*one week later*
They had just sent Jax off to prison. Dani had been there the day he was sentenced to fifteen years. He had gotten a better deal because Patterson felt bad for him. He had lost his wife and hadn't been able to get bail to even go to her funeral. She hadn't trusted him enough not to run to even allow him to go. She had reduced the sentence on the plea that he had entered. Dani and Happy were moving that day as well. She went home to start getting it all dealt with. The guys were loading up the truck when she got home.
"What was it?" Happy asked.
"Fifteen," Dani said.
"Not as bad as we thought."
"Nope, so let's get this ball rolling. I want to have these kids rooms unpacked by tonight."
"I don't know that we are actually going to be able to do that,"
"Why?"
He pointed to the end of the driveway where Gemma's vehicle now sat. He walked down the driveway to see what she wanted.
"Where are you going?" Gemma asked.
"We are leaving Charming," he said.
"Why?"
"Jax asked us to."
"Where are the boys?"
"Don't worry about that,"
"I will worry about it because they are my grandson's."
"And we all know you killed their mother."
Gemma stared at him for a moment before rolling up her window and pulling off. Happy jogged back up the driveway. He looked at the guys who were loading boxes and furniture.
"Lets get moving," he said.
They all worked harder and faster. Happy put the kids in the car and sent Dani along with Chibs to the new house to make sure it was ready when they got there. They loaded up the truck and started to Bakersfield. Dani was already there with the four boys running around the house. It was surprising to them how much Abel and Thomas acted like nothing was wrong. Abel had asked some questions but that was extent of the changes.
"Abel, back up bud," Dani said.
Abel ran from the door and went back into the new house. He was excited about this new adventure in his life. He knew that he wasn't going to see his mommy again and he knew that it was going to be awhile before his daddy could see them. He was going to be brave like his mommy had asked him to be for his little brother. He couldn't let Thomas be scared.
All of the remaining members of the club were going to be around them all the time. They were pretty much getting out of Charming and moving into Bakersfield. Happy had sweat, pouring off of him as they moved stuff into the house. This was an exhausting process. Dani wasn't physically able to help them move stuff so she just dictated where everything was to go. Bobby still wasn't completely healed so he kept the younger two boys occupied. The two older ones were slightly in the way but with some gentle correcting from Dani they backed up quickly. It was a quick process of the boys getting everything in for them to unpack. Dani had already set about unpacking the kitchen.
"Babe, can you get us something to drink?" Happy asked.
"Give me a minute. I'll get some kool-aid going," she told him.
"Thanks babe,"
She nodded. She got out the two pitchers and made them all something to drink. She got each of them a glass.
"Here you go, guys," she said.
"No beer?" Tig joked.
Dani rolled her eyes.
"No not at the moment. You have work to do," she laughed.
"No fun," Tig laughed.
She rolled her eyes again and went back to unpacking their kitchen. Happy walked by and smacked her on the butt. She laughed. He leaned over and kissed her neck while she was working. She sighed. He went to keep working on the rest of the house. They had decided to put Abel and Donavan in one room and the two smaller boys in the other room.
"Where does this go?" Rat asked.
"What is it?" Dani asked him.
"Says Thomas."
"First door on the left upstairs."
"Thanks."
"Yup."
He walked up the stairs to put it away. She turned back to the dishes she was putting in the cabinet when the baby started to kick. She had to stop to let him calm back down. Happy walked thru on his way back out the garage door. He stared at her for a moment.
"You ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, he's just moving a lot," she said.
He nodded. They got it all moved in and just needed to unpack by that night. They got the kids beds together so they had somewhere to sleep that night. This house was big enough that they could have everyone there. The guys all had rooms as well as the kids. It was going to be one big happy family of people. Dani wouldn't have it any other way. She liked having the guys close by so that if she needed help, she would have it.
Once the kids were in bed that night, Dani decided to settle. She was worn out and the baby was draining most of her energy anyway. She looked at her husband. He smiled. She had to find doctor's for the kids and herself still. She didn't want to risk taking them back into Charming for anything. The guys were going to have to go back to keep an eye on some of the things they had going. She knew that but she didn't want to take the boys back. She didn't want Gemma to find them. She didn't want to move again. She contacted the lawyer earlier that day to let him know the address so he could get it to Jax so that Jax could write the boys. They had promised him contact with the boys and he was going to get it.