Over the course of Ophelia's life, she had woken up in a lot of strange places. From either drinking too much or getting hit in the head, she had been in quite a few situations where she couldn't remember how she got there. However, when she woke up to a crow in her face, she immediately remembered the night before. Jax. The whisky. She couldn't believe she had let herself be in that position. There was too much at stake.

The crow cawed and tilted its head at her. "Fuck off," she groaned, burying her head in her arm.

The crow hopped closer and pecked at her hair.

"Go away," she said, waving her hand at the bird. It finally flew away, but it was too late. Ophelia was awake.

She rolled over onto her back and looked up at the pale morning sky. Jax was passed out several feet away from her. Her meet with the Horsemen was suppose to happen today. She needed to be ready when they called with a time and a place. She took a deep breath and forced herself into a sitting position. Careful not to disturb Jax, she made her way downstairs.

The clubhouse was quiet. People were passed out everywhere. It was strange seeing everything so calm after a party. She didn't even bother knocking before she entered. She had seen Happy in every way possible. So when the door swung open and all she saw was Happy's naked ass standing between a crow eater's bare legs, she wasn't all that surprised.

"Do you mind?" the blonde asked, covering her breasts.

"Jesus, Lil," Happy grunted, pausing in between thrusts. "You just gonna stand there and watch, or are you going to join in?"

Ophelia looked the girl over. She wasn't really her type. Her tits were too big. Ophelia liked it when they fit right in her hands. She also needed to get ready. "Nah, you finish. I'm gonna shower." Hap sent her a questioning look. She just shrugged in reply before heading into the bathroom.

"What's up with her?" the croweater asked Happy.

"Shut up," Happy grumbled before going back to fucking her senseless.

After a long shower, she felt like a new person. She wrapped a towel around her and went out to get her bag. Thankfully, the croweater was long gone and Happy was sitting up against the headboard with just the sheet covering his lap.

He brought the joint up to his lips as he watched the towel ride up her long legs as she bent over to go through her bag. He hadn't noticed how her tattoos curved perfectly with her body. It made her legs seem like they went on forever. Since she had walked in on him, he couldn't stop wondering what it would be like between her legs.

"You wanna tell me why you came in here without asking?" he asked.

She stood up straight with her clothes in hand. "The meet with the Horsemen is in a few hours. I needed to shower, and your bathroom is the only one I trust."

He leaned forward. "They called?"

She nodded. "They called while I was in the shower. It's up towards Tahoe. So I need to leave soon."

He shifted. He didn't like the idea of her going all the way up there alone, but he trusted her decision. He started to open her mouth to give her a piece of his mind but was interrupted by his door swinging open.

"Hey, Hap, have you seen.." Juice stopped mid sentence when he saw Ophelia in just a towel and Happy laying naked in bed. "Oh, um…"

"Spit it out, Juice," Happy said, losing his patience.

"Roosevelt wants to talk to Ophelia," Juice said staring at the ground.

"Fuck," she muttered, locking eyes with Hap. "Of course he has to do this today." She looked at Juice. "Tell the good sheriff I'll be out once I put on underwear."

Juice looked between Hap and Ophelia once again with a curious glance. He got out of there before Happy could catch him. He wondered out to the bar trying to figure out what he just saw.

"What's wrong with you, Juicey?" Chibs asked causing Juice to sat on one of one of the empty couches with coffee in one hand and the newspaper in the other.

Juice's face scrunched up. "I just walked… I just saw…"

Chibs looked up from his coffee. "Spit it out, laddie."

"I went to find Ophelia for Roosevelt and her and Hap were naked," he said quickly.

Chibs' eyebrows shot up but he quickly schooled his shock. "They're both adults; they both can do what they please."

As if on cue, Ophelia strode out fully dressed. "Morning, boys. Sheriff outside?" Juice nodded dumbly. She kept going outside. She spotted the Sheriff leaning against his truck.

"Miss Loveless," Roosevelt greeted.

"Sheriff," Ophelia nodded. "What do I owe the pleasure?"

"I was hoping to ask you a few questions if you don't mind."

She put on her sweetest smile. "Actually, Sheriff, I do mind." She pulled out a crisp black business card out of her pocket and held it out to him. "Any questions you have, you can contact my lawyer."

Roosevelt took the card from her and chuckled. "I hope you know what kind of people you're getting involved with."

"Yeah?" she smirked. "If I were you, I would be more worried about other things in this town besides a MC." They stared each other down. "Like I said, call my lawyer if you want to keep fishing."

She saw Roosevelt look over her shoulder. She didn't have to turn around to know that Happy was behind her.

"I hope you reconsider, Miss Loveless," Roosevelt said before climbing into his truck.

"What did he want?" Hap asked, coming up next to her. They stood together as they watched Roosevelt back out of the lot.

"Besides to show me how big his dick is?" He looked down at her. "I didn't let him get very far before giving him the number of my lawyer." 4

Happy snorted. "I need to get me one of those."

"You've reused condoms because you're so cheap. You would have a heart attack if you knew how much my lawyer charged."

"You leaving?" he asked changing the subject.

She looked around the lot. Only a few people were up. Now would be the time to slip on away unnoticed. "Yeah." They walked over to her bike together. She paused for a moment and then reached into her saddle bag. "I want you to keep these safe for me." She held out her father's journals. If something were to happen to her today, she didn't want them falling into the hands of the Devil's Horsemen. Besides Kozik, Hap was the only other person she trusted with them.

He looked at her carefully and reluctantly took them from her. He grabbed her arm and forced her to look at him. "You're gonna come back through that gate in one piece, you got it?"

"And if I don't?" she challenged.

He spun her around and pushed her up against the wall. "That ain't an option, woman. We have shit to finish."

She nodded. "You won't get rid of me that easily."

A smile crept across Happy's face. "Go before someone sees you."

Ophelia sat on her bike as she waited for the Horsemen. She had gotten there early enough to scout out the surrounding area. The Horsemen had certainly picked a secluded spot. There was only one way in and out. The trees were thick, and no one was around for miles. It was a place you took someone to kill.

She heard the Harleys long before she saw them. The roar of the engines echoed through the woods. Five of them rode into the clearing single file.

Ophelia stood as she waited for them to dismount. She was not looking forward to this. Negotiations would not be easy with them, and she wasn't sure how it was going to end.

"You must be Lilith." He wore the president patch proudly on his chest. Ophelia recognized from her dealings with them from years ago. She gave him a curt nod. "You know, when I agreed on this meet, I was expecting more of you. Maybe even some of the patched members we're here to talk about."

"I do better working alone," she said, crossing her arms. "Assuming by the patch on your chest, you're Adam."

He laughed. "Oh, you're good." He circled around her. "You're not what I expected. Especially after hearing how many of my men you're killed."

"We've met before," she said dryly.

He stopped walking. "Have we?" He looked her over once again. "Oh, that's right." He laughed. "We have. It was a beautiful day in Mexico."

"Can we talk about the real reason we're here?" she said.

"Yeah," he grinned. "I'm guessing you're wanting to make a deal for the Sons." He hooked his thumbs through his belt loops. "What do you have to offer? Money? Guns?" He looked her up and down. "Services?"

She rolled her eyes. "You clearly have something in mind."

"Get them to give up their territory."

She narrowed her eyes. "You know that is never going to happen."

"Then you're wasting all of our time." Adam turned and started for his bike.

"I'll give you all of my contacts along the Mexico border," she said desperately.

Adam turned around and smirked at her. "You really are desperate, aren't you? Only a mercenary who was too close to a job would offer up their contacts." He got as close as he could to her without touching. "I bet that you just want to pull out your gun and shoot me, don't you?"

"Don't tempt me," she said through her teeth.

He reached out to twist a piece of her hair around his finger but she grabbed his hand. "Oh, she likes it rough," Adam said to his men. He looked down at her. "I'm sure you know that Lilith was Adam's first wife."

She narrowed her eyes. "Then you should know that Lilith left Adam because he refused to see her as an equal."

Adam laughed. "This woman knows her stuff." He walked around her. "I have something that should help you submit to me." He looked to his men and nodded.

"Bring him out!" one of them shouted.

There was rustling in the brush, and then two men emerged from behind holding Juice between them.

"We found him waiting for you," Adam said to her. "Figured a hotshot mercenary like yourself knew that though." He looked her over to see if she gave anything away. "So we're gonna bring both you back with us. If either one of you has problem with that, we'll start sending pieces of you to your friends."

Two Horsemen came on both sides of Ophelia and grabbed her arms. She tried to pull free.

"You do know who I am?" she said as she struggled. "If you do anything to me, you won't just have the Sons after you. Every Death Dealer in the world will be after you."

"We'll see about that," Adam smiled. "Load 'em up, boys. Let's get out of here."

Happy couldn't stand waiting around for answers; especially when it came to Ophelia out there in danger. He would much rather be out there getting answers, but that was Ophelia's job today. Instead, he had to be stay busy and keep his mind off of it.

There had been a piece of junk car in the garage for weeks now. It was the type of car that as soon as you started to fix one thing you'd find something else wrong. It was the just the kind of work he needed.

It didn't stop him from looking up every time a bike pulled through the gate. It was getting close to the time she should be back, and every time it wasn't her, he got a little more worried.

"She met with them, didn't she?"

Happy looked away from the engine to see Kozik standing over him with his arms crossed. "Yeah," he muttered, knowing how much Ophelia trusted Kozik.

"She suppose to be back soon?"

Hap nodded. "She left this morning."

"Shit," Kozik mumbled. "It's almost dark."

"No shit," Hap said, before going back to working on the stubborn engine.

Koz shifted his weight. "She'll be fine. She's been in worse situations and made it out," he said, trying to be positive. "Besides, for all we know, she could've just stopped to get something to eat."

Hap shot him a dark look and went back to work.

"Hap!" Jax called to him as he walked into the garage. "Where is she?"

He hated lying to Jax, but he had made a promise to her. So instead, he decided to play dumb. "Tara? Haven't seen her since this morning."

"Not Tara, man. Leela. Where is she?" Jax questioned.

Happy rolled the toothpick between his lips and glanced to Kozik. "She's gone."

Jax stepped closer. "I know you know where she is. Just like you've known where she was all these years."

"Jax," Koz said, trying to intervene.

Hap sighed in defeat; his loyalty to his president winning. "She went to a meet with the Devil's Horsemen mother charter this morning."

"Jesus Christ," Jax swore. "And you're just now telling me?" He looked to Kozik. "Did you know?"

"She didn't want me to tell you at all," Hap said.

"I am your goddamn president!" Jax yelled.

Happy didn't say anything as Jax was consumed with his rage. He had always felt that Jax let his emotions control him. Caused him to make rash decisions.

Once Jax calmed down, he looked to Happy. "Should she have been back by now?" Hap nodded. "Where did she go?"

"All she told me was it was close to Tahoe." Happy felt terrible for betraying Ophelia, but he was starting to get a feeling that something went wrong.

"Why didn't you go with her?"

"Because she asked me not to, and I trust her." Hap narrowed his eyes. "If something happened, she can handle herself," he said as if was trying to convince himself.

A/N: Sorry this one is a bit shorter than normal. The next chapter is one of my favorites; so it might be a bit before it's posted because I wanna make sure I'm super happy with it. Hope you are enjoying it so far. I love reading all of your reviews. Especially who you think Ophelia is going to end up with. It means a lot to me that you take the time to write those.