Chapter 14

"We can't search any longer; we need to take care of Cameron." Jax said, to the two bikers with him. "Hap, we will find her. Besides she will come back for the dog."

Happy did not say anything, he just nodded to his VP. They had been looking for Livvie for the past 5 hours. He knew that they needed to take out Cameron, and this was the only chance that they had. They all had been on the planning; Chibs and Clay had met with Jimmy O and gotten the support of the real IRA.

They had all ridden out in teams of three to look for her, Happy, Jax, and Chibs together. Clay Tig, and Half-Sack in another, with Juice, Bobby, and Kozik. But she had managed to evade them all.

Clay, Tig, and Gemma were standing beside the where the two men's bikes were parked when they rolled in.

"Anything?" Jax asked, after they had backed their bikes in.

"No. Bobby just called they had been all over Lodi and nothing." Clay said, with a shake of his head. "They are going to meet us at the site for the take-down. Since with the time, we are cutting it close. Once we make sure Cameron is dead and the rest of his men we will find her."

"You all go get ready, quickly. I need a quick word with Gemma." Clay said, he knew that his wife was worried and scared for all of them and with Livvie being M.I.A. she was struggling.

He waited for all of the other to walk off before he spoke, "Gem everything is going to be fine. We will take of this business and find Livvie. We are going to bring her home. Tara is on the way with the Abel, I need you to be strong."

"I know, I will be." She told him hoarsely, her voice showing the strain she was under. "Are you sure he doesn't have her?"

"Yes, we spoke with Jimmy O and he has Cameron and that bitch who birthed her with him. Livvie has gone off on one of her tantrums." Clay told his wife hugging her. "The only danger to her right now, is her own self. We even checked with Alvarez and Leroy."

Happy was seething as he got ready, pulling his vest on and tightening the straps. He had seen the mood she was on, surprised by the venom in her words at him. He had trusted the little bitch to not pull any stunts and she had basically spit in his face. He was beyond anger or just being mad. But what was feeding that was under it all he was afraid that she was hurt somewhere or even dead. He checked his weapons making sure that they were loaded. Once he was satisfied he was ready, he walked out of his room to meet his brothers.

Gemma with Tara holding Abel watched the men ride out of the lot. They stood there watching the red taillights of the bikes as they drove away with a rumble in the dark night. They walked into the clubhouse and Tara handed the sleeping boy to Gemma, watching the older woman take the baby down the hall to put to bed.

Tara walked over to the chapel and started getting her supplies out. She knew with what was going down she would need to have her medical stuff set up and ready. She silently prayed that she would not need it, but with the level of death and destruction being dealt out tonight, she prayed that the Sons would all come home alive. Once she was satisfied that that everything was good and prepared to the best that it could be, she joined Gemma at the bar.

Tara sat with Gemma, while Gemma drank a bourbon and water, Tara only sipping from a glass filled with water. Neither one of them feeling like talking, but yet needing the presence of each other. Women that loved the men of this life, needed the support and comfort of each other to make it through times like this.

After some time Gemma spoke, "I don't want her man to be Happy."

"What? Why?" Tara asked, she clearly had seen that Happy and Livvie had something together, the same thing that she had with Jax. But then it hit Tara, Gemma could not control Happy. Gemma may be the Queen of this club, and Happy respected that, but he was not a man that she could play her manipulation games with.

"I wanted her with Juice." Gemma said, staring at the empty glass that she was swirling the melting ice around in. "Juice will love and cherish her, treat her with a softness that Happy will never have inside him to give her."

"Happy does treat her that way." Tara told Gemma, remembering that night she had walked in the room and saw the way he was looking at Livvie in the bed.

"I don't want the Tacoma Killer with her." Gemma still insisted.

"They all have killed, even Juice." Tara pointed out to her. "I have watched the way Happy is with her. Jax told me that you witnessed the way they were on that day."

"I was so proud of her that day. She stood on the back of a racing bike and protected her own." Gemma smiled at the memory of seeing Livvie do something that Gemma would have done herself.

"She did that protecting her man, Happy is her's." Tara said. She remembered what Jax had told her about that day, his words describing the fierceness that Livvie had shown, but always her recklessness. "Livvie is not the right type of woman for Juice, she will eat him alive. You know this Gemma, right? You understand that with Juice she will run all over him and get him killed. With Happy he can stand up to her and keep her in check, keep her alive."

Gemma said nothing as she thought the other woman's words over. She did not have that long to think them over before the men started to arrive. Kozik and Chibs supporting Juice between them, Juice's right leg was covered in blood. They were followed by Tig, who had a gash across the top of his forhead that had blood running down his head. Clay came in showing no signs of injury, as well as Jax behind him. The others came in with various bumps and bruises, Juice being the worse injury by far. But both women froze when they saw happy. His shirt was covered in crimson blood which was already turning a dark shade of brown. His arms were streaked with dried smears of blood.

"Oh my God!" Tara exclaimed thinking the other man was seriously injured. But she quickly was filled with confusion when Happy walked past them all and down the hallway.

"It's not his." Jax told her, clearly referring to the blood.

"Are they…" Gemma asked Clay.

"Dead, yes. Anyone that hurt that girl tonight met the Reaper." Clay said with a tired sigh as he sank in the chair. "But we lost two of the Nomads in the process."

Tara directed them to place Juice on the table, she quickly cut his pants leg to get a clear look at his injuries.

"He took a bullet to the leg, I think it went straight thru." Chibs told her.

Tara nodded and grabbed the sterile solution to clean the wound. But then her cell phone started to ring, "Here take this start irrigating the wound, it might be the hospital." She handed the solution to Chibs and dug the phone out of her pocket, but was surprised at the number that she did not recognize."

"Hello." She said quickly flipping the phone open to answer.

"Tara?" Livvie's voice slurred thru the speaker.

"Livvie where are you?" Tara asked her, hearing the sound of music in the background. Tara could tell that she was in a bar instead of a club, the music would have been louder.

"Ummmm... Hairy balls or dog balls, not sure." Livvie giggled in the phone. Tara could hear that she was obviously drunk.

"Jesus Christ!" Tara swore, she could feel everyone's eyes on her. "Do not drive that truck, do not talk to anyone, wait for someone to come get you."

"Do not send Happy!" Livvie said, her drunken voice held an edge to it.

"Okay, promise me that you will sit tight and not get in any trouble." Tara told her with a deep sigh.

"Sure." Livvie laughed, and hung up.

"Where is she?" Jax asked, as Tara turned and faced them.

"From her answer, the hairy balls or dag balls, it appears she is at the Hair of the Dog." Tara said with a grimace.

"Let me get Hap." Jax said.

"NO!" Tara said pulling his arm to stop him from walking away from her. "She said not to send him, and something in her voice tells me that it not a wise thing to send him."

"Fucking Livvie!" Jax swore. "Fine, Kozik and Bobby go get here, take a cage. I am going to call Darby and make sure he knows that she is there and that she better stay safe. With all this shit and her being drunk take her to Mom and Clay's."

Kozik and Bobby nodded and left to get Livvie.

"Are you going to tell Happy?" Tara asked him.

"No, he needs a moment to get his head right." Chibs said. "With Livvie's added shit, he might actually kill her tonight. Give him some time and I will tell him."

Livvie was sitting at the bar, drinking her vodka and cranberry juice when someone tapped her on the shoulder.

"Fuck off." She snapped without looking at whoever was behind her.

"Can't do that Princess." Kozik told her.

She turned and smiled at the Son, and saw Bobby with him. "I guess you two got Livvie duty."

"Something like that." Bobby said looking around, he nodded to Darby. Jax had called and let them know that Darby had agreed to keep the brat safe.

Livvie hopped off the stool, and almost fell. Kozik grabbed her arm and steadied her. "Wait gotta finish my drink." She said, reaching for the glass.

"I think you have had more than enough." Bobby told her. "Let's get your ass out of here and home."

Livvie said nothing, she just clung to Kozik and let him steer her out of the bar. He helped her in the passenger of Gemma's truck, after she handed him the keys.

"You driver her to Clay and Gemma's, I will follow in the van." Bobby told him.

Kozik just climbed in the truck and started the engine. Livvie was silent for a few moments and he wondered if she had passed out.

He was started when he heard her voice, "He doesn't really want me, you know."

"Who doesn't want you?" he asked confused for a moment.

"Happy. He only pretends that he wants me by kissing me." Livvie said, he could hear the anger in voice and the rejection she felt. "

"Bullshit Livvie!" Kozik swore at her. "Happy does not pretend shit for anyone!"

"Whatever." Livvie told him, scorn in her voice. It pissed Kozik off to her with that scorn in her voice, especially it being directed at Happy. He had seen that man kill for her tonight and she dared to use that tone.

"You are a real bitch!" Kozik told her, suddenly slamming on the brakes in the middle of the street. "That man killed for you tonight! He killed Cameron and two other men with his bare hands tonight!"

Livvie's eyes widened in shock at Kozik's words, she drew back against the door as if he had struck him. "What?"

"We all went to war for you tonight, Sweetheart." Kozik told her. "We took them out, the ones that hurt you. Happy killed for you tonight. We all did, but Happy was the one that savaged for you."

Livvie sat there for a moment, and then she started to cry. Kozik instantly felt sorry for the harshness of his words. "Don't cry, Livvie. Let's get you Clay and Gemma's."

He did not know what to do, so he just started driving the truck again.

"No! You take me to him." She said. "I am not going to Gemma and Clays, you take me to Happy."

"Jax said… "Kozik said with a shake of his head. He was not prepared for her to lean over and snatch the wheel and yank it hard to the right. They almost hit a parked car, before he could get the car back under control.

"YOU TAKE ME TO HAPPY!" she screamed at him, he could hear the edge of hysteria beginning in her voice. Kozik knew that he could not deal with a full blown enraged Livvie and get them to their destination safely.

"Alright." He sighed and pulled out his cell phone. "Let me tell Bobby that there is a change of plans."

Chibs knocked softly before walking in the room. Jax had just told him about the call he had received from Bobby. He wanted Chibs to see if Happy could deal with the Livvie drama. He noticed that Happy had showered and was in fresh clothes. Happy was tucking a gun in the waistband of his pants.

"Going to look for her." He told Chibs.

"No need, Koz and Bobby are on the way here with her." Chibs told him.

"When did she get found?" Happy snapped at him, not liking the fact he had not been told immediately that she was found.

"She called Tara when we first got back. She was at a bar, drunk." Chins told him, seeing the tense set of Happy's shoulders. "She is okay."

Happy nodded, and started to walk past him, but Chibs stopped him. "You okay to deal with the lass?"

Happy instantly was pissed. He knew that they were worried that he would snap and hurt the girl. That they had seen the way he had lost it tonight and now they were wondering if that savage would come out again. Happy just looked at Chibs before shrugging the other man's hand off his arm and walking out the room.

Happy walked past everyone in the clubhouse without a word or a glance. Once outside, he leaned against the brick wall and lit a cigarette, waiting.