Chapter 28: Revenge
The ringing of his cell phone woke Happy up from his dreamless sleep. It had been long two months since he had made the decision to let Liv go. He had fallen back into his old pattern of life with one exception, his quest to find and slowly kill Jake. He had, had a few leads that lead him nowhere but he wasn't going to give up. One thing that Happy was when it came to a kill was patient; he knew he would be able to savor the hunt when he got his hands on that asshole.
"What?" Happy answered gruffly. He had been out late at Diosa and had only been asleep for a few hours.
"Hello to you too, Happy. I have a lead for you." Lyla's perky voice came over the line. She knew how much it meant to Happy to find Jake but she also knew how important it would be for Liv as well. Lyla didn't blame him for being so focused on finding him. She was hoping that it would help him get his shit together and realize how much he wanted to be with Liv and go after what he wanted. She missed Liv being around. They still talked daily but it wasn't the same; Lyla wanted Liv back in Charming.
Happy ran his hand over his face trying to wake up a bit more, "what do you mean you have a lead?" He asked. He had heard the, 'I have a lead' bit a few too many times to take them too seriously anymore. He remembered the first lead he got, he was actually excited, well as excited as Happy could get and rushed out of town. The lead took him to New York; to nothing more than a ghost. Jake may have been there but he disappeared before Happy got into town. After that it was dead end after dead end; Happy became angrier and more disappointed with each.
Lyla sighed into the phone, "I just got a phone call from a producer friend of mine in Vegas. Grayson said that he had a blonde guy named, Adam, who auditioned for one of his roles. He recognized Adam from Adon-ass, it is him, Hap. I told him that he was a good actor and he should give him the role but not say that he had spoken to me or that he even recognized him."
"Why should I trust this friend of yours?" Happy didn't want another dead end lead. He wanted closure.
"He owes me one. I told him that SAMCRO wanted Jake in one piece and that someone would be there to collect him in a day or two." Lyla said confidently, trusting that Grayson wouldn't betray her to someone he had known for a few hours.
"I want proof it, is him. I am not going on another wild goose chase for this bastard." Happy growled into the phone.
"Done." Lyla knew he would have wanted proof so she had sent him a text with a picture of Jake, which she had received from Grayson.
Happy's phone pinged with a text message, "fuck, you're fast." He pulled back his phone to look at the text Lyla had sent him. He glanced at the smiling face of the man on his phone. It was Jake, he had died his hair a darker shade of blonde but he still looked exactly the same. Finally he would be able to close this chapter of his life. He placed his phone back up to his ear. "Lyla, thank you."
Lyla smiled. "You're welcome, Hap. I want you to know though, I didn't do it for you. I did it for Liv." Lyla hung up before Happy could get another word in.
LIV
"How can you have a problem with this Juice?" Liv questioned him as she got ready to work a shift at the diner. She pulled her long brown hair into a pony tail and walked out of the bathroom slightly annoyed by Juice.
Juice watched Liv cross the bedroom towards him. He could tell she was ready for a fight. It was the polar opposite of what had just happened between them. "Portland is just so far away. When would we see each other?"
Liv rolled her eyes, how could he not want her to follow her dreams and help others along the way. She sat next to him on the bed and gently touched one of the scars on his bare chest. "Do you know how much it would mean for me to start this degree Juice? You know you could come with me to Portland, you can leave the city limits." Since they had been back in Charlotteville, Juice had not wanted to leave the town. It has rubbed Liv the wrong way, the club no longer had any issues with him and they were safe from any repercussions from Marks; Liv just didn't understand.
"Of course, I know how much it means for you to help others but I don't understand why you need to go to Portland to do it. Couldn't you do an online program for a while? I mean we just got back home." Juice climbed out of bed.
Liv glanced up at Juice's naked body. He had spent the last two hours making her life utterly blissful and now her mood was soiled by his lack of support of her decision to go back to school and get a degree in counseling. She wanted to give back to others like her. She wanted to give other women or men a support system like she had in Charming. Liv knew helping others would help her heal as well. "Portland has a great schools for counseling and that is where I want to go. I don't know why, you can't just be happy for me. I need to move on from all of the shit that happened to me, Juice and helping others in similar situations is going to help." Liv stood up and started to walk out of Juice's bedroom.
Juice quickly pulled on a pair of jeans and followed Liv into the living room. He blocked her way to the front door. Liv tried to push past him but Juice wouldn't allow her to leave his house when she was angry with him. "Hey." He took Liv into his arms and lifted her chin so she was looking up at him. "If this means so much to you, then do it and I will be happy for you but I don't want to move down to Portland. I can't, I need to be in the quiet of Charlotteville for now. We will make it work." Juice conceded. They would find a way to make everything work out.
Liv smiled. "Are you sure?" Juice nodded his head as Liv hugged herself to his bare chest. "Thank you," she whispered.
"Hey, our relationship made it through 3 months of hell. I am sure we can make it through time apart when we can actually speak to each other. Liv, I love you and I just want to see you happy." Juice kissed Liv's forehead and gazed down at her. He wanted nothing more than to have the girl who he had lost all those months ago back and if making a sacrifice for her brought her back; it would be worth it. The girl who was standing in front of him seemed so sad and had something dark about her. The only time he caught glimpses of his Liv was when they made love and that carefree part of Liv never stuck around long. She faded just as quickly as she came; it broke Juice's heart.
Liv had not told Juice she had loved him since she had been back home. She knew it hurt him when she didn't say in return. She did love him but she just couldn't bring herself to say the three little words that meant so much to her when she uttered them to Happy. Those were three words that she wouldn't say for a long time, it just hurt too much. "Ditto, Juice." She kissed his cheek and left his standing in the doorway of his house, wishing she would have said more.
Happy
It had been a week since Happy had received the call from Lyla saying that her producer friend had offered Jake a job with his company and that he had accepted it. Happy quickly made arrangements with the Vegas charter; they were keeping an eye on Jake to be sure he didn't skip town before Happy could make it out there. If he tried their job was to keep him there.
Happy and Jax walked out towards the bar together, "you sure you don't want anyone to go with you, Hap?" Jax asked concerned that if Jake were to run again Happy would lose his mind. He had gotten the call from Happy after Jake disappeared the first two times. Hap was full of rage. Jax had to talk his Sargent at Arms off of a very steep ledge which was not an easy task to do. He also knew that when Happy did get his hands on Jake, the man would regret ever setting his sights on Liv and betraying SAMCRO. Jackson couldn't help but wonder if Happy was doing this because he still loved Olivia. He had asked Happy a few times but Happy dodged the question or just told him to leave it. Jax stopped asking.
"I'm sure Prez. This is something I need to take care of on my own." Happy's eyes were filled with a cold determined. He was going to take the porn boy apart limb by limb…Liv could have died because of the bastard. Happy was glad that she hadn't but the fact that Olivia was no longer apart of his life still stung and he was going to take that out on Jake.
Jackson glanced over at Tig who was carrying a large duffle bag towards the door. "Where you going?"
Tig stopped and turned towards the two men. "I'm going to visit my baby girl." Tig smirked when he noticed the slightly sad look on Happy's face. He enjoyed rubbing in that he was still a part of Liv's life and Happy was not. Tig found a bit of joy in Happy's pain; he deserved it.
"Shit man that's right, sorry I forgot." Jax rubbed his head. "Have a safe trip; let Liv know that our trip is set for next month." Jax and the boys were planning on meeting Liv in Portland for the weekend. Abel had been driving him nuts and had been asking non-stop to go see Liv. So he finally set up a time to see her which seemed to work out perfectly for her because she was going to be in Portland visiting some colleges.
"Where are you going?" Tig asked Happy as he picked up his bag and slung it on his back.
Happy debated whether he was going to keep finding Jake a secret from Tig. Happy took a deep breath, "I finally found that porn asshole. I am going to take care of him. You can tell Liv, she is safe, if you want." Happy turned and walked of the club house. This was the last thing he was going to do for Olivia, he was going to close the door on that part of his life after he knew that she would be safe.
The smell of sex and the sounds of moans filled Happy's ears as he walked into Big Johnsin Studio with Tyson and Riley, members of the Vegas charter. He wanted to go alone but they insisted on going with him; he assumed it was the fact that he was going to be at a porn studio. They were always looking for new sweet butts to mix up thing a bit. When they turned the corner to the studio where the movie was being filmed Happy scanned the room and found Jake immediately.
Jake was fucking the brains out of his newest costar, Mary…or something like that. All he knew was she was one of the sexiest looking brunette's he had ever met. He was too busy enjoying her large breasts to notice the bald biker hovering over him. Grayson had set everything up with Happy earlier in the day. Jake wasn't supposed to be in but Gray called him and asked him to fill in for one of his coworkers. When Jake heard it was Cary…Mary…whatever the fuck her name was, he wasn't going to turn Gray down. Little did he know, it was all a set up to get him to the studio where Happy could get his hands on him.
Happy glared down at Jake who was grinding on the brunette who had a slight resemblance to Liv, although Happy thought Liv was far more attractive. The woman opened her brown eyes mid-moan and saw Happy's scowling face staring down at them. Her startled gasp that had escaped her lips made Jake turn and look straight into the face he had been running from since he had dropped Liv off with August Marks. His stomach dropped as he struggled to get pull out of his partner so he could get away from Happy and the two thick armed men behind him.
"Come here fucker!" Happy's hand was immediately wrapped around Jake's arm. He tightened his grip as Jake struggled to get away. A cold, calculated smile crossed Happy's face, he finally got him. He hauled back and punched Jake as hard as he could in the face. All the frustration and pain Happy had felt over the previous two months came out through that punch. He finally had a feeling of relief wash over him.
"Adam!" Mary yelled out and that was the last thing Jake heard as he subsided to the pain and the darkness. He should have listened to Liv when she said Happy would never stop until he found him.
Happy paced the room like a predator stalking his prey, he wanted Jake to be awake and aware when he unleashed his vengeance. His punch had packed a lot of force because Jake had been out for about an hour. The time had allowed him to decide how he was going to take his pound of flesh. Happy's body tingled in anticipation, it had been months since he had gotten his hands bloody and he couldn't wait to see the light leave Jake's eyes. He was getting impatient.
Happy's mind wandered to Liv as he continued pacing. He wondered what she was doing at that moment and if she ever thought about him or missed him. Who was he kidding?! He had broken the poor girl's heart; Liv was happy with Juice and living the life she deserved. The life he could have never provided her with; he would do one thing for Liv that Juice was never able to do and that was make sure she was safe. Jake's moans pulled Happy out of his thoughts of Liv. A sadistic smile crossed Happy's face. It was show time.
Jake slowly opened his eyes and tried to orient himself. He tried to move his arms and legs but they were bound to a chair. "What the fuck?" Jake muttered. That is when Happy's face came into view; he was flipping a knife around in his hands impatiently. That is when Jake realized that he would not be leaving the windowless room and he had fucked with the wrong people.
A/N: So ends Jake. I am again sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out. I was out of town, celebrating my 2 year wedding anniversary. 3
I am really looking forward to what is going to happen in the next few chapters. I will actually be starting chapter 29 after publishing this one. Thank you all for your continued support and reviews. Cheers.