Chapter 11- May Queen

They said she's as lovely as the spring

Imagine my surprise

To find that they were right and hadn't said the half

The careless sunlight in her eyes, the petals in her hair

I saw how he could love her

The May Queen standing there

And in that moment I understood

How he could love her

And what they shared would never be for me

I understood but yet

I never really conquered the part that wished it was me

May Queen by Heather Dale

November 12th 2004

I had just arrived at the clubhouse, it was a Friday night and there was a fight, Lana had insisted I come, even though Kozik wasn't fighting. I walked inside the garage where the fighting was taking place. It already smelt of sweat, something which I guessed would only worsen as the night went on. I walked up and greeting Lana, hugging her before looking around, searching for Kozik.

"Kozik isn't here, club business, he'll be back later" she said

"Oh" I said

I turned around to watch the fight that was just starting. It was Happy against Bull. They had both taken of their tops, exposing their toned chests. My eyes travelled over Happy's chest, looking at the tattoos covering his skin, wondering what they'd look like up close. I was snapped from my thoughts when Happy threw a punch at Bull. The hits continued, mostly from Happy but Bull got a few good ones. After Bull had suffered enough of a beating from Happy Lee stepped in to break up the fight. Happy and Bull then hugged, signaling that the figh was over. Everyone began swapping money, some were groaning about the outcome while others were happy. Lana had walked off to find Lee, leaving me standing there by myself.

Happy took a towel from one of the crow eaters, wiping the blood and sweat off of his face. Our eyes connected and we stared at each other. He threw the towel at a crow eater and sauntered over, smirking at me as he walked past.

I followed him out of the garage and into the clubhouse, there were few people here as most were at the fight so no one really noticed my presence. I walked into his dorm, leaning on the door frame.

"Congratulations" I said

"Thanks" he muttered looking up at me from where he was sitting on the bed

As soon as he looked up I noticed the gash on his cheek, Bull did have a decent punch. I walked over to him, holding his face in my hands, inspecting it for any further damage.

"I'm fine kid" he said getting up

I scowled at him, which only enticed another smirk from him. My eyes travelled down from his face to his chest, looking at the tattoos. Without realizing what I was doing I raised my hand and ran my fingers softly over them. My hands trailed down, tracing the tattoos, when I reached the smiley faces he grabbed my hands and pulled them away.

"What do they mean?" I asked, ignoring the tight grip he had on my hands

"Each time I killed for the club" he said never taking his eyes of me

I looked back down at the six smiley face tattoos, six kills, I wondered if my Uncle was one. I wanted to touch them again but Happy had to strong of a hold on my hands. I looked up at him. He hadn't stopped staring at me with such an intense and lust filled gaze, it was unnerving.

"Stop it" I blurted out

"Stop what" he asked gruffly

"Stop staring at me like you want to rip off my clothes and take me right here" I said laughing at how ridiculous that probably sounded

"What if I want to" He said seriously

I instantly stopped laughing and just stared up at him in shock, he must be joking, there was no way he was serious.

"Are you joking?" I asked, hoping that he was

"No" he said

I smile crept onto my face, shocking him as much as it shocked me

"You have a bunch of half naked girls who through themselves at you out there, and yet you want to be with your brothers pregnant Old Lady" I said

"If you weren't pregnant, or an Old Lady" he said

I stood there for a few seconds, unable to say anything. I would open my mouth but no words could come out.

"I better go, Lana will be looking for me" I said backing away from Happy

I looked at Happy one last time before leaving the dorm, almost running outside and to my car.

"Valerie" called out Lana

I turned around and walked towards Lana. I had hoped that I could leave without her noticing.

"Are you leaving already?" She asked

"Yeah, I'm tired, go home and sleep. Tell Kozik that I went home" I lied

"Okay I will, see you later" she said not at all convinced

I walked away, getting in my car and driving back home, trying to get the feel if Happy's skin underneath my hand and the words he had said out of my head, but I couldn't seem to forget what had just happened.

Lana's POV

After watching Valerie drive away I stormed back inside. I had only followed her because I saw her leave Happy's dorm and wanted to know what had upset her. I pushed the door of Happy's room open, not bothering to knock.

"Lana, how are you?" He asked but I ignored his question

"You need to back off" I said

"Excuse me" he said

"You need to leave Valerie alone" I said

"Why?" He asked

"Because you can't have her" I said crossing my arms

"I don't want her" he said obviously lying as he wouldn't look at me

"Oh really, cause when I saw her she looked confused as hell and as if someone just dropped a giant bombshell on her. So please tell me you didn't tell her what I think you did" I said begging for my suspicions to be wrong

"I ain't gonna touch the kid" he said

"Good, cause nothing good is going to come of you having a hard on for a pregnant Old Lady. There's plenty of free pussy around here, I'm sure you'll forget about it soon" I said

"Yeah, probably" he mumbled

I looked at him with pity, looks like Valerie had another man wrapped around her finger without even realizing it. She was like her mother in that way, men were attracted to her like a moth to a flame, neither could help it. I only hoped it wouldn't get her in trouble. The problem with being a May Queen.

Valerie's POV

I was getting ready to go to my doctors appointment. I was excited because the Mrs Collins said that if the baby was in a good position we would be able to find out the gender. Kozik was convinced it was a boy, Lana thought it was as well. I was trying to forget what Happy had said to me, I had been avoiding going to the clubhouse so I wouldn't run into him.

"You ready to go?" Asked Kozik from the doorway

"Yeah, lets go" I said grabbing his hand and we walked outside

I was laying down on the bed, the Mrs Collins looking up at the screen displaying the picture of our baby.

"Do you want to know the gender?" He asked

"Yes" I said eagerly

"It looks like your having a baby boy" he said

Kozik squeezed my hand smiling down at me, happy that he was having a son.

"Told you I was right" he said kissing the top of my head

"I'll check again at your next scan to make sure" said Mrs Collins

"Thank you Mrs Collins" I said getting up off of the bed

"Of course Valerie, Sam is so happy that your back and are being her bridesmaid" she said

"So I am, I can't wait" I said

"You'll be the best looking bridesmaid" Kozik whispered in my ear while we were walking out

I playfully hit him, laughing along with him. He pulled me to him, kissing me gently before opening the car door for me. I was so happy that any worries about Happy had vanished from my mind, left only by thoughts of Kozik and our baby growing inside of me.

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