment." Tynie remembers. "Tynie you do not have two computers to maintain, because I've reconsidered. Kurk, when those two are at that appointment, I need you here. Kai, I'll need you and Tara with me, and you'll see what I mean later. Yes Tynie, I heard you on that. Oh, and as for my garbage disposal being installed, that's on hold too!" Jimmy scolds. "I say again, I'm not goin' against the orders of a retired police Captain!" Tynie reclaims. "Uhh Bobby, I really don't think you should either. I think Papa Jimmy thought of something he does not have the heart to say around Tynie right now. I believe you know why, too." Kina warns.

"I was starting to think about that myself, Kina. It's alright, but I do need you to move that envelope into the living room." Bobby contrives, Kina obeying. "I'm sorry Tynie, we keep taking away Bobby's chance to be… as you call it… your badass. We don't mean to, honest. It's just you've been so good to us all that we're trying to cover angles of keeping you away from what that bastard told Papa Jimmy as an act of love and gratitude for what you've done for us." Kina regrets. "Kina, I'm not even mad about that. You didn't have to apologize, but I appreciate the fact you did. Bobby's still my badass, but y'all are just backing him up. With the fact we have that appointment clear across town later today, and with the news Jimmy got, that's some seriously kickass shit y'all are doing." Tynie defers. "I say again, I like how Tynie sees things sometimes. Again, even with the news Jimmy got earlier, this is one of those times." Kai restates. To that, Bobby and Jimmy shrug, and then deliver the meal and drinks into the living room. Sitting around the living room, they all eat in silence, not even giving Kaia and Chá'ěrsī so much as a second thought.

After the meal, Tynie debates "I don't know if Tara and Kai should keep Li's birthday as their wedding date or not, especially with all the shit we've learned today." "Kai-baby, I was wondering about that myself." Tara pines. "I'll talk to Bobby or Jimmy about that, while you and Tynie clear from this." Kai settles. Gulping back some of his coffee, Jimmy amends "Talk to us now about that Kai." Kai obeys, and a discussion begins about both the pending-weddings in the family. "May I cut into this conversation? Kai, if you want, you can use my birthday as your wedding date. At least that way, you'll have about five months to plan the wedding." Kurk intrudes. "You'd do that man, seriously?!" Kai shrieks. "Yeah, I would." Kurk affirms.

Continuing their chat, Tynie interrupts "OK now I'd like to cut into this conversation. Kai, Kurk, Kina and Tara, if you want, you can get married here. I don't mind that in the least." "I'll even officiate if that's what you four choose to do." Bobby adds. As the two engaged couples share a look of shock, Tynie, Bobby, and Jimmy sit back for a moment. "Hey Jimmy, to give those guys some time to deliberate on that news, would you help me clear from breakfast?" Tynie poses. Jimmy nods, and as Bobby's cheek gets kissed, follows Tynie in cleaning up from their meal. Bobby waits on his wife, whom isn't gone long, Tynie and Jimmy both reclaiming their seats. "Bobby, I've been asked by Kai, Kina, and Tara to tell you this. We've accepted your and Tynie's offer about our weddings. Kai and Tara have elected to take my offer about using my birthday for their wedding. Which means, that I and Kina are going to ask if you'd object to Kina and I still getting married on Tynie's birthday?" Kurk decrees. "Not at all." Bobby declines.

"I hate to turn the conversation to less-happy situations but I think we really should open that fuckin' envelope and find out what the fuck's in it." Tynie intervenes. Gathering that into his hands, Bobby eludes "Allow me." Opening that envelope, Bobby finds Kaia's house deed, a sworn notarized statement, and three temporary powers of attorney, with only one of those signed over to Tynie. "Those fuckers signed over Kaia's bank account to my wife, after what else they've said will be done against her!" Bobby curses. "What the fuck?!" Tynie growls. "Yeah, there's a power of attorney over Kaia's house deed, that's signed to Kurk. There's a power of attorney over Chá'ěrsī's bank account, that's signed to me. There's also a written-admission to everything Chá'ěrsī called and told Jimmy this morning. That's not all that's sworn and notarized on that paper either. Kai, I really do not know how else to tell you this. Remember yesterday when you and I had the conversation about you not taking protecting Tara to extremes? Yeah, they deemed you listening to us on that as us irreparably corrupting you. Everything else they've sworn to admitting traces back from that, even the hit Jimmy was told Chá'ěrsī basically put out on Tynie, with her Mandarin tattoos. They're admitting that all this is the reason they're packing up and moving back to China. Oh, and they now have zero-intention of up-keeping Li's grave." Bobby describes.

"I'm not saying this as the granddad of two of you, or the friend to the rest of you. I'm saying this as, like Tynie put it earlier, the orders of a retired police Captain. I do not want that notarized-admission used for much beyond verifying the reason behind those powers of attorney. Tara brought something to my attention before we got here, and that was, if we handle it any other way, Tynie's unfortunately at a higher risk of having what Chá'ěrsī set out to do against her. Kina was right too, when she said the fewer papers that are in Tynie's name right now, the better. As far as Li's grave goes, we use that notarized-admission as another reason for up-keeping it behind those fuckers' backs." Jimmy vindicates. "I don't know about the rest of y'all but…" Tynie starts. "We're not going against the orders of a retired police Captain!" Tara, Kina, Kurk, and Bobby all finish simultaneously.

A few minutes pass, then Tynie rants "I just can't believe those two did all this against us, especially not Li. I mean, he's not even alive to defend himself. I don't know what he even did to deserve this. I don't even know what we even did to deserve this. Kai's old enough now to do everything this side of get shit-faced drunk and own firearms, but to those two his taking our advice was corruption?! Seriously, that's fucked up! If they don't make it to precious fuckin' China, and they show up here, Kurk and honey: you're to treat their asses like a sniper's target practice! Kurk, if I fuckin' have to, I'll buy you the firearm and lockbox for it to make that possible! Jimmy, I'd do everything this side of die for you man, but on that one, I say the same should go for your house. They deserve it, really, and I truly don't think that if they don't make it to precious China, that they'll honor any other way of us keeping them off our property. Hell yes, I'll testify to this in court, y'all know how to get me to appear!" Holding his wife as she silences, Bobby soothes "You didn't have to tell me to do that to them baby, I was going to anyway." "Bobby, I'd really rather not have Tynie buy me that firearm and lockbox. I'd prefer that purchase be done by me, with you and her as my eyewitnesses. You're my landlord and landlady, and Kina's underage for firearms possession, legally." Kurk prefers. "We do that later, man." Bobby eludes.

"Tynie, you don't have to die for me. You didn't have to tell me to treat those fuckers like a snipers' target practice if they touch my land again, either. I was going to in that case no questions asked. I just didn't know if flat-out saying it would upset you anymore that you are right now." Jimmy rationalizes. "Tynie, you're amazing. Even after all the news against you that's broken today, you still had the heart to even say what you just did. Yes, we know how to get you to appear in court, but I'm saying right now that since so-much of your advice has been overruled already that you need to do something else. Meaning, you need to let us cover you, because you've covered us all for so long." Kai ruminates. "Y'all are on the line too, since we're so close." Tynie whimpers. "Oh my God, Tynie just-admitted her advice to us has been because she senses we'll all be retaliated against!" Tara wails.

"Bobby, forgive me for this. I'm about to advise that in the coming days you and Papa Jimmy both need to upgrade or change the hell out of everything used for your security systems and door-locks. You forget who had access to those." Kina suggests. "Alright, on that note, let's get ready to roll. You'll all see what I mean soon enough!" Jimmy demands. Hustling to follow Jimmy's most-recent order, they all head for the front door after a quick pit-stop. Taking two SUV's, they drive on towards getting everything that was just-discussed resolved. At the home-security store, Kurk speaks to a manager, giving a shortened rundown of the entire situation. Bobby verifies those statements, and even signs off for Kurk to be the one to witness the security-system upgrade. For Jimmy's house, the arrangement to upgrade that home-security system is only slightly different. Instead of Kurk being the one to witness the upgrade, Kai's signed-on by Jimmy as being allowed to do that.

Heading back for Tynie's just as they'd driven to this shopping plaza, everyone from Tynie herself to Kai loads up into the two SUV's. Re-arriving at Tynie's, the entire group sees what's now legally Kurk's house being totally-emptied by movers for Kaia and Chá'ěrsī. As everyone else takes their seats, Kurk inquires "Bobby, would I be in breach of security protocols in my lease if I installed the new deadbolts?" "You'd actually be acting in part of the consents I gave you for the home-security company so no." Bobby declines. "Jimmy, I have the same question but for you." Kai implies. "Kai, I have the same answer Kurk just got from Bobby on that one." Jimmy implicates. Kai nods understandingly, as Tara mopes "I can't believe this is happening." "None of us can, beautiful. Trust me." Tynie evades.

Leaning against Bobby and Kai respectively, Tynie and Tara see Kurk set his firearm's lockbox down, only to arm himself at the door. "On what's legally now my property, there are two people whom I'm under Bobby's orders to treat like sniper's target practice whenever I'm on this property. Those individuals have a moving truck, and they're presently emptying what's now my house into it. I refuse to leave this post until such a time as I see those two people depart from my property at the very least. At this moment Jimmy, I request you keep Kina under your very-strict watch until that point arrives." Kurk reports, standing guard at the front door.

"You didn't even have to ask man, I would anyway." Jimmy protests, wrapping his arm around Kina. Taking a closer look, Kurk sees Chá'ěrsī driving Kaia's SUV a little too close to Tynie's for his comfort, especially given most of this morning's events and news. "You all stay as you are. I'm acting on Bobby's orders." Kurk commands, drawing his weapon before heading outside. Treating Tynie's driveway like a Marine sweep-mission, Kurk gets quite close to Chá'ěrsī's side of Kaia's SUV, which has the window rolled down. "You either get the hell off this property or I open fire! This is your sole warning!" Kurk denounces, training his firearm between Chá'ěrsī's eyes. Peeling away from Tynie's, Chá'ěrsī doesn't say anything, Kurk holstering his weapon before rushing for the house.

Shutting the front door behind himself a few moments later, Kurk notifies "Bobby, Jimmy, forgive the way I'm phrasing this. If you have the licensing to do this and it's current, then you both need to go mount up. Now. I just had to enforce Bobby's orders for me on this property right in one of those fuckers' faces. No literally, I had to train my weapon between the male-fucker of those two's eyes just to get him to leave this property." Tynie's cheek gets briefly kissed before Bobby and Jimmy hustle off to go arm themselves. "I'm sorry guys, but I felt Jimmy and Bobby had every-right to be warned about that." Kurk self-protects. "Don't apologize for fully-acting on Bobby's orders for you on that when you're on this property. You didn't realize it but by you telling them to do that, you were actually fully-enforcing my man's orders for that situation. Shit, that's what I'll tell any fuckin' judge I have to." Tynie chides.

"She's right man, you're good." Bobby verifies, reclaiming his seat by Tynie. As for Jimmy, the back-way to his house was taken, him returning through the front door five minutes later. "By the way Kurk, if you ever have to advise me or Bobby to mount up again, all you say is "You two, mount up, I'll explain later." Bobby and I keep our FOID cards and conceal-carry permits in our wallets, and they're all now-current. We confirmed that before I took the back way to my house to mount up this time." Jimmy scolds. "That does make it easier, you're right." Kurk realizes, shutting the door behind Jimmy. "Tara and Kina, while Tynie and I are gone this afternoon, you two should go under lock-down. Tara, you lock-down in your part of Jimmy's house. Kina, the same goes for you, but here. Kurk, Jimmy and Kai all have their posts while Tynie and I are gone, which cannot be left until after the security-system upgrades. Jimmy, whatever it was you were going to do with the computer areas in both our houses, that's on hold now. I say that because of how-far Kurk already had to take my orders for him in terms of being armed on this property. Trust me man, now the only people we should wait on today, are those who work for the home-security company." Bobby reprimands. Leaning her lips to Bobby's ear, Tynie whispers "You badass.." Turning so his lips are by her ear, Bobby murmurs "For you, anything."

"Y'all, I've just been told that Tara and Kina's lock-downs are only in effect until Bobby or Kurk one texts saying that they've been lifted. I've also just been told that everything from Jimmy's garbage disposal to the transfer of papers from me and Bobby's lockbox to Kai and Kurk has been placed on hold for a minimum of seventy-two hours from now. One more thing I've just been told is, all that we'd just gotten from our shopping trip is to be temporarily secured in my computer area immediately. It's due to the fact that we're expecting total Goddamned strangers to upgrade our security system that the decision to temporarily secure everything that's now not on someone in that location was made. Now when I say secure that shit in that area, I do not mean just throw it in there and lock the fuckin' door. I mean stash the hell out of that shit, and then lock the damn door." Tynie deceives. "You all heard the woman. Kurk, remain at your post, Bobby's got Tynie covered. Kai, Kina, Tara and I have what Tynie just said handled. I'll give Bobby the stashed location of that stuff, later." Jimmy instructs. Leaning his lips to her ear again, Bobby mutters "Nicely done beautiful." Bringing her lips to his ear, Tynie undertones "For you, anything."

On the couch with Kurk still-standing guard at the front door, Tynie feels herself get enveloped in Bobby's arms. Kina, Kai, Tara and Jimmy on the other hand, all-quietly load up Tynie's computer area just as she'd described. That task takes them about twenty minutes, and when it's done, Kai ponders "Is anyone here allergic to kielbasa and onion rings?" Looking around the room, Kai sees everyone else shake their heads, and then implores "Bobby, if I have permission to overtake your kitchen, you now know what's for lunch." "Go ahead." Bobby allows. Kai nods, then whirls around to face Kirk, advising "I think it violates Tynie's house rules for anyone to eat while standing guard at her door. So when I'm done cooking, you're on break dude." Kurk nods, then they all see Kai give Tara a passionate kiss. "I like the way he thinks…." Tynie purrs, kissing Bobby just-as-passionately.

Kina, in turn, goes up to Kurk, continuing the trend of couple's sharing in passionate kisses. As those kisses end, Kina has Kurk take her by the hand, going right for the couch. Kai, on the other hand, heads to work on everyone's meal, Tara self-excusing "I don't feel right leaving my honey to work so hard alone just to feed us. I'll be back." Joining Kai in Tynie's kitchen, Tara then fully-assists with making the group's lunch. Glancing out the big-bay window from his seat on the couch, Jimmy sees Kaia and Chá'ěrsī separately driving away from what's now legally Kurk's land. "Those two can fuck off for all I care!" Jimmy defames. "Fuck, I'll drink a beer to that." Tynie snipes. Kissing Kina's cheek, Kurk relays "Yeah, that was just a request for me and Jimmy to get everyone's drinks." "Ok baby." Kina sighs, as Kurk and Jimmy do indeed gather everyone's beverages. In the middle of those being shared, Kai and Tara deliver everything they've made to the others. "I'll get the sauces; just tell me what ones you guys want." Tara offers. "No, you've done enough for our lunch you two. I've got that." Kina defies, going towards Tynie's fridge. Totally guessing, Kina brings the barbecue, ranch, and ketchup all out of the fridge, shutting that behind herself. Delivering those three-bottles to the group, Kina returns to Kurk's side, as everyone shares in the meal finally. Clearing from it all becomes Tynie and Bobby's responsibility, those two doing so without a word.


Chá'ěrsī and Kaia have made it to the airport, with all their belongings to be shipped to China now going through Customs. So far, nothing they own sets off any alarms, so those two are later allowed to go on to their flight. As far as either Kaia or Chá'ěrsī now gives a damn, everyone from Kai to Tynie, is dead. Taking their flight, Kaia and Chá'ěrsī actually celebrate, considering their returning to China as a course, everyone from Kai to Tynie doesn't know that Kaia and Chá'ěrsī are already on the way to China, and frankly that fact doesn't bother any of them. As far as everyone from Tynie to Kina cares, Chá'ěrsī and Kaia are long-gone for all eternity.


Back in Tynie's house, Bobby checks the time, announcing "Well, Tynie and I have to leave. Our appointment to get those tattoos lasered off is in two hours and with traffic at this time of day, we should head out now." All the others in their house come up on them in the kitchen, exchanging brief hugs before the group disperses. True to the discussed plan, when both Tynie's and Jimmy's houses are locked behind them, Kina and Tara both, go lock-down. Kurk, Kai and Jimmy all take to their pre-planned posts, while Bobby drives Tynie to her laser-tattoo removal appointment. Tynie's worried about the appointment's turn-out, saying so to Bobby. "No honey, you don't worry about another thing. I'll take care of you." Bobby declines. Tynie nods to that regard, as in the back of her mind, rage brews at how far today's already turned to shit.

Arriving and going through the pre-appointment process, Tynie's heart is soon totally broken. The laser-removal tech is quite-fluent in Mandarin, and when that's demonstrated, Tynie gets told she now has to have four tattoos lasered off, as opposed to three. Tynie's tattoo that she's had since age 21, with the sun on her left shoulder that has Mandarin inscribed in the middle, was not translated right when she got it. What that tattoo actually translates to is "Kill me." "Damnit!" Tynie growls. Assuring Tynie that all-four tattoos can be totally-lasered off in one appointment, the laser-tattoo removal tech barely brings a smirk from Tynie.

"You'll be able to still memorialize them baby, I'll see to that!" Bobby dedicates. Leaning against Bobby's left side again, Tynie honors "Thank you baby." Taking Tynie through the rest of the pre-appointment process, the laser-tattoo removal tech remains cordially professional. Enduring the actual laser-removal of those four tattoos, Tynie periodically grunts and groans through her teeth. After every occurrence of that, Tynie pants "I'm ok, let's do this." Amazed and proud at his wife's show of strength during this part of the appointment, Bobby gives Tynie a smile. Shortly after the laser-tattoo removal tech is done, the machine's shut off. After that's done, Bobby's warned that Tynie will be sore for a couple days, but from what the tech could tell, every bit of those four tattoos is now gone. Overhearing that while putting the shirt from Bobby that she'd borrowed today back on, Tynie then resumes being at her suitor's side.

Seeing them out, the laser-tattoo removal tech doesn't say another thing. Driving home, Bobby and Tynie have a chat about what just happened. "After all the reasons you've been given today to worry about me, I didn't want to add to those. That's why I toughed out having so much of my body lasered." Tynie explains. "You hurtin' baby?" Bobby concerns. "Not to sound weak, but yes." Tynie replies. "You're not weak, and I'll take care of that hurt. You don't have to worry about a thing, just like I said earlier." Bobby reminds. Getting back home, Tynie's whisked inside the house as Kurk locks up behind them. Waiting until Tynie's made as comfortable as possible for the time being on the couch, Kurk reports to Bobby about how-well the security system upgrade went. "Well at least that's some good news." Tynie grumbles. "Sit down Kurk, I'll tell you what she means by that." Bobby requires. Obeying him, Kurk soon learns the truth about Tynie's tattoos, her post-laser-removal pain, and the reason Tynie tried "Toughing out the appointment." "Man, I think those two fucks who left us today have quite a bit to do with Tynie feeling like that. I believe those fucks really did a number on Tynie's heart and head. You're going to have to do a lot to show Tynie that what they did to her was wrong." Kurk discerns. Throwing her head back, Tynie wails "Shit this hurts!" "I'm on it Tynie!" Kina shrieks, rushing to her and Kurk's medicine cabinet. While Kina's gone, Bobby gets called by Jimmy, whom in turn gets a full-update. "Those bastards!" Jimmy snarls. Waiting a few minutes, Jimmy returns the favor of giving an update, Bobby listening intently. As that call ends, Kina's got two ibuprophen pills, and a bottled water for Tynie in hand. Taking those, Tynie rasps "Thanks beautiful."

Watching over his wife, Bobby's still on the phone to Jimmy, as a determination about two stay-in-home vacations is made. Hanging up once that's finalized, Bobby repeats the decision to those now around him. Kurk, while Bobby speaks, gives the man of the house a copy of the new deadbolt keys. "I wouldn't wish what I just had done on my worst fuckin' enemy…" Tynie groans. "I know baby, and I'm sorry. Had I known things between us all, and those two fucks would have turned so south so fast, I'd have stopped you from getting three of those tattoos the way you did. Forgive me." Bobby apologizes. "You don't need forgiven for shit you didn't know…" Tynie moans, the ibuprophen still not yet kicking in. "One last piece of business. Bobby, I want that house that I just got the deed to destroyed and rebuilt. I don't know how long that will take, but I refuse to subject Kina to living in a home that was once owned by those two fucks!" Kurk mentions. "You two stay here as long as that takes, man. You're right by that decision." Bobby administers. "Thanks man." Kurk accepts. "No baby, there's one more piece of business. We've got to make these two dinner, everyone else including you and I have eaten already." Kina alters. "Even though today's been one from the fiery pits of hell, I like how Kina just did that." Tynie commends. "That makes two of us, sweetheart." Bobby amends.

On that word alone, Kurk and Kina set to entering Tynie's kitchen, making the last meal for Tynie and Bobby's day. Serving Tynie and Bobby, waiting for them to finish eating so the meal can be cleared from, Kurk and Kina are eventually met up in the kitchen by Tynie and Bobby. Keeping their good-night greetings soft-spoken, and their exchanged brief hugs gentle, all four of them head off to their wings of the home. Secluded in their room, Kina's left to wait for Kurk to disarm himself and set their phone to charge. Refusing to keep his lady-love waiting long, Kurk has Kina back in his arms in a matter of moments. From that point, Kurk and Kina's night turns from annoyed-by-the-day's turnout into passionate. As they become sated, Kina and Kurk kiss, swear love and fall asleep.

Closed off in their room, with Bobby's firearm locked away for the night, and their phones now being set to charge, Tynie swoons "You've been a badass all day, sexy…" "You deserve nothing less. Beautiful, I mean that, you deserve the ultimate of me. I know so much has changed for us so fast again, especially you, and that bothers you deeply. Sugar, I don't care what it takes; I'll show you that absolutely everything will be alright." Bobby dedicates. "What would you do if I told you that all I want done for that tonight is for us to have a night of movies and makin' love?" Tynie proposes. Pulling her into his arms, Bobby leans his lips down towards hers, giving Tynie a passionate kiss. Slowly separating their lips, Bobby huskily answers "I'd tell you that you most definitely got it." Smiling at one another, for one of the first times all day, Tynie's wish for their night soon turns into a reality. Covered up, cuddled together, satiated and rasping for breaths as the entertainment center in the master bedroom self-shuts down later, Tynie and Bobby gasp vows of their love to one another. Slumbering as they'd laid, nobody in Tynie's house knew that by this point, everyone who lives with Jimmy has been asleep for a couple hours.


Chá'ěrsī and Kaia went from being respected elders in those considered as Tynie and Bobby's family's lives to being on their way back to China while leaving anger and danger in their wake. The reason for Kaia and Chá'ěrsī's departure from the States and every life from that of Tynie to Kai is so petty and extremist that it doesn't really deserve repeating. Virtually everything that Chá'ěrsī and Kaia couldn't take with them or have shipped to China was left behind, surrendered to various people in Tynie and Bobby's group through temporary powers of attorney. By the time the sun set, Tynie went from having six tattoos to now only having one, but the four that got lasered off were for very-good reason. Kurk proved himself to the entire group, Chá'ěrsī included today, and in their own rights, so did Kai, Kina, Tara and Jimmy. Whenever the group met up at Tynie's today, household protocols were executed, guessed, and enhanced, and all of that was the fault of Chá'ěrsī and Kaia for basically placing a hit out on Tynie.

Even while dealing with all that, Kurk's VA benefits got surrendered, and both pending-weddings got more planned than they've been since both engagements occurred. Basically, the most concise way to describe today unfortunately came from Tynie when she said that today's been one:

From the fiery pits of hell…..