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Chapter 24 : Redeeming Qualities
Hide Away
When Ron Horn woke up in the Hide Away that was set up as a base for Grace and her companions the first thing he did was freak out due to not knowing where he was at after being attacked by his former fellow KHAOS colleagues .
" Hey , where am I ? " Ron asked panicking .
" You ' re safe , so , relax before you wake the rest of my team they need it before having to face your former buddies . " Grace said sitting at a table in one of the corners of the room that they were keeping Ron in at the moment .
" You , " Ron said going to get up but finding himself handcuffed to the bed he was in .
" My dad ' s favorite foreign object comes in handy wouldn ' t you say ? " Grace asked as she got up and moved closer to Ron .
" Yeah , what do you want from me ? " Ron asked trying to back away as much as he possibly could .
" To give you this , " Grace giving the note left behind for him from KHAOS .
" This is ? " Ron asked as he read the note .
" It was left in your pocket , just the same as the notes lefted behind by the rest of KHAOS when you guys would attack one of my family members . " Grace made it clear to him .
" But , Nash and Domino both said I could go and nothing would happen , " Ron said .
" Look , I don ' t know what happened between you and the rest of KHAOS and I don ' t know enough of what happened between you and Chase in past , but what I can say is that your former bosses don ' t care about you in anyway whatsoever . " Grace said .
" Where did you find me ? " Ron asked not wanting to talk about Chase .
" The creek on the way here , looks like they left you for dead after shooting you in the leg . " Grace said as Ron looked down at his bandaged leg .
" How ? " Ron asked .
" One of my team members has a medical background , he fixed your leg , so , you can thank him later . " Grace said .
" So , what now ? " Ron looked at Grace .
" I give you three options , " Grace said .
" Huh ? " Ron asked as Dallas walked in .
" Option 1 : I send you straight to prison for running my dad off the road breaking his leg and for ambushing Andy and Debra before my trip to Mexico . " Grace said .
" But . . . " Ron said .
" Option 2 : You help my team deal with your former KHAOS buddies which means you payback your debt from my team saving your ass , during which you maybe given the chance at redeeming yourself , and after all of this is over you get to go on your way freely as long as you leave Chase alone . " Grace making the last bit perfectly clear to him .
" And the third option ? " Ron asked .
" Option 3 : Once your leg is healed , I let you go and you can figure out how to survive on your own , and one day down the road I may come calling to collect on the debt you owe me , but you still in no way whatsoever go after Chase . And trust me if you do go after Chase after we saved your ass then I will let the big Texan here deal with you then pass you off to the rest of the family , so , they can have their way with you during which you should pray they don ' t leave anything left of you for Chase to deal with himself . " Grace said .
Ron looked at Lance for a moment , then at Grace , before looking down at the bed going over the options in his head , his obsession with Chase , and now hatred for KHAOS growing inside of him conflicting with each other .
" You look like you need a minute to think all of this over ? " Grace asked .
" I will take Option 2 , I will help you deal with KHAOS , but there is no way I can guarantee what I will or won ' t do when I see Chase at the moment . " Ron looked at her .
" You . . . " Lance went to throttle the guy before Grace stopped him .
" At least he is being honest , so , don ' t strangle him . " Grace said taking the handcuff keys out of her pocket looking at them deciding on what she was about to do hoping everything went well .
" Be careful , Grace . " Lance said .
" I will , but I am also giving him a chance to prove himself . " Grace said as she undid the handcuffs restraining Ron to the bed .
Ron looked at her shocked that Grace didn ' t allow Lance to hurt him in anyway not understanding why she was being so forgiving when Grace had every reason to hurt him bad for harming the Extended Family .
" Get him some food and let Davey come in to check his leg . " Grace said .
" Sure , " Lance said .
" You owe me , " Grace looked at Ron .
" I will pay my debt . " Ron said .
" We will see , " Grace said as she and Lance left to allow Davey to check on Ron ' s leg .
" That was surprising . " Lance said .
" Yeah , I thought he was going to pounce on me when I removed the handcuffs . " Grace said .
" Don ' t worry , I have your back . " Lance said .
" Thanks Big D , happy to have my own protection detail around here . " Grace said making Lance laugh at her .
" Andy and Chase says you ' re sarcastic like your dad , and now that I ' m witnessing it for the first time I have to say they didn ' t warn me enough . " Lance said .
" They shouldn ' t have warned you at all so it would have come as a surprising feature of the American Kid , I will have to scold those crazy Naturals when I see them again . " Grace making both of them laugh this time .
Clinic
At the clinic Chase ' s mouth was hanging open as he watched the ultrasound on Traci as they were finally able to find out what gender the baby was going to be and what Laura told them made the both of them happier as Chase still stared at the screen .
" You have to excuse Chase , he ' s excited about everything . " Traci chuckled at her husband as Laura couldn ' t help to laugh at the comical expressions Chase was making .
" A boy , I ' m getting a son , " Chase said finally raising his arms like he had just won a match making both girls laugh even harder .
" Yes honey you are getting a son , so , now we can name him and you can paint his room . " Traci said .
" I ' ll recruit my nephew . " Chase said .
" And the name ? " Laura asked .
" We will talk about that on the way home . " Traci said looking at Chase who was looking at her curiously .
Stevens ' House
On the way home from the clinic Chase and Traci talked about the name for their baby boy who was still waiting to arrive to meet them and by the time they got home they had agreed to the name with Chase nearly in happy tears at what they were naming their son .
" So , you do like it ? " Traci asked as they walked into their home .
" I love it , baby . " Chase said as he hugged and kissed her .
" But , let ' s wait and tell the family the name once he is born . " Traci advised him .
" Okay , " Chase said getting her reasoning behind the idea .
Hide Away
" How is he ? " Lance asked as Davey came back into the main room of the Hide Away after checking on Ron ' s leg .
" He should be up and around in a couple of days , it ' s a good thing that bullet didn ' t enter a bone or it would have taken longer for him to recover and he would have needed a hospital to repair the bone itself . " Davey said .
" So , will he help us ? " Steve asked .
" He will , but only time will tell if he truly is on ourside or if he will let his obsession with Chase consume what redeeming qualities Ron still has left in him . " Grace said .
" If he has any redeeming qualities left to begin with . " Phantom said .
" True , but we need to give him a chance to show us what he is going to do instead of just speculating , so , he can help us deal with KHAOS for now and once we run into the family and he has to see Chase then we will deal with whatever issues it may cause to occur . " Grace said .
" We will follow your lead , Grace . " Davey said .
" So , we let him give us the info on KHAOS now ? " Steve asked .
" Let him eat first and once he recovers his strength we will get him to tell us what he knows . " Grace said .
KHAOS H.Q.
Domino walked into the main part of KHAOS Headquarters to talk everything over with Nash alone as to get a game plan on their next move against the family .
" So , Grace is back from her trip to Mexico ? " Nash asked .
" Yes sir , meaning Andy Douglas is back as well and it seems like Grace has left the family with a group of her own to try and deal with us , Ryan just brought back the info saying he saw Grace and three guys on motorcycles leave the area that AMW calls home unfortunately he was unable to follow them to where they are hiding out . But , we do have men working on finding them as we speak , sir , and they will report back to me when they have a definite location . " Domino said .
" Good , we will deal with the other members in the family until Grace and her company can be found . " Nash said .
" Yes sir , I am also happy to report that the deserter has been dealt with properly and his body is now deep in one of the Florida waterways never to be found again . " Domino added to his report .
" Good , don ' t let Ryan find out what happened to his former partner , it may lead to more dissension within the ranks and we don ' t want one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch , Domino . " Nash ordered .
" Yes sir , should I go and give the men an update on the orders against the Extended Family ? " Domino asked .
" Go ahead , you ' ve been dismissed . " Nash said .
" As you command , Boss . " Domino said before leaving .