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…Chapter Two…
Of course, Happy went into my house first, checking to see if it was alright for me to go in, so I waited outside, until he stuck his head out the door, moments later. "Come in."
"Nothing's wrong in there." I shrugged, walking past him. "I coulda told you that." I felt Happy grab my arm, spinning me around to face him. "What?"
"You know damn well, even though Georgie isn't in the country, I still have to protect you, because there's still that chance he might come after you or send someone else after you… plus with Zobelle and the feds around, and now this shit with Daniel."
"Okay, well, as for Daniel, he's knocked out cold in his foyer, I don't think he's gonna be getting up anytime soon, or even think about coming after me." Happy's frown turned into concern as he reached to touch the left side of my cheek, but I backed away a little bit. "It's fine, Hap."
"No, it's not, that bastard hit you… has he hit you before?"
"No."
"Don't lie to me, Carly."
"I'm not lying, this is the first time." I paused, seeing the way Happy was looking at me. Oh, my fucking God! Is Daniel right? He might just be full of shit, but I can't help to think - what if all the stuff he's saying about Hap is true? And now that I think about it, he's been there for me whenever I needed him, or even when I didn't, or whenever Jax wanted him to keep an eye on me. Okay, I'm just going to try something and test out this theory, since our conversation from the cemetery, obviously isn't over, even though, technically I was just fucking with him. I grabbed his cut with both hands, closing the gap between us.
"What are you doing?" he asked, raising his eyebrow.
"How much do you really care about me?"
"What?"
"Hap, I can see it in your eyes. You care about me more than you let on… so how come you won't go for it?"
"Carly." he looked away.
"Seriously… what's stopping you?"
He looked back at me. "Besides the fact that I'm old enough to be your father… "
I scoffed. "Age ain't nothin' but a number. I ain't got no crow, I'm nobody's Old Lady, and I became single as of." I looked down at my wrist at my imaginary watch. "Twenty minutes ago, so tell me, what's really stopping you?" Happy just stared at me. His eyes traveled from my eyes to my lips, to my eyes, and back to my lips. Okay, fuck this noise, I'm taking one for the team. I kissed him first. Happy broke from it for a second, then he grabbed my face with both hands, and planted his lips on mine.
About five minutes later, Happy suddenly stopped, then stared at me with a guilty look on his face. "We can't." he shook his head. "Do this."
"What? What's wrong?" I asked, a little confused.
"Carly, this shouldn't be happening… " then he walked out of my house.
I watched him get on his bike, through my window, and take off down the street. Even after what happened at Daniels and along with the rest of the bullshit going on, he's not going to stay, and protect me? "Shit." I sighed. "That totally played differently in my head." I chuckled to myself, then I locked up my door and went into my bathroom to take a shower. I have to leave, can't stay here right now.
"Hey, Juicy." I smiled, walking into his hospital room. "Feel like having some company?"
"Hell yeah." he nodded, then I sat down in the chair next to his bed. "What's up?"
"Well." I started. "I just came from Chibs' room, he was sleeping though. Luann and Peyton's funerals were earlier today."
"Oh." he looked away. "I wish I coulda been there, ya know? For moral support."
"Yeah, but the situation with you and Chibs is understandable as to why you couldn't go."
"I know, but still." Juice suddenly frowned. "What… what happened to your face?"
"Oh, this." I pointed to my cheek. "Was Daniel."
"He fucking hit you?"
"Yeah, but relax… Hap was there and he took care of him."
"That's all fine and everything, but I haven't took care of him." Juice pointed his finger at me. "When I get out of here, I'm kicking his ass."
I put my hands up in defeat. "Okay, okay, go for it." I looked around the room. "So, when can you break out of here?"
"In a few days."
"Well good, because I'm sure the food here sucks."
"Except for the jello."
"Yeah." I laughed. "There's always room for jello."
"Always." Juice chuckled.
I turned to the TV, hanging up on the other side of the room on the wall, and started pressing buttons on the remote. "Let's see what's on."
Juice scoffed. "A whole lot of nothing… all the good stuff comes on at night, when I'm asleep."
"Yeah." I nodded. "All the good re-runs, like, on Nick-at-Nite are on late, but don't worry, you won't be in here that long."
"True." he nodded, then we both laughed. I ended up visiting Juice, watching lame TV, and playing Go Fish, Blackjack, and Texas Hold 'Em, betting with M&M's, Cheddar Chex Mix, and Skittles for a couple of hours, then I drove to the grocery store for some soda, beer, and snacks.
It was really dark when I walked into the house, well, a bit darker than usual. So I quickly turned on the light, then gasped. "Jesus, Hap." I took a few deep breaths. "What are you doing here?" I paused. "Wait… how'd you get in?"
"I had a key made." he stood up from the couch and walked up to me. "Need help?" he grabbed the bags out of my arms and carried them into the kitchen.
"Uh, thanks." I nodded, a little confused from the way he's being right now, compared to how he was acting earlier, then I locked the front door.
"Where'd you go?" he asked, sitting down in his previous spot on my couch.
"Well." I sat down on my recliner. "After you bounced out of here so suddenly, I took a shower. I went to the hospital to visit Chibs, but he was asleep, so I visited with Juice for a few hours, then went to the store, and now, here I am."
"Oh." he nodded.
I give Hap a play-by-play and all he can say is oh? I got up and went into the kitchen. "You want a beer?"
"Yeah, but none of that sissy shit."
I laughed, opening the fridge. "No sissy shit… got it." I grabbed a Budwiser for him and a Bud Light Lime for me and went back into the living room. "Here."
He took it out of my hand. "Thanks."
"Yep." I drank a sip of mine and sat down.
"Can we talk about what happened earlier?" Happy asked, breaking the silence.
"Uh, sure." I nodded, then before I knew it, Happy pulled me to my feet, and kissed me. Was this really happening right now? I wasn't about to let him go this time, so I wrapped my arms around his neck, as he grabbed my butt and lifted me up, so I wrapped my legs around his waist. His strong arms carried me to my room, then he shut, and locked the door.
...
Happy, like a typical male, was passed out beside me, with his arm draped over my stomach. Yeah, I didn't think he was the cuddling type, and I really wasn't expecting him to, being who he is, with his tough exterior, and that's okay, I'll just get a cat or something to cuddle with, or maybe a teddy bear.
A few minutes later, I rolled over on my side with my back facing Happy, and pulled up the blankets. "You okay, Babe?" he mumbled, pulling me closer to him, wrapping his arms around me securely.
"Uh, yeah." I smiled. "I'm fine." I intertwined my fingers with his. Yep, he was cuddling. I just couldn't believe what we did, he was so gentle and attentive. So not what I expected from him and it kind of felt like it was unreal, or a dream of some kind, but it was great, because I never thought that Happy would be into me or anything. I closed my eyes and went to sleep, feeling safer than ever.
A/N: Since I got no help with the smut… there will be none, for now at least. Just use your imagination! Maybe if I get something, I'll throw it in there later, where it should be. But without the smut, I hope you still enjoy this. Thanks, Peeps.
