Perry woke and sleepily stretched her arm out beside her, running her hand across Happy's hard and muscular chest.
"Mornin' babe." His raspy voice greeted her.
"Mmm morning." She said as she moved to rest her head against the warmth of his chest. It had been three days now since Kate had brought her to the clubhouse and waking up next to him each morning was something she was fast becoming used to. Too used to.
He curled his arm around her and nudged her lips up to meet his own. "I reckon I could get used to your morning kisses Hap." She murmured against his lips.
He smile a half mouthed smile at her. "Then get used to them babe."
"Happy you know I can't." She said raising herself up and laying over him.
"Perry enough with the can't. You know as well as I do that I'm not letting you go back that prick."
"Happy …" She began.
"No Perry." He said flipping her over and placing his weight against her. "No if, buts or maybes. You're with me now. You go back to him he'll continue to hurt you. I'm not letting that happen. You hear me?" he said gruffly.
"Yes, Hap." She said quietly as he pressed his lips against hers before rising to head for the shower.
She sighed and swallowed back the lump of fear that rose within her. She knew she should feel safe in Happy's presence and she did but she knew that he couldn't keep her squirrelled away from the real world forever. Sooner or later he was going to have to accept the fact that at some point she was going to have to at least see her father and Nikolai again. She almost shuddered with fear at the thought of how that was likely to turn out. She rose and followed him to the shower sliding in behind him and running her hands down over his hips.
"You know that's gonna make this shower longer right?" He growled as he turned around and pinned her against the wall.
"Aha." She murmured biting her lip having given in days ago to the realization that she couldn't resist him.
"That smells divine Bobby." Perry almost drooled as she entered the kitchen.
"Freshly baked. You want some?" Bobby asked giving her a smile as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"I know I've only been here a few days but surely you know by now I can't resist your banana bread."
"There are few who can." He smirked holding out a plate with a piece on it to her.
"Thanks Bobby. Have you seen Kate around this morning?" She asked taking the plate from him.
"Sucking face with Juice on one of the couches out there." Bobby answered as he followed her out.
"Get a room Juicy." Chibs said as he entered from the lot following his nose to the kitchen.
Kate pulled away from Juice giggling as she stood up from his lap. Perry smirked knowing that Juice had been appointed to stay with her at work all night so was no doubt feeling a little horny. She knew that Kate was holding out on him and hadn't slept with him despite the growing attraction between the two.
"Can I borrow your car today K?" Perry asked.
"Where do you need to go?" Happy's voice rang grumpily behind her.
"I need to get a few things from my house." Perry answered turning to face him.
"I'll send one of the prospects. What do you need?" Happy growled.
Perry sighed. She'd grown used to the fact that he was often more gruff and short when he was around the others. "Hap, I've been stuck here for three days. I'm going myself."
"Not by yourself you're not. Will what you need fit on my bike?"
"Yeah I guess so." Perry sighed. While she was grateful for his protection and was willing to admit that she was beginning to develop feelings for him beyond the sex, she missed the freedom of being able to do things without his constant watchful eye over her.
"C'mon then." Happy barked growing noticeably agitated.
"Hap I wasn't planning on going till later." Perry said. "I mean Nik isn't likely to be there but it's early so he might be."
"That's why you're going with me." He said already stalking toward the door.
Perry felt that anxious fear rising within her again. "Hap, wait up." She said catching up to him at his bike. "Just chill okay? You're making me nervous with how angry you are."
"Get on." He said as he handed her the spare helmet.
"Not until you calm down."
"Perry thinking about what that asshole did to you makes me angry okay?"
"I know that Hap. I just want you to relax." She said running her hand across the leather at his shoulder.
"I'll relax when I know he can't hurt you again. Now get on."
She sighed as she secured the helmet to her head and used his shoulder to brace herself as she threw her leg over his bike behind him and wrapped her arms about his waist.
"Oh Christ." Perry muttered as they pulled up outside her house.
"Is that you're father's car?" Happy asked seeing the black Mercedes in the driveway.
"No it's Nikolai's." Perry said. "I was hoping he wouldn't be here."
Happy raised his eyebrows. "Probly been lying in wait for you."
"Do you reckon you can wait out here?" Perry asked.
"No fucking way Perry." Happy said already off his bike and stalking toward the door.
"Happy." She said grabbing his arm and pulling him back. "I've been gone for three days. He's going to be angry enough without me showing up with you in tow."
"Which is exactly why I'm going in with you."
"No Happy you're not. Just stay out here please. I'll be fine."
"You're so damn stubborn Perry."
"Get used to it. If you hear me getting slammed against a wall then you can come in."
"You know I've never let a chick tell me what to do before you?"
"You've met your match then haven't you?" She smirked rising up on her tiptoes to plant a kiss on his lips before pulling out her keys and heading to her front door.
"Leave the door open at least?" he asked defeated.
She gave a small smile as she nodded looking back at him refusing to let him see the fear rising up within her. She wanted so much for him to come in with her but she knew that he wouldn't last a second without grinding Nikolai to a pulp. She knew that was not going to help anyone. With any luck he'd be in the shower or something and she could avoid a confrontation.
She moved quietly through the house, headed toward her bedroom. She needed clothes and her work uniform. She hadn't dared to bring up the topic of returning to work with Happy yet.
She breathed a sigh of relief, letting out a breath she hadn't been aware she was holding when she found that her bedroom and the adjoining bathroom were empty.
She moved quickly to the closet and found a bag and began filling it with the things she needed. It was as she crossed the room to her nightstand to get underwear and stockings that she heard him.
"Perina."
Her heart dropped and the fear rose in her chest once more.
"Nik, please don't call me that." She said as she turned to face him.
"I knew you would come back to me Perry." He said crossing the room towards her.
"I'm not staying Nik." She said backing away from him. "I'm just getting some of my things."
"Perry come on. We can fix this."
"No we can't Nik. Not after what you did to me."
"Perry," he said catching her in his arms. "You know I had to. You know I had to show you that you are mine." He crooned in her ear. Had it been another time and had she not spent the last three days in the presence of a group of outlaw bikers who appeared to care for her more than her family ever had, she may have listened to Nikolai's words. "I'm sorry Perry. It will never happen again."
"Nik let me go."
"Listen to me Perry. I know you don't love me, but I can change. I can make you love me and now that you've had your way with Happy Lowman no doubt many times maybe you can tell me some of the things he does to get you in the mood. I can make it better Perry."
"No Nikolai." She said beginning to struggle in his hold, the very thought of him touching her in a sexual way again, making in shudder in revolt.
He pushed her back against the bedroom wall. "Maybe we can start now." He crooned. "I hear you liked it against the wall of the garage he works in." He said pressing his lips against hers. She struggled against him and pulled her lips away from his. Turning her head away from him, a strangled scream escaped her as he closed his hands around her throat.
"Does he give it to you rough? Would you like that Perry?"
"Get off me Nik." She choked out her words barely audible as his grip on her throat tightened and his other hand went down to undo her jeans. She shuddered and whimpered and tried to scream as he slid his hand down in to her pants and began running his fingers over her before pressing one into her.
"Let go of her." Happy's voice growled loudly from the doorway. Nik wasn't able to react before Happy had crossed the room and pulled him off Perry.
"Perry get your stuff and wait out by my bike."
"Happy," She started.
"Just fuckin' go Perry!" he barked eyeing her bag that lay open on the bed some her work clothes visible.
Perry did as she was told knowing better than to argue with him but also knowing that he's seen her work clothes and was going to have a whole different argument on her hands shortly.
She waited out by his bike listening to the crashing noises going on inside her house. She didn't want to think about the damage Happy was inflicting upon Nikolai not because she felt pity for him but because she knew it would make her father's wrath even stronger than it no doubt already was. She dreaded any of them running into her father and what would happen when they did after this.
"Let's go." Happy barked as he came out after what seemed a long time.
"Is he …"
"He won't bother you again. If he does I'll kill 'im." Happy answered her as he sat astride his bike. "Get on." He barked unhappily, she knew more than likely to do with her work clothes that he'd seen in her bag.
When they pulled up in the lot and Happy let Perry off to walk his bike back into its spot, he didn't take his glaring eyes off her. He got off and grabbed her elbow marching her across the lot and through the clubhouse for all to see. He didn't stop until they were in his dorm room, the door slammed shut behind them.
"When the fuck were you gonna tell me that you plan on going back to work?"
"My eye is nearly healed Hap. Why wouldn't I go back?"
"Oh geez I don't know Perry. Maybe because I just beat the shit out of your husband and now your father is going to be out for my blood and probably yours as well?"
"That has nothing to do with me going back to work Happy."
"You really think I'm going to let you out of my sight? You really think I'm going to let you go anywhere your father can get to you?"
"Happy I'll be fine. I'm stationed in a women's unit. There are no Russian mafia ties in it. I'm always armed when I'm working and back up is just a button press away."
"It's not happening Perry."
"You can't keep me locked away forever Happy."
"I can, at least until I've dealt with your family."
"Happy I'm going back to work and that is final."
"Like hell you are Perry!"
"Stop acting like my father and telling me what to do." She snapped angrily.
He pinned her roughly against the wall before he spoke in a low and menacing tone glaring right into her eyes. "Don't ever compare me to that asshole."
"Then don't try to control me." She growled back in an equally low tone her green eyes growing darker.
He took her by surprise when he crushed his lips bruisingly against hers before wrenching her away from the wall and throwing her down on the bed.
"Roll over." He demanded after pulling her jeans and panties off at her ankles. She rolled over and presented herself to him on all fours as she heard him undo his belt and let his jeans fall to his ankles. He grabbed hold of her hips roughly and she gasped both in pain and delight as she felt him slam into her. He thrust hard and deep giving her no time to adjust to his invasion. He grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled her up towards him, the other hand cupping her breast. She bit her lip and moaned his name as he plowed hard and deep into her. She screamed out in an overwhelming mix of pain and ecstasy as he gripped her hips and slammed her down onto him again and again making her come so hard his dick dripped with her juices. He slammed into her hard one last time extending her ecstasy as he reached his climax. "Holy fuck Happy Lowman." She gasped her accent creeping into her voice, as he loosened his grip on her hips and ran his tongue up her neck to her ear, catching her lobe between his teeth.
He knew that he had met his match when it came to how stubborn she was and he knew in that moment that she would never accept him ordering her around but he'd be damned if he wasn't going to dominate her and take back that control in other facets of their relationship.
"That accent is so fuckin' sexy babe." He growled into her ear.
"Count yourself lucky that you're the only one who gets to hear it then." She said turning in his arms, still catching her breath. Her skin tingled beneath his fingers as he ran them down her arms.
"You can go back to work but only under my conditions. You get a tail there and back and you don't leave the building unless me or one of the other guys is there waiting for you. You don't switch to any other unit and make sure you watch your back at all times. Okay?"
"I can take care of myself Happy."
"And quit bein' so fuckin' stubborn."
"I think you know that's not gonna happen."
He shook his head at her almost in defeat. "Get dressed. We're going for a ride." He said with a sharp slap against her ass.
A/N: So it turns out Perry was kind of inspiring over the weekend. Please remember to review and let me know what you think and it may just motivate me to get more of this story up!