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Chapter 52


"I was wondering when I would see you. You really shouldn't be out of bed though." Lee said as she came into his hospital room. She had decided to try and come down on her own while everyone was out of her room. It had taken a lot longer than she had intended. The pain was still a big factor and rolling along with her IV stand was the only support other than the wall that she had had. Melissa knew she had overdone it. That was something she wouldn't admit to if Happy or anyone asked, they'd never let her forget it. She'd ask a nurse to take her back in a wheelchair before everyone got back though.

Going over to the bed she leaned over and gave Lee a hug. It was something she hadn't planned on. Still didn't care for touching people other than her family and Happy. But without Lee she knew she wouldn't have made it as long as she did. She needed to express her gratitude and knew he would understand how important this was to her.

"Thank you Lee." She said softly in a voice full of emotion.

Hearing a feminine voice clear her throat as she came in the room, Melissa turned and saw a small blonde woman. Recalling the things Lee had told her, Melissa assumed that this was Sonia.

Not wanting to overstep, "I didn't mean any disrespect." Melissa said as straightened up.

The blonde eyed her from head to toe and then smiled. "Baby, I know you didn't. You're Happy's Old Lady, Melissa."

"Jesus Christ, sit down before you fall down Melissa." Lee demanded when he saw her sway a little.

"He doesn't have any manners. I'm Sonia." She came forward and held out her hand but changed her mind and hugged Melissa instead. "He's right, you need to sit down."

Sitting in a chair beside the bed that faced Lee she tried unsuccessfully to get comfortable. Melissa didn't see the worried look that passed between Lee and Sonia at her obvious discomfort.

"I wanted to come check and see how you were doing? Nobody's told me much. Said I needed to rest." She let out a sigh, "How am I supposed to rest when I didn't know what kind of shape you and the others are in? It's my fault you're here." Her voice shook at the last part. Good god she couldn't get her emotions in check. Didn't know if it was the pain medicine or what had happened over the last few days but all she seemed to do was cry. It was frustrating.

Reaching over and taking her hand Lee waited until she looked at him. "Darlin' if it weren't for you I wouldn't be here, ALIVE." He squeezed her hand before saying more, "You and me both know they meant to kill me. If you wouldn't have distracted them they would have. Melissa you suffered more than you had to, for me." Shaking his head when she got ready to talk, "It doesn't matter the reason why I ended up there. You seem to think that you've been this terrible burden on us, but you're family and taking care of family is never a burden. It's what you do."

Melissa knew that she might have had a few tears slip down her cheeks as she thought about what Lee was saying.

"When you did what you did for Happy, your family, and the club, to keep the Feds off them; was it a burden?" Lee looked at her.

Shaking her head, "No."

"See, you didn't see it as a burden. You may have gotten frustrated at what you couldn't do, or whatever irritated you. But, I bet not once did you consider just giving up. You stayed at it until it was finished." Patting the hand that he had been holding, "That Sweet M, is exactly how all of us felt about you and that Creagen shit."

There really wasn't much she could say to that, knew it was what he believed, and she agreed with him. Even if she would have had something to say, her damned emotions were all over the place and she was afraid she'd start crying and not stop again. Sitting still made her realize that her pain had increased, must have been from overdoing it on the walk down here. Melissa was just about to ask if Lee could buzz one of the nurses to take her back when she heard Lee's room door open and felt the mood change. The expression on Lee's face told her who it was without her even having to turn around.

"How mad is he?" She whispered to Lee, knowing everyone heard her.

"Which one?" He snorted.

Turning her head she was met with three angry stares. Jesus Christ this was going to be bad. Letting out a deep sigh and wiping her face quickly she sat up straighter, well as straight as she could anyway, it's not like she could stand up without them knowing just how much pain she was in.


-xx-


"Melissa, what the hell are you doing out of bed?" Happy demanded, not in the mood to hear any excuses. She'd scared the fuck out of him, not being in her room. Did the stubborn woman not realize how hurt she was, what kind of condition she was in. For fuck's sake they were gonna have to strap her down to get her to rest. When the nurse had pointed in the direction she had Hap knew there wasn't an exit that way, he knew where she had gone.

Hap watched her breathe deep, saw that she was trying to keep her emotions from showing. But he saw. Saw everything, from the way she flattened her hands that were a little shaky onto her thighs. Saw that she didn't rest the foot that had the hurt ankle fully on the floor and that she favored the side where she had been cut. She'd been crying too.

"It appears that I'm getting ready to be fussed at." She answered in a grumpy tone. The tone pushed even more of his buttons and he had to clamp his jaw tight to keep from yelling at her.

"If you wouldn't do stuff you shouldn't be doing then you wouldn't have to worry about it. I know the doctor didn't tell you that you could be up." He told her sarcastically with a raised brow as he nodded at Auggie. "You waited until we were all gone and then went sneaking off!" He heard her brother and Auggie agree.

Judging from the look on her face Happy knew that he had just said the wrong thing.

"I wasn't sneaking." She rolled her eyes and tried to shift but stopped abruptly. They all knew why, pain. "I'm a grown woman Happy, I didn't need permission."

"Did you wait until we were gone?" When Hap got no answer, "Sweetheart, that's sneaking. I bet you walked the whole way here too."

Still watching her closely Hap knew it was time that she got back to her room, it looked like this was going to be a challenge. Stubborn woman.

"Stand up, let's go." He demanded.

"No."

Had she just told him NO. Letting out a deep frustrated breath he was tempted to yell. By now, everyone in the room was paying very close attention to the both of them. Jesus Christ.

"What did you just say?" Hap growled.

"I said no. I won't be bossed around like I'm a child. I'll go when I'm ready." Her refusal was softly spoken but firm.

Getting ready to make her do what he said one way or another Hap noticed her eyes were starting to get a little glassy and even though subtle, her breathing was getting shallower.

"You can't do it, can you? You're in too much pain." Happy knew he was right when she didn't answer right away. Walking over and moving her IV stand out of his way he slid his arms around her and picked her up before she could argue.

"Happy! Put me down! I was getting ready to call a nurse to take me back before you barged in here!" She huffed, ignoring the snickers from her brother and Auggie.

"Hang on to that stand so it doesn't get jerked out of you." Waiting for her to reach behind him to do as he told her, he headed for the door. Melissa wrapped her arm around his neck while the other held the IV stand. Looking down at her face it was obvious that she was embarassed. Served her right for sneaking off and scaring them.

"Please put me down Happy." She softly asked, anger was there even though she'd spoken softly.

Not answering her Hap kept walking down the hallway. Melissa kept her head tucked into his neck, not looking at anyone they passed. All he wanted to do was hold her tight against him and kiss her senseless. Knowing she was in pain though made him keep his hold as gentle as possible. They'd passed the waiting room close to her room and a few of the guys were in there sitting around. When they saw him and Melissa they started to whistle and make noise. He felt her sigh more than he heard it.

In her room he sat her down on the bed as easy as he could manage. She turned her head to look away from him. Instead of letting her pout and be pissed off he ran his fingers along her jaw and turned her head to him, kissing her softly. Melissa returned his kiss and he had to make himself not smile against her lips. His girl was a handful but damn she was worth it.

"Don't pout, and don't sneak off again. You scared me." He looked at her, "You could have asked me to take you to see Lee."

The fact that she didn't answer as she laid back against her pillow concerned him. Actually, she didn't say a word, didn't look at him, just closed her eyes.

"Do you need pain medicine?" He asked.

"Yes." Was all she answered, not making a move to press the button, eyes still closed.

Sitting on the bed beside her he reached over and clicked the button, the sound of it being added into her IV echoing around the room. Happy knew after a few minutes when she hadn't opened her eyes that the medicine had put her to sleep. All he wanted was for her to rest up and heal, so he could take her home. He hated hospitals, hated her being in one even more.

Pulling one of the chairs close he sat beside the bed while she slept. Lost in thought he didn't look up until Auggie and Tara came back into the room.


-xx-


Lee waited until Auggie had finished checking on his injuries and left with Shep a few minutes later. Shaking his head and laughing to himself about what had just happened, he looked over at Sonia. Never in his life had he been so happy to see someone as when he had opened his eyes after surgery and there she sat, holding his hand. If he could manage to get her back he'd never fuck it up again. Being around Melissa for the last few weeks had made him realize again how rare it was to find a good woman in the world they lived in. When you had one you held on to her, no matter the cost.

"I don't think I would have believed it without seeing if for myself." Sonia told him.

"Believed what?" Lee was a little lost.

"Happy. He loves her. You can see it." Her voice sounded amazed.

Letting out a laugh, "Baby, you've not even seen the half of it. Would you believe that Melissa yells at him when he yells at her. She's not scared of him like most people are. He's still the same but there's a calmness to him now that wasn't there before. I mean he's still scary as hell, but now it's different."

"Really. Well, you know what, I'm glad for Hap. I've always liked him. You think he'll smother her?"

"He wouldn't hurt her." Lee was a little shocked.

"Not literally smother her you big idiot." She rolled her eyes. "We both know how obsessive about things he can be and then on top of that how possessive he is. That woman will be the center of his universe whether she likes it or not."

Lee knew Sonia was right, had already came to that very same thought. "You're right. But, Melissa has been treated like that her whole life by her family. With Happy, I think she can handle it, they have this connection that you can see when they're together. She loves him just as much as he loves her."

"She's very beautiful."

"Not as pretty as you." Lee told her and listened to her laugh. "You'll like her. She's smart and nice to be around. Kinda reminded me of you." Looking at her smile, "Did I tell you she gave some of the croweaters a beatdown."

Telling Sonia the story and watching her enjoy it made him feel better than he had in a long time. Watching her Lee knew that she would make her way to Melissa's room, Sonia was curious like that.

Settling a little more comfortably into the bed Lee was happy that Creagen was dealt with. Glad that Melissa was getting her life back and that Happy would be part of it.

"There's a betting pool at the clubhouse." Lee smirked at Sonia, he knew she loved shit like that.

"On what?"

"On when Happy will marry her." He grinned. "Get Kozik to hook you up."

"Lee." She looked at him seriously. "I know that I'll like her because she did what she did to keep you alive." Her eyes teared up as she spoke. Standing up and coming closer to him, he was surprised when she climbed next to him and hugged him. Neither one spoke as they laid there taking comfort from each other and in doing so healing some of the hurt that was between them.


--xx-


"I can tell by your vitals that you're awake."

"I figured as much." Melissa told Auggie as he moved closer and sat on the corner of her bed. "Where's Happy?"

"Had to do some club stuff. He'll be back in a few hours." He made a face at her, "You're stuck with me. Gotta make sure you don't sneak off again."

"Very funny." She mocked him. It was nice having him here, knew that it was a sign of how much he cared for her that he was wiling to come this far and go through the legalities of being allowed to work in this hospital temporarily.

"I do need to fuss about what you did. You shouldn't have been up, at least not walking that far anyway. Didn't realize how far it was once you got started did you? And then you were too stubborn to stop." Auggie raised a knowing brow at her.

Melissa looked at him, they'd known each other almost their whole lives, he knew her too well. All she did was nod her head in answer and watched him smirk at her.

"So, it's just us, you wanna talk while I check you over." He asked her.

She spent the time telling him what happened and how she was feeling. With him she didn't leave anything out. Only Happy and Auggie would know the complete details. Happy because she loved him and she wouldn't keep stuff from him. Auggie because he was someone she trusted and he needed to know the truth to make sure she got the treatment needed.

When he was done he sat back down. "Everything looks good. As long as you rest you should be fine. If you overdo it again there is a possibility that some of the internal injuries won't heal as fast as they should. Don't make me tell Happy, I think he would actually consider strapping you to the bed." He chuckled at her eye roll.

"He could try."

Auggie was quiet for a few seconds. "I really like him. To be honest, I didn't think I would, thought I'd just have to tolerate him. But, he's not bad. I like how he doesn't let you get by with stuff." Holding up his hands in defense when she got ready to speak, "I don't mean treating you like a child. I mean that, with your family and even me, we've always just kind of let you slide most of the time. it's good that he cares enough about you to be concerned. You probably don't realize how important that is to your brothers and the rest of us. You'll be up here from now on, not in Texas with us. It's a comfort knowing he'll take care of you."

"You act like I've always just done whatever I want with no regard to any of you." She honestly said.

"That's not what I meant. You've always been good to listen to us. Sometimes though, you're as stubborn as they come."

"I'll miss you all. And, I'm glad Happy likes you, if he didn't I probably wouldn't be seeing much of you." She laughed a little. "He does care, it's just sometimes he goes a little overboard. Hap's never been in this kind of situation before it's all new to him, it's a learning experience."

"I know." He seemed thoughtful. "The Director here, Tara's boss. She hinted around that I could practice here on a part time basis if I was interested. I may give it some thought, I could do more here than in El Paso. I know with you being in Charming that they guys will be up here a lot more too."

Nodding her head in approval earned a grin from him. "Auggie, how long do I have to stay here?"

"I knew that was coming. I would like it to be about a week, just to be on the safe side. But, I know that you will bitch about that. So three days is the lowest I'll go. I won't budge from that either."

There were times when she knew that it would be pointless to argue and this was one of them. Hearing the door open Melissa watched Jax come in, looking a little uncertain.

"Mind if I have a few minutes with her." He asked Auggie.

Patting her leg and getting up, "I'll be back later, I'll go check on Lee and then see if Kozik or Loken need me to check on them. Tara said they were being pains."

"Thanks man." Jax said as he took the seat next to her bed.

Pointing at Jax's eye Melissa spoke out loud. "You make Tara mad and she blacked your eye?"

Snorting out a laugh, "More like I pissed Happy off when I yelled at his woman."

Melissa didn't know what to say. She didn't know that Happy even knew about that.

"I'm sorry for that by the way and for grabbing you." He breathed out a deep sigh. "Melissa, I don't even know how to thank you for what you did. What you had to do to get all that done, it's hard to wrap my head around. You know what they offered me, don't you."

"It's okay. Yes, I do know what they offered you. I also think it wasn't right of you to consider those options without talking to the guys. At least you would have known how they felt about it."

"I know. That's what Tara said too." He sighed.

"Smart lady."

"So, we're good." Jax asked her.

"Yeah."

Jax visibly relaxed and they talked for a little while longer until she started to get tired. When he left she thought about Happy carrying her down the hall, she'd been pissed off that he'd done it, but now after she'd thought about it knew that it was the way he solved the problem. This was stressful for him, even without him telling her it was. He was trying and that's all that mattered. After that she slept until a sound woke her up.


-xx-


Her breathing was even and relaxed, probably more from the medicines than anything else. He'd passed Auggie in the hall and had been told that if Melissa could rest for another three days then she could go home. As long as there were no new problems. Hearing that, knowing that she could go home so soon made him feel better.

Happy watched her sleep. The quiet room calmed his nerves. For some reason now that Creagen was dead Hap felt edgy and pissed off. The fact that he'd not made him suffer was eating at him. Happy had spent endless hours planning out in his mind the torture he was going to inflict on Creagen. It was the price he was supposed to pay for touching Melissa. He'd gone and fucked it all up by just cutting his throat and the asshole had bled out fast. Hap's mind knew that finding Melissa had been the most important thing and if they hadn't found her when they did she probably wouldn't have been alive. It still just pissed him off that he didn't make the bastard suffer more.

Hearing her breathing change his eyes met hers. They hadn't talked since he'd carried her back to her room. She was probably still pissed off at him. He wasn't sorry though.

"Feeling any better." He questioned.

"A little." Her sleepy voice caused his body to react. God he missed touching her.

"You still mad?" Happy wanted to know. She just stared at him and he couldn't read her expression. Hell, that wasn't a good sign.

"Maybe you could take your kutte off and sit here with me?"

Standing up and laying his kutte across the chair he sat down slowly next to her. If this is what it took for her to not be mad, he'd do it. Sure as hell beat her not speaking to him or looking at him. Definitely beat her yelling and screaming.

Waiting until she settled herself close to him she looked up at him, "You could kiss me."

Seemed reasonable enough he thought, even it made him realize how horny it made him hearing her ask him to kiss her. Leaning in he kissed her before sitting back up.

"Happy," She sighed and slid her hand under his shirt, rubbing his skin. "That wasn't a kiss."

Cutting his eyes down to her, if she wanted a kiss he'd give her a damn kiss. He didn't notice the sly look in her eyes. When his mouth met her this time it didn't take long before his tongue was stroking hers and his hand was rubbing her tit through the thick hospital gown she had on. Her fingers slid to the edge of his jeans before he covered her hand and pulled his lips from hers.

"Sweetheart, shit, you gotta stop. You're killing me." He grumbled, stopping before he decided to do a lot more than kiss her.

Happy looked at her, she had a sly look and then it hit him, "You weren't even mad, you devious woman."

Sighing dramatically and pressing her body closer to his, "I'm not sure, another kiss may help me decide. I mean you did boss me around and then carry me through the hospital for everyone to see." She answered in a very fake innocent voice with a smirk.

His teasing little bitch really was a handful. He'd give her a quick lesson for messing with him. Attaching his mouth to hers once more and kissing her hard, his tongue imitating what he'd like his cock to be doing. When she made a soft moaning noise Hap held back his grin. Taking her hand that had been rubbing his skin he moved it down over his jeans and stopped, letting her feel how hard he was. The roughness of his hand moving up her smooth thigh made her shift to try and get as close to him as she could. He knew when she was turned on and he was definitely getting her there. It felt fucking good too. Felt good knowing that he was able to work her up as much as she did him.

Hap was getting ready to slide his fingers into her panties while he kissed down her neck when he heard talking outside the room door. Reluctantly pulling his hands away and kissing her quick on the lips he got up and sat as comfortably as he could in the chair beside her bed as the nurse on duty came in. He wanted to tell her to get out, that he had business to finish.

"You look flushed Ms. Collins, are you feeling okay? I can call the doctor if you need me to." The concerned nurse asked Melissa.

"I'm fine, really." She glared at him quickly. He smirked back at her.

"Well if you're sure, I can just wait for Dr Knowles or Dr August to check on you when they do rounds later." The nurse stated in a bored voice.

"Do you know when I get the IV removed?" Melissa asked.

That seemed like an odd question to Happy. The nurse was caught off guard also, she didn't have time to ask anything.

"I have different pajamas to wear." Melissa pointed to a small bag sitting on the table across the room. "I can't get them on with the IV in my arm and I'm tired of this hospital gown."

Happy's cock jerked at the thought of her taking off that gown, he knew she only had panties on under it. Jesus Christ, you'd think her being in the shape she was in he wouldn't be as fucking horny for her as he was. It wasn't just about screwing her though, it was the connection they had, the closeness. He needed that to affirm in his mind that she really was okay. Three days he repeated to himself. She goes home in three days. They'd be alone then.

"I totally understand. I'm not sure what the plan for switching you from IV meds to oral meds is but I'm certain we can temporarily unhook it for you to put something more comfortable on. Let me just check first."

Leaving the room the nurse left the door open. Chuckling to himself he looked over at Melissa, "I think she's scared of me."

Snorting out a laugh, "Sweetie, most people are." Her dark eyes traveled over him. "Want to come back over here with me?"

Before he could answer the nurse came back in, eyed him cautiously and then looked at Melissa. "I can unhook your IV line and let you change and clean up. I can have one of the nursing assistants come in to help you."

"I'll help her." Happy told her. The nurse seemed to debate on letting him until finally she shook her head.

"That's fine. I'll be back in about an hour to hook everything back up." With that said she clamped off the tubes and disconnected the lines from Melissa's arm. Taping down the small entry port to her arm and stepping back, "That should do it. If you need anything just press the call button. I'll be back in a little while." Leaving the room, the nurse once again looked at Happy before quietly closing the door.

Happy looked over into the bathroom there was a small fold down bench attached to the wall across from the sink. A shower and a toilet. When his mind started going over the possibilities his body immediately responded. He slid his eyes over to Melissa. She raised a brow at him. "Come on sweetheart, let's get you cleaned up and changed." Standing up and coming to the side of the bed, "Want me to carry you."

Laughing softly, "No, I think I'm good. You just get the bag off the table." Sliding to the edge of the bed and cautiously standing up, he watched her wince and suck in a breath when she put her foot down and stepped forward. It wasn't in him to just let her suffer on something as simple as getting to the bathroom across the room. Grabbing the bag and stepping back over to her.

"Don't bitch, I'm gonna carry you." Letting her wrap her arms around his neck he easily lifted her and moved them to the bathroom. Kicking the door shut once they were inside and dropping the bag he held, Hap let her gently stand up. Circling his arms around her waist he pulled her up against him, enough that she didn't have any pressure on her hurt ankle. His lips teased hers before fully kissing her. With a sigh she relaxed into him, tightening her arms around his neck and opening her mouth to his. His hands moved to the snaps on the back of her gown and pulled them loose. It didn't take her but a few seconds to let it fall to the floor.

It was the first time that Happy had got to look at her and see the damage that had been done. Silently he let his eyes travel completely over her, taking in every bruise, cut, and scrape. Pushing down the anger that he felt over the pain she had endured wasn't easy. His knuckles brushed down her skin and rested on her hip. Patiently Melissa let him look at all of her, understanding what he needed.

Fitting her against him again, Hap let her kiss him while his hands moved down the curve of her ass into her panties. Squeezing and lifting her so she could feel how hard he was made her gasp into his mouth. His fingers brushed between her legs and the fact that she was wet instantly made him throb. There was no protest when her panties fell to the floor with the gown. Holding her against him he turned them around. Pulling down the folding bench attached to the wall he sat down. There was no lock on the door, so stretching one leg across the small room his boot rested against the door, it would keep it shut if someone tried to open it. Holding her hips, she stood between his legs.

"Turn around." He whispered. The trust in her eyes always humbled him. Slowly she turned. Pulling her down to sit on his lap he lifted up her thighs and rested them on the outside of his. Shifting down a little so he could lean back a little more, "Lean back sweetheart." With a soft sigh, she rested against his chest. "Are you okay? Does that hurt?" He kissed below her ear as he asked.

"I'm okay. That feels good." She breathed, letting her head fall back on his shoulder.

Wrapping his arms around her, one hand moved her chin up so that he could kiss her. The other hand smoothed down her skin until it rested between her legs. His thighs spread apart just a little and that opened her legs up more for him. Still kissing her while his fingers found her clit and circled it. Her hips pushed down into his and her ass rubbed against his cock.

When her lips pulled away from his Hap thought she may be in pain. "Happy, take your shirt off." She whispered.

Not able to deny her, he did as she asked. Knew she liked the skin to skin contact. When he quickly did what she asked and had her back against him, the soft moan she made was worth it. Melissa turned her head and kissed his jaw while she rocked into his cock. Happy went back to rubbing her clit, with the other hand he moved it between them and unzipped his jeans, pushed them down to the middle of his thighs. The sound seemed loud in the small room.

"You okay? Any pain?" He asked again as he rubbed his cock between her pussy lips.

"I'm good." She shifted trying to get him to enter her. Spreading his thighs a little wider opened her up more to him.

"We gotta stay quiet and still." He whispered in her ear and felt her nod in agreement.

Rocking his hips up, Hap pushed slowly into her. She was tight and wet. Both of them sucked in a breath. Once he was all the way in he stopped. Fuck, it felt good. Turning his head to hers he kissed her, letting his tongue push into her in the same rhythm as his cock. One hand still kept busy at her clit while the other had moved to her tits to gently squeeze and pinch her nipples. Making himself keep a slow pace was torture, he wanted to push hard and send them both over the edge. This time he couldn't do that though, it would cause her pain. At the same time, he loved the slowness of it, being inside her is what he had been needing. They way she responded to him comforted his frayed nerves.

Her breathing was shallower and she was pushing her ass into him in time with his thrusts. When he felt her start to tighten around him he knew she was getting ready to come. Keeping the same pace but pushing up harder into her while his finger stroked her clit made his balls tighten with that familiar feeling. He was as close as she was to coming.

"Shhh." He whispered as she started to make little moaning noises. "That's it sweetheart, make us both come." He moaned in her ear, feeling her pussy tighten around him. After a few more thrusts tight spasms clenched at him and he turned his head to cover her mouth with his, sucking at her lips and tongue, swallowing her moans as he came with her. Holy shit was all he could think and was reminded again how much he loved being with her. Loved her. The hospital wasn't the place to tell her though. Three more days. She'd be home in three more days, they'd be alone then.

The slight movement she made brought his mind back to her. Circling his arms around her he kissed her neck. "We better get you cleaned up and in those pajamas before the nurse comes back. I really don't think she'd approve." He chuckled. Easing out of her and shifting her legs to one side, Hap sat them both up. Letting her stand up, he pulled his jeans back up and got everything done up. When he stood up he let his palm stop at her cheek and rubbed his thumb across it softly. Her lips were swollen and her face flushed. Happy thought she was beautiful. Pressing his lips to her forehead he reached around and turned on the shower.

Motioning for Melissa to sit down and taking down the shower head Happy helped her get clean.

"Hap, you know you don't have to help me do this." Melissa told him motioning at the shower

"Oh, I know that. But when you get home and are all healed up I'll be expecting you to return the favor." He let his eyes purposely travel her body and smirked at her when she laughed.

"I think I can handle that." She grinned as she ran her fingers across his bare shoulders feeling his muscles twitch as she did. He hadn't put his shirt back on yet and he was enjoying her touching him. Gesturing for her to stand, they got her dried off and into her pajamas. Happy took every chance he could to let his hands touch her skin and linger on her.

When he finally got her back to her bed and settled in, Happy had just sat down in the chair beside the bed when the door opened. Expecting to see the nurse returning Hap was immediately alert and stood up as two men in suits stepped into the room.

"Ms. Collins." The younger of the two spoke.

Happy watched Melissa try to sit up a little straighter and a closed hard look come over her face.

Who the hell were they and what did they want with Melissa, Happy wondered.