Chapter 15: The Tales And Flowers

~AXEL~

Walking into the waiting room doors he walked straight up to Ryder almost nose to nose. "What the fuck happened?" He growled in a scaringly calm voice it made Ryders body shiver a little as his eyes were filled with tears. "It's my fault." Ryder said as he sat down holding his head into his hands. "Ryder what the fuck happened to my angel?" Axel growled out one more time making him pick him up and slam him against the wall by his shirt. "Jessie's in surgery Mateo and Travis shot at us and Jessie pulled me out of the way and then they shot her and… ran her over… twice." Ryder choked out. Axel looking at him like he grew two heads. How many more times is his woman going to get shot at. "I'm going to need a hell of a lot more then that Ry." Putting him back down on the floor Ryder motioned for Axel to sit down. "Here's what happened." Ryder choked taking a deep breathe.

~Ryder~

Hours Earlier. "I still got a bad feeling about this. Think we should tell someone else. It's not smart to go in something like this with no back up Jes." Ryder whined. "That's why I have some more back up other than just Elias and Hunter on standby." She told him. "Seriously? Ok not that I'm not thankful for that but your making Axel bitch slapping list just keep going. You don't know his revenge plots burn for days in every way possible." Ryder whined. "Shh. Look there it is." She told him as she had Hunter and Elias tracking their location.

"How did you find this?" Ryder asked it was nowhere on the blue prints or archives in the towns properties. "That's because it's on private property by a special place it would take us forever and a day to track down the real land owners but this little warehouse building is designed to look like a slaughter house, but it's not. Everything inside is built on belts and pop up chem labs. Ryder this is the only place the drugs are being made and to top it off I found out the source is the only with the right formula the man your looking for comes in and adds the last bits in himself so that no one can else can turn it over to make a better profit." Jessie told him.

"How do you even know that? What makes you so sure." "I found out in the emails from the laptop I found. It was in the room when Dimitri went in to turn off the gas. He wasn't turning off the gas. He used that laptop I have to override the system it was Preston who let those fuckers in and let them get that far. He was mad at both me and Dimitri for leaving the way we did. It's Dimitri pulling all the main strings. Trust me he has way more information on Preston then the other way around. If Preston doesn't play the way Dimitri wants then he's going to get way more worse than jail time. There is a USB in there in the office part, and it has the information of every person who buys and sells and pushes in the towns and if we don't hurry up and grab then we won't be able to grab the details to catch them when the shipment goes out to go further than just us." "So what's your big game plan now?" "I have only one there should only be three people walking around this place tonight. I am going to get in there get the USB and then we are going to blow this place up." "WHAT?! Why are we going to do that?" "That's plan B. Plan A is to get in and get out then we get the information back to Dalton's offices and make a play on how to set up the pickup form the other suppliers. IT's either catch them in the act or blow every last ounce of their supply this would be it. This is the only place known to make it. Which is why no one can find it." Jessie told him.

"Sounds good Jess. We got your back." Hunter told her. "Yup because before we know it Axels going to rip ours out." Elias added. Shaking their heads. "Ok, watch out." Ryder told her as he picked the door. "What about the cameras?" "Jared is taking care of that he's been logged in to the system here since before we even got here it's currently replaying on old feed so no one can see us coming in or out." After getting the door opened they managed to get inside the empty place quietly stepping so no one outside would hear them around after pulling down their lights on their phones they were now using the front screens as light in the office. "Jessie there are six of these things." "Grab them all. She looked down and grabbed the blank one she brought with her to help clone everything on their computer. "What are you doing?" "Jared needs this. just in case it has anything else we may need." "Fine how long is that going to take?" "Like ten minutes." After seven minutes in they heard the door opened and familiar voices. "Thought you said no one was going to be here tonight." "There not supposed to be. Shh…" Listening to the men downstairs.

"There's only two of them." Ryder motioned to her as he had his gun out and she had her taser out. Looking the computer it was almost finished. "Alright man is that it?" "Yeah he said he only needed this let's go lock up this place gives me the creeps." The last guys said. The computer made a small ding noise as it finished she quickly took it and turned off the screen. Grabbing Ryder she shoved him in the closet as she went into the basket. The office door handle moved around but it was locked still. "Man let's go you just hearing shit." The other one said. "Yeah probably right only one person can get in anyway. I doubt very seriously Dante going to come all the way through here tight now anyway." They heard them walk away and lock them back in. After a few minutes Ryder got out the door and helped her out of the basket. Looking at her with serious eyes they just stood there for a minute.

"We need to get out of here now." Ryder whispered as he heard the truck pull into the gravel. After carefully getting out through one of the upper windows, they slowly started to crawl down the side ladder. Jessie was about half way down when Ryder's foot slipped and ended up falling straight down shoving her to the ground landing on top of her in the process. "Fuck." "Shit Jess I'm sorry." Standing up her ankle was already swelling. "I'm not going to be able to move as fast take these just in case. You need to have everything this one goes to Jared." "Let's just get out of here. Here lean on me well move quicker. I swear Axel's going to have my ass." Ryder told her throwing her arm over his shoulder and leaning down enough to support her weight. "Guys you got company coming in hot in trucks get to the woods get down." Elias came through as quiet as he could looking through his guns scope as they were both hiding from different areas of vantage points but couldn't risk getting seen yet.

It was too late though as Jessie through Ryder down the hill a little ways. As the trucks light flashed straight into her face and she held her hand up to loosen it through her eyes. "Jessenia what the hella are you doing out here?" Travis asked her. "What the fuck happened to you?" Mateo asked looking her over. "I was on a walk earlier and got lost then got chased by that bob cat that comes around in the summer. I feel and hurt myself I was coming here to hopefully get some help. I never noticed this place before. Was hoping a camera or call box or something be here. Can you two help me?" She asked eyes faked with tears.

"He's not going to like this." Mateo told Travis. "Is that what really happened Jessie? You didn't maybe fall from a place you shouldn't be?" Travis asked her getting closer to her. "Why are you here?" She asked raising an eyebrow that caught their attention. "Who else is out here with you Jes?" "No one. I meant it I came here alone on a walk." "You've always been a shit liar Jes. Victor! Get here in there. We need to call him and see how he wants to handle this." Travis told him.

"You two search the place. Gag and tag whoever you find bring them in when you do." Mateo told them. "Let's go toots." Victor told her picking her up. "Easy." She warned him. "Shut the fuck up and move." "I can't you fucking asshole." She snapped at him. Victors hand slapped her so hard across the face she fell to the floor. Another one of the men shot Victor in the head as his body dropped in front of hers. Jessie whole body started shaking looking up to the man she didn't know.

"Boss man says whoever lays hand on his queen doesn't get to stay breathing." He shrugged just being a good soldier following orders. Jessie then pushed herself down and out away from the men after tasing the men who shooting the other man dead in front of her. Causing the man to fall and hit his head leaving him unconscious. You heard the other four now males yelling to each other to find her and anyone else in the area. Hunter and Elias had no problem darting the other two men that Keith and his partner for the night Vincent went and got into the squad car. As Vincent left with the two unconscious men Mateo found Jessenia and started to pull her up by her hair.

"Whoa though love calm down. Don't want to break that little ankle all the way now do we?" Mateo whispered in her ear. "Easy now don't do anything stupid. The men here won't hurt you I swear it. You just need to tell us who else you got out here?" "GO TO HELL!" Jessie told him swinging her leg back getting him hard in the stomach then his nuts, then punching him in his throat. Ryder came up and punched him hard across the face covered in twigs branches leaves and dirt from his long hard fall.

"That wasn't nice." Ryder told Jes trying to catch his breathe. Mateo almost unconscious lifted his gun to shoot Ryder before he blacked out. Jessie quickly pushed Ryder out of the way catching the bullet in her lower thigh right in the side and fat with her swollen ankle on the same leg. "Jes are you ok come here." Ryder got her up and was walking her to the car for help. Elias had gotten Mateo dragging his ass Hunter quickly to get the man the car after he got him in cuffs.

"Jessie was now standing on her own Ryder was standing in an open spot as Jessie flung herself to him one last time as Travis revved the truck and ran her straight over. Jessie's body rolled over the car hood to the top to the end of the covered bed her body rolled a few feet away before anyone could reach her Travis put the car in reverse and hit her again a few more feet. Ryder and the other three men shot the truck completely up tires out motor out and leaving Travis to tip his truck in the ditch. Knocking him out by slamming against the window and the steering wheel. Ryder and they guys couldn't breathe as the ambulance came and got her out she was not awake not moving; however she was still responsive thanks to the adrenaline keeping her going in ways. Ryder followed the ambulance while the other men went and got the suspects settled. Ryder picked up his phone calling the man he was scared to talk to but needed to be here. "Axel you need to get to the hospital, it's Jessie."

~Axel~

"That's everything from top to bottom. We are just waiting for the doctors. Hunter called and talked to daddy Caleb and Elias called Killian." Ryder told them in a sigh. "You know when you came and told me you had to work on a special case tonight and the search warrant I got for you I never thought you guys would make such a mess. At least it was done to cover your asses in every possible way except one thing oh yeah. The civilian in the operating room." Dalton growled out. "HOW could you guys keep something this big from me. Fuck were your damn boss." Axel yelled at Ryder feeling betrayed and hurt. "I knew kid. Just not to this extend." Dalton growled. "There is nothing I will be able to do to keep you guys from getting suspended for at least two weeks to a month." Dalton rubbed his hands in his face. "It's not the most pressing matter right now sir." Ryder said eyes full of tears.

"I'm sorry Axel I shouldn't have kept this from you. I should have told you everything. I should have kept her safe. I failed you both. She saved my ass at least three different ways tonight and I couldn't help her. I hurt you and her. It was my fault she wanted to leave the way we came in. I was just worried they would have been there it was my idea to leave from the upper floors it was me who fell on her. We wouldn't have gotten caught had she been able to walk and the ladder didn't break. That's what got us caught. You should be a little proud man her planned worked perfectly until I changed an important part. Now she's laid up because of me." Ryder said pulling his knees to his head as they sat on the floor of the waiting room. "It's not your fault Ryder. Things like this can always go sideways. At least you guys were smart enough to have back up it could have been so much fucking worse. She should have told me I can't believe she hid this from me." "We got no proof though Dimitri everything so far tonight has been on Dante. Axel. It's Dante's warehouse. It was Dante's men. Until we get Jared to get through those files it's all leading up to Dante." Ryder said shaking his head.

"Convenient though right seeing as he would have been the new President of the board and his son still has a prescription pad?" Axel asked Dalton. "We can't touch Dimitri until we have something to touch him with. His dad well get someone right now to get him detain but that can only be for three days until we get an order for his arrest and we got five more guys coming down to help Jared go through those USB's. Hate to say it but Axel tonight your woman did good. She did everything right we saw it through Jared's feed. Her parents can't get back until the morning." Dalton told him sadly.

"I know your mad kid but you need to reel it in best you can." He added. "Alderman." The doctor called out. The men quickly stood up rushing to the doctor. "We got her stable. She needed some blood not too much. We got the bullet out and it did no damage. She will need a crutch for a couple of weeks. We set her foot it'll be in a boot for a little bit it's not broken but it might have well as been she cut it pretty close. The rest of her body will be severely bruised with cuts and scratches that will heal quickly there will be special ointments for her to put on them for a week. She had no damage done getting runned down twice she is very lucky for being able to walk away. She will have a massive head ache for a few days, there will be medicine for that. Also some antibiotics just to keep infection out of being a possibility. Other than that she is waking up and is in recovery you can go see her." Doctor ended as all of them let a breath they didn't know they were even holding.

Looking at the two angry men and one destroyed looking Ryder. "Hi." She rasped out making Dalton chuckle to her. "Hi. Had a little adventure tonight did we? You know I'm starting to think you a magnet for trouble." He teased with a wink as he hugged her. "You will need to give a full report at your earliest convenience. Other than that I'm very happy you are ok in one piece for the most part. I wish a speedy recovery and now I am off to call your parents and tell them everything so you only have to worry about them chewing you a new asshole tomorrow." "Thanks, good looking out sheriff Dalton." She winked. "Stop. Just stop, nothing was your fault. It was all on me I came to you, remember that." She told Ryder whose face had a few fallen tears.

"Aria's down stairs. I just had to check on you even just for a minute. I can't have her see you just yet. It'll break her. She is beyond pist but she's already calmed down because she knows and understands things like this happen on the job all the time. Leo was with Bella; Dimitri wasn't there either nor Ethan. Nothing else is linking to anyone else you were right about everything. I'm sorry I couldn't keep you safe. I let you down so bad tonight." "Ryder did you manage to get and keep the USB's safe and intact did Jared get them?" "Yeah." Then you did everything I needed you to do. It's my fault, at least this will be over soon. In a few weeks this will just be a bad day. Drive safe. Thank you for everything tonight." Jes told him kissing his cheek he looked up to see Axel who just nodded to him.

Pacing back and forth few times before he turned to look at her. She felt anger just flowing off him in huge waves. "Do you have any idea. Just how bad this night could have gone? Do you really understand? You were shot. you were ran over. Not just once Jessenia twice." He was not yelling but pretty loud. Wow in trouble big time he used the full name. "TWICE Jes. You almost broke your damn ankle you gotten bitch slapped by some fuck tard who obviously was bad at following orders thanks to the other man who shot him down. Who knows what else that man could have done to you behind those walls in that place Jessenia. Worse yet I wasn't able to help you at all. You needed me and you made damn sure I was nowhere near you. You were in danger and trouble way above your head and I was just sitting in my damn office Jessenia. Do you know how that makes me feel? DO YOU HAVEN ANY CLUE WHAT THAT FUCKING DOES TO ME?!! You should have came to me in the first fucking place. Running around behind my back on my damn case. With my damn men. You all were in danger tonight. IF anything worse than this was to happen." Axel cut himself off grabbing the feet board down to her bed looking down shaking his head he couldn't control himself he was beyond mad. Beyond scared he was still shooken up terrified of what could have happened to any of his men out there.

"I understand just how much worse this could have gone. I did make sure to cover our tracks in every way possible. I made sure there was back up and none of your men were hurt. The case is settled as long as you have those USB's. I know how mad you are at me but if I were to come and tell you about all this you would have shot the whole thing down. I couldn't have you in it because if Dimitri is involved then he would have put charges on you he would have found some way to say that your dislike for him pressed you to start all of this. Dalton agreed with me. It would have hurt you more than it would have helped you in the end. I am not the only one who needs to vent Axel you think I'm blind to see exactly what all this is doing to you." Taking a deep painful breath.

"You want to be mad at me for not telling you fine. I deserve that. I take responsibility for that and everything else that went down tonight. But don't you dare act like you don't or aren't hiding things from me. You held back so much important information this entire time. You never even told I was connected to so much of it to begin with. I know with your job you're only allowed to give so much information. But you could have spared more than what you did when my safety was literally on the line. That would be some useful information right there." Moving her hands about getting worked up trying to calm herself down at the same time.

" Had my house got torn upside down so don't you dare act like you haven't messed up in some of this to. I'm sorry I made the guys keep this from you. I'm sorry I hurt you or you feel like I betrayed you in some sort of way. I guess I do too in a way. I am not sorry for going through with it though. I need this to end just as much as you do Axel I can't keep living day to day looking over my shoulder for whatever pyscho is behind this to finally come at me." She told him tears little water head feeling like it was splitting open.

"Are you trying to blame me for withholding stuff from you about this. Is that what makes you doing this tonight justified? Jessenia I am a man of the law there is a shit ton of things I won't or haven't told you because just like you with your work it's my job. There are some things we don't need to know especially if it's going to protect you then hell yes I would do it every time knowing it was keeping you safe." "EXACTLY! That's exactly my point. Whether you can admit right now or later that is what I did tonight. Even if you can't admit yet you know I'm right." She told him in a defeated voice. "I can't believe you did this to me. You're damn right you know that Jes I do feel hurt and betrayed. I can't exactly blame my men. You made damn sure of that. Do you have any idea how much you have been hurt while being with me. I think we have a fucking punch card to this damn place what is it with you huh? One more trip and we go to Disneyland. What made you think you could take on and out run grown men in the middle of bum fuck nowhere?" Tossing his hands up in the air .

" How could you be so damn selfish as you were tonight keeping this from me? What you did tonight was so idiotic in so many ways Jessie. YOU COULD HAVE DIED!!" He roared lastly to her. Looking up at him with tears falling from her eyes. "I know your scared. I know everything you are feeling you have every right to feel." "YOUR GOD DAMN RIGHT I DO!" "However sheriffs Graves I have no statement for you at this point in time. It is very obvious you are in not state or sound mind to speak to me calmly about anything so I would like for you to leave now." She told him flatly looking down at her hands and then back up to his face.

"Excuse me? The fuck did you just say?" He was blown away. "You heard me Axel I want you to leave until you can talk to me calmly. We both know that could be a while. I can't handle anything else more or less right now and you're not helping at the moment so go home or wherever it is you need to be to get your frustration out just don't do it here. I need to try to piece myself together and it's very clear I'm not going to be able to do that with you here. Leave. Please." She told him silently crying. "I think the fuck not. You think after everything that happened tonight I can just easily walk away right now?!" Axel growled even louder.

"AXEL." Killian spoke loudly with so much furry in his eyes. Axel looked at Jessie then followed his brother outside the hall down a few doors down to a corner part. "I know everything Ryder told me. I understand your point right now and it would eat me away just like it is you right now. But you are so fucked up right now. Do you realize that? She is in a fucking hospital bed right now and you are YELLING at her. You are talking down to her like she's Maddie's age in trouble. She is so fucking broken right now. You're right she could have died tonight you think she really needs you screaming that at her things she already knows?" Killian roared to him.

"What she did may have been wrong in some ways and it was also right in others and right now all she needs her big strong man tonight Axel. That is supposed to be you but you can't stop being the angry asshole who couldn't just swallow his fucking anger and just hold her. Just be with her. To let her know you are there for her and anything else is tomorrow's damn problem. She needs someone she can fall apart on right now Axel because that is exactly what she's doing she's breaking she is cracking and she deserves to be able to fall apart tonight. You pushed too far and now she feels like she has to piece herself together by herself. Not with her best friend tonight, which is not you. You are supposed to be her safe place Axel. You are entitled to have that conversation with her just not tonight man. What the hell were you thinking?" Killian asked him holding his own hair in his hands.

"That's the problem Killian I can't stop thinking about everything that happened to her I can't' stop thinking about what could of else happened. I am her safe place. Yet look at her now she's hurt I didn't keep her safe look at her." Axel choked out tears now filling his eyes feeling like crap realizing he should have reeled it in better. She was being idiotic he was he knew it. Man being the town asshole really has its moments he thought to himself shamefully. "She asked you to leave as both of your brother. I'm telling you to. I'm staying with my bestie tonight. You go do something smarter than this." Killian growled to him as he walked away.

Looking around it was very clear he was not going to find peace anywhere. So he did the only thing to help and that was to go back to work ignoring his phone texts from others. When he walked in he saw that Sienna, Bella and Aria had brought in coffees and little snacks. "We know." They hugged him and walked out. Looking around at his best friends who looked drained and tired as well as Jared and the other men looking over the new technology and evidence. "You guys should go home get some rest." Axel told them sadly. "Yeah like that's really going to come easy." Elias scoffed to him reaching for the other papers linking to the arrests for Travis and Mateo.

"Were good man we just need to get a rush on this timing is important." Hunter added as he was getting things gathered together for Dante's involvement. Dalton was already talking to the judge about everything. Leo came in covered in ash from head-to-toe black marks. "You alright son?" The judge asked. "Bella told me Jessie was in the hospital after getting hurt out in the middle of the woods. The place is nothing but ash right now. We just put it out. I wanted to let you know for whatever its worth I hope you got everything you need out. It was arson. It was intentional and there were two peoples bodies found but can't' identify them, they are just burnt up skeletons now. Both males." Leo told them with sadness in his voice.

"It's closer to Alden so the men came and took the reports they are sending everything over to you guys." He added. "It's certain Dante Moretti owns this land?" "Yes." "The only problem is the property itself seems abandoned anyone could come up and pop something like this up we all knew the Moretti's were thinking of having that slaughter house open up and smoke meat it doesn't mean without proof that he is responsible for what happened tonight. The only thing we can hope for is something popping up on that evidence they have there. Otherwise when it comes down to court it's hear say information your word against theirs." The judge told them flatly pointing to Mateo and Travis and Ryder.

"I will do what I can but make sure you are prepared when this goes to court because Dante and his lawyers are ruthless and know exactly what they are doing and they have all the power to back it up. Only down fall about that is all that power is in the city. He only got status here in town, but town here is not as fancy as they want to think they are." The judge warned he and Dalton went back to his office to finish things. "This has been a hell of a night." Axel sighed rubbing his hands up and down his face. "You're woman is a fucking genius. Straight up bad ass man." Jared told him as he showed Axel everything from top to bottom what happened to Jessie thanks to all the cameras they had tapped into. Then that's where the found the cloned USB. There was so much stuff about and on Jessie. Property was looking at other safe houses that was holding the rest of the drugs. Axel had managed the cities swat teams go and raid the other four houses.

They found all the buyers and suppliers, the mules everyone. They pushed paper work out all night until about four in the morning when they finished. "It's safe to say Dimitri's dad will be going to jail taking the blame for all of this. Everything leading to him and the other people. The only thing they couldn't figure out was who was the doctor to prescribe the important thing to begin with as no one else would admit to the final ingredient. After thinking about it Axel was still convinced Dimitri was the master mind behind it all but that was his gut telling him that not his hatred for the man right? Going back to the hospital he found Killian passed out sprawled out in the chair far next to the wall and window. Shaking his head as he watched his brother's drool falling all over himself.

"Why are you here?" He heard her whisper with her eyes still closed. "You know why I am here." He told her softly trying to wake his brother although an earth quake wouldn't wake his ass he was sure they wouldn't. "I'm sorry angel. You needed me to just be your person tonight to lean on and I'm sorry I couldn't man up for that tonight. I'm sorry I let my own emotions get in the way of what you needed at the time. I know you needed me to just sit here and hold you. Sometimes though baby it's hard. It's hard to reel in the big asshole I am and be the man you need me to be, but I swear to God I am trying." Looking deep at her.

"Every day I wake with you is another day where I wake up better then what I used to be. I am changing for the better with you. I promise you baby I am trying so hard to be what you need me to be. But tonight I should have been here for you with you and I wasn't. I made you push me away and I'm sorry. You aren't alone baby. I will always be right here rather you want me to be or not." "I see you Axel. I see you every day the only thing I ever need you to be, is just you. The way you are. That's what I need. You are it, you're enough. I guess we both have got a lot to learn from each other." She told him as she moved over on the bed to make room for him even though he was huge.

Sitting on the bed holding her hand looking at her in the dim light. "I just couldn't get past my fear tonight of almost losing you yet again and there was nothing I could do to help you yet again." He scoffed to himself. "This time though you didn't come to me for help like you did before. It scared me. I was sitting in my office working and you were busted up bleeding in the woods far away from me. Grown dangerous ass men put their hands on my angel and I wasn't there. You know how much it gets to me." "I know. I'm sorry." She choked out softly to him. "Are you ok? They used as a rag doll. People we grew up with. People you yourself helped and have even broke bread with. They can't and won't be able to hurt you ever again angel I made damn sure of that tonight."

"You went back to the station?" "Yup everyone thinks you're a genius and a bad ass. I saw everything firsthand how it all went down Dante's in custody. Everything we both thought and worked out was right. It will be a battle in court but you were right about everything." He told her in a voice that was a little sad. "You didn't find the evidence against Dimitri though did you?" "No baby there was none." "I swear I thought it was him I really thought he was the master mind not his dad. It makes no sense." "It does though." Axel told her. "Don't get me wrong I wanted it to be him too." Axel put his hand up in surrender. "No. I don't' want it to be him. It is him. I never wanted it to be him. There's a difference." "Well then as time goes on we will drag this all out as long as we can until we find what we're missing alright?" Axel told her as she nodded.

"I can't help but kept thinking tonight of everything I could have lost." Axel told her again holding her hand in his kissing the back of it. "I told you already our boys would have been fine." "No not them. I meant everything for me Jessenia and that's you. I would have lost my best friend. I would have lost my safe place. My home. My reason for fucking breathing I exist just for you… and Maddie. Everything about or for me is withing you Jessie my future. My life. A family. Everything I crave and need in this world that only you could give me I could have lost tonight. I don't know how to survive without you. I don't know how to be in a world where you're not breathing in it. My life has been dependent on you since you were four years old." Taking a long exhale as he continued.

"I was planning to make this so much better. A perfect time or place or way or the right words but that's not us angel so that would make it feel less real. We are a mess that always comes back together. Jessenia will you be my wife?" He asked her as he slid the ring in to her hand so she could hold and see it. It was the same ring she fell in love with ten years ago when they left out of state for summer break. He remembered. He had it all this time. Ten years back. "Are you sure this is what you want?" Looking at him trying to read him for any doubts. "There is nothing in this world for me without you. I've always been sure about you my angel. Are you sure about me?" "Yes." She told him sliding the ring onto her hand. "Yes I am." Crawling up to her to smash his lips to her as tears silently rolled off both of them he curled her into him the best he could and they finally got the sleep they've been needing.

*SMACK* Axel felt his a hand leave the back of his head to find his parents and the Alderman's looking at him. "What happened?" He shot right up after rubbing the back of his head his mother had smack the crap out of him. "You want to explain that to me? In what universe do you deem it ok to propose to a woman who went through hell last night?" Dana snapped at him. "I think it makes sense when you're face with morality you question everything and push yourself into the person and things you want. I am so happy son." Gabby told him kissing him on the forehead. "I'm happy for you son." Sean told him hugging him close. "I'm happy for you both it's been a long-time coming son. I could never give you a way to any woman less worthy." Caleb told him making him feel special and blush. "Now what the hell are they going to do with my baby?" He added.

"Well sir we plan to send her home today as long as she comes back good with these scans. Also as long as she has someone will be able to help her out and she takes about two weeks off work for the boot, and the leg." The doctor told everyone in the room. They were brought out of the conversation when Mrs. Moretti herself came walking in the doctor turned and walked away. "What the hell are you doing here?" Axel hissed. "I was here to check on Jessie." "I wanted to make sure you are alright." Helen told them all but only looking at Jessie. "No, I am not but I also believe you don't really want me to be. I am cutting all ties with this place as long as Dante is involved. I am suing this place for what Preston did to me and I do hold you responsible for everything that happened last night." She told her crossing her arms.

"Well you know it's not exactly our fault what happened last night no one made you go into the woods in the middle of the night by yourself as sheriffs had ironically a search warrant for the property no one has been on in years. Private property at that also so the fact that you trespassed, damaged things on my property I was really hoping we could have a more civilized conversation while I ponder if I need to press charges on you. You know for all the events that happened and occurred thanks to you wondering randomly on private property." "Are you really trying to threaten me Mrs. Moretti because trust me honey you got such a longer way to go. Especially when there was not one notice about anything being private property or even no trespassing signs. ANYWHERE." Jessie told her with a sweet smile to her face. "Well see about that. Well we just wanted to swing by as Dante got off on bail. Seems you also got a longer way to go." She smirked as she walked out the door. "We?" Caleb asked out loud. Walking right behind Helen going straight up to Dante's face.

"Look Caleb. I know you may have some crossed feelings right now but." Caleb didn't let him finished as he punched him twice in the face. "You think I may have some crossed feelings after what you fucking did to not only our town, other people's lives, but my own daughter! FUCK YES I'm CROSSED! You colossal ass hat!" Caleb punched him so hard the third time he passed out before Dante could hit the floor. "You animal, what did you do to my husband?" Helen yelled at him calling for help. "Aren't you going to arrest him he just assaulted and battered another man right in front of you." Helen roared to Axel and Dalton who just shrugged.

"Sorry Mrs. Moretti we didn't see anything after you walked out of my fiancé's room from threatening her. I'm afraid it's your word against the laws. Unless you have a witness?" Axel asked glaring at everyone around them who just took a step back. "You men abuse your own damn power." "Well if that aint the damn pot calling the kettle black." Caleb told her in anger. "Your husband is the main reason drugs have flown all over this town killing many in the process. Yet here is walking around town because your lawyer sucking someone off real good to get him out on bail. Aint that abuse of power?" Caleb added again in anger. Walking back to Axel looking him in the eye.

"You can cuff me son I aint going to lie. I aint ashamed to behind them bars for assault. It's alright." He told Axel with a smile. "I can't actually do that until charges are pressed against you Caleb but with as deep as that man is in I doubt he will press any." Axel told him as they made their way back to Jessies room who just got back from her scans. "Good news I can go home. Daddy what's up with your hand?" "Damnedest thing love bug you know how I'm always scrapping it against rough walls. It'll be fine. Let's get your ready to go then? I bet your future husband can't wait to finally get your settled at home." Caleb told her changing the subject quickly as they all moved around. "I got you these before I came back up here." Axel told her holding the sundress and clean under garments. "Ok if everyone can clear out we can get Ms. Alderman into some better attire the nurse told them all as he ushered them out. "I think the fuck not little boy you best get your ass out from which you came I am more than capable to help my wife bro." Axel growled at the male nurse who quickly left the room.

"You could have been nicer about it's not his fault he's working this floor he's just doing his job." "Angel the only men allowed to see anything under any type of clothes are me and the doctor pulling my kids out of you that's it." He held her chin still to make sure she understood him. "Yes daddy." She purred to him as he slapped her butt playfully. "Don't start no special activities for two weeks. Hey, I doubt that you have but have you heard from Dimitri at all?" "No, I'm not sure I really want to at this point in time." "Well if he is your friend and nothing is leading up to him in any of this wouldn't it look odd or wrong if you didn't try to reach out to him?" Axel asked her. "Since when do you care about appearances with Dimitri?"

"Baby if you're feelings are right you need to be smart about this. Whoever it is as the mastermind I know we don't have him, so he's capable of anything. According to Jared the only thing we can get Dante on is the properties and some people who agree they work for him only thing though is they don't work for him for drugs that's he got off. Dante and Helen Moretti have been embezzling money from the citizens of this town but mostly West Wick. Everything else we have on him we have some DNA that looks compatible with his but in fact it's not. He will be going to jail because they not only used the place for money laundering, but for harmful substances. He is actually going to be considered an accessory with murder for being the one to hold all them substances on their property so that's why Helen came in her trying to scare you off. They are in trouble big time, but not even them are fighting it. I'm guessing the higher up the branch there has even more on them then they want anyone else to know." Axel told her.

"So you want me to reach out Dimitri and check on him like a good friend would? How do I even start that. Hey just checking in after getting your parents and best friends thrown in jail, after battering myself all over your families property?" She mocked him holding a fake phone to her hand. "The media is going to do everything they can to try to get ahold of this story and everyone in town is going to do their best to brush it off to save face. We only need to get the truth out." Axel told her after helping her get her sandals on and her hair in a ponytail she was no presentable and able to leave. Picking up her phone she did just that sent a text to Dimitri telling him she didn't know exactly what to say except she was so sorry all of this was happening and how she wished it could be different she told she didn't even know what to say but she wanted to know if he was ok. It was left on read and she left that alone.

It was a few days and her boot came off sooner then she thought. Walking into the woods the gang was all coming out to swim at the lake Jessie needed a few minutes to herself as Maddie and Axel were back at the house along with Chloe and Killian getting the BBQ ready. "Shadow you scared me." He came out after she heard the snapping of the twig. Turning to look at the man in front of her. "I'm sorry." He told her eyes bloodshot like he had been crying. "I'm sorry." She told him back. Nodding his head. "I don't blame you for anything that has happened, with anything." Dimitri told her hands in his pockets looking non-threatening. Axel wanted them to put on the friend front but there was no way he would let him come out here to her by themselves. Shadow lowly growling to him as he took a step closer to Jessenia he stopped putting his hands up to the dog in surrender and put them back in his pocket.

"I feel like you been avoiding me because you blame and I want you to know I am sorry I had no idea that place actually belong to you guys until after Travis and Mateo." She stopped she was still broken hearted. "I've seen it all on the tapes, please don't say it. If I had been there I think I would be in jail for killing them both with my bare hands for ever doing anything like that to any female most of all you. I've not been avoiding you I just been trying to get myself ready to approach you. I mean how do I apologize to you for something like this? How do I make it up to you what could I ever or even say to you that won't make you think I am anything like my parents?" He told her as tears silently fell from his face. "Are you ok please tell me the truth." "D I am ok, for the most part things are little crazy right now but there from what I hope is ok." Looking down to her ring. "Are you ok?" She asked him back nervously like he was snapping.

"Overall I think in time I will be. It's true then, you and Axel are going to be getting married?" He was a little mad. "Yeah, I guess we are." She told him like she was lost in thoughts in a sad way. "Why do you say it like that? Did he? Did he force anything on you?" Dimitri asked getting loud as Shadow growled at him. "NO! No he didn't do anything like that. He asked me last week after it all happened. Do you think maybe I should have waited to respond to him? Do you think maybe the energy or something of the night pushed me to say quickly? I have been trying to reach out to you for some selfish purposes I guess maybe even a second opinion."

"On what?" He asked her in a hopeful voice. "Do you think I'm rushing into this with Axel? Maybe after everything that is happening maybe we should dial it back a little instead of leaping forward? Axel did point out that he felt bad since we got together even a little before that's when I keep getting hurt. Maybe it's a sign?" She was playing her part so good. "I don't think you should marry that man. I don't think he or anyone in this world is worthy of you. You may be rushing in to this because of the traumatic events that have been happening and I do think you should take time to think it out. Maybe we all need a little time for some personal healing. Maybe you could stay engaged if you really want and just have a long one you may change your mind. Maybe this town isn't good for you anymore." Dimitri told her.

"What do you mean?" "What if it's this town you need to break apart from I've been thinking of moving away from all of this and finally being free. Like we always talked about. Why don't we go start new somewhere else together? We could be roommates we could even be each other's main support system. Start fresh be the best two doctors and fireman in town. A place no one will know us and we ca be who we really are." Dimitri told her kicking the ground playfully as he came to her closely as she smiled brightly to him. "Yeah and where would we go on this new journey?" "Anywhere you want starting down south though I got a good feeling about it. Maybe even Italy? I know you always wanted to go Ireland too." He offered almost reaching out to her. "Sounds tempting. Sounds perfect. There's so much hurt and pain in this town do you think. Never mind you'll think I'm crazy." "Try me. Don't lose faith in me already we're already half way around the world just you. And. Me." He told her running a pretty blue flower down her face and nose.

"Do you think whoever made the drug maybe they were right in a way for making it?" "Are you really asking me if it's ok to make a drug that makes your will bend?" "Yes. I think maybe that man or woman is on to something the world really is a hurtful place and sometimes we all really do need a break from it to be or go somewhere else to not have to be in charge for ourselves for even just a little bit I mean if BDSM can think like that maybe then this isn't so bad. All those people who took it did it on their own will because they just needed something to release them from their everyday cages. Maybe they were on to something maybe it's not as bad as it seems it just got into the wrong hands or something maybe instead of punishing this person we should see him I don't know use this power for good. I think it could help just as many people more then it tears them down." "Oh my God you Admire the creator. You honestly admire him for it." He was standing their shocked. "Maybe her you don't know, and yeah maybe I might." She crossed her arms in an offended motion. "That's a dangerous theory to have with a man like yours. I need to go but promise me you will be safe." Dimitri told her. "I promise.

After a few hours of playing and visiting with their friends she found a huge tree flower on her windshield with a note on the bottom. 'Oh my sweet little flower how you flatter me to know you hold me in such high regard. How heart breaking it is for me to see you shacked up with that mountain of muscles. His ring taints your sweet angelic finger, truly I know deep down what you most desire is freedom from a town that is now a stranger to you. Though I am not. I will be seeing you soon my love to free you from everything that dares to hurt you.' Walking in the house she made it look like she tried to hide the flower from Axel. Once she was in there though she took a picture and shared it with him. Putting the flower in the living room window to show him how much the words meant to her. Everything was coming together but would she be able to make it out of this one still breathing?