I was tired and aggravated that we had to deal with Russians again. Walking into the clubhouse and seeing Katerina passed out on the couch didn't really help much. She didn't even wake up when I carried her back to the bed, so I'd have to wait to talk to her about being smart in the clubhouse. I trusted all of my brothers but some of the hang arounds hadn't earned my trust yet, especially not when it came to what was mine.

"Happy, you smell good." Katerina mumbled as I climbed into the bed after my shower. I couldn't stay mad at her when she did stuff like that. She pulled herself onto my chest and wrapped her leg over mine. Luckily, I could normally sleep in any position. I kissed her forehead and leaned my head back to get what little sleep I could.

I woke up with a start. There was yelling coming from down the hall and it didn't sound good. Katerina sat up in alarm as I pulled a pair of jeans on and hurried out of the room. She was right on my heels in one of my shirts and her shorts from last night. I shielded her as the new local Sheriff swung an axe into a wall by the chapel.

"The fuck? We've got women in here, asshole." The sheriff stopped just long enough to look from me to Katerina. He laughed and smiled.

"Fire safety, Lowman. I smelled smoke. Don't want any of your women getting hurt." He said before smashing the wall with the axe again. I went to take the axe from him when Katerina grabbed my wrist and Clay shook his head.

"He's just having a pissing contest." Clay growled as the mugshots hanging on the wall just behind Kat and I were ripped down and thrown in the floor. She jumped and moved to stand in front of me.

"Well, well, well what do we have here?" Katerina backed into me as Wright smiled and pulled a fireman helmet off. I didn't like the way he was staring at her bare legs.

"Never thought being a volunteer firemen would give me this interesting of an off day. Turned into a biker whore, Recker? That's pathetic." He swung an axe into the chapel door and smiled darkly at me.

"I should have known something was going on." He struck the door again and kicked it open. I whispered for Katerina to head out to the bike. She was moving out of my arms when the sheriff clicked his tongue.

"Sorry, miss. Nobody leaves until the inspection is over." He said with a bright smile. She narrowed her eyes and folded her arms across her chest.

"Funny, you say you smell smoke but you're keeping people in the building." She snapped as she walked back over to me. She grimaced and inhaled sharply. I moved over to her and saw a piece of glass sticking out of her foot.

"Here, I'm a trained medic." Wright said as he reached out for Katerina. I stepped in front of her and unbuckled the sheath holding my knife.

"Don't fucking think about touching her, dick." I growled as he walked up to me. He seemed to think he was something else with the axe in his hand. I stood my ground and stared down at him as Chibs tended to Katerina's bleeding foot.

"You think you're untouchable, Lowman. Go ahead and hit me. Oh, that's right. You're on parole. You've got what, two strikes now? I'm sure your whore would hate if you got that third strike. She'd have to move on to one of your brothers I guess. Isn't that how your club women work?" My knuckles were white as I gripped the handle of my knife. He knew I couldn't hit him, especially with cops there. Any other scenario where someone disrespected my club and my woman, I'd kill them without hesitation.

"Happy, let them tear shit up like children. Let's go back to bed." The feel of her nails on my back pulled my attention away from Wright. I nodded and kissed her on the top of the head.

"Don't want you getting cut up and having to sue these assholes." I growled as I picked her up in my arms. I smirked at the jealous look Wright had plastered on his face and carried Katerina back to my dorm.

Katerina raked her nails down my neck and pulled me down onto the bed with her. When she brought it up, I had thought she was kidding about going back to bed. Her actions said otherwise. She moaned into my mouth as I squeezed her ass.

"Happy, can you do my crow today?" Katerina smiled up at me as she pulled her underwear back on. I looked over her warm gold skin and nodded. She bounced down onto the bed and kissed my chest.

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"Ow," I hissed and tried not to flinch as Happy started shading the crow's feathers. About halfway through the outline of the tattoo, I realized why he said getting it on my collarbone would hurt. Before he ever put the needles to my skin, he'd tried to convince me to at least move it a little further down towards my boob. I refused, so now my skin and bone felt like it was on fire from the pricking and scraping of the needles.

"Kat, I'm almost done. Stop twitching." Happy growled as he rolled his toothpick across his lips. I took a deep breath and tried to still my twitching. After another five or ten minutes, he was done. I breathed a sigh of relief as he wiped it off with some ointment.

"It's official, Katerina." He smiled and kissed my cheek before letting me up to go look in the mirror. I hopped up quickly and rushed to the bathroom. Tears started swelling up as I looked at the intricate details in the feathers and letters. The pain was a distant memory now that I saw the finished product.

"Happy, I love this. I love you." I turned around and kissed Happy's smiling mouth. He wrapped his arms around my waist and ran his fingers through my hair.

"I love you too, Katerina. Don't forget that." I nodded and kissed his bare chest. There was a knock at the door and he pulled away slowly. I pushed the door to so whoever was at the door wouldn't see me standing in my underwear and bra.

"Is Katerina in here?" I could hear Lauren's tears in her voice and threw the door open. Happy looked uncomfortable as Laruen rushed over to me and sobbed into my hair. I gave him a little nod and he headed out of the dorm, carrying a shirt and his kutte with him.

"Lauren, what's wrong? Watch the ink, babe." She pulled back a little and nodded. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying and eyeliner and mascara were all down her cheeks. I pulled her over to the bed and tossed the quilt over it before sitting down and pulling her with me.

"I'm sorry, K. Chibs and I got into a fight. Ever since the guys got out of Stockton he's never around. I thought that when they got out he'd have more time for us. Happy's always with you." She huffed and brushed her tears away roughly. I sighed and shook my head.

"Lauren, he and Happy are gone on the same runs and it's only been a couple days. What's really bothering you?" I narrowed my eyes, urging her to be honest. She sighed and shook her head.

"It's just, he can't marry me. I didn't care before, but now you and Happy are engaged and I guess it made me realize I want that. What's wrong with me?" She sobbed again and let out a shuttering breath. I frowned and shook my head.

"Lauren, you're pregnant and hormonal. You and Chibs are having a baby!" She gave me a weak smile and nodded as she rubbed her palm over her stomach.

"I'm going to be fat at the wedding." She laughed and I saw the light coming back into her eyes. I shrugged and shook my head.

"We haven't even talked about a date. I don't even know if I want a wedding anymore. We may just have something small here." I really didn't see Happy ever wanting a wedding and after all of the plans that fell through with Declan, I was a little hesitant to start the process again.

"Did you know Wright is outside the clubhouse?" She asked, changing the subject as she splashed water over her face. I shrugged.

"Yeah, he's with the sheriffs tearing the damn place apart." I shook my head, disgusted at the intrusion and disrespect the club got from the local sheriff. Lauren raised her brow at me and pursed her lips.

"Uh, they're gone, K. He pulled up behind Chibs and I." At her words, I shot up and grabbed one of Happy's tanks and a pair of gym shorts. Lauren asked me what was going on, but I was in too much of a hurry to stop and explain.

"Happy!" I skidded to a halt as he looked up from the bar. He was sitting there with Chibs and Juice. He put his beer down and raised his brow.

"Katerina?" I sighed and shook my head, relieved that he wasn't covered in Wright's blood. I bit my lip and wondered if I should tell him about Lauren seeing Wright outside.

"We're going to the house and then to the bar." I said quickly. He looked at me for a second, trying to decide what I was hiding and then nodded.

"Don't wear a tight shirt." He said while he pulled me in for a kiss. I nodded and kissed him quickly, hoping he didn't realize how nervous I was. Lauren gave him a small smile before kissing Chibs on the cheek and pulling me out of the clubhouse.

"What the hell is going on?" Lauren asked as we got into her car. I sighed and turned around in the seat, looking for Wright's car. To my relief, the only cars on the lot were Laruen's and Gemma's. I buckled the seat belt and pushed the shoulder strap under my arm.

"If Wright shows his face around here again, Hap will kill him." Of that, I had no doubt. The only thing I wasn't sure about was rather Wright would be dumb enough to set foot in Happy's sight again.

Laruen pulled into the driveway and shut the car off. We didn't say much on the way over and I was still running through different scenarios in my mind. Harley greeted us both with huge kisses.

"I love this house. Didn't you have a bookshelf here?" She pointed at the wall and raised her brow. I nodded and kept walking back to the bedroom. I loved Lauren and trusted her with my life, but Happy made it clear that I couldn't tell her about what happened with Declan. The fewer people that knew about it, the better.