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…Chapter Four…

After Desirae dropped Jaden off at Gemma's, it was around eight - thirty, when her and Kozik got back to the clubhouse. Desirae bought a lot of stuff for her and Jaden, but she kept most of it in the trunk, and grabbed the stuff she needed.

"I had a good time today." Kozik said, opening the door for Desirae, letting her walk in first.

"Yeah, me too… I guess you coming with us, wasn't that bad."

"Ha - ha, very funny." he playfully nudged her. "You want a drink?"

"Nah, I'm tired, and I want to get some sleep, so good night, Kozik."

"G'night, Desi." he smiled, but as she got further away, he frowned, then grabbed a beer, and went back outside.

Desirae walked into her room and locked the door. As she was looking through the stuff she bought, she couldn't help to think about what Jax told her earlier, and it really bothered her, especially after what they did the night before. Desirae sighed and put on her pajama's, then programmed her new cell phone, before she went to sleep.

It's been three days since Desirae has seen or heard from Happy. Jax told her that he went down to visit his mother, so she really didn't think nothing of it, but it still bothered her that Happy would just hit it and quit it, treating her as if she was a crow - eater, which she was not. While Desirae was at Gemma's with Jaden, the boys, and Tara, all of them were planning Jaden's fifth birthday party.

"Okay, Little Man." Gemma had her pen and paper ready to write. "What kind of birthday party do you want?"

"Yeah." Tara smiled. "You had Batman last year, maybe you can pick something different."

"Let me think." he tapped his finger on his chin, then his eyes widened. "I want Transformers."

"You got it." Gemma wrote it down.

"Good choice." Desirae nodded. "Mommy used to watch the cartoon all the time, when I was your age."

"I love it." he looked over at Gemma. "Can I have an Optimus Prime cake?"

"Of course, you can… what kind of food would you like?"

"Can I have fried chicken, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies, and we'll have root beer too."

"Okay." Gemma chuckled. "That's an odd combination, but if that's what you want, you're the birthday boy." she smiled. "I'm just going to add a few more dishes to add a variety."

"Okay." Jaden nodded. "But make sure we have chocolate chip cookies, we gotta have those."

"We will."

Jaden looked over at Desirae. "Can I go play with Abel?"

"Yeah, go ahead." she nodded, then Jaden ran down the hallway, into the boys' room. "PB and J's, huh?"

"He loves them." Tara added. "And definitely root beer, but we cut it down, because he had a few cavities."

"Oh." Desirae sighed. "I've missed so much of his life."

"Well, Honey." Gemma patted her leg. "You're home now, where you belong, and you're not going to miss anything else."

Desirae smiled, then her eyes slightly widened. "Oh, yeah… I found a house and it's close by."

"Where?" Tara asked.

"The blue and white one, five houses down from this one, in the cul-de-sac."

"That's really close." Gemma nodded. "Are you going to get it?"

"Yeah, I put an offer two days ago, and I'm just waiting for them to call me back with a yes or no." Desirae waved her hand. "I got this, so I'm not worried."

"Well." Gemma took a sip of her drink. "When you and Jaden are all moved in, we'll have a big house warming party."

"Okay." Desirae nodded. "That would be great."

It was around ten - thirty, when Desirae pulled up to a Circle K to get some gas. As she walked back out, she stopped dead in her tracks, seeing someone she never thought she'd ever see again.

"Hello, Desi."

"What the hell are you doing here, Brandon?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I just want to talk." he held up his hands. "That's all."

"Talk about what?"

"I heard you were back in town, so I came to see you."

"Why?"

"I miss you and I want to get to know our son."

Desirae rolled her eyes. "Do you even know his name?"

"It starts with a J, right?" she frowned, as he chuckled a little. "I'm kidding, okay? I know his name."

"Then what is it?"

"Jaden."

"Okay, look, you may know his name, but lets get something straight." she paused, putting her hand on her hip. "You ran out on both of us, and you are far from being forgiven." she laughed. "You know, Happy or Kozik hasn't forgotten either."

"I ain't worried about them."

"No?" she scoffed. "Well, you really should be."

Brandon slightly shook his head. "I didn't come here to fight and argue. I'm just asking for another chance… with you and a chance to know my son."

Desirae heavily sighed. "I don't know if that will be a good idea, Brandon. You left me… how do I know, once Jaden gets to know you, you won't run out on him too?"

"I'll do my best, Desi. Just think about it and let me prove it to you." he paused. "You and I can hang out, first, and once you're comfortable enough, you can bring Jaden around me."

There was a fifteen second pause, before Desirae spoke. "Alright, I'll think about it."

"That's all I ask." Brandon smiled, then Desirae stared at him for a few seconds, before putting the gas in the car. "This your Beamer?"

"No, it's Gemma's. She's letting me borrow it, until I buy my own car."

Brandon noticed her dog tags, then picked them up and looked at them for a second, before letting go. "Where were you stationed at?"

"I just back from Iraq, a few days ago, and it's great to be home. I'm back with my family and the club, so I think everything will be okay." she finished putting the gas in the car, then turned to Brandon. "Let's just take this slow and go from there."

"Works for me… thank you, Desi."

"You're welcome." she got into the car and started it. "Bye, Brandon." then he waved as she drove off.

...

"Hey, Girly."

"What's up, Tig." Desirae leaned up against the bar counter.

"Where have you been?"

"At Gemma's all day, then I left to get some gas for the Beamer."

"Okay." Tig took a sip of his beer. "I gotta question."

"Shoot."

"Would it be alright if I buy Jaden… it's a bike, but looks like a Harley."

Desirae chuckled. "I'm sure he'd love it, but you guys know him better than I do."

"Yeah." Tig nodded. "I'm getting it for him."

"Awesome." she gave Tig a kiss on his cheek. "Good night, Sir."

"Night, Girly."

Desirae smiled, then went into her room, and shut the door. After she locked it, she turned around, and saw Happy sitting in the chair. Desirae stared at him for a second, then went into the bathroom, not saying a word to him. She came back out five minutes later, playing on her cell phone, wearing navy blue cheeky boy shorts and a short navy blue tank top - which showed off the tattoos on her shoulder blades, upper arms, and the stars below her belly button.

"So, you're just going to ignore me?" he asked, as she sat down on the bed.

"You've been ignoring me, right?" she set her phone on the night stand. "And I really don't know why. Besides, shouldn't you be with a crow - eater or something?"

"What the fuck you talking about?" he asked, in a defensive tone.

Desirae just stared at him for a couple seconds, then looked away. "It doesn't matter." Happy chuckled, got up, then grabbed Desirae's hands, pulling her to her feet. "What are you doing?" she groaned, looking up at him with a frown on her face.

"Haven't seen you for a few days. I missed you… and Jaden."

"That's your fault, you know where we were. You're the one that went where ever."

"Where did you two go with Kozik?"

"What?" Desirae noticed a hint of jealousy in his voice and his eyes. "The only reason why Kozik went with us, is because Jax didn't want Jaden and I to go by ourselves… maybe if you were there, you would have probably gone with us."

"Where'd you go?"

"Shopping and I got me a new phone." she pointed to the night stand. "Plus we stopped by my moms old house."

"Why?"

"I was just looking at it, to see if I wanted to live there, but I'm not, because hopefully by tomorrow, I get the call on the house I put an offer on."

"What house? Where?"

"It's five houses down from Jax's place… three bedroom, two bath, and a big backyard with a pool."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"You were gone, remember?" she suddenly noticed the way he was looking at her, then she raised her eyebrow. "What?"

"Nothin'." he slightly shook his head. "How much ink do you have?"

"I have." she paused to count. "About nine."

"You plan on getting any more?"

"Eventually."

Happy nodded, then looked at all of them, but when he got to the two on her stomach, he smirked, pulling her boy shorts down a little bit. "Those are nice." she just laughed, shaking her head. "But…" he let go and sat down on the bed in front of her. "If you ever want any more, let me know, and I'll hook you up."

"I'll keep that in mind." she sat down next to him. "So, how's your mom?"

"The meds are helping, but not as much as they should."

Desirae nodded, knowing not to press on, so she reached over him, and grabbed her cell phone. "Jaden's birthday party is on Saturday." she glanced over at him. "He's been asking for you."

"I'll see him tomorrow, maybe take him for a ride." he stood up and went to the door. "I'm gonna go."

"Okay." she gave him a half ass salute. "Good night." Happy out his hand on the door handle, then turned around with a smirk on his face, making Desirae raise her eyebrow. "What?" Happy didn't say anything, he just shut off the light, and climbed on top of her, still with the smirk on his face. "Hap, what are you doing?"

He brought his finger to her lips. "Shhh."

"But…"

"I said… shhh." then he dove into her neck, and kissed her all over.