Finding Happiness Ch. 26
Jax was sitting at the bar in the clubhouse sipping on his whisky, he could see that his brothers were enjoying themselves, it has been a long time coming, the last few months have been hectic; the only thing that was bringing him down was Otto. He wished that he could do something, but after a few calls to Rosen and even Otto himself just said the chances were slim and the price for failure was just too steep. But it was his personal mission that once the warehouse started to go black with cash, he was going to do everything he could to get Otto a fair shake.
Taking another shot, he looked around and could see that everyone was talking, while the party was like all the others, this one seemed a little laid back, everyone one was missing Otto. They haven't heard anything about his parole hearing, but Jax was going to head up to Stockton tomorrow. Standing up he made his way towards the pool table, try to stop the powder keg that was brewing between Tig and Kozik, it was only a matter of time before Tig lost his shit and started a fight.
Stepping in between them, "What's going on boys?"
Tig rubbed his goatee, "This fucker right here cheated!"
Rolling his eyes, "How can I cheat at pool, you're standing right there, you're just pissed I'm winning." He knew why Tig hated him but turning every little thing into a pissing contest was just pathetic.
"Fuck you." Tig stepped into his space. He'll never forgive that Koz fucked his girl.
Jax stepping in between them, "Honestly, I've had enough of this bullshit, head out to the ring, handle this shit, and when it's over, this beef is squashed. I'm not going to tolerate this shit in my house."
Everyone was focused on Jax, Kozik, and Tig, that no one noticed when Otto walked in with Happy next to him.
Happy smirked, "Fucking whining bitches."
Everyone turned at the sound of his voice, but the sight of Otto was enough to render everyone stunned silent. Only the music playing in the background was the heard.
Clay, Piney, and Tig stepped forward. Clay was the voice of the group, "How are you here?" Like everyone else, seeing his friend in the clubhouse again was beyond anything that they could believe. Staring at his friend, he could feel Gemma wrap her arms around him, glancing at his queen, he could see the emotions all over her face.
Otto stepped towards his brothers, and soon grabbed Clay and pulled him in to a hug, "It's good to see you brother."
That's what was needed, motion, soon enough he was surrounded by everyone and pulled into hugs, it was love. While they were all excited and everyone was talking over each other, Jax finally took control, "Otto, I'm glad you're here, but how did you get out, you said it wasn't going to be a possibility."
Otto could see that Luna was leaning against Happy, her eyes were filled with tears, he knew that he wouldn't be here without her, looking around, he caught her eyes; and asked her if it was OK, seeing her nod and smile, "Luna. She sent in some crazy scary defense attorney from Chicago, and before I knew it the Parole Board released me. I was beyond shocked, I didn't know what happened, by the time I was led out of the prison, he handed me off to her and she brought me to the house. I scared the hell out of my Lulu." At the last part, he could feel Luann's hand in his. Turning to her, he couldn't help but smile.
Soon, Luna had every member of the club looking at her, leaning deeper onto Happy, she was worried that Jax or Clay would freak out. Not saying anything, she figured that once they processed everything, they would start asking questions.
Jax and Clay stepped closer to her, Jax locked eyes with Happy, wanting to get his OK, to ask his girl questions. Seeing that he was going to be OK with it, "Explain. Please."
Taking a deep breath, Luna went into who Kevin Bradford was and that he owed her a favor, while she would have explained more, she didn't think talking about certain things in front of non-family was smart. "I couldn't bare to see Luann sad anymore, and like I told Happy, I had this favor, and it was just sitting around, I figured if I was going to use it, it should be used on something that was worth it. Seeing Luann and Otto together, made it worth it." Wiping her eyes, "I'm sorry I didn't talk to the club before I did it, but I didn't want anyone getting their hopes up, I figured if it didn't go through than I would be the only one that would be upset." Looking directly at Jax, "You're the President of the club, I should have cleared it with you and my old man."
Leaving his side, "I'm sorry Jax, I didn't mean over-step. I just felt like I had to." She knew that Jax could ban her from the clubhouse, while he couldn't make Happy get rid of her as an old lady, but if he did ban her, Happy would probably choose the club before her. Right now, her nerves were all over the place.
Jax could see that she was worried she'd done something bad. Pulling her into a hug, "Luna, from the moment we've met you, you've done nothing but help this family," Looking at Happy, "And that knucklehead was smart to make you his, making you a part of this family. I'm so proud of you."
Trying to keep herself from crying, but the guys pulled her into a hug one by one, by the time Gemma took her turn, she couldn't help it. The tears streaked down her face, her saving grace was the fact that she wasn't blubbering. Quickly wiping her face, she felt Happy pull her into a deep hug, that was what he needed to balance herself.
Otto could see that Luna was over the attention, so giving her a big smile, "So, now that I'm out, can someone get my ass a drink?"
Clay pulled Otto towards the bar, having one of the girls grab him something to drink, and soon enough the party was back in full swing.
Luna watched as the men congregated together, soon they headed outside, hearing the shit that Tig was talking to Kozik she guessed that they were heading towards the ring. Looking over at Gemma, Luna saw that she wanted more answers. As the last door shut, they were the only two in the bar. Stretching her neck, she looked over at the matriarch. "Ask away."
Exhaling her smoke, "That's a reason I love you right there baby, you can read a room." Taking another hit from her joint, "So this lawyer, is he going to be trouble?"
Understanding her question. "No, it was never that kind of relationship, I save his life when he came into the ER in Chicago. He was grateful, and said that he owed me, I've been sitting on this favor for over a year. I couldn't think of when I would truly need it, and Luann did. It really wasn't a hard choice."
Gemma was floored, "You're an amazing person. Seriously, our lives have been better for knowing you."
Giving her a hug, "So has mine. Since my parents died, I've been trying to find people that I would consider family, and since Abel came into this world, I have found that. And that is what I can thank each one of you for."
Rubbing her shoulders, "I love you baby." Taking a minute Gemma stood up, "Let's go and join the party, I just needed to check in."
Luna followed behind her, once they stepped outside, the party was getting loud, just how the guys liked it. Walking up the picnic table, Luna sat near, Luann, Donna, and of course Gemma. They sat around talking, Gemma was monopolizing Luann, asking a million questions about her time with Otto. Donna was hanging on her words; she was the only one that had the experience of having a spouse in prison long term.
Watching the fight go on in the ring, while she could admit it, Kozik was holding his own against Tig, ever since he cornered her, she's avoided him, but looking at this face, he was going to need stitches. She looked at Chibs, while she learned over the last year that he was a former medic, but he was getting very drunk very quickly. Heading over towards Happy, she waited for him to notice her.
Looking up from his conversation with Otto and Clay, "Little girl?" he asked her.
"Sorry to bother you, but" pointing to the ring, "Kozik is going to need some stitches, I have a kit back in the room, you good with that?" She knew that no one would question why she was asking, but she wanted to make sure that Happy didn't have any issues.
Happy understood why she was asking, "Yea, go get this shit, and stitch his dumb ass here." That was the best he could do, there was no way he would be trusting Kozik with her alone in a room.
Giving him a quick kiss, Luna double timed it towards their room, finding the kit she headed back out to the lot. She could see that Bobby was in the ring getting the two to hug it out, that was his thing, he loved the fights, but he wanted to make sure that everyone was good, he didn't think animosity among the club was good.
Happy was pleased that when Luna came back, she immediately went to his side. Once she was secured next to him, he called out, "Koz, get your ass over here, get your face fixed asshole."
She couldn't help but snort, "Nice."
Kozik jumped down and headed towards to the couple. As he approached, his body ached for her, but shaking his head clear of such thoughts he smiled at his brother.
Luna pointed to the chair in front of her. Taking the suture kit out, she quickly set to fixing his face. After 10 min, she was done, "I'm guessing you know how to take care of stitches?" she asked.
Locking eyes with here, "Yea, I do. Thanks." Not wanting to make it anymore awkward for himself or her, he stood up and grabbed the nearest sweet butt.
Happy could see that she was a little uncomfortable, but she did what she always does, handle her shit. "Thanks for that, dumbass wouldn't have been smart enough to ask."
Looking over at him, "Cause if he would have asked without your permission, he would have to wait for Chibs to sober up."
He could see that she wasn't kidding. "Will you ever be comfortable with him?" he asked. Mostly out of curiosity.
Looking up, "Probably not, but if he's needed to babysit me for whatever reason, I'll do what I need to."
That's all he could really ask of her. But there wouldn't be a moment that he would want Koz alone with her.
The rest of the party went off without any further drama, well, not from anyone that really mattered, a few of the sweet butts got into a fight over some dude from SAMTAZ, it amused the shit out of Luna. She was just glad that the last couple weeks they've kept to themselves where she was concerned. Feeling tired, Luna told everyone around that she was going to head to the dorm, she was tired, she had an emotional day. Making her way inside, she passed several of the SAMTAZ and SAMTAC guys, giving a polite nod she headed straight to Happy's dorm, once inside, she locked herself in, knowing very well that he had a key. Taking some clothes out of the draw, she pulled off her clothes just leaving herself in the panties, and one of Happy's t-shirts.
It didn't take her long to settle into bed, and drift off to sleep, soon she was dreaming of Happy and all the dirty things that he's done to her body.
Over the next couple weeks, it took some adjusting for the club to reintegrate Otto into club activities, but like Clay, he would be there for his brothers, but he wanted to make sure that he was going to be there for Luann. So, his job was to run security for Luann's business, making sure that the girls felt safe, but mostly so he could spend time with her. While he knew that she was once upon a time a porn star, he was grateful that she didn't have to do that anymore, as he made his way around the perimeter, he saw there was an older gentleman coming into the building. By the looks of him he wasn't there for a pleasant chat.
By the time he got inside he could see that the man in question was very close to his Lulu. Walking up to him, he could see that the man had some muscle with him. Pulling out his glock, he pressed to the back of the man's head. "I don't know what you are doing here, but if you come back or look at my wife again, I'll kill you."
This was not the intel he was given; he was told Luann's husband was in prison. This wasn't what he had in mind, messing with a biker, and his gang. Slightly turning his head, he could see that if he even sneezed wrong, he was going to catch a bullet in his brain. While he wanted Luann's girls, he made a calculated decision that his acquisition of her girls and movies reels would not be worth the trouble. "I'll leave now."
"Be sure you do." Looking over at his wife, he could see that she was a little scared, however, he could tell that his presence relaxed her. "What has he done to you?" he asked. Seeing movement out of this eye the "bodyguard" made a move, quickly whipping the gun he backhanded the man moving towards him. Putting his foot on his throat, he turned towards the mouthpiece, keeping the gun level with his eye.
"Baby, this is Georgie Caruso, he's a slimeball, threated my girls, and me. He's here to take everything I've worked so hard for. He'll come back again when he thinks you or the club are busy." Luann knew this to be fact, this was the 2nd time he was told to get lost, but it wouldn't stop there.
"Call Jax, tell him I need the van, and to see if Happy wants to go for a ride. I think it's time this man heads to the cabin." Otto whacked the guy in head, and once he was out cold, he looked down at the man under his boot, smiled and kicked him in the head. He wasn't going to take any chances with Luann's safety. It was time to show the club and Luann, that he was back and willing to do what was needed for the club and his wife. No one would get a second chance after threatening her.
Wrapping his arm around her waist. "It's time for you to go, call Luna on your way out of here and go where she is. I'll be home after I'm done."
Kissing him on the lips. "I love you, Otto. I've missed you so much." Turning on her heel, Luann made the call to Luna as she was walking to her car, for the first time in years she finally felt safe, she knew that Otto wouldn't allow anything to happen to her.
