Once we landed and exited the plane they all looked to me for instructions, I raised an eyebrow. "Well are we running, or what?" Jazz asked and smiled at me. I laughed remembering last time "yes and no brother dear," he looked at me confused so I continued, "we are running to the rental place and pick up the two vans I rented then we are driving." All three of them nodded in approval.

The run was a little longer than I expected but we all enjoyed it "Jake, Seth take that van Jazz and I will be in this one." They all nodded, Jazz started walking to the driver's side, opened the door and was going to slide into the driver's seat but I beat him.

When he seen me in the seat he looked puzzled "thanks for opening my door for me are you going to go get in your seat now?" He frowned and shook his head and said "you are annoying sometimes" under his breath but I heard him anyway. I smiled when he got in his seat "I will be sure to tell MieMie and Pops that we should not do things together anymore because I annoy you." His mouth dropped open and he stared at me and I laughed and started the van. We drove in silence for a while and then I said "you know I would not actually tell her, right?" I looked at him and he looked at me then nodded.

We drove for a while with him singing to the radio and me just enjoying it. I loved when he sang and he knows it and he gets so relaxed with just me that he lets his southern boy accent take over. After he finished singing "god gave me you" by Blake Shelton he looked at me and I knew he wanted to say something but did not know how.

I smiled "what's going on in that head of yours?" I asked and he smiled. He shook his head and said "I forget how well you know me" I nodded and he sighed "I am not supposed to tell you this but I think you deserve a heads up. Mom and my wife have been drawing up plans for houses for you."

I shook my head to try and clear my confusion then asked "Houses, Jazz what?" He sighed again and looked at me "Alice had a vision of the pride kids being here all summer with you."

I nodded "yes I decided that most of them miss me so much and want to spend summer with me and the kids and I agreed. I was thinking of asking MieMie about expanding my house but you said houses?"

he nodded "One plan is to expand yours" he paused and took a deep, unneeded, breath "the other is to build another house on the family property that you can use during summer and the rest of the time you can stay on the rez."

I nodded but I did not know what to say so I just continued driving, and we went into a quite mode until he started sinning again. I totally relaxed and could see him smile out of the corner of my eye.

We were not even two miles down the road when his phone rang he looked at it and sighed "Alice" he said looking at the phone. I put out my hand and he looked at me "give it to me I will handle it" I said as I pulled into my driveway. He smiled and handed it over to me I clicked the on button and she was already yelling, and he gulped I let her go for a couple seconds before I put the phone to my ear.

I put on my queen and ordered "Sissy stop now" the other side of the line went quiet and I put my queen away as I stepped out of the van. I said in my head 'Jazz go hunt, and boys you go see your family and the pack I will be in the house' they all nodded and took off.

After I knew Jazz was out of ear shot I took a deep breath "you still there" I asked and she said yes "I know you wanted it to be a surprise but I am glad he told me. You are not allowed to be mad at him, understand."

She huffed and asked "is that an order and I sighed "does it have to be?" She said no and we talked about the two plans for a while until there was a knock on the door so we hung up.

Before I could get up to answer it my door flew open and Leah come flying in crying. I opened my arms and she ran into my arms. I just held her and did not say anything till she calmed down. She kept mumbling something about "other than when Sam broke her heart." She clung to me and just kept crying and mumbling "never does that to him." I rubbed circles on her back and kept telling her "calm down honey just calm down" over and over.

It took her quite some time to calm her down and by the time she did the door opened and Emily came in with a crying Sammy in her arms. Soon as he seen Leah he jumped from his mother's arms and ran, jumped into Leah's arms and they were both crying into each other.

I looked at Emily and raised an eyebrow but realized she was also crying "Em, honey what is going on?" I asked as I walked up to her and wrapped my arms around her. She let out a sob then said "Your brother is an ass" she said and I pulled back and looked at the three emotional people standing in my living room.

I came to a shocking revelation, "Sam?" I asked. They all yelled "yes." I took a deep breath to calm down I was pissed at him and I did not even know what he did, yet. "Please guys calm down and tell me what he did.

They took some deep breaths and then Leah switched Sammy from her right to her left side and Sammy pointed at Leah's face where there was a bruise that was already healing and it looked like a hand print. Then Sammy showed me his wrist where you could see a bruise forming.

Leah growled and I held up my had "Leah you and Sammy need to take care of each other I will take care of my brother. If the boys come back tell them what's going on and to wait for me here with you guys."

I started to walk out and remembered what Leah was mumbling before and turned to her "what was that about "never doing that to him Leah?" She sighed and Sammy spoke up before she could "my ex daddy said she was couppting me." I looked to the two women and Leah said "corrupting honey and he thinks I am turning him against him." I nodded "ok guys you know that you have run of the house bee back soon."

As I walked out the door and down to Sam's I seen Seth, Sue, Charley, Jake, and Billy walking towards me. I walked up and said hi to each and hugged sue. Seth looked at me and said "momma what is wrong, what is going on?" I sighed and slipped into my queen "Seth, Jake you need to stay calm" I ordered and they both nodded.

"Seth please take Billy, your mom, and Charley to my hose" they started to walk away and Jake looked at me weird. "I need you to stay with me" he nodded "Seth" he turned to me "Lee, Em, and Sammy are at my house they are all going to need your support till I get there and you too Sue." They both nodded and waited for more but when I did not give no more they continued.

I waited till my front door closed and then turned to Jake "Sam hit Lee and left a mark on Sammy's wrist, I am going to confront him if you want to come." He nodded and looked beyond pissed. I know deep down Jake thinks of Lee as a sister and would do anything to protect her.

I did not bother with knocking I walked into the house and Sam was sitting on the floor next to the door with his head in his hands. He looked up at me and looked broken but I was to mad to care "May I ask what in god's green earth came over you to think that putting your hands on my sister or nephew would be acceptable?" He looked at the floor but then up at me and whispered "apparently I was not thinking" then he looked at the ground.

Jake spoke before I had a chance to continue "NO YOU WHERE NOT" he screamed then took a breath "do you just want to see her upset? Do you like to see her cry? Is her being happy to much for you? I don't really care what your reason is she is my baby sister at least in my eyes and I will not let you hurt her again."

Sam nodded "Sammy said something I did not like and instead of talking to him about it I blew up and blamed it on LeeLee. I was stupid in one moment I ruined the closeness we regained in the last two years."

I waited for him to say something about Sammy and when he didn't I growled at him and his head spun to me "What, now, I am sorry ok?" I glared at him and took a couple of breaths "Sammy what about what you did to him?" I growled at him.

He nodded again "I know I probably scared him to death screaming at both of them like that I will talk to him and try to work it out with him." I growled again "The bruises Sam, on his wrist" he looked at me shocked "and by the way he says you are now his ex-daddy."

Then I saw another first Sam crying and Jake looked just as perplexed. I was still pissed and slipped into my queen "You will never and I mean never hit or yell at another woman or child as long as you live, UNDERSTAND ME BROTHER DEAR" I growled. He looked at me and nodded "yes I understand."

He buried his head in his hands and I sighed I knew I had to be a sister now. I walked over and sat next to him on the couch and he looked up at me "He said that?" I nodded and he buried his head in his hands again.

"Sam, look at me" I asked and he did "you need to go down to my house and talk to all three of them. I just got done holding a sobbing LeeLee and I did not think that was possible." He looked shocked again and so did Jake "LeeLee was crying?" they both asked at the same time and I nodded. I sighed again and took a deep breath to calm myself "Yes she was and when I left Sammy and Lee was holding on to each other for dear life."

We sat there for a few minutes in silence before I heard Seth scream for Sam to come out side. Sam started to get up but I shook my head. "I do not want any more trouble" he went to stand again and I graved his wrist and commanded "you will stay in this house till I call you."

I walked out and Seth and Jazz where both standing in the yard both looking beyond pissed. "Momma, let him come out now," Seth was shaking. "Yeah I want to help Seth beat the tar out of him" Jazz said. I sighed "No one is beating the tar out of anyone you two."

They glared at me but Jazz calmed first and sent out some calming waves. I mouthed thank you and walked down to Seth. "Baby, I know your pissed and I don't blame you. This is Lee, Sammy, and Sam's problem. When we get to my house you can put in your two cents and let him know how you feel just like the rest can."

"OK" he hugged me "I can't believe someone I looked up to hurt someone he used to love like this twice." I cradled his face in my hands "neither can I but the sooner we get to my house the sooner we can get this worked out."