Author's Notes: Thank you for all the wonderful comments. Sorry it took me a few days to get this posted. I had it all written out Tuesday and was going to post but decided to wait and see how S02Ep12 turned out. I loved it and want to incorporate it in the story. I ended up doing a complete rewrite of this chapter and rethinking my storyline.

Detzer, I think you jinxed me by talking about how quickly I update, so I've decided it's your fault but I forgive you.

Present Day

Clay looked from her to Happy, "God damn, that's some serious shit… I appreciate you bringing this to me. And your family ties stay between us unless absolutely necessary. You have my word. But if it turns out that your loyalty lies elsewhere…."

Kate only nodded.

Jax sat forward looking at Kate, "I got a question. If you ran from your father because someone got killed. Why not do the same when this all went down with Hap?"

She looked from Jax to Happy, "Happy does what he has to do to protect his friends, his family, his club. My father and his 'associates' don't kill for any of that. It's only about power and hate. There is no love lose… no real family. My father would have thrown me to the wolves to get his way. Hap's done nothing but protect me from day one."

Clay nodded, "And if we were to ask you to have a hand in dealing with Zobelle, how you feel about that?"

"I'll do anything to protect this club. Just ask it. I have no loyalty to them." She looked him dead in the eye, "Family isn't always about blood."

Clay nodded, looking over at Jax. "No it ain't."

Happy looked over at Clay, "If you don't need us, I was thinking we'd go visit my mom for the day. Been awhile since she's seen Kate."

"No, no, you go," Clay shook his head, "We could use a little time to process this new information. Give your mom my love."

Happy lead Kate out, closing the door behind them.

"What do you think VP? Think she's telling the truth?"

"Yeah, I don't think Zobelle knows or if he does he's keeping it quite... Truth is if this was about the color war, we have more than enough white boys she could have hooked up with… some in this charter. If she was all about the white power she would have picked one of them. But instead, she's been hooked up with Hap for years now, and in another state no less… Not to mention she's killed for Hap, that's heavy shit for any old lady. I think that's saying something."

Clay nodded, "Agreed… How angry you think Daddy'd be to find out his missing little girl is hooked up with that biker?"

Happy and Kate walked into his dorm room and immediately noticed Kate's bag sitting on the bed. Hap leaned back against the dresser while she went through her things.

"Looks like my stalkers were useful while we were in there… I'm surprised they were even up this early. It's not even nine yet."

Kate looked up at Hap seriously, "I'm not going to see your mom smelling like sex. Where're the showers at? "

Happy pointed to the door at the back of the room.

"Separate bathrooms, really?" He nodded. "Don't have that at the clubhouse in Tacoma. Just thought that was the closet."

She went to walk past Hap but he put a hand out to stop her. "That really how you see what I do?"

"Yeah it is… Don't get me wrong I know you sometimes like it… a lot… But that doesn't change why you do it." She grabbed his hand, nuzzling into it and kissing his palm before letting it drop to his side. She headed for the door. As she walked into the bathroom, Kate looked back over her shoulder at Hap, "You comin' Killer?"

Five hours later Kate and Happy were walking through the parking lot of Gentle Hands Hospice Care.

"So what'd you do to my shadows that they weren't willing to follow us?"

He didn't say anything just smirked at her.

"That bad, huh? Loki's already afraid to even look at me after you decked him the other night."

Hap's cell went off as they neared the front doors to the hospice care facility. "Yeah…," There was a long pause, "No problem…There are some things I need to handle up that way… She stays with me." He hung up.

"Clay needs me to head up north to talk over some business with the other charters."

"K, We have enough time to spend with your mom?"

"An hour or two, then head up."

"I only packed enough clothes to get me through tomorrow… and don't even think of suggesting I ride bitch naked."

Happy gave Kate a thoughtful look as he opened the door for her, "Nah, can't afford to get you arrested… We'll head up to Fresno then head back to SAMCRO tonight. We leave for Tacoma first thing tomorrow. Stop at the apartment, then head down to Portland. You up for it?"

"Yeah. Haven't done that kinda riding with you in awhile but I'll be fine."

He stopped in the doorway, and grabbed Kate roughly from behind. "With me? You been ridin' with someone else while I'm away?"

Kate glared at him from over her shoulder, and raised her voice angrily, "Not even when you were in county... You think I don't know who I belong to." She pulled Hap's hand from her waist to her lower back, "I knew that before you even inked me, you ASS. And even when you're not there I never forget it and I make sure no one else does either... Now I'm going to see your mother." Kate started to walk off but Hap turned her around, kissing her passionately. When he let her go, Kate gave him a small smile, "Asshole... Love you too." Her voice softened considerably as she pulled his arm around her neck, "Let's go in... How's she been doin lately?" He swallowed hard.

The doors swung shut behind them as he answered.