All characters, etc from Sons of Anarchy belong to Kurt Sutter.
The OC's are mine.
Any mistakes are my own. Feel free to point them out but please be nice
CHAPTER 7:
Jax and Happy pulled into the empty driveway at Happy's home. The fact that there wasn't a car in it was the first thing that made them both suspicious. As Jax watched, Happy unlocked the door to the garage and pushed it open. Both men could see the TVR and double checked the street to make sure that the Mercedes really was missing.
Jax pulled out his phone.
"Ma, hi. Is Ash with you? No? Right. Thanks."
He turned to Happy. "She's not with Gemma."
Happy turned to the front door and unlocked it. They stepped into the silent house and listened to the absolute quiet.
"Shit. This don't look good brother." Jax muttered.
"Yeah," was all Happy said before heading up the stairs.
Jax followed him through the house. In Rose's room they saw the scattered mess of inconsequential bits and pieces including a sparkly pink pencil, a snow globe and a small stuffed bear in the centre of the carpet. Happy walked around the room, running his hand over blank spaces on the shelves and checking under the duvet on the bed. It was fairly easy to spot that Rose's favourite toys were missing.
Without saying a word he walked into the master bedroom. The wardrobe doors were open. Clothes were lying on the floor and dangling awkwardly on hangers where they'd been dragged out of place by someone pulling clothes out of the closet in a rush.
Jax stepped back out of the way as Happy made his way into Ashleigh's office. He unlocked the safe and opened it, noting the contents that were still in place and the items that were missing. He turned to the desk, knowing before he looked that the netbook would be missing.
Jax leant against the door. "How bad is it?"
For a moment Jax didn't think Happy was going to answer. He was just staring at a framed photograph on the desk. He answered without looking up. "She's taken Rose. Her ID's, cash and credit cards are gone. She's left her weapons and her kit, so she's flyin' out rather than take Rose on a twenty eight hour drive and she knows we can't follow her as easily if she's on a plane."
Happy picked up the photograph. "She'll take Rose to her parents. Then she'll go looking for Crash. She knows she's in the shit for goin' against both clubs and she's going to leave Rose with her parents instead of Gemma in case she doesn't make it back."
"Fuck." Jax spat.
Happy put the photograph down and picked up Ashleigh's phone. He checked the last numbers that she'd called and finding that he didn't recognise the most recent one he hit redial.
"Ashleigh, sweetheart. If you're gonna keep calling me like this I may have to get a restraining order."
"This ain't Ashleigh." Happy growled.
"Ahhhh, you must be Happy. Allow me to introduce myself. Pope, Damon Pope. I can guess why you're calling and I'll tell you what I told Ash: I had nothing to do with it. I have something much more…interesting …planned for you boys."
Happy ended the call to the sound of Pope's laughter. He turned and launched the phone against the wall, the impact breaking it into several pieces. Jax watched the display of temper impassively and waited until Happy was ready to explain.
"That was one ex I didn't know about." Happy said quietly, staring at the photograph again.
"Who was it?" Jax asked.
"Pope. Says this isn't on him. But he's got plans for us."
"Shit! I hadn't even considered that he might be in on this." Jax understood why Happy had thrown the phone. He felt like adding to the dent in the wall himself. "I think we can believe him on this. If he'd had anythin' to do with it none of us would be walkin' right now."
Jax looked at Happy who was still staring at the picture.
"His number wasn't saved into the phone. That usually means she has it memorised." Happy said in a low voice.
"We won't know what's goin' on between the two of them until we can find Ash, and to find her we need to find Crash. I need you in the game brother. Are you with us?"
Happy looked at Jax. The rage burning in Happy's eyes made Jax want to take a step back, but he didn't. "I'm with you. But I can't guarantee where my old lady's at anymore."
