Happy looked at Ellie, unsure of what to do or say to the young woman. Dasha had managed to sneak out, leaving a note letting them know she'd be home eventually. "You hungry?"
"No." Ellie shrugged and stared at him. "Are you?"
"I already ate." He looked at the blonde. "You feeling okay? I know Dasha was really sick at the beginning of her pregnancy."
The blonde nodded. "I'm feeling okay, haven't had morning sickness yet. I'm not really looking forward to the aspect of that mess."
Happy smirked. "You gonna tell me why you're pinning the kid on Phoenix? I know you've been fooling around with the other idiot as well."
"I am so positive that it's Phoenix's kid and not Juice's." Ellie frowned. "How do you even know about that anyways? The Juice thing?"
"I'm always watching, it's a gift to have insight to everyone else's world." He twisted the rings on his fingers as he watched the young woman squirm in her seat. "You don't gotta worry, I ain't gonna tell anyone your business…"
The girl smiled. "Thanks… Phoenix and I were broken up with the whole thing with Juice even happened… We were drunk and it sort of just went in a way that I never thought it would because he's older than I am and everything."
"Don't think that Dasha doesn't know this shit, she's good at picking up on shit too Ellie." He stood up and walked into the kitchen. "You sure you wanna keep the kid?"
"Yeah." Ellie followed him into the kitchen. "You think Dasha is disappointed in me, she always told me to be smart about life… Not to let myself get trapped in Charming like my mom did."
Happy paused. "She's probably a little disappointed but you know Dasha, she gets over most shit pretty fast. Knowing her, she's probably trying to figure out a way to get me to agree to let you and that spawn you're cooking in here."
"You think my dad will kill me?" She sat down on the stool and twisted back and forth as she picked at her chipping nail polish.
"He can't, all honesty, he hasn't really been a dad. He hasn't even been paying that much attention to you." He passed her a poptart. "He'll be pissed off, he'll want to know who knocked you up but he'll mostly blame himself for this shit… History repeating itself."
"Yeah." Ellie took a small bite of the strawberry poptart. "Are you nervous about being a parent?"
"Nah." Happy shook his head. "I'm ready for the kid, I'm not getting any younger."
The teen smiled. "Malia made the whole kid thing look easy."
"Malia was made to be a mom, that's her thing… I don't think you're made to be a mom, especially this young. You're more of a traveling soul, you don't like staying in one place, so I think having his kid is gonna make your life difficult." He took a sip of his water. "Dasha, she's just now coming into the whole maternal phase… If she would have had a kid before now, it would have been a disaster."
"I think it'd be a fun sight to see two heavily tattooed people carrying around a baby." Ellie laughed. "People are gonna think that you two kidnapped the kid or something."
Happy chuckled. "Let them think that, half the time we get weird looks anyways… I swear, people act like they've never seen a biker before."
"You're cool, I used to be terrified of you when I first met you Hap." She looked at the ends of her hair. "My dad was like, that's Happy, he's meaner than your grandpa Piney… Grandpa is way meaner than you, you just have a semi permanent scowl on your face."
"I don't even scowl, this is just my default look… Just happens to scare people off from talking to me, except Dasha… That woman approached me in the dark, I knew from that moment that she was gonna be mine." He smirked. "Get dressed or whatever, I have to head to the clubhouse and I'm not leaving you here alone." He pushed away from the counter and walked out of the kitchen, leaving the young woman alone.
SOA
"Where'd you go this morning?" Happy glanced back at Dasha as he rinsed his knife off in the swamp sink. "You left me alone with Ellie."
Dasha smirked. "You know you love that girl… I went over to see Malia, if I would have told you that, you wouldn't have even let me out of bed."
"Damn right Dasha." He dropped his knife in the sink and turned to face her. "You know it's still not fucking safe for you to be wandering off to Oakland all alone, especially when you're pregnant."
The brunette frowned at her boyfriend. "I know but I had to see her, she's getting closer and closer to having Shei… I want to be around for that Happy." She moved forward, gripping the hem of his shirt and pulling it over his head. "I'm so ready for this bullshit war to be over, I'm tired of you coming back bloody and hoping that it's not your blood Hap."
The scowling man looked at the blood stained shirt his girlfriend held in her hands. "It'll be over soon baby." He pressed a quick kiss to her forehead. "Get rid of that shirt for me please?"
"I always do." Dasha balled the shirt up and looked at Happy's back. "We get to find out the sex of the baby tomorrow…"
"I want it to be a boy." He looked at her as he slipped his clean knife into its sheath. "I know you want a girl though but too bad."
"I don't mind having either but I have been calling the baby a girl so long I'm not sure if I'll adjust to having the baby be a boy after all." She laughed as she tossed the shirt onto the open fire. "You have any names in mind for a boy?"
"No." Happy rubbed a hand over her bump and smiled. "You?"
"Not really, Kozik suggested Emmet." She shrugged and pushed her bangs off her face. "Maybe we can name him Axl if he's actually a he."
"After Axl Rose?" He chuckled. "I like it but we'll keep our options open though Dasha…"
"Alright." She pinched his sides. "I have to check on Ellie but I'll find you again later."
"Yeah." He gave her ass a soft squeeze. "Don't give her too much hell."
Dasha rolled her eyes. "I won't...I love you Happy."
"I love you too." Happy kissed her lips softly. "I'll be playing pool if you need me though."
"Delilah!" Kozik yelled as he walked into his house. "What the hell is going on in here?"
The blonde poked her head out of the kitchen and looked at her husband. "Candace was trying to bake cookies and fell asleep."
He looked into the kitchen. "She managed to almost burn my fucking house down for some cookies? Dumb ass bitch should have just bought cookies from the fucking store… I know they're your family but I want them out of my fucking house."
Delilah rested her hands on her hips and shook her head. "They left already, went to the Charming Inn."
"Good, that's where they should have been to begin with D." Kozik rubbed his head and looked at his wife. "I swear, you and your family have aged me ten years in the last few months … You gonna let me relax and not stress out?"
"I'm sorry…" She hugged him, resting her face on his chest. "Don't mean to cause you so much drama babe. You know when it comes to my kids, I have a hard time telling them no."
"Work on that shit, please." He sighed. "You can't break your neck or put our relationship in jeopardy because your kids can't manage on their own."
Delilah wiped at her eyes and nodded. "I know, I just want to help my grandkids."
"I have my own grandkids to think about, X, and the two on the way… I can't have your kids burning down my house, God forbid I need to take in any of my grandkids if their parents end up in jail or in the ground." He frowned at the damaged stove. "She's paying for the repairs right? I don't think my insurance covers pregnant women mishaps."
The blonde gaped at her husband. "You're joking right? I'll pay for the repairs, we need a whole new stove I believe."
Kozik groaned. "You're definitely paying for this shit babe." He turned around and picked her up. "We'll come up with a payment plan, right after we have some fun." He smirked and carried her back towards their bedroom.
SOA
"Pops!" Xavier jumped up and down as Kozik walked into the backyard. "Look what I can do pops!" The three year old did a cartwheel and smiled.
"I remember when I used to be able to do that shit." Kozik picked up the boy and kissed his forehead. "How's my favorite Xavier doing?"
"I'm good!" He laughed as he was set back down on the grass. "Mommy is tired, Shei stole all of her energy!"
The biker nodded, spotting his daughter slowly rocking back and forth on the swing. "I see your sister didn't steal any of your energy there my man… You still can run five laps right? Or did you slow down?"
"I can run five, you want to see?" Xavier blinked at his grandpa, his hazel eyes twinkling.
"Show me." Kozik smiled. "I'll be watching you while I sit down next to my daughter." He started over to Malia. "You look drained."
Malia yawned. "I am drained, Esai is handling shit, Marcus and Diana are tied up… Thanks for getting him to run those damn laps, I've been failing at getting him to sit still for longer than a damn hour dad… I'm too pregnant for his energy level."
"Welcome, today the presidents and vice presidents sat down to try to make a truce of some type." He smiled as he watched his grandson run around the giant backyard. "You talk to your sister lately?"
The blonde woman nodded. "Yeah, I talked to her earlier today, they had an appointment, found out what they're having…"
"And?" Kozik looked at his youngest daughter, his eyes wide. "Am I getting another granddaughter or another grandson?"
"She's having a boy." Malia smiled. "They're excited about it."
"Yes!" He clapped his hands. "Now, both of you guys can get your tubes tied because I'm at my limit of grandkids I can love."
"You're a damn fool dad!" Malia smacked his arm. "You know you can see Dasha and Happy having at least one more kid."
"I don't know, I see them with one and maybe the kid that Ellie is having." He shrugged. "You knew about that shit right?"
"Yeah, Dasha told me about it." She sighed and shook her head. "If she leaves that baby with Dasha and Happy, I would never talk to Ellie again… They got enough shit on their hands as is, especially being first time parents."
Kozik nodded. "I get where you're coming from but you think she'd be capable of caring for a kid? She couldn't even remember to take her damn birth control pills."
"Still, she should put the baby up for adoption or whatever." Malia clapped as Xavier finished running and sat on the grass at their feet. "You did good baby!"
"I ran so fast! Huh pops?" Xavier panted as he looked at the older man.
"So fast! Faster than my Dyna!" He grabbed the boy and sat him on his lap. "You gotta teach me how to run that fast one day Xavier, I need to be fast like you are… If you need a nap, I can watch him for you Malia."
"Really?" Malia pushed up off the swing. "Thanks dad, I am in desperate need of a nap… Be good Xavier, don't give my dad a hard time."
"I will be good." The three year old hugged his mom. "I love you mommy!"
"I love you too." She gave him a quick peck on the lips. "I'll probably only be asleep an hour or so."
Kozik nodded. "Sleep however long you want, I don't have to be anywhere for a few hours, I got time to be a fool with my partner here." He watched his daughter disappear into her house before standing up and walking over to the wooden jungle gym. "You do the monkey bars yet my man?" He lifted the boy up to the metal bars and smiled when he grabbed on and tried his best to move from bar to bar. "Your mom sucked at these too, Dasha was the natural monkey." He set the boy down and watched him run around the structure. He was happy to escape the stress of the Sons and enjoy down time with his grandson. It was much needed and deserved.
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