Hey everyone, I'd like to start by thanking everyone who took the time to read and review this story. It means a lot to me. And secondly, I'd like to warn everyone that there's sexual content in this chapter. And thirdly I hope you enjoy reading this chapter and I always appreciate response on what was bad/good and what you want to read more of. Lots of love/SRCL
Happy drove through the gates of Teller Morrow. He had been in Tacoma for a week; they needed his assistance in a sensitive matter. And now another small happy face clad the skin above his ribs.
After parking his bike he strode across the lot towards the garage where he could see Chibs working on a car. The Scott was bent over the hood and didn't see the enforcer walking up to him. "Chibs" he rasped.
Startled by the voice Chibs quickly stood up, hitting his head in the process. "Shite!" he swore loudly as his hand flew to the back of his head, softly rubbing the spot that was hurting. Turning around his brown eyes met Happy's black ones. "Hap, good to see ya brotha'" Chibs said happily and pulled the man in for a brotherly hug.
"Chibs" Happy said gruffly in greeting before taking a step back.
"How was Tacoma?" Chibs asked, not questioning Happy outright about the hit as there were mechanics and none-members around.
"Got myself a new tattoo" Happy responded with a slight smirk.
Chibs nodded. "Good to hear" he said as he laid a hand on Happy's shoulder.
As Chibs turned to continue his work on the car, Happy leaned against one of the metal cabinet holding most of the tools, crossing his arm across his chest.
During his week in Tacoma he couldn't help but to think about the questions Chibs had asked before agreeing to let her go to the party, which in fact turned out to be a bar in Lodi. From what he could tell from the few words exchanged between the older man and his goddaughter, Lilly was having trouble with some kids. He'd asked her about while she was drunk, but she'd refused to tell him anything. She might have been drunk as fuck, but girl knew how to keep her mouth shut when she wanted to. That could be a real good asset to have, but it could also be a pain in the ass asset when one wanted to find out something.
Lilly refusing to tell him something lead to him thinking that she was having problems though. The people of Charming could be very judgemental, and especially the teenagers at the local high school; Jax and Opie had told him that much.
Although no one ever directly told them, probably because they were afraid to get beat up by the two of them, the two men was well aware that many of their classmates had not been particularly fond of the club and its members. Lilly didn't look dangerous, however he suspected that she could protect herself well enough, and this probably lead to people thinking they could speak to her however they wished to.
Happy didn't like prying into his brother's private lives and what went on outside the club unless he felt that the brother needed to talk. And even then he wasn't fond of it, but allowed it to help his brothers. He especially didn't like when others tried to pry into his private life.
But for some reason he felt a desperate need to know what was going on in the young girl's life. He had tried to shake the feeling, but it wouldn't go away. So here he was, about to pry into the private life of one of his brothers.
"Lilly having problems at school?" Happy questioned the Scott.
Chibs turned slowly, his brown eyes narrowed at the question. There was a moment of silence between the two.
"Look, man, I don't mean to pry. I just heard you asking the night before the party" Happy explained himself.
Chibs's stance instantly became more relaxed. "Apparently she had a run-in with some other students, almost knocked a jock unconscious she did" Chibs told him, sounding slightly proud at his goddaughter's self-defence skills.
"Why she do it?" Happy asked him.
Chibs shrugged. "Don't know, didn't want to tell me" he responded casually.
Happy's dark eyes narrowed at the casual reply. "You just accepted that?" Happy asked in disbelief.
Chibs stood straight, putting his tools down as he looked at the taller man leaning against the cabinet. "Look, if Lilly's not telling me there's a good reason for it. Lass have seen more shite in her short life than all of us combined. I loved her ma' and da', but they didn't live an easy life, and neither did their children. Lilly can take of herself, and if she needed me she would tell me. I know my goddaughter" Chibs explained, not angrily though.
Happy still thought he should have forced it out of her some way or another, after all he was her guardian. But he'd pried enough for this time and decided to let it go. At least for now.
Lilly was sitting in her last period for the day; American History. This lesson was always extremely boring. Their teacher was an elder lady, probably in her sixties or somewhere around that age. And this woman truly seemed to despise her occupation, and she had this droning voice that would make anyone want to fall asleep.
Lilly might be an ambitious student, but this was too much even for her. To be honest she was more then excited to get out of here. It had been one hell of a day, but things had brightened up slightly when she received the text from Happy. Apparently he was back in town and was picking her up from school.
Mentally Lilly slapped herself for letting a man brighten her day in such a way. She had always been taught not to depend on things like that; men and friends come and go, family is forever. This man was no different.
The sound of a ringing bell pulled her out of her thoughts, and a smile spread across her lips. Grabbing her enormous history book she headed out of the classroom and down the hallway towards her locker.
When she reached the locker she saw Charlotte and Brian next to it, close to smothering each other with the way they were kissing. "Alright, get yourself a room and stop traumatizing people around you" she ordered playfully, although her nose was slightly wrinkled in disgust. It was almost like they were trying to eat the other one.
The couple pulled apart and smiled at Lilly, who was now opening up her locker and grabbing her black leather jacket. "You need a ride home or to the shop? Brian can drop you off on the way, right Bri?" Charlotte said with a small smile.
Brian nodded. "Of course" he responded.
Lilly shook her head. "It's okay, thanks" she said as she pulled the leather jacket on.
"You sure, it's no detour" Brian told her.
Lilly smiled kindly at the blonde, but shook her head. "That's not it, I've already got a ride. But thanks anyways" Lilly responded.
Charlotte raised an eyebrow at the response. "You already got a ride, huh? And whom would that be with?" she asked curiously.
Lilly shook her head. "He's a friend of my uncle Chibs, get your mind out of the gutter, Char" Lilly said with a soft chuckle.
"Nah, keep your mind in the gutter. I like you that way" Brian said as he placed his arm around Charlotte's petite shoulders.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about all the dirty things we could do later" Charlotte said seductively.
"For Christ's sake!" Lilly said, her voice laced with disgust.
Pushing the door opened the trio was met by the warm California sun. It didn't take long for her to spot Happy. His presence with his black leather and bike, frightened most students as they kept their distance from the out-of-town biker.
"That's who's taking you home?" Brian asked curiously.
Lilly nodded. "The one and only. Gotta' go, he's not exactly the patient type. Have a good afternoon you guys" Lilly said with a smirk before jumping down the steps and walking towards the corner where Happy was parked.
"Thanks for picking me up on the street corner like a prostitute" she said with a smirk once she was within earshot.
A smirk spread across Happy's lips at the remark, but he remained quiet as she pulled her backpack on before climbing up behind him.
As Lilly wrapped her arms around his mid-section, Happy realized just how much he enjoyed having her arms wrapped around him. With a satisfied smirk on his lips, Happy started the bike and speed away leaving the school and the gawking teenagers behind.
Lilly looked around as Happy finally stopped the bike, and she realized they were outside the same diner he'd taken her the night she'd been drunk. "Your favourite diner?" she questioned with a smile as she slid off the bike.
"They've got the best burgers around" he replied as he swung his leg over the bike and standing next to her. Taking off his own helmet, he turned to assist Lilly who was struggling with her clasp.
"Thanks" Lilly said with a smile as she held the damaged helmet. Happy just nodded at her before turning around and walking towards the diner. "Always the talkative" Lilly muttered to herself, but loud enough for Happy to hear.
Turning around he raised an eyebrow at her. "What?" Lilly asked him. "You know I'm right" she defended herself.
He just turned around once again. "Point proven" Lilly said with a smirk on her full lips.
Once inside they sat down in a booth in a corner, a bit away from the other customers. A waitress walked over to them, with red fiery hair and striking emerald green eyes. She was a real beauty Lilly thought to herself before picking up the menu to see what she was ordering. "Hey, what can I get you?" the waitress asked.
Lilly opened her mouth to respond, but once she looked up she noticed that the waitress had placed herself so that her back was turned towards Lilly while her face was turned towards Happy. From her side angle she could see a coy smile spread across the waitress lips as she watched the man.
Happy looked up at the waitress, noticed the obvious positioning. "You go first, Lills" he said casually before leaning back, slightly excited to see how Lilly would handle the bitchy waitress.
"Whatcha' want?" the waitress asked, a rude, annoyed tone in her voice.
Lilly's blue eyes narrowed slightly. "I'll go with a burger, fries and chocolate shake" Lilly said with a sugar sweet tone in her voice.
"You sure you should eat that much?" the waitress asked with a raised eyebrow.
Happy coughed in surprise as he heard the comment leave the waitress' mouth. Shifting his dark eyes from the waitress to Lilly, he smirked at the look on her face. Lilly was opening glaring at the waitress by now. "I sure as hell am. You have something to say?" Lilly asked her, voice low and angry.
"Well, I'm just saying that there are very many calories in those things. Maybe you should watch your intake" the waitress said once again, faking a smile at the younger woman.
"And maybe you should think before you open your mouth, but I understand that it gotta' be hard with that size zero brain of yours" Lilly replied venomously before standing up from her seat.
"Come on, Hap. These burgers might be good but they ain't worth this shitty ass service" Lilly commented before pushing past the waitress and heading towards the door.
Happy pushed himself off the seat. He'd been looking forward to eating a good old burger, but Lilly was right. They weren't worth it. As he was about to leave the booth, a hand on his chest kept him back. "I'd love to help you" the waitress replied, with a voice that Happy assumed was supposed to be seductive.
"Keep dreaming, bitch" Happy said coldly before pushing past her as well and following Lilly, who was already waiting by the parked bike.; hands placed on her hips and an annoyed look upon her face.
"Let's go" Hap said before handing her the extra helmet he'd picked up at Teller-Morrow. Lilly didn't respond, she just took the helmet out of his hands and put it on.
He'd taken her to a different diner, and they'd eaten. Well, Happy had eaten at least.
Lilly might have acted as the remarks made by the waitress didn't affect her, ordering exactly the same thing as earlier at the new diner, however Happy noticed that she barely ate any of it.
He'd referred from saying anything, as it would probably just upset her more. So he kept himself from commenting her lack of eating.
It bothered him though; that she'd been so affected by the comment though. That waitress had been nothing more than a pathetic, unattractive slut. And Lilly were none of those things. Frankly, Happy liked the fact that she wasn't afraid to eat. Hell, he'd take a girl who could keep up with his eating habits over someone who just ate salad, like they were a fucking rabbit or something, any day.
And if there was anyone who should not be ashamed of his or her body it was Lilly. The young woman had just the right amount of curves; a nice rack, slim waist and a firm ass. And he wasn't the only one thinking that; he'd seen the looks she received from men. It made his blood boil at the same time, as he understood them. Hell, he was looking at her the same way himself.
"I'll be right back" Lilly said as she slid out of the booth and headed towards the back of the diner where the restrooms were located.
Happy's gaze followed her until she'd reached the restrooms, making sure no one messed with her on the way. He'd seen how the group of college brats looked at her when they'd arrived earlier; and he didn't like it; not one bit.
While waiting for Lilly to return, he continued eating his burger and snatched some fries from Lilly's plate; ain't like she was eating them herself.
As the minutes passed he glanced towards the restrooms more frequently. What the hell was taking so long?
As he finished his burger, he grabbed the leather jacket lying in the other booth and headed towards the back.
As he came closer he heard a pained grunt from the locked toilet. Seconds later the door unlocked and Lilly walked out. Looking over her shoulder Happy could see one of the college brats lying on the floor, a bloody nose and a bruised eye.
Happy felt a flame of rage flare up inside of him as the different scenarios that lead to Lilly beating him, swirled through his mind. Eyes black as the night he took a step forward.
Lilly quickly placed a hand on his chest. "Hap, I took care of it" she said sharply.
His furious gaze didn't leave the brat who was trying to heave himself up by using the toilet as support.
Lilly seeing that he was not listening to her placed her hand on his cheek and softly turned his face towards her, forcing him to look her in the eye. "It was nothing, Hap. I've given him what he deserves. Now let's go" she said softly, looking him deeply in the eye, hoping that he'd be convinced by her because the last thing she needed was him to get arrested because he beat up some little college brat who tried to get handsy.
"Let's go, Happy" she said once more letting her hand travel from his cheek, down his chest, abdomen and down to his hand as she pulled on it slightly.
Happy took a deep breath as he considered the options laid out in front of him. "You got lucky" He said, his voice low and filled with rage, as he pointed towards the college brat before letting Lilly drag him out of the diner.
"We probably shouldn't go to anymore diners" Lilly said with a soft laugh.
Happy chucked darkly. "Nah, better not. Next time I might kill someone" he replied, looking back at the diner and seeing the college brat being helped by his friends.
"Good point, let's not go to diners at all" Lilly said with a small smile, which slowly faded.
"I just want some peace and quiet, and one would think I'd get in a small ass town like Charming, but apparently not" she said with a soft sigh as she put on the spare helmet.
A small, but very genuine smile, spread across Happy's lips. "Get on" he stated.
About an hour later Lilly was lying on her back in the soft grass on a meadow in a small forest just north of Lodi.
This was perfect, absolutely fucking perfect. Just what she needed. There was no other sound than the one of her own breathing.
For some reason, Happy didn't make a sound as he breathed. But he was here, sitting next to her, leaning back on his arms as he too enjoyed the peaceful meadow.
"How'd you find this place? It's beautiful" Lilly asked as she rolled over, lying on her stomach rather than her back.
Happy looked down at her. "My mom" he confessed. "She used to take me to this forest when I was younger, and one day we found this. I've been coming here ever since" he explained.
The love in his voice as he spoke about his mother was clear to Lilly. "You're close with your mum, huh?" she asked with a smile.
Happy nodded. "My dad left before I was even born. My ma' raised me on her own, worked two or three jobs at the time to make sure I had a roof above my head and something to eat. It was just the two of us" he explained.
Lilly was in a slight state of shock by how he opened himself up to her, so quickly. It wasn't something he normally did. "She's your everything" Lilly stated softly rather than asked.
Happy looked down at her, but remained silent. After a few moments of silence, he nodded. "Guess she is" he stated.
"What about you and Chibs?" he questioned.
Usually it took a while for Lilly to share the story of her family, but she reasoned that he'd taken the step and opened up to her, and she should return the favour.
"We're very close, he was the best friend of my mum. She used to spend her summers in Belfast with her grandma', who was Irish, and that's how they met. He's just always been there you know, even though we haven't seen him as much as earlier after he moved here" she explained. Happy nodded.
"After everything happened with my parents, it was a relief to have someone as Chibs rather than my uncles take care of me. Not that I don't love my uncles, but they ain't like him. Chibs has faith in me, he makes me wanna be different, better" she said with a smile.
"You look pretty good from here" Happy said.
Lilly smiled softly. "You wouldn't be saying that if you knew me, knew what I'd done. I'm not a good person, but I'm trying you know" she replied, her blue eyes leaving Happy's dark ones and falling down to the green grass underneath her.
Happy frowned slightly, and grabbed her chin lightly in his hand, forcing her to look at him. "You're good" he said before acting on impulsive and leaning down and kissing her. Lilly didn't miss a beat as she put her arms around his neck, responding to the kiss. The kiss was hungry, filled with passion.
Not really thinking, just acting, Happy's hands travelled down to the lining of her shirt, pulling it upwards. Lilly returned the favour by carefully removing his cut before pulling the t-shirt, more roughly, of him.
Happy kissed his way down her neck and down to her full breasts. Placing an arm under her upper body he carefully lifted her up and snapped off the bra.
A hungry smirk spread across his lips as he looked at her now bare upper body. "Beautiful, baby girl" he whispered hoarsely before leaning down and playing with her nipple with his tongue.
Lilly moaned in pleasure, throwing her head back. Still sucking on the nipple, Happy's hands travelled down to Lilly's jeans and swiftly unbuttoned and pulled them down.
A few seconds later Lilly felt his fingers crawl slowly into my centre.
A small smile spread across Happy's face. "So wet, baby girl" he commented, his dark eyes looking up at her from his position by her breasts.
Not waiting for a response, he slid two fingers into her clit. "Oh god!" Lilly moaned loudly…
On the ride back to Charming they kept silent as they thought about what just happened.
Lilly had to admit, Happy definitely knew what he was doing.
And she wanted more. She wanted him.
But she also knew that whatever this was that was, the club, especially not Chibs, would not easily condone what was going on between them.
Shit just got complicated, real complicated…