Dad had a thing about bugs crawling through him. So… cremation. – Rye
The Thursday of the last week of August, Anthony, and Tilly and their two boys flew in. The same day that Leigh Anne was found, Phineas had gotten in touch with Sebastian Lynch. A few hours later, he called the man back to let him know his oldest niece was dead.Uncle Bass arrived early Friday morning. Along with his own family and lawyers.Saturday afternoon the family gathered at Sticks’ shop next to the river. Standing on the back pier, Chance helped Rye to scatter Leigh Anne’s ashes into the water.A small quantity of ashes had been placed in a gold heart charm. Abernathy Jewelers made it to match the other two that Rye already had. She held all three hearts close to her chest as Chance held her close.They were all together on a single gold chain. Dad. Mom. Sister.Alana stood next to them holding Michael with her other children standing close by. Anthony, Tilly and their sons alsoSomething about bad boys with babies makes the ovaries go boom. – TammyThe group of women watched Chance with both envy and admiration. None of them ever imagined him being such an attentive father. Especially to a child that was not his. Nor his wife’s. And yet, Michael was unquestionably theirs.“Oh hell.” Bambi said as she stepped out of the bar and saw what the women were looking at. “Hey! Did your ovaries just explode?” Yvonne yelled and there was a chorus of yes from around the room. “Molly, I want another baby!”“I will get right on that!” Molly replied.Somewhere Karan’s voice echoed around the room with a single demand. “Cookie! I want a baby!”“Come here, darling!” Cookie yelled back. “Let me plant a milk chocolate baby in that belly!”As everyone around them laughed Chance tipped Rye’s face up to him. “Did you ever make an appointment for your birth control?” “No.” she said softly as tears filled her eyes. “He’s so perfect, even with eve
I suggest a neutral location. Tell Celt I’ll meet him in my conference room. – PhineasChance explained the situation to his best friend and brother-in-law. After a quick call to his dad, he suggested that they go to the office. Mia offered to go for moral support, but Rye declined the offer. The fewer people who saw her fall apart, the better it was for Rye.Chance asked his sister to watch Michael while they were gone.“I don’t have chest hair for him to grab.” Mia pointed out, watching as Chance carefully freed his beard and chest hair.“Take him to his grandpa.” Chance grinned at Ryder.Shrugging his shoulders, Ryder accepted the infant. “What’s up, squirt?”With that settled, Chance and Rye followed Celt over to his families building. Anthony and Tilly and Bass and Johanna also followed in their rental cars. Bass also had his lawyer with him. On the elevator ride up, Celt explained that his parents were already at the office.“The bottom half of the
She tried, but her Demons were stronger. – Bass Bass looked at his niece and saw the strength of his brother in her. There was no doubt, she was his child. She looked like him and had some of his mannerisms. And his stubborn streak that made her keep going even as she knew her world was falling apart around her. He was proud of her. She made it out of hell and became a strong young woman. He wished that he could take even a little credit for that. The only person who had that right was Ryanne herself.“She refused to get help.” Bass finally said. “Tried to kick the habit on her own. She could function and have a normal life when she was on her medication. But she always felt disconnected from everything.”“It’s sometimes referred to as living in a fog.” Anthony interjected. “I have a lot of patients describe living as though they are watching their life happen around them. Like they’re trapped inside themselves. Drug zombie.”Bass nodded. “She did try. But with
Why couldn’t she just love us more than the drugs? - Rye As soon as Carly received the call from Chance, she headed straight to the horse barn. She saddled the two horses and led them out to the front area. Walking the two over to the small green grass paddock, she climbed up on the panel fence and straddled the fence. Pulling her phone out she read the string of texts from a very angre Celt. She had known him long enough that she could tell his mood by the way he wrote.His wording was precise. Sentences were technical. If he were standing before a jury, he would be impeccable. He hid his anger behind the law. Used the law as a shield. Carly doubted that Roman Centurians could build a shield wall as well as what Celt had so precisely constructed.Looking up, she watched as the car pulled up the long dive and parked in the parking lot. As they walked towards her, she hopped off the fence and led the horses over to meet them halfway. Carly handed over the reins to Butte
You have the advantage of already knowing some of these kids. – Mrs. KellyThe classroom was a combination of Rye and Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Kelly was retiring over winter break and offered to let Rye keep whatever she wanted. Rye was thrilled to receive so many tools so early in her career.There were a few things that she added and changed. Mrs. Kelly wasn’t sure about the music, but when the younger woman showed her the studies, she had to admit it was worth trying. Chance had Trevor build her a laptop to fit her needs. Rye wasn’t sure if the large man built the machine or just programmed it. Either way, she was in love with the pink machine.The library that Chance was building for Michael was growing almost daily. And with every book that he bought for the house; he bought at least one for the classroom. Elizabeth had been one of the first kids to arrive. Rye wasn’t sure who she was more excited to see, Ms. Rye, Mr. Chance, or Michael. Mrs. Kelso, an older
If she ever asks if you want to help deliver a calf, just say no. – CeltThe Monday after the new school year started, the old ladies and their kids sat in the common room of Pops Place. They were all talking about the first week of school. Not just for the kids, but also for the several teachers that were associated with the club. Two of the brothers and three of the old ladies were teachers. Alana had retired from teaching but was still working as a substitute at the junior high. According to her, the little kids were too whiny, and the big kids were already turning into assholes. Junior high was the perfect age. No longer whining about everything, hadn’t quite become assholes and the awkwardness made them all cute and adorable.Mia’s twins were in seventh grade at the junior high. It was their first year not at the parochial school and they were thrilled to be in classes with cousins and other Saints kids. Although they were already quite a bit ahead of the rest of t
My fear is that at the end of this, all these little hearts are going to have been broken. – RyeThey extended spring break by a week. Which was fine, Rye enjoyed having another week with her boys. Michael was just over two years old, and you could not tell that he was born early addicted to heroin. Little Alan was just a few weeks shy of a year. He was due the first week of summer break. Rye started having contractions during kindergarten graduation. She powered through the ceremony and part of the reception. But of course, her ever observant husband knew something was wrong. Priscilla took Michael and was the first Lowery allowed in her recovery room. After cooing over the newborn and handing Michael to his father, she went out and saw Celt. “I guess you heard that Chance didn’t pass out or puke?”As the door closed, the parents could hear the Saints in the hall laughing. Celt half-heartedly told the teen to shut up. Now with all classes having moved vi
I'm pretty sure with all these people in my head, I now know why I lose arguments with myself. - MeThe club was founded by two army buddies, Pops and Killer. Killer had two sons – Sinner and Brute. Sinner had a daughter and two sons with his wife, Lilly. Sinner, Lilly and both boys are killed by the Brotherhood along with others and cause the Club to go straight. Brute has two sons, Knuckles and Scrapper, and takes in Taz after her parents’ death.Knuckles marries Nessie and they have Abby, Bella, Daniel, Douglas and Max.Taz marries Riffraff who is Nan and Rafe’s grandson. They have Angel who marries Mel. As of right now, they don’t have any children, but Riff is hoping to be a grandfather. Scrapper is single but is slowly settling down with Zee and her three kids.Pops has three children with his wife Grandy – Patch, Deuce and Alana. (Deuce and Alana are twins) Patch has two sons with his wife Jaye, Molly and Dino. Deuce has two sons, Rocky and Gremlin.