A/N: Thank you for the reviews on the last chapter, they were truly appreciated! As always, I do not own any of the SOA characters that will appear through out this story. Also, I have decided to add different storylines to this, so you have been warned.

Chapter 43 - Perfect Guy

Happy was extremely grateful that since he had spoke with Clay about Sutton's second pregnancy, he had been less busy with club. Sutton had told him that he didn't need to do that, but Happy knew that this pregnancy was a lot different compared to when she was carrying Penelope. He felt terrible over the fact that Sutton seemed to get morning sickness all hours of the day, and was always exhausted.

"I'm telling you, it's a boy." Happy had been convinced since she started getting sick, since she hadn't gotten sick with Penelope.

"You don't know that." Sutton chuckled, "The baby could be a hellian little girl." Sutton stated, and laughed when she heard Happy's low growl.

"Nope. It's definitely a boy." Happy stated, "Besides, you weren't sick with P, and he's gonna be just like me. Pain in your ass." Happy added, rolling over to face the woman and kissed her forehead.

"We should probably get the house decorated before P wakes up in the morning." Sutton yawned, knowing that Penelope's first birthday was tomorrow morning.

"Shouldn't be too hard." Happy looked at his girlfriend and noticed that her face was glowing, "Am I picking up your parents and grandparents in the morning when their flight comes in?"

"No, they are renting a car." Sutton explained moving off the bed, and eyed Happy until he got out of the bed to follow her downstairs to start decorating for the party, thankful that she had prepped the food that evening after dinner.

"You're so beautiful." Happy rasped in her ear as he wrapped his arms around her as they walked into the kitchen, causing her to chuckle.

"Thanks baby." Sutton smiled as Happy kissed her neck, "Don't start that...we have to decorate." Sutton warned, knowing that he was wanting to get side tracked.

Sutton and Happy made their way to the large kitchen table and got the decorations out of the bags and laid them out, "You want balloon duty?" Sutton questioned, "Gotta enough hot air for them." Sutton joked, causing the man to playfully glare at her.

"Yeah I'll do the balloons, you work on those girly ass streamers." Happy stated, grabbing the packages of coral, light blue and white ballons.

Sutton smirked to her boyfriend, since she had gotten ruffled streamers to hang from the walls that consisted of a few different shades of pink, blue and white, and decided to hang them all together near the table that would have the food and cake.

"Don't forget, you have to go get the cake in the morning." Sutton reminded the man who was blowing up balloons and then hitting them into the living room, causing the woman to roll her eyes, "And save some of those for in here." Sutton added as she stepped onto a chair to tape the streamers to the wall.

"You lost your fuckin' mind?" Happy growled, quickly standing up and approaching the chair the woman was standing on making sure she wouldn't fall.

"What?" Sutton questioned with furrowed eyebrows as she taped one section, and then felt Happy lift her off the chair and then felt the floor on her feet.

"Don't climb shit." Happy scolded, causing the woman to roll her eyebrows, and watched as the man finished hanging the streamers, "Why don't you stick to those simple decorations, those little picture things?" Happy was well aware of the low growl that escaped Sutton's mouth, but chose to ignore it when she listened to him.

-SOA-

"Babe, come on, let's go to bed." Happy whispered to the brunette who was dozing off on the couch waiting for Happy to finish with the decorations, and put the presents out on the table for the little girl.

"Sh..." Sutton mumbled, trying to curl into a ball on the couch, causing Happy to chuckle, as he lifted her bridal style and headed out of the living room and made his way upstairs carefully with the woman in his arms.

Getting into the large bedroom, Happy carefully moved to the bed, thankful that the covers were already pulled down and laid the brunette woman on the bed, and covered her, then moved to his side of the bed and crawled in, then reached for the lamp on the night stand and turned it off, and allowed Sutton to cuddle against him.

-SOA-

The next morning Happy woke up to the sound of his daughter calling for her mother, and wasn't surprised that Sutton was starting to stir in the bed, and watched as a smile started to appear on her face.

"Want me to get her?" Happy questioned, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"I can get her. Can you get her bottle ready?" Sutton questioned as she stretched.

"Yeah." Happy rasped out, moving out of the bed with Sutton, and wasn't surprised that she made a bee-line straight for the little girls bedroom, with Happy deciding to follow.

Walking into the nursery, Happy watched as Sutton picked up their daughter and kissed her forehead, "Happy birthday baby..." Sutton cooed, "Can't believe your one."

Happy moved to kiss Penelope's head, "Happy birthday squirt." Happy rasped, getting a little fist to his chest, and watched as she reached for the man, "You need to stop growing, you hear me?" Happy questioned to his daughter, causing Sutton to laugh.

"Let me get her cleaned up real quick before you head downstairs." Sutton stated, taking the little girl from the man, but wasn't surprised that Penelope didn't want to let go, "Better yet, you change her diaper." Sutton grinned, causing Happy to give her a playful glare.

"Go do what you need to do." Happy stated taking Penelope to the changing table.

"Fine."

Sutton headed out of Penelope's room and headed downstairs, making sure to avoid the balloons that were laying on the floor, as she called for Vito and let him outside into the backyard and went about making a pot of coffee for Happy, and a cup of milk for Penelope.

Once Sutton was done tending to Happy and Penelope, she had gotten in the cabinet to make a warm tea that had helped her stomach not get so queasy, and wasn't surprised to hear Penelope's giggles coming from the living room.

"Don't pop those balloons, it'll probably scare her." Sutton warned, since she heard Happy hitting the balloon from the kitchen, and grabbed him a cup of coffee and Penelope's milk and headed into the living room to hand it to them.

"I could of got that babe." Happy rasped out, and watched as Sutton disappeared back into the kitchen for a few moments and then returned holding a mug in her hand with steam coming out, causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"It's not coffee wise ass." Sutton narrowed her eyes, causing the man to laugh.

"You need coffee to function, so what's the replacement?" Happy questioned as he watched her sip from the mug.

"It's green tea and honey." Sutton stated, "It's delicious warm."

Happy scrunched his face, then glanced to Penelope who was sitting on the couch with her milk while there were cartoons playing, allowing the little girl to get woken up more.

"Who all is coming to this thing again? It's still small right?" Happy questioned, knowing that Sutton had passed out invitations a few weeks before.

"Uh, my parents, grandparents, Tig, Kozik, Tara, Jax, the boys..." Sutton began to list, "I invited Gemma because she saw me buying the cards."

"Damnit babe..." Happy sighed, running a hand over his face, "Thought you were keeping it small? How do you expect your parents to not find out about the club?" Happy questioned.

"Because I told Gemma that it was a non club party, and kuttes weren't allowed due to my parents and grandparents being around." Sutton smirked seeing Happy grin at her response.

"Threatened to kick them out didn't you?" Happy questioned.

"Damn right I did." Sutton stated, glancing towards the clock to see the time, "In about an hour you should go get the cake, won't have to deal with other costumers while I get the food ready."

"Still think you should of just ordered food or something." Happy stated, watching their daughter climb down from the couch and went to the toy chest they had put in the living room.

"Hap, we've already talked about this." Sutton stated, finishing up her tea, "Can you watch her for a few minutes so I can take a shower so I can get things started?"

"Yeah, of course." Happy gave a nod and watched as the brunette headed into the kitchen, and then saw her heading up the stairs a few moments later through the hallway.

-SOA-

Once Sutton had gotten out of the shower and dried off, she had decided to put on a pair of panties and bra on before drying her hair and then decided on curling her hair in big waves which had taken a lot longer than she had planned, and then had decided on wearing make-up since she knew that pictures would be taken that afternoon.

Deciding on a subtle smokey eye, Sutton went through the motions of fixing her eyes and eyelashes first before adding foundation and then lightly contouring her face, before she headed into the bedroom to get dressed.

Since she was quickly approaching her twelve week mark, she had started showing more than she did with Penelope, and had decided to dress accordingly so people wouldn't figure out she was pregnant until she had reached the safe mark.

Slipping into a pair of boyfriend jeans, Sutton rolled the hems up some, and then scanned the closet for a shirt to wear. Deciding on a loose fitting white racer back tank top, she slipped it on and grabbed a light gray caridgan and her nude pump heels and headed downstairs so she could put those on once guests began to arrive.

"About damn time. Thought I would have to send a search team for you." Happy stated as he laid on the floor allowing the birthday girl to climb on him.

"Well pardon me, I wanted to look decent for our guests." Sutton stated, picking up the little girl, "Go get in the shower, other wise you'll end up not doing it." Sutton added, causing the man to laugh a little.

"Fine, but try to hold off on getting the food ready because I'll help once I get back from getting the cake." Happy explained, seeing the woman head towards the kitchen, "I'm serious Sutton, don't want you stressing out." He said, pushing himself off the ground and headed into the kitchen.

"I hear you." Sutton stated as she looked in the fridge to make sure that she had everything she needed for the party, "I won't do anything until you get back. Besides, you can man the grill."

Happy approached the woman and kissed her temple then disappeared out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to get in the shower and get ready for the party.

-SOA-

"Babe, can you get the rest of the presents out and put them with the others?" Sutton questioned to her boyfriend, thankful that Penelope was sound asleep for her nap, "Want to get everything done before P wakes up." Sutton added as she was making a seven layer salad for a dish.

"Yeah, they still in the closet?" Happy questioned, putting a hand on her small baby bump.

"Uh huh. Let me know if you need help." Sutton commented, allowing the frozen peas to boil for a few minutes before dumping them in a drainer, and then allowed them to cool, so she had decided to start on the fruit tray.

Since it was rather warm, Sutton had decided to stick with a cook-out style birthday party for Penelope, and had several different fruits and vegetables since Penelope would snack on fruits and vegetables with Sutton. She had also decided to have Happy grill out since the weather was extremely nice. Sutton also had gotten chicken and steak, deciding to let Happy cook those for the party.

"Babe..." Happy stated lowly, "Need help."

Sutton chuckled as she wiped her hands from the fruit, and headed through the hallway to see Happy struggling on the steps, "Think we got enough stuff for P? I mean, she won't even use this stuff in a couple of years." Happy questioned, causing Sutton to glare at the man as she took a few of the wrapped presents.

"It's her first birthday Hap. Don't be a dick."

"Woah, check those hormones." Happy eyed the woman, as they headed into the kitchen, then the dining room to where the table of presents were and sat them down.

"Sorry..." Sutton mumbled, "Just getting tired." Sutton added.

"How much more do you have to do?" Happy questioned, pulling the woman against him and wrapped his arms around her.

"Just have to finish the seven layer salad." Sutton stated, "Already put the fruit on a tray." Sutton yawned, glancing to the clock on the stove to check the time.

"Well tell me how to make the salad and you can go take a nap on the couch until your parents get here. You can barely keep your eyes open." Happy kissed the top of her head and was surprised Sutton agreed.

"You put the lettuce down, then the peas, cut up the eggs, then bacon, then put the mayo on top, then finish it off with the cheese." Sutton explained, "Everything is already laid out."

"Doesn't sugar go into the mayo?" Happy questioned.

"Already put it in." Sutton yawned again, feeling Happy nod his head in understanding.

"Go lay down." Happy instructed, "I'll handle the salad, then I'll come join you."

Sutton gave a nod and walked out of the kitchen and into the living room and decided to lay on the couch since the baby monitor was set up on the coffee table, and found herself drifting off pretty quickly.

-SOA-

"Ma, how much stuff did you bring?" Sutton questioned, seeing her father and grand-father and Happy carrying presents into the home, while her grand-mother had kept Penelope entertained, "Did you even get stopped at the airport for all this shit?" Sutton added, causing her mother to laugh.

"No, we actually shopped when we got here because your father refused to pay for extra luggage, just seemed more simple." Annie explained, shutting the door once the men were finished getting the presents.

Once the presents were situated on the table, Happy knew that Sutton was feeling better after her nap, but noticed that she hadn't put on her cardigan sweater, and realized that the tank top wasn't hugging her stomach, "Babe, we're going to get the grill started." Happy put a large hand on her hip, letting her know since Sutton was having issues with the smell of the meat.

"Okay, I think people are going to start arriving soon. Pretty sure Tig will be the first to arrive." Sutton laughed, as her mother and grand-mother were sitting in the living room with Penelope, gushing over the little girl.

Sutton was thankful that she had worked on everything the night before so she didn't have to rush around the morning of the party too much, allowing her to spend time with her family who had traveled from Colorado, and took the time to take several different pictures of her grandma and mother with Penelope, and along with her father and grandpa as well.

She was more thankful that Happy was making sure that things were going smoothly so she didn't have to stress out about anything, and knew that he would keep Kozik and Tig in line, but she was silently concerned about Tara and Jax, not sure what was going on with them since she hadn't talked to Tara much.

About an hour later, Sutton heard the familiar motorcycle sound, and wasn't surprised when Penelope wobbled to the large front windows, causing her to get up to let the little girl look out the window better by lifting her in her arms.

"Who is that baby?" Sutton questioned, as the little girl pointed out the window and babbled, "Is that Uncle Tiggy and Uncle Kozik?" Sutton added, deciding to head to the front door since she saw Gemma and Tara pull in with Jax and Clay following on their bikes behind them.

"Mom, can you let Hap know that his friends are here." Sutton stated just before she opened the front door, seeing the men approaching first while Jax stood back to help with Abel and Thomas.

"Dolls.." Tig grinned as he kissed Sutton's cheek, before taking the little girl who was reaching for him, "Look at you birthday girl." Tig grinned as he carried the little girl away from the door, causing Sutton to laugh.

"Hey kid." Kozik smiled, leaning to kiss Sutton's cheek, "Where's Hap?" Kozik questioned.

"In the back I think." Sutton explained, and heard Gemma complain about her grabbing their presents for them, causing the brunette to laugh.

"Clay." Sutton smiled, "Thanks for coming." Sutton added, slightly surprised the older man leaned down to kiss her other cheek, and noticed the glare Tara was giving the older man as she approached.

Once Tara, Gemma, the boys and Jax walked into the house, she had hugged her friend, and then smiled to Gemma and Jax as they led them into the house, giving everyone an introduction to her mother and grandmother, then her father and grandfather once they had stepped inside.

-SOA-

Once everyone had eaten their late lunch, Sutton noticed that the tension was thick between Clay and Tara, but decided to push the curiousity out of her mind. She had been extremely grateful that Gemma and Tara were including her mother and grand-mother in conversation, and hadn't brought up club details at all.

"Sweetie, do you want to do the presents first or the cake?" Annie questioned, snapping Sutton out of her thoughts as she sat next to Happy and watched him sip on his beer.

"Probably presents first just because she'll get cake everywhere." Sutton stated, then glanced to her boyfriend who quickly agreed, "Go round up the heathen." Sutton added, seeing Penelope getting along extremely well with Thomas and Abel.

Happy moved off of the couch to get the little girl that was running around the large living room with Kozik and Tig laughing at the three kids, and was slightly surprised to see Clay laughing some too.

"Come on P, let's open some presents." Happy stated, and decided to move on the floor near Sutton and sat the little girl in his lap, and noticed Sutton get up, "Kozik, you don't mind getting the presents do you?" Happy stated, with a hard look.

"Not at all." Kozik stated.

Sutton moved to get her camera in order to take pictures, as she sat across from Happy and Penelope on the floor with everyone gathered around them on the furniture. The dark haired woman couldn't wipe the smile off her face as she watched the dark haired little girl tear into the wrapping paper with the help of Happy, and watched as the little girl babbled non-stop causing everyone to laugh.

A little while later, Sutton and Happy knew that Penelope was getting overly annoyed with unwrapping presents, but had managed to get through Kozik, Tig's, The Tellers, and Clay and Gemma's gift, and decided to leave theirs for later that night when Penelope had gotten her second wind.

"Sweetie, she can open ours later." Ellie commented to her grand-daughter, "She's getting too restless."

Sutton looked to her mother and watched her nod, "Yeah, it's fine. You were like that too." Annie commented causing both Happy and Sutton to laugh.

"Okay, only if you guys are sure though." Sutton commented, seeing both of them nod their heads, then Sutton turned to Happy when he spoke.

"Thank you for the gifts." Happy stated to Jax, Tara, Gemma, Clay, Tig and Kozik, "She's going to love the toys once I open them and put them together." Happy chuckled.

"Yeah, the outfits are super cute. I can't wait to put them on her." Sutton commented to Tara and Gemma, knowing that they were behind the girly outfits.

Once Penelope had ran around for a little bit with Thomas and Abel, they all had decided that it was time for the birthday cake, which lead to Penelope getting cake absolutely everywhere before they had finished singing 'Happy Birthday' causing everyone to laugh.

Since Sutton had to get Penelope cleaned up, Ellie and Annie had gave out cake to everyone while Sutton disappeared upstairs, causing Happy to follow a few minutes later, once Bob and Rocky had commented on Sutton looking tired.

"How is the birthday girl?" Happy questioned as Sutton stripped Penelope of her clothes.

"She's getting really cranky." Sutton frowned, "Think she's had enough fun for one day."

"What about you? How are you feeling mama?" Happy questioned, handing her the baby wipes to get the icing off the little girl.

"Tired." Sutton let out a little laugh, "That couch has been calling my name." Sutton added causing Happy to let out a laugh.

"Won't be much longer, they'll end up leaving. Koz and Tig might hang around but they won't bug you." Happy stated, getting Penelope clean clothes, and decided on getting her pajama shorts and a t-shirt since she would end up falling asleep soon.

Once the little girl was dressed, the family headed back downstairs, and both were surprised that Tara and Jax were getting ready to leave since Tara had to work in the morning, and weren't surprised that Gemma and Clay had gotten ready to leave as well.

"Thank you again for coming." Sutton forced back a yawn but gave a smile as she hugged Tara, and Jax, and then kissed Thomas and Abel's head, then kissed Gemma's cheek, and hugged Clay slightly.

"Thank you for inviting us." Gemma smiled, as they walked out of the doorway and off the porch, with Happy following them out.

Sutton had walked back into the living room, and spotted the large empty couch and had decided to lay down with Penelope since Tig, Kozik, her father and grand-father were outside on the back porch just talking and drinking beer. Hearing the front door open and close, Sutton saw Happy walking into the living room.

"Try to take a nap. I'll wake you in about an hour or so." Happy commented lowly, covering Sutton and Penelope up with a blanket, and then watched as Ellie had let Vito out of his crate, and watched the dog head straight for the couch, "Love you." Happy whispered, leaning down to kiss her forehead, and then Penelope's.

"Love you too."

A/N: Thoughts?

This is sort of part one of Penelope's birthday.