Author's note: I lied. I had to break this page into two. There was just a lot of info all at once.

Wednesday rolled around quickly. Kate fingered the cell in her pocket for the hundredth time and smiled to herself, until she remembered her current customer base.

The bar next door had a special tonight, and since they had just closed for the evening, quite a few of the patrons had moved over to the diner. That included a table of, drunk and disorderly, college boys in her section. A blonde, overweight, pimple faced kid kept making comments about Kate's tits every time she walked by. Kate ignored them for the most part but it was starting to grate on her nerves.

She grabbed the coffee pot and made her rounds refilling cups and checking on tables. As she neared the table of idiots, the blonde kid reached out and smacked her ass, hard. There were high fives all around the table.

That was the last straw for Kate, she took the pot of coffee and dumped it in his lap.

Unfortunately it wasn't as hot as it was when she'd started her rounds, but he still screamed like a girl. Kate just glared at him, "You should learn not to touch things that aren't yours. And my ass, certainly doesn't belong to you. I'll go get your check."

She turned and tried to walk away but College Boy stood up and grabbed her forearm. The kid was so close Kate got a wiff of cheap beer breath, "Don't worry, by the end of the night you'll be screaming my name."

"Doubt that." A large hand, connected to an equally large and tattooed forearm, landed on top of his wrist, squeezing. Another fist landed squarely in the kid's gut.

The boy cried out in pain and let go of Kate as he crumbled to the floor; but Happy still had his wrist and wasn't easing up. Kate put a hand on his chest, "Hap, let go. Public remember." She gestured to the room full of people that had been watching the whole scene.

Happy let the college boy's wrist go but grabbed his face roughly and spoke right next to the kid's ear, "Pay up and get out. I never see you again." He let him go, pushing the boy away.

The kid stood up, threw some bills on the table, and practically ran for the door. His friends were not far behind him.

Hap looked her over, "You OK?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks."

He smirked at her, "Couldn't even go three days without me watching your back?"

"Shut up and find a seat. I'll go grab you some coffee."

When her shift was finally over, Kate met Happy in the parking lot. He took her hand and led her over to his bike. Grabbing his helmet, Happy tried to hand it to her but she just looked at him quizzically.

"Get on. We'll come back for the cage."

Kate took the helmet and slid in behind him, getting comfortable. She wrapped her arms around Happy's waist and he took off down the road.

When they got to Kate's place there was a huge grin on her face and she was a little giddy.

He looked at her as she slid off the seat, "Like that did you?"

"I've never been on a bike before. Hap, that was amazing. Almost better than sex."

He glared at her, then pushed her against the bike and kissed her.

"I said almost," she wrapped her arms around his neck and grinned up at him.

With that he scooped her legs up and carried her up to the apartment.

It was two months later and Kate was at work. Happy was suppose to be back from a Run sometime tonight but he had business to take care of, so he wouldn't be coming by until the next day.

They never spoke while he was away but Kate still kept the phone he'd given her, in a pocket or her purse just in case.

The night was pretty uneventful but Kate was a little uneasy. She was the last to leave that night and the parking lot was empty as she locked up. Kate searched around in her purse for her keys, pulling them out right as she walked up to the car.

When she got there, she noticed an odd reflection in the paint job. Realizing a little too late what it was, Kate's head was smashed into the side of the Chevelle. She was dazed for a second but fought back, kicking and punching as best she could. He was twice her size and wore a mask so she couldn't tell who it was.

The guy picked her up by the waist and tried to drag her along behind him. Kate got her legs up against the car and pushed against it sending all her body weight towards her attacker, making him take a tumble. As soon as they hit the pavement, Kate slammed his head back against the concrete. She stood up and stomped on his ankle once as hard as she could, and heard a sickening crack. Not wasting any more time, she ran over to the car. Kate tried frantically to locate her purse so she could get her keys and the gun but with no luck. It took her a moment to realized that her keys were in her hand and it would take him a while to find her purse and the gun inside, by then she could be gone.

Kate got the door open and was stepping inside the car when a hand grabbed her ankle. Her attacker was on his hands and knees trying to pull her down. Kate hit him with everything she had and tried to pull her leg out of his grasp. She finally got loose but he was reaching for her again. Kate wrapped her hands around the door handle and slammed the car door on the guy's head and arm. When that didn't deter him, she did it again, and again until he finally stopped moving.

Kate took a deep breath and then kicked him away from the car. Closing and locking the door, she watched him for a few moments, looking for any sign of movement, and steeled her nerves. After a few minutes and he still hadn't moved, she opened the door and kicked him. His body rolled a little with the kick but there was no other movement. Kate closed the door again and searched her pocket for the cell. She found it and checked the address book. There was only one number programmed into it and she dialed, hoping he'd pick up.

On the fourth ring a familiar gravelly voice answered, "Yeah"

"Oh god, Happy."

"Kate?"

"Yeah… Hap I need you here NOW," her voice was shaky but she refused to cry.

"What's going on?"

"I think I just killed a man…"

"WHAT?" She went over everything about the attack with him. Just talking to Happy calmed her nerves.

"Grab your purse and your keys, head back in to Dolly's. Wait there. Give me a few. I'll be there." He hung up before she could reply.

Kate found her purse in front of the car and then headed into the diner.

Within fifteen minutes a black van pulled into the parking lot next to her Chevelle. Two men got out and walked toward the diner front door. One of them was obviously Happy but it took Kate a minute to realize that the other was the baby face that had been here before with Happy, that first night.

She walked slowly over to the two, willing herself to keep calm. She looked up at Happy, "Hey." Hap pulled her against him roughly and kissed her. He pushed her back a little and looked her over, looking for any obvious signs of injury and finding none. Kate turned around and headed to where her attacker lay. Loki caught her eye and gave her a small smile, "Sorry we keep meeting like this." Kate just nodded. Happy pulled off the guy's mask and Loki whistled. "Damn girl, remind me to never piss you off." Kate couldn't believe he was joking while dealing with a dead body. She stepped closer to see if she recognized the guy. The face she saw was a bloodied and broken mess from getting slammed in the door, and it took a second to click that the face that stared back at her was the college kid from a few weeks before.

"Mother fucker," Happy was pissed.

Loki looked at her expectantly, "Know him did you?"

"Came in here and got into it with me one night. Had to keep Hap from killing him."

"Should have let me," Happy told her darkly.

"There were witnesses."

"And."

The two bikers wrestled the dead college kid into the back of the van. They grabbed some bleach and other chemicals out of the back and poured them all over the concrete.

Loki looked at her grinning, "You're two for two, Darlin'." Happy smacked Loki across the back of the head, hard. He then finished loading up the rest of their gear and closed up the back of the van as Loki climbed in the driver's seat.

Happy came back to her and held out his hand, "Keys." Kate looked at him for a moment. "You have to get rid of her don't you," It was a statement more than a question.

"First we get you home, but then… Yeah, she's a pretty girl but she was your weapon of choice… No evidence," Kate just nodded solemnly.

She got into the passenger seat without protest.

By the time Happy dropped her off at home, it was nearly five in the morning. They both got out of the car and Happy walked her to the door.

"Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of this. As soon as it's done, I'll be here... You still with me?"

Kate sighed, "I'm not in shock or anything, just… taking it all in. I guess."

"That's my girl."

Kate headed straight into the bathroom to take a shower and to checkout the damage that'd been done to her body. She turned on the hot water and started removing her clothes. As she finished getting undressed the bathroom door opened and Happy stepped in. He took a step towards her then ran his fingers across her bare breasts, watching her as she leaned into his hands, nearly purring.

"Thought you left."

Her words seemed to snap him out of it, "Needed your clothes."

He grabbing them and headed for the door.

Hap turned around, "Leave some hot water," With that he was gone.

Kate looked at her face in the mirror, checking for damage. She was relieved to find only a large lump near her hairline, and some of her makeup was smeared but otherwise all she had were some scrapes and bruises on her arms and legs. She hopped under the hot spray of water to wash off the dirt and grime and then crawled into bed.

An hour or two later, she heard Happy enter and move around the apartment. She was glad he still had her keys so she didn't have to get up. Kate didn't even bother opening her eyes until after she heard the shower turn off and the bedroom door open. Happy came in wearing nothing but a towel. He dropped it haphazardly to the floor and crawled into bed behind Kate tossing an arm around her middle.

"Get some sleep," he commanded.

She turned toward him, pulling his head down and kissed him. "No. Not tired." When he responded, Kate climbed on to him deepening the kiss. Hap let her take the lead. She grinned at him as she started kissing her way down his body. She snaked a hand around his organ and sliding it up and down a few times. Kate caught Happy's eye as she wrapped her lips around him. He groaned, wrapping a hand in her hair to guide her, never breaking eye contact. It wasn't long before he was pulling her back up his body. Hap kissed her and then rolled her under him, finishing what she'd started.