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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: One Step Closer.

"Do you think these are all his?" Clay asked as he took in the walls covered in photos of Lacey. They looked like surveillance photos. There was some of her on her own and some of her with other people, mainly Jax.

"No," Jax said pulling a photo of him and Lacey in a very compromising position, off the wall taking a closer look. He noticed it was in the house she was renting when they first started their relationship. He pulled another photo off the wall. It had been taken the day of her mothers funeral.

"Some of them are marked with a number, a time and date like evidence photos. The ones after L.A are just marked with a date."

"Looks likes been followed since her moms funeral." The photos ranged from her mom's funeral to her ultrasound appointment last week. "You gonna tell her."

"She'll find out one way or another. I'd rather she hear it from me." he said starting to take the photos down. He didn't want to risk someone else seeing them. He didn't care if Daryl came back to find them missing. They were photos of his old lady. It was an invasion of her and his privacy. He was seeing red. If him and Daryl came face to face right now, Jax wouldn't waste time asking questions, he'd be beating the shit out of the man that had him and anyone that cared about Lacey on edge.

"He's starting to get cocky," Clay's voice broke through his thoughts as the older man started helping take down the photos. "We haven't been able to catch him. Maybe he thought we wouldn't check out the address when we found the name?"

"I think he was hoping Lacey would find the information. That cockiness and mind games are making him start fuck up." Jax took another photo off the wall and properly looked at.

Lacey was the only one in the photo. One side of her hair was tucked behind her ear as the other hung loose. She was sitting in front of her parents headstones looking down at her lap. The photo showed her natural beauty. It looked like a photographer for some model magazine had taken it.

"But he never dropped off that car, meaning he has someone new helping him."

"How did he know she'd be the one to find it?"

"I'm gonna call Chibs and Tig, see if they're done at the garage." Clay said before walking out of the room.

Jax continued to take the photos off the wall only stopping a couple times to study the photo, trying to remember what happened when they were taken. He started thinking about the ways how Daryl would make sure Lacey found the piece of paper with her fathers name on it. No one else had seen it until today. It made him think Daryl could have someone close to them. It was one of those things that seemed impossible but could end up possible.

"They're are on their way to help get rid of these." Clay announced walking back into the room.

Jax nodded so Clay knew he heard him. "Do you think he could have someone on the inside?"

"If he did it'll be one of the prospects." Clay said. "The guys adore the her too much to put her in danger."

"All of them except Kyle because Lacey kept rejecting him. But he has nothing to do with the garage."

"His ego would get in the way." Clay said before the sound of two motorbikes pulling up outside filled their ears. They didn't say anything until Chibs and Tig walked inside, both of them stopping as soon as they saw all the photo.

"Holy fuck." Was all Tig managed to say taking it all in. Chibs only glared as he started helping take the photos off the wall. He looked as mad as Jax did.

"The guys not back yet?" Gemma's voice filled the office. Lacey looked up seeing her standing in front of the desk. She'd been so lost in her thoughts she hadn't heard Gemma arrive back from her errands.

"They did but Jax and Clay went to check something out. Tig and Chibs left not too long ago." She told Gemma.

"Why did Tig and Chibs leave?"

Lacey shrugged her shoulders. "All they said was that Clay needed a help with something."

"What's going on?" Gemma asked noticing the worried tone in her voice.

Lacey sighed. She knew she wouldn't be able to keep it from Gemma. The older woman would ask questions until she knew what was going on. She wouldn't exactly be nice about it either. "I found something that could possibly lead to finding Daryl."

"Really?" Gemma questioned. "What was it?"

"A receipt and information that has my dad's name along with an address to the abandoned so-called haunted house and a fake number." she explained. "I started freaking out a little so Clay and Jax went to check it out."

"Have you heard from them?"

"Not yet."

"Are you okay?" Gemma asked seeing the worried and slightly panicked look on her face.

"I'm fine."

"They'll find him. No one can stay in hiding forever especially when they're trying to hide from the Sons." Gemma tried to reassure her knowing she wasn't fine.

"I can't help but feel there's something more to it, like we're missing something right under our noses and everything is one huge complication we won't be able to figure out." Lacey sighed. "Even that sounds like it doesn't make fuckin' sense."

"Everything that has to do with Daryl doesn't make sense."

"I just want everything to be over with."

"I know love, we all do."

"You don't mind if I leave?" She asked Gemma. She'd been craving a cheeseburger for the last hour. Thinking it would go away after awhile, the craving only got stronger.

"Just take one of the prospects with you."

"I always do." She left the office. She found Kennedy sitting on his own doing nothing. She asked him

He stood up following her to her car. "Where are we going."

"To get me a cheeseburger." She told him as they got into the car. He nodded and and started the drive diner.

Lacey didn't pay attention to the drive until Kennedy took a turn driving in the opposite direction to the only family restaurant/diner in town. She could feel the panic rise through her once again. She tried to look calm on the outside. "We're going the wrong way."

"I know."

"Where are we going?"

"I can't tell you." Kennedy frowned making another turn.

"Why not?"

"Because I can't, I'm not allowed to."

"You're working for him, aren't you?" She asked.

"I'm sorry, it's nothing personal."

Lacey scoffed. "He's going to kill you once he's done. He killed his own damn brother!"

"He won't kill me." Kennedy took a quick glance at her, frowning.

"If he doesn't, Jax will and he won't go easy on you. You better start praying Daryl kills you."

Kennedy slammed on the brakes causing her body to be flung, the seat belt stopping her from going through the window. Her breathing became ragged from the whiplash. She didn't notice Kennedy pull a syringe out of his pocket until he jabbed her on the neck with it. It didn't take long for her body to feel limp. Once again she found herself surrounded by darkness.

Yes another cliffhanger where Lacey passes out again. It seems to be what I am good out. Please remember to read and review.