Today was the day of the birthday party. Clara has decided on wearing a black and blue triangle bikini top with string side bikini bottoms, which were the same the color. She was wearing a white tank top with blue jean shorts as a bathing suit cover up and flip flops.

Clara didn't need to follow Shaun's directions because she could easily trace him. She runs one search and his name immediately pops up. She arrives at his house. It looked to be a mansion. The house was a dark brown color and it was surrounded by a wide open yard of freshly cut grass.

The smell of the grass fills her nostrils as she gets off her bike and heads towards the door. She rings the door bell and waits for Shaun, or somebody to answer. Looking around, she didn't see a lot of parked cars outside his house. It must be because she showed up early. Clara could also see an in ground pool in his backyard.

The door opens and she is greeted by Shaun. He grins widely once he sees her.

"Good, you showed up early. Come on in," he says.

Shaun shuts the door behind her as she walks in.

"Peggy, who is my wife, has taken the birthday girl out to pick her swimsuit. They should be back in an hour, so could you help me put up decorations?"

"Sure," Clara says as she studies the inside of his house.

There was already food set out on the kitchen counter such as chips, macaroni salad, vegetables, and cookies. Clara grew hungry at the sight. Turning away from the food, she notices that the inside of Shaun's house almost looked like her apartment. The floors were made of hard wood and the walls plus the furniture was well furnished.

Maybe Alex pays for Shaun's place too, or Shaun has been a member of the Black Dragon for a long time. Either way, Clara did not want to think about her father. She wanted to enjoy today and not worry about anything.

Clara starts helping Shaun with the decorations. About an hour later, the door opens and a blonde wokan enters with a little girl by her side. The woman must have been Peggy and the little girl was his daughter.

Clara could see Shaun pull them both into an embrace. After wishing his daughter happy birthday, Shaun leads her to the kitchen, which was where Clara was. The little girl gasps once she sees Clara sitting on one of the chairs next to the kitchen table.

"Is that really her, Daddy?" The little girl asks with excitement in her voice.

Her father nods. The little girl's mouth drops open as she gazes up at Clara in amazement.

"Wow," she whispers.

Clara couldn't help but smile down at her. She was a pretty cute girl. She had bright blonde hair just like her mother's, except it was in small curls. She had big green eyes and she was wearing a white tank top with a pink flower in the middle along with khaki shorts. Clara realized that she didn't know her name.

"I'm sorry, but your father never told me your name, little one."

"My name's Teresse. You can call me Reese if you want," her voice was high pitched.

Clara thought she sounded adorable. She notices Teresse's mother standing next to Shaun.

"And you must be Peggy."

Clara extends a hand out to her and they both shake hands.

"Yes, I am. It's good to meet you, Clara...Lille?" Peggy mispronounced her last name.

"Lille," Clara corrects her.

"My apologies," Peggy tells her.

A knock at the door interrupts their conversation.

"I'll get it," Shaun says as he leaves the kitchen. Peggy follows him out.

Now it was just Clara and Teresse. Teresse sits in one of the chairs next to Clara.

"You're really pretty," Teresse compliments Clara.

"Thank you," Clara says feeling flattered by her compliment.

Clara could hear another child's voice from the living room. Teresse immediately recognized it.

"Tiffany! Teresse shouts as she jumps off the couch and rushes into the living room to play with her friend.

Clara leans her head back on the chair.

"Very energetic girl," she thought.

She wondered if Lena was this energetic whenever Aiden would come over. Clara shakes her head.

"Get a grip, Lille."

She was here to have a good time, not to feel sentimental. More guests arrive, most of them were parents with their own children. Eventually, Clara goes outside to swim. She removes her tank top and shorts, revealing her bathing suit.

Glancing at the pool, which was filled with children, she decides to go to the hot tub since there was only one person in it. She walks over to the tub and she could already feel the steam rising from it. Getting closer to the tub, she sees Peggy sitting in it with her eyes closed.

Clara dips her foot inside water and she almost jumps back from the heat. Peggy could hear Clara entering the hot tub. Opening her eyes, she greets Clara warmly.

"Hello, Clara. How's the party?"

Once Clara settles in with the hot water, she answers, "It's going well. You have a nice house. How did you afford all of this?"

"Well, I didn't exactly pay for it, Shaun does. Whenever he, you know, does what he does, he makes a lot of money from it."

"I'm also curious to know what he tells Teresse about me. She seemed very excited."

Peggy flips a strand of hair over her shoulder before replying, "Yes, she really does idolize you just like she looks up to me and her father. She knows what Shaun does and what you do. She doesn't know about the killing part though."

Clara was surprised at how calm Peggy was acting about her daughter being familiar with crime.

"The only problem is that I think he's got fixers after him," Peggy says passively.

"You're not concerned about that?"

Peggy shakes her head. Clara could remember fixers from the mall chasing after her.

"Peggy, those contracts can get big, and I mean really big."

Clara could recall the amount of fixers after Aiden. The way they tossed him into the ambulance gave Clara a shiver down her spine.

"You need to be careful," Clara speaks in a low whisper, "Who knows what they will do to you."

Peggy glares at her and says, "How about we stop talking. They could be watching us right now."

Her face then softens and she grins in a jokingly fashion. Clara couldn't believe she was actually joking about fixers. However, Clara didn't want to talk too much about them. Every time fixers were brought up, it would either remind her of her enecounter with Aiden, or being at the mall that day.

They both sit in silence, enjoying the bubbles rising from the tub until a familoar high pitched voice interrupts them.

"Guys, Daddy's about to set up fireworks! Come on!" Teresse tugs at her mother's arm.

"I'll be out in a minute," Peggy tells her, "Perhaps Clara can take you."

Teresse gasps and starts begging Clara to take her to the pool to watch fireworks. Clara smiles at Teresse's excitement before stepping out of the tub and she immediately felt cold after getting out of the hot water.

Leading Clara towards the pool, Teresse quickly jumps in, which causes the water to splash against Clara's legs. She soon joins Teresse in the pool and the sky became dark enough for fireworks to show. All was well for everyone at the party, but there was just one thing. There was a fixer watching from a distance.

"She's here," he says over the phone.

"Alright. What I want you to do is follow her back home, "Maria tells him, "Monitor what she does and report back to me if anything new happens."

"Ok," he answers.

Maria hangs up and places her phone on her kitchen table. She had just hired fixers to go after Clara because she didn't think the police were doing enough to catch her. Clara even manages to break out of prison. Maria was determined to find Clara abd she would hurt others, if necessary, to catch her.

Journal #11

Well, the party was alright. The food was delicious, the pool had lots of space to swim in, and regardless of getting sunburn on my cheeks, I still had a good time. I met Shaun's six year old daughter, Teresse, and she's an energetic one. Her mother, Peggy, doesn't seem to mind that her daughter knows what I do. She only tells me that Teresse doesn't know about the killing part. What does that mean? Has Teresse seen me on the news?

I'm still depending on Dedsec to cover that for me. I'm not sure what Shaun told his daughter about me, but he needs to be careful. Peggy doesn't seem to take fixers seriously even though she knows what they do.