I was very glad to be driving home. I called in yesterday after I left the clubhouse but I was asked to go in after a crack house blew up and they needed all hands on deck. I got into an argument with sheriff Roosevelt when he would not leave the room when I was trying to treat second degree burns. He kept trying to question and agitating the patient making it harder for me to treat him. The final straw was when he threaten to haul him into jail without getting treatment. I do not know the whole story of what was going on, but it pissed me off that he would think he could use me as a bargaining chip. I told him if he did not leave the room that I would have security escort him out. He looked at me and said he was just trying to keep everyone in Charming safe. As he was stepping out of the door I got close to him and angrily whispered to him
"Not everyone can be threatened and bullied to do your bidding" he left the room looking a bit confused. After that I had other patients to treat including a few small children. apparently the 1st graders had a case of pink eye going around the school.
Now it was 36 hours later and I was glad to park my car in front of the house. I was very sad that the sun was just rising as I noticed the back lights were not working. The last thing I needed was be to get a ticket for my taillights not working. I had a feeling Roosevelt would be keeping an eye on me from now on.
After taking a shower I laid in bed. I wanted to fall asleep but my brain was wired from thinking what I could do to help Juice and keep him way from Roosevelt.
Knock….Knock
I got up from bed and opened the door
"You need to be more careful" Happy growled standing at the door with a frown.
"What?" I asked confused
"At least ask who it is" I rolled my eyes at him
"Want me to do that now?" I asked jokingly. He stepped closer to me and kissed me. I felt his large hands on my hips pulling me closer to him and deepening the kiss.
"Hello" I smiled when he pulled away. He smiled down at me.
"Hungry?" I nodded my head. "go put some jeans on and we will take a ride" he said looking at me and I could see lust in his eyes when he looked down at me and my short sleeping shorts. I hurried back to my bedroom and changed quickly throwing a pair of dark wash jeans and sneakers. We walked out of the house and to his bike. I was nervously chewing my bottom lip.
"I have not been on a bike before" I said looking down at the bike.
"Hey" he said lifting my chin to meet his eyes. "I will not let anything happen to you" he promised and gave me a quick kiss.
"Here" he said handing me a helmet
"I am going to get on first, get on the foot pegs and swing your leg over. NEVER put your foot down until we completely stop" I nodded my head "Do not lean when we are turning and watch out for hot pipes" he said getting on the bike. He turned to me
"If you need anything tighten your arms around me and I will pull over. Or feel free to kiss the back of my neck" he said flirting
"I will keep that in mind" I could tell that Happy was going slower for me and I was grateful for that. The ride was great there was so much adrenaline running thru my body. 20 minutes later we pulled over to a food truck. Happy parked on the side and I made sure to not let my feet down until he did. I got off the bike and so did he. I threw my arms around him
"That was so great!" I said hugging him "its so freeing and intense. I love it" I said kissing him. "Thankyou" I said kissing him again. He grinning down at me.
"I am glad" he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and we walked down to the taco truck.
After ordering we sat down on one of the few benches that were scattered along the parking lot.
"So much for your love of Mexican food" Happy teased me
"Hey! I love Mexican food. I just do not like spicy food."
"Mexican food is spicy food" he argued back
"No, Mexican food CAN be spicy. And I like some spice I just do not like spice that can burn my tongue" I said poking my tongue out to him. We ate our tacos comfortably, both of us focusing on our food we were both hungry. Happy purposely ate his two grilled peppers and ate the one off my plate taking slow bites teasing me for my lack of spice.
"Come one lets go we still have a ride to go" he said helping me up. We drove for another twenty minutes to a small hill side with wild flowers everywhere.
"I like to come here to think" he said after we were both off the bike. He grabbed my hand and walked up the hill for a few minutes coming up to a large tree. He sat down and motioned for me to sit between his legs. I sat down with my back to his chest and he wrapped his arms around me pulling me closer. I laid my head back on his shoulder.
"Thank you for coming out with me" he whispered in my ear
"Thank you for bringing me" looking over the field of flowers. "Its beautiful here" I felt his head nod.
" I found it a couple of years ago when I was riding from Tacoma to Charming it's a good place to stop and think"
"Is that what you are doing?" I asked "Thinking?" he gave a small chuckle
"It would be easier to tell you a time I am thinking about you than when I am not"
"Really?" I asked turning my face to him
"Yes" he kissed me lightly "My mom has not been able to stop talking about you for the last 6 months. It started out when she would write to me mentioning you. Little by little until she told me all she new about you. Since before I meet you I knew about you and wanted to meet you at least to thank you for all you did for my ma" He stopped me when I was going to argue with him
"Then comes Kozik a few days before we are released and I asked him about you to make sure that you were treating ma right and he launches into a hole speech about you. Half of it was how good you look in a skirt and white blouse. How hot you were and how you had turned him down" I chuckled "But the other half was how attentive you were, checking in on Ma when she was hospitalized. Then I saw you when you were talking to Miles and Chibs. I did not know who you were, but you were hot with those leggings that looked like a second skin on you" I blushed at that " I swear that when Chibs wrapped his arms around you I was a step away from trying to steal you from him but then you two walked into the clubroom and towards me. They way Ma greeted you and I knew you were The Kate" he said emphasizing my name "after hearing the two of you talk I had to get away. I knew my mom cared about you and I was so grateful to hear that you did as well. It made something in me click. Almost like deja vu that even after all the crap I have gone through it was all going to be okay because all that lead to me at that moment when I meet you. And I knew there and there that you were mine"
"Then what about what happens on a run stays on a run?" I asked him
" I was being stupid" he confessed " I did not want to feel weak by letting you know how much I care about you. But I am done with that Kate. You are important in my life and I want you to know that. Do not be scared to tell me how you feel. And I love how you call me out on my shit. It makes us stronger" he said pulling me to his lab.
"I feel like I can breath again" I whispered to him. We spent about 30 minutes talking about lighter subjects. After that we drove back to Charming and towards my house. It felt so good to be so close to Happy not much if any space between our bodies and as we got closer to my house I got bold and started running my fingers up from his legs to his hip and up chest over and over again. I could feel his chest as he let out a growl? Purr? As soon as he parked I got off the bike and ran towards the door pulling my keys and opening the door. Before I could stop into the house Happy was behind me grabbing me and turning me to face him.
" You were teasing me" I smiled at him and he growled. Pushing the door close and pulled my legs to his hips as I lifted his shirt and ran my fingers over every inch of skin I could touch.
"Are you sure?" he asked me seriously
"Yes" I whispered. He pulled his hands to my ass and carried me to my room with my legs still wrapped around him.
I was woken up when I heard a drill from some where in the house. I pulled on a robe and walk to the living room. There was Happy drilling something into the front door.
"What are you doing?" I asked Happy. He turned around me and smirked at me
"You look hot with sex hair" he laughed. I ran my hand through my hair trying to fix it
"I am installing a peep-hole in the door. You need to make sure to know who it is before answering the door and then I am installing a chain lock to the patio door"
"Isn't that a bit much?" I asked
"Babe, I need to make sure you are safe" he said going back to work. Babe that was a first.
I went back to the kitchen and prepared a couple of turkey sandwiches with avocado. I grabbed him a coke and an orange juice for me. When I was done he was finishing with the front door.
"I made you a sandwich" I said to him
"That's nice of you" he said following me to the kitchen "Specially after wearing me out after making you come 3 times" he said smacking my butt cheek lightly. I rolled my eyes at him
"I made you come as well"
"yes but twice so you owe me one" he said laughed at my blush, before we could continue his phone rang
"What?" he growled into it. "What do you mean now? I thought we had a few days before shit hit the fan?" he asked
"Fine" Happy shut the flip phone close
"That was Kozik, we are going on lock down" he said his sandwich forgotten as he got up from the table
"Okay.." I said not understanding
"It means we bring all the family's in the clubroom to be safe incase anyone decides to attack"
"Happy… I have work" I said
" I know and we will keep doing as we have so far, a prospect will follow you to and from work"
"You have had me followed?" I asked a bit angry. He walked towards where I was still sitting crunching until we were face to face
"Yes, to keep you safe. Make sure that you were not being followed and what happened on the road does not happen again"
"Happy…"
"Please I just need to keep you safe" he said bringing our foreheads together
"Okay" I said letting out a long breath
"Go pack a bag for at least a week" I packed the essentials and a couple of books thinking I would most likely be bored at the clubhouse.
After I got in my car Happy followed behind me, halfway to the clubhouse another guy joined next to him. From what I could see it was Tig. And it made me feel better that there was someone having his back.