A/N: I know that it has been a while since I've updated and for that I'm sorry… On the plus side I'm back with a new chapter! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own SoA!
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Ian was the first one awake so he decided to surprise Dee and Emma and went into the kitchen to start breakfast for his two girls and everyone else. He did know how to cook pretty well thanks to Alan teaching him. He really couldn't wait for Alan, Charlie, Don, and Liz to get there. He had no doubt that those four would be at the house at some point during the day. He really wanted to see Charlie since it had been almost a month since the last time he had seen his lover. While he had the homemade muffins baking in the oven he started on the egg, sausage, and shredded cheese casserole that would be the main part of breakfast.
He looked up from frying the sausage up when he heard someone enter the kitchen. He chuckled when he saw Happy and Jax walk in rubbing their eyes. "There is coffee in the coffee pot on the counter, boys."
Jax nodded and walked over to where he saw coffee cups and the coffee pot. After he poured himself a cup he walked over and leaned against a free counter. "So I have to ask, Ian. Are you and Dee in between relationships often?"
Ian chuckled and shook his head. "I have been with the same man for the last eighteen months, Jax. Charlie knows about mine and Dee's history together and he actively encourages me to do whatever I need to in order to make sure that Dee stays sane. In the last eighteen months I have slept with Dee a grand total of six times and all of those six times came about with Charlie pushing Dee to let me satisfy her needs so that she could focus on what she needed to get down."
He stopped talking and shrugged his shoulders. "On four of those six occasions that I have slept with Dee, Charlie joined in. Dee knows that I am with Charlie and she is very close to him. The thing you need to realize is that while Dee can and will go without sex if she is too long without it she starts to get frazzled and she isn't able to focus on her projects. Dee unfortunately hasn't been in a relationship since the one with the ex that I took out of the picture after the shit he did to her."
Jax nodded and then smirked. "So what about Emma? Has she been single long?"
Ian smirked at Jax as he turned the burner off of the stove and moved to the bowl that held the scrambled eggs in them. As he poured the ground sausage into the bowl he shook his head. "Emma has been single now for almost two years. Her and Don had a relationship for a whole month before they decided they were too much like siblings. Lately Emma has been talking about taking steps to ensure that she becomes a mother because she wants a baby and she wants it badly. We all back her on what she wants to do and if she does decide to go that route we will be there with her the whole way. I am pretty sure the only thing stopping her right now from doing what she wants is that in the next nine months there are eight grand openings for their clubs so they will be bouncing around constantly even if Charming will be there home base now."
Jax ran a hand through his hair. "Well that just answered the next question I had. I wondered how Emma felt about children because I have a son. He is almost a year old now and still small for his age. My ex-wife overdosed while she was pregnant with him and the doctors thought it best to take him out of her because he was in distress. He was born with a hole in his heart and half of a stomach pretty much. His first few months of life were spent in an incubator."
Ian sighed. "I'm sorry to hear that, Jax. No parent deserves to go through something like that, but you have a lot to be thankful for since he lived. To answer your unspoken question Emma loves children of all ages. She is a very maternal woman and will take no shit when it comes to a child's health and welfare. If she sees someone treating a child a way that they shouldn't be treated, she'll let the person who is mistreating the child have it with both barrels even if she doesn't know the person. That is just the kind of person that she is."
Happy who had been silent while he got his first couple cups of coffee in him gave a raspy chuckle. "It sounds like Emma is perfect for you, Jax. So, Ian, what about Dee?"
Ian looked at Happy with a raised eyebrow. "What about Dee, Happy?"
Happy groaned. "Is she up for a good time or what?"
Ian looked at Happy with hard eyes. "Dee is NOT one of the Sweetbutts that hang around one of your clubhouses, Happy. While Dee has no problem being up for a good time she will NOT have sex with someone who has no problem having sex with several other people at the same time. Regardless if it is a relationship or just a fuck buddy she won't have sex with a man who can't and won't only have sex with just her. Besides Lorca, Koz, Quinn, Colby, Don, Charlie, Liz, and I would kill any man who fucked her and ran."
Jax threw his head back and laughed. "It looks like you are out of luck, Happy. Hap, you are my brother and I love you, but I'm with the others on this one. I will NOT let you use her to satisfy your sexual needs only for you to turn around and fuck someone else. Dee from what I have seen is a strong woman, but even a strong woman deserves to have whoever she has sex with to respect her. Ian, what should Happy and Tig expect tonight when Dee deals with Weston and then Stahl?"
Ian finished mixing up the scrambled eggs and sausage before he put two bags of shredded cheese on top of them. He then took the muffins out of the oven and put the casserole in and set the time before he turned around to look at Jax and Happy. "Dee may look sweet and innocent, but there are several things that can make turn her into someone a person should fear. Both Weston and Stahl have done things that will make their deaths as painful as it can be for them. With Weston Dee will more than likely torture him before finally killing him. With June Stahl she too will wish that she has never done the things that she did because Dee will make her pay before finally giving her the death that she will be begging for by the end of it."
He ran a hand through his hair as he looked at Happy with narrowed eyes. "You will need to keep Dee level headed because she will lose it when it comes to Stahl. About two year ago Stahl put something in motion with Dee's cousin as bait and her cousin was killed. Now I can't blame Dee for blaming Stahl because it was that bitch's fault, but Dee won't keep her head when she goes after Stahl."
Happy's eyes hardened and grew dark. "I will make sure that she doesn't lose it completely. Stahl deserves everything that is coming though because she caused a brother's wife to die about fourteen months ago. I may see if Dee will let me help her with Stahl."
Ian chuckled. "She just may let you. I'm only going to tell you once, Happy, so you had better listen to what I have said. If you hurt Dee in any way, shape, or form, you will die a slow and painful death. I may not be in love with Dee, but I love her and I will NOT see her hurt by another man again for any reason. I will also warn you that if you decide to pursue Dee that you will have your hands full because she doesn't take orders from nobody including men. She has her own moral compass and while I might not always agree with it I do understand it. She has issues that she still needs to deal with and it will take a strong man to keep her attention. However, when she loves she loves fiercely. She will kill to protect those she loves and those that she considers family. Dee is who she is and she won't change for anyone."
Happy nodded gravely. "I can promise you that I won't hurt her intentionally, but you know as well as I do that I could hurt her without meaning to. I haven't taken an Old Lady because I haven't found a woman that I think could handle what I do for the club. If and when I decide to pursue Dee it will be because I know that she candle what I do and will not put up a fight about some of the shit I have to do in order to make sure my club and my family are safe."
Ian nodded. "Alright then. Now we should call for everyone else since breakfast is ready. I do believe the rest of your brothers will be showing up soon. Besides even with what Dee has to do tonight, today is going to be a busy day for all of us."
Jax nodded and walked out of the kitchen leaving Happy to help Ian put everything on the table. He smiled at Quinn and Colby when he saw them awake and standing up. He walked over to the stairs and looked up them. He took a big breath in and let it out before he shouted at the top of his lungs "BREAKFAST IS READY SO GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE!"
When he heard movement from upstairs he turned and followed Quinn, Koz, and Colby into the dining room. When Lorca, Dee, Koz, and Emma joined them five minutes later they all started eating. He couldn't help, but to keep sneaking looks at Emma. He really did find her beautiful, but it wasn't just that, that was drawing him towards her. He could tell that she had a big heart and he wanted that heart for himself and his son.
He nodded at Clay and the rest of his brothers when they walked in after Colby let them in.
A/N 2: *snickers* This chapter was more of a filler chapter than anything... Next chapter has Dee dealing with Weston and Stahl... Hope you all enjoyed this chapter... Click the button and let me know what you think!
