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Once they arrived at the police station they were ushered into a waiting room. They sat and waited while the officers went to retrieve Jane and Angel. Nick sighed deeply, hoping to get the awful moment done and over with. He took Kayleigh's hand in his and squeezed it gently. His grip tightened as his mother approached. His sister, (who was dressed entirely too provocatively by his standards), was shooting them dirty looks from her place behind her mother. Aaron rolled his eyes and nudged his brother with his elbow. Gavin and Kayleigh remained quiet as Nick stood to greet his mother.

"I want to see my grandson," Jane demanded stepping forward.

Nick crossed his arms over his chest and gazed quietly at his mother. He really wanted to hit her sometimes. He moved to the side blocking her view of Gavin and Kayleigh. He was sick of her trying to interfere with his life. He had made it perfectly clear before that she wasn't going to be involved in his son's life. She obviously had a hard time of accepting that fact. He didn't get along with his mother at all, and he was determined to keep her as far from his son as possible. He didn't want his mother to try to gain control over Gavin like she had done to her two own sons.

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Aaron caught his sister's eye and followed her out of the waiting room. He didn't like to see his mother and brother fighting, he also knew this was his chance to make peace with his twin. She had never really forgiven him for moving in with Nick.

They walked outside and sat on the concrete bench. They sat in silence for a moment before Angel spoke up.

"Why do you hate mom so much Air?" she asked using the family nickname for him.

He rolled his eyes to keep from mouthing off. He despised his sister sometimes.

"You would not understand Angel. You are not like us. Mom did not try to use you as a way to make money all of the time. Nick and I, we understand each other, we both went through the same things. Why can't you understand that?" He asked.

"Aaron, don't be so dramatic. That wasn't the way it happened and you know it. Mom loves you both. She would never do anything to hurt you. You have to stop blaming everything on her. It's really not her fault." Angel said sighing heavily.

Aaron sat there for a moment dumbfounded. He could not believe his own sister had said that. It was like she was brain washed or something. He knew his mother had told her a bunch of lies, he just didn't realize it was that bad. His own twin didn't even believe him anymore. How much worse could life get?

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Jane closed in on Nick in an attempt to make her opinion clear.

"That is my grandson, and I have the right to see him any time I want to." She mouthed back jabbing her finger into Nick's chest.

"No you don't" Nick yelled back slapping his mother's hand away. "He's not something you can own or use to make money. He is my son, and I have made it clear that you are not welcome in his life.

He felt Kayleigh's hand touch the small of his back and he smiled momentarily. She slipped her hand into his side pocket and fished out his car keys. Once she'd retrieved them she left the room carrying a sleeping baby in her arms.

"What is she?" Jane demanded to know.

"She's my friend mother.' Nick defended.

"Your friend, or something more than that?" She pressed further.

"It is none of your business. She's in my life and you are not, get over it and grow up. Your actions made things this way mother." He yelled loudly causing her eyes to widen.

"I would greatly appreciate it if you would butt out of mine and Aaron's lives. You can't control us anymore. You have to stop pretending like you understand us, because you don't. You know nothing about us. You may have the other children blinded, but Aaron and I see the way you really are. We both know what type of person you truly are. It disgusts me that I have to call you my mother. Now let's go so I can get my son home to bed." He turned and left Jane gaping at him.

Once he had gotten outside and to his truck he noticed that Aaron was sitting in the car. Angel wasn't around so he figured that they had gotten into it again. They had been fighting a lot lately. Kayleigh was sitting in the backseat playing with Gavin, while Aaron had his headphone's on.

It surprised him still, how greatly she affected him. She could make him the happiest man around while the world was crashing down around his shoulders. He was beginning to fall hard for her. He didn't know if that's the way he wanted things to go. Did he want to be in a relationship? In a moment of chaos she was the only thing that made sense. She made him happy, she made his son happy, but was that enough to start over again. Was she enough to change how he felt about life, about love? He didn't know, he had no idea, but he did know he could not bear to lose her.

He climbed in the car and waited for his sister and mother to get in. He wanted to get them home so he could get away from them. He just needed time to figure out how he felt.