A couple of days later she was sitting in her favorite armchair reading one of her favorite books; The name of the wind when her phone buzzed.

"Hello?"

"Drag your sorry ass away from the books; we are going to get the car!" Claire sounded exited; Alicia could almost see her jump up and down through the phone.

"That's great; I'll meet you on the bus!"

"I'm taking one that leaves in fifteen minutes so it'll be outside you in twenty."

"Okay, bye!" She quickly hung up; she hadn't seen Happy since their dinner a few days earlier so she instantly got nervous. Thankfully she had taken a bath that morning, so she sprayed some of her favorite perfume in the air and walked through it after she had changed from her sweatpants into her favorite black jeans, a pair of soft boots and a white wife beater. She grabbed her purse and sunglasses, said goodbye to the cat and ran out the door just as the bus turned the corner. As she got on Claire waved at her from the back of the bus, almost bouncing of her seat.

"Hiiii!" She squealed and hugged Alicia tight.

"Hi love." She sat down.

"It was Juice that called me, he is so cute, don't you think?" Claire babbled.

"I guess, a bit immature for me." Lish winked, earning herself a small shove and laughed.

"Just because you go for the older silent type yourself."

"Stop it, I don't have a type."

"Yeah right, who was is that went to a candlelit dinner a few days ago?"

"Shut up." She blushed and tried to look the other way, Claire roared with laughter, she loved to make Alicia blush; it was hard work but totally worth it.

"Sorry ladies, this is the end of the line." The bus driver said in the speakers.

"Thank you!" They got out and the closer they got to the garage, the more nervous she became. Claire hooked her arm through Alicia's; "Calm down love, you are making me nervous."

Alicia turned her head and smiled at her best friend before placing her head at Claire's shoulder as they walked into the lot, arm in arm; "Thank you, you always know what to say."

"I know that's why you love me."

"It must be." This was a regular exchange of views they had many times before. Claire entangled herself and waved at someone; "Juice! Over here!"

He came over to them, smiling with his whole face; "Hey Claire! Alicia." He greeted them, giving Claire a one armed hug, shaking Alicia's hand.

She could see the way he looked at her best friend, and the way she looked back at him. It was obvious to anyone that they had feelings for each other but neither knew how to take the first step. She backed away, giving them some space, they had started to talk about computers and that was out of her league. She looked around but couldn't see Happy anywhere but the picnic table was free so she walked over and sat down, knowing that she probably would be there for some time, Claire and Juice seemed to have deepened into their conversation.

"Can I help you?" A voice sounded behind her so she turned around and saw a man with a long beard, long salt and pepper hair and light sunglasses.

"Not really, I'm waiting for my friend to get her car." She gestured over towards the giggling Claire and smiling Juice.

"Yeah, that looks like it could take some time. Can I get you something to drink?"

It was a really hot day and she regretted the black pants already.

"Sure, thank you!"

"We normally don't let strangers inside but it is a bit cooler there than out here." He gestured towards the clubhouse.

"Thanks." She stood up, whistled a special signal towards Claire that instantly turned her head to the sound. Lish gestured that she would go inside, Claire just nodded and turned back towards Juice.

She followed the older man inside, it was noticeably cooler and darker so she put her sunglasses on her forehead and gave her eyes time to adjust to the room. He gestured towards a barstool so she sat down.

"What can I get you?"

"Just a coke will be fine, thanks." He handed it to her and pulled out a beer for himself.

"Green hair?" He asked.

"Yeah, I kinda like it."

"It looks good on you actually. I'm Bobby."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Alicia." They shook hands and sat in silence for some time before she built up the courage speak; "Is there any chance that Happy is around?"

The man stared at her with what looked like a shocked expression. She breathed calmly, trying not to show how embarrassed she was.

"Yeah, I think that he is in his dorm, why?"

"I just wanted to thank him for his help the other day." She looked down at her hands starting to regret it already.

"Don't worry hon, I'll show you." He walked around the bar and motioned for her to follow him. She slid down on the floor and followed a few steps behind, walking silently. She looked at the old pan head that was on display, it looked like it had been restored with loving hands.

"That bike belonged to one of the founders." Bobby said, he had caught her look.

"It is beautiful." She whispered, he nodded and dropped the subject. He stopped by a closed door and pounded on it.

"HAP!" He yelled.

"What?" Someone grumped from the other side.

"You've got a visitor!"

"Who?"

Bobby eyed her; "Some little sweet butt, looks like she could kick some ass, tanned, looking kinda pissed right now. Green hair."

She gave him a crocked smile, the "sweet butt" comment had pissed her off and her eye color changed from deep blue to almost the color of a stormy sky.

At "green hair" the door flew open and Happy, dressed in only his baggy jeans and with a fierce look in his eyes. Bobby backed away quickly.

"Don't call her sweet butt." Happy muttered then turned towards her. She blushed and looked down on the floor before glancing up at him through her eyelashes and smiled. He looked stunned and she could hear Bobby chuckle; "You've got your hands full with this one" before walking away, whistling to himself. Happy grabbed her hand and pulled her into the dorm and closed the door.

"Hi." She smiled at him, trying to ease up his stone face. He lifted her hand to his cheek, she caressed it slowly and the lines in his face softened up.

"I hope I didn't wake you up." She said in a low voice. Happy glanced at the bed that was unmade and just shrugged. His tattoos covered most of his upper body and a snake that she had seen before had its ending on his head. A bunch of smiley-tattoos covered a part of his right side, she traced one of them with her forefinger and she could feel him shiver.

"Thank you for the other day, I'm sorry if you lost any sleep because of me. I had a great time, really."

She looked up at him with eyes that was almost a lavender color now, soft and big, hardly any makeup. He had so much he wanted to say to her but didn't know how, normally he kept his mouth shut and only spoke in short sentences, but this girl, he could hardly think of her as a woman, made him want to pour his heart out. He wanted her to keep talking but at the same time he felt that she was one of those girls that didn't need to fill the air with chit-chat, that he had noticed when he took her to dinner and she ate and looked at him but only spoke small sentences when her mind fluttered. He sensed that she had never gotten any credit for being smart but the thing was that he knew she probably were, only on a different level. He leaned closer to her and took a deep breath collecting his thoughts.

She could see that he wanted to say something so she just looked up at him and waited.

He cleared his throat and looked deep into her eyes; "I know that we hardly know each other and there is the age differense to consider but I need to kiss you so badly. One of those kisses where I'm pressing against you as much as possible and my hands are in your hair and moving down your back, clutching to you in any way I can, kissing you as deeply as possible and thinking you're mine, mine, mine."

She just stared at him, it was the longest sentence she had ever hear him say and it was the most beautiful words anyone had ever said to her. Her eyes filled up with tears and her voice was a mere whisper; "Then why don't you?" She hardly uttered the question before he had pulled her close, one hand entangled in her hair, the other one moved down her back, and his lips met hers in what felt like an explosion filled with fire. With his tongue he separated her lips, claming the inside of her mouth. They moved as one until her back was against the wall and her arms around his waist, playing at the lining of his jeans. He pressed closer and closer, there was no way to tell where he ended and she began.

"Hap?" A knock on the door, they slowly opened their eyes, frozen in the same position as a second ago, clinging to each other trying to savor the moment before it passed.

It knocked again; "Hap, you in there?" It was Opie.

"There is a girl here looking for another girl, she said the girl knew you. Her name is Alicia." Opie continued through the closed door.

Happy looked down at the girl in his arms, stole another kiss before separating himself from her and slowly walking over to the door. She took the moment to straighten her shirt run her fingers through her hair. He opened the door and saw the tall man looking down at him; "'s she here?"

Happy glanced over his shoulder, saw that she looked proper and opened the door wider. The blond girl that had been with Lish the other day looked at him with huge eyes and then they turned even bigger and rounder as she saw her best friend further into the room. He moved away from the door, letting both the girl and Opie inside. As he pulled a t-shirt over his head the other man spoke again; "Sorry, but Clay needs you. Something down at the docks."

Happy nodded and walked over to Lish again, he bent down and kissed her cheek, before making a small jerk with his head.

"I'll be here when you get back." She said in the same soft voice he had heard before. He looked over at Opie that nodded and said; "It shouldn't take that long." before he turned back, nodded and placed his arm around her as they walked out.

They followed the men outside, Happy still had his arm around her, which was lucky because her legs were still shaking a bit. The girls stopped outside the clubhouse in the shade, Happy stopped too, closed her in his arms and gave her a deep sensitive kiss that made her head spin again. Someone wolf-whistled in the background, but they both ignored it. It felt too soon when he let her go but she looked up at him, knowing he was a man of few words, now more than ever; "Please hurry." He tilted his head, caressed her cheek and then walked over to the bikes where Opie and a few others were waiting.

Well, things are heating up and intensifying ;) Now I'm of to dinner with my parents, if y'all play nicely, I might update another chapter when I get home :)

Love D.