Chapter 5
Waking up the next morning, I am in bed alone. I get up and head to the main room for coffee and take a seat at the bar. Looking down at my coffee, I just stare into the cup. Someone takes the seat next to me and I look over and see it's my brother. "You okay kid?" he asks. "Kid? God you haven't called me that in years." I tell him laughing. Kissing my temple he asks "You good?" and I can see the concern in his eyes. "Yeah Rane. I'm good." I tell him and he just looks at me. "You having second thoughts about Hap?" he asks. "Oh God no. Yesterday was my due date and I didn't sleep much last night. Just thinking about the baby. Wondering what he or she would have looked like. The kid would have been five." I tell him looking back at my coffee and I feel a tear fall. He pulls me to him and just holds me like he used to when we were little. "Are you okay little girl?" I hear Happy ask. I sit up and wipe the tears from my face and look at him and smile softly. "What's wrong?" He asks as he cups my face and I can see he's worried. "I'm okay. Was just thinking about the baby. That's all. I get like this around my due date." I tell him. "And you've been going through this alone. Shit. I'm so fucking sorry baby." he says as he pulls me closer. I look up at him and he kisses me softly. After a couple of minutes, he says "Let's go for a ride." I nod and we head out the door.
Getting onto the back of his bike, we head off of the lot, and out of Charming. Before I know it, we're pulling up at his mom's old house. Getting off the bike, we walk up and he unlocks the door and we walk in. "I can't believe you still have this house." I tell him. "Ma told me she wanted me to keep it for you. She said she knew you would come back and when you did that I better make shit right and I needed to make sure I have a house to offer you instead of the clubhouse." he tells me. "I loved your mom." I tell him. "She loved you. When you left, you know she actually kicked my ass? Told me until I found you and fixed this that I wasn't allowed back over here and that you got her in the split." he says and I start laughing. "Seriously?" I ask and he nods with a smile on his face. We walk out to the backyard and I see her garden is still growing. "Have you been tending to her garden?" I ask. "Ms Vivian's been helping me out." he tells me. "Holy shit. Ms Vivian is still around?" I ask. "Yeah. Thought we'd go see her while we're here." he tells me. "So, what? We're keeping Ma's house as our little getaway?" I ask and I see him smile wide. "What?" I ask confused as to why he's smiling so wide. "You said 'our' little getaway." he says. "Well, I do remember you saying something about that you were going to marry me and I fully plan on holding you to that." I tell him. "Wait right here." he tells me and goes back inside the house. A couple of minutes later, he comes back out and he's holding a small velvet bag. Taking my hand, he leads me to the garden and sits me down on the bench that his mom put out there years ago. Getting down on one knee, he has my hand in his and says "Rhealinn, I have never loved anyone like I do you. I told you before that I should have married you years ago and I meant it. We should be married with a house full of kids by now. I swear baby I won't fuck this up again so will you make me even happier by being my wife?" he asks and I have tears in my eyes. I nod my head yes and he kisses me as he puts the ring on my finger. I look down at the ring and say "It's beautiful Happy." He smirks and says "I was Ma's." I look at him shocked and he says "She gave me hers and my old man's rings. Told me that your finger is the only one that this ring is allowed to go on." he tells me and I start laughing. "That sounds like her." I tell him. "Come on." he tells me. "Where are we going now?" I ask. "Ms Vivian's." he says.
We walk down the block and see her sitting on the front porch. "Happy. How are you dear?" she asks. "Good Ms Viv. Thought I'd bring someone to see you." he tells her and she looks around him to see me. "Rhealinn Shayne." she says and I can't help but smile. "Hi Ms Viv." I say softly. "Get your ass over here and give me a hug." she says in that motherly way and I walk over and let her pull me into a hug. "You okay?" she asks me when she sees the light bruises on my face and the cast on my hand. "I am now." I tell her. She looks at Happy and asks "You take care of that shit?" He looks at her and says "Yes ma'am." and she nods. She takes my hand and feels the ring on my finger. She looks at me and then at the ring and then at Happy. "You finally got your head out of your ass and proposed?" she asks him and he nods. "You're the first to know." I tell her. "Well, I better get an invite." she tells me. "Of course. You're family Ms Viv." I tell her like it's the most obvious thing in the world. We talk to her for a little bit before heading back to Charming. We walk into the clubhouse and I see my brother at the bar. He hugs me and I show him my ring and don't say anything. "It's about fucking time." Rane says and everyone looks at us. "Time for what?" Jax asks. "We're getting married." Happy says and they all congratulate us.