Nova crossed her legs as she sat on Happy's lap, the man's heavily ringed hands stroking her thigh as he spoke to Chibs. They were relaxing with his brothers in the clubhouse, a small party being thrown for Nova's last night in town.

"Hey, Hey. I know what needs to go down tonight." Tank exclaimed, his grin widening as he pointed his beer bottle at Nova. "You need to do your thing."

Nova scrunched up her nose and drawled, "Do my thing?"

"The fuck are you on about, asshole." Happy barked, behind her. "Stop talking."

"Nah, man. We gotta hear her sing. That's all fuckin' Frank talks about. His Angel's voice. So... sing."

Nova shook her head, gulping the rest of her beer nervously. She hadn't sung for people since her band destructed.

"Leave it alone." Happy growled, his hand pulling her closer by the waist.

"What? Has she sung for you, Hap?" Tank leered.

Tig jumped into the fray instantly, the man seeing the perfect opportunity to prod Happy. "Oh I bet Happy makes her sing all fucking night long, right brother? I'd love to hear it too."

"Fuck off, both of you." The man behind her growled, his hand tightening on her hip. Nova rolled her eyes at Chibs who chuckled as the three argued.

"Do you even have an guitar?" She asked blandly, her voice halting the insults being thrown back and forth.

"Hold on." The prospect exclaimed, scurrying away before they knew he was even listening to their conversation.

"You don't have to do this shit." Happy rumbled behind her, his hand sliding around her stomach as he brought his mouth to the back of her neck. "I know you've been stepping back from it."

"It's fine. I like singing, I just hate the industry."

The prospect came back with an acoustic guitar. The smooth wood looked well cared for.

"Yours?" She asked taking the instrument carefully.

"Yeah. I found it at a pawnshop. I've been learning for a bit now."

"64 Gibson?" She asked, her hand turning it slightly to see the glossy finish and straight frets.

"Yeah!"

"Nice vintage piece." She remarked, her hands strumming to check if it were in tune. After a couple tweaks she looked up to find all of them eyefucking her and asked, "Am I picking something?"

"Yeah, doll." Tig remarked, his hand stroking his goatee as he checked out her legs. Happy's hand tightened on her hip, the man grumbling under his breath about gouging everyone's eyes out. Nova adjusted her position on Happy's lap and began playing the first song to come to mind.

"It's all the same, only the names will change

Everyday, it seems we're wastin' away

Another place where the faces are so cold

I drive all night just to get back home"

She couldn't help but snicker at the clichéd choice, her lip twisting into a smirk as a few wolf whistles rung out on the next verse.

"I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted dead or alive

Wanted dead or alive"

Nova played the song easily, the words flowing out as she bobbed her head. A few were singing along and more than a few tapping their feet. She remembered how she used to enjoy playing for others.

"I walk these streets

A loaded six-string on my back

I play for keeps 'cause I might not make it back

I been everywhere, still, I'm standing tall

I've seen a million faces

And I've rocked them all..."

"I'm wanted dead or alive

Wanted dead or alive"

When she repeated the chorus, more voices joined hers and the room erupted into whistles when her hands finished the last chord. She laughed as Tig hugged her while Happy punched him in the ribs.

"Fuck off, Tig."

"That was great, doll." He coughed through the heavy hit, flashing her a wide smile. "Those lips aren't just for show, huh Hap?"

"Hey Tiggy stop stirring shite." Chibs hollered, his grin widening. "I'd rather hear a'nutha song from the lass."

"Jesus Christ. You see what you did?" Happy grumbled behind her, his mouth brushing against her ear. "Now the assholes will get you to do this all fucking night."

"Jealous?" She whispered, her eyes peeking over her inked shoulder.

"Yeah." He grunted, his lips pressing into the curve of her jaw. "I like being the only one hearing you."

"When do you hear me?"

"All the time. You just don't notice it." He rasped, his lip quirking up when she scrunched her nose in thought. "The shower, cooking. I heard you once in the grocery store."

Nova glared at him with no heat, her lips twitching with a suppressed smile. "All lies."

Happy barked out a laugh and tugged her closer to kiss her neck.

"They're so fucking adorable it makes me sick." Tig drawled, his lip curled up in distaste.

"You want another black eye, asshole?" Happy rasped, his gaze sliding to his brother's bruised face. He seemed proud of the work he'd done the night before in the ring.

Nova glanced at Chibs and sarcastically asked, "How about something upbeat then?"

The man laughed, his eyes twinkling, "Aye, love."


She was so much more than a pretty face. Happy had already known that, but sitting there with her, as she entertained his brothers, he began to see so much more. Her voice was sweet and raspy in a way that had his fingers curling into the fleshy curve of her hip. Happy could see the lust in his brother's eyes as they ogled her long bare legs and perky little tits, her sexy voice seducing them further. Part of him felt proud to show off the woman he'd landed, but mostly he just wanted to gouge their eyes and ears out with icepicks. Happy wanted to hide her away, somewhere no one but he could eye-fuck her.

After the dozenth song, Nova's voice was sounding husky and Happy put his foot down on the jam session. She smiled and accepted the compliments but he could feel her becoming tenser as the men's attention continued.

"Enough." Happy grunted, standing up while gripping her waist to place her on her feet. He ignored his brother's catcalls as he tugged her out of the room and towards the dorms. Nova giggled as he became too impatient to put up with her teetering heels and threw her over his shoulder.

"Happy!" She squeaked, the sound of her laughter making his lips pull into a satisfied grin.

"Shuddup." He rasped, smacking her on the ass as they entered his room. Happy kicked the door closed and flicked the lock, swiftly depositing Nova on the bed. She grinned up at him, her hair splayed out on the dark bedding. Happy wasn't sure if he'd ever grinned so wide at something not involving violence before.

Nova bit her lip and squirmed in anticipation as he crawled over her, his intense eyes taking in the flush painting her cheeks. Her body curled towards him as he hovered, her hands sliding along his heavily inked arms. He felt her pointy heels dig into his lower back as her legs wrapped around his waist. Happy growled at the pinch, bucking his hips between her thighs sharply.

"Keep that up and I'll fuck you rough, little girl." He rasped, his teeth nipping her collarbone as he trailed his tongue along her silky top.

"And the problem is?" She asked, her fingers sliding under the hem of his worn Reaper shirt to his belt buckle.

"Fuck." Happy muttered as her hand sunk into the loose waist of his jeans. Her palm stroked the swelling length, her grip tightening around the head when he groaned deeply.

"Fuck me Happy. Fuck me rough."


Happy climbed off his bike and glanced over as Nova climbed out of her rental car. He'd wanted her to ride with him but she needed to return the car and didn't want her dad to see them ride in together. It was bad enough they'd kept their relationship from him, but to break the news by having her ride bitch with him seemed in poor taste.

"You ready for this?" He asked, popping a toothpick in his mouth as she shifted her bag from her hand to her shoulder, her blue eyes flashing to his before returning to the shop in front of them.

"Not really." She replied, scratching her elbow. "We probably should've done this at home instead."

"We can put it off until later if you want." Happy offered, his hands sinking into his jean pockets. He didn't want to put anything off any longer. He needed to be able to see her without running around behind his friend's back. He also knew it was tearing her up lying to her father. Nova was an honest and open person. Happy loved it about her.

"No. Let's just do it. I'm tired of hiding you."

Happy grinned, his chin jutting to the shop. "Go on then, little girl."

"Pfft. You're just using me as a human shield."

Happy smirked, bouncing the toothpick back and forth.

"Maybe." He rasped, his teeth flashing as she pouted with crossed arms.

Nova shook her head in amusement, her boots clacking while they crossed the street to the shop. Happy tossed the toothpick in the gutter before climbing the stairs quickly to open the door for her. Nova smiled at the gesture and stepped indoors with Happy on her heels. The bell of the door chimed alerting their presence and bringing the counter girl from the back.

"Oh, hey Nova." The girl greeted, her eyes going to Happy and widening. "Uh.. Hi."

"Hey, Lola."

"Angel." Frank's voice came from the curtain hiding his work area. The large man stepped out with a giant grin. "You're back."

Nova shifted next to Happy, her voice cracking a bit as she greeted him. "Y-Yeah. Just got home."

"Happy?" Frank rasped, his eyes jumping between them a few times before a frown slowly settled on his face. "What're you doing here?"

"Dad." She started, her feet shifting a bit. "I need to tell you something."

"We." Happy added, his chin tipping towards her. "We need to tell you something."

Nova smiled softly at him. "We need to tell you something."

"Someone better start fucking telling me something." Frank barked, his eyes glaring at the man in front of him. "Why the fuck are you showing up here with my daughter?"

"Look dad. Me and Happy... we're together."

"Since fucking when?" Frank glowered, stepping towards the couple. Happy laid a hand on Nova's back and pulled her closer as Frank grew angrier. "When did you start taking advantage of my kid, brother?"

Happy sneered at the word thrown out like a weapon and the insinuation that he would ever do anything to hurt his girl.

"He's not taking advantage of me, dad."

"You don't know shit about shit, angel." Frank growled through his teeth clenched. "You don't know what this fucker is."

Happy pulled Nova behind him and clenched his fist. "Don't talk to her like that."

"She's my fucking kid, killer. Not yours."

"No she's not my kid. She's my girl." Happy spoke confidently, his chin raised and chest puffed as he prepared for his friend's reaction.

"The fuck did you say to me?" Frank snarled, getting up in Happy's face. "She isn't and will never be your biker gash."

"No shit. She's not gash to me, brother." Happy sneered back, his shoulders rolling forward as the urge to beat the bastard down for even uttering the word in reference to Nova. "Don't ever fucking call her that either. She's my girl and she's gonna be my old lady."

"Over my dead body." Frank snarled, shoving Happy away from Nova and into a wall of tattoo flash.

"Don't fucking tempt me, Frank." Happy growled, his eyes darkening at the man.

"Dad!" Nova shouted, pulling on her father's shirt. "Come on. Stop this please."

"Nova. Go to the back while I take care of this asshole."

"No dad. Happy and me.. we're together. You aren't stopping anything."

"Since when? Since Vegas? You don't know the type of shit this fuck can do, what he's has done!'

"Dad."

"She knows me." Happy growled, shoving Frank away from him to join Nova again. He wrapped a possessive arm around her shoulders and held her close to his side.

"How fucking long?" Frank snapped, his blue eyes turning icy as he glared at both of them.

"I met him on the last night of my tour, I didn't know you knew him until that night I was attacked by those bikers. I ran into him in the kitchen."

"You were supposed to stay upstairs." Frank shouted, pointing angrily at Happy. "You. I fucking told you guys to steer fucking clear of my kid. You saw her picture and didn't say shit. You're a lying piece of shit."

"I didn't know she was your kid until I saw that picture. What was I supposed to say? I nailed your daughter one time?"

"You'd fucked my kid like some club whore." Frank snarled, his huge fists tightening at his side.

"Great. Thanks Hap, he didn't need to know that."

"Whatever. He needs to fucking get used to it. You're mine."

"I'm not getting used to shit. This is finished. You hear me, Nov? This is over now."

"Dad, you can't just demand I stop seeing someone, I'm an adult."

"Yes I can. If you're gonna live in my fucking house and work at my fucking shop, you'll do as I FUCKING SAY!" He barked loudly, his finger jabbing in her direction.

"Don't talk to her like that." Happy growled back, his voice turning cold. "You yell at her again and I'll put my fist through your fucking skull."

"Guys. Come on. Please can we just calm down."

"No." Frank sneered, his angry gaze turning to his daughters. "You want a place to live? A job? You stop seeing this prick."

"And if I don't?" She asked, her chin jutting out as she glared back.

"Then I'm done taking care of your junky ass. You want to ruin your life, you're on your own. I'm not scraping you out of the fucking gutter again."

Frank's words felt like knives, the effect they had on the tiny blonde just as deadly. Happy pulled her into his side and glared at the man in front of them.

"Nice, dad." She spoke coldly, her body trembling under Happy's arm. He felt a rage like no other bubbling up in him, the only thing holding him back from blowing Frank's face off being the fact that he'd lose Nova the minute he pulled the trigger.

"I'm serious. This ends now or else." Frank rasped, a tinge of regret shining in his eyes but not enough for him to retract the vicious words.

"I guess this is over then." Nova replied, "I fucking quit and I'll pick up my shit when I find a place."

Twisting out from under Happy's arm, Nova fled the shop. Happy glared at the man in front of him and rasped, "Talk to her like that again, dad or not, and I'll fucking bury you."

Stalking outside, Happy found her climbing into her rental with tears streaking her face.

"Hey, Hey. Hold up." He spoke, pulling her from the car to hold her. "Easy girl."

Nova's body shuddered in his arms, her fist tightening in his shirt. "How could he say that? I know I'm a junky but he never-."

"You're not a junky. You're clean, baby. Don't let him hurt you like that, Okay?"

"He's never been like that to me. I don't understand."

"He's just pissed. Don't listen to the shit he's shoveling. Okay? He's pissed and taking it out on you but he'll get over it."

"I wanna get out of here." She cried, her face burrowing into his chest. "Please, Hap. I wanna leave."

"Okay, let's go for a ride." He offered, pulling back to wipe her face clear of tears. Kissing her forehead before he placed his own against hers. He cupped her face and held her close, while speak low and rough. "Everything's gonna be okay. I love you and no matter what happens, you got a place with me, okay?"

"Okay." She sniffled.

"You're my girl. I'll take care of you."

Nodding, she kissed him softly. "Thank you."

"It's nothing. Come on. Let's ride and get some food. You'll feel better."


Nova ate without tasting her meal, her mind a skipping record repeating every word that her father slung at her. She could feel Happy eyeing her warily, the man silently observing her go through the motions.

"Talk little girl." He finally demanded after a half hour of awkward silence, leaning forward in the diner booth.

"I just didn't expect him to throw that shit at me. I knew he'd be pissed but the junky stuff? He's never held it against me, not with his past." She shook head, her eyes prickling as she focused on the street outside.

"He was just lashing out. Don't let it hurt you." He rasped, his hand sliding across the table to hold hers. "He'll come around eventually."

"And if he doesn't?"

"Then you got me. You always got me." He rasped, his eyes going to the street outside as two Harley's rumbled to a stop. "Looks like we've got company."

Nova noticed a couple bikers, one of whom looked familiar.

"That's Lee and Donut. President and VP of SAMTAC." He informed, tossing down a few bills before rising from the booth. "Come on. Let's meet up with them, probably stay at the clubhouse tonight."

Nova smiled, giving him a nod as she followed him outside. She watched as they greeted each other with hugs and back slaps, the men turning their attention to her as they parted.

"Well… this is surprising." Lee drawled, his eyes bouncing between the two. "You're Frank's kid right?"

Nova nodded while swallowing thickly at the mention of her father. Happy placed a hand on her lower back as she answered. "Yeah, I'm Nova."

"She's with me." Happy rasped, his arm wrapping around her waist possessively.

Lee smoothed his goatee down, as he seemed to have a silent conversation with Happy.

"We're working it out." Happy answered the unspoken question, Lee only nodding in response. Donut smirked at the couple and commented, "I gotta say, I would not have expected this shit in a millions years. Killah's settling down."

"Fuck off."

The men chatted for a few minutes, while Nova felt her mind drifting to her father's reaction again. She couldn't believe he'd said the things he had and no matter how hard she tried to take Happy's advice, she just couldn't ignore the pain aching in her chest.

"You good, Nov?" Happy asked quietly, his hand cupping her elbow.

Nova noticed the men looking at her with concern framing their eyes. She smiled, giving him a head bob. "Yeah, sorry. I'm good."

"Alright. Got an errand and then we'll see you at the clubhouse."

"Sounds good, brother. Nice meeting you." Lee spoke, while putting his helmet on.

Donut grinned, climbing astride his bike. "See you kids later."

"Errand?" She asked, while he buckled her helmet under her chin.

"Figure you'd want to pick up some of your things." Happy offered, as they climbed onto his bike.

"My bag is still in the rental. We can pick it up and return the car." she replied, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Sounds good." He rasped, turning his bike on before speaking loudly over the bike. "Hold on tight, little girl."


Happy steered them through the city streets of Tacoma, his route taking them the long way back to her father's shop. He wasn't really looking forward to possibly running into the angry man again. Nova was still wrecked over the words her father had thrown at her, he wasn't sure she could take much more.

The argument had been brutal for her, the hateful statements about her past struggle with addiction turning her into someone he hadn't seen before. She seemed fragile and it was that broken look in her eye that had his hands tightening on the handlebars. He wanted to pummel Frank's face in for treating Nova the way he had. Happy understood the older man's anger for the situation but he never should've taken it out on Nova. Happy was the one stepping over the line, not the girl. She didn't deserve to feel the disappointment her father had for the situation.

Taking an entrance onto the freeway, he headed towards the shop finally. He let the fresh air clear his head and calm his anger. Nova was finally relaxed behind him, her body wrapped easily around his as they travelled.

He was just coming to the correct exit when he heard the rumbling of other bikes nearby. Glancing in his side mirrors he caught the flash of several bikes moving their way through traffic. He warched them jetting in and out of the packed cars, their leather kuttes revealing just who was following them. Happy hadn't thought of the Los Diablos since the night he'd help pass a message along from Frank. "No one hurts my kid."

He hadn't known at the time that Nova was the girl they had attacked, but felt justified in his actions once he had. Chopping off the fingers of the man who'd dared touch her seemed even more appropriate once he'd known. Now he was wishing he'd gone back and finished them all off.

"Fuck." He muttered under his breath before he hollered loudly over his engine. "Hold on."

Nova's arms tightened as he revved his bike and began skipping through traffic to escape their tail. He took an exit that would lead them towards the clubhouse rather than away from it. Back up would be needed if the group behind them kept following.

His eyes jumped to the mirror to see them continuing their chase. With their covers blown, the group of four riders stepped up their game. They raced after Happy, their bikes cutting off other drivers before they were almost upon them.

Happy growled angrily as he saw a couple of them pull out weapons. The gunshots rung out, the sound of the bullets flying passed making him cringe. Happy began weaving his path, zigzagging away from the shots being fired. Nova was clinging to him, her body stuck so close that he could feel her heart racing. He'd never regretted getting involved with her more than in that moment.

The loud ping of a bullet hitting metal brought Happy out of his downward spiraling thoughts and forced him to concentrate of saving their lives. They'd almost reached the SAMTAC clubhouse when a round was fired so close his ears rang. He felt his heart nearly beat out of his chest when Nova's scream cut through the air. Her arms tightened exponentially for a moment before he could feel them begin to loosen. Grabbing her wrists in one hand, he held onto her as they nearly crashed to the cement.

Several other gunshots rang out but soon he realized they'd stopped following them. His eyes scanned his mirrors to find the street behind them empty as the clubhouse came into view. Several Sons were standing outside with guns drawn as they peeled into the parking lot. Happy nearly crashed his bike as he stopped to yank Nova from the seat. He'd laid her on the ground before he finally saw the injury.

Blood soaked her side and leg, the deep red oozing from a large wound to waist. Nova was pale, her blue eyes wide as they stared up at him.

Happy could hear his brother's talking around him, some peeling out to take chase after the aggressors. His hands pulled her clothing up to check the entrance wound only to have Donut push his hands away. The man who had emergency medicine experience began stopping the blood flow while Happy seemed to lose control.

"Nova." He rasped, his forehead pressing to hers as she cried out from Donut's actions.

"She needs the hospital. This is bad, Hap. Real bad." Donut spoke next to him. "I can't fix this."

"Nova." He repeated as her eyes fluttered and skin seemed to pale even further.

"I love you." her voice came out weak and thready. "I love you, Hap."

"Don't." he growled, his eyes burning as she seemed to be fading in front of him. "Don't say it like that."

"It's okay." She replied, her hand cupping his cheek as her cold thumb brushed across his skin. "It's okay."

"Girl." He muttered, his hands cupping her face as he listened to someone calling 911. "Stay with me."

"Hap." His brother voiced next to him. "They'll be here soon."

"Stay with me, baby." Happy growled as her eyes closed. "Baby, no. Come on. Come on, stay."

Sirens sounds and flashing lights eventually flooded the area as Happy held onto Nova's hands and face.

"Sweetheart." He rasped, his lips kissing her cheeks and eyes. "Don't go girl. Hold on for me, baby. Hold on."


*Jes peeks between her fingers at her readers.

Please don't hate me! I just love drama. If you haven't read my other stuff, I kinda have a habit of torturing my characters. Maybe I should've warned you. lol.