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@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando sat close to Claire, looking at the twins worriedly. "We should take him, just in case." Orlando said as he looked at Claire. He raised an eyebrow at her opposition and sighed softly. "We can discuss that later." He said and stood up, taking Brooklyn in his arms. Nearly every guy who had been in the building was in the giant meeting room, worried, pissed, confused. Some still eating pizza. "Rex finish up here today, we are taking Beau to the hospital." He said, Orlando started his way out to the car. "Oh, Trent, can you bring Claire and my food out for us." He paused to ask. Orlando went to the SUV. He buckled his daughter into her sea, kissing her head gently. "You're a good girl." He murmured. Orlando took the food from Trent as Claire took care of Beau. He set the food, ready to eat, in the space between the drivers seat and the passengers seat. When everyone wasn't in and ready he began to drive towards the hospital. He was picking fries for, his bag of food as he drove. "So. I told your brother that he was dealing with me. I knew he was drunk out of his mind, so I wrote the note saying to meet me in a month form now to fight. He doesn't show that doesn't matter. But if he ever shows up anytime after that. He's dead." Orlando said casually.

Orlando parked in the back of the hospital for the emergencies. He grabbed Beau, and went inside the hospital with Claire and Brooklyn. He explained that they were worried about their baby being grabbed by the neck. She gave Beau his little bracelet and let them sit while they waited. Orlando held Beau in his laugh, making faces and such to keep the baby calm. A doctor called them in, he laid Beau in a small bed. The doctor looked at Orlando and Claire. He swallowed and asked Orlando to step out a moment, to which he obliged. The doctor looked at Claire. "He's not in here, you must know as a doctor I have to report any sign of child abuse I see. So please be honest. Did your husband do this?" The doctor asked. He felt beau's neck and checked the baby over. As Orlanod sat outside he wasn't getting more and more anxious.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire nodded in agreement, "I agree." She told him softly, biting down on her nails a small pool of tears beginning to form from the what ifs. She shook them away before hearing him and nodded. She felt him Take Brooklyn in his arms, and felt pressure go off of her right arm and used both of her arms to hold Beau. She nodded at Rex before handing over to the car. She put Beau in his little car seat kissing both of them on the head. "You two are gonna be okay. We'll figure it out." She told her babies before getting into the car. She bit down on her nails letting Orlando eat his share while she just stared in front. She wouldn't be able to make herself eat for a long time. She was too scared for her son. She sniffled and then wiping her eyes. She heard Orlando turning her head and rolled her eyes, "Alright. I warned him at the wedding last time that if he ever showed up again I would kill him." She told him shaking her head. "I told him if he ever got near my children I would kill him." She then rested her head on Orlando's arm as he drove turning around as she stared at her children to make sure he didn't start convulsing or anything.

Claire got out of the car and got Brooklyn in her arms as well and sat down bouncing Brooklyn up and down on her leg. She smiled at the nurse before taking Beau's little hand and played with his finger and let Orlando bounce him and make him laugh and looked up seeing the doctor. She bit her lip and blinked when he asked Orlando to step out. "Excuse me?" She said loudly. "No." She told irritably. "Just tell me if my baby is okay dammit. He didn't fucking hurt his child and I swear to god I'll kill you if you don't tell me if my goddamn baby is okay now!" She commanded getting angrier and angrier as the day progressed. She had covered Brooklyn's ears so she could yell knowing loud sounds were bad for the baby. "Orlando please come in here before I hurt this idiot." She said.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire nodded in agreement, "I agree." She told him softly, biting down on her nails a small pool of tears beginning to form from the what ifs. She shook them away before hearing him and nodded. She felt him Take Brooklyn in his arms, and felt pressure go off of her right arm and used both of her arms to hold Beau. She nodded at Rex before handing over to the car. She put Beau in his little car seat kissing both of them on the head. "You two are gonna be okay. We'll figure it out." She told her babies before getting into the car. She bit down on her nails letting Orlando eat his share while she just stared in front. She wouldn't be able to make herself eat for a long time. She was too scared for her son. She sniffled and then wiping her eyes. She heard Orlando turning her head and rolled her eyes, "Alright. I warned him at the wedding last time that if he ever showed up again I would kill him." She told him shaking her head. "I told him if he ever got near my children I would kill him." She then rested her head on Orlando's arm as he drove turning around as she stared at her children to make sure he didn't start convulsing or anything.

Claire got out of the car and got Brooklyn in her arms as well and sat down bouncing Brooklyn up and down on her leg. She smiled at the nurse before taking Beau's little hand and played with his finger and let Orlando bounce him and make him laugh and looked up seeing the doctor. She bit her lip and blinked when he asked Orlando to step out. "Excuse me?" She said loudly. "No." She told irritably. "Just tell me if my baby is okay dammit. He didn't fucking hurt his child and I swear to god I'll kill you if you don't tell me if my goddamn baby is okay now!" She commanded getting angrier and angrier as the day progressed. She had covered Brooklyn's ears so she could yell knowing loud sounds were bad for the baby. "Orlando please come in here before I hurt this idiot." She said.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando heard Claire yell at the doctor from outside the door, quickly going inside when he heard her ask. Orlando took Brooklyn from Claire and looked down at her, then at the doctor. "Calm down. It's okay." He whispered to her. The doctor looked at Claire, eyes widened and he just shook his head as he checked out Beau. "Well, the good news is he is fine. Just bruised, no actual damage. He's going to be in a little pain from the bruising. But there's nothing I can do about that. You could ice it for five minute on five off, or give him s frozen teething ring that will help and distract from the pain. Other than that I say just soothe him and take care of him as usual." He said, picking Beau up and handing him to Claire. The doctor looked between the couple again, a pain of worry on his face as he opened the door and allowed them to leave. The doctor watched as they left, telling the receptionist to make a note if they come in again and the babies had a weird injury.

Orlando was confused still by the awkwardness of the doctor and such. But he was relieved beau was okay. When they out the babies back into their car seats, Orlando went onto Beau's side and kissed his neck gently. "You're okay buddy, don't worry, daddy is gonna take care of you." He said softly. Orlando stood and grabbed Claire before she could sit in the car. "Hey, what happened in there?" He asked as he pulled her body against his. Orlando was giving her a big grin as he pressed his body to hers. "I love you." He murmured and kissed her head. "I'm glad Beau is okay. Do we need anything at the store before we go home? The stroller is folded up in the trunk?" He asked before letting go and getting into the drivers seat. Driving away from the hospital.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire heard him come inside and glared dagger at the doctor hearing him tell her to calm down and that it was okay. It was NOT okay! The fucking doctor was insinuating that he had been hurting their baby and she was not okay with that. She watched as the doctor looked scared of her and she nodded, "Alright." She said before takking her baby back and coddling him to her her arms before handing him to Orlando since Brooklyn was already in her arms and she couldn't really hold both with the way that Brooklyn was situated in her arms. Claire was going to eat and then take a nap. She felt the relief hit her like a brick wall and she simply sighed and walked towards the car.

Once she was at the car, she put Brooklyn in her car seat and then smiled seeing Orlando with Beau. She felt him grab her arm and said, "The doctor asked if you were abusing Beau because of who you are and I got pissed off, I was pissed because of the brat spitting in my face, and then Benjamin, and then this idiot, and I'm hangry and should eat." She told him feeling him press his body to her's. She relaxed before saying, "I love you too." She met his lips with her own before shaking her head, "I don't think so and I'm so glad he's okay. Yeah their stroller is in the trunk." She told him before getting into the passenger seat. She ate her burger before eating her fries and then sighed in contentment since she was now not hangry.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando nodded as he listened to Claire. "I know, I know, it's been a rough day. I'm sorry. We can just go home, take care of the babies, and when they go to bed, I'm all yours." He purred and kissed her cheek. Orlando took the long way home, knowing the car rides made the twins tired. He pulled the car up next to his mustang. Orlando got out and took Beau inside. He grabbed a bottle from the fridge, then another for Brooklyn. He warmed them up and left one for Claire to grab as he carried Beau to the living room. Orlando sat in his recliner, reclining it, Beau in his lap as he sucked on the bottle. Orlando turned the television on and looked as Claire entered the room. "He is eating fine, so that's good. I think when he's done I'll get his teething ring before we put them to sleep." He commented, looking between his son and the television. When beau was done with the bottle, Orlando hoisted him up on his shoulder, burping him. Orlando held Beau in one arm as he went to the kitchen and took a teething ring from the freezer. He walked back and sat down again, Beau rolling about in his lap as he chewed the ring.

Orlando was overjoyed with the twins. They were his life. After the news finished and Beau seemed to be tiring out. He carried him up to their animal telemedicine room, tucking him into bed. Orlando turned on their noise machine, and the baby monitor, as well. Orlando went downstairs again and sat down stretching out. "Wanna shower together?" He asked, raising an eyebrow st Claire. "I think it would definitely be relaxing." He commented. Orlando had to shower anyway. He headed up to their bedroom, grabbing s pair of pajama bottoms, and going into the bathroom, he out the baby monitor on the counter and started the shower.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire watching him for a moment before smiling gently and murmured, "That sounds good." She leaned forward pressing her lips to his for a moment before pulling away. Looking out the window, she watched everything pass her by, and suddenly felt the exhaustion beginning to come back to her mind. With the exhaustion came her sluggish movements. She grabbed Brooklyn before heading inside. Getting the bottle, she sat down letting Brooklyn suck on it, before rocking her in her arms closing her eyes as she did so. She smiled and nodded, "Alright. Brooklyn doesn't like her teething ring, so I'll keep it in the freezer for now." She smiled before letting Brooklyn eat as much as she wanted from the bottle. When she was done, Claire set the bottle down and started to pat her back gently to burp her so her tummy wouldn't hurt. When she was done, she giggled and Claire smiled at her. She cradled Brooklyn in her arms letting her slowly fall asleep. When she was sure she was asleep, Claire started up the stairs to put her in her cradle.

Claire put her in her cradle gently and smiled kissing their heads. She stroked each of their heads before nodding to Orlando. "Yes." She told him. Following Orlando into the bathroom, Claire took her clothes off before sighing as she got into the shower. She felt the warmth of the water and closed her eyes for a moment. She stepped back so Orlando could get into the water as well. "I'm sorry I'm grumpy." She told him, knowing none of her mood swings had been easy on him and her hormones were still all over the place and the doctor said they would be for a few more months, then they would calm down.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando smiled softly as he saw Claire follow him into the shower. He got wet and let Claire get wet before he moved and put his hands on her hips and pulled her body against his. "Hey, you're fine, don't worry. You're my wife, I love you. I get it." He murmured and pressed his lips to her. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me." He said and gave Claire a tired smile. Orlando reached over her shoulder and grabbed both bottles of shampoo, handing Claire hers as he began to lather his own into his hair. He put his back and stepped under the stream as he washed the suds out, watching the shampoo swirl down the drain, when he was alone he moved for Claire. As Claire started washing her hair out he bagan to lather his body with his Irish springs body wash. He looked across at the little mirror that Claire installed after she moved in, just smiling at her. "Did you know that you're the most beautiful person I've ever met." He purred, pulling her back against him, himself lips reached her neck and he chuckled. Orlando moved underneath the water again and let his body wash go away.

Orlando stepped out of the shower and grabbed his towel as he began to dry off, rubbing his hair, which had started getting long again, then down his body and he tied it around his waist. Orlando brushed his teeth over the sink, and then finally put his pajama pants on. They had little skills in them, they had been a Christmas gift from someone. "So what is the plan for thanksgiving? I mean it's only me, Dalton, and dominic, so if your family wants to see us then we'd have to take them, or vice Versa. I dunno, but we have to include both, you know Dalton and dad would be pissed if they couldn't see the twins." He commented as he watched her dry off. Orlanod headed into their bedroom, he got beneath the comforter and waited for Claire to join him. When she did he put an arm around her, curling up.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire smiled seeing him come back the smile not quite reaching her eyes at the moment since she was worried about her violent actions from earlier. Hearing him telling her it was okay, she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "I love you too." She kissed him back mumbling against his lips, "I'm glad because you might just be the most exciting and best thing that i've ever had in my life." She pulled away caressing his cheek for a moment before taking her shampoo bottle and starting to lather it into her own hair and sighing in contentment from the water and being intimate with her husband. She washed out her hair and got her own soap and started to wash her body with it. Once done she laughed hearing him and said, "I don't know. I'm pretty sure I knew it, it's just sometimes I forget things and I like to hear you say it." She kissed him and giggled when he kissed her neck. He knew it tickled her.

Claire stepped out of her the shower and got her own towel wrapping it around her body before using it to dry herself off. Once dried off, she put it in the hamper and got on her bra and panties and then got her shorts and shirt on and washed her face off. She brushed her teeth hearing Orlando. "I say we have it here, since neither want to go either's house. That way, they can meet in the middle and we can have them bring whatever they want for homecooked meal wise and I can cook whatever else is left." She smiled gently and nodded in agreement, "Yeah. I think here would be pretty nice." She finished up before getting under the blanket with him and curling into a ball into his side. Within moments she was asleep.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando nodded and yawne din agreement. "I'll let my side know and you let yours know. I swear if Ben shows up I'm putting a bullet in his brain." He mumbled angrily as he cuddled up to Claire and passed out. The couple always slept in the same fashion. Claire curled up into Orlando, her head tucked just beneath his chin, his arms held her close, and he laid on his side. Sometimes when the twins woke them up in the middle of the night Orlanod would grab a bottle and feed them, sometimes Claire would, and sometimes they both got up. Tonight Orlando was out for the whole night, he didn't even stir as the twins began to cry. He just rolled over and curled into a ball. Orlando was out and woke up around eight the next day. He awake with crazy bed head and groggily went to the bathroom, then downstairs where he sat at the table.

"Were the twins out all night? Or was I just out? Sorry if I didn't get up with you." Orlando commented. As he woke up he couldn't help but smile excitedly at the twins in their high chairs. "Look at my little cuties." He said a small he played with their hands, giving them kisses and just smiling happily. "We're gonna dressyou in the cutest outfits for thanksgiving. Your uncle Dalton is gonna love it. And so is your Grampy." He said and got up before hugging Claire. "It's starting to get cold out, I'm letting Haden's back in, you know he won't hurt them." Orlando said, giving Claire the look that meant he didn't want to argue about it. Orlando went to his drawer and grabbed Hades M Leah's before going into his backyard. He let Hades out of the dog house before leasing him and bringing him inside. Hades ran over to Claire and jumped up to give her kisses excitedly. Orlanod kept him on the leash and pulled Hades down. "Calm down boy." He said before kneeling and hugging the dog. "Another thing we gotta talk about." He said solemnly, sitting a small he rubbed Hades head. "I did what I did yesterday for you, because there's no way I wa aletting you handle Benjamin. You are my equal, but you know the guys will listen to me if I tell them to. I don't want to have to over rule you. Don't make me do it."

@ BadStreetBoys

Claire smiled before nodding and said, "Alright. I'm alright with that." She sighed hearing him and nodded in weariness. "I concur with that." She ran a hand throughout her hair before giggling as he cuddled into her. "The same old teddy bear I met." She kissed his cheek before curling into him. Soon she was asleep, tirewd from the days actions. She didn't mind that sleeping, but tonight she was exhausted for some odd reason. She knew for a fact that she would be waking up to her babies crying. She woke up three times throughout the night to help the twins to settle down and kissed them, knowing they only calmed down this easily for her. They calmed down for Orlando, but not as easily as they did for her. She smiled seeing Orlando still asleep.

Claire got them ready for the day before carrying both of them downstairs and putting them in their high chairs and grabbing their bottles and starting to cook some breakfast for Orlando and herself. She had a headache this morning and knew she was going to be grouchy and was not in the mood to be argued with. She had been nicer yesterday. She knew it wasn't anyone's fault that the twins fussed when she wasn't around, but her moodiness never seemed to fade all that much. "They fussed three different times." She told him giggled seeing his hair and kissing him. She watched him play with them before finishing up their breakfast and putting it on the table. She hugged Orlando back and nodded. "Alright." She was too damn tired to argue with him. She giggled seeing Hades and pet him giving him kisses and then looked up hearing him. Her look got serious all of a sudden and she said, "Don't even go there Orlando. I'm not playing with this. You can handle anything else, but he's my brother so I'm going to deal with him. Don't argue. I understand you did it for me, but next time, let me handle him. He's my brother. If it were your brother, I would let you handle it. I'm as much apart of this as you are, so let me do this." She told him crossing her arms over her chest.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando was happy, he helped Claire get the food onto the table, and gave the babies small pieces of eggs on their high chairs, he couldn't help the huge grin as he watched them. When the food was ready and it was just time to eat he rubbed Hade's head and told him to go lay down. He sat down and took a few bites of food, before looking up at Claire. "No. Even if it was my brother I wouldn't let you handle it anyways." He said, the same look on her face came onto his own, he put his fork down and looked up at her. "I don't care that he's your brother, I'm going to deal with it, he's coming after me, he has problems with me. You know I love you, but I'm not letting you handle this." He said stubbornly, standing up and crossing his arms as well. There was just no way he could do that. He had to protect his girl, in any way possible, and one of those things, was not letting her actually kill someone. He'd done it, but he was brought up around it. Killing someone was completely different than torturing them, and he wouldn't let her do it, and he knew it would happen with her brother.

Orlando would be in a pissy mod for the rest of the day, not generally a good thing when he had to deal with his guys. He sat down and began to eat, grumbling angrily to himself as he did, then tossing the plate and his utensils into the sink. He walked off into the living room, sitting on the floor as he played with Hades. He'd missed having the dog inside,but Claire had made him put Hades outside when the twins were first born,not knowing how he'd react. But he wanted him back in, so he was. After a bit Orlando headed upstairs and got dressed, not in his suits like usual. But dirty jeans, a loose black tee, and his old gang jacket that had seen its fair share of days. He headed downstairs and grabbed the keys off the hook, yelling off into the house. "Are you coming with me today? If not I'll take the dog with me." He grabbed the leash as he waited for an answer.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire turned her head hearing him, setting her jaw and said, "I meant wouldn't you want to deal with it if it were your brother?" She said before shaking her head once more utterly done with him at the moment. She had lost her appetite due to the argument. She heard him and raised an eyebrow before laughing hollowly, "I love you too, but I don't appreciate this." She turned her head away before staring down at the floor her eyebrows down into a frown as she had her arms across her chest. "Some shit you just have to do yourself." She busied herself with the twins deciding it was time to give them a bath. She walked past Orlando, the emotion coming off of her was cold and she was not going to be a very nice human at the moment until he apologized. She knew for a fact she was right this time. She always fucking apologized for things, but not this time. She refused. She refused to raise her for to him, especially in front of Beau and Brooklyn. She didn't ever want them to see them fight light she had watched her parents do.

Claire didn't care that he was angry. She swiftly grabbed the children and headed upstairs. Once there, she started to undress them, kissing their little tummies before running a warm bath, not too high, and setting them inside of it and laughed as she gave them toys to play with as she gently started to put water on them, sitting down beside the bath tub. Hearing Orlando, she shouted back. "No!" She turned back to her children biting her lip before she felt tears start to fall from her eyes. SHe hated getting angry. She always just cried in frustration. She felt Beau wipe at her face mumbling "mommy." She smiled at him a small sob coming out. "It's Okay, baby." She kissed both of them before deciding to get into the bath with them. She undressed before picking them up and putting them on her chest letting the water come up more so that she could enjoy it as well.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando set his jaw slightly as he heard Claire's response, he was in a bad mood, that was for sure, and he was too stubborn to admit fault, he rarely apologized for shit, even when it was his fault. "Hades, come." He said loudly and assertively, leashing his dog in his spiked collar before he headed out to the mustang, he always buckled the dog up, he loved him. Orlando headed off to the office, he parked around back and grabbed Hades leash before heading inside with the dog. He radiated anger, and his guys knew to avoid him unless it was important. Orlando went into his office, Hades laid at his feet, and he worked on paperwork, as well as barking orders angrily. At one point Rex came in to give him a report, and he ended the conversation early because he could tell Orlando wasn't happy. Hades would bark every time someone came to the door, which Orlando liked, the dog would protect him with his life. Orlando rubbed Hades head and Locked him in the room as he went out to do a few thins throughout the building, he knew not to interrogate or do anything like that, with the simple knowledge he would kill the guy without second thoughts. A few people asked about Claire and he just shrugged the questions off waiting for a new topic.

At the end of the day Orlando packed up his stuff he needed to take home, leashed Hades, then locked his door as he headed back to the car, he out Hades in and sat in the drivers seat. He pulled out and parked on the road, just looking through folders of stuff he was bringing home, reading them, getting familiar with them, he did this for another half hour. When he was satisfied Orlando began the drive home. He had calmed down a bit, but the thought that Claire would still be acting like a bitch to him pissed him off again, when he parked in the driveway he headed inside with Hades, going right to the fridge he grabbed his bottle of whiskey and poured a glass, going into the living room and turning the news on. Orlando had Hades in his lap,the bottle besides him,and the glass in his hand as he drank and watched the news.

@ BadStreetBoys
Claire made sure to hold them up carefully so as to not get anything on them. She stroked their heads, giving them tender kisses every time she wanted so and felt herself crying even more now and soon calmed down before singing for them and washing their hair with baby shampoo. She made sure to avoid their eyes washing their little bodies with soap. Once that was done, she let them all soak into the water, blowing bubbles towards them and laughing at their giggles. Soon, she got out drying them off before getting dressed and going to let them play. She got into the floor as she played with them. Soon she got exhausted again and figured she should all get them into a nap. It was almost time for Orlando to be home, but she didn't care.

Claire headed upstairs making cooing sounds getting into their bed. She had them both on her and was smiling watching them fall asleep. Once they were asleep, she felt more tears come from her fight with Orlando earlier. She calmed herself and soon was asleep along with them. The twins looked as content as could be cuddled against their mother and Beau was sucking his thumb while Brooklyn was sleeping with her mouth open not wanting to suck on anything. Claire didn't even hear Orlando come home, but she slept there with her babies her tear stained face evident from the way her cheeks shone in the light with moisture. She didn't wake up from being exhausted and her babies seemed to be just as tired as she was. She had enjoyed just spending the entire day with them and not doing anything. She didn't mind doing nothing if she got to just take care of her babies. She knew it was exhausted but it was also fun knowing they were her babies.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Orlando assumed Claire was avoiding him when he got home, and it made him even angrier, he finished his bottle of whiskey, tossing the bottle into the trash as he started on his beer. Orlando just didn't want to deal with anything right now, and he figured if he was drunk, he wouldn't have to. Claire couldn't argue with a drunk Orlando anyway. After an hour of straight drinking he just started bitterly talking to himself, and then discussing gang plans with Hades, he was babbling on and on, his voice slurred but quick. Eventually he decided to make his way upstairs. Orlandoheaded into the bathroom and locked himself in. Not because he wasn't pissed, just on accident. He finished up and headed out again, nearly falling down the stairs, on emon his way to the living room, the other on the way to the basement. Orlando kept a punching bag in the basement, and just let loose on it when down there, it wasn't very good, because he was drunk, but it was calming him down.

When Orlando was exhausted from the punching bag he slowly tried to get back up the stairs, pretty much needing to crawl up from disorientation. He got into the living room, laying on the couch with Hades, he passed out. Orlando had a few empty beer cans lying around him in the living room, and the bottle of whiskey in the trash made it evident what he did, but it also made it look worse than what had actually happened. Orlando was out for a while, when he woke up he was calm, he wasn't mad, just hot. He turned the heat off and went to get into his own bed.