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matthiasrem‌:

He’d thought over the name for weeks, mulling it over in his mind. Matthias had kept an eye on the other, nothing suspicious happening anymore from what he’d gathered. But he wasn’t going to give up the name right off the bat, wanting something in return. “Before I give you the name, I want to make a deal first.”

Grant was always hesitant, especially when it came to bloodsuckers and their deals, but the truth of the matter was, Grant couldn’t afford not to take whatever was on the table. Wanting to eliminate this threat to leave the town in a better shape than when he first got there, but Matthias didn’t need to know that. “What kind of deal?”

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pattixmoore‌:

Time always seemed to go by slowly when stakeouts got long, uncomplaining when she had Grant for company. She turned towards him as he spoke, curious as to what idea he might’ve come up with. The town and all the attacks were surely from one place, nodding slowly as she took in what he was saying. “Where do you think we should look first? Their dramatic execution surely isn’t going on without some trace back to their origins.”

“There’s gotta be someone on the inside. I know it’s probably been looked into before, but nothing ever came from it.” Grant was sure of his gut feeling, something that left him wanting to figure out this mystery before fleeing the town as well, but he didn’t want to end up sacrificing his life or Patti’s life for that matter either. “I say we look into the past. Maybe the last target on the mayor was because she knew something.”

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“We got a hit on our guy, or what?” He ad been trying to close this newborn vampire case of months now, and with no leads, he was just about as likely to give up, until Matthias promised him something, making it all worth his while. I need a good kill at some point. Give me a win.”

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“You know...I was thinking—” He looked to Patti, a sort of chuckle lifting his mood at his whisper, their stakeout becoming a long process of waiting, something he was all too used to by now. “If we dug a little deeper, I think we’d be able to find out more on whoever’s targeting the town.”

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pattixmoore‌:

“Clearly, we’re putting too much faith into these people being able to protect themselves from this.” She felt the back of her head, a bump already forming but it would be something she could deal with later. “Jesus,” she muttered, taking a look around. “We can’t let that happen either. We just fixed the newborn problem, another one would only be worse.” Her head nodded slowly, unsure of where to even start. Patti would help get some of the people to safety while she searched for him. “Good luck, and be careful.”

He nodded curtly back at her, wishing her the same luck before bringing her in for a hug. “Find Dean, and get yourself out of here. I’ll meet you back at your place.” He uttered back, not wanting to risk losing her to any wild attacks that would probably ensue from the mass chaos this had sparked. Kissing at the top of her head, he whispered back, “And please be safe.”

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pattixmoore‌:

She breathed a little easier at the sight of him, thankful they were at least both alive after whatever went off. Patti stumbled as she stood up, using the knocked over table and chairs to support her as she got her bearings straight. “Tighter security my ass.” A bomb apparently overlooked with whatever security the mayor seemed to think she had. Her eyes looked up towards the stage, trying to assess the real damage. “We have to help who we can. Get them out before something else happens. And we need to find Dean.”

“Fuck.” He muttered again, not sure if he wanted to help anybody else out, apart from his friends and family. He took a look at Patti, letting his own breath of relief hit him before he only glanced around. “I’m not sure if it was a bomb, but it certainly felt like one. That or a god-damn grenade. I though people had magic around here to prevent this kind of stuff.” At the thought of Dean, he mostly thought of Gabi, thanking whoever that she had stayed out of this whole mess. “There’s enough vampires here to promise healing factors with their blood that they might be recruiting an army.” His thought immediately jumped to the worst conclusion. “We need to get people to safety before that happens. Go find Dean. I’ll do what I can.”

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pattixmoore‌:

A drink was much needed, following him to the bar as a smile came across her face. “Warmer would be nice. I haven’t been towards the west coast in a long time. We deserve something a little more tropical.” A few drinks and a speech starting, Patti kept an eye on the crowed, making sure the security was as tight as the mayor seemed to reassure, only to be knocked down by the explosion. She found herself on the floor, a slight ringing in her ears as she sat up slowly to find her partner. “Grant?”

At the explosion, it seemed like he had been knocked straight out of his chair, back into the wall, where he immediately had to sit up, trying to assess what the hell had just happened when he heard his name. Being on high alert let him find Patti past the table as he stood up to see the mass panic ensue. “Fuck.” He murmured, pulling himself to his feet fully before he staggered over to Patti. “What the hell was that? A god damn bomb?”

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pattixmoore‌:

The turn of the conversation weighed heavy on her, past memories coming up she’d rather not think about. A small smile came across her lips as he looked at her, bringing herself back to the present. “How about we think of other things? I know there’s some strong alcohol floating around, but how about one regular drink for us. It won’t hurt, and we can relax a little bit while we protect this place from itself.”

“Of course.” Grant was a bit in his own thoughts that night, thinking about the worst possible things it seemed when it came to them leaving so soon, though, he figured it was just nerves in leaving the place that he had friends in now. “A drink would be nice, yeah.” He ushered them to the bar, eager to get something in his system. “Well, let’s talk about where we want to go first then. I’m thinking a trek towards the west coast. Maybe somewhere a bit warmer.”

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pattixmoore‌:

“I came from a culty family, I’m not going back to that. And neither are any of our kids, they don’t need that. I’m with you on wanting them to be protected, and able to protect themselves when we’re gone.” She placed a hand on his cheek, trying to calm whatever she accidentally stirred up. “Maybe not, but they need to be. That’s all that matters.”

“No, they don’t. It’s not helpful for anybody, and it seems like there are still being some raised like that today.” It only motivated Grant to want to get back out in the real world and fight against it again. He let out a shaky breath then, before smiling down at Patti. “We’re gonna leave it better than when we first got here at least.”

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pattixmoore‌:

“The bad guys? I’m not saying to force her into anything, but you know a little extra help wouldn’t have hurt either. As long as she can protect herself now, there’s less to worry about if we do decide to leave.” She couldn’t fully decide if the decision would be good or bad, but there weren’t many people to protect in this town if they already knew about supernaturals. “Exactly, reserved for later when all of this is safe.”

“No, I know. It’s just...you sounded a lot like those culty family that really do hurt innocent people to fill their own needs. If Gabi had just...learned sooner, she’d be better protected, you’re right.” He sighed, feeling a bit more tense than before. “I don’t think this town will ever be truly safe, but we’re leaving it in good hands, and that’s all we can ask for.”

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pattixmoore‌:

“Too bad we couldn’t have groomed her a little more when she first came to town.” She’d taken her own liking to having Gabi around, and if Grant was keen on keeping her protect so was she. He’d helped kept Dean safe since they’d come to Hawthorne, wanting to return the favor in any way she could. “I can think of a few things, but those are mostly good for us and not really the whole town.”

“Okay, well now you’re starting to sound like the bad guys around here. Groom her into this lifestyle? It’s not something that could have happened like that. She needed to want to protect herself. I wouldn’t want to force anybody into this lifestyle.” Grant was desperate in not wanting to make anybody do anything, even if this case seemed better suited that way. “Those are reserved for our more private moments, huh?”

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pattixmoore‌:

“And she will be. There are plenty of people left in this town who can both help her learn and protect her if we leave. And we don’t need to until you think she’s ready, I don’t want you regretting leaving her here.” Patti knew Dean could take care of himself with the training both her and her husband have given him, she understood if he needed to give Gabi the same thing. “It’s been a few weeks without us giving someone a proper ass-kicking. Maybe tonight will be the night.”

“You always know just what to say.” Patti always had a way with words too, helping Grant calm down and face the truth and reality of all their situations. He vowed to protect Gabi, and he needed to see that through until she could protect herself. “You’re right though. There are lots of people here. And she’s a smart girl too, taken right into my lessons and training.” He only chuckled back, letting his hand slip around her. “What else are we good for around here if not for some good old-fashioned ass-kicking?”

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pattixmoore‌:

A small laugh escaped her as she looked to Grant, lightly patting his cheek. They could have gone anywhere at that point and she wouldn’t question it, but there were a few things she wanted to take care of here first before they left. “Whisking away silently is one thing, and another if we at least let people know first. Dean and Gabi are both here, we wouldn’t leave them, of all people, without at least telling them first. Plus, we missed the trouble at the last event, so making sure this one is safe first is priority before we skip out of here.”

“I know, I know. I could never do that to Gabi. She still has so much training left to do, though I might recruit Warren on the tactical end of things for her. And hell, maybe even Dean can wind up giving her pointers to. I just want her to be safe.” He nodded easily, Patti making great points that evening already, not that it was a surprise. She always had the brains of the operation. “We make sure all things are secure tonight, and we’ll be good to go. Trading one adventure for another.”

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pattixmoore‌:

“Of course. I figured if there’s one man in this town who likes seeing me in suits, there has to be more of them.” She chuckled, hands resting on his as they wrapped around her. “I thought that was the plan after the trip we took. Surprised you even decided to bring me back.”

“Hey now, talking like that, and we’ll just have to skip the speech altogether and get back home.” Grant wasn’t one to beat around the bush, and Patti of all people was definitely one to know that. “I mean, I couldn’t just whisk you away from this town forever, could I? We got people here, might as well let them know why we won’t be around so they don’t worry about us. Plus, this seemed like a good event for some more trouble to brew. I thought we could look into it if anything does happen.”

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“You really wanted to pull all the stops out tonight, huh? Thought you were gonna get lucky or something?” Grant’s whispered words led him to wrap his arms around Patti from behind as he leaned a bit closer to her ear. “You know, this town is just one bad day away from me whisking you out of here and never looking back.”

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gabriellekistler‌:

“I don’t know what I mean either. Mostly spouting nonsense to wrap my own head around it all. But, I will gladly stay away from magic.” She’d already seen it first hand, against herself no doubt. Gabi didn’t want to have anything to do with it again. “Okay, I carry them…What do I do with it? I don’t know what I’m doing, and carrying it around isn’t going to help protect me if I don’t…Can you teach me?”

“Thank you for the present peace of mind.” Grant really didn’t want Gabi to even start scratching at the surface of magic, knowing just how bad it could get. It was similar to drugs in that respect, something he didn’t want her to deal with. “Yeah. Yeah. I’ll teach you how to used it. Kind of like darts, but more force, and you gotta hold onto the stake until you know the job is done.”