Happy was standing in the middle of Maddie's kitchen, staring at the two adults. "We've discussed this Hap. She's going to have other men in her life, you need to accept it."
"I don't have to accept anything." He pushed passed them, going to sit in the livingroom. Maddie clean Sophia off, lifted her out of the high chair and carried her to Happy. She walked back into the kitchen, Chibs pulled her into his arms kissing her.
"Are you going to be alright alone with him?"
"I'll be fine." He kissed her and left her alone with Happy. She walked into the livingroom and glared at him. "You need to stop being a complete ass! Filip is going to be in her life so deal with it Hap!"
He looked up at her from the floor. "I don't like it!"
"Could you please take care of her while I go shower. I have to meet Opie about funeral arrangements for dad."
"I've got her, go get ready."
"Thanks," She was already emotionally exhausted and the day had just begun, she still had to deal with her mother, which is something she hadn't done in years. She stepped into the hot steamy water wishing she had an easy answer to her problems. When had her life gotten so complicated?
She stepped from the shower, wrapping a towel around her body, she dried her hair, she applied her make up, and dried her body off. She went into her bedroom getting dressed, she pulled out a simple navy blue maxi dress and sandals. She wore simple silver jewelry to finish off her look.
She went into Sophia's room and grabbed an outfit for her daughter to wear. She walked inti the livingroom, Happy was sitting on the couch with Sophia cradled in his arms. The little girl was fully dressed and the diaper bag was packed and ready to go.
"Thanks for your help this morning Hap." He stood up coming near her, with Sophia on his hip. The little girl started to bounce up and down, giggling. She leaned forward slobbering on Happy's cheek, she looked at him and smiled.
"Aaaaa Hap, Aaaaa Hap!" She laid her head on his chest and patted it with his hands. Happy looked down at the little girl and smiled.
"I'm your daddy." He patted her back with his huge hands. Maddie looked at the two of them together and her heart melted.
"Are you ready to go bye bye?" She held out her hands to Sophia. The little girl looked at her and was reaching for her. Happy pulled her back to him.
"I'll put her in the car for you."
"Thanks" She locked the back door, grabbed her purse and diaper bag, and headed out the front door locking it behind her. Happy had just finished putting Sophia in her carseat, he had shut the door, he turned and Maddie was right behind him.
His arms went around her waist, he pulled her to him, kissing her lips. She pulled away quickly, staring up at him. "Hap please...stop."
"Be honest with yourself you don't want me to stop." He pushed her up against the SUV, kissing her hungrily, his hands sliding up under her dress. Finding her panties, his fingers sliding underneath the waistband into her opening. "My kisses still make you wet."
She pushed him away, looking at him. "Don't touch me ever again!" She climbed into her SUV, pulling out of her drive she took off to meet her brother.
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Piney wanted to be creamated, they abided by his wishes. They planned a memorial service at the club, that would be held in two days. With everything planned they went to lunch, since they hadn't had time to visit since Maddie had come back to town.
Opie pulled into a parking spot next to Maddie's SUV at the Main Street Dinner, they went in together finding a seat. Sophia was babbling and reaching for Opie, he picked her up out of the high chair, she snuggled up to his chest. She wrapped her hands in his beard, patted him and fell asleep.
Maddie smiled at her brother. "Do you want me to take her?"
"She's fine." The waitress came to the table to take their order. The waitress left to put their order in, he looked at his sister noticing how tired she looked. "How are you doing sis?"
"I've had better days. Finding dad yesterday was a shock, then I have relationship issues."
"Already? You and Chibs?"
"Just between us?"
"Of course!"
"Happy keeps pushing up on me, I tell him I'm with Chibs. I don't want to tell Chibs and cause problems and tear the club apart."
"You need to tell him."
"I don't have time to worry about it now, I need to focus on getting through dad's memorial service."
The waitress brought their food, she sat it on the table it in front of them. They started eating their lunch. The bell over the door jingled, she looked up and she saw Chibs walk in, she smiled at him as he walked towards the table.
He grabbed her arm, pulling her from the booth, dragging her out front. "Do you have something to tell me?"
"Filip, let go of me!"
"Did you kiss him?" She closed her eyes, letting a tear stream down her face.
"He kissed me yesterday and again this morning. I didn't want to tell you and cause problems."
"I'm done." He stormed off to his bike taking off down main street. She went back inside the diner, fighting back tears. She sat down at the table, Opie looked at her with concern.
"Everything okay?"
"Everything is great!" She smiled at him and finished eating her lunch. He paid for their lunch, he walked hee to her vehicle, putting the baby on her carseat. Brother and sister hugged each other before parting ways, Maddie drove home trying to hold it together.
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She carried her sleeping daughter into the house, deciding she needed a nap too, she laid the little girl in her bed. Maddie changed into a t-shirt and climbed into bed next to her daughter, falling inti a troubled asleep.
The ringing doorbell woke her and Sophia up, she rolled from the bed, pulling out a pair of shorts out of a drawer and slipping them on. She scooped Sophia, carrying her towards the door, the person was now frantically beating on the door.
She jerked open the door. "What the fuck is your problem?"
Happy was standing on her doorstep, glaring at her. "What took you so long to answer the door?"
"We were napping! What the hell?" Sensing the tension between the two adults, Sophia started to cry. She handed the little girl to her father. "Can you change her? I need to fix her some lunch."
"We need to get to the club, we're on lockdown."
"By the time you feed her, I'll be packed and ready to go." He carried her into the nursery, while Maddie fixed her some lunch. Happy carried their daughter into the kitchen and sat her in the high chair. Maddie walked out to go pack bags for the two them. She sat them by the door, carrying an empty diaper bag into the kitchen, she started filling it with babyfood.
Happy cleaned Sophia up, picked her up from the high chair and handed her to Maddie. He nodded towards the door, his hand was on the small of her back, she picked up the dish and rinsed it off in the sink before leaving the kitchen.
He carried the bags to her SUV, putting them in the back, while she buckled the baby into her carseat. "Straight to the club! I'll be right behind you."
"Okay. Straight to the club." She clinched in behind the wheel, backing out of the drive. She drove to the club not looking forward to being trapped with both her exs in the same building. That was going to suck and be awkward. She pulled up to the gate and honked her horn, the gate tolled back and she pulled into the lot.
She found a parking spot, she got out of her vehicle, getting Sophia out, she put her on her hip. She went to the back of her SUV, to start taking out bags. Chibs touched her shoulder, she looked up into his warm eyes, he smiled down at her. His hands cupped her face, he lowered his lips to hers, gently kissing her. He pulled away. "I'm sorry. Forgive me."
"Filip..." His hands were still touching her face, she closed her eyed and exhaled. "I love you Filip."
"I love you too!" He reached in and grabbed the bags she had packed. "Are you staying in my room?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Aye, love. I want you next to me." She smiled up at him, resting her head on his chest.
"Yes, we'll both be staying in your room." He pulled her to him, kissing the top of her head. She followed him into the clubhouse, Happy was standing at his bike taking to Jax. She walked inti the clubhouse letting her eyes adjust to the lighting change. She followed Chibs backed to his room, he sat up the pack n play, she sat Sophia down with some toys.
Chibs picked her up, turning her around to face him, she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry about earlier. I got so jealous, thinking of him touching you!"
"I'm yours Filip. Whatever Happy and I had is over, it was over then minute he cheated on me." She lowered her lips to his, kissing him. "Promise me that you'll never cheat on me."
"I promise, I'm yours." She smiled at him.
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They had Piney's memorial even though they were still on lockdown, everyone was there that would have attended anyway. Several other chapters came down to say their goodbyes to him, by the end of the night she was drained. She had gone back to Chibs' dorm room early to put Sophia down to sleep, she was laying down on the bed with her daughter asleep on her chest.
She woke up when she was lifted from her chest, Chibs had the little girl cradled to his chest, he laid her down in the pack n play, he crawled into bed next to Maddie, pulling her into his arms. She laid her head on his chest, loving the feel of his arms around her. She settled back down, going back to sleep.
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The next morning she woke up alone, she raised up to look in the baby bed, Sophia was still sound asleep. She sat up in bed stretching, she slowly got up pulling on yoga pants and a t-shirt, she left the room to find some coffee. She found Bobby sitting at the bar, with a cup of coffee, reading the paper. She smiled at him, pouring herself a cup, and sitting next to him.
"How are you doing sweetheart?"
"I'm fine Uncle Bobby."
"How's the little Princess doing?"
"She was still asleep. I need to get back, in case she wakes up."
"You know Happy still loves you right?" She exhaled slowly. closing her eyes.
"Uncle Bobby, he killed that when he cheated on me. We share a child together and that's it, I'm with Chibs now." She walked away, taking her mug of coffee with her, she walked into the dorm room. Sophia was awake, she was standing in the pack n play. She was bouncing up and down when she saw Maddie walk in the room.
"Good morning pretty girl!" She picked up the little girl, changing her diaper, she carried her back out into the main room. She handed her to Bobby so she could make the baby some breakfast. Sophia had started to love all her uncles, she was babbling to Bobby. Maddie turned and smiled at the two of them together, Happy walked out from the back, taking his daughter from Bobby. He walked back tot he kitchen where Maddie was making breakfast.
"You shouldn't have others watch our daughter."
"Excuse the heck out of me. I only have two hands, and they were busy making her breakfast. Bobby was holding her for me. What's your problem?"
"Next time come get me!"
"Whatever Happy!" He grabbed her arm, glaring at her.
"Not whatever, she's my daughter!" His grip on her arm was becoming painful.
"Let go of my arm, you're hurting me!" She had tears in her eyes, he released her arm. She looked down and saw red finger prints. She took Sophia from his arms, sitting her in the high chair, she held back the tears as she fed the little girl. She's not sure what the hell had gotten into him, but he had never laid hands on her before.
Once Sophia had finished eating, Maddie had cleaned her up, washed the dishes she had used, and went back to the dorm room, to get her changed for the day. She locked the door, put her in the swing, and took a shower. She was hoping that today was the day, she'd get to go home, she was feeling like a caged animal, she was tired of being on lockdown.
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She had taken Sophia to the play area for some fresh air, when she found out that lockdown was over, she was glad, she just wanted to go home. She rushed inside and started packing their bags as fast as she could. She was packed up, ready to go in twenty minutes, she had one of the prospects load her vehicle. She didn't even wait for Chibs or Happy, she was out of there.
She drove home, relieved that she would sleep in her own bed that night. She pulled into her drive, she would unload the SUV later, she got Sophia out of her carseat and went inside the house. She was curled up on the couch, when she heard the lone motorcycle ride up. She wasn't evenn home for fifteen minutes and she was already being bothered.
She was just going to ignore them, she needed a biker free hour. The knocking started out quiet, but then got more insistent. Oh for fuck sake! She got up from the couch and jerk the door open. "What?"
Chibs was standing at the door, wearing a look of worry and pissed off on his face. "Why did you leave without telling anyone?"
"Lockdown was over, I wanted to get back to normal. You were no where to be found." He stormed inside the house, he pulled her into his arms kissing her. He broke off the kiss.
"Don't ever do that again. You scared the hell out of me!"
"I'm sorry. I didn't think."
Sophia was crawling across the floor, making a line for Chibs. She stopped at his feet, using his legs she pulled up, she cooed and babbled. "Fip, Fip!" He smiled down and picked her up. She looked at him holding her daughter, she loved him, loved the way he made her feel, the way he cared about her. He loved Sophia, she could see it in his eyes. She just couldn't figure out why she wasn't happy.
