A/N: As usual I do not own any of the SOA characters that will appear through out this story. Thank you for taking the time to read this as well, it means the world to me.
Chapter 25 - Perfect Guy
Sutton knew that Happy's time away was quickly approaching since Abel had been found and was on their way home. She had been extremely emotional over the entire idea of not being around the tattooed man for fourteen months. She had gotten so use to spending her spare time with the man, she wasn't sure what she would do once he was in prison. It didn't help that she was starting to get extremely cold feet about going through the pregnancy without him being by her side, but knew that she could count on her parents.
Since she wanted to be strong for the man who was already struggling, she had kept her emotions in check except for when she was in the shower, allowing herself to cry out her worries and fears.
She had to admit that she was slightly worried that she wouldn't be able to adjust to becoming a single mother for several months, but then she worried even more about when Happy would rejoin them. She knew that she would be okay on her own, since she had been by herself in Maine, and then when she had first arrived in Charming, but she was concerned for her daughter. The expecting mother had more than a dozen concerns and knew that she couldn't control any of it.
As she finished getting dressed, Sutton had zipped up her boyfriend jeans carefully and then went about putting her sling back on her shoulder when she spotted the tattooed man walking into the bedroom.
Happy narrowed his eyes, "What's wrong?" Happy questioned, looking to Sutton's flushed cheeks, "You been crying?" Happy added.
"I think I got soap in my eye or something in the shower." Sutton stated, rubbing her make-up free eyes, "What are you doing?" Sutton questioned.
"Wanted to let you know that lunch is done." Happy stated, eyeing the brunette, "The alarm system people are coming this afternoon to make sure the system is up to date." Happy explained and watched the woman nod her head.
"You do know that I've lived on my own before right?" Sutton questioned, "It's not like I can't swing a baseball bat or something." Sutton added as she followed him out of the bedroom and down to the first floor and into the kitchen where her father and grandpa were sitting.
"Just don't argue with me about this." Happy spoke lowly, "I want to make sure you are both safe."
Happy had spent the night before going around the house, making sure that each and every window was secure and locked, along with placing a few different guns around the home for Sutton to use if she had to, and was thankful that Kozik had agreed to check in on her from time to time, so she wasn't fully alone once her parents and grandparents went back to Colorado.
Sitting at the large kitchen island table, Sutton knew that Happy was going above and beyond to make sure things were going to be taken care of while he was inside, along with her safety, and had to admit that he was being more hands on than ever, and hoped that it would pick up when he had gotten out.
Happy sat across from the brunette as she started eating while Rocky and Bob sat at their sides, "You do realize that by the time you have the little girl, your mother and grandmother will have bought everything you needed." Bob chuckled.
"I appreciate it, but I would like to buy some things." Sutton smiled, more that appreciative that her parents and grandparents were so understanding of the pregnancy, "They shouldn't be allowed to shop in general." Sutton joked.
"Tell me about it." Rocky commented, "You should have seen when they were trying to get stuff for the ski lodge, that was almost like a nightmare." Rocky added causing everyone at the kitchen island to laugh.
"Oh, sweetheart, your dad and I are going to go scope out some golf courses." Bob stated, "Since your mom and grandma will be gone most of the day, figured you two could use some time alone." Bob added.
Happy gave a nod in appreciation since he was silently getting annoyed at the fact that her parents and grandparents had been around so much over the last couple of days. Even though he didn't say a word about it, he definitely wanted to just spend time with Sutton alone.
Once they had finished lunch, Sutton cleaned up the dishes while Bob and Rocky were getting ready to leave, leaving Happy to see them out of the house, and to make sure the door was locked behind them, then headed back to the kitchen.
"How are you feeling?" Happy questioned, knowing that Sutton's sex drive had been extremely high over the past couple of nights, and had ended up getting rather sore.
"I'm okay. Still a little sore." Sutton blushed, "How are you feeling?" Sutton questioned as she loaded the dish washer.
"Decent. Pretty sure you drained me though." Happy chuckled when he saw Sutton's jaw drop for a split second, "I'm definitely not complaining though." Happy smirked as Sutton rolled her eyes with a small laugh escaping her lips.
Happy led Sutton out on to the back porch, since he had gotten a few wicker chairs, and watched as the woman sat down and took in the large back yard.
"It's happening in two days." Happy stated, "Gives time for everyone time to adjust being back, spend some time with family." Happy added, and saw the brunette frown slightly, "There's going to be some club shit we gotta handle before we go in and then we're going to get picked up at the garage." Happy stated.
Sutton found tears in her eyes, and tried to push them away, "I don't want you watching that shit going down babe. It won't be good for you or the baby." Happy explained moving off the chair and crouched down in front of her, "Look at me..." Happy spoke lowly, causing Sutton to blink her eyes a few times before looking at the man in front of her.
"I don't want this shit to happen Hap..." Sutton broke down, causing his tattooed arms to wrap around her, "I don't want you to miss out on this." Sutton cried, as Happy tried to comfort her the best he could as he held back his emotions.
"I don't either Sutton, but it's out of my control." Happy sighed as he rubbed her head lightly with his hand, "Come on, I got something for you." Happy moved to pull Sutton up off the chair, and ushered her inside the home, "Go in the living room." Happy added, causing Sutton to wipe her cheeks, and headed into the living room at his request.
When Happy returned, he had a small black bag in his hand and made his way to the couch where Sutton was sitting, and handed it to her, causing her to narrow her eyes.
"Just open it." Happy rolled his eyes playfully, and watched as Sutton got into the small bag and pulled out a small black box, causing her jaw to drop, "No, it's not an engagement ring." Happy laughed lightly seeing Sutton tense as she opened it to reveal a small diamond ring on a silver band, "More of a promise ring." Happy stated, slightly embarassed.
"It's beautiful..." Sutton smiled at the oval shaped diamond as she took it out of the box.
"It's a promise that no matter what happens, I'm always going to be here for you and our daughter. I'm going to make sure that you two are safe before anything else, and you'll never have to worry about being alone." Happy explained, "I love you Sutton, more than I have ever loved anyone or anything, and that goes for our little princess too." Happy stated, seeing Sutton wiping her cheeks, and leaned over to kiss him.
Sutton slipped it onto her middle finger with Happy's help, and wiped her cheeks again, "I love you Hap, no matter what."
-SOA-
Before Sutton had realized it, the afternoon she had been dreading had arrived, and she was heartbroken, knowing that she wasn't going to have Happy home for fourteen months. She felt herself shaking as tears poured down her face, and felt Penelope kicking up a storm, knowing that something was wrong.
"Sutton, sweetie..." Sutton heard her mother's voice as she laced her arms around her in order to try to calm her down, "You have to relax, it's not good for the baby." Annie commented as she rubbed Sutton's back.
Sutton let out a small shaky breath in order to calm herself down. It didn't matter that she knew the day was coming, it didn't make it hurt less. She knew that the tattooed man was just as upset but held it in a lot better than she had. When they had said their goodbyes, Sutton had woken up with Happy holding on to her and then making love, and then spent the remainder of their time glued to each others hip.
The brunette had been able to calm her breathing down, and officially felt numb with her emotions, realizing that the large house she was sitting in seemed way too big since the tattooed man was missing.
Sutton had stayed on the couch with her mothers arms wrapped around her as she zoned out with her eyes on the large TV while her father and grandparents remained quiet, not wanting to disturb the emotional woman. She knew that Happy wouldn't be able to call until he was booked and assigned a bunk, and she hated the fact that she couldn't call him.
-SOA-
"Sweetie, why don't you try to eat something?" Rocky questioned later that evening since they had ordered take out for themselves and Sutton.
"Not really hungry." Sutton commented, knowing that she had a large breakfast with her boyfriend earlier that morning, "I'll eat when I get hungry." Sutton added.
She had been able to calm herself down after a couple of hours and had changed into a pair of sweatpants and tank top, and was thankful that her family was going to stay the night since they didn't want her to be alone, and she had to admit that she didn't want to be alone either.
"It's gonna be a long few months baby..." Sutton whispered to her daughter who was kicking around in her stomach as she noticed her father put some food in front of her, and then focused back on the large TV.
A/N: Thoughts? I know that some people don't want Happy to do jail time, but unforuntately it's going to happen. Rocky will not save the day.
Again, thank you for the kind words for my father. It means a lot to me. The results were not good, so he will be having open heart surgery within the next couple of days. Since I don't do well with stressful situations and family members in hospitals, I have decided to stay at home to intercept phone calls for my parents to keep more stress off of them because me being at a hospital freaking out won't do anyone any good. So with that being said, I will work on chapters through out the next couple of days to keep myself busy, so I'll try to update as usual. Again, thank you.