"Can I just see her for a minute" Happy asked the girl in front of him
"you can see her but that's it. I don't want your help, I don't need you to pay rent for me, nothing" Amanda told him leading him down the hallway to her daughter's room
"Koz misses her to, can I bring him to see her" Happy pleaded, he couldn't believe he was seriously asking this little girl for her permission to do anything let alone see her infant daughter.
"you can bring Koz and the other guys when you come for a run but I don't want anyone else to know. Whenever they find out I get mean looks and people look down on Peyton" Amanda told him from her spot in the doorway
Happy walked over to the crib that held little Peyton whom he hadn't seen in a month or two. He reached in and picked her up long ago learning how to properly hold a baby. He smiled down at the baby in his arms watching her squirm for a minute, upset at being moved.
"if she wakes up you're putting her back to sleep" Amanda replied walking off to the kitchen.
Happy joined her a few minutes later in the kitchen
"want some Mac & cheese?" she asked him
"nah I'm good, got any beer?" he replied smiling at her eye roll
"yah, I keep it right next to the cigarettes and porn" she replied sarcastically
"so you work at the dinner huh? How did you manage that?" Happy questioned watching her move around her tiny kitchen
"I managed it just fine. Without the help of the Sons" she said giving him a look
"just asking a question no need to get pissy" Happy said holding his hands up in surrender
"you weren't just asking, I'm not stupid I know how you are" she told him putting her hand on her hip, looking very Gemma like
"so now I can't ask questions?" he asked
"just did" she snapped at him
"you going to Taste of Charming tomorrow" he asked getting up and looking in her fridge
"no, who would watch Peyton?" she questioned
"bring her with you, no one is going to judge you not when you hang out with SAMCRO" he told her
"but I don't hang out with SAMCRO" she says to him closing the fridge and pointing him to the table
"looks that way to me" Happy says
"you've been here a day. You haven't seen anything" she told him taking a bite of her Macaroni
"you will feel a lot better if you don't have to keep your whole life a secret" Happy told her giving her a look that dared her to argue
"I like it, it gives me a mysterious edge. The guys like it" she replied passively
"what guys?" Happy asked angrily
"don't worry I don't have time for guys" Amanda told him
"so-" Happy started to say but stopped when the lights went out "what the fuck!" he yelled at Amanda in the dark
"the electric is late I get paid in two days, they'll turn it back on then" Amanda explained to him
Happy was upset but didn't say anything more on the subject.
The next morning Amanda woke up to her alarm clock blaring music, which was not supposed to happen seeing as how the power was off. Walking over to her light switch she turned the light on.
"son of a bitch!" she cursed to the empty room
As fast as she could, Amanda got Peyton ready and dropped her off at the neighbors house, who was an elderly lady who watched Peyton for free. She didn't get to see her grandchildren very often and was overjoyed when Amanda moved in.
The whole walk to Teller-Morrow Amanda muttered under her breathe. When she finally arrived there she saw a few people milling around, some fixing cars some just hanging out. She spotted her target straight away, he was sitting on a picnic table next to some guy with wild black curls and crazy blue eyes.
She stomped over and stopped in front of Happy.
"did you listen to anything I said yesterday!" Amanda yelled at an unsuspecting Happy
"yup, heard everything you said" Happy replied cooly taking a drag from his cigarette
"don't even play it off I called the electric company. Said some guy paid the bill the next two months!" she shouted stomping her foot for emphasis
Tig looked at the girl in front of him and the Enforcer next to him, extremely confused
"why did you pay the waitresses electric bill? You hitting that?" Tig questioned his friend
"she's a minor, course I'm not hitting that" Happy answered taken aback
"hey man just asking, wouldn't judge you if you were" Tig told him holding his hands up
"I told you I didn't need your help. What part of that did you not understand?" Amanda angrily questioned
Happy was about to answer when Gemma and Kozik walked over. Gemma was giving the girl a critical looking over while Kozik picked her up in a big hug
"Tiny I missed you. Where's Peyton?" he questioned looking behind her for a stroller or carrier
"she's not here" Amanda stated
"who's Peyton?" Tig questioned
"someone who's not here" Amanda stated coldly
"got something to hide baby girl?" Gemma asked suspiciously
"not a thing Mrs. Morrow" Amanda replied in a respectful tone
"so who exactly is Peyton?" Gemma questioned looking Amanda right in the eye
Amanda's eyes flicked briefly to Happy's he nodded his head that the woman could be trusted.
"Peyton is my daughter" Amanda admitted with a sigh
Gemma's expression softened a bit but still remained hard "so I'll se you both at the fundraiser today"
"oh no I have to clean, but thank you so much for the offer" Amanda said to Gemma with an apologetic look on her face
"it wasn't a question sweetheart" Gemma responded and turned to leave
