Family Bonds: Book 2 of Sista

by Blackstar1979

Family Bonds the sequel to Sista. The the Superstars and Sistas have been through a lot that have carved out bonds where there were none. Will the past rip apart the bonds that have been forged or make them stronger? Reviews are welcomed as always.

31. Chapter 31 Mixed Signals

Chapter 31

Mixed Signals

Later that night Carla puts on the outfit her boss had sent her. Checking her makeup, she looked a little older than her usual goal of under 21. Chase W Ivey wasn't known for chasing young tail. His most recent photos were either alone or with his youngest daughter. It had been months since her Idol Sophia Springer Ivey had killed herself. Carla was afraid of failing but excited, she would lay with her hero's man tonight. Sophia had killed herself, so Chase had to have blue balls by now. She read her hot sheets, and he was still rich and now he was available. If she could, maybe she would take it further than setting him up for her boss. If he really liked her, she could be the next Mrs. Ivey then she would have money, and she could get rid of the threat to her son. Chase was going to the town of Grandville's bicentennial party. The rumor was that he was going to announce that he would be running for Mayor not just advisory council. She gets in her husband's truck and heads into Grandville South via the highway. She was going to be the new and improved Mrs. Ivey, elation wrapped her in warmth. Fuck Glenn Jacobs she was going to be the new face of the Grandville social elite. If Sophia Springer could marry into money what was stopping her from moving into that spot? The student was going to surpass the teacher, and if by some slim chance Chase W didn't want her, she'd end his miserable existence. She types in Chase's name and a video starts, she listens to it as she drives. She glances at the screen as he is giving a speech, yup he was still appearing with his daughter or alone. She had on a dress like Sophie E was wearing, it was meant to be.

Back at Ivey Mansion Angel sits in JC's room holding him and humming the melody that Joshua sometimes played for him when he wouldn't or couldn't get to sleep. When her father had lifted his head after being pinned by Rapture and passing out, he'd came awake and stared at her for a full minute it seemed. She hoped her father was okay, but she didn't want to take JC out of the house this late, it was chilly outside. Gloria had assured her that the insolated car seat would be enough, she wasn't in the mood to be anywhere near that woman right now. Gloria had explained what happened right before Sophie and she entered the room, but what stuck with Angel was the image of Rapture pinning her father to the floor, and him passing out. She couldn't make heads or tails of her dad's statement, or behavior when he woke. Luke ordered his med crew to come and get her father because, though her dad was awake he seemed to just be staring around like he didn't know where he was. That blank stare scared her, he hadn't said anything else before she left the room. She had been about to go with everyone to the hospital and have Candy watch JC but heard JC on her monitor, he'd started crying and it was not his usual cry, she tore out of the den and up the stairs. It took her a full 10 minutes to calm him enough to eat. She wanted her husband to come home. Joshua told her about Mark having a similar episode. What the hell had that bitch given her father and her cousin? Joshua said he was on his way, Angel felt as if she were supposed to do more, but there wasn't anything she could do. She sat rocking JC and humming to him until Candy told her that she had a call on the house phone. Sighing she hands JC to Candy and walks to the hall. "Hello this Angela Davenport may I help you?"

"Oh you sound so sweet Angela I want to see my great grandchild."

"Don't start I'm not in the mood." Madam Springer says she just wanted to start over, she knows that she has mistreated Angel in the past, but she wanted to be a part of her grandchild and great grandchild's life. "I was pregnant with my son when you tried to yo yo my ass to the ground at my mother's funeral by my hair. You don't give shit about me, and finally I don't care what you or the Springer side of my bloodline thinks or feels about me." Madam says she was sorry for the mistreatment, but she would behave, and would love to prove to Angela that she could be the best grandmother and great grandmother and help her with rearing her great grandson. "You might as well forget that we are kin." Madam says they are family, and she loves her granddaughters and already loves her great grandson. "I fell for a long con from your daughter for almost 30 years. I thought she loved me. Hell in fleeting moments in time I thought you did too. You have done nothing but make snide remarks and tell people that I was a mistake, or your favorite line, what was it? How did it go? Oh yes, I was the refuse of a bad situation. I had you barred from my place of business and I'm telling you if you call my home anymore I'll get the authorities involved. Because I'll be damned to hell, before I let you anywhere near my child. Your child wanted to steal my child and get rid of me in the process." Madam tries to say that wasn't true. "Your denial doesn't make it untrue. How do I know she didn't get that shit from you? You always said how if you had your rather, I wouldn't have been born." Madam sniffs and says she has changed, and to please if Angel had an ounce of forgiveness in her heart, she would please reconsider. "I gave you multiple chances to prove that you were a decent person. Every time I tried to turn the other cheek you let me down. I'll not have you call my son any of the racially based nicknames you came up with for me. I won't have you pulling his hair and tugging on him like a puppy. It's safer for you, if you leave me and mine alone. Just like both of my fathers, my son's father as well as my older brothers are very protective of family. If you come near me or my son, I'll not be responsible the reaction you receive. Goodbye Madam Sierra Springer" Angel hung up before Madam could say anything else. She remembered like it was yesterday, the day her dad left to go back to Ireland after he couldn't convince her mother to not divorce him. She hugs herself. Her grandmother came to her old home, the home her dad had built just for her. Memories flooded her mind as she sits in the hall near the phone on the floor. Now her dad was in the hospital, because her ex's fucking wife decided to drug him. Her cousin and friend Mark, was in the same shape because of the same fucking cunt. She felt like crying, she felt anger, at the emotions that were boiling over. As she thought about her mother and grandmother and her relationship, or the lack thereof, with that side of her family. She put her face in her hands as she tries to stop the onslaught of emotion from surfacing. She'd told herself until she almost believed it, that she was over it. Hearing Madam's voice, and the audacity of her trying to guilt Angel into giving her another chance, made more of the long ago memories bring her tears to the surface, she couldn't stop them this time. Her emotions were all over the place.

Nikki was walking up the stairs to tell Candy her food had arrived, when she sees Angel curled on herself on the floor. She walked towards her until she heard her crying, then Nikki felt kind of weird just standing in the hallway, so she backed back down the stairs, and texted Candy what she saw, and that her food had arrived.

Candy: Okay thanks for getting my food I bought you the corndogs you like they should be in the container.

Nikki: yup thanks

Candy had stayed in the room with JC just watching her godson after putting his now sleeping form in his crib. She had no idea who the woman was that called the house's main line but from Nikki's text it had to be something, or Angel wouldn't be in the hall crying. A million thoughts raced through her head. She didn't think Luke would let just anyone call if it was about Jonathon, so what had her girl crying on the floor of the main hallway? She texted Joshua

Candy R: Hey are you okay bro?

Joshua: he's driving and yeah he says he's okay. This is Janet

Candy R: Um okay thanks Jan are you guys almost here

Joshua: yeah we are pulling up. He asked about Uncle Jonathon

Candy R: He went to the hospital and we haven't heard anything yet or at least I don't think we have.

Joshua: What do you mean you think, this is Josh what's going Candy

Candy calls Joshua and explains about the female that called and how Angel was in the main hall outside of JC's room crying. She tells him why she texted because she didn't recognize the woman's voice and was scared that it was someone telling Angel something about him like he was hurt or something. Candy soon hears the front door disable and Joshua's name being read through the system.

Joshua helps Janet get the twins in the guest room down for a nap. When Nikki comes in from the kitchen offering to help, Joshua thanks her and takes the back stairs two at a time to the rear entrance to the main hall. Angel was getting to her feet and wiping her face when she saw him. He asked what was wrong, and she just ran to him. He hugged her to him asking what had her so upset. She mumbles something about Madam Springer into his shirt. "What has she done?" Anger and something darker ran up his spine. She tells him how the woman just brought it all back, and tried to guilt her into forgiving her. Looking up in to his eyes, she asked him did she really seem that damn gullible with her family, for that woman to think after all she had done, that she thought she'd get forgiveness. "Honey you tried everything in your power to win your mother and her side of the family over. At some point you have to do what is best for you and our son. You spent years trying to get along with them and they treated you like shit. Just because she suddenly has figured out what we already knew, that you're an awesome person with a huge heart. You can only verbally abuse, or physically intimidate someone for so long, until even the nicest person, snaps and puts you on your ass." Angel tells him about what he missed at the funeral saying she struck her own grandmother. "Wow, I mean I saw you walking towards us, but that didn't explain why she was being helped up off the ground. I thought she slipped and fell or something, it was muddy out there, and I'd almost slid to the truck." Angel tells him not one of her finer moments. "Babe, I've had a few highlights that I'm none too proud of, but she was threatening to throw you on the ground. She hit your triggers of not liking to be touched tenfold, and she reaped the aftermath. I have a question, did you know you were pregnant at the funeral?" She looks up at him then back at the floor, and says the results hadn't come back yet, which made her believe it a possibility. Joshua remembered her staring at him for long stretches of time, after Scott hit her and swelled up her hand, when they were first rehearsing Taker's intro. She refused pain med, saying she hated not being in control of her mind. He now sees why she stood in such a defensive stance, and was willing to try to make peace with Megan. She believed she was pregnant, but had been afraid he would leave her, because they hadn't spoke about kids. The puzzle pieces slid into place in his head. He'd thought she was merely cradling her sore hand, even before the results were back, she was defending their son. She asked what he was thinking about. "I should have noticed somethings I missed is all." He recounts what he was thinking about. She tells him she was just glad her transparency hadn't shown itself to Megan when she came to apologize. "Nah, you'd just suffered a soft tissue injury, I thought you were just cradling your hand. I noted the defensive stance, but you were in the presence of some one that made you uncomfortable." He couldn't think too long about that shit, or it would drive him batty. He changed the topic. "Have you heard anything about dad?" She shakes her head and says no. They speak about Mark and her dad and the reason she didn't go. She describes JC's strange cry, and the fact that it took her awhile to calm him. "Did you want to ask Middlebrooks?" She reveals something else her little talk with Madam just pushed at her, saying she didn't want to be the paranoid parent, and call Middlebrooks or Luke for every little thing, but she really had no female role model to get tips from, and she didn't know if asking his mom was bright because. She stopped "Because what babe?" She tells him one of Sally's little statements that stuck with her about her being a good wife and mother. She goes on before he can say anything, and says she didn't want to have his mom think less of her for asking for advice about parental stuff. Joshua felt like he was stepping in quicksand, one wrong word and he could sink this conversation into the crapper real good fashion. Candy popped her head out of JC's room and Joshua sighs in relief saved by the Candy. Candy announced that JC is asleep and that she'd turned the baby monitor back on, and that she had food she was going to grab. Angel's phone rings but it's a selected ringtone so she answers walking into their bedroom.

Later that night, it was the bicentennial of Grandville, Chase and Sophie head onto the platform to give speeches. After all this time Chase still couldn't believe he was here with his little girl trying to once again save this damn town from itself. His organization The Saving Grandville Project had been doing well. Sophie was surprised when he stood up and launched in to his speech announcing that he was running for mayor. The look on his girl's face was one of shock. When he takes his seat, Sophie asked him was he sure he wanted to run against the current mayor, since the man had been in office 12 years. Chase looks at his girl and says "Sweetheart it's time for a change. He has let this town be torn into little pieces and I aim to rebuild it by becoming Mayor. I can do that a hell of a lot faster if given the chance." Sophie tells him well whatever he does she's behind him all the way. "I know and thank you sweetheart." The evening moves on with no fuss, Chase was pleasantly surprise at how much support people were showing him. For as much power as the GSSEC thought they had, if he was going purely on the amount of people that agreed with him tonight, the old mayor was on his way out. Mayor Jackson and his Father had been the main ones cutting off pieces of the town, and pushing Grandville South into such a small untouchable bubble of old money and money period. What made Chase want to save this town was the fact that they want to re assign the boundaries of Granville South, which would put Amy, Jonathon and, Candy as North Grandville residents. That made no sense to him. Grandville South shouldn't start at Ivey Mansion and go only for three fucking blocks beyond. If left to his own devices this current Mayor was going to outsource both of Luke's Medical centers and his hospitals also would be considered North Grandville. They were going to keep chipping away at Grandville South or selling it away, and there would be no Grandville, South or otherwise.

Carla spotted Chase and sauntered over, before she could approach him a man stepped in her way. She was glad this new red hair color and contacts made her look older because in her best imitation of Sophia Ivey she stated that she was wishing to merely show her support of Chase Ivey, and the man stepped to the side. She could get used to people thinking she was more than a whore. In person her dress wasn't exactly like Sophie's, but it was still in the high range. She spoke to Chase and claimed to share his vision. When she leaned over the table to tell him something, he didn't gaze at her breast. She had them on display. Okay so he was like the "don't call me daddy guy". She had other tricks. Great Sophie was heading back over after chatting with a senator. Carla excused herself before Sophie got to her daddy again. Sophie threw her a look. Carla waved and blended back into a throng of people talking about Chase. The old Mayor was talking about him as well. The man grabbed her and pulled her to him. He was one of her boss's associates. "Mayor Jackson what a pleasure to meet you." She said in her cultured imitation of Sophia, he smiles and invites her to his limo for a drink. "No thank you, now if you will please excuse me. I have to go distract your competition." Jackson says she had better do more than distract him. "I plan on it" He tells her of a plan he has for her to be of use to not only him but herself. Carla hoped this worked, it was flawless on paper, or the napkin it was wrote on. She ducked into the bathroom and buttoned up her dress. When she walked out she only had a few moments to chat with Chase and see if he was going for this or not. They spoke and he didn't invite her anywhere. He looked at her coolly, none of the signs of arousal registered on his face, or his in body language. She sticks her hand in her purse as she chats, he wasn't going to live through the night. The current mayor had given her topics, and a few suggestive remarks, nothing had even rose an eyebrow with this old fart. He wouldn't know what hit him. Her boss had set this up, and if done quickly and well enough, she could hit him and get away before he fell. Her plans of getting to bed him was crashing down around her ankles. He told a Joke this was it, She reached in trying to put her newest jewelry on, she'd pat him on the arm as if his joke was the funniest she'd heard. She starts giggling. She was going to get away with this, which made her giggle even more. "Oh Chase that's hilarious" she is about to strike his arm, when all hell breaks loose. Her arm is grasped from behind by one of the high dollar attorneys she'd set up for her boss. He grabbed her and growls low enough for only her to hear asking for the fucking pictures that her boss had taken while she was getting fucked by the partners. He made her drop the ring god only knew where it had flown off in their little tussle. Chase W proved one of the Mayor's statements, he was a true honorable man. He reached over and grabs the lawyer and tells him to unhand her. The guy let's her go and tells Chase by all means if she was his piece of ass, go for it. Chase asked was she ok? Putting her hand on her arm where the lawyer had grabbed her and rubbing she says "I think so, thank you so much." She'd been about to kill this man in a room full of people, and he saved her from whatever the lawyer was going to do to her. He asked did she want him to take her home or could she manage. An idea popped in her head as she accepts his ride. The Black Hummer was a shock, she thought surely he was a limo man. People took pictures of them as they left. He seemed unaffected as he texted as they walked, he didn't even wave off the reporters asking him questions, and it was like they weren't even there. Her phone buzzed she texts her boss what happened, and that one of the lawyers made her drop the ring. Her boss reminded her of what is at stake. With a picture of Glenn Jr. playing with an older boy.

Chase was suspicious he called it a flaw sometimes, but tonight it may have very well kept him alive. He saw the ring and the makeup wasn't good enough to fool him. Bobby's men snapped pictures of her as they left, the picture was then run through a federal program and her identity was revealed to him via text message on the walk to his car. "So Carla Fairchild, who are you after, is it me or my daughter?" He saw the halt in her movement. She reaches for the door. "We are currently going 70 mph if you jump, the world won't have to worry about you. Now answer my fucking question." She tells him he won't believe her so just drop her off on the corner. "Try me because right now I'm in possession of one of the only people that can tell me why a part of my family is in the hospital recovering from a drug overdose." She reaches in her purse. "You are going to remove your hand from your purse slowly." Bobby who'd been in the back seat puts his weapon to the back of her head.

Feeling that lying could get her killed Carla tells him everything? "I know you don't believe me but the truth is all I have right about now. If this wasn't my only other choice I would have never picked this, but it was either you or try to kidnap my own damn kid. I've done enough to that little boy." Bobby offers her a deal that was a whole hell of a lot better than going back to prison. "Where do I sign?" She wanted to stop Vargo's wife from messing with Glenn Jr. Chase and Agent Hawk-Ivey was giving her a chance to do just that. After Chase drives them back to the party and gets out Agent Hawk tells her the terms, and tells her if she tries to double cross him, he'd make her disappear and no one would ever find her body. He tells her to go get in her truck and drive back to her home. She would now be used by the federals in exchange for not ending up in the slammer again or worse being killed and made to disappear, which would open season on her kid.

Earlier in the day three hours after being brought to the hospital Gloria sat by John's hospital bed. He had been rushed here after waking disoriented, he kept losing consciousness, and kept mumbling things. Resting her eyes she leans her forehead on the bedside. Today had been filled with stress. He'd returned, but feared he had contracted something. The doctor had told her what was found in his bloodstream. That scared her. The look he gave her while retelling what happened to him. The mumblings before he lunged across the room at her and Rapture. The look on his girl's face when he passed out being held to the floor was bad enough, the look of fear that crossed Angel's face when John didn't seem to recognize her was very hard to watch. Now it was a waiting game to see how he'd wake.

Jonathon wakes to the sight of tracks in the ceiling, his hand hurt, but the foggy brain was gone. His mouth felt like someone stood in it with cleats on. The headache had ebbed, slowly turning his head to the side he sees Gloria sitting near him with her head down. "How long have I been out?" His voice was rough to his own ears. Her gaze snaps to his and asked how he felt. "Like I swallowed a football team on holiday in the desert. May I have some water please?" She pushes a button, and soon Doctor Sandra Middlebrooks walks in and greets him. After a quick check of his levels, and his vitals she gives him a bottle of water. The water tasted like ambrosia to his parched throat. After drinking over half of the bottle. He clears his throat and speaks to his physician. "What we spoke of, have you given me any tests?"

Sandra looks at Gloria and then back at her patient, He tells her she can speak in front of his mate. "Alright Mr. McBride, I don't know if you know what was injected into your blood stream the compound was very strong and we are currently flushing it with a protein. Your levels have climbed a bit, and we are going to keep you at the very least 48 hours. As far as any test like the ones you requested, the main goal was to get you fully conscious. Since we have achieved that goal through a drug pull we have tested your blood for countless diseases. From my screening there is nothing that warrants alarm in that department." He asks about the time frame. "We have a full lab on site so the normal waiting period doesn't apply here. We will do a sample later in the week just to make sure nothing dormant is present. Like I said before your levels are elevated and I'd like to get them down before releasing you. You have a lot of surface bruising, but thankfully nothing is broken from your attack."

Gloria asks where the nearest area to use a cellular is so she could call Angela and at the very least tell her he is awake. Sandra gives her a code to put into the phone she had. "Thank you so much." Middlebrooks says no problem and leaves the room. Gloria calls Angel's phone, when the young lady answered, she sounded upset. "Angela your father is awake." John reached for the phone and winced from the movement. "Hold on dear he wants to speak to you." Gloria hands him the phone and tells John she was going to grab a coffee and give him some privacy to speak to his girl. He tucks the phone and tells her to go home if she needed to, that he was fine. "Please excuse my bit of clingy nature just this once, because I haven't been back in your presence with you fully conscious for more than a day removed, of thinking I'd never see you again. I'll not go to our home bumbling about, with you here alone." He was still quite pale, and though his eyes were more focused he'd scared the living shit out of her today. He blinks at her tone and puts the phone back to his ear to speak to his girl. Gloria had to force herself to stop staring at the marks on his wrists. She looked at her mate, to think that after escaping that ordeal a group of trash attacked him, blacked his eye, and busted him open in spots. She turned and walked out of the room. When she gets in the hall, firming her lips she marched up to the nurse's station, grabbed a cup of coffee, and stood watching his door, she'd give him privacy, but no one was going to harm her mate again. Walking closer to his door she watched through the little window, for John's every wince she wanted to find the little courtesan named Carla that was responsible for this, and give her a pummeling so severe that the woman never looked at John again, let alone touched him. Gloria couldn't remember a time where she wanted to actually do harm to someone, but Carla Fairchild-Jacobs had better stay away from her mate. Or she would see what was simmering right now under Gloria's Professional polish.

Angel feels better after speaking to her dad. She'd come into her bedroom. When Gloria's phone number appeared on her phone she'd feared the worse until the woman spoke. Being able to speak to him was much better than merely hearing Gloria tell her that he was awake. He was awake technically, when he lay on the floor in her den looking up at her like he didn't remember her at all. Tonight her dad sounded tired, but the fact that he no longer mumbled odd things at her, was a relief. He'd said he felt better and the foggy brain had ebbed. Middlebrooks was keeping him for two days. He agreed to a hug when she saw him next. With all the memory lane landmines she stepped on today, Angel wanted to go get her hug right now, but Andrew and Bobby were following Sophie and Chase at a town party tonight, so she'd wait until morning. Angel didn't understand why Bobby would pull Andrew, he had other agents, but he was Andrew's boss. The minute Joshua was in the house they both got a text that Andrew would be online at the party tonight. There were other Agents that Andrew trusted but Angel didn't trust them as she once had. Walking out into the hall she hears Joshua talking to someone. He was in JC"s room holding him walking in a circle on the phone. He ended his call with Sally and placed JC back in his crib,

Joshua looks up at Angel. "Hey did you hear anything about dad?" She tells what she and Jonathon spoke about, and how she was going up there first thing in the morning. She then asked him how his mom was. "She's fine her and dad are coming over? I know you didn't want to ask her so I asked her about JC." Angel looks pissed and asked could they please go in their bedroom for a second. "Fine" Joshua heads to the door. The minute they stepped in their room, Angel accused him of trying to make her look like a bad mother to his mother, saying she didn't need help in that department considering she didn't know why JC was so upset, She goes on and on telling him how she read Paula's baby books on her phone and nothing jumped out at her. Now he'd called his mom and she was going to think. "She's going to think that we're new parents. Babe, I called my mom because I heard him crying and when I went in he didn't calm down until I picked him up and started walking him around the room. You said you didn't want to call Middlebrooks fine, but I didn't know what else to do. Hell I didn't say you told me to call or anything like that. I asked my mom to come see if she could figure out if we needed to do anything."

Giving a resigned sigh Angel says "Well you've called her now, it's not like I know what the hell to do or I would have done it. When you asked her, did she say anything about me?" he says all Sally asked him was, did JC seem to be whining more than crying. "That wasn't whining he screeched for like two minutes." Joshua says JC did it to him too that's why he called. "What if it's something I was supposed to already tell Middlebrooks?" Joshua walks over now that his wife didn't look like she was going to clobber him, and hugs her to him saying they would see what Sally said and go from there.

Mark climbed up through layers of consciousness to be rewarded with the sight of his wife. He dreamed of Nina and all kinds of things. The lasting image of her fading away stuck with him, something was just beyond his mental reach. He remembered fighting with Glenn, then Carla standing over him. That was the weirdest part. Her words confused him, she said Glenn had her leash, Glenn had ordered her to do something to him, and he was now waking up in the fucking hospital. Paula watched him with a wary expression on her face. He asked what happened, and she told him that he'd been drugged by Carla and how Joshua had him brought here from Glenn's house. Mark was pissed but that wasn't helping his headache. He asked had they found Jonathon, Paula tells him yes and that he was in the hospital In Grandville South. They chat for a time and Mark falls back asleep. Soon Paula curls up in the chair next to his bed and falls into a dreamless sleep.

Later that night, Glenn is released, and told not to leave town. He didn't plan on it. Mark had been taken to the local medical center here in Dallas. Band Troll had a point, he'd waited for Band Troll instead of calling the cops and getting his friend help. He would have rather the cops came with EMTs instead of Band Troll bringing his federal level babysitters, and Glenn being locked up for 12 hours answering the same 10 questions. Getting back to his home, his truck was still parked he walks in the house and Carla was in the kitchen cooking and listening to music. For a fleeting moment he remembered how they used to be. Then his shirt bumped up against where he'd been in handcuffs. Reality smacked him V8 style. He grabs the truck keys and storms out of the house. Glenn drives towards the hospital Carla had drugged his friend. He'd let too many people affect his friendships here lately. Mark was there for him when he got hurt, Mark was there when his own family distanced themselves because they didn't agree with his career path. Mark was there when Glenn Jr. was born. Now Glenn had to fix this shit before he lost his friend. Mark had been majorly pissed even as he was fading from being drugged. Band Troll nor Angel would believe him, and without the proof that he'd promised, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if he was truthful with himself, he wouldn't believe him either.

Henriette Vargo spoke to a part of her mob family. "Make sure you don't lose visual, tonight we are taking that little boy. Like I said I can make your charges disappear for a favor. You are in no position to become noble now. My family will either help you, or kill you, your choice choose fast. You need a big bust and I need someone in your position. You deliver the child and I'll deliver Monroe and his little drug ring."

Outside sitting on the back porch of his father's home Logan watches Glenny and Tracy's son Tony run around with Row. Tracy comes out and sits beside him. Looking down at his friend he says. "You were right if I didn't know any better I would have asked who he was. He got so damn tall, looks more like you did at the age instead of Anthony." Tracy agrees saying all he got from Anthony was the chin and cheeks. They speak for a time and something catches Logan's eye. "Hold that thought" Logan texts Kev and asks was that him driving up. He gets a response of no and jumps off the porch clearing the bush that sat under it, and takes off at a dead run. Row starts chasing him the kids were chasing Row. When he's far enough away from the kids he yells "SEEK" and points at the bushes. Running back towards the kids Tony must have caught on that something was up, he grabbed Glenny and ran back towards the house. Penelope comes out and says that dinner was ready. Barking could soon be heard, he turns back towards where the tree line surrounds his dad's property, with his heart in his hands he moves back towards where Row was barking. Lt. Homer Kinkaid comes running out of the bushes. Logan was caught off guard until another man stepped out of the bushes with him. Row wouldn't have barked at Homer he knew him, hell Row knew them all. Homer had one hand on the collar of Row and one hand on his newest partner. The guy looked like he was going to rocket out of space or pass out.

Logan takes Row's leash and pats his head so Homer's new partner would stop looking like he was going to faint. "He's harmless lots of bark but he's a happy puppy." Row sat at Logan's feet the guy says that's a lot of dog. Homer tells Logan they had just came to congratulate him. "Thanks man, mom just announced that dinner is done." Homer says they really had just stopped through but they were still on duty. "Kev was trying to make it here but he is still on as well. As you can see most of us are here though." The partner says in a joking tone that he didn't know what was going, when they pulled up and with all the cruisers he thought this was a scene. Homer says he going to go say hi to Penelope and Butch before just hitting the road again. Logan nods. The minute he let go of Row the dog walks in front of Homer's partner. He didn't bark just stood in the guy's path to the house. Logan says down and Row laid down in front of him. The partner goes to walk behind Homer and Row lifted his head growling. This was strange behavior for Row. The guy says he'll just wait in the cruiser. "I don't know what's got into him but maybe it's for the best that you not go in the house." The guy looks at Logan for a beat then turns, and walks back towards the rear fence. Later that night after dinner Logan and Glenny head home with Kev and a few others in tow, Glenny sat in the backseat with his head resting forward on Row from his car seat. Logan had spoken to Butch about Row's odd behavior, and Butch told him that it was for the best the guy didn't try to go in the house after Homer, or they would have had to put Row in the garage. His dad said Row was a territorial dog, and by Glenny and Penelope being in the house if the guy had went anywhere near them the commands would have probably been not as affective. Row was obedient but Logan wasn't a stupid man, he knew if Row wanted to, he could be more than a handful to control. On all fours Row came up to just above Logan's waist and at 200 solid pounds, physically controlling him would be a hell of a task. He parks in his garage, lets Row out in the backyard and, and goes in the house. If someone was watching his son he would make it harder for them to know when he was home. After getting Glenny into his PJs and in bed Logan walks back to the back door and let's Row inside. "For now your room is the mudroom buddy. Glenny's bed won't support you and him." Row lays at the back door with ears lifted as if he was listening, Logan chuckles as he heads to bed. "Goodnight Row"

Officer Ben Valentin was finally alone his shift had ended an hour ago. Henriette Vargo hadn't warned him about the fucking temple dog that was about to eat his ass this afternoon. He figured the dog had smelled the boy's mother on him he'd been with her a few times. She was a good lay but nothing to write home about, especially since he was married. That ranch had been crawling with cops from city to State higher ranking officers. He called Vargo and she told him if he didn't get the child soon she'd send the family after him. He transferred from IA since his cousin through marriage was getting so much heat. He wanted nothing to do with Cody Tanner getting fired. When he was given his lieutenant bars and switched here, he thought it was his hard work that afforded him this raise in rank. Boy was he wrong. Turned out Henriette Valentin - Vargo had worked her magic and now he wasn't in a position to tell her no to anything. If he could bust her husband it would move him out of her strike zone he'd go for captain. His bribes and other under the table dealings was catching up with him really fast. Now he sat in his own damn car across from the house that the kid lived in. Vargo's team had kept visual as best they could. It was now on him to deliver. The massive Conner Construction truck was due back to this address in about an hour. He gets a text from the watch team. Calling them he yells in his phone. "What do you fucking mean you lost visual? Where the hell did his F-350 heavy duty hide, and how in the hell did he evade two teams?" After getting a whole lot of "I'm sorry" he hangs up and drives home. Henriette calls him and yells threats at him he tells her when her team gets visual let him know, until then leave him alone unless she wanted to find a better cop to handle it. She tells him his smart mouth was going to be the death of him. "Get me visual and I'll handle it. I was in place on time, your fucking guys lost the kid not my fault." He hangs up, hell if she took him out with how bad she could fuck up his reputation and his marriage, he didn't see a loss in this. Tonight he'd go home like any other night, kiss his wife with the same lips he'd order men killed with, and get in his bed he bought with the bribes and dirty money he made over the years. What Vargo didn't know was that he'd set it up to if he got whacked all his shit would come out anyway. His dealings within the Valentin / Vargo family. Henriette Valentin – Vargo was the boss of the Valentin family Ben was her blooded nephew and he'd done a lot to keep her name clean over the years. For her to make demands on him like this, the show of disrespect pissed him off. Her newest husband Monroe Vargo was a major drug lord that went ghost after vanishing from prison.

Sally had seen Angel when they arrived but her girl had excused herself and vanished the minute they came pass the atrium. She heads up the stairs with Joshua to check on JC. His baby monitor was on and she could hear her grand baby giving the little speaker hell. Joshua turns to her as they cross the threshold of Jonathon-Chase's room. Sally walks towards the crib and could see the problem. Though it had been a long time, she knew that cry. JC was grabbing at one ear and screeching, just to make sure, she picks him up and cradles him. "Like father like son." She says, Joshua asks how so? Sighing she looks over at her baby boy and says "he has an ear infection and it's hurting him. Though I wasn't around you when you were this small, Bradley had them when I had him in daycare. That's why laying him like this helps the pressure not be so bad. To my grand baby at this age it's just unexplained discomfort." Sally hears something and turns to see Angela standing in the door way. She says she was coming to check on JC. Joshua tells her that JC may have and ear infection. "Angel has he been like this for a few days or a few hours?" Angel looks at Joshua and says a few hours because yesterday he wasn't crying like this. Sally didn't miss the defensive tone. She would tread lightly, Angel was a new mother. Joshua held out his arms for JC and started walking him around the room. "Angela may I speak to you along please." Once again Angel looks over at Joshua who starts another rotation around the room. Angel closes her eyes briefly, shrugs, and says sure. Her girl's tone was so defeatist.

Angel knew what was coming Sally was going to launch into you're not being a good wife and mother part two and Joshua wasn't helping. The moment they enter Joshua's music room next door Angel figured she would get her side out before Sally could start. Too late, Sally starts with a question before she could get the door closed.

"Has Dr. Middlebrooks taken you off the medicine so you could start breast feeding?" Once again she must have said something that was not supposed to be told to her. Angel crossed her arms over her chest and says yes. "Angel what's wrong, you seem on edge."

"What's wrong is, that I know where you are going with this." Angel points between her and Sally. Taking a breath, she says "This little talk is part two of the wife and mother chit chat, we had when Joshua was in the hospital. Look, I didn't know what was wrong with my son, and I brought it to Joshua's attention, he called you, I did not." Something crosses Sally's face Angel kept going as she plays one of the off keyboards near her hand. "I don't get how Jonathon-Chase could have got an ear infection. I have kept him warm and out of drafty places. This time, I don't have an itemized list to impress you with. I read baby books, and I didn't make the connection. The only babies that I have been anywhere near was my two twin cousins." Angel felt her face heating up. "I'll call Middlebrooks in the morning. That's the best I got, I don't know what else to do."

Sally didn't know her little rant would stick with her girl so hard as to hamper Angel from asking her for any kind of advice. "Angela, it seems that my mouth wrote a bigger check than I thought that night. I thought we had bridged this conversation, but I guess we hadn't." Angel says she forgave her but forgiving was one thing, giving her ammo was another. "I just wanted to know why you seemed so defensive and now I know. Dear, I wasn't going to say anything negative about your parenting style. My son is happier than I can ever remember him being since he hit adulthood, and once his earache goes away, my grand baby will be back to his happy self as well. Angela, you have recently stepped into two major social roles that don't come with a handbook and you're doing just fine." Sally sees Angel's posture relax as she speaks. They speak, and some of what Joshua had shared with her in confidence about Angel's feeling of disconnection with the older females on her mother's side of her family came out. Sally sees that line of thought was still raw for her daughter and changes the subject. They speak about JC and what to look for. After a time, Angel hugs her and let's go just as quickly.

That night as they lay in bed Angel curls herself around Joshua. Joshua smiles down at her in the moonlight coming in through their window. He asks so does this mean that he isn't in the dog house anymore. "Yeah, about that, I'm sorry I've just had a hell of a couple of days. Everything just seemed to hit me all at once." He says that he understood and rubbed her back. Fighting a yarn she says "Thanks for calling mom." Joshua asks were they okay now? "Yes you were right, she wasn't going to attack my parenting I guess I seemed a little defensive, she wanted to know why. I'm glad we spoke." He says him too and moves her arm from under him. They talk until he falls asleep. Checking the baby monitor one last time Angel falls asleep as well.

The next day, Angel gets her hug from her dad, and JC's symptoms lessened, he no longer screeched it had turned into a whimper. Sally and Michael had stayed the night and Sally had shown Angel a few tricks while feeding JC so that he would be more comfortable. Angel still called Middlebrooks and the doctor told her that they were doing the right things, and to continue to track his progress since, if she didn't have to she really didn't want to put JC on any antibiotics, because of his age. Angel was relieved and glad she'd spoke to Sally last night. Sally had asked could she sit with JC while her and Josh went to see Jonathon, Angel said sure and the relieved smile that Sally wore was a true testament to the conversation they had last night. When she and Joshua went to visit her dad at the medical center he was regaining some of his color. Paula had called and told her about Mark, she hoped her cousin continued to improve.

Carla woke to her phone ringing great now what did Vargo want? She'd almost got her ass handed to her in more than a few ways last night at the party fucking with Chase. The plan was simple they would appear to be dating, this would make the nosy reporters think Chase's attention wasn't on his campaign. The closer they seemed the less Vargo would want her to do. "Hello, Yes ma'am I have a date with him tonight. My choice of course. I've never heard of that place. Send me the address and I will ask him. Okay." Carla knew that Agent Robert Hawk-Ivey was listening, after Vargo hung up she heard a click. The house is plunged into semidarkness as the house program tries to kick in and disables itself. The lights come back on. Agent Robert had told her to leave it alone so she would. He said it would look off from any scan that pinged it. She was just glad Vargo no longer wanted her to kill Chase, she could fuck with him in public and somewhere under all the fake smiles and teasing comments, she hoped he really liked her. Yes she was playing a dangerous game but she'd come clean he told her he respected her for that and would help her in any way he could minus letting her anywhere near his family or offing him. Was it a crush sure, but the more she saw how unattainable he was, the more she wanted him. She gets up Glenn hadn't returned last night after coming in and staring at her. Their eyes had met briefly in the kitchen window, and then he stormed back out. It was like the time she told him Glenn Jr. wasn't his, maybe he would go back on the road and pick up another fan rat. The images of her and Johnny Lee were to hit the hot sheets today, this would also bring Chase's chance of winning down because he would be seen with someone like her, or the image of the Carla, Vargo was making her continue to be. She didn't dare ask for a picture of her son anymore she just hoped that everything worked out.

Rubbing the charm her baby girl gave her she sat though her group meeting. Amy Davis soon heads into her room she'd tried to call Chase and he put her off the phone, be it politely, but she knew what rejection felt like. He'd told her not to contact him that he would get in contact with her. She'd been so excited her treatment was nearly at an end. She'd call Nicole tonight if her roommate would allow it. The younger female was really having a hard time away from her loved ones. Amy knew the feeling. She missed her daughter and she also missed Chase. For the past week straight she'd slept nightmare free and the urge to ask for the replacement low dosage pill she was prescribed was very low. She'd only asked for it once last Monday night. Looking at the her phone she grabs it and calls her daughter Nikki's phone just rang, Looking at the time she figured Nikki was at track practice. Amy left her baby girl a message and laid across her bed thinking about Chase.

Gloria sits in Jonathon's room he'd been sleeping more. Middlebrooks had assured her that his sleep was restorative, and not harmful in any way. Angel had come by along with Joshua. She pulls her laptop she needed distraction she'd work while he slept. Pulling up the news her eyes narrow at the headline. "Was local Mogul Chase W Ivey involved in attack on McBride?" Scanning the article Gloria wanted fucking answers. That little tart was everywhere it seemed. John had just started letting his guard down around Ivey, was he wrong to do so? Question after question swam in her head. Looking at her lover, Gloria looked up Chase's work number. "Hello may I speak to, Congratulations are in order I see. You're welcome, now I have question it's about John. Hello?" He'd hung up on her, was that his way of telling her to piss off? Irritation runs up her spine. Gloria went to the entertainment news and her heart sank. Not only was Chase involved but he was now openly dating the whore. The article read that Chase had found out about John's sex tape with his newest fling and had John attacked to teach him a lesson. She didn't want to see the recording but her finger moved over the image anyway. To the untrained ear, you would think he was moaning in pleasure, she was hurting him even in sleep. Not once were his eyes open for the camera. John didn't close his eyes when making love, he said it had a lot to do with the fact that he wanted to see her pleasure. She saw him try to defend himself. There were all kinds of comments on the video. From way to go, to he must like it rough lol. John moved and she cuts the sound on the video and looks up. It was too late he was looking at her and asking her why she was crying. Gloria hadn't even realized that tears had formed in her eyes and were now sliding down her face. "I need the ladies room, I'll be right back." Gloria dashed to the in-room restroom, closing the door she ran water and cried, she hadn't even watched the entire video and the images and sounds that the cow drug from her half-conscious mate angered and saddened her all in one. She wanted Carla to burn in hell for what she did to John, no matter who was behind it, they could roast in the fiery depths as well.

Chase slammed his fist into his desk. He wanted to tell Gloria what was going on but didn't dare go anywhere near Jonathon right now. He had a date with Carla tonight this was also the first of at the very least five. The thing that pissed him off was that Henriette Valentin-Vargo was a part of the GSSEC. She was one of the only females that wasn't in it because of her husband's money. At one time the Valentin name meant your money was safe. When her father was alive Chase had many meetings with the man that controlled that estate. Where Chase's little girl Sophie was keeping his legacy alive. Henriette was more than tarnishing the Valentin name. He also wanted desperately to talk to Amy for now she wouldn't be able to see the circus he'd be embroiled in, but it was coming. Pulling up in front of Glenn Jacob's home He waits for Carla to come out. He refused to let her pick the meeting places he was not up for an ambush. Looking in the rearview mirror. He sighs.

Glenn had tried to visit Mark but had been barred the moment he walked in the hospital. Hell he wanted to talk to his friend. Mark had been so pissed at him that when the nurse called up, he heard Mark tell the woman not to let Glenn Jacobs even on his damn floor. Right in front of his eyes his name was placed on the banned list and he was asked to leave. That stung. If it would have been Paula saying it, he would have understood because she was that type of protective person, but to hear Mark tell the nurse to get him away and keep him away. He headed home what he saw when he drove up to his house he had to wipes his eyes, he must be seeing things. Nope he was seeing Chase W Ivey out in front of his fucking house. Getting out he walks to Chase's window. "You mind on telling me why you're at my door?" Just then Carla walks out of his front door, smiles at him and gets in on the passenger side. "What the fuck?" Glenn grabs the door handle, Chase pulls off making him have to release the handle or be dragged down the street. He storms inside and trashes the living room. The sense of powerless came over him in a tremendous wave. Chase said all that shit about him chasing Angel while she was pregnant and married. Now Chase's old ass had taken his wife. She just got in the car and rode off with him. No he didn't come back last night, he was too busy getting banned from a hospital, whiles trying to fix another one of her fuckups. No he no longer wanted Carla, but to lose her to that old fart? Chase was just like having Band Troll in his fucking house with him at knife point, and him not getting to make a puddle out of the kid. Looking around at the wreckage he just created he grabs his phone. Checking his fake profile Angel hadn't posted anything else on her social media. He searches Chase's page. "In a relationship" Carla moved fast. He scrolls through the pictures that were timestamped for a party that happened just last night. Maybe the news would like an exclusive interview with the husband of Chase's new lover. A smile crept on to his face when he sees a headline. Right now it's speculation that Chase had something to do with Jonathon getting attacked. Dave may have fucked his chance with Angel but Chase taking his wife was low. Glenn felt he had to repay the favor. He wondered did Angel know her adopted daddy was in a relationship with his current wife.

Glenn: what does he have that I Don't? I'm taller, in shape, and have fame.

Carla: Aw Kane is feeling left out Chase doesn't have to fight for his fame.

Glenn: Your stuff will be in the street by the end of this message and I'm getting my locks changed.

Carla: So you don't care about my son's safety, well I don't know why I'm surprised you did give him up the minute I went to jail. You still chasing after my fan trash to be daughter in law Angel or are you done playing the "I'm Kane I can do no wrong you're a fan" card on her and having her shoot you down.

Glenn: FUCK YOU

Carla: You wanted me gone earlier so I'm gone. I just have to be on the porch in case they come for me. So lock the door all you want your house is just a place to meet at. Doing what I have to for my son. (Picture of Carla kissing Chase on the Cheek.)

Glenn almost snaps his phone in two. He looks up Chase's business Media page. Chase thought he could get anything he wanted just because he is him. His text to Carla made him briefly look at the shit he said to her. Wow did he really just list one of his attributes as he has fame? That thought pattern made him think about his Angel. Yeah she was normal and she liked him and he did all the no's and pushed her away, and thought what that his fame would insolate him for forever. Yes damn-it he'd thought he could hide behind the fact that she was a fan. He starts typing a Music Nation private message to Angela Davenport.

Angel Fan Fire: Hey girl that don't want me just for me being Kane, here let me not tell you I'm married, you forgive me ok let me fuck that up by threatening you and calling you a whore. You still let me come into your house. Okay let me be a real grade A approved dick, and trap you in a part of your house to the point you freak out and knee my ass. Yay I make it out without your dad shooting my ass. You say we can be friends. That's not good enough let me just keep fucking up any chance I have at being a friend. No I'm sure my big ass staring at you for a full 30 minutes when Paula was having my nieces wasn't creepy at all. I slept with you, well no I slept with a Married friend of mine, that I knew didn't like you but she looked like you before you started showing little Band Troll Jr, and after liquoring up my best friend's sister I fucked her but I was thinking of you. I really didn't want her to know what I had done, but I ended up telling her, and her mind went on vacation and never really healed. I'm Kane you should love me because you're such a big fan. The sick part is that if you were half the ring trash I said you were in the voice mail you referred to where I told you to go kill yourself, I know who you would have been throwing you panties at if given half a chance, and his ring name isn't Kane. Well Karma has really slapped my ass since that night and now my wife is going to be your new mommy. Carla loves your dads, she has a video of her fucking Jonathon and she is now dating Chase how fitting that the offspring of a Social climbing, gold digging, cold hearted bitch, isn't a ring rat willing to be with a 7 foot stalker that has a little fame. I know big shocker. Though I can't prove it I didn't send my wife after either of your fathers. Here's a note of warning Carla was a fan of Sophia and she is super happy at a chance to date Sophia's husband. I creeped you out and you sent Karma after my ass like a pack of wolves. Dave fucked up my relationship with you. Carla fucked up my relationship with Mark, for good this time. So gee all the shit I ranted at you came back and busted me in the face. I bet you feel like a winner. I turned your Soon into Forever, my life has been shit ever since. Just thought I'd give you a heads up before I sink your old man. First Band Troll NOW Chase. The first one I brought on myself, but I never asked for Chase to take anyone from me. I won't let them live happily ever after just thought you should know. Oh and tell Band-Troll the next time he pulls a knife on my ass I will kill his little punk ass. His Federal babysitters can't protect him always.

Angela Davenport: What the fuck is wrong with you?! No don't tell me I don't care anymore. GO fuck yourself.

Glenn tries to send her a reply, but just that quickly she'd blocked him. He tries to build a new account but he is banned from Music nation until further notice. He tries her Facebook.

The Kane: Your little federal babysitters don't scare me

Angelfan77: Stop trying to message Angela Davenport or I will depopulate your ass.

Now even more pissed than he was, Glenn tries to respond to Angelfan77 his phone goes black and won't come back on. Now he couldn't even troll on her page from his phone. He takes the battery out and replaces it, thinking of different usernames the phone stays black. "FUCK" Glenn throws the now fried phone into the wall it breaks into little pieces. Glenn storms out to his truck he was going to find Chase Ivey and get his wife back, it wasn't even about her as a person, and he was tired of people taking things from him. Carla was his wife after he divorced her, Chase could have her but not before then.

Field Commander: Hey I'm going to send Andrew back to the house, I'm coming to the location, The Kane must have not been too pleased with you taking his trash he's messaged Angel on her public pages harassing her and threatening you. If he tries anything I'll bury his ass plain and simple.

Chase glances down at his private phone that was Government level coded to receive text from Bobby and his team only. He wouldn't have to delete the message when he opened it, he had 20 seconds to read it, then it would turn off his phone and come back on with no message history. Carla was speaking to him or pretending to, she tried to put her hand on his thigh. Their deal was only public displays like a kiss on the cheek or a hug he didn't like her touch, she represented filth in an expensive dress. Vargo was pulling a lot of money into trying to fuck up his image. He reaches under the tablecloth and puts his hand over hers and squeezes meeting her eyes "Too far sweetheart." He growls without moving his mouth much. They are soon back in his car. He leans over like he is about to kiss her and powers up the window her eyes were closed. Looking at her pucker her lips, he says." Don't try to ever grope me again, or next time we will have to visit the hospital for your mysteriously broken hand are we clear?" opening her eyes and looking around she says yes.

Back at Sheldon medical earlier that night, Gloria comes out of the restroom John asks her why she was so upset. Seeing no way to make this mess sound nice , hell it wasn't nice at all, he'd been abducted and sexually assaulted in front of a fucking camera. She tells him about the video, and the possible link the news stations were making about Chase since he was now publicly being seen with the little whore. She tried to keep her tone level but seeing the look on her mate's face was torture. He tells her he was afraid of something like this, saying he'd feared she done something like that but honestly couldn't remember anything but what he told her. He assures her that Chase had nothing to do with his abduction. When she points out the things the news article said he debunked each accusation. "John if you have all the answers why is Chase dating her? I just don't believe in that much coincidence." He tells her that he doesn't know. "I called him to ask him what was going on, and he hung up. That woman, and I use the term very loosely, has kidnapped and assaulted you and drugged your kin now she's dating Chase this doesn't seem a little too convenient." He closed down on her. She stopped talking when he tried to turn away from her telling her to go home. The only thing that prevented him from turning his back to her was that it hurt him so much to do so. "You would really prefer me to leave you here by yourself?"

Trying to keep his own crumbling emotional walls constructed. Jonathon says "only if you are going to continue hammering at me. I know what I was told when I was captured. It's not good business sense for Chase to send her after me. He sold me the building, things just don't match. Chase is a business man. I don't know why he is dating her. He knows good fucking well that I don't want that little fucked in the head bitch anywhere near me. Believe me on this one, if he wanted my blood spilled he could get it done, and not draw any attention to himself. This is too public, some things just don't add up. The news is trying to draw lines and conclusions to explain what they saw. According to my Lawyer some are still convinced it was merely a publicity stunt. I'm so sorry that you had to wittiness that even on film. It was one thing for me to think it happened but to see it" He tells her about Henriette's threat to close him down. Or take him out.

Getting home and checking on JC he was doing much better her mother-in-law was right. Angel now sat in the den after replying to Glenn and blocking him. She'd left his username on her profile because she didn't want to seem petty, After the PM she combed her damn accounts deleting the ones that were him. She hadn't even been posting on the damn sites since their band were still on hiatus until after the awards. Try as she might she couldn't shrug it all off. Parts of his little rant stuck with her. He finally admitted that he saw her as a fan that he would get millions of chances with. The shit Joshua said after Mark's bachelor party about Glenn's views of her were truer than even Joshua gave them credit for. Joshua believed Glenn's words were just to egg him on to fight him at Mark's party. Wow the only time she ever got a hint of what was inside Glenn's head really, was when he was pissed. She'd surely dodged a bullet by not continuing to foolishly befriend him. He using her own damn song lyrics in a song about him to rant shit at her was just low and showed just how much he thought of her as a person. The things about her mother also struck her. His fucking wife was a fan of her mother. Angel knew that type of person existed, the woman was probably shunned by the GSSEC or didn't make enough to even apply to be a part of the Grandville Shitfaced Social Elitist Cum-catchers. She didn't know what was just Glenn ranting and what truth was. Would Chase really date the woman that kidnapped her dad and drugged Mark? Would Glenn really try to hurt Chase if it was true? Rubbing her hand on her arms she need answers. She didn't want to sound like a lunatic accusing Chase of shit with nothing to back it up but a rant from an ex that had clearly loss his fucking mind. What if there was a link? Was there really a tape of her dad and Carla? From what her dad said he spent most of the time out cold. The drugs really fucked with him and Mark. Angel understood her dad's reactions more now, especially after finding out just what the bitch kept hitting him with. She shut the door quickly on that line of thought. Braden was dead and so was her mother and they could never do that shit to her again. She needed answers and the only way she saw in getting them without marching into Chase's home office and making a fool of herself, she was going to have to do some research. For today she signed out of all her social media accounts, Even her private ones she didn't need part two of the Glenn you were just a fan rants. Luckily she wouldn't have to worry about him sending her shit. After the James Smyth fan mail shit, she had redirected all snail mail to LEGNA to be gone through then passed along or reported. The only things that came to the house that were allowed were from a select listing of people and business. Joshua had done the same since he was Band lead. Moving to the computer in the den, she hits the local news and questions roared in her head. The headlines and the images she saw made her sick to her stomach what was Chase doing? He'd just announced that he wanted to be Mayor, now he was dating the woman that had attacked her dad and cousin. Joshua came in the den looking for her she jumps at his voice and turns off the screen, in case he wasn't alone. Being truthful with herself she really didn't want to show him what she'd just saw. Hell she didn't want to see it her damn self. There was a still shot of Carla doing something to her dad she didn't dare hit the video, the still frame shot and the caption alone was enough to make her cringe and want to puke. Carla hunched over her dad looking into the camera with a smirk that made Angel want to rip the bitch's head off and throw it back and her twitching body. Not wanting to stay bent over the desk like a spaz, Angel straightens and tells Joshua about Glenn's rant message and the more important part that some of it was true her dad Chase was dating Glenn's wife. Joshua says that made no sense that Chase knew who had did this shit. Angel turns the screen back on and shows Joshua the news sites that she trusted and found the video that Glenn referred to. Joshua suggested what she was going to do anyway, ask Chase because he is the only one that could clear this crap fest up. "But if it's true? It makes no sense for them to be competing over someone my dad doesn't want anyhow. For the media to say that Chase was behind the abduction. Dad loves Gloria which has nothing to do with Chase. Why would he want to date her? There's not that much loneliness in the world. I know you love, who you love, but she has drugged two relatives of mine. I don't get it." Joshua says there has to be some explanation other than what's being printed by the press. "Even if not true Glenn thinks it is, and has threatened to go after Chase." Angel rubs her arms a chill had set up inside of her to keep the hundreds of questions running a marathon in her head company. Joshua asks to see Glenn's message.

Angel gives him her phone, he puts in her code to open Music Nation. Joshua read it and looks back at the screen of Carla Jacobs walking with Chase out of the party last night. He didn't like the fact that Glenn was messaging his wife. He saw that she'd blocked him. Glenn wasn't a problem, Joshua knew that here lately Chase didn't go anywhere without some kind of cover. "Babe, if Chase is in fact dating this chick you should at least make the connection for him if he hasn't, that way he knows what he's up against. This chick is dangerous, for two reasons her idolization of Sophia and we know she likes to drug people. That's a dangerous combo. As for Glenn's little snap back about me, if Andrew wasn't there Glenn would have been a stain on his own damn floor. You should also let Sophie know if she doesn't know already, because no matter what the hell is going on, Glenn's Bitch is not to get in this house, she dating Chase, will not be her vehicle to come here and fuck with you or our son. Chase can stay the fuck away too if she means that much to him. I'll not have the Chase equivalent of Glenn and Katherine happen under our own roof." Seeing that that she seemed cold he pulls her to him hugging her rubbing up and down her back. No matter what this was it was bound to be ugly. Chase's public image was taking almost as many hits as Jonathon's. Connecting the stories just didn't add up. He'd pick at the line of thought later, right now his wife is understandably upset about the whole sorted mess, and he'd stand with her and for her against the festering stupidly that was flying around.

Sally poked her head in saying her and Michael were heading home and that JC was asleep. Angel unwrapped herself from around Joshua and thanked her mother-in-law. Knowing that Sally wasn't out to judge her about her style of caring for her family was a big weight lifted. She tried something for the first time and would only say it once though she called Michael dad, she'd never called Sally mom to her face, especially after Sally attacked Joshua during his recovery in the hospital after his abduction. Joshua had forgiven Sally and his family got along much better for it. This was a brand new year, and it was time for Angel to let go the negative shit that happened last year, she steps closer to Sally and hugs her. "Mom please be careful and call one of us when you and dad get home." Sally stopped in mid hug the pause in movement wasn't lost on Angel.

Her daughter had just called her mom. Usually Angel referred to her as Josh's mom or her name. Not once had Angel called her anything but her name. She'd thought it was merely Angel being polite, after finally discovering that Angela was merely waiting for the other shoe to drop about her wife and mothering style. From the time Sally heard from Cassandra that Angel was the one that convinced Joshua to stay at the hospital during Michael's operation even after being kidnapped herself the day before, Sally thought of Angel as her daughter. Angel saved her husband's life by buying The Davenport for Joshua. Her daughter made her son happy and it showed that he did the same for her. She knew Angel could have deterred Joshua from forgiving them all but didn't, she stood by him and didn't push him further away from them as Chadwick had done to Cassandra. Angel was pulling to be let free. Sally lets her go and says. "For a time now you have treated me as family even when I didn't deserve it and me thank you daughter mine." Joshua repeats what she said. Angel turns and tells him she may not speak Spanish but she understands it. Sally had not even noticed that she spoke in her bloodline's native tongue. Joshua walks over and hugs them both. Sally looks Angel in the eye and say in English. "As I've said before as long as my baby and my grandbaby are happy I'm happy dear."

Early the next day Chase watched his daughter Angela's face dance across his phone. With the news articles he was expecting it, but would not answer the phone. She went from letting his phone ring until his voice mail kicked in, then started texting him.

Angel: Dad I need to talk to you it's important

Chase: Not now

Angel: so is it true just tell me that much are you dating Glenn's wife?

Chase: Yes stop texting me.

Joshua D: Hey Chase if you are really dating that woman after all she's done to Jonathon and Mark you're nuts, and also Carla is a fan of your first wife just thought you should know.

Chase: Joshua my relationship is none of you affair NOW LEAVE ME ALONE

Joshua D: FINE she is Glenn's wife the one he supposedly sent divorce papers to while he was dating Angel. Now she is dating you if you have your head up your ass so much that none of this bothers you don't come anywhere near this house or my family. Carla Jacobs is trouble I sent you a link check it out before you alienate the ones that give a shit.

"I don't get him. How could he date her? Sophie needs to know what's going on. If she doesn't already I mean she must have seen the news articles by now." Angel sighs and texts Sophie, Sophie tells her she is driving but they can talk when she gets home. Not wanting to distract her sister Angel puts her phone on the desk and leans her head down. Everything was messed up. She had seen Chase's confirmation that he was dating Carla. She'd asked and it was fucking true. Turning to Joshua she asks him what Chase said to him. Joshua shows her his phone. "Well you warned him about her that's all we can do right?"

Sophie pulled up to the house the gate stayed closed, where the fuck was Frank or Andrew? She lowers her window to put in her override. Just as she is about strike the last digit she pauses. Then knew why the gate wasn't open. "You got a lot of nerve showing up at my home."

Madam Springer walks away from the bench near the gate towards her granddaughter's vehicle. "Hello dear heart. You know you were my favorite I just want to see my little great grandson. Your sister is going to need lots of help raising him. I come to offer my knowledge."

Okay cringe later speak now. Sophie thought to herself. "Look you want to leave now." Springer speaks over her and says she demands to see her great grandchild. "Ok that's it I tried to be civil with you. Look you old ass bat…" Sierra quickly approaches the car and tries to grab ahold of Sophie telling her that her mother wouldn't treat family like this. Sophie rolls up her window she had other shit to deal with. Calling the guard gate she asked for Andrew then quickly found out why he wasn't in the guard shack. Within minutes he was standing behind her grandmother telling her to step away from the car. Frank walks out blocking her visual line to Madam Springer as he waves Sophie to drive into the now open gate. Sierra tries to dodge around Andrew and that's when he yelled for her to stop and drew down on her. Sophie speeds up so they could get the damn gate closed the last thing she needed was Springer getting in the yard, Sophie would back over her ass if she did make it pass Andrew. As she parks, morbid curiosity made her look back at the scene that was unfolding. Madam had met her match she walked away. Sophie heads into the house. She had to speak to Angel and possibly Joshua her dad had told her what was going on the night of the party. Did she like the plan Not one damn bit she was glad her dad recognized the woman before she could harm him.

"You don't understand officer I'm on that list I'm their grandmother. Now stop with the toying around you aren't going to shoot me. There is media present." He tells her to leave while still pointing his gun at her chest. Sierra backed up and walked back down the hill she had to get on the other side of that fence. Then remembered her grandson telling her about a secret passage way. Getting in her car she heads around the corner to the service road that doubled as a path to their backyard. She tried the gating it was locked. There was a code on the back panel she'd come prepared this time. While those guards were in the front she was back here in the shadows. She steps to the panel and types in Ivey Love in a numbered pattern. It was Chase's favorite passcode. The light blinked at her then a siren sounded, she ran for her car and drove off back down the one lane road back down the hill to the twins home. Nathan and Gathan were the only ones that understood her plan. Richard had went back home to Chicago saying he didn't have time to be chasing dreams. Her other daughter Tiffany the twins mother, went back home as well saying that her cousin Sophie was just mean enough to get them jail time if they stayed. Her son and daughter just didn't understand when this worked, she would be famous through her relationship with a musical talent. She didn't understand why Angel was so upset. Here she was offering to be nice to the girl something her granddaughter had strived for most for her young life, and now that Madam was willing to offer such acceptance, she is treated like trash? That demon of a father of hers Jonathon must have turned Angel against her. She had to come face to face with Angel that girl owed her and Madam was ready to collect her fame. She got a taste with the interview she gave at the hospital the reporters were hanging off her every word. Until the lead doctor had them thrown out. She looked him up and he was dating her other granddaughter. Laying in Nathan's bed she stared up at the ceiling and dreamed of what was to come. The image was just at her mental fingertips her standing on the veranda of Ivey Mansion waving at the camera while holding her little checkerboard half demon Great grandson. No one had really good pictures of him yet Mags and Rags were offering top dollar. The times the couple came out in public the little thing was wrapped up. Sierra wanted to see if it took after Angela or her husband. If it took after the Band lead then then it was going to repeat the same cycle Angel did it would be very light skinned until about 18 then it would get a tan. She looked up her newest Grandson Joshua Davenport but as far linage his stopped at 10 years old, maybe he was ever more of a demon than Jonathon, maybe Joshua Davenport was here illegally. Then if he got sent somewhere she really would have to help raise her little mixed up great grandchild. Joshua Davenport's mother was clearly Hispanic. So the little boy could take after her coloring. It would have been easier if Angel had a girl then Madam could sneak her to the tanning salon by the time she is 13. It would have worked way better than the time she took 8 year old Angela. Sophia had fully agreed with her Angela thought they were going shopping that girl screamed and begged to be let out so loud, the tech made them leave. She had a lot to do and a little time to do it in. She had to convince Angel somehow to forgive her. A thought struck her, she sits up she was going about this the wrong way. Maybe just maybe if she got the husband on her side if Jonathon could turn Angel against her, then maybe Joshua Davenport could get his wife to give her family another chance. It was just crazy enough to work.

Sophie finds Angel and Joshua in Jonathon-Chase's room and explains Chase's plan as it had been explained to her the night of the party. Angel had many questions that only her dad could answer She did let Angel know and told her to tell her father that Chase without a doubt had nothing to do with Jonathon getting abducted she didn't need Jonathon coming around giving them the side eye, he'd got over the they were out to get him shit and didn't need it to start over again. Sophie ended with what Chase had told her and that was to not contact him on anything that could be tracked that meant no phone no web items either.

Joshua now saw what Chase was doing he wasn't being an asshole as much as he was just trying not to reveal anything over the airwaves he owed his father-in-law an apology the next time they came face to face. Angel made the same connection that he had though she hadn't said much to Chase the things that she said to him she was just glad she didn't text him what she was feeling at the time. Sophie said she would get word to Bobby that they were brought up to speed. Angel asked wouldn't it be better if she just went to Chase's foundation saying that wouldn't appear off since Sophie worked with lots of businesses that Chase had got to move here.

Sophie stretched "Yeah I suggested that as well but dad wants it this way. You know how he gets about us and I don't want to add any more stress to his load if I can help it. He and Bobby are keeping that nut job as far away from all of us as possible. This shit is giving his public image a beating. Glenny is the only reason her ass is still above ground according to Bobby, he said he had her in his sights a few times and had to think of the snowball affect her death would cause to Glenny's safety. Yes they know what the woman looks like, but pinning shit on her is tough. I hate bad people with good connections."

Glenn drives along the highway looking for the damned car Chase was in when he took Carla. He sees the car and wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him was Chase putting her out on the side of the road? Pulling up to her he says "So your prince turn in to a frog already?" Carla looks over at him and puts her thumb in the air. "Get in the truck." She says she'll be fine he'd kicked her out and Chase had too so now she was back on her own. "Looks like he don't give a shit about your son big shocker. I at least cared about him enough to know I couldn't handle him on the road. And unlike you I didn't think letting him stay home alone in the backyard was a good plan while I travel all over the globe. I also let you stay in my home even as cover, all you did was fuck my relationship up with my best friend even more than I did, and that's saying something. So don't ever tell me I don't love that kid. Get in the truck Carla last fucking chance?" Carla gets in and stares out the window. "So what happened to Mr. Ivey and you that quickly? He already knew you were married what would turn him off about you?" Glenn asks as he drives on to the ramp to head home.

Carla had stepped over the line more than Chase was ready for. She'd thought that with his respect came his love. She had been wrong again, that man was going to give her a fucking complex. He'd asked her a question after getting a text message. He liked and respected her for her honesty or so he said. Glenn kept talking to her. "Look Glenn there's something you need to know. Don't follow Chase that closely anymore he saw you and that's one of the reasons he told me to get out of the car. This isn't what it seems he is helping me by letting me for one continue breathing and for two he's letting me pretend to date him so I don't have to do anymore shit to him that will put my ass six feet under and open season on Glenn Jr. I'm a whore not an assassin Vargo's wife seems to think that I can be both. Chase does give a shit about my son because in the midst of his own campaign he is willing to go along with this fake affair. I could have just as easily become a stain in his Hummer."

A day later Mark and Jonathon are released within hours of each other. Janet and Nikki are sitting in the guest room feeding the twins. When Nikki gets a text from a school mate. Reading the message she looks at the link and though her mom and Chase said they were just friends seeing Chase with the younger female made Nikki feel jealous. She didn't really know why, but he just was so cool with her mom. Seeing him with another female on is arm in one of the videos he looked at the camera and gave the same finger to forehead thing he did to her and Janet to the female. Nikki didn't like this one bit. The girl looked like she was trying to dress older. But she clearly wasn't even as old as Nikki's mom. Janet asked her was she ok? "Yeah"

Mark walks into the guest room Janet usually took here at Ivey Mansion and sat next to his oldest girl and picked up his youngest Rosa. Paula comes in and Nikki hands her Katie. Nikki says she is glad Mark is back home he says him too, Nikki then excuses herself. Mark and his small family talk and Janet tells him what's been going on here at the house. Mark suggest they go home to their home, Janet and Paula both agree that was a good plan because they missed him even before he was put in the hospital. Mark had been touring hard this last few weeks before going to Glenn's house trying to find out about Jonathon and getting knocked out by Carla's drugs. He tells his girls that he'd been missing them too. Other thoughts were surfacing and this year they weren't going to dissipate as fast. Mark glances around at his girls this trip to the hospital shifted something inside of him. Seeing the looks on Paula's face as she retold him of what happened just stuck with him. Something she asked had him thinking. He didn't know what it said about him but he wanted to slow down on the out of state travel for a while he had some vacation time and Vince told him he needed it to take it. He had more than enough vacation saved up. He didn't want to repeat something he hadn't thought about in a time. The twins were bigger every time he came home. Time passed so quickly. He wanted to start training his first class at his school he wasn't one for just letting it be his school in name only, he was hands on. All of the applicants but one had sent back their information.

Nikki called her mom and told her what she saw. Her mom said she and Chase were just friends but Nikki heard the tone change in her mom. "Does he know how you really feel? If not maybe you should have told him mom. He dating a girl that looks closer to my age than you or his." Her mom kept with her "they are just friends" story. Nikki wasn't buying it. She'd heard that tone in her mom's voice only a few times after her father overdosed. Chase made her mom smile a lot and giggle. Now her mom sounded like she was trying to control her tone. Her mom changed the subject and they spoke about her track practice and mostly about how her school was coming along and stuff like that.

Hours later Amy sat in her group meeting and Lena had to bring her back to the present conversation more times than usual. Amy sat in Dr. Jackson's office after the session. Lena walked in and Amy felt like she was in school being called to the office. Lena asked her what had her so preoccupied. "I'm sorry before session I found out something that troubled me. It seems that Chase the man that I introduced you to on the first of the year." Lena surprised her when she revealed that Amy had stronger feelings for her friend than she wanted to outwardly show. "We were going to tell his family when I came out. It's been a month," Amy sighs "I felt something was up but my little girl just confirmed what was up. He's moved on an apparently she's really young. Since I'm not held to all of the rules because I choose to come. I know that I said I didn't want Media unblocked." Lena says she can have two hours per day no Social networks. They speak about other parts of her treatment and Amy signs her media contract. As Amy gets up she shakes Lena's hand and thanks her doctor.

Down in the media privilege room monitors are set up with preprogramed news stations on. Amy sat in one seat and by the 30minute mark tears were in her eyes. Chase didn't want her to call him because he'd moved on. She knew about him wanting to run for mayor. She told him to go for it. Her daughter was correct the young lady was just that very young. Something didn't make sense he was so conscious of their age difference. This girl could actually be his daughter. Was Amy merely gateway pussy, his gateway to dating younger. Cutting the screens off before her two hours were up she'd seen more than enough. He looked stressed was it her. Did he think she would fail how he could just move on? Why did she expect more from him? In essence he was a powerful man that had lost his wife and maybe he thought Amy's problem would consume her. She wasn't doing this for him but it was nice to have someone one that cared behind her. Turning back on one monitor she watched his level of support drop. Did Chase honestly send someone after Candy's friend's father the record producer? She'd witnessed Chase in board meetings some of the looks he had on his face in these picture didn't match his supposed mood. Chase rarely smiled with his whole face and smirk or a twinkle in his eye. Something was up or was she just using transference and transferring her feelings on to the screen. This news station was ripping him a new one about the woman. In Amy's opinion Chase fucked down. Amy knew she had problems she was working on them, the little girl he was swinging around town on his arm was poison. He was concerned about introducing Amy to his girls but he wasn't concerned about letting the world see him as a sugar daddy to a porn star with a criminal very recent past. He'd once called himself a problem engineer. So now he'd found someone that he could write checks and solve their problems with no resistance on the whore's part. Had Amy's refusal to take his money been his breaking point? Hell he still managed to get his way. She accepted the money from the casino and was doing something with it." Her head hurt she gets up and leaves the room walking back to her room she steps in greets her roommate, the woman was in the room. Amy walks to the bathroom and stumbles back out, her roommate was on the floor of the bathroom face down. Amy called the switchboard and soon doctors and nurses came in the room. The woman is soon taken out on a stretcher non responsive. Amy called Lena and asked could she sign herself out tonight saying she no longer wanted to stay here. Lena suggested a change of rooms and pointed out that Amy came here via Ivey Transit. Amy agreed to stay but she no longer wanted a roommate, and didn't want to remain on this floor. Lena said she would call her back. Dr. Jackson soon called her back and gave her a room upgraded to solo in a different wing of the center.

Jonathon had one stop he felt he had to make before he went to his home. He was thankful that his physician was able to get him back on his feet. If the only side effects he had were feeling a little sluggish, that he could cope with. It was such a relief to know that he hadn't got anything from biting Carla. Or from her fucking him on camera while he was unable to defend himself. His fist tightened around the handle on his door Gloria was driving. They hadn't spoken much after their conversation dealing with the video. She still believed what was printed in the newspaper since Chase felt no need to speak to either of them after hanging up on her. Chase 's Image was being sacked from all areas of the media.

Authors Note: Thank you for reading feel free to review. Media won one, since most of the inner circle believes or believed Chase's dealing are very Dirty. How will he explain this all to the people that matter? Will Glenn ever learn what and apology is? :End Note