A/N: Apologies for the long delay, things have been bananas as of late. Plus when I have down time, I usually just love to just lay in bed and get lost on Netflix or catch up on sleep. Thanks for sticking with me through this story.
Chapter 75 - Perfect Guy
Since Jax had shown up in the middle of the night and startled everyone in the Lowman house, Happy still had a small attitude about the entire thing. He of all people should know what it's like to have a new born and trying to juggle everything. But the thing is with Jax, he always picked the club first.
Happy knew that there was a time in his life where he did put the club first over anything else. It didn't matter what it was, who it was, Samcro came first. But now, he got a glimpse of fatherhood, and life with Sutton, and there was no way in hell that he was going to let her deal with two kids by herself, especially not having anyone to count on since she didn't have friends or family in town.
Just as he pulled into the driveway of his home after attending church, he was still on edge from the cold demeanor that Jax had given him, and was starting to think of other options for the sake of his family, and his sanity.
Making his way to the front door, he instantly heard the sounds of Julian crying and Penelope babbling as he opened the door, and knew that Sutton was probably on edge since the two children didn't sleep much the night before.
"Babe?" Happy called out as he shut the door.
"In the kitchen."
Happy didn't have to strain to hear the tiredness in her voice as he walked into the kitchen to see Sutton with Julian in her arms while she was trying to feed Penelope a snack in her high chair.
"Want me to take him?" Happy questioned, and watched the brunette nod her head, and passed the little boy over to him and then rung out her arms for a moment before rolling her neck and then went back to feeding Penelope.
"How was church?" Sutton questioned over her shoulder to see Happy getting Julian to relax a little in his arms, causing her to let out a little laugh.
"Still pissed off with what Jax did. Gave me the cold shoulder, and had an attitude." Happy explained, "Honestly, I'm starting to get a little fed up with shit here." Happy added causing Sutton to raise an eyebrow but remained silent so he could vent, "I mean, don't get me wrong I love the club, I love the guys, but I love you and the kids more. I don't want all this house shit to fall on you alone. I was raised by a single mother and I refuse to let my kids think I'm not apart of their lives because I'm so wrapped up in this dumb shit he's trying to clean up." Happy shook his head and let out a breath, "Sorry mama, just so damn frustrated."
"Hey, don't worry about it. I know how much the club means to you, and I know how much we mean to you. I can't imagine how you feel with the club stuff, but I'm always here for you to talk to." Sutton explained moving to hug her tall boyfriend and he bent down to kiss the top of her head.
"Love you for that." Happy smiled and then glanced down to see Julian nodding off in his tattooed arms, "How about we go out to eat for dinner? You haven't been out of the house since you came home from the hospital..." Happy suggested and Sutton practically jumped at the idea causing Happy to chuckle, "Go get in the shower, do what you got to do. I'll watch the kids." Happy added causing Sutton to kiss him quickly before making her way upstairs.
-SOA-
Happy wasn't the least bit surprised that Sutton had taken her time showering and getting ready since she had rushed through showers since bringing Julian home, and then with Penelope, finding alone time was a little difficult. So he decided to get the kids cleaned up and dressed and made sure their diaper bags were stocked and waited.
By the time Happy heard Sutton's foot steps coming down the stairs he was so focused on the movie he had on that he almost missed hearing her, but managed to turn towards the door frame and a smile appeared on his face.
"See something you like?" Sutton teased and Happy nodded his head.
Sutton was dressed in a pair of black jeans that hugged her hips, with black booties, and a white loose fitting tank top with a red and black flannel followed by her black leather jacket. Her dark brown hair was almost completely straight, and her make-up was flawless and her plump lips were coated with a dark red lipstick.
"I actually feel human right now." Sutton joked, "Almost wore me out just getting ready."
"Well you look absolutely beautiful." Happy stated as he stood up, and made his way over towards her, "Even smell good too." Happy joked causing Sutton to smack his arm.
Sutton shook her head with a laugh, "Can you make sure Vito has food and water in his crate? I'll make sure the kids diapers are good and that Julian has a bottle." Sutton questioned as she saw her daughter dressed in a pair of jean leggings with a light blue long sleeve shirt and her little booties on, and her hair was crazy causing Sutton to laugh, and then glanced to Julian to see him in a dark gray onesie that said "Lazy Days" with black pants on and his white blanket laying across him lazily.
"The kids diapers are good." Sutton stated to Happy as he walked back in the living room and grabbed her large purse and the large backpack diaper bag that fit both kids stuff inside, while Happy covered Julian's car seat with his blanket, and Sutton picked up Penelope and headed for the door.
Once the alarm was set and the house was locked up they headed to the SUV and Happy secured Julian in the car seat, while Sutton buckled Penelope up.
"Any clue where you want to eat?" Sutton questioned as she got into the passenger seat and Happy climbed into the driver's seat.
"I don't care, anything but Chinese or Indian food." Happy smirked as he backed out of the driveway causing Sutton to flip him off.
"Want to try that steak house place? Or maybe that diner on the edge of town? I remember they had an excellent burger and fries and it's kid friendly." Sutton suggested.
"Let's do the diner, it's probably less packed than the steak house, and we know it's non-smoking." Happy explained and Sutton agreed as she turned to look in the back seat to check on Julian and Penelope.
"Can't believe he is sound asleep." Sutton chuckled, "P is just in her own little world, she loves looking out at the trees, you notice that?" Sutton questioned and Happy raised an eyebrow.
"It's a little hard to while I'm driving, but I noticed she does it at the house too." Happy explained as his cell phone started to ring, causing him to groan as he dug it out of his jean pocket and noticed it was Tig calling, and answered the phone.
"Yeah?" Happy answered, "Nah, we're going to eat." Happy added, "At that diner on the edge of town." Happy grumbled, "Nah man - " Happy paused then pulled the phone away and shook his head.
"What?" Sutton questioned.
"Tig's coming to eat with us." Happy stated causing Sutton to laugh.
-SOA-
Happy pulled up to the diner and was thankful that there wasn't too many people inside as he parked the car and watched Sutton grab her purse and the backpack, and moved to get out of the car and he followed.
"He still asleep?" Sutton questioned to Happy as he was unhooking Julian's car seat and watched him nod as she picked up Penelope and hoisted her on her hip, "Don't jar him around too much..." Sutton started to explain and Happy cut her a look causing her to grin at him.
They made their way into the diner and decided on a table near the back and was thankful that the waiter saw them coming and grabbed two high chairs for them and followed them to the table.
"Oh, we will need another menu too, please." Sutton requested and the waiter nodded and disappeared towards the counter.
The two adults began to scan the menu's while waiting on Tig to arrive, and Sutton's cell phone started to ring from her purse causing her to reach for it with furrowed eyebrows.
A smile graced her lips as she looked at the caller ID causing Happy to narrow his eyes at her as she answered the phone.
Happy was listening to Sutton speak and realized that it was her college friend Jake calling and he decided to glance at the kid menu to see if they had anything Penelope could eat, or would actually eat and not throw on the floor.
"We're actually at dinner right now but we should be back home in an hour or so. I could call you then and you can come by?" Sutton questioned looking to Happy for approval and watched him shrug his shoulders, "Alright, sounds good. I'll see you in a little bit then." Sutton added and then hung up the phone.
"Tig's here." Happy stated at the sound of a motorcycle and glanced towards the large windows and then back to Sutton who was looking through the menu.
"Any clue what you're getting?" Happy questioned to Sutton.
"I have no idea. Maybe chicken and noodles. What are you getting?" Sutton questioned glancing up to see his dark eyes on her and noticed Tig walking in and heading for them.
"Probably a burger, fries and a milkshake." Happy answered as Tig pulled up a seat next to Penelope.
"Hey guys." Tig greeted them as the waiter came back with three glasses of water and a little cup of water for Penelope.
Once they gave the waiter their drink orders, they allowed Tig time to scan the menu so they could get their food ordered when the waiter came back with their drinks.
"Think he's starting to wake up." Happy commented lowly to Sutton hearing Julian whimper in his car seat, "Want me to hold him?" Happy questioned.
"Nah, I can. Just hand me his blanket." Sutton moved to lift the little boy out of the car seat and let him snuggle into her chest and wrapped the blanket across his back to cover him some.
When the waiter arrived with the drinks, they all ordered their food and made sure to get chicken nuggets for Penelope in hopes that she would actually eat them, and Happy noticed the waiter kept glancing to Sutton, and was glaring at the man getting ready to say something but he walked away.
"What was that look for?" Sutton questioned to her boyfriend while Tig was entertaining Penelope.
"He keeps checkin' you out." Happy snapped lightly causing Sutton to chuckle, "It's not fuckin' funny. He's lucky I didn't break his neck." Happy added.
"Can you please refrain from making a scene before we get our food? I'm starving and don't want anyone to spit in the food." Sutton stated causing Happy to roll his eyes and grumbled to himself.
The table fell in silence except for Penelope talking to Tig as they were coloring on a drawing mat, and Sutton was staring down at Julian who was trying to look around to see where he was, and noticed Happy looking at Tig with furrowed eyebrows causing her to look at the crazy haired man with a questioning look, and then noticed that Happy looked towards the counter to see the waiter staring towards them, but mostly at Sutton.
"That's it. Go get in the car." Happy ordered to Sutton.
"Hap...I'm hungry." Sutton tried to protest but Happy gave her a look that left no room for discussion causing her to roll her eyes as she moved to put Julian in the car seat while Tig helped with Penelope and Happy stood up from the table and headed towards the counter.
The intimidating tattooed man stood at the counter in silence, his dark orbs staring at the waiter as he waited for Sutton and the kids to walk outside.
"C-Can I help yo-you?" The waiter questioned uncomfortably.
Happy tore his eyes away from the man for a second to see Sutton glaring at him as she walked past him with Penelope in her arms, and then Tig following carrying Julian in his car seat as they walked outside.
"Want our food to go." Happy stated, "And I sure as hell don't appreciate you staring at my old lady like you're trying to fuck her from across the room." Happy added and the waiter tried to say something but Happy cut him off, "Don't want to hear shit come out of your mouth." Happy added and got into his wallet and dug out money and threw it out the counter and watched as the man scurried into the back.
A few moments later he came back with two large sacks containing their food and he grabbed them and headed outside to the SUV to see Tig talking to Sutton as she waited.
"I'll follow." Tig announced as Happy got into the car and handed the bags over to Sutton and started up the car.
-SOA-
Once they were back home, Happy knew that Sutton was mad at him for his stunt since she decided to eat in the kitchen while he and Tig ate in the living room. He decided to let her have her space for a few minutes to let her cool down, so when he walked back into the kitchen he was surprised to hear her on the phone with Jake, explaining it was a bad time to stop by that night and it would be best to do it in the morning.
"You were looking forward to seeing him tonight..." Happy commented as he threw his trash away and glanced to Sutton as she continued to ignore him, "You really aren't talking to me?" Happy questioned.
"If I say anything to you right now, it won't be pretty." Sutton stated matter of factly.
"Go ahead and say what you want Sutton." Happy glared at the woman, "I'm not going to just sit there and be okay with a dude staring at you like he wanted to fuck you." Happy added.
Sutton laughed, "That's really funny considering I wasn't even paying attention, and I didn't even fucking care because I was enjoying being out with you and our kids!" Sutton shook her head, "The one time I actually get to go out and just be a normal person you have to fuck it up because you're jealous of some nerdy guy." Sutton rolled her eyes.
"Normal? You act like since you had two kids you're some fucking alien that doesn't interract with the human race." Happy snapped and he got an instant glare from Sutton.
"I feel like a fucking alien considering the fact that I have zero fucking friends and don't ever leave the fucking house! I'm not like you Hap, I don't have "brothers" who I can hang out with when shit gets rough. I don't have a club to disappear to when shit happens that I don't want to deal with. If I do try to leave the house I have to have someone with me like I'm the Queen of fucking Englang because of the shit you and your club do. I don't think you really understand what effects it has on people that aren't apart of the club but are still somehow tied to it." Sutton sneered and moved across the kitchen to get Julian from his little swing, and grabbed Penelope's hand.
"Where are you going?" Happy questioned watching her.
"Giving our kids a bath and going to bed so I can wake up tomorrow morning and sit in this house another day like the fucking alien that I am." Sutton snapped, causing Happy to roll his eyes as she disappeared upstairs with the kids, and wasn't surprised that Vito followed.
Plopping down on the couch, Happy ran a hand over his face a few times and knew Tig had something to say to him since he had gotten extremely quiet.
"What?" Happy sighed.
"She has a point brother." Tig stated, "Since she stopped working she hasn't been able to do as much. Her shoulder surgery put her out of work, and then she was pregnant with P and then worked non-stop while we were inside, and then not long after you got out she got pregnant with Julian, and you wanted her to stop working since she did so much. Now you want her to be a stay at home mom, and she's done everything you've wanted, but yet you can't do anything she wants?" Tig questioned calmly, "It's compromise man."
Happy rolled his eyes but nodded his head because he knew that Tig was right. He knew that Sutton had been having a lot of trouble adjusting to not working, and it didn't help that she didn't have friends to really spend time with. He just had a hard time trying to figure out how to get Sutton to be happy in this town, because it just seemed to be getting worse over time.
-SOA-
Once Tig had left, Happy locked up the house and set the alarm and headed upstairs to talk to Sutton. He noticed that the night light was on in Penelope's room and knew that the little girl was in the crib instead of in bed with Sutton, so he stopped in to kiss his daughter, and then headed to the bedroom.
Happy quietly went to the restroom to relieve himself and then washed up and stripped down to his boxers and headed towards the dresser in the bedroom to put on sweatpants and then headed towards the bed.
"Sutton, what can I do to fix this shit?" Happy questioned, "I know you hate this town, and I know you hate not having anyone outside of me... what do I do to fix this? Hate seeing you miserable." Happy explained.
Sutton sighed, "I don't know Hap."
Happy wasn't surprised that she turned on her side with her back facing him as she turned out her lamp on the night stand. He knew that he was going to have to figure out something before it was too late and she just decided to leave Charming and not look back over being homesick.
"I love you Sutton."
"Love you too." Sutton mumbled back with a yawn.
-SOA-
The next morning, Happy was slightly surprised that he had slept through the night without waking up but once to change Julian's diaper, while Sutton changed Penelope's. He was even more surprised that Sutton's side of the bed was cold and empty, and realized that he had must have slept in.
"Fuck..." Happy grumpled, hoping that Sutton wasn't still mad at him as he climbed out of bed and headed for the bathroom and noticed that Julian wasn't in his bassinet.
Once he was finished in the bathroom, he headed downstairs and heard an unfamiliar male voice coming from the kitchen causing him to narrow his eyes for a moment and then realized it must have been Jake.
As he walked into the kitchen Happy spotted the brunette sitting by the island counter with Julian in her arms while Penelope was sitting on a black haired man's lap.
"Dadda!" Penelope cheered causing Sutton to look towards Happy and then back at Jake, and smirked when Jake's eyes got wide and Happy quickly realized he was shirtless and the man was checking him out, causing Sutton to bite her lip from laughing.
"Hap, this is Jake. Jake, that's Happy." Sutton stiffled a laugh since she could tell Happy was extremely uncomfortable within a matter of seconds and knew that it could either get extremely bad or he'd realize that Jake was just screwing with him.
A/N: I know I stopped at a weird section, but I am going to try to update again within the next couple of days. What are your thoughts? Plus, there's some drama that's going to surface soon.