Two hours later, Alex ran down the steps dressed casually in a pair of yoga capris and matching tank top. Her long hair was pulled into a low ponytail and she was practically makeup free. She went in the living room to grab her purse and almost screamed at the sight in front of her. She looked around the house and realized they were the only two there.

"Uh…hey." She said to Happy who turned off the television and stood up.

"You ready?" Alex raised an eyebrow so Hap continued. "Gemma asked me to go with you shopping." Alex groaned to herself.

"I'm more than capable of going to the mall alone, Gemma shouldn't have called you." Happy shrugged his shoulders.

"Well she did and I'm here so let's go." He guided her with his hand as she stalked to her car. She waited for him to get adjusted on his bike before she pulled out of the driveway, Happy following closely behind.

An hour later they both pulled into the local shopping mall. Alex sighed to herself as she prepared for the interesting trip that lied ahead of her. They walked side by side until they reached the mall directory. Alex scanned the list for the places that she needed to be and she quickly started to walk with Happy right on her heels.

They walked inside Bath and Body Works and Alex scrunched up her nose. Every time she walked in that store, she had to take a minute to adjust to all the different scents that flooded the place. She walked over to the Signature Collection and started to scan the shelves for what she needed. She practically jumped when a blue bottle came into her view.

"Is this it?" She looked down at the bottle of Aruba Coconut in Happy's hand and nodded.

"How did you know?" Happy shrugged his shoulders.

"You always smell like coconut." He handed her the bottle and walked away to the front of the store. She watched his back before shaking her head.

"Goddamn blood hound."

They had been shopping for well over an hour and she knew Happy was fighting the urge to strangle the shit out of her. It wasn't Alex's fault that Gemma assigned him this stupid job. She had stuff to purchase and she wasn't going to let his sour mood ruin it. She offered to buy him ice cream but he just cut his eyes at her. She only had one more store to stop in and she swore when they stepped inside Victoria's Secret, his black eyes lit up for a moment.

She grabbed a bag from the front door and proceeds to shop. She hit the 5 for 25 underwear sale and picked up about 20 before she went searching for matching bras. Even if she hadn't shown her lingerie to a man in quite some time, she still liked to match underneath her clothes. She placed a few sweats in the bag as well as some cute little tops before heading for the register. Nearly 500 dollars later, she was finally ready to leave the mall and Happy couldn't be more ecstatic. They were walking back towards the entrance when something caught her eye. Alex excused herself as she all but ran into the novelty shop. She quickly grabbed the item and paid for it just as Happy was walking in the store. She smiled up at him when she handed him the item.

He looked down at the black and red keychain with a bottle opener attached and let out a bark of laugh that made Alex giggle. The keychain had the phrase "World's Greatest Babysitter" written on it. Happy looked down at her as she placed the keychain in his front pocket.

"Smartass."

Instead of dropping the bags off at Gemma's first, the pair decided to head straight to the clubhouse. When Alex walked in and saw the church doors open, she peeked inside to see Jax, Tig and Clay joking around.

"Everything alright doll?" Clay asked as Alex shut the door behind her and crossed her arms.

"Make her stop Clay."

"What are you talking about?"

"Gemma." Alex exclaimed. "You know just as well as I do that she is up to something and she needs to stop."

"What did Ma do now?"

"She's trying to set up Happy and Alex." Tig raised his eyebrow but didn't say anything.

"She had him running to the mall with me. I'm sure he has better uses than being my errand boy. It's not fair to him or me. I told Gemma that I wasn't looking for anything from anyone but you know how she doesn't listen." Alex was frustrated. She loved Gemma to death but she couldn't deal with the older woman's attempt at setting up a Biker Booty Call.

Alex walked towards the table and collapsed in one of the chairs as she put her head in her hands. She felt Jax give her a sympathetic pat on the back. If anyone knew how Gemma could be when it came to getting an idea in her head, it was Jax.

"I'm five seconds away from telling her that I'm a lesbian." At the end of the sentence, the door opened and Juice and Half-Sack were standing there looking at Alex with wide eyes.

"Are you? Cause that would be really hot?" Alex glared at Juice while Tig threw one of his rings at the young kid.

The following day, Alex walked through the doors of Caracara for the first time in over a year. She glanced down at her cell phone and knew that she had about an hour before the crew started to pile in. She sent out an email that there was to be a meeting this morning and attendance was mandatory if they wanted to keep their jobs. She looked around at the trashed studio. She had been informed that the ATF had practically ripped the place to shreds but she had no idea how bad it was.

She tried to maneuver her way through the place but it was practically a lost cause. She went into the office and the stacks of papers made her wince. She cursed the boys for not giving her a heads up about this shit.

"Alexandria?" Alex turned her head at the soft voice and smiled.

"Lyla." The two women hugged each other and laughed. Lyla had come in about four years ago and Alex instantly took a liking to her. She was an innocent, doe-eyed thing with long blond hair and a sweet smile. She did real well with the men who had a school girl fetish as she didn't look a day over eighteen.

"How have you been? How's Piper?"

"Good. We're both good. How about you? I heard about the award. Congrats."

"Yeah, thanks. I'm good. I'm staying with Gemma right now until I figure out my next step. I didn't realize how bad things have gotten here." Lyla nodded as she found a spot on the desk to sit on.

"Between the ATF and that asshole Caruso, Luann was damn near driving her head in the wall on a daily basis."

"You have any problems with Caruso?"

"He broke my nose about a week before Luann died. SOA went after him with bats just to shake him up." Lyla's voice trailed off but Alex caught on to the implication. The Sons didn't shake Georgie up, they just managed to piss him off and Luann paid the ultimate price.

"So what's this I hear about you and Opie getting close?" Alex looked over as Lyla blushed and looked down.

"He's been having some trouble with the kids since his wife passed; I'm just helping him out." Alex raised an eyebrow.

"You like him." She smiled when Lyla bit her lip. "Opie's a good man. He may look like a bear but the man wears his heart on his sleeve. Shit's been rough on him but don't give up on him sweetie. Just wait things out." Lyla hugged Alex just as people started to pile in. Alex laughed when she saw Chibs and Juice practically skip into the studio.

She stood in front of everyone as she got prepared to face the firing squad. "This situation isn't ideal for any of us. I hate the fact that I am here because Luann died. I know that some of you" She looked at Ima who rolled her eyes, "are not happy about me being here but tough shit. This was Luann's request and I am going to do everything in my power to honor her legacy the right way. Now looking around this place, there is an overhaul that needs to take place so for the time being Caracara will be closed until I can clean up and organize. We have enough online footage to keep the website going while we revamp. Until then, consider all of you on vacation." She let out a shaky breath as almost everyone clapped.

Later on that night, Alex was still waist deep in paperwork. She had sent everyone home and opted to stay to get a head start. She rolled her eyes when she picked up her cup of coffee and saw that it was empty. She threw the cup in the trash as she grabbed her cigarettes. She stood up and stretched her muscles before walking out the front door to light up. The tobacco hit her lungs when she saw a bike pull up. She groaned when she saw the bald man walk closer to her.

"Gemma sent you?" Happy shook his head.

"Tig."

"Christ, it's like I'm a fucking teenager." She moaned out loud. She almost forgot how protective these people could be.

"It's close to midnight. Don't you think you should pack it up? You've been here since this morning."

"There some things that don't add up and it's giving me a headache."

"Well it's nothing that won't be there in the morning." Alex pressed her back against the brick wall but didn't say anything. She jumped when Happy's phone went off. She heard him speak a few words before looking at her with intense eyes.

"We gotta go to the clubhouse."