"He's beautiful, mija." Mya said, holding her grandson in her arms for the first time. Happy watched on protectively from the foot of my bed. We had tried to talk her out of coming to the hospital, due to her weakened immune system, but she wasn't hearing it. She was just as excited to meet Axel as Happy and I.

"He looks like his ma." Happy said, rubbing his hand over the blanket on top of my thighs. I smiled and shook my head a little before looking back over at Axel and Mia. My labor had lasted an excruciating seventeen hours and it was down to the last minute if I was going to have him naturally or by C-section. Luckily, I was able to avoid the knife and deliver him without any further complications. Happy was by my side the entire time, even when I yelled at him or begged him to get some rest.

"How are you feeling?" Mya asked, placing Axel back in my arms. I looked down into his light brown eyes and tried to resist a yawn. "Sweetheart, you need to get some sleep. Why don't you have the nurse take him down to the nursery and get some sleep?"

"I want to go home." I said with a frown. My blood pressure was elevated, so they were refusing to discharge me until everything was back to normal. It didn't help matters that I could tell something was wrong with BJ's by the way Barbie's mood had changed since she and Juice went down there to deal with the police just after Happy and I were married.

"Ma, I'll have someone take you over to our house so you can get some rest. I need some coffee anyways." Happy said, motioning towards the door. Mya gave me a kiss on the cheek before agreeing and stepping out into the hallway. "I'll be right back."

"You have your daddy's lips, little boy." I whispered to Axel, rocking him gently in my arms. He opened his eyes briefly and looked up at me before going back to sleep against my chest.

"Mrs. Lowman, would you like for me to take Axel to the nursery?" My nurse asked, peeking her head into the room. I shook my head, not ready to spend any time away from him. There was a bassinet in the room for him in case I needed to sleep. She nodded her head and left just as Happy returned. They hadn't exactly gotten along during my labor, to no fault of her own.

"What are you staring at, Hap?" He was leaning against the wall, just staring at Axel and I. He smiled and shook his head like it was something unbelievable.

"My whole reason for living fits onto one hospital bed. I don't know what I'd do without you two." He said, sitting down on the bed. I gently slid over to give him some more room without waking our son up. Happy smiled and toed his boots off before lying down on top of the covers next to us.

"He has your lips and eyes." I said, looking over at Happy warmly. He smirked and smoothed my hair.

"He's got your nose though. Lucky little guy." He said, brushing his finger over it. Axel scrunched his nose up and turned his head away from Happy's finger. "I'll take him, J. Get some sleep."

"Wake me up if you need me." I said with a yawn. He shook his head and kissed my cheek after getting Axel situated in his arms. They looked larger and more colorful than normal with our child in them. I closed my eyes with a smile, more tired than I had realized.

I woke up with a start. Happy and Axel were gone and some man in a suit was standing by the closed door. I scrambled to sit up and get as far from him as possible. He looked over at me with dull gray eyes and held up his hands. The gesture did absolutely nothing to calm me. I hit the emergency button on the remote at least thirty times.

"I'm Agent Wrigley, Jaden. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." He said, taking a step toward me. I reached behind me, wishing I was home where there was always a gun nearby.

"Where's my husband and son?" I asked, knowing better than to trust anyone with the title of agent. The older man sat down, uninvited, in the chair beside my bed. If I'd had any pants on, I would have probably bolted out of the bed and run for the door. The longer we were in the room alone together, the more plausible that option seemed.

"Your husband? Happy Lowman? I wasn't aware you were married. He stepped down the hall with my partner. The little one is in the nursery. Has your mother been by to see her grandson?" I bit the inside of my cheeks, wondering why they chose now of all times to come looking for Stella.

"No. We weren't close when I was growing up, but I'm sure you know that. As soon as she could, she ditched me. Again." It wasn't a complete lie, which made it easier to deliver. The agent stroked his goatee, a habit I despised.

"Well, that's strange. I thought you all were trying to build a relationship. In fact, we were under the impression that you had cut ties with the Sons of Anarchy, including your husband." Wrigley said, crossing his ankles and leaning back in the chair.

"Being pregnant brings families back together. Is this going somewhere? If you're looking for Stella, I don't know where she is. If you're looking for me to testify against my husband, then I am going to use my legal right and refuse to." I stood my ground, despite being in a hospital gown less than twenty-four hours after giving birth.

"I heard there was some trouble down at your, well, adult entertainment venue." Wrigley said with a smirk. I nodded with an incredulous laugh.

"Really? Your idea is to hang BJ's over my head in exchange for the club or my husband? Sorry, not going to happen. Shut it down, I'm honestly tired of dealing with moody strippers anyways." I wasn't lying. I had been thinking about stepping away from the club even before going into labor. I yanked the monitors off of my skin and waved goodbye to Wrigley as nurses rushed in.

It didn't take them long to figure out that the bells and whistles resulted from my actions, but it got the job done. Wrigley was gone. At least for now. Happy rushed into the room, Lohen a few steps behind him.

"Jaden, you alright?" He asked, searching my eyes as they reattached my monitors. I nodded and waited for the hospital staff to leave and the door to close Happy, Lohen and myself off from prying ears.

"Yeah, I'm okay. I want to know what my options are for pulling out of BJ's. I have to protect my family." I didn't look directly at Happy, knowing this should have been a conversation we had together. Lohen glanced over at him before looking back at me.

"You can sell your shares to the club or Meredith, but you'll have to pay taxes on the income from that sale." She said, lifting her shoulders. I nodded and looked up at Happy.

"I'll talk to Jax, see if he wants to buy you out." Happy said. He sounded annoyed but I couldn't pin point if it was because of me or what had happened with the agents. Lohen nodded.

"Neither of you are required to testify or give any statements regarding the other, okay? I would suggest that you don't answer any questions without me present, even what color the sky is." She said, scanning between the two of us. I nodded, wishing we didn't have to go through this when I'd just delivered our baby.

"We get it. Can you leave? I just had a baby and I want to be with my family." I said, hoping not to offend her. She smiled softly and turned to leave.

"Congratulations to both of you. He's beautiful." She said before disappearing into the hall. Happy sat down on the bed by my knees and rubbed his face with his hands.

"I'm sorry. I know we should have talked about BJ's. I'm just trying to protect our family." I said, wishing the nurse would hurry up and bring Axel back. Happy took a moment before looking me in the eye.

"That's my job, Jaden. I don't care about BJ's. Hell, I'd rather you get out of there so you can be with the kid anyways." He shook his head and ran a hand over my leg.

"When are we going to be free of these cops, Happy? I'm tired of thinking they're going to take you away from us." I admitted, sitting up and leaning against him. He kissed the top of my head and ran his hand to the back of my neck.

"I'm not going anywhere, J." He didn't sound completely convinced but I chose to believe him, knowing that I wouldn't get out of the hospital any time soon if my blood pressure didn't go down. "There's my boy."

I smiled and watched as Happy picked our son up out of the nurse's arms. He was crying, no doubt upset and confused as to what was going on. Within seconds of being in his father's arms, he quieted down. I could see how proud Happy was when he looked up at me.

"You did a great job, baby. You're already a good mama." He said, sitting down in the chair by the bed. I smiled and rolled over to my side to watch them. Happy was looking down at Axel's face with a smile. "I didn't think I could love someone like I love you, Jaden. Now I have a son."

"Remember that when he gets in trouble as a teenager." I said with a little laugh. Happy shook his head and gently kissed his forehead.

"Nah, he'll be a good kid." Happy said, looking up at me. I laughed and shook my head.

"Happy, his mother is a car boosting stripper and his father is an enforcer for a motorcycle club. He's got trouble in his blood." I said, knowing that if he was anything like us, we were in for a long road with Axel.

"That's because we're only children." Happy gave me a wink and I couldn't resist rolling my eyes.

"That one just came out, Hap. You don't get to even think about another baby until he's out of diapers." I said, my body aching at the thought of carrying another child. He chuckled and nodded while rocking Axel in his arms.

"I'm going to try and sleep a little more." I yawned and closed my eyes, hoping I'd wake up to Happy and Axel instead of another cop.

***Two Months Later***

"What do you mean a brothel?" I asked Tara, moving Axel over to my left hip. We were setting up for a birthday party for Abel at the clubhouse while talking about what the club was getting into.

"Apparently porn and strip clubs were just stepping stones to being partners in a sex for hire business. This is ridiculous." Tara set the punch bowl down hard enough to make a loud thud. Axel turned his head to see where the noise came from, a scowl on his little brow. I kissed his cheek, hoping he wouldn't start crying in protest to the bang.

"Happy mentioned going to Diosa but he hasn't said anything about getting into business with them. I''m guessing he knows that's going to go over like a lead balloon." I said, hoping he had a decent explanation for not telling me about it. Axel blew air through his lips and got saliva all over me. I dried my cheek with my shoulder and gave him a serious look.

"He seems like his father's son." Tara said with a laugh as Axel scowled. I smiled proudly and nodded.

"Yeah, they're both bossy. I need to feed him before he throws a fit." Tara nodded and I grabbed my nursing blanket out of his diaper bag before walking back towards Happy's old room. We had set it up with a rocking chair and a crib as I'd been spending more time there than before I sold my part of BJ's.

I was humming and rocking Axel as he nursed, turning what Tara had told me over in my mind. Happy was a great husband and an even better father, but I still didn't like the idea of professional whores being coworkers of his. I trusted him completely but I didn't want them around him, constantly trying to tempt him. What bothered me most was that he hadn't told me about it at all.

"You humming more Peal Jam to him, J?" I looked up to see Happy leaning in the doorway watching us. I nodded and gave him a tight smile.

"He has good taste in music. You got a few minutes?" I asked readjusting Axel. He nodded and closed the door. "Tara said the club is going in as partners with Diosa?"

"Yeah, we voted on it this morning." Happy sat down in the office chair across from me and folded his arms across his chest. "What about it?"

"You didn't think that was something you should tell me about? They're whores for hire, Happy." Axel turned his head away from my nipple, so I closed my shirt and started burping him.

"What does it matter, Jaden? I'm not hiring them. Self consciousness isn't your thing, girl. You trust me?" He asked, setting his jaw. I narrowed my eyes at him and scoffed.

"You know I trust you. I just don't appreciate bitches pushing themselves on you like Axel and I don't even exist." I saw a flash of anger in his eyes and wished I would have worded it differently. "I'm not even back to where I was before I got pregnant."

"You think I give a shit about that? You and that kid are the only people that even exist to me, Jaden. You're my wife, J. I know you've been around the club, seen how some of us act when our women ain't around. That's not me, girl. I'm going on forty, I've had plenty of time to fuck random bitches." He was standing up, his fists clenched.

"Yeah, I'm your wife." I said, turning from the crib I'd laid Axel in. Happy pushed his lips out and spun his toothpick around, watching me walk over to him. He looked down at me as I undid his belt. I shoved his pants down and stood back up, looking up into his dark brown eyes.

"That's right, girl." He growled before kissing me roughly. I gripped at the back of his neck as he palmed my breasts. "These gonna stay this size?"

"Maybe. I thought you were more of an ass and leg guy." I said, ridding myself of my jeans as he undid my shirt. He kissed the fleshy mound of cleavage before trailing his tongue up my neck to my ear.

"I am." He whispered before pushing me onto the bed. I smirked and gave him a "come hither" look. "You're perfect, Jaden."

"Then fuck me, killer." I gave him a wink. He nodded and entered me quickly, causing me to gasp. He had a cocky look on his face for a second before burying his face in my neck and sucking on the soft skin. "God, Happy."

He gave me several orgasms before finding his own and rolling off me, sweaty and tired. I smiled and rolled over to my side, tracing my finger up from his lower abs to my name on his neck.

"You sure you just had a kid? Thought bitches got looser after that." He said, laughing when I slapped his chest. "What? That was a compliment."

"Watch it, Killer." My threat was empty and light hearted. I kissed his chest before sitting up and starting to get dressed. "I've got to help Tara finish setting up for the party."

"Ok. I've got the kid." Happy said, pulling his jeans on before lying back down. I nodded and slipped out of the room, thankful for the little break. I headed back into the main room, buttoning my shirt as I went.

"I take it you and Happy talked about Diosa." Tara said with a little laugh. I shrugged.

"Most our talks end with sex. It's pretty great." I said, climbing in a chair to hang a banner. Tara gave directions to make sure it was level before I climbed back down. "How are you and Jax?"

"We're good. It's gotten a lot better recently." Tara said with a genuine smile. I was relieved, considering the argument I'd overheard one night. Barbie walked in with Anya attempting to walk beside her. I laughed and clapped, cheering my god-daughter on.

"That banner is adorable." Barbie said, putting her bag down next to mine on the couch. I nodded and picked Anya up, earning a slobbery kiss. I set her back down and handed her a cookie, pressing my finger to my lips. She mimicked me and then proceeded to hold it up and say "mama". All three of us started laughing.

"Snitch." Happy said, ruffling Anya's hair as she ate the cookie. "Axel's asleep. I've got to help Jax with something." He handed me the baby monitor and kissed my cheek before heading out of the clubhouse. I waited to hear his bike start up. When it didn't, I assumed whatever they were doing was taking place in the garage.

"Can I just tell you how hot your husband is?" Barbie asked, eating a carrot off the vegetable tray. I raised my brow at her and she shrugged. "What? He's all bad ass like the rest of them but he's like, Daddy of the Year. I wish Juice helped me with Anya that much"

"He's smitten with being a father." Tara agreed with a nod. I laughed and set the monitor on the table.

"Just don't let him hear either one of you saying that. He doesn't want people to think he's gone soft." I said, tying a string to a blue balloon. Barbie snorted and shook her head.

"From what Juice told me about this job a couple weeks ago, I don't think he has anything to worry about." Barbie said with a laugh. I knew exactly what job she was talking about. He'd come home with blood stained jeans and a dead look in his eyes. He told me about almost every gruesome detail before taking a shower and cuddling with Axel. He ended up sleeping in the rocking chair in the nursery that night, just to be closer to our son. Sure, he still got the job done but I could tell it effected him more than it used to.

"Yeah." I said simply, going back to work. I focused on the sound of Axel's breathing through the monitor as Barbie and Tara talked about Gemma and Diosa's owner Nero spending time together. I didn't honestly care about the gossip.

The party went off without a problem, besides Gemma and Tara squaring off about baby sitting arrangements. Jax, Chibs and Happy showed off what they'd been working on in the garage, a bicycle that looked just like a motorcycle, plus training wheels. Happy joined me after that, taking turns holding Axel.

"Don't worry buddy, we'll get you on a motorcycle soon enough." Happy said, kissing Axel's cheek. I laughed and rolled my eyes, knowing that it was only a matter of time. Gemma looked across the room at us and gave me a smile, nodding an approval. I narrowed my eyes a little, wondering what could be going through her mind before finally deciding it was better not to know.

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