Chapter 10
Waking up the next morning, I am in bed alone. I hear Happy talking to someone so I get up and head to the kitchen where he is and he doesn't know I'm there. "I told you not to call me anymore...No. We'll talk about this later...I'll tell her soon. I told you this...Fine...Whatever." he says and hangs up. Turning around he sees me there. "Babe…" He starts but I stop him. "Don't. I honestly don't want to know." I tell him, fearing he's just going to lie to me. "Babe, listen to me. It's not what you think." he says and I just laugh. "Yeah. Are you fucking her?" I ask. "No. Not since we decided to actually do this." he tells me and I nod. "Then what does she want?" I ask. "She just won't get the hint that we're actually together and won't move the fuck on." he tells me. I walk to the bedroom and pick up my burner that Happy gave me. "Hey, you wanna go to lunch?" I ask. When the other person answers, I hang up and finish getting dressed. "Where are you going?" he asks. "I'm going to lunch with Gemma to figure out how to handle this gash and give me time to cool off." I tell him. He pulls me close and asks "Are we okay?" I look at him for a minute and sigh, "Yeah. We're okay but I still need to get out of here and talk to someone. I'll be back soon." I tell him. "Okay. I love you little girl." he tells me. Looking at him for a second I say "I love you too Happy." before kissing him softly. Pulling away, I grab my bag and head out the door to Gemma's SUV.
I get into her SUV and she says "Start talking." I sigh and say "Woke up and Happy was in the kitchen on the phone. I guess the gash that he fucked on our wedding night won't leave him alone." I tell her. "You need to put him and her in their places." she tells me. "I know. I told him I needed to get out and cool off first and talk to you about how to handle this whore." I tell her. "Good baby." she tells me. We are sitting at the diner, eating and talking when someone walks up to us. "Clara James. Just who I was looking for." Agent Stahl says. "Well, you found me." I say. "I just wanted to check in. See if you've heard from Mark." she asks. "Like I told Roosevelt. I haven't seen or heard from him since he broke up with me and I moved out" I tell her. "Well, looks like you started working for the club about the same time he was reported missing." she tells me. "Your point? I needed a job. Kinda need money when you get kicked out on your ass with nothing." I tell her. "Well, what would you do if one of your boys just happened to be taken down for his disappearance? Say, maybe Happy Lowman for example. We can even subpoena you to testify." she says. "Well, when you get that subpoena, can you make sure my last name is spelled right?" I ask. "I believe we know how to spell it." she says smirking. "You'd be surprised." I say right back. "Fine. How do you spell your last name." she asks. "L-O-W-M-A-N." I say and she looks at me shocked. "Well, looks like you won't be getting that subpoena after all will you?" I asked at the surprised look on her face. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we're just leaving." I say as Gemma and I get out of the booth and head out to her SUV. Getting into the SUV, Gemma asked "Where the hell did that come from?" I look at her and say "I have no clue." and we both start laughing.
Pulling up to the clubhouse, I see Happy's bike is already there. We walk into the clubhouse and I walk to the bar and up to Happy with Gemma behind me. "You would be so proud of your Old Lady today." she tells him and he looks at me confused. "Stahl. Started talking about how I started working here about the same time Mark went missing and asking what I would do if one of my boys was taken down for it and named you specifically. Telling me she could get a subpoena and make me testify." I tell him. "What did you say?" he asks and it's got the attention of the entire club. "I asked her to make sure my last name was spelled right. When she asked how it was spelled, I spelled out L-O-W-M-A-N." I tell them and they all start laughing. "You should have seen her face. Agent Bitch went white." Gemma says laughing. Happy pulls me close and whispers "Are we okay?" I look at him and whisper back "We are but we gotta do something about that gash. I won't be disrespected again." I tell him. "I know baby. We'll take care of it." he says as he kisses me softly. "I love you." he says. "You better" I tell him as I lay my head against his chest and wrap my arms around his waist.