Chapter One
Hap dressed quickly and grabbed his guns. "Stay here. Stay safe." He said softly before placing a kiss on her forehead. "You too." Jenna whispered back with a small frown. She hated to see him go, but its part of the job. Happy walked to the door and looked back at her over his shoulder. Something about leaving her was tearing his heart apart. How could one night make him feel this way? He leaned his head against the door and sighed. All he could think about was her. Hap took a deep breath and opened the door, he knew if he looked at her he'd not have the strength to leave. He left her there in the room, praying that she would be safe there.
He approached the rest of the crew who were armed to the nines. Jax, Clay, Tig, Half-Sack, Bobby, Chibs, and Piney. Almost everyone in the main charter was there. "Who is coming?" Hap asked looking at each of them. "Who else? The Mayans." Jax said as he was putting the last bit of his gun back together. Hap assumed he'd just been cleaning it. That was always a wise thing to do. Would be a bad day for them all if the gun wouldn't fire due to not cleaning the weapon.
Cherry brought up a few beers for the guys. She knew that they'd want one each before the Mayans arrived. Hap took the beer with a nod. He took a few swallows and looked around. Jenna had dressed and come back to the main area of the clubhouse. He knew what she wanted, but getting it would be nearly impossible if not completely impossible. Jenna had grabbed a tray from behind the bar and began to bring beers to other members and take the empty glasses back to the sink. He found himself wondering what kind of old lady she'd make.
Jenna brought a fresh round to a table with a friendly smile. Hap watched her walk over to the table. Jenna leaned and placed each beer in front of the members. As she turned to leave the table one of the younger members grabbed her around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. "Sit awhile and give us some company." He grinned at her in a way that made her skin crawl. "No, I need to make sure that everyone else is taken care of." Jenna said trying to get away from him. "Come on darlin' don't you want to wish us well against the Mayans?" The guy asked trying to pull her closer. "I've already wished mine well. Now back off." Jenna replied without a second thought. Jenna tried to pull her hand away from him.
Hap watched as she struggled against the guy's advances. Something in him snapped and he took the safety off his gun as he walked over. He placed the barrel against the guy's head. "She doesn't want you dude. Fuck off." Hap snapped as he pressed the barrel firmer against the back of his head. "Jeez man, getting all pissy over a fucking crow eater." The guy snarked back at Hap. "You should be more respectful to the lady." Hap said in a way that sent chills over the man's body. "Jenna, why don't you come stand over here with me." He reached his hand out to her. Without a second thought she grabbed his hand and stood next to him.
Most of the clubhouse had begun to pay attention to the situation at hand. It is not often that Happy pulls a gun on someone over a woman. Jax shook his head it was never a good idea to be on the barrel end of Hap's gun. "I do not want to see you even glance at her. Don't speak to her. Don't touch her. Don't even think about her." He said as he turned to walk away pulling Jenna with him. He stopped at a table in the corner and ran his hand through her hair. "Are you okay?" Hap asked looking her over. "Yea, I'm okay. Guy's a dick." Jenna sighed softly as she kept hold of his hand. "Andrew has been trying to get me for months." It infuriated him that the guy couldn't take a hint. He was going to be watching this guy while he was in town.
She placed her hand on his cheek. "You should get ready." She whispered as the sound of multiple motorcycles approached. Hap kissed her gently. "Stay inside and out of sight." He knew she could probably handle her own if it came down to it, but he didn't want it to come down to it. Jenna nodded and walked away to grab dirt glasses and empty beer bottles like any other woman in the clubhouse. She stepped behind the bar and placed the glasses in the dishwasher. Jenna found herself worrying about his safety. She knew what came with being a member of the club.
Jax, Clay, Tig, Hap, Half-Sack, Bobby, Chibs and Piney loaded their weapons with the rest of the members that survived the patch over. Taking out the Mayans was a big deal. They'd been causing a lot of problems for the Sons. Happy didn't look at her. He knew he couldn't. Not with what could happen. He needed to distance himself. Without a second thought the guys were out the door, taking cover and returning fire.
Jenna took a cloth and some cleaner and took to cleaning the tables. She thought that she was being silly feeling so much for Hap. Especially knowing that he's never really had a relationship and has had more one night stands than most men. She hung her head, she was being silly and she knew it. Jenna spent an hour on the tables, giving herself some time to really think about everything. Cherry walked over to her and smiled. "You okay, sweetie?" Jenna looked up and tried to smile. "Just doing a lot of thinking." The two sat down at a table, the clubhouse was clean and they could still hear the gunfire outside the clubhouse. "You really like him don't you?" Cherry asked placing her chin on top of her hand. "I'd like to think that I do, but I don't really know him." Jenna said as she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge behind the bar. "Do you want to?" Cherry asked gently. She couldn't help but smile at her. "It would be nice to get to know him better." Jenna said twirling a finger in her hair.
Cherry smiled at her. "Would be really great for you. When's the last time you had an old man anyway?" She asked trying not to pry too much into her life. "Well, it's been probably about three years. He was a jerk and I'm better off without him." Jenna said after taking a swig from her water bottle. The door slammed suddenly and both women jumped. "Jenna, call the doctor for us. Cherry, get some towels and washrags." Clay barked as he and Jax supported Hap. Jenna froze for only a moment.
She sprung to action when she saw that he was still breathing on his own. Jenna had done some volunteer work at a free clinic when she was younger, but never had she seen a bullet in someone she cared about. Even if it was just the beginning of feelings. Clay laid him out on the bed and stripped his shirt off. Jenna looked over the wound. "You got lucky with this one at least. It's just a graze." She poured him a shot and then began to diligently and gently clean the graze.
He never moved, not even a flinch as she cleaned three wounds. All grazes, which made him a very lucky man. "You're very lucky, you know?" Jenna said as she bandaged the wounds. "Yeah." He murmured keeping completely still. "You got a real light touch there, Jenna." She smiled at him. "Thanks. I was a nurse for 6 years." She flushed lightly. "Really?" He raised an eyebrow at her. "Yea, most of it was internships and all. I actually only have three years of work experience outside of internships." She looked down at her hands as if trying to keep something hidden.
He placed a hand on hers. "What happened?" Hap asked gently, he could see it was something painful. "I uh, ran into some trouble. A guy I was dating at the time decided getting high alone wasn't any fun. So when I was asleep he hit me with it. I was trying to keep it under wraps and not let it affect my work. Unfortunately the sweats and the vomiting did me in. I joined a rehab facility right after they fired me. Never went back after that." A tear rolled down her cheek as she spoke. He found that it enraged him that someone who was supposed to care about her would get her addicted to drugs so he wouldn't be alone when riding the high. Jenna pulled her gloves off after she made sure each wound was sealed. "I'm sorry. He shouldn't have done that to you. He still where you left him?" Hap asked trying to keep his rage in check.
Jenna looked at him; her face held some worry about what might happen. "Yes." She spoke almost in a whisper. Happy sat up and pulled her close. He couldn't find the words to make her feel any better. She tried with all her might to keep her tears from falling down her cheeks. To know that someone cared for her made her feel so good. There was something about him that just made her feel so…so safe. "He won't ever be able to hurt you again." Happy thought as he ran his hand through her hair, trying to make her feel safe and cared for.
Jenna looked at him, trying to hide the puffiness of her eyes. "Hey, Hey, no more tears." He pulled her gently against him again. She sniffled and laid her head on his shoulder. It made her smile some that he could be in such massive amounts of pain and still be able to hold her as close as he was. She took a breath and pushed back, her arms on his shoulders. "Thank you." She said as she stood up and removed the gloves from her hands. All he could do was smile at her. Jenna glanced over his wounds to make sure that everything held.
Hap waited till she left and then pulled his cellphone out of his pocket. "Hello?" A male voice came from over the phone. "Hey, it's me. I need some information." Hap said trying not to wiggle too much. "On who?" He asked Hap. "Jenna Anderson. She lived with a boyfriend at a previous address. That's what I want." Hap said pulling out a pad and pen. "Ok. Let me see what I can dig up for you." He replied as he began to dig through the information on Jenna and her ex-boyfriend. "Let's see. His name is Marcus DeVil. He still lives at that address. Looks like he lost his job moved someone in and is behind in the payments." He said as he read the information off the screen in front of him. "Looks like he's been arrested four times since they broke up six months ago. One for possession with an intent to distribute, domestic violence twice and a drunk in public. Seems like somehow he's got an amazing lawyer because they were able to get all of it dropped." He continued on with the reading. Hap sighed and shook his head.
The man on the phone gave him the address and hung up; Hap looked down at the address and scowled. He knew what he wanted to do and he knew that the guy deserved it in every way possible. Hap tested his abdomen and then swung his feet off the bed. He slid his socks on and stepped into his boots. Hap tied his boots tightly and reloaded the clip on his gun. He then loaded two more clips and got off the bed. Happy loaded everything up and went to step out of the room and found Jenna on the couch closest to the bedroom.
He kissed her forehead and slipped on passed her. He didn't want to wake her and chance her stopping him. Happy even took the extra precaution and rolled his bike away from the clubhouse before starting it. He started the bike and fiercely drove on towards Marcus DeVil's house. Hap was ready to make him pay for what he did to her and wasn't going to go easy on him either. He hated the guy on principle for getting her high while she was asleep. To think that he would get her high so that he didn't have to be high alone. What a dick.
Happy took his time getting to Marcus' home. He needed time to think, but every fiber in his body was pulling him towards the house at full speed. Marcus lived in a not so good neighborhood. The neighborhood homes looked as if they were all owned by junkies. Happy stopped a block from the house and pulled his jacket over his cut as well as his hood over his head. The last thing he wanted was this to blow back on the club. He checked the doors and windows to see if by chance Marcus left the doors unlocked. Hap did notice that there were no alarm systems.