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[Forever6A7X]

Eddie gave a small nod and took a deep breath "Could I talk to Charlie alone for a minute?" He asked he quietly before looking at Charlie. Once she had stepped out he closed his eyes tight "Don't say shit about whats on the cameras...the police don't need to get involved."

Max frowned deeply and gave a small nod "Oh no thats terrible." She said worriedly before taking his hand and heading out with him.

 

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He frowned and shook his head. “What happened? Listen the club already knows. I had to tell Jess to make sure she didn’t come into work. Cause clearly you do remember more than what you’re telling her.” He muttered.

He sighed a little but shrugged. “Sounds like he should be okay but these kids are getting themselves in way too deep and clearly don’t know who they’re fucking around with.” He muttered, driving to his place first to pick up a clean change of clothes.

 

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Eddie took a shaky breath before nodding some "Some other club...I need to talk with someone...they..they threatened Ozzy." He said quietly before putting his head in his hands "I can't risk this man..."

Max sighed softly and followed him inside cleaning up just a few bits and pieces around the place while he got dressed. Once they were at the club a bit later she sat in their lounge area waiting for him.

 

[decadent-rider]

Charlie nodded and frowned. “I’ll talk to drew when I see him. You rest. Don’t worry about work right now. I’ll get your shifts sorted. I can get Wendy to cover carmens shifts for today and tomorrow as well…. It’s gonna be fine Ed. We’ll get it sorted.” He assured him and stepped out, letting carmen back in who went straight to sit in the chair again and lay across his legs.

Jon stepped into church after passing max his phone, wanting her to be sure he trusted her, and took a seat up near Matt, lighting a cigarette. “What happened?” He asked him once everyone was in the room, glancing up when Matt nodded towards drew to elaborate.

 

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Eddie thanked Charlie before looking at Carmen as she came in giving a small smile "I'm gonna be alright beautiful." He said softly running his fingers gently through her hair "You're so beautiful you know that?"

Drew frowned deeply and sighed heavily "From what Jess said, guys came in and stabbed Ed in the chest. His girl found him when she came to pick him up. Charlie said he is stable, but we got no clue on motivation for this attack. I can only guess it was those piece of shit kids or his girl's ex." He explained to them "I'm gonna head up there to talk with him after this and get the full details."

 

[decadent-rider]

She smiled tiredly at him. “You certainly tell me enough. Get some rest sweetheart. I’m gonna sleep as well. Don’t wake me unless you’re dying. I spent all night cleaning.” She mumbled, reaching across and taking his hand tightly, starting to drift off already.

Jon shook his head in disgust. “He wouldn’t be that stupid. That club is an abomination but they’re not idiots. These clowns that sent me flying on the other hand are just that stupid. And under prepared.” He muttered, “If our shit has blown back on Eddie make sure we take care of his expenses… he does a lot for us.” He muttered. “You want me and Alex to go down and talk to these guys finally? Set them straight?” He asked Matt, just looking for an excuse to use his fists at this point. Jon had always been aggressive when it came to the club. It had landed him in jail a few times when he couldn’t control it but as the years went on he’d learnt to hold onto the anger and harness it for when it was needed. “I can get my errands done and be back to go with him this evening.” He told him.

 

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Eddie smiled softly and gave a small nod before he fell asleep as well with her.

Matt shook his head and frowned deeply at his Sgt. at Arms. Jon was great when they needed aggression but right now was not the time "Not until we talk to Ed. I want to make sure we hear his side of shit before we go in on them." He explained to everyone "We'll meet later tonight once Drew sees him. Everyone come back around 8." He said before banging the gavel.

 

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Carmen woke up a few hours later to the sound of someone else in the room and glanced up seeing drew there. “Hey, hey hee doing okay. Really sore and he’s gotta stay until this afternoon but then they want him out of here.” She told him. “You want me to go while you talk?” She asked him, not naive to know that drew was here on business first and as a friend second.

Jon nodded and headed out, nodding for max to follow him to the car, taking her hand. “I’m gonna have to come back tonight. Don’t wait up for me okay? It might be a long one. How you feeling?” He asked her

 

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Drew came into the room and gave Carmen a small nod "If you don't mind. I won't take long. How are you doing?" He asked her knowing Jess would ask him about Carmen as well.

Max got up and followed him out "Okay thats not a problem." She murmured kissing his cheek gently. "I was thinking we look at some of the bigger things today and budget out when we can get it all. We'll need a crib and bassinet."

 

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She shrugged a little. “Better now I know he’s gonna be fine. I don’t know how you guys deal with all the blood and violence all the time.” She sighed. “I’ll go grab a drink. He’s had a good few hours of nap.” She smiled, getting up and heading to find a vendi mg machine.

Jon nodded a little. “You wanna go to the restroom first? It’s like a forty minute drive and I don’t trust your bladder these days.” He teased her a little.

 

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Eddie woke up when he heard the door shut groaning quietly. He looked at Drew when he saw him to his side and sighed heavily "Hey....fancy meeting you here." He said giving a faint laugh.

Max nodded and scurried off to the bathroom before they went off. Once she was back she took his hand in hers and walked towards the car "You okay? You're very tense."

 

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Drew chuckled a little and sat down. “Listen, we need to know what happened. Cause this was as much an attack on the club as it was on you… so what happened?” He asked him frowning.

He nodded and sighed. “Things are getting tense with the club. It’s gonna be along week is all.” He told her. “I might have a job tonight as well. I’ll probably go back to mine so I don’t wake you.” He murmured, kissing her head before opening her door for her

 

[Forever6A7X]

Eddie frowned deeply and sighed heavily "Three guys, couldn't be older than twenty-five. They beat the shit out of me, I fought back, they pulled a knife. They said I needed to kill Matt....or they'd kill my son." He muttered shaking his head some "I don't know how they found out about him but they did. Heard them ride of on crotch rockets. Thats all I know." He explained before taking a few deep breaths.

Max gave a small nod and got into the car "Alright, be careful okay?" She murmured before they went off to get their errands done for the day.

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded and frowned. “That’s taking things a little too far. Is this the patch they wore?” He asked, showing him a slightly grainy photo they’d got of the guys who had sent Jon sliding, nodding when he confirmed it. “Alright. Get yourself rested up. We’re all gonna be thirsty fuckers when we’re done with them. Need our favourite bar manager up and running again.” He smiled, getting up and leaving him to it, calling Matt on his way out. “Give the green light to Jon and Alex. Ed’s just confirmed it was them. Beat the shit out of him and stabbed him. Threatened his kid.” He muttered. Even with the violence they were accustomed to, going after kids was going too far. “I’m on my way back.”

Jon hummed along to the radio the whole drive over there, getting out with her and headed inside but had to pause. “I’ll catch up I gotta take this call.” He told her, kissing her cheek and went to sit down to answer it, lighting a cigarette before he had to go inside, already itching for more painkillers.

 

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Max frowned but gave a small nod "Alright just call me so I can tell you where I am." She said giving a small sigh and going around to look at things.

Matt answered his phone when he saw Drew's number. He talked with him for a few minutes before he dialed Jon's number "You've got the green light to go for that charter. They attacked Eddie and threatened his kid." He explained befofe hanging up knowing Jon could handle this in his sleep.

 

[decadent-rider]

Carmen was sat with Eddie, holding his hand while they both sat in the quiet, Eddie watching tv and Carmen checking her emails and a few other bits on her phone. They were just waiting on a doctor to come check on him and give the go ahead that he could definitely go home at the end of the day when the silence was interrupted by the sound of a young child bursting into the room yelling ‘daddy!’ And she watched in confusion as a miniature version of Eddie ran full force at the bed and clambered up, hugging him tightly. A gorgeous leggy blonde walking into the room not far behind. ‘Ozzy be careful please. I don’t want you getting your clothes dirty.’ She muttered, barely looking up from her phone.

Jon nodded and smirked. “I’ll take Alex. We’ll head out once I get back from these errands.” He told him, hanging up and finishing the cigarette, walking back into the store and wandering until he found max, slipping his arms around her from behind once he reached her. “Mmm you find anything you like yet?” He asked her, pressing his nose into the top of her hair and inhaling. “I love you yknow.”

 

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Eddie went wide eyed when he saw his son burst into the room. He hadn't known Chrissy would actually come up to see him. "Hey there bud, I didn't know you were coming." He said happily hugging him the best he could before looking over at Carmen. He took a deep breath and chuckled when Ozzy pointed at her asking who she was "Ozzy, this is Carmen. She is my girlfriend. Carmen...this uh...this is Ozzy, my son."

Max smiled softly when she felt his arms go around her "Mmm hey there, I did find a few things. I already scanned them in the app to go on the registry." She said before kissing his cheek "I love you too handsome."

 

[decadent-rider]

He smiled and nodded. “You sure you want to wait to find out what we’re having? I know it doesn’t make that much of a difference but it’s still exciting.” He smiled, trying to get her to crack like he had the past few weeks.

Ozzy frowned and looked at him concerned. “Mommy said that someone was really mean to you and you got bullied so we had to come see you cause you got hurt.” He told him, looking at the other lady in the room and just stared at her, frowning. “Daddy when you gonna come see me and mommy next?” He asked him.

Carmen froze, staring at Eddie in shock, eventually getting up and looking between the three of them. “Son? Your son? I… I’m sorry I’ll uh… I need to go.” She told him quickly, grabbing her bag and heading out of the room, calling Jess. “Eddie has a kid?! Eddie is a father?!” She asked her loudly, freaking out a little

 

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Max gave a small laugh and nodded some "I was once told its the last great surprise in your life. I want to wait." She said happily

Eddie gave a heavy sigh and frowned deeply "No Carmen...wait..." he tried saying but sighed heavily when she left. He looked at Ozzy and gave him a small smile "I'm gonna try to come see you real soon I promise." He said giving a heavy sigh seeing Chrissy finally look up from her phone.

Jess frowned when she heard Carmen's frantic voice "Huh? Yeah, Ozzy, he's five now I think, maybe six. I thought you knew? Shit...Edward." she muttered shaking her head some.

 

[decadent-rider]

He groaned and pouted a little "You are no fun sometimes." He mumbled, kissing her cheek and taking the cart from her, "What car seat are we thinking?" He asked her, taking her hand with the one not pushing the cart., his mind a lot more focused on the job he was going to tonight rather than the shopping for the moment.

Chrissy frowned, shaking her head "Not too soon though right?" She muttered "That 'girlfriend' of yours looks pretty young Ed... I don't have to make a record of her do I?" She muttered "It would be a shame to make these visits supervised by social services." She muttered. When Eddie had filed for divorce, in the midst of his life falling apart and Chrissy being absent as much as she could, she still had the audacity to be surprised. She had certainly not wasted any time in making his life hell and ruining any chance of them ever co parenting, making it so that she was the one who controlled when he could see his son.

She shook her head frowning "I'm gonna kill him. Jess you're gonna have to hold me back cause I'm gonna kill him." She muttered, "He never told me he had a kid. Not once. Never even mentioned kids to me." She fumed. "Especially not that the kid's mom is smoking hot!" She hissed down the line, completely oblivious to how awful the split had been between the two of them. "I'm gonna stay here and get him home. I'm not doing anything rash I promise but goddamn I'm so over men." She muttered, eventually hanging up and heading to go back inside

 

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Max giggled softly before taking him to the carseat she wanted "This comes with a stroller as well and grows with them. I know its pretty pricey, but its worth it the long run because we won't need another one til they're around three." She rambled before looking at him hoping he understood.

Eddie frowned deeply and shook his head some "Chrissy don't....she is a good woman." He told her and sighed heavily. He had once loved Chrissy, but he felt their downfall once she found out she was pregnant. He had hoped maybe they could salvage what they had, but it was pretty clear they just wouldn't work.

Jess gave a heavy sigh and shook her head some "Carmen don't hurt him, okay? Chrissy fucked him over, its not my place to say more, but give him a chance to talk to you." She explained

 

[decadent-rider]

He nodded and yawned a little. “That sounds fine.” He murmured, “you want me to pick you up some dinner before I leave tonight?” He asked her.

She muttered under her breath about holding off on violence and finally hung up to go back inside, going back up to the room and walked in. “They’re gonna send a doctor to give you the all clear to go home in a little bit… will your son and his mother be joining us?” She asked him, staring him down a little.

 

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Max gave a small smile and nodded with puppy dog eyes "Uh huh...baby says mcdonalds french fries and spicy chicken sandwhich are needed." She said before kissing his cheek gently

Chrissy frowned deeply as she looked at Carmen shaking her head some "No, we came to see him for now, but we have a hotel." She muttered shaking her head when Ozzy started started begging to stay "No we have a hotel, your father's house probably isn't even ready for you."

Eddie frowned deeply at Chrissy "Listen, I have a spare room for him if he wants to stay the night. Come on Chrissy...let me have some time with him." He quietly begged but sighed heavily when she said he could see him tomorrow "Fine, listen bud I promise tomorrow we can hang out okay?"

 

[decadent-rider]

He chuckled and kissed her head, “I think that can be arranged.” He told her, getting the stuff they were picking up that day paid for then took her home, grabbing her some dinner on the way. “Don’t wait up for me. Try not to call unless it’s an emergency cause I’ll be busy and I don’t want you to worry because I haven’t answered the phone. I love you and be good.” He smiled as he dropped her off at home with her food and the bag of clothes and stuff they’d bought. “I’ll see you in the morning love.”

Carmen just nodded, waiting patiently in silence the whole time they were there, continuing to wait until they were being allowed to take Eddie home and she drove him back, not saying a word before they got inside. Finally, the moment she shut the front door behind her she let rip. “You have a fucking child?! You have a fucking child and you thought that wasn’t important information to share?! That maybe I should at least be aware there’s a kid of yours out there. You hiding any more?! Oh wait I’m fucking looking at one right now! Because you haven’t been honest with me! You barely fucking look after yourself, you leave your trash out everywhere, you’ve given me a goddamn rash because you don’t even wash your damn face properly after I’ve asked you to and every time I go down to the kitchen your dishes are next to the fucking dishwasher rather than in the thing. What were you doing before I moved in?! Oh I could kill you right now Edward. I have had it up to here!” She spat

 

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Max placed her food to the side for a moment before cupping his face and kissing him lovingly "Please be careful okay?" She said softly before getting out and going inside to have a night to herself.

Eddie took a deep breath as he let her get it all out. He ran a hand over his face and gave a small nod "Before you I was a stupid bachelor. And I barely kept up the place, I'm sorry I've kept up those habits." He said before motioning to the couch "Can you sit down with me? So I can tell you about my kid?"