Saturday:
The band takes the club by storm a nearly full roster. The only missing ones are the Babes still in rehab. The band released it new album that morning. Their sixth album charts at number fifty. The stage show blows out the club, tickets are going for three hundred dollars each. The Band plays till two am. Afterwards the band arrives at Grey Manor. They're sleeping girls all over the house.
Fred, Sam, with sleeping Teddy at her feet, Theresa, with sleeping Harrison at her side, Jam into the dawn. Abby and Freddy, Christian and Anna bring breakfast donuts, pastries and bagels. Grace is up an in the Zone. It's the happiest she been in years. So many girls to nurture, to hug, to give herself too. The women ooze motherly love and support. The breakfast is a free for all in the kitchen. Jokes, food fly everywhere. Laughter and happiness rock the house. Later, the sub-group head out to the hospital then home. The Summer family and the Lopez family are sad to leave, but happy to have been here. Anna, Sam, Mary, Liz (Graces housekeeper) help Gail and Grace puts the house back together. Sam crashes in Christian old room.
Freddy and Fred after the hospital stop at Elizabeth Freda grave. The first since the funeral, the two have been here together. They weep and moan the loss together father and daughter. Healing the rift, rekindling the relationship, finding a way to move forward.
Debra receives a visit from Bill lawyer, she's fired. And Sam is out too for violating the contract. SgtM throws him out. Has Sawyer go and immediately move all Debra and Sam stuff out of that house. Carrick is called, he's pissed, teleconference with his law partners. They set in action the protection of Sam and Debra. Aerie and Bill are in for a world of hurt.
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Sunday afternoon
Spov
I wake refreshed, happy. Teddy came and slept with me, no bad dreams, no evils haunt me. I shower and head downstairs. I enter the great room and I know the world as crashed again. Carrick and Teddy are sitting on the couch while Anna is working hard on a laptop. They look up with dread and sorrow on their faces.
I wake staring at the ceiling in Teddy arms, what happened, did I faint, I never faint, and I'm the strong one. I shake, I don't want leave these arms. I don't want to face the enemy. I want to be the protected one, not the protector. Please let this be a nightmare.
"Sam baby it alright I have you, Sam baby it alright I have you, Sam baby it alright I have you, Sam baby it alright I have you". Teddy repeats. I cuddle deeper into his arms. He lifts me and set me on his lap on the couch. "I don't what to know" I whisper
"Ok, Sam you're moving in with Grace and Carrick." Teddy tells me, trying to sound happy.
"But my contract with Bill?" I ask dreading the words
"It's void, baby." Teddy tells me.
"O'no she'll tell she'll ruin me, you'll leave me, no Teddy please don't leave me." I scream in pain and sorrow.
"Sam, baby I'm never leaving you. Remember Grey men don't give up their soul mates." I cry unstopping till Grace gives me a shot. I am racked by fears, then they disappear, only happy dreams of falls and songs and copper haired boy with blue eyes laughing and swing me around a meadow of flowers and sun rays.
I wake refreshed, happy. The reality crashes down, I look at the clocks it 3pm, shit I missed school. I dress dash down stairs and run head on into Carrick. Holding me I feel safe and loved. Picking me up, he carries me into the kitchen, Liz the housekeeper is prepping dinner and Teddy is steal cookies and sipping ice tea. Carrick deposit me in Teddy lap. I chew his cookies and sip his tea. I can face anything now from his lap. "Our, you ready for reality babe?"
"Yes, Teddy I am" I'm not but I have to start
"Bill voided the contract, fired Debra and sent you both bills for the damage to the house, and past due fee." Teddy tells me
"He fired Debra? how could he." I'm pissed
"He's a spoil trust fund asshole on midlife crises. He forgot who your futures in law are, Granddad going to eat him alive." Teddy perk up, family pride
"YES, Sam they are toast. Your mother signed NDA when your record was sealed, they're on file. She will suffer if she breaks them. Strangle you did not, your emancipated at ten, is very unusually that no legal mentor was assigned to you." Carrick tells me.
"A legal mentor was assigned. he locked up my accounts and prevents me for accessing most of my money. I got Abby to run a separate account thru Debra boyfriend Jonas. The bulk of my money goes into the LA accounts." I tell them
"This lawyer in LA Donald Treat is he the problem?" Carrick ask
"No, the problem is his boss John Sanders IV. He is also the lawyer in Texas holding up my Trust fund. I know he's bribed Gronski, with my money. I have Edward Berg, Abby ex step son working to get around the too. But moneys tight and the costs are high." I say, confessing my inner dread-laced demons.
"Grandpa, how can they do this legal?"
"They can't, not without some support from someone?" Carrick ask
"Sam please tells us. Who is hurting you?" Teddy begs me
"My paternal niece, Samantha Lancer"
"Lancer industries, that family?" "Yes" Carrick asks, please don't dump me now.
"How?" Teddy ask. I look into his caring and kind eyes and just leap off the cliff.
"Mom's mother work for the Sullivan's next door to Lancer's house in Texas. She decided at 13year of age to get rich but having sex, getting pregnant with Lucas Lancer, he was 85. Samantha, his granddaughter was 45. Her first marriage produced one son John Sanders IV. The trust fund was set up by daddy before he died. But the family fought it and the Will. Mom took a settlement when I was 6, but I refused to sign. So, it's stuck in legal molasses."
"Is this the reason for the sealed record?" Carrick ask hopefully
"No, I don't want to talk about them, please Teddy I don't want you to leave!" I get irrational, fearful.
"Its ok babe, I'm not leaving you. I can wait till your ready. I love you. Grandpa is this enough for now?" teddy demands
"Yes, you two eat and go spent time in the TV room. Find some comfort with each other. Some solace." Carrick says.