Chapter 39: Surprise

"She knew she loved him when 'home' went from being a place to being a person." E. Leventhal

Happy stroked Liv's back as she sobbed into his chest. He held her away from him and quietly said, "Hey now, this is not the sort of hello I thought I would get from you." He couldn't comprehend why Liv was so upset, he knew she had spoken about her kidnapping but hadn't realized would affect her in such a way.

Liv wiped her face on the sleeve of her blazer. "I had a horrible week and I couldn't wait to get here. I left right after I spoke to the in-coming students; there were just so many of them. I tried calling you but you didn't answer or call me back." Liv sniffled.

Happy gazed at Liv even with her tear stained face, she was a sight for sore eyes. "I lost my phone today. I got into a little tussle with a Triad." He brushed a stray hair off of her face. "Let me grab my stuff and we can head out."

Liv nodded; her body hummed in anticipation; the drink she had wanted was quickly forgotten. All she needed was Happy, she could get drunk on him. She wanted to forget the last week and she couldn't think of a better way.

"Oh no, you don't!" a wobbly Lyla made her way over to them. "She is shtaying for at leas' one drink with me." Her hair was a snarled mess upon her head and she was not wearing her signature heels but instead had bare feet.

Happy glared at her, "I think you have had enough to drink." Lyla had been making a fool of herself all night. He understood that, that night of all nights she deserved to drink herself into a stupor but she did not need to involve his old lady in her drunkenness.

"Shup Hap-Pee." Lyla pulled Liv into her arms and embraced her. "I've mished you."

Liv looked over Lyla's shoulder and flashed Happy an apologetic smile. "I've missed you too. What is with the drunken Lyla show tonight?" Olivia questioned as she pulled out of the hug and studied Lyla. Her face was just as tear stained as her own and her eyes were puffy and blood shot; a tell-tale sign that she had been crying all day.

"Op." Was all that Lyla managed to get out, before placing herself at in a chair at the closest table.

From the pain that she radiated, it was obvious to Liv what was going on. It was the anniversary of something that involved Opie. "Do you want to talk about it?" Liv asked softly. Her blue eyes taking in her dear friend.

Lyla sniffled a bit before shaking her head no. "I jush wan' to shpend time wit you."

A smile crossed Liv's face, "Oh Ly. Of course we can spend time together. How about you let me drive you home and get you into bed. I will be here for a few weeks, so we can spend plenty of time together."

Happy placed his back against the bar and watched Olivia and Lyla's interactions. It has been three years since Opie had given his life for the club, they all mourned him but Lyla always took it the hardest. It wasn't until that exact moment he finally understood why. He had experienced loss in a similar way when Liv walked out of his life. Happy turned towards the bar, "Get me two beers." The blonde crow eater behind the bar did as he told. Happy brought the two beers to the table where Liv and Lyla were talking and placed one in front of each of them.

Olivia glanced up at Happy when he placed the beer in front of her. She smiled graciously at him. "Thanks, Hap." She turned to Lyla and said, "One drink then I am driving you home."

Lyla nodded, "Okay." She took a long drink from the beer. "Thanks you, Hap." She looked up at Happy and gave him a small smile.

He nodded in return as he walked back towards the table he had been sitting at before with Jax and Quinn. Happy understood Lyla needed Liv more than he did at that moment. Jax raised an inquisitive eyebrow at him, last time he had heard he hadn't spoken to Liv in nearly a year.

"What?" Happy barked, annoyance oozing from his voice.

"Um, do you have something you want to tell us?" Jax asked. He had noted a change in Happy's demeanor but couldn't place it, now it made sense. Jax, however, was not surprised he hadn't mentioned anything to any of them. He liked his privacy.

Happy stared at his President for a moment before saying, "Liv's my old lady." The way he said it was so nonchalant as if it wasn't a big deal. But it really was a huge deal for Happy to have an old lady.

Quinn grinned, "Well it's about damn time you got your shit together." He planned a congratulatory smack on Happy's shoulder. "You kill Juice?"

"Nope." Happy shook his head as much as he wanted to he hadn't. Jax gave him a concerned look. "You got something you want to share Prez?"

Jackson looked over at Liv, who was smiling broadly at Lyla. He remembered that sad and broken girl, who was in front of him the evening she had found out about Natalie and Juice. "You may not like that I know this and I want you to think about what is best for Liv and not for you." Happy tensed up a bit as Jax continued, "Juice cheated on Liv with Natalie."

Happy relaxed immediately. "I know. Liv told me all about what happened with that prick. I will admit that I thought Liv had a baby with Juice and had been willing to walk away from her again. She fought for us, shit, she fought for me." Happy admitted.

"She's a keeper brother." Jax said quietly as Tara's face popped into his head. He missed her more than any other person in all the world. He saw her face each time he looked at Thomas, the old her got the more he resembled Tara.

"I am learning that more and more." Happy nodded.

He sensed Liv before she said anything, "Hey Jax. Quinn." She gave them both a smile. Jax nodded at Liv, he wasn't much in the mood for small talk.

"Pipsqueak." Quinn stood up and embraced Liv. He dwarfed her with his immense size. "Glad you're back."

"Thanks. Me too. Do you mind if I borrow Happy for a second?" She smiled at Happy. He stood up and walked over to her, "I am going to bring Lyla home, do you want to meet me at your place?" Olivia ran her hand over his cut.

"Yeah. Give me a half hour or so?" Happy kissed her gently and handed her his house keys.

"Of course." Liv smiled and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before turning her back to him and helping a sloppy drunk Lyla up from the table.

Liv pulled her car into Happy's driveway, she thought about the last time she was there and how she never thought she would step foot inside of it again. She felt like she had come full circle and was moving forward from it. As she walked through the front door and Happy's scent hit her hard, she smiled. Olivia immediately felt safe and her stress washed away. She felt as if she had come home after a long vacation. She was meant to be with Happy in Charming and couldn't believe that she had ever doubted that. Liv's mind wandered to the next school year, she would have to be away from him so she could finish her classes. She pushed the worry to the back of her mind, as she made her way into the kitchen for a beer. A smile spread across her face when she opened the fridge to see Happy had stocked her favorite beer. Liv pulled one out and opened the bottle and took a long drink of the cool brown liquid. She wandered out the back door and sat down on the stairs, she placed her beer next to her and she called Chase.

"Hey, it's about time you call." Chase answered the phone.

Liv rolled her eyes, "Yeah sorry I would have called sooner but I had to take care of a drunk Lyla. Today is the anniversary of her husband's death."

Chase was silent for a minute before he answered, "Well that make's sense then. How are you doing?"

Olivia knew what Chase meant when he asked that question and it wasn't just to shoot the shit. "I'm doing better than I was when I left Portland. I will not be telling my story for a group like that ever again." Liv sighed. "I am sure I left them all wondering what happened to the guys who had kidnapped me but you know what, I don't really care. My life was already an open book to them and honestly I know Miller didn't do it so he could potentially interest more students in the program. He did it because he wanted to win that fucking bet he had with the Science department. I don't think he cared at all that I was a fucking wreck."

"I'm sure that he cared that you were upset. He saw how hard it was for you as you told your story and how he held off any questions afterwards. I don't think he had realized that it would have affected you like it did because it didn't when you told him." Chase said quietly into the phone.

"Either way I will not be his pawn. I hope he enjoys his fucking prize because I cannot wait to be out of there." She confessed to Chase before taking a drink out of her bottle of beer.

"Oh Livers. I hope you don't mean that. I will miss you so much!"

Liv was too busy thinking about herself and being in Charming, she hadn't thought about how it would affect Chase. "I think you and Reese should move to California after you finish school. I mean L.A. is only 5 hours from where I am and San Francisco is only an hour and a half." They had spoken about it before and Chase dismissed the idea, thinking that Reese wouldn't want to move away from his family. But what he didn't know was Liv had talked to Reese about it and he wanted to be away from his family, more than he let on.

"I don't know Liv. That is a huge step for Reese and me. Let's just get through this school year and think about it." Chase exhaled loudly.

"At least that isn't a no." Liv smiled. She couldn't imagine her life without Chase in it. "If you stay in Portland I can always hop on a city jumper plane and visit."

"True. Well Oliver…I need my beauty sleep for my audition in the morning. I will talk to you soon."

"Bye Chase." Liv said gently, as he said his goodbye and phone call ended on her phone. She blew a loose piece of hair out her face. It had been a long day and Olivia was getting tired. She made her way back into the house and quickly finished off her beer before making her way to Happy's bedroom with her luggage. She pulled off her shirt and skirt and crawled into his bed.

Olivia woke to the bed bowing to one side. She rolled over to see Happy's bare tattooed back. Liv reached her hand over and ran it along one of his tattoos; Happy looked over his shoulder at her. He looked tired, it had been a long day for both of them.

"I didn't mean to wake you." His voice oozed with sleepiness as he gazed at Liv laying in her lacy black bra and underwear.

"Mmm. It's okay. Can you just hold me?" She asked sheepishly; they had time to get reacquainted with each other's bodies and right then she just wanted so be held.

Happy stood quickly and pulled his pants off and threw them on the chair that sat in the corner of his room. He made his way back to his bed and climbed in next to Liv and pulled her into him. Happy sighed heavily, he was glad his old lady was in his arms once again. It had been a long week having her so far away from him. He kissed the top of her head, she smelled of shampoo and lavender. "I've missed you." He muttered.

Liv pulled her head up from Happy's chest and looked into his brown eyes that reflected the same love and peace, hers did. "I've missed you too." A sleepy smile crossed her face. She felt relaxed for the first time in a week and it was all because she was in the arms of the man who had always made her feel safe. Liv placed her head back on Happy's chest and was lulled to sleep by his steady heartbeat. This was home, Happy was her home.

Happy was vaguely aware of the other body in his bed when he woke the following morning. He turned to his side and he was face to face with a sleeping Liv. He took in the sight of her, her eyelids fluttered lightly as if she were dreaming; Olivia's plump pink lips were slightly parted as she in took slow and steady breaths making her breast rise and fall; her hair framed her face and fanned out across the pillow. Happy touched her cheek gently with the back of his fingers. How had this beautiful creature become his?

"Mmm." Liv muttered as she rolled away from him to her other side.

Her movement gave Happy a chance to take a look at his handy work on her lower back. Her tattoo looked good, it was still healing and so far he couldn't see any spots he would need to touch up. He had really done a good job with her ink; he was surprised how much he liked seeing his ink on her. Happy smiled to himself as he thought about how she didn't even hesitate when he asked her to be his old lady.

Liv rolled back over and faced Happy, this time she was awake. "Morning." She mumbled her voice thickly laced with sleep.

Happy kissed Liv before she could say anything else. He wanted to make up for showing up after she had fallen asleep and the time that they had been away from each other. He deepened his kiss and his tongue lazily teased hers. Liv moaned against his mouth and grasped him closer to her. Just the reaction he wanted from her.

Liv pulled back from Happy's kiss and smirked at him as she climbed on top of him and straddled his torso. She gazed down at him with lust burning in her eyes; she ran her nails along his chest and down his abdomen. Happy's body tense up as Liv moved her hands back up his chest. He let out a quiet groan and Liv felt his excitement growing between her legs. She bit her lower lip and moved her hips in a rhythmic motion over the bulge in his boxers.

"God woman, you are going to kill me." Happy's voice was dripping with lust. He couldn't take Liv's teasing anymore; in one quick fluid motion he flipped her over so she was under him. Olivia squealed with delight, a sound Happy enjoyed just about as much as her moans.

Happy buried his face in Liv's cleavage as he kissed to top of each of her breasts. God, he had missed them. He unlatched the front latch of Olivia's bra and allowed her breast to spring free. Happy captured one of her nipples between his thumb and index finger and rolled it between them. His mouth moved to her other breast, where he nibbled and sucked.

Liv gasped at the feeling Happy was creating inside of her. She felt as if she was going to explode by just feeling his touch. "Happy." She whispered as she raked her nails over his bald head and down his upper back.

Happy took her response as a sign he was doing a good job. He moved himself down Olivia's body until he his mouth hovered over her sweet spot before he buried himself between her legs. Happy slipped two fingers inside of her as his tongue teased her clit. Liv's body reacted so well to him, she was already clenching tight around his fingers. He smiled against her knowing he could

"Happy!" Liv sighed deeply as he continued his assault of on her. His tongue flicked rapidly against her and fingers slipped in and out of her causing body to hum. Happy continued, he wanted to feel her climax that way, shit he needed to feel her release just about as much as she needed it. Happy looked up at Liv, who was beginning to writhe under him; her hands were knotted in the blanket next to her and her face was flushed a lovely pink color. He watched her breasts rise and fall quickly, he stopped flicking her with his tongue and just began to suck. She tasted so good.

"Oh my GOD!" Liv moaned loudly as she slipped over the edge into an amazing orgasm. She squeezed her eyes so tightly that she saw stars. All the tension she had been holding over the previous week was released. Liv opened her eyes to see Happy staring down at her, she smiled up at him lazily.

"You doin' okay?" Happy smirked at her.

"Mmm. Perfect. Great. Marvelous." Liv propped herself up on her elbows and stared at his throbbing erection. He was a very well-endowed man, Liv couldn't help but feel marveled that he was all hers.

Happy was now going to get his; he settled between her legs and entered her excruciatingly slowly. He wanted to feel every inch of her as he filled her up. He started to drive himself in and out of Liv. This wasn't for her it was for him and he was damn well going to be selfish about it. Liv looked up at him with lush in her eyes; he was reminded of the first time they had sex. She needed him so badly and he gave her back the one thing that no one else could give her, that night. Happy could feel himself slipping over the edge to an orgasm himself. He moved his hips faster and harder. Liv let out a quiet moan. "Fuck!" Happy groaned as he felt his own release.

Liv pulled him down to her and kissed him lightly. "I love you, Happy Lowman." She smiled broadly at him.

"I love you too." Happy brushed a stray hair from Liv's face. "What do you want to do today?"

Olivia thought about it for a moment and then pushed him over on the bed and crawled on top of him. "You." She smirked before kissing him roughly.

And that is how Liv and Happy spent most of their day in naked and in each other's arms.

Liv sat in the office with Lyla waiting for Happy to text her and let her know that it was time to come out. They had planned on surprising her dad since it was his birthday. Astonishingly it had been Happy's idea; Liv thought it must have been Happy's way trying to make up from the time Tig had lost with her. She didn't care, she was excited to be the surprise.

"How you feeling today?" Liv studied Lyla's face, her eyes were no longer blood shot and puffy. She looked tired but hid it well under her make up. If Liv hadn't known her as well as she did she would have thought Lyla looked perfect.

Lyla shrugged her shoulders, "I am feeling better than I deserve." When she woke up in her bed, she had no clue how she had gotten there. It wasn't until she got down stairs and found the note from Liv with a glass of water and bottle of ibuprofen for her, she realized what had happened. Her dear friend had brought her home and put her drunk ass to bed. She couldn't have asked for a better friend than Olivia.

"Seriously? You deserve to have nights where you drown your sorrows in any way you choose." Liv said. She had, had plenty of those nights with Chase and Reese and occasionally Bri and Sam. There were mornings when she woke up and her head throbbed so badly she couldn't get out of bed until the following day. She had found out that tequila was not her friend.

Lyla raised an eyebrow at her, "Did they teach you that in school?" She teased.

"No. I've learned that myself." Liv laughed at her dear friend. If she only knew what she learned in school; like how to break peoples' problems down to find the reason they are allowing things to happen. Something that she probably wouldn't use ever. She wanted to help people by giving them a way out of their relationships that are harmful.

Lyla flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder, "And how did you drown your sorrows might I ask?" She vaguely remembered Liv sobbing into Happy when Lyla saw her walk into Red Woody.

"Oh you know…" Liv was going to continue by telling her Happy helped but her phone vibrated on the desk. She picked it up it was a text from Happy saying it was time for her to come out of the office. "My daughterly duty calls." She held up her phone before she stood and walked out of the office.

Olivia heard Tig's rough voice before she saw him, "What did you guys get me? Oh please tell me, it's twins or triplets…is it triplets?" He laughed joyfully with his brothers.

Liv reached the bar area and Tig had his back to her. "I think I am far better than triplets." She said as she got closer to her old man. Tig turned and looked at her with utter shock on his face, for the first time in Tig's life he was speechless. "Hi, Daddy." Liv smiled as she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him to her. Damn, it felt good to be home and surrounded by those she loved.

A/N: I am so sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter out to you guys. My husband and I just searched for and purchased our first home! Lucky number three! So please bear with me over the next month since I will be packing up all of our belongings and then unpacking them. A huge shout out to my bestie, Bridget for pushing me to get this chapter done. You beyotch. ;)

Please feel free to let me know what you think of this chapter…I know not a lot happened but it was just nice to see Liv and Happy together again. I wonder what Tig will think when he finds out that Liv is Happy's old lady…