Thank you for all the comments on my last chapter and the new twitter followers! I didn't get back to you once again and i am sorry but i have started writing again! I am just about done writing one shots and i have pretty much the whole sequal outlined so i will start working on that and post it some time in the new year. as always i will keep you updated with what i am working on and what i am posting through twitter: kiara8921

A few of you requested the scene where Happy braids Gabby's hair so this is it. enjoy :)

Dislaimer: do not own; not for profit

1999

Age 7

Happy knocked a few times on Emily's front door before finally just picking the lock and letting himself in.

"Gabs?" He called out while jogging up the stairs. He heard a sniffle and cautiously pushed Gabby's bedroom door open. She was sitting on her bed in black pants and a green t shirt. He gave her a small smile and squatted down in front of her.

"Sweetheart what's wrong?" He whipped a stray tear off her cheek and tried to mentally prepare himself for a sobbing child. He had never dealt with a crying Gabby so far. "Aren't you excited for the Christmas pageant?"

Gabby sniffled once more before answering. "No. I'm not going."

Happy held in a sigh. Gabby had told him about the pageant 2 months ago. She had been excited to be in it. When Hap had promised to try and come she had absolutely beamed.

"Why not Gabby?"

"Mrs. Karston said all the girls have to have their hair braided."

"Mrs. Karston?" Hap raked his brain for the name.

"The music teacher. She said all the girls had to wear green shirts and braid their hair, and all the boys have to wear red shirts." Happy nodded; smart music teacher. Most families in Charming couldn't afford a new outfit for just a school concert. "I don't know how to braid my hair."

This time Happy didn't contain his sigh, he had reached the route of the problem. "You're mother left, didn't she? And she's not gonna come see you tonight."

"She had to go to work." Gabby sniffed again as a big tear made it down her cheek. At least she wasn't full on sobbing, he could do weepy, maybe crying, he couldn't do sobbing.

Happy wiped a hand over his head. "Maybe your music teacher can braid your hair when we get there." He couldn't fix her mother not being here, his only other option was to fix her hair problem.

Gabby shook her head. "There won't be time." She sniffed again and Happy checked his watch. She was right. They were cutting it close as is and that teacher would be extremely busy with god knows how many kids to look after. Hap was half tempted to just say fuck it and take her out for ice cream; it wasn't like he actually wanted to watch the Charming elementary school Christmas pageant.

"Christ, Okay come on sweetheart." Gabby looked up in time to watch Happy stand and pick her up off the bed. He carried her to the bathroom and set her on the counter.

"Hey hey, come on, stop with the tears." Happy yanked off some toilet paper and dried her face. He yanked off more and handed it to her. "Blow." Gabby did as told and Happy grabbed 2 mismatched hair bands and a brush off the counter.

He blew out a heavy breath and examined the girl's crazy hair. He had no fucking idea what he was doing, but if trying meant the giant tears would stop rolling down his girl's cheeks he'd do it. He'd do anything to make her stop crying; it was like being stabbed in the gut every time a large tear would escape her best efforts to keep them at bay.

"This ain't gonna be pretty. You got to help me out here." Gabby nodded and took the brush quickly smoothing her unruly hair into a ponytail. She took an offered hair band from his hand and quickly wrapped it around her hair, holding it in place.

Happy yanked her hair so it looked like it was centered and paused to scratch his head. He had never in his life done a little girls hair. He had braided ropes together to make them stronger in a pinch; it was the same concept, right?

He did his best to divide her hair into 3 equal sections and tugged it as gently as he could into a braid. He grabbed the other hair band and fastened the end before examining the final results. It was bad. Not horrible. But bad.

Gabby twisted to look in the mirror and beamed. "Thank you Happy!" She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. Happy sighed and picked her back up, carrying her down the stairs.

Happy pulled up outside the school and started herding Gabby in the direction of the other children. After his 3rd rude glare from the other parents he slid his cut off switching it with his hoodie to make himself a bit more appropriately dressed for an elementary school function.

He was just about to zip his hoodie closed over his cut when his prepay went off. He stopped walking and put a hand on the top of Gabby's head to stop her as well.

"Yeah?" He answered as Gabby looked up at him. He smiled down at her and ran a finger over her cheek.

"Hap, need you back at the clubhouse." Clay's voice came strong and determined through the phone.

"Alright." Hap answered and snapped the phone shut, pocketing it. He looked down and saw the resigned look on Gabby's face as he kneeled down to her level.

"I gotta go sweetheart. But I want you to stay here with your friends, okay?" Gabby nodded her head. "I'm sorry Gabby; I really wanted to be here for this."

"I know. It's okay. You tried." She said her eyes cast down at her feet and Happy got that stabbing feeling in his gut again. He kissed her head and stood, feeling eyes on his back. He turned to find a SAMCRO brother staring oddly at him, Kyle. He looked awestruck at what he had witnessed the Tacoma Killer doing. Happy swallowed his pride and walked Gabby over to his brother's family.

The men greeted each other in the usual manner and Happy nudged Gabby toward his brother's old lady. "Got a call, need to roll out, you take her home?"

"Sure." April nodded her head after locking eyes with her husband. Hap left with a nod and Kyle tried to keep the look of shock off his face. He knew Gabby from Gemma's family dinners but didn't think Happy was her father.

"Oh here dear, let me fix your hair." April bent down and started fussing with her braid. "Did you do this braid?"

"No. Happy did." Gabby smoothed her hand over her new braid as April and Kyle looked at each other over her head with raised eyebrows.

"Thanks for coming Hap. Little shorthanded this week. Got brothers out of town for family shit." Happy nodded his head as he hugged his president. They walked into the clubhouse and Clay patted him on the back. "We're waiting on 2 more, then Church."

"Only 2?" Hap asked grabbing a beer and sitting on the couch next to Chibs to wait.

"Bobby went to Vegas to see Precious' family. Tig is in Oakland seeing his girls. Kyle's at some Christmas pageant for his oldest at the school. Shite brother this time of year really makes me miss my Kerri Anne." Chibs shook his head and finished off his beer.

Happy took a long swig of his own. He had nothing to add to Chibs remarks. He did however have a few choice words for the sweet butt that caught the corner of his eye. Blowing Kozik wasn't a god damn reason to skip out on Gabby's Christmas pageant.