A/N: Thank you for all the reviews on the last chapter. It means a lot to me that you all take the time to read this story.
Chapter 81 - Perfect Guy
"Sutton..." Happy rubbed his girlfriend thigh trying to get her to wake up as she laid in the large bed and was getting impatient since he had a huge surprise for her. He knew that it was extremely early and they had a tough time putting the kids to bed the night before.
"Go away." Sutton grumbled and turned away from Happy causing him to let out a small chuckle.
"Babe, seriously, you gotta wake up." Happy whispered against her ear causing the brunette to blink her eyes open to glance at the clock.
"Have you lost your fucking mind? It's four thirty in the morning." Sutton growled with annoyance causing Happy to chuckle.
"I know it's early, but I have a huge ass surprise." Happy stated, "I need you to get up and pack a bag. I already have the kids things packed and loaded in the car. I have shit for Vito loaded..." Happy began to rattle off.
"What?" Sutton furrowed her eyebrows, "What are you talking about?" Sutton questioned.
"We're going to Colorado to visit your family." Happy smiled and saw as the news sink in and smile appeared across her face within an instant.
"Seriously?" Sutton questioned with a yawn, "Wait, is everything okay with the club?" Sutton questioned.
"Yes seriously, and everything is fine with the club. I asked for some time off to spend time with you and the kids, and Tig offered to take over on the shit I had to do." Happy explained, "Now I would like to leave before morning traffic. I'll make sure the kids stay asleep so do what you have to do." Happy stated.
"How long are we going to be gone?" Sutton questioned.
"A week." Happy replied and watched as the brunette climbed out of the bed.
"You owe me a coffee for waking me up this early." Sutton teased as she disappeared into the bathroom.
Happy had decided to take the time to make sure that he had grabbed Penelope and Julian's favorite blankets and stuffed animal and knew that Rocky and Anne had places for the kids to sleep at the house, and made sure that he had packed both diaper bags and made sure to grab Penelope's cup.
The tattooed man had made sure to load everything into the SUV and double checked to make sure that the DVD player had Penelope's favorite movies and cartoons in the disc changer so she'd be occupied if she woke up on the ride, and made sure to put Vito's small dog bed in the back for him to lay on with his small travel crate.
As he headed back inside and went up the stairs, he wasn't surprised to see Sutton fresh out of the shower with damp hair as she slipped on a pair of black yoga pants and then a black over-sized tank top.
"Babe, can you get the duffle bags out of the closet? I can't reach them." Sutton requested and he gave a nod.
Happy put the large duffle bag on the bed as Sutton grabbed the small ones for her make-up and shower supplies and disappeared into the bathroom for a few moments before returning.
"Did you pack already?" Sutton questioned as she began to grab panties and bras and a few pairs of socks and tossed them into the large bag on the bed.
"Yeah." Happy gave a nod, "It's already in the car." Happy added, "I figured since I woke you up, you could lay in the backseat with the kids and sleep for a while." Happy added as Sutton began to pack jeans and shirts and a few sweaters into the bag.
"Have you figured out how to get the kids out of their cribs witout waking them?" Sutton questioned with a curious eyebrow and Happy smirked.
"Well I figured I'd put Julian in his car seat first and then P will stay asleep." Happy stated, "Worst case scenario we can stop in Nevada and get a hotel room. It's not that long of a drive." Happy added as Sutton finished packing and made sure to pack her camera and cell phone charger and a few pairs of shoes.
Sutton watched as Happy grabbed the bags and she moved to grab her purse and red flannel shirt and slipped it on and moved to Julian's nursery first and grabbed his car seat and sat it in the rocking chair and moved to grab the little boy carefully without waking him and sat him in the seat and carefully buckled him up and then put his blanket over him.
A few moments later, Happy came into the room and grabbed the car seat from her, "Can you get P or do you want me to get her and you take Julian out?" Happy questioned.
"Where's Vito?" Sutton questioned, "I'll take Julian and Vito." Sutton added and took the car seat back from Happy and moved out of the room.
-SOA-
By the time Penelope and Julian were in their seats in the car, Sutton was in the farthest seat behind them, stretched out across the seat with her pillow and blanket and Vito laying behind her bent legs and was sound asleep within a matter of minutes once the car started to move.
Happy knew that he should have waited until morning but he hated to drive with the kids in traffic and knew that if he left before the morning rush, they would get to Colorado sooner. He knew that if the kids got too fussy he would stop at a hotel along the way.
The man was thankful that Penelope was feeling well again after Sutton had taken her to the doctor and found out that it was just due to allergies and just being a little kid and knew that if she hadn't felt well the trip would have been hell. He had been planning this for almost a week and had spoken to Rocky over the phone to make sure that they weren't busy with other plans.
He knew that Sutton had missed her parents and grandparents and wanted to spend more time with them but with the distance it was hard to plan anything. Happy knew that things with the club were picking up trying to go legit, but he decided to pull Jax aside and nearly demand some time off so he could spend time with his family. He had to admit that he was slightly surprised that Jax had agreed to the week off after Tig had said that he would pick up anything that Happy was responsible for.
Over the past couple of weeks Happy started to think about stepping away from the club for a few months so he could take a break from the chaos and drama that came with it so he could focus on spending time with Sutton and the kids. He knew that Sutton would stand behind his choice no matter what, but he wasn't quite sure how Jax would handle it.
-SOA-
Happy was slightly surprised that the kids had slept until almost seven and soon after they had woke up, Sutton had woke up and crawled over the farthest seat to sit in between them.
"You care to stop somewhere?" Sutton questioned with a yawn, "I need to change their diapers and Vito probably needs to use the restroom, and then I can drive for a while." Sutton added and Happy gave a nod.
Happy focused on the road and spotted a sign that said a gas station was a mile away and kept driving as Sutton began to try to sooth the kids as they woke up.
"Should I stop for the day?" Happy questioned and glanced into the rear view mirror and saw Sutton shake her head no.
"They should be fine once I change their diapers and feed them. How far away are we from Colorado?" Sutton questioned.
"We should be there 2 or 3 if there isn't any traffic." Happy stated as he pulled into the gas station parking lot, "You want to change them here or inside?" Happy questioned and Sutton thought for a moment.
"I'll change them here. I don't want to try to deal with two kids in a small changing space, "I'll do it in the back so there's more room. If you get Julian, I'll get P and it'll get done quicker." Sutton stated and Happy gave a nod.
"Remind me to go inside to get something to drink." Happy commented as he got out of the driver's seat and headed for the backseat to get Julian as Sutton moved to get out of the seat and removed Penelope from the car seat.
The parents wasted no time in changing their children's diapers once Sutton had laid out the cloth changing pad. Once the kids were in fresh diapers, they decided to go ahead and put them in clothes for the day.
"Which do you want to take with you while I let Vito go potty?" Sutton questioned causing Happy to smirk.
"Potty?" Happy raised an eyebrow, "Really?" Happy laughed and moved to grab his daughter, "I'll take this hellian. Julian keeps eyeing you." Happy stated, "What do you want to drink?" Happy questioned as Sutton put the leash on Vito and then sat the dog down on the pavement and picked Julian up carefully and held him against her chest.
"The largest coffee they have and preferably food of some sort. Can you get her something to drink that doesn't have a crap load of sugar?" Sutton questioned and Happy gave her a nod.
"Stay where I can see you." Happy stated and Sutton gave him a nod as she began to walk towards a patch of grass a few feet away from the pumps as Happy walked inside with Penelope.
Sutton was thankful that Vito didn't take his time using the restroom and couldn't help but to chuckle as Julian tried to chew on his feet.
"Baby, you can't eat your hand. I'll feed you here in a minute love." Sutton stated as she kissed his forehead and began to walk towards the SUV once Vito had finished his business.
Putting Julian in the car seat first, Sutton then bent down to pick up Vito and sat him in the seat and stepped inside the SUV so she could feed Julian and was thankful that the windows were tinted as she unbuttoned her flannel and exposed her breast and picked the little boy up and waited until he latched on to put his blanket across his to cover her some since the windshield wasn't as tinted.
By the time Happy had walked out of the gas station with a sack and his one hand holding a coffee cup while the other arm held Penelope, Sutton watched as he carefully moved across the parking lot and couldn't help but to smile as he reached the door.
Sutton carefully moved to open the door for him, "Sorry, Julian was hungry or I would have helped." Sutton stated as she grabbed the large coffee and put it in the cup holding before taking the bag and putting it in the front seat, "If you give me a minute, I'll finish with him and then drive some." Sutton added.
"I'm fine, I'm going to go back in and grab another coffee. I got a couple of waters and some of those donut things you like." Happy stated as he put Penelope in her car seat and buckled her up.
Sutton decided to reach up and turn on the DVD player for Penelope and was thankful she seemed content enough as the cartoon began to play on the small screen and finished feeding Julian.
Once she had adjusted her bra and shirts, Sutton moved to grab the burp cloth from Julians diaper bag and began to burp the little boy and once she was finished, she sat him back in his car seat and buckled him in and draped the blanket across his legs.
The brunette grabbed her coffee and took a sip before resting her back against the seat and scratched at Vito's head as he laid it on Sutton's leg and noticed Happy returning.
"You want to sit up front or stay back there?" Happy questioned as he climbed into the driver's seat.
"I should probably stay back here so the kids don't freak out." Sutton stated and Happy agreed.
"Put your seat belt on babe." Happy stated as he started up the SUV and waited for the brunette to get comfortable in the backseat and wasn't surprised that she had put her feet across the console so she could stretch out.
"If you want me to take over driving just let me know." Sutton stated as she held on to her coffee cup and focused her attention on the DVD player while she rested her head against Julian's car seat and her hand was resting on Penelope's since both children got fussy without contact after so long.
"Shut up and watch cartoons." Happy teased and focused on getting his family to Colorado.
A/N: So Happy planned a trip to see Sutton's family. I literally didn't even plan this and it just sort of happened on it's own, haha.