"So Tig stormed in on his kid getting fucked?" Alex giggled, pulling the sheets over her shoulders as she lay in bed facing Happy. He was telling her of the weird events of his day, giving her a quick rundown of everything she missed. She had worked all day and hadn't seen any of the Sons since they had all been out for the day.

"Tara and Jax got married in a whorehouse before Jax got hauled off to County" Happy mumbled, fingers absently tracing shapes on Alex's rib cage. Alex laughed lightly.

"That bitch didn't invite me to her wedding!" she joked, toying with her own wedding band.

"We didn't invite no one to our wedding. You can't complain" Happy chuckled, pinching her gently.

"Stop! I'm covered in hickeys, bite marks and bruises cause of you. Someone's gonna ask if you're abusin' me pretty soon" Alex laughed, squirming away from his hands. Happy laughed, pulling her against his chest and playfully nipping at her neck and shoulders.

"Who else is locked up right now?" Alex asked, shifting from the joking mood. Happy frowned, rubbing a hand down his face.

"Jax, Chibs, Tig and Ope" He mumbled, brows furrowed. Alex gasped, sitting up abruptly.

"Who the fuck has Ope's kids?" she asked, burying her hands in her hair. She could only think of one person Ope would leave his kids with for an indefinite period of time.

"I'm so sorry, Hap, I gotta go call Lyla" Alex mumbled, grabbing her cellphone from the nightstand.

She stepped out onto the porch dressed only in one of Hap's Reaper Crew shirts which swallowed her frame. She quickly dialled Lyla's number as she stared up at the bright moon. It took a few rings for Lyla to answer and she sounded confused.

"Ally? Why ya calling at this time?"

"Sorry Ly, I didn't mean to wake you or anything. I'm assuming you got Kenny and Ellie?" Alex was ready to ramble before Lyla cut her off.

"Yeah, Opie visited me at work and asked me to babysit. Gave me a stack of cash too" Lyla explained, a deep sigh releasing from her lips.

"If you need a break or anything don't be afraid to ask me to babysit. I can take the kids for a few days or whatever you need. They're more than welcome at our place. We got enough beds to sleep them" Alex explained, a weight lifting off her chest as Lyla gave her a pleasant answer.

"I'm sure they'd love that, Ally. I'll text you later, okay?" the sweet blonde spoke, covering a yawn.

"Yeah, night Ly. Sorry for waking you up" Alex apologized, a wide smile on her lips before she hung up the call. She ventured back into the house, slipping into the bed to find Happy snoring lightly. Alex sidled up to him, resting her head on his chest. He stirred and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer.

"Ly got the kids?"

"Yeah. Told her we'd take them whenever she needs" Alex mumbled.

"Good" Happy pressed a kiss to the crown of her head, falling back asleep. Alex was able to slip into a much better sleep than she had been expecting. All of her worries regarding the club and the Sons who were in county were washed away knowing that the Winston kids were safe and sound with their ex-stepmother.


Life continued like normal for Alex, Happy and Max. It was a few days later when Alex got a distressed call from Happy.

"Hap? What's up?" she frowned, the phone call unusual for that time of day.

"Shit went down in County. Ope's dead. Need you to go get Ken and El from school" Happy mumbled, voice filled with anger.

"Fuck. Okay, I'll leave now to get them" Alex muttered, wiping her hands with a rag and throwing it onto her workbench along with the wrench she was holding. The metal clanged as Alex stripped from her jumpsuit quickly.

"Hey, Hap?" Alex mumbled, slipping into the front seat of her car. He grunted in recognition.

"I love you" She spoke softly as she turned on the car, hanging up before she could hear Happy's teasing response.

It didn't take her long to find the office of Charming Elementary, smiling at the secretary who gave her a weird look.

"May I help you?" the secretary asked snootily, eyeing the grease stains covering her hands and face.

"I'm here to pick up Ellie and Kenny Winston. I'm their Aunt Alex" she grinned, putting on her overly polite voice that she typically reserved for when she worked in the T-M office. The woman, Shirley Alex noted as she glanced at her nameplate, gave her a suspicious look, pulling up the kids' files on her computer.

"I don't see an Aunt Alex on their files" Shirley spoke, raising a poised eyebrow.

"Listen, lady, you can call those kids in here and watch them recognize me. Their father just died and I was the one lucky enough to have to break the news to these kids. Their step-mother and I are just about the last people they have left." Alex spat, leaning over Shirley's desk intimidatingly. "So what's gonna happen here, Shirley, is that you're gonna page those kids down here and I'm going to take them home so that I can break the worst news of their lives to them"

In shock, Shirley raised her phone and dialled the classrooms where she spoke briefly with the teachers to page the kids to the office with all their things.

"Alex! What are you doing here?" Kenny's sweet voice broke the silence in the office. He was standing in the doorway, a little blue backpack hanging from his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her tightly.

"Gotta take you and your sister to see Uncle Hap and Bobby at the clubhouse" Alex mumbled, pressing a kiss to Kenny's hair. Ellie appeared in the doorway, hair tied in pigtails as she stared confused at Alex.

"Where's Lyla?" the girl asked, confused. Nonetheless, she wrapped her arms around Alex's waist in a hug.

"I'll talk to you guys when we get to the clubhouse. Why don't we pick up ice cream on our way there?" Alex asked with fake enthusiasm, receiving grins from both kids.

After a quick stop to get ice cream cones, Alex was pulling into the T-M lot with two children covered in melted ice cream and giggling.

"Alex? Will you tell us what's going on now?" Ellie asked as they got out of the car, making their way towards the clubhouse. The guys were all sitting on the picnic tables outside, a solemn mood lingering over them. Bobby pulled Ellie into a tight hug, pressing a kiss onto her hair as Juice gave Kenny a sad smile.

"What's wrong?" Kenny asked, confused. Alex settled herself on the bench next to Happy, resting her head on his shoulder. She gave a heavy sigh, not wanting to break the news to the kids at all.

"This isn't easy for any of us" Bobby cleared his throat, "but your pop died today"

Alex shut down as she watched both Kenny and Ellie crumble. Ellie broke away from Bobby, immediately burying herself in between Happy and Alex. Her tiny body shook with sobs and Happy awkwardly tried to comfort her by wrapping his arm around her shoulders. Alex pulled Kenny into her lap, wrapping her arms around him in a numb haze. Never did she think she would have to comfort two emotional kids twice within the span of a few weeks. She barely had to deal with Max's tears and that was her own child. Happy and Alex were not built for taking care of crying and emotional children.

"I'm sorry, sweet boy" she mumbled, wiping the tears that were streaming down Kenny's face. It was then that Lyla chose to show up, face stained with tear tracks as she gathered the kids to go home.

"Call me if you need anything, Ly" Alex offered, helping her load a half-asleep Kenny into the car.


That night Bobby and Hap were on babysitting detail at Tara's so Alex decided to tag along, allowing Max the opportunity to play with Abel. Grumpy was at home, chewing happily on an elk antler as an apology for Alex not being home all day.

Sitting at the kitchen table with Tara, sipping on tea and Thomas settled in Alex's arms, the two women chatted idly.

"Do you miss when Max was little? Makes you want another" Tara mused, smiling at the soft look on Alex' s face. The smaller woman chuckled.

"Not at all. Hap and I agreed that we're waiting for shit to settle down before we think about another" Alex shrugged, tickling the babies belly as she spoke. Happy grunted from where he was sitting with Bobby in the living room.

"Didn't agree to shit. I told ya I wanted a girl" His gruff voice spoke as he stuck out his tongue at Alex. She laughed at her husband, enjoying his childish retort as she shook her head.

"We've been arguin' for weeks about this," she told Tara, the doctor smiling amusedly as she watched the strange couple. Usually, she was a little unsettled by Happy, knowing his reputation within the club. Yet whenever Alex or Max was around, Happy was a pretty great guy. Sure, he said some crude things but they were usually in jest. Little Thomas was still scared of him, though. It was the deep voice that rumbled his chest as he held the little boy.

"I think you'd pop out a cute little girl, Ally" Bobby smiled as he made his way to the oven to take out a batch of cookies. He separated them into two piles, safe for kids and not so safe for kids and gave Alex a wink.

"The last thing I want is to get pregnant and then Hap goes and gets himself shot. I'm not taking care of two kids by myself, let alone two of his kids. Max is already a little hell-raiser" she chuckled, draining her mug of tea as she handed Thomas back to his mother.

She wandered down the hall to find Max and Abel playing with some toy cars in the blonde boys' room. Both boys were making noises with their mouths to imitate the revving engines, slamming the hot wheels down the track as fast as they could.

"You boys want cookies?" Alex interrupted, enjoying the bright smiles she received.

"Al! Max eat cookie?" he asked as he wrapped himself around her leg, arm still wrapped in the little cast. She nodded and ushered the two kids into the kitchen where Bobby was ready with two chocolate chip cookies for them.

"Dada! Eat cookie?" Max asked Happy as the man walked into the kitchen. The boys were seated at the table, munching happily on their cookies with a cup of milk in front of each of them. Happy chuckled and shook his head.

"Nah, dude. I had one already" he spoke, ruffling the black hair on his head. Alex sidled up next to her husband, sliding a hand into one of the back pockets of his jeans.

"We should get goin' soon. I'm emotionally drained and ready for bed" she mumbled, eyeing Tara as she spoke quietly with Bobby. Happy nodded, reaching into his kutte and grabbing something from the inner pocket. He handed her a crumpled picture from a magazine and watched her with an amused look on his face. Alex unfolded the paper warily, scared of what she might see. Once uncrumpled, Alex almost laughed. The picture was of a woman tied up on a bed, obviously taken from one of the guys' porno mags- probably Tig. Written in Happy's scrawl on the top was "Let's try this". Alex gave him a smirk, a twinkle in her eye as she gave Happy an imperceptible nod. His grin immediately widened.

"It's getting late. We're gonna head out. You okay if I steal Hap away too?" Alex asked Tara, a mischievous smirk on her face. Tara grinned, giving her a playful wink.

"Go have fun with your man! And take some of Bobby's cookies to have extra fun!" the good doctor laughed, smacking Alex's ass playfully as she walked away.