Chapter 3
Walking into the clubhouse, I sit at the bar and Sack hands me a beer. "Hey Lucy. How was work?" he asked making conversation like he always does. "It was good Sack. How's your day going?" I asked. "Good. Nothing too gross today but it's still early." he says and we both laugh. Daddy comes to sit beside me. "Hey baby." he says and kisses my cheek. "Hey Daddy." I say. "What's this I hear you're working for Luanne now?" he asked. "Yeah." I said. "Want to tell me why?" he asked. "Fine. Hap got me the job okay. I didn't want to go back to my job and have to face the fuckboy that pissed me off and so he found me another job." I say. Daddy and Sack look at each other smiling. "Oh no. Nothing is going on." I tell them. That seems to be my most used sentence these days. "Daddy, do you know when my car will be ready?" I asked. "Should be ready sometime tomorrow." he says. "Okay. Thanks. I think I am going to head home." I say. "Bye Sweetheart." he says. "Bye Daddy. Bye Sack." I say and head out to Happy's truck.
Pulling in my driveway, I see his bike parked. I pull up next to him and get out and he stands from his bike. "Hey Hap." I say. "How was work?" he asked. "Good. I think I'm going to like it there. Thanks again." I say. He follows me into the house. "You hungry?" I asked and he nodded. I grabbed a couple of beers out of the fridge and handed him one. "You can shower while I cook if you want. You left some clothes over here last time you stayed and I washed them." I tell him. He nods and heads to the shower. When he comes out, I have dinner almost done. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and corn. I fix his plate and put it in front of him with a fresh beer before sitting down with mine. "Daddy said my car should be done tomorrow." I say. "I know. I'm the one working on it." he says. "Hap, you've been doing a lot for me lately. I don't want you to think that I am not grateful because I am but can I ask why?" I asked. "I want to." he says but doesn't look up from his food and I don't press the issue. After dinner, we sit on the couch together in a comfortable silence while he flips through the channels.
The next day, I am at work in my office and look up when the door opens. Happy walks in with a paper bag. "Hap? What's up?" I asked. "Lunch." he says and sits down. I grab two drinks from the mini fridge in my office and we start to eat. We eat in a comfortable silence and when done, I start cleaning things up. "Thanks for lunch Hap. It was really good." I tell him. "No problem. You coming by the clubhouse after work?" He asked. "Yeah. Thought I'd come by for a while." I say. He kisses the top of my head and says "See ya later." and walks out the door leaving me to finish the day out. Luanne walks into my office and says "What was Happy doing here? Everything okay?" she asked. "Yeah. He was bringing me lunch." I tell her and she smiles. "Don't look at me like that." I say blushing. She walks out the door laughing at me and I get back to work.
I get off work and Daddy calls me. "I have your car. Want me to meet you at Cara Cara?" he asked. "Actually. Can you meet me at Hap's apartment? I want to drop the truck off and I can take you back to the clubhouse." I tell him and he agrees. Pulling up to the apartment, Daddy is waiting for me. I get out of the truck and lock it up and get into the driver's seat of my car. "Thanks Daddy." I say. "Don't thank me. Hap did all the work." he says smirking. "Get that look off your face. There's nothing going on." I tell him. "Really? He doesn't let anyone touch his truck but he let you drive it. He brought you lunch. He's taken you out to breakfast and I know he spends most evenings at your house." he says. "That doesn't mean anything." I argue. "Okay. How about, since your little breakfast that morning, he hasn't touched a croweater or a sweetbutt. When he's at the clubhouse, he's usually in his dorm, alone." he says. "That still doesn't mean anything." I say and he just laughs.
Pulling up to the clubhouse, we get out of the car. Walking in, I asked Sack, "Where's Hap?" He responds "In his dorm." I walk down the hall and knock on the door. "Come in." he says. I open the door and he is sitting at his desk sketching. I walk over and see that he is drawing a gladiolus which is my favorite flower. "That's beautiful Hap. I'd like that as my next tattoo." I say. "Let me know when you want it done." he says. I put the keys down on his desk and say "Your truck is locked up in your spot at the apartment. Thanks for everything Hap." I say and lean down and kiss his cheek before turning to walk away. I feel his hand grab my wrist and I stop. He stands and pulls me to him and before I can respond, his lips are crashing into mine and I melt into him. The kiss was rough but gentle at the same time. When he pulls away, he smirks and says "Welcome." and turns back to his sketch pad. I am in shock. I turn to go and walk out of the clubhouse in a daze. Gemma sees me and stops me. "Now tell me there's nothing going on between you two." I just look at her and head to my car to leave.
My lips are still tingling and I am still in a daze when I walk into my house that evening. Happy kissed me. All of this time that I wondered what it would be like to kiss him and I never imagined it would be like that. I decide to shower and head to bed since it was getting late. Laying in bed, I hear my phone go off on the nightstand. I see the text from Happy.
H: You forget to tell me something little girl?
L: Huh?
H: What do you tell me every night?
I smile and respond.
L: Good night Hap.
H: Nite little girl.
I put the phone back on the nightstand and close my eyes but I don't get any sleep that night. What was happening with Hap? He's not one to take an Old Lady but I don't do casual sex. I know him. He will get what he wants and then be done. I can't do that. Maybe I should just back off. Yeah. That's what I will do.
The next day, I am working and Daddy and Happy come by. "Hey Daddy, Hap." I say. "Hey, we have to head back to Indian Hills. We want everyone staying at the clubhouse. Sack will be here to escort you and Luanne there when you get off work." Daddy says. "Okay. How long will you be gone?" I asked. "Just overnight." he says "Okay. Be careful. Both of you." I say before hugging my dad and Happy just nods and they walk away. "They will be okay." Luanne says walking up to me. "I know. Doesn't stop me from worrying though." I say. Luanne and I finish out the day and Sack is there waiting on us when we get off work. Locking up the shop, I asked Luanne. "You wanna just ride with me?" She smiles and says "Yeah. Let me get my bag from my car. I keep a bag in there just in case of something like this." she says. We pull up to the clubhouse and head inside. Gemma walks up to me and Luanne and says, "Luanne will be staying in your room." I say "Okay, we can bunk together." But Gemma smirks and says "Killa said you were staying in his room." My eyes go wide and Gemma and Luanne both pull me into my dorm and says "You can't say nothing is going on with you two. Spill." Gemma says. "Nothing is going on. He was just being nice." I say and look down at my hands. "What?" Luanne asked. "You know what Aunt Lu. He has his pick of all these skinny girls. Why would he choose me? Plus, he's only doing this because of who my dad is." I say. "Bull shit." Gemma says. "I saw that look on your face when you brought him his keys back. Something happened. Now talk." she says. "Fine. I brought him his keys and when I went to leave, he kissed me. But you both know he doesn't take an Old Lady and I don't do casual sex so NOTHING is happening. I'll just bunk in here with Aunt Lu." I say. "Nope. He said you were to be in his room. They are heading back tonight instead of staying the night and he will be pissed if you aren't in his room when he gets here." Gemma said. I sigh and nod my agreement.
I finally head to bed about midnight and a little after 3am, I feel the bed dip down. Happy and i have never slept in the same bed before. He gets under the covers and I have my back to him. He lays on his side and puts his arm around me and pulls me to him. "Everybody whole?" I asked still half asleep. "Yeah. Nite little girl." he rasps. "Nite Hap." I say before dozing back off. I wake up the next morning and he is on his back snoring softly and has his arm around me while my head is on his chest. I lay there awake for a little while, just thinking. I feel him stir under me and I start to pull away but he pulls me tighter against him. "Hap, I have to get ready for work." I tell him. He loosens his grip a little but still not letting me go. I lay there another couple of minutes before kissing his cheek and telling him "Go back to sleep." He grunts and turns over. I head into my dorm where Luanne is finishing her makeup. "Morning baby." she says smiling. "Morning Aunt Lu. How'd you sleep?" I asked. "Good. I love your bed. What about you?" She asked smirking. "Nothing happened. But I did sleep good." I say. "I didn't want to get up." I continued. "I bet you didn't." she says and I sit down on the bed. "What's wrong?" she asked, sitting next to me. "Aunt Lu, he had his arms around me all night." I say. "What's wrong with that?" she asked. "I can't let myself get close to him like that. We both know he's not the commitment type and I can't let myself get hurt like that." I say. She looks at me with sympathy. "Sweetheart, your Uncle Otto was the same way. He just needs that one woman to show him it's worth it. Just take it a day at a time." she says and I just nod. I finish getting ready for work and we head out the door with my dad following.