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Chapter Fourteen
All hell has broke loose at the clubhouse one minute I was walking to the pool table and the next bullets are coming in all around me. I started to run back towards the bar when the chapel doors open and the guys came running out. I had my hands up towards my head trying to block the glass when I felt two strong arms go around my waist and pulled me to the ground as we slid down and across the floor I still had my hands covering my head when I heard Jax talk.
"Jess are ya good?" he asked me. I looked at him and just shook my head yes. "Stay down!" he yelled as he got up and ran out of the clubhouse with all the other guys.
Once all the shooting stopped I sat up as Chucky came running in from the kitchen with a lost look on his face. I sat there on the floor leaning against the chair that was near the pool table trying to calm my nerves I was shaking so bad. I had a few scratches from some of the glass that was on the ground when we slid across it but nothing that was too bad or needed any medical attention. A few minutes later Juice and Happy came running back in the bar screaming my name. When they saw my legs sticking out from behind the chair they ran towards me Happy crouched down in front of me as Juice stood behind him.
"Jess were you hit anywhere?" Happy said in a panicked voice as he scanned my body with his eyes to see for himself.
I pushed him away and he stumbled a little but caught himself before he fell and I stood up. "I told you I didn't fucking want to be here." I screamed at the both of them as Happy stood up in front of me. "I could have fucking got shot you asshole." I yelled at Happy as I went to smack him but he caught my wrist before it could make any contact with his face.
"Calm the fuck down now!" He growled at me. "I take it ya weren't hit with a fucking bullet."
The fear I had somehow grew me balls because I couldn't stop any of the words from coming out of my mouth. "NO!" I yelled in his face as he still held on to my wrist. "Does it look like I fucking got hit asshole?" Happy had a pissed off look on his face and Juice just stood there with his jaw on the ground not saying a word. "That's the second time in less than twenty four hours that I could have been shot because of you and this fucking club."
His other hand came up and took a hold of my chin roughly. "You better fucking watch yourself girl!" he said to me in a menacing voice. "You need to take your ass to the office and sit with Gemma. I gotta go handle some business I'll be back for ya later." He snapped at me.
I knew he was angry with me for what I just said to him but I was just as angry with him and my temper kept getting the best of me. I pulled my face away from his hand and yanked my wrist from his grip. "Don't bother I know my own way home." I said as I walked away from him. "I can get myself there. I don't need your fucking help."
"Bitch who the fuck do ya think you're talking to like that!" He screamed as I walked to the clubhouse door. "Get your ass fucking back here now."
"Just let her go and calm down." I heard Juice tell him as I walked out.
I walked out of the clubhouse and saw all the commotion going on out there. Chibs was standing by the van with Clay and Jax talking. When Jax noticed me he started to walk up to me as Happy and Juice came walking out of the doors. Happy glared at me but continued to walk towards the van with Juice climbing in and leaving. When Jax finally reach were I was standing he spoke to me.
"Darlin' I didn't hurt ya when I took ya down did I?" He asked.
"No you didn't I'm good. Thank you." I said to him. "I probably would have been shot if it wasn't for you."
He grimaced when I said that. "Let's not worry about that." He said as he put his hand on my shoulder. I moved back so his hand fell away. He looked a little stunned but continued to talk anyways. "Go in the office with ma. While we figure this shit out a'ight."
I nodded my head at him and walked over to the office with Gemma. The cops showed up little bit after that when they were done talking Jax and Clay left. Gemma and I were stuck with Tig and I was stuck going to some garden shit with Gemma when all I wanted to do was go home. After being at the garden party for a while Clay showed up and I convinced Tig to give me a ride home. Tig was creepy but he could be sweet sometimes and this happens to be one of those times. He wasn't staring at me in perverted way which had me a little shocked but I was happy for it. When we pulled up to the house he walked me in because he wanted to make sure it was clear before he left.
"Ya sure you want to stay here alone doll face." He asked me after he cleared the house. "I can call a prospect to come over here until Hap gets home."
"No prospect and no Happy." I said to him as I walked him back to the door. "I want to be alone tonight."
"I won't send a prospect but I can't do shit about Killa if he comes I ain't gonna try and stop him." Tig said as he walked out.
"Tig I got a question for you." I said as walked out behind him. "That day Happy and I fought at the clubhouse why did you say sorry to me?"
I saw something flash in his eyes but before I could figure it out it was gone. "I just felt bad the way things had gone down for ya."
Something told me that wasn't the whole truth but that was the best answer I was going to get from him. "Thanks for the ride." I said as I went back inside.
"No problem doll" he said as he started to walk away. "Keep inside and lock the doors." He yelled over his shoulder as he reached Gemma's SUV.
After locking up and watching Tig pull off I grabbed a bite to eat then showered and put on a t-shirt and some shorts so I could try and get some sleep. I decided to shut and lock the bedroom door. I laid there for a little bit trying to wrap my head around everything that has gone on. I knew deep down that this could have happened I knew that for years but it has never happened until now and the reality of it all was just now settling in. A few hours later I heard the door knob jiggle but I didn't make any move to open it. When the door didn't open I heard him walk away heavy footed which was something he did not do often because he had the ability to sneak up on anyone. I felt bad for locking him out but I knew if he came in it would have gone one of two ways. We would have yelled at each other for god knows how long or I would have given in and I didn't want to do either until I was sure that I could really handle this life.
The next morning I woke up and got dressed in a pair of black yoga pants with a purple V-neck shirt. As I walked out of the room I glanced in both spare rooms and noticed that both of the beds were empty so I assumed he had already left last night. When I stepped into the kitchen to make some coffee I was shocked to see Happy leaning against the counter with his arms across his chest.
"Why the fuck did ya lock the god damn door last night?" He snapped at me.
I had no response for him so I just walked by him to the coffee pot. He reached out and grabbed my arm and spun me around to face him. "Let my fucking arm go. I don't have shit to say to you." I yelled at him.
He released my arm but at the same time he pushed himself off the counter and started to walk towards me. "What the fuck is your issue?" he asked me. "Did they fuck with your head in New York because ya never had a problem with the club until now?"
I decided this time I was going to stand my ground to him. When he was standing toe to toe with me I didn't step back. "No they did not fuck with my head out there because if they did I would have never come back here."
"Why are you fucking acting like this?" he snapped as he glared down at me.
"Hap I need some time and space from you." I said as he took a step back. "I don't want to keep fighting with you but I need to figure my shit out."
"Fine. You want space then ya fucking got it. I'll pick my shit up when you're not here." He growled at me. "Take all the fucking time ya need but I'm gonna tell you something first. I find one mutha fucker near what the fuck belongs to me." He said as he stepped forward this time forcing me to step back until I hit the counter behind me. ""I'll fucking kill him." He leaned forward putting both of his hands on the counter behind me trapping me between his arms with his face inches from mine. "And bitch if ya try to run I will hunt your ass down this time."
"If I haven't tried to run yet then I'm not going to fucking run." I said as I tried to push him back but he didn't move. "And if I decided to leave you will be the first to know."
His hand came up from the counter and took a hold of the back of my neck pulling my face closer to his. I flinched when he did this and I saw the hurt in his eyes but he continued anyways like he didn't see it. "Ya ain't fucking going anywhere. I ain't giving ya a fucking choice in this shit." He snapped at me. Then his lips came crashing down on mine roughly. I tried to push back on his chest but the grip he had on my neck got tighter.
He finally pulled back from my lips with a smirk plastered across his face but he still had a hold of my neck. "What the hell did you do that for?" I snapped at him as I again tried to push him back.
With the smirk still firmly in place he spoke again. "I ain't playing any games with ya remember what I fucking said to ya." He released my neck and walked away.
I stood in the same spot stunned by the kiss and his threat. When I heard the front door slam and his bike start up and leave. I wasn't too sure on exactly how much space he was going to give me but I knew I had to be careful on whatever I did.
I spent the rest of the day restocking the house with food and cleaning up. The guys had the living room pretty clean from all the blood so I didn't have to worry about that. Just as I was about to sit down and relax I heard a bike pull into my driveway. Assuming it was Happy I didn't bother to go to the door. Whoever it was rang my doorbell. When I looked out the window I saw that it was Kozik by himself. I opened the door but before I could say anything he spoke first.
"What the hell is going on with you and Hap?" he said to me as he pushed pass me into the house.
"Why hello to you too and come on in." I said to him sarcastically as I shut the door.
"I leave for two fucking days for a run and come back to find out that Jimmy is dead, the clubhouse gets shot up and Hap is moving back into the clubhouse. What the hell happen?"
"Did anyone happen to mention that I was there when they shot up the fucking clubhouse?" I snapped at him.
"What the hell does that have to do with you and Happy?" he asked.
"Everything Kozik. In less than twenty four hours I could have been shot twice because of all this. I don't know if I want this shit anymore."
"What do you mean by all of this?" He asked sounding a little upset.
"The club. Kozy so much has happened in these last few weeks. I just don't know what to do anymore."
"Do ya still love him?" he asked as he stepped forward.
"Of course I still love him. I just don't know how to forgive him." I said as I wiped a tear that slipped down my face. "Like I told him I just need some time."
"Jess don't take too much time. I really hate to see ya guys lose each other." Kozik said as he kissed my forehead. "I gotta go before someone tells Hap I'm here."
"Don't let anyone try to change our friendship Kozy." I said as I walked him to the door. "I love you as much as I love Juice and Chibs."
"I know sweetheart. I'll be around." He said as he stepped out the door. "Please keep out of trouble and don't do anything stupid."
"I'll try my hardest." I said with a weak smile as I shut the door.
It has been a week since I asked Happy for some space. We haven't seen each other since the day in the kitchen. I did all I could to keep away from the clubhouse and most of the guys. Tara took over patching up the guys when they needed it. Chibs has come to the house every day to check on me and I have spotted the prospects trying to follow me around. I guess I wasn't supposed to notice them but I did. I had two more days before I was to go back to work. Gemma has called me today and asked if I could stop by TM because she needed to talk to me. As I pulled onto the lot I was thanking god that none of the bikes were there except a couple of the prospects. When I walked into the office Gemma was on the phone but she signal for me to sit down.
When she finally hung up the phone I was the first to speak. "What's up Gemma? What did you need to talk about?" I asked as I stood up.
"Sit down." She said in a demanding voice. "We need to have a serious talk."
"I'll talk to you about anything but Happy." I said as I stood standing refusing to sit back down. "My personal life is off limits to everyone."
"Tough shit!" She snapped at me. "This shit has gone on far too long. Hap has been in a pissed off mood all week. Now Clay has been in a shitty mood because of it which now puts me in a worse mood than both of them. You get were this is going."
"I didn't want this to affect anyone else that's why I have kept my distance from the clubhouse." I said to her as she got up from her chair. "I don't know what you want me to do."
"I want you to fix this shit now." She said as she pulled her glasses off and placed them on the table. "I want all my boys in better moods. As Happy's old lady it is your job to keep him happy and you ain't doing it."
"I am not his old lady anymore." I said to her with an attitude. "I will fix the problem between us on my own time. I am sorry that this is affecting the club but I not going to just forgive and forget everything just so the club can be happy."
She just smirked at me. "Well that's not how Happy sees things whither you like to admit it or not you will always be Happy's old lady. I am having dinner tomorrow night at my house. I want you there." I started to say something but she cut me off. "Do not tell me no. You have not been to dinner at my house since the day before the guys got home. Be there at six."
I did not want to fight with her. "Ok Gemma I'll be there." She smiled at me when I said that and I walked out of the office.
As I was walking to my car the guys came rolling onto the lot. I had to stop walking so they could ride pass me. As Happy passed he glared at me. Juice climbed off his bike and walked towards me with Chibs and Kozik doing the same behind him. Juice and I have not spoken much since the shooting.
"What are you doing here Jess?" Juice asked as he reached me.
I glanced over his shoulder and saw Happy walking towards the picnic table. "Gemma asked me to stop by. I was just leaving."
"Oh ok. I'll try and call you later." He said as he patted my shoulder and walked away.
"Hi ya lass." Chibs said as he walked up and hugged me. I just smiled at him.
"Hey Jess what's up?" Kozik said standing next to us.
"Not much Kozy." I said turning to face him. "I haven't seen you in a couple of days."
"Just been busy. I'll catch up with ya later." He said as he walked away from us.
"Don't mind Kozy. Things have been rough around here lately. What brings ya here?" Chibs asked as he walked me to my car.
"Gemma needed to talk to me. She wants me to come to dinner tomorrow night." I said as we reached the car. "But while I'm here can you change the oil in my car?"
"Yeah. Give me da keys and go inside. I'll come get ya when I'm done." I nodded at him and handed him the keys.
When I walked into the clubhouse I went straight to the bar and sat down. Opie noticed me and came walking over. "Hey Jess are you and Lyla still going out tonight?" he asked as he sat down next to me.
"Yeah I'm going to pick her up from the studio at eight."
"A'ight, where you guys going?" he asked as the prospect placed a beer in front of the both of us.
"To the bar right outside of town. We are suppose to meet some friends of mine from work." I said turning my body to face him. "Why?"
"Oh, I just wanted to know where you guys were going to be." He said as he stood up. "I gotta go I will talk to ya later."
Something seemed a little off with Opie but I wasn't going to dwell on it. As I sat there Happy walked into the clubhouse. He went to one of the couches and sat down but kept his eyes on me the whole time. A few minutes later one of the club skanks came in and saw Happy sitting on the couch by himself she walked over to him and leaned forward to whisper something in his ear. I was trying my hardest not to react to it. He smiled at her and nodded his head then turned to smirk at me. Seeing his smirk pissed me off I slammed my beer down on the bar causing everyone in the bar to look at me. I got up from the stool and stormed towards the door as my hand came down on the doorknob a bigger hand covered mine.
"What's your problem?" Happy asked in that damn raspy voice of his.
"I never said I had a problem." I said as I pulled my hand from under his.
"The way your slamming shit around seems like ya gotta problem to me." He snapped at me.
"Well let me remind you my problems are no longer your concern. So why don't you go back to your skank so I can get the fuck out of here." I snapped back at him.
"Why don't you fucking relax. You're the one that wanted fucking space." He said as he spun me around to face him. "What I choose to do is on me so fucking get over it."
"You know what you are right. What you choose to do is your business and is on you." I said as I reached behind me and opened the door. "And whatever I choose to do is on me. You'll just have to get over that!" I snapped at him as I walked out.
"Bitch what the fuck does that shit mean?" he yelled as he walked out behind me. I didn't respond to him I just kept walking to the car bay that my car was in. "Get your fucking ass back here now." He yelled.
Chibs came out of the bay once he heard Happy yelling. "What da hell is goin' on out here?" he asked sounding concerned.
"Nothing." I said as I walked up to him and Happy was not far behind me. "Is my car done? I really need to go."
"Yeah it's done I just need ta pull it out." He said as he raised an eyebrow at me.
"I can get it." I said as I snatched the keys out of his hand and went to the car door but before I could open it Happy's arm went around my waist from behind and pushed me into the car trapping me there with his body pressed against mine as his other hand smacked the top of my car cause me to jump.
"Whatcha doin' Brotha?" Chibs snapped at Happy. "Ya better not hit 'er!"
"I ain't gonna hit her. Just give us a fucking minute." He snapped back at him. "What the fuck did you mean back there?" He growled in my ear.
"The same thing you meant when you said it to me." I snapped at him. "Now get off of me."
"Ya better think about what you're saying because I'll kill a mutha fucker and have no remorse for it." He said in a low menacing voice.
"Oh it's ok for you to fuck whoever you want but not for me. It doesn't work that way Hap."
"Just try me and see what the fuck happens!" he snapped as he let go of me and walked away.
"Lass are ya ok?" Chibs asked as he watched Happy walk away from us. Then came over and put hand on shoulder turning me to face him. "What happen between ya guys?" he asked as he stepped in front of me.
"I'm alright you don't have to worry about it. I gotta go but thank you for everything." I said as I reached up and kissed his cheek.
"Be careful tonight lass. Call me if ya need ta." I nodded my head at him and climbed in the car.
"I love you Chibs." I said as I pulled out and he smiled at me as he nodded his head.
As I was pulling out of the TM lot all the rage that was inside of me started to melt away and I started to cry. Seeing that bitch near him pissed me off but the smirk on his face hurt me more. I went home to shower and change to get ready to go out. I was not going to let this ruin my night. I got dressed in a black Alexander Wang leather mini skirt with a red low cut skin tight blouse paired with red Victoria Secrets strappy heels. I left my hair down and just pinned back the front so it wouldn't hang in my face. I got to the studio a little early and Lyla was still working. So I was waiting in the dressing room. She came walking in about twenty minutes later and started to get ready. That's when I saw Opie walk in. He had a worried look on his face.
"Fuck Jess I thought you guys would have been gone by now." He said as he wiped a hand down his beard.
"We're leaving in about ten minutes. Why would that be a problem?" I asked as I stood up.
"Hap is outside standing next to your cage." Opie said as he looked over to Lyla when she walked in.
I looked back at Lyla and saw the look that she was giving Opie. "I'll give you guys a couple of minutes." I said as I started to walk out. "I'll meet you by the car." I said to Lyla and she just nodded at me and I left.
As I was walking through the studio I ran into one of the blond bimbos when I turned the corner. "Bitch watch where the fuck you're going." She screamed at me after we bumped in to each other.
After everything that happened earlier I just snapped and she happened to be the one that was going to receive the shitty end of it. I grabbed her by the throat and pushed her up against the wall. "Don't ever call me a bitch again you cock sucking whore." I growled at her.
"Let me go right now before I get someone to take care of your ass." She said as she clawed at my wrist. "You don't know who you're messing around with." She snapped at me.
Just as I was about say something I heard Bobby tell someone to go get Happy. She smirked at me when she heard him say that. I pulled her off the wall by her throat and slammed her back into it hard making her scream and dig her nails into my wrist deeper.
"Now smirk bitch!" I snapped at her. "What the fuck do you think they are going to do to me?"
"They are going to kill your ass bitch!" she snarled at me.
I slammed her again into the wall. Just as she hit the wall Happy's arm went around my waist and his other hand grabbed my arm. "Jess let her go." He said to me in a calm voice.
"NO!" I yelled at him. "She wants to talk shit to me and call me a bitch after I just told her ass not to."
"Get her ass off me." She gasped out because I started to squeeze her throat.
Happy's arm squeezed a little tighter around my waist. I squeezed my hand a little tighter around her throat and pulled her off the wall making her scream again. I flung her back as I released her. Happy pulled my arm to my chest and held me tight. "What the fuck is going on with you?"
Before I could say anything the whore open her mouth again. "Bitch you better let go." She snapped as she rubbed her throat. I tried to lunged at her but the hold Happy had me didn't allow me to move an inch.
"Ima watch your fucking mouth with her." Bobby snapped at her. "Next time I'll let her take your ass out."
"She attacked me. Why aren't you having him do something about it?" she whined to Bobby as she pointed at Happy.
"Because that sweet thing in his arms IS Hap's old lady. So I would watch myself if I were you." He said as he smiled at me and walked away. She stormed after him leaving Happy and me standing there.
"You can take your hands off me now." I said in calm voice hoping he would let go.
"Yeah that ain't gonna happen. I'll let you go when were outside." He said as he lifted me off my feet and carried me out of the building to my car.
He let me go when we reached my car door. He stuck his hand out to me like he wanted something. "What?" I asked him as I open the car door.
"Let me see your wrist." He said as he grabbed my hand and pulled it up to look at it. "Pop your trunk."
I did as he asked then look down at my wrist and saw all the scratches that Ima left on there. I sat on my seat with my legs hanging out of the car. Happy came back and stood in front of me as he crouched down I looked at him. "I can do this myself." I said as I tried to take my medical bag from him.
"Stop being so god damn stubborn and let me do this." He said as he pulled the bag away from me. "Fuck she dug her shit in pretty good."
"You shouldn't be riding around on the bike yet. Your shoulder needs to heal up." I said to him as he was sifting through my bag.
"I'm good don't worry about it." He said as he pulled on my hand to start cleaning it up. "What the fuck was up with that shit in there?" he said looking up at me.
"She pissed me off and I wasn't in the mood for no one's shit."
He didn't say anything else we both sat there quietly while he cleaned up the blood from the scratches and bandaged it up. A little while later Lyla and Opie came walking out. "Hey Jess everything good. I heard what happened with Ima." Lyla said as she walked up with a huge grin across her face.
"How did I not realize that was the bitch Tara can't stand." I said looking up at Lyla. "I would have snapped her damn neck much sooner so no one could have stopped me." She laughed when I said that.
"Little lady there would have been a lot of happy people had you done that." Bobby said as he came walking up behind Opie.
I just smiled at him and looked at Lyla. "You ready to go." I asked her.
"Yeah lets go." She said as she turned to Opie and gave him a kiss. "I'll call you when we are back at Jess's house."
"Where the fuck are you going dressed like that?" Happy snapped as he stood up and stepped back.
"Out." Was the only thing I said to him as I swung my legs in the car.
Before he could say anything else I flung my bag into the back seat and started up the car as Lyla jumped in. He slammed the car door shut and glared at me as I drove off to the bar.
When we got to the bar Lyla and I met with Sandy and Debbie the four us drank for about an hour when they said they had to go. Lyla and I decided that we were not ready to go so we stood a while longer. "Hey Jess, Opie was telling me that you don't talk with any of the Sons anymore." Lyla said as she took a shot.
"I talk with Chibs all the time and sometimes with Kozy." I said as I turned towards her. "Chibs was the only one in the whole damn club that never doubted me. Kozy never has done anything wrong to me."
"What about your brother?" she asked.
"I talk to him but not as much. Grant you he was there for me afterwards but he still believed I would do something like that. He was the one person I thought would have defended me without having to ask me." I said as I took a shot of Jack. "But Chibs was the only one that did defend me to all the guys."
We had finally changed the subject and started to have fun. We had been at the bar for a few hours and it was safe to say that we were pretty drunk already. There was a guy at the end of the bar that kept buying us drinks. The first few we sent back but he was persistent so we just drank them anyways. Lyla and I were dancing on the dance floor when the guy came up from behind me and started to dance with us. We danced with him for few minutes when I felt his hands pull on my hips and try to bring me towards him. I placed my hands on his and pulled them off then Lyla and I excused ourselves to go to the bathroom.
**Happy POV**
We have been back at the clubhouse for a while now. Opie told me after the girls left that they went to the bar and I was pissed that bitch went out to a fucking bar. The croweater from earlier has been trying to get me to take her ass to the room but my mind has been on Jess since she fucking left to the bar. I got up and pushed the croweater away so I could go find Opie. I knew he had to have known what bar that bitch was at.
"Hey Ope lets go to the bar." I said as I walked up to him. "I wanna check shit out."
"A'ight." He said as he stood up. "Let's take the van the last time they went out when jess was pissed they got drunk as hell and she looked pissed off when they left tonight." I nodded my head at him and we walked out to the van.
Tig and Kozik came with us to the bar. We pulled up to the bar and the four of us walked in. It wasn't crowded in there so it was pretty fucking easy to spot Lyla and Jess on the dance floor dancing with some mutha fucker with his hands on Jess's hips. Just as I was going to walk over to them the girls walked away and went towards the bathroom as the guy walked over to the bar and sat down. I looked at Tig and nodded my head towards the bar and he smiled at me. We walked up to the guy and sat on the stools that were on both sides of him as Opie and Kozik walked over to the bartender and handed her a wad of cash to keep the cops out of this.
"That's some piece of ass ya were dancin' with." I said to him as I signaled for a beer from the bartender and she placed one in front of me. "Is she here with ya?"
"I've been trying to get that bitch all night." He said with a smile on his face. The grip I had on the beer bottle got tighter. "I plan on fucking her well into the morning. A couple more shots and she's mine for the taking."
"Oh is that so." Tig said with a smirk. "Ya think ya can handle a bitch like that. What if she's got a man?"
"He ain't here so it's fair game for me." Tig smiled at me when this mutha fucker said that. "Tonight that bitch will forget his name and be screaming my name."
That was about all I could handle to hear this mutha fucker say. I stood up quickly knocking the stool I was sitting on over. I grabbed the back of his neck and slammed his face into the bar. When I brought his head back up I decked him in the face. He stumbled back and Tig caught him holding him up on his feet.
"Mutha fucker ya just signed your death wish." I growled at him.
I felt the pain shooting down my arm from the gunshot wound but I was not letting that shit stop me. I nodded my head towards the door and Tig dragged him out. As I followed behind him Jess came running up to me and tried stopping me by stepping in front of me.