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"Does Ethan know you're here?" Sara asked.
"No. Liam said you could help me is that true?" Karen asked.
"I can if you are serious about getting out I can help you." She told her as she noticed Karen glancing around the restaurant. "Karen it's OK you are safe." She reassured her. "I have helped many escape the horror and trauma that is polygamy. I will help you too if you are ready."
"I am ready I have to get out. I can't live this way any more." Karen said.
"I understand. That is why I got out as soon as I could." Sarah explained.
"Liam told me you were part of another polygamy family."
"Yes and I got out of that hell and I vowed to help people who wanted to get out."
Karen nodded. "It's hard I can't live this way but I know if I leave, I wont be able to talk to my sisters."
"That is the hardest part about leaving that feeling a lone. But there are others of us out here and we are all here for one another. When would you be able to leave?"
"This weekend. Ethan and other men of the church are going on a retreat. This would be my best chance."
Sarah nodded. "This weekend then. We will be in touch."
"Thank you." Karen said as she glanced at the clock. "I better go. It's Wednesday Ethan will be at my house tonight for dinner."
"Are you going to be safe?"
"As safe as any other day." She stated.
A few days later.
Karen was packing her stuff quickly. Ethan was gone on the retreat and there was no chance he would be coming home.
"Karen?" Liam called coming into the house.
"In here." She called from the hall way as she carried a tote full of her personal things.
"You're really doing this huh?" Liam said seeing the other couple totes and a suite case near the door.
"Liam I have too!" Karen said turning around placing the tote down.
"What the hell?" He said touching her face.
"It's nothing don't make a big deal." She said.
"Did he do this to you?"
Karen just went into the kitchen and got a drink of water.
"Dumb question of course he did it. Why this time?"
"It doesn't matter I am getting out." She said.
"I know and that is why I can't let you go out there alone." He said reaching for his suit case behind the couch.
"Liam I can't ask you to do that."
"You didn't. I want to. You know damn well I hate it here just as much as you do. I have put off getting married and your father has noticed. It was only a matter of time before he was gonna send me a way to repent and if my best friend is going out into the world. Hell I will too." He said hugging her.
"We're in this together." She said returning the hug. When her phone buzzed she picked it up. "Sarah and Morgan are here."
Karen went out her front door as there was a white SUV that pulled up and then a black one down the road. She eyed the black SUV.
"Karen don't worry that is Scott he's working for us. Security." Sarah said.
"Hi Karen I'm Morgan Sarah's sister." She said. "You ready?"
Karen nodded yes.
As she took them into her house Morgan and Sarah looked around and gave each other a look. This house was a small house that was a story book polygamy house.
"Is this your stuff?"
"Yes it's not much but it's all I want." Karen said.
As the girls and Liam started loading up the stuff in the SUV. The security radioed to Sarah that an unknown car was pulling up.
"Karen do you know who this is?" Morgan asked.
Karen glanced out the window. "Yes it's my sister Katherine."
"Does she know you were leaving."
"No. I will go talk to her." She said as they continued to load the last few totes.
"Karen what is going on?" Katherine said.
"Katherine HI what brings you by?" Karen asked.
"Well I got a weird call from Sister Jenna she said there was a weird car here."
"Noisy old bat." Karen mumbled.
"Karen! What is going on here?"
"Who else did she call?" Karen asked.
"I am not sure. Probably Allison."
"I'm leaving." Karen stated.
"Leaving what do you mean?"
"I am leaving this life. I wont life this way any more and if you know what's good for you will leave too."
"Karen you know what it means to leave you. You are cut off and banned from coming back."
"Oh I am counting on it. Will I miss you and a few of my sisters of course but I wont live this hell any more. I am sorry Katherine I love you but I just can't" Karen said.
Her sister looked at her then pulled her into a hug.
"Go live your life and be happy. Find a man that treats you like you deserve I love you." She whispered almost in tears.
"I love you too." She whispered back.
"You ready?" Morgan asked.
"Yes more than ready."She said as she got in to the white SUV.
As it drove off down the road Karen looked straight forward. Liam grabbed her hand. It was now or never it was now time to start a new life away from the hell that was now her past.
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"Are you about ready babe?" Jon asked fixing his shirt collar.
"Yeah sorry love." Karen said coming out of the bathroom. "I had to pee again."
Jon chuckled.
"It's not funny. Your daughter thinks my bladder is a punching bag." She said looking in the mirror checking her hair and make up. As Jon wrapped his arms around her.
"She's gonna be a kick boxer." He smiled kissing her cheek. "You look beautiful."
Karen looked at them in the hotel mirror. She was wearing a gray long sleeve sweater dress with black boots and her hair was down curled at the end.
"Thank you. You shine up nicely too Mox."
"I have my moments." He grinned as he kissed her again. "You ready for this?"
"No not at all. Being back here just makes me ill." She told her husband.
"I know but you need to stay calm. Stress isn't good for you or the baby." He told her putting his hand on her baby belly.
Karen nodded and took a few deep breathes.
"All this for back rent I apparently never paid. Then leaving a house abandoned? Like what the hell?"
"Stress free baby Mama!" Jon said kissing her.
A few hours later.
Karen was sitting on a bench in the court house. Jon was pacing he floor. Don their security guard close by.
"Jon come sit by me. You are gonna ware a hole in the floor."
"Sorry baby but what the fuck is taking so long?"
"I don't know. Maybe we should have went in." Karen said as she looked around and then saw Mr. Greyson.
"No. I don't want you in a room with those people. Greyson said he could handle it. Well?" Jon asked as he went over to him.
"They have agreed to settle for half the amount as long as Karen agrees to sit down and talk with them."
"Fuck that." Jon growled.
"I said I would talk with you about it. I think this is just another way to get to Karen. I don't know why but Ethan hell bent on talking with you."
"What if we just pay the whole thing?" Jon asked.
"The whole 10 thousand?"
Jon nodded.
"Jon please you can't do that." Karen said touching his arm.
"Why not? If it means they leave my family alone I would pay those sick bastards a million."
"Jon I know where you are coming from. But if you pay them that now they may try to come back for more. I have dealt with a few cases before involving polygamy investments. They love their money." Mr. Greyson said.
"So what the hell do we do? Settle give them half and make my wife talk to them? What kind of fucked up system is this?"
"It's an odd request for sure. I am trying to get them to see this farce for what it is." Mr. Greyson said.
"Can't we pay them the money then get a no contact order or something? Ethan physically and mentally abused my wife. That asshole should be in prison!" Jon said.
As Don moved closer to Karen when he noticed Ethan, Gideon and their lawyer walking past heading towards the room.
"Is that your counter?" Mr. Greyson asked.
"Yes I will just pay them the 10 thousand and then I want them to leave us the hell alone." Jon stated as he held Karen's hand.
Mr. Greyson nodded. "Will you come in the room this time? It will look better if they can see a face."
Karen glanced at Jon. He didn't want his wife to have to face them but if it meant the end to the hell then fine. They agreed to go in to the mediation room.
"Karen you … you look beautiful." Ethan said staring at her.
Jon growled.
"Don't say anything." Mr. Greyson whispered to Jon as he held Karen's hand tightly.
"Thank you for joining us." The mediator said.
Karen and Jon just nodded as Jon pulled out the chair as Karen said down as she touched her belly. Jon noticed that Ethan kept staring at her.
"My clients have agreed to pay the whole 10 thousand. If they can get a no contact order on Ethan."
"My clients wont …." their lawyer started to say as Gideon stopped him.
"Done!"
"What?" Ethan questioned.
"I said it's a deal." Gideon stated sternly.
Karen glanced at her father he was one of the highest member in the order what he said went. Ethan had to listen. If it's one thing they loved more than being in control of their women it was money.
After it was all settled and the legal papers were drawn up. Jon paid them the whole amount. Once everything was settled Karen and Jon went home to Las Vegas.
Several Days Later:
"I get you daddy." Jagger said jumping on Jon.
"Oh shit! I'm pinned."
"oh hit! One feee! Me win." Jagger said raising his litter hand.
"I think you missed a number in there. We'll work on that and we don't say shit!" Jon smiled tickling his son.
"Daddy dat tickles me." He giggled.
"It does?" Jon smiled pretending to be shocked.
"Yes I pee." He giggled.
"WAIT! Hold on." Jon said carrying him to the down stairs bathroom. "Now you go. Don't pee on me."
"I not." He giggled as he grabbed his little step stool.
Jon noticed Karen coming down their stairs.
"Good morning sunshine." He joked kissing his wife when she reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Oh you are so funny." She smiled into the kiss.
"Did you have a good nap?"
"I did! Our daughter finally settled down." She smiled. "Where is Jagger?"
"He's peeing." Jon said.
"NO I POOPY!" Jagger yelled.
"Oh excuse me. WAIT are you sitting down?" Jon called then glanced in the bathroom.
"Daddy." Jagger giggled. "I sit."
Karen giggled at the little exchange. She finally felt relaxed for the first time in months. Things were starting to get back to normal. She went into the kitchen grabbed a glass of juice and a snack when Jon came in.
"Babe there is something I've been meaning to talk to you about." Jon said sitting at the table with his wife.
"Yeah what's that?" She asked him taking a sip of her juice.
"What is with the job applications on the counter and the ones I saw on line?"
"Jon we talked about this. I told you on the way home that I was going to get a job. I was going to give you that 10 thousand dollars back. It may take awhile but I am gonna do it."
"And I told you not to worry about it. It's just money."
"Yeah money that you legit got using your blood sweat and tears. You didn't deserve that so I am gonna pay you back."
"You're my wife my money is our money. If it meant no more contact with those mother fuckers then it was well worth it. Besides I will just charge extra for my next signing I can make that back in three or four appearances."
"For the record just know I feel like shit that you paid them."
"I know you've stated it. I didn't enjoy it either but it's just money. I would rather have my wife and kids safe and be short 10 thousand bucks then have you live in that hell."
"I love you Jon Moxley how the hell did I get so lucky?"
"I love you too. Also it helps that you are sexy and put out."
Karen giggled into the kiss.
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