Happy Friday!

Chapter 21

Kate was startled awake by pounding at her front door she looked over to Happy who was already out of bed pulling on his boxers and going for his gun.

"Hap?" Kate asked looking at the alarm clock that read 6:30 it was so early even Mabel wasn't due up for another half an hour.

"Stay here." He said walking out of the bedroom to the front door wrenching it open gun drawn.

"Whoa there Hap you told us to come by." Kate heard a voice say she got up and put her robe on going into the living room.

"Yeah but I didn't tell you assholes to get here so early. Go in the back."

"Hap?" Kate asked coming down the hallway.

"It's okay Kate go back bed it's just the prospects." Happy said coming to her and walking back into the bedroom with her.

"What the hell are the prospects doing here?"

"You said you wanted to backyard done. So it's getting done. Gotta get it done before her birthday party anyway."

"Are you going to go help them."

"Fuck no that's what prospects are for. I'm going to take you back to bed" Happy said as he loosened Kate's robe and let it fall to the floor as he pushed her back down on the bed relieving himself of his boxers kissing her butterfly tattoo on the way up. "Kate you're so fucking beautiful." Happy said nipping his way up to her neck.

"You're not so bad yourself old man." Kate said laughing.

"Old man huh" Hap responded and then kissing Kate invading her mouth with his while he cupped her bare breast running his thumb over her nipple. "This old man can still make you wet." He said kissing her again gaining a whimper out of her.

Happy was right Kate was wet the second he removed her robe. Her body always excited and anticipating the release it desperately craved from him.

"Are you wet yet Kate?"

"Yes." Kate breathed out her breath caught when he slipped his fingers into her. It was at that perfect moment that Mabel woke up her cry's coming through the baby monitor. "Fuck." Kate sighed as Happy removed his fingers. "Sorry baby" Kate said kissing Happy getting out of bed to find her sleep clothes that had been easily discarded when he had shown up last night.

"Feel sorry for those prospects I'm gonna be a real ass today."

Once Kate had fed Mabel and Happy, she went off to take a shower and get ready for school. As she was walking back into the kitchen, she stopped looking at a scene that took her breath away. Happy was standing outside barking orders at the prospects but in his arms he held Mabel while he could be so gruff with everyone else including her she saw the sweetness in him when he had Mabel. Mabel was giving her delighted squeal every time Happy would lean in a nuzzle her neck the scruff from face tickling her. Every time he pulled away Mabel would pout and then he'd tickle her again. Kate hated to interrupt their private moment but she had to get to class.

"Hey, I'm leaving." Kate said walking up to him offering her hands to take Mabel.

"Nah I got her today."

"You're going to watch her while I'm at school?" Kate said curiously, Happy had never watched Mabel and while he would hold her if she was fussing and help with feeding her he still had yet to change a diaper.

"I said I got her. Now go." Happy said leaning in giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Alright call if you get into trouble." Kate said leaning in and giving Mabel a kiss. "You be good for your Daddy baby girl."

After Kate had gone Mable reached out to cup her father's face looking up at him and uttered her first words "Daddy" with a big smile. Happy's breath hitched as a smile crossed his face looking down at this little girl a perfect image of her mother and then his face fell.

"No no no munchkin, Mama you have to say Mama." Happy told her knowing that it would kill Kate if Mabel's first words were of him. He then spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon siting with Mabel a picture of Kate in front of them saying Mama to the little girl. He felt like a ridiculous asshole but he could picture the smile on Kate's face when she heard the words Mama come from their little girl.

"Hey Hap?" Kate shouted as she came in the front door putting her bag down. She could hear muffled sounds of laughter coming from the backyard walking out on her patio she took in the transformed yard. There was now grass and patio furniture and a play set that included a slide and swings. She saw Happy pushing Mabel in the middle swing a baby swing in between the two bigger swings. Happy saw her and gave her a small smile and Mabel squealed as he gave her another push. "Jesus Hap it looks beautiful out here." Kate said approaching the two. "And how'd our little girl do?"

"Fine."

"You change a diaper?"

"Nah prospect did. Don't worry he's got sisters with kids knew what he was doin." Happy said when he saw the worried look on her face.

"Hey baby girl Mama missed you." Kate said getting Mabel out of the swing giving her a squeeze and a kiss. Happy stared at Mabel almost trying to will her to say Mama. "Did you have a fun day with Daddy?" at those words Happy froze. "You staying for dinner Hap?" Kate asked looking back at him as she walked toward the house.

"Nah gotta go."

"I'll make spaghetti and meatballs, give you a slice of pie for dessert." Kate said with a little wink.

"Got shit to do." Happy said catching up to her and going inside first grabbing his kutte off the chair.

"Club stuff?"

"Kate why do you always gotta question me? Club shit ain't none of your damn business anyway. When I say I gotta go you just say okay and keep your pretty mouth shut." Happy said standing over her giving her his killer stare.

"Okay" Kate said shocked by his outburst. Happy leaned in kissed Mabel on the head and then a quick kiss for Kate.

"See ya." Was all he said as he left.

"Baby girl what did your mama do this time?" Kate said not sure what had changed since she left this morning and returning this afternoon. Every time she thought they were growing closer he was always there to remind her of her place.

Once on his bike and on the open road allowing his mind to wander. He hated himself for snapping at her but the hurt look on her face if her little girl said his name before hers would be worse. He hadn't been there since the beginning wasn't there for her birth or first laugh wasn't there when she was sick or sat up with her those first sleepless nights when she was brand new. He didn't deserve Mabel saying his name first and Kate didn't deserve it either. He was an asshole he didn't deserve Mabel or Kate he killed people and enjoyed doing it he never gave it a second thought when he caused someone to take there last breath or feel remorse after, he still wasn't feeling remorse even when he learned he had a daughter knowing he had taken the lives of other peoples kids. All this thinking had him feeling empty inside usually when he felt this way he would crawl into bed with Kate her warm body taking everything away but since that wasn't an option he decided to head back to the clubhouse spend his night drinking and taking his mind of things with the first croweater he saw. Yeah the croweaters didn't fill that emptiness the way Kate did but with enough alcohol he wouldn't have to feel anything.

Kate was standing at her kitchen counter not sure what she was going to do. It had been five days since Happy had snapped at her and left. She had tried to call him a couple of times but had no response to any of the messages she left it was like he was off the radar or just completely ignoring her. She thought about calling Gemma but didn't want Gemma to go telling Happy off that would just make him madder. She had replayed that whole day repeatedly in her mind and couldn't come up with anything that she had said or done to piss him off so much that he was not only ignoring her but ignoring Mabel. Even if he was on a run he'd still call and check up on her make sure she didn't need anything. She thought about going to the clubhouse and tracking him down but what would she tell him she really didn't need anything she just wanted to see him hear his voice hear him call her little girl. Kate was brought out of her thoughts when Mabel who was in her highchair was starting to fuss having finished her snack. "Alright baby Mamas coming."

Happy glanced at his phone when it started to ring to see Kate's name pop up on the screen. He hesitated again he hadn't returned any of her calls and hadn't stopped by to see her or Mabel since he left abruptly. He had been busy with club stuff and now was in a pattern of drinking every night and grabbing a croweater for some fun staying up way too late. He had originally stayed away from them because he didn't want Mabel to call him Daddy before she said Mama to Kate but now it was something else. He wasn't sure what it was but he despised himself currently for ever involving himself in Kate's life he couldn't help but think what she would have been what she could have done with her life if he hadn't messed it up.

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