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Kayleigh's face was a look of shock as she searched Nick's eyes for a joke. His mom got arrested? She watched him closely, and realized he was extreamly nervous. She could tell by the way he held his son just a little tighter than normal. The way his eyes scanned the room quickly, never lingering. She stepped closer to him and wrapped them both in a hug. The two of them had become extreamly important in her life, over the short time that they had known each other. She held them both tightly and momentarily envisioned herself in the role of mother and wife. She quickly dismissed the idea and pulled away.

"I need you to go with us. I can't go alone. I have to go pick them up. Angel is there at the police station, I'm not sure if she was there during the arrest or not. I just can't face my mom alone." Nick said looking into her eyes.

She nodded and grabbed his hand.

"It'll be ok"

She took Gavin from him to get him cleaned up, while Nick went outside to start the van. Aaron was outside messing around in the garage and Nick relayed the whole conversation with the police to his younger sibling. Aaron wanted to go to and went into the house to go change. Alone with his thoughts, nick started his truck and let it run for a few moments. He was so lucky to have someone like Kayleigh in his life right now, He wasn't sure if he could have handled everything if she hadn't been with him.

A few moments later Kayleigh was bringing the baby out to the car. She smiled at him as she buckled Gavin into his safety seat.

"You ok?" She asked softly throwing a glance his way.

"Yea, I just don't want her around my son." Nick said softly looking at the dashboard.

Kayleigh shut the passenger door and opened the driver's one. She turned Nick to where he faced her and leaned into his seat. She turned his face so that he was looking into her eyes.

"Everything will be ok. We're going to go pick them up and take them home. I will hold Gavin so that she can't touch him if that will make you feel better. I know how you feel about her. Aaron will be with you. You are not alone in this." She said rubbing his arm gently.

"I didn't even know they were separated," Nick whispered before he broke into tears.

She hugged him tightly and rubbed his back. He laid his head onto her shoulder and cried for the longest time. He couldn't hold it in any more. As much as he swore her off, she was still his mother, and his family still mattered. He cried for himself, and the broken relationship he had with both of his parents. He cried for Aaron and the other kids, knowing how hard it was to see their perfect little family fall apart. None of them besides Aaron knew about how screwed his mother had been for a while. The girls were too blind to see that their mother wasn't as perfect as they had once thought. She made a huge mistake that had caused her to lose two sons and a grandson. He cried for Gavin, knowing that he would never have a grandmother, unless he remarried. Even then it still wouldn't be a biological grandparent. He was really dreading this trip to the police station.