Chapter 19

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July 9, 2011

"Fuck, Fuck Fuck." Happy thought to himself. Outside he was stoic and silent as always. Inside he was plotting the murder of that little shit Juice. He was going to make it long and slow.

Truthfully, he wasn't going to murder him, but he was going to beat the living shit out of him, and Tig too. Had those two just kept their shit together the 3 of them would not be sitting in county lock up. Tig had poked and poked at Juice, like he did most people. Only Juice didn't ignore him. He had taken Tig's little challenge, and the next thing they knew, Juice and Tig were in the city park, drunk, and trying to climb up the Slipper slide after they had coated it with oil.

Happy had just been riding by. But it was 1:00 am, and when you see 2 brothers struggling and in what appears to be trouble that late at night, you stop. Happy had just gotten to the slide and asked what the fuck was going on when the cops showed up and hauled them all to Jail. This would be no big deal, except Juice was carrying 2 oz. of weed. Sure he had a card, but that was over the limit for a card.

Happy knew the charges were bull shit, but it was probably going to take 3 weeks to sort all this shit out. And somehow, the DA had gotten bail denied. Having added Distribution charges. Happy was going to kill Juice and Tig.

The bigger immediate problem though, to Happy at least, was the cops had his phone. Happy knew they could check his numbers, including his ma, and Dani.

Lowen was coming for a visit today, and Happy needed to talk to her, without Tweedledee and Tweedledumb. Happy was very experienced in the workings of attorney client privilege. Happy sat in his cell, and wrote out a one-page note, putting it in an envelope. When the guard came to get him, informing him his lawyer was here, Happy took the envelope with him and headed to the room.

Juice, Tig and Lowen were already there. Lowen talked with them briefly, explaining to them where she was with the case. It looked like they were going to get out in about 3 weeks, just as she had said. Happy and Tig were going to be free and clear. Juice was going to have to do an additional 30 days for having more weed than his card allowed. Happy growled. Had he not had that god damn weed on him they would have just spent the night in Jail. When they were done, Happy motioned to Lowen he needed to speak to her about something.

"What's up Happy?" she asked as the door closed when Tig and Juice were escorted back to their cell.

"Need you to take care of something for me." Happy said. He handed her the envelope. "Give that to Quinn. DO NOT give it to anyone else. If you can't put it in Quinn's hand, just keep it."

"What is it Happy?" Lowen asked.

"Personal," Happy said shortly.

"Happy look, I am not delivering illegal messages for you all. What is this?" Lowen asked again.

Happy sighed, and then leaned on the table. "Ok. The cops have my phone. And there are only 2 numbers saved on it. One is my ma, and the other is this girl. Dani." Lowen smiled. "Its nothing serious, we are just casual. But if she calls while I am in here they may look into her, bother her. I need Quinn to reach out to her, give her the 411 on what is going on. This tells him what I want him to do, her address, etc."

"Can't any of the Sons do that for you? Why Quinn?" Lowen asked.

"NO ONE knows about her but Quinn. And it is going to stay that way. Understood?" Happy was suddenly very dark, and well, scary.

Lowen just looked at him, getting the message. "Got it. Quinn or no one." She said. "Anything else?"

"No. But when we get out, do you think you could get me off on justifiable homicide when I kill those 2 shits?"

Lowen laughed, until she saw Happy really wasn't. "Maybe, but to be safe, just bury them deep so you don't have to worry."

Happy smiled at her comment. "Much better idea. Thanks."

Happy got up, knocking on the door signaling he was ready to return to his cell.

SOA CLUBHOUSE – CHARMING

Lowen drove in and parked. She got out and walked over to the picnic tables. Jax stood up and greeted her, "How are the Jail birds?"

"All are in one piece. Its all going to pan out, except for Juice. He is going to have to do 30 days. Just going to take a little while to sort it out." Lowen commented.

"Thanks. Bobby will make sure you get your fee. Anything else you need?" Jax asked.

"Yeah, here are the Cara Cara contracts," she said, handing him the long folder. "And is Quinn around?"

"He is in the bar." Jax motioned for the prospect to go get him. "Why what's up?"

"Nothing for you to worry about. Just something for him." Lowen said casually.

Quinn walked out of the clubhouse. He had rolled for Charming from Seattle when Jax had called and said Happy had been arrested. Having his enforcer in Jail was not good. When the prospect had come in and said the lawyer wanted to talk to him, he was concerned, but he didn't show it.

"What's up Lowen?" Quinn asked.

"Got something for you. Let's step over here and talk about it." Lowen said, motioning them away from the group.

Quinn, ever the poker face nodded, walking over so no one could hear them.

"What's going on?" Quinn asked harshly.

"Happy gave me an envelope. Told me explicitly to hand it to you and only you." Lowen said softly, wanting to make sure no one was listening.

"You know what is in the envelope?" Quinn asked.

"Yes and no. It has to do with some girl. Names Dani? He said you were the only one who knew about her." Lowen said.

Quinn smiled a bit. He had a good idea what this was about now. "Yeah I know about her. Give me the envelope. I will handle the rest."

Lowen handed over the envelope. "Can I make an observation?" Lowen asked.

"Sure," Quinn responded.

"A girl who is 'casual' is not someone you put this kind of effort into." Lowen said.

Quinn chuckled. "I know that, and so do you. But neither of them do. So don't say that to Happy. Thanks for this."

They both turned and left in different directions.

Quinn headed directly to his dorm room to read the note.

Quinn flopped down on the bed and opened the letter.

Quinn,

Looks like I am going to be in for a few weeks. If Dani calls or texts and I don't answer she will get concerned. Additionally, it will put her on the radar of the cops.

Can you run to Redding and download her on what is going on? I would tell you to be as vague as possible, but she isn't going to let you get away with that. Just tell her I am ok, and that I will contact her when I get out.

She knows who you are. She calls you the door frame guy.

Her address is

718 Round Rock

Redding

Phone # 925-535-1299

Thanks brother,

Happy

Quinn chuckled. Happy had no idea how deep he was in the shit with this girl. But he wasn't going to push him. He would eventually figure it out. But he definitely would do this for him. He had been wanting to meet the girl for some time. But before he headed for Redding, he called Katherine, she was going to get a big kick out of this latest development.

REDDING, CA

Dani hadn't heard from Happy in about a week, but that really wasn't that strange. After she got home from her trip and the nightly check in texts were not needed, they hadn't really talked much. She knew he was very busy, and so was she.

The community youth sports league was in overdrive. It was summer of course, so there were more games, more sports, and more chaos. While she had been on her trip, Hanna, another volunteer had done the must do's. But now that Dani was here she was handling all the problems, complaints, etc that had built up.

Her ultimate problem parent had caused all kinds of problems for Hanna, but Dani handled that quickly when she got back. She banned him from games for 2 weeks. When he came at her screaming his daughter was being looked at by scouts for elite teams, Dani told him, "Then let the scouts look, but you will not be here when they do. You step foot of a field for 2 weeks, and your children will also be banned. Its time you learn, there are others who play in this league, and you either respect EVERYONE involved, or you can find somewhere else for your children to play soccer. Additionally. This is the 2nd time I have banned you from games. We have been down this road in Softball in the spring with your youngest. So, you do this a 3rd time, and you will be banned permanently, including your children." Dani watched as he fumed, but then he stormed off.

Dani had never seen his 2 daughters play soccer or softball. But she knew this having been involved with youth sports for 4 years. They either were not good enough to be playing elite, or they couldn't afford to play elite. So this jackass needed to deal with his realities.

Additionally, the Department had selected new textbooks for the Financial and Managerial Accounting classes for the fall at the University, so she was having to re write all her tests. As well as restructure some lectures. She wanted to have them done in another week so the other instructors could begin working on their sections.

She was sitting in her office at her house when her phone beeped. She looked at it, it was not a number she recognized. She opened the text.

'this is Quinn. Need to talk. Can I stop by?'

Dani took a few deep breaths. What the hell was going on? Was Happy ok? Dani finally typed a response. 'yes. When?'

Beep. '30 min'

'ok' Dani replied. She walked out of her office. She wasn't getting any more done now. She looked down, she hadn't even put on a bra yet. It may not have been a conscious thought, but deep inside her she knew Happy wouldn't want Quinn seeing her tits through her shirt. She went upstairs, changing clothes and then went downstairs and waited for Quinn.

Quinn stepped up on the porch and rang the bell. He wondered if he should have just shown up because he may have scared her as to what was going on.

Dani pulled the door open. She motioned for him to come in, and then shut the door behind him. Quinn took a couple steps in and he heard her, "What's wrong. Is he ok?" Dani asked.

Quinn turned around looking at her. She was trying very hard to stay calm, and now he knew, he should have just shown up. "He's fine. Just in jail." He physically saw Dani let out the breath she was holding. 'Yep, she is in this shit deep too,' he thought.

"Dani, I'm Quinn, Hap's president." He extended her hand to him.

"I know who you are. He talks about you. I'm Dani. And I assumed he doesn't talk about me." Dani said as she shook Quinn's hand.

"Only to me. And only when I force him to." Quinn smiled.

"Can I get you something to drink? I have water, and some tea?" Dani asked as she moved into the kitchen.

"Water is good." After she handed him a bottle, she led them out onto the patio and sat down. She lit up a cigarette. "So why are you here Quinn?"

Quinn sat down and lit up a cigarette also. "Hap sent me. Wanted me to let you know not to reach out to him till you hear from him. The cops have his phone and he doesn't want you drug into the bull shit."

"What did he get arrested for?" Dani asked.

"Truth? Total BS. Juice and Tig were being drunk dumb shits and Hap just happened to be there. The charges are going to go away, but it is going to take a little time." Quinn stated.

"Should I be worried?" Dani asked.

"Only for Juice and Tig. Happy wants to kill them." Quinn said as he smiled at her.

Dani chuckled.

"I have been wanting to meet you. You have been good for him." Quinn said.

"Quinn, don't take this the wrong way, but he and I, are not a we," Dani said.

"Oh, I know all about the casual thing. That doesn't mean you aren't good for him." Quinn said. "Look Dani, don't hold it against him he told me. I sort of pulled the 'I am your president' card to get it out of him. I just knew something was different. He is just more selective these days."

"I don't hold it against him he told you. The whole keep it quiet is his thing, not mine. I mean don't get me wrong, I don't want people in my business. But I am not looking to keep Hap a secret either. However, what the hell does selective mean?" Dani asked.

"Well, a year ago he would have buried his dick into anything that had big tits. And now, he is much more reserved when it comes to pussy."

"Quinn, I am not looking to change him, or trap him. I just like having fun with him. He doesn't ask anything of me. And I like that." Dani explained.

"Funny, he says the same thing about you." Quinn put out his cigarette and stood up. "Save my number in your phone. If you need something before you hear from Happy, call me. Day or night." Quinn stated.

"Thank you for that Quinn, but I am sure I will be fine." Dani stated as she stood up.

"I am sure, but till he is out, you are my responsibility, understood?" Quinn suddenly had that commanding voice Happy got sometimes.

"Yes Sir" Dani replied instinctively.

Quinn smiled. "Nah darling, that's Happy's role."

Dani blushed. They walked to the door. "Remember, call me if you need something." Quinn said.

"Got it Quinn, and, Thanks. If you talk to Happy, tell him be safe." Dani said softly.

"My pleasure. I will tell him. And Nice to meet you Dani." Quinn. Said.

Dani sat down on the couch. Well that explained why Hap hadn't called. She wasn't that surprised he had sent someone. He was adamant about keeping things separated. And he wouldn't want cops inquiring about him with her.

Well, guess it was just Dani and her vibrator for a while.