Some Bri/Hap drama but not much, its a slow trickle that will build into a downpour really soon.

Bri POV

"You need anything sweetie?" Diana asked me as she stood in the doorway for her kitchen. "Tea, coffee, liquor?"

"No thanks." I smiled at her. "I just came here to find normalcy."

"Normal? Here?" She laughed. "You hear that Marcus? She thinks we're normal over here."

"She's loca." Marcus nodded at me as he came in from the back porch. "Sorry about your dad."

"So am I." I frowned and wiped at my eyes.

"You sure you don't want tea?" Diana asked as she filled the tea kettle.

I nodded. "I guess I can have a cup." I slid my phone back and forth across the table top. "Thanks."

"You're familia." Marcus said as he kissed my forehead. "We're here for you always."

"Knowing that means so much to me." I smiled as he sat down. "I don't have it easy over there with the Sons."

"Why?" She asked as she took a seat and grabbed my hands. "You anger them?"

"I got in one fight with Gemma, I apologized, she smashed me in the face, broke my nose." I shook my head. "Tara, you know Jax's old lady, she was my friend, called me names, I stood up for myself, then I get banned because I'm the new kid."

"White people." She laughed. "Sorry."

"It's fine, I know us white people are dramatic at times." I laughed.

"Who taught you Spanish?" Marcus asked. "Always wondered that."

"I grew up with nannies." I grinned. "Russian, English, and this short little lady from Guatemala."

"Really are privileged." She smiled. "I need a nanny at times. Tess makes it hard to shower and think. You'll see."

"Yeah I will. I'm honestly sort of excited to just chase after a kid." I smiled. "Having a boy, I forgot to tell you."

"Congrats mija." Marcus said. "Any names in mind?"

"Any name but Happy or Herman." I smiled. "Leaning towards Luciano or maybe Nikolai."

"Marcus is a solid name." He nodded with a smirk. "I'm tio Marcus."

"Esai wants to be called Tio E." I chuckled. "He's all excited."

"How's he been doing as Veep?" He smiled at me.

"Oh my gosh, he's killin' it." I oozed. "He's got so much confidence, you should see how he carries himself now, building his own legacy."

"I'm proud." He squeezed my hand. "You've been good to him, to me, to us. I got a legal income coming in now, one the feds can never touch."

"I'm good to those who are good to me. You and Diana and the rest of the Mayans family have been good to me. I never expected that so it makes it all that much more special." I leaned back in the chair and smiled.

"You're our family. You're brown." Diana laughed. "Just a fake brown."

"All natural." I laughed. "The sun is my friend."

She laughed and the kettle went off. "Looks like its tea time." She stood and got it. She set if down before bringing over three cups. "Pick whatever flavor you want."

I picked a vanilla tea and dropped the bag into my cup of boiling water before stirring it. "Thanks."

"Welcome." She sighed as she sat down. "You have a good facial structure, I'd love to draw you for a airbrush project."

"Sure." I sipped my tea. "As long as I don't have to do anything but be pretty in for it."

"You have gorgeous cheekbones, how come you've never modeled?" She brushed a thumb over my cheek.

"My dad wouldn't let me." I laughed. "He barely even let me go to college."

"Really?" She frowned.

"Yeah. I was solely a bargaining chip for power growing up." I took another sip. "My older siblings all messed up."

"You're not the oldest?" Marcus asked.

"Nah, I have two older sisters and a brother. Brother is an idiot and is in jail more than he's free. Both sisters got knocked up in middle school." I frowned. "They basically don't exist."

"Sad." She said.

"Yeah." He nodded slowly. "Fucked up."

"It is what it is." I sighed.

#

I sat on the kitchen counter. It was my favorite place to be. Next to food. I looked around and frowned. It was a mess but I promised Happy I wouldn't clean with any chemicals. So I had to fight off the OCD and wait for him to clean when he got home.

I dropped off the counter as the doorbell rang. I ignored it the first couple of times, hoping whoever was there would leave, but the ringing turned into pounding so I relented and walked to the door and looked at the security monitor. I rolled my eyes and pulled open the door.

"Roosevelt." I stepped aside and let him in. "Sorry I took so long."

"No problem." He smirked. "I'm here on business."

"I figured as much." I led him into the sitting room instead of the living room. "What can I do for you?"

"First, sorry about your dad." He sat down and moved the fur pillow from behind him. "You know anyone who would want to brutally murder him?"

"Apparently the mafia." I smiled and sat across from him. "Him and step mom were having issues." I sighed. "They were going to therapy. He was sneaking around on her with his ex wife."

"Your mom?" He asked.

"Yeah." I nodded. "That's her."

"You think she's capable of murder?" He asked.

I shifted. "You keep saying murder? Was he really murdered? I mean it wasn't an accident or natural causes?" I felt the tears roll down my cheeks.

"His skull was removed." He frowned.

I dry heaved and covered my mouth, and I felt my body shake. "No." I shook my head. "Who would do that to him?"

"All signs are pointing to the Russian Mafia, more specifically the faction called the Eagle." He turned his head to the side and looked at me. "Do you know an Eric Kukov?"

"He's my mom's ex husband." I sniffed. "Why?"

"Well, we think he's behind the hit." He stared me down. His jaw tensing then relaxing. It felt as though it were a challenge.

"Why would he kill his ex's ex?" I wiped my eyes with my shirt and pulled my hair into a bun

"That's what we're trying to figure out." He leaned forward. "You have finger marks around your neck. Those come from a struggle?"

I blushed. "No. I just really love being choked during sex."

"Happy is your husband right?" He irked his brow.

"Boyfriend, father of my unborn child. Man of this house." I sighed. "The only thing I have left to say is I really hope you find the person who did this to my dad. I want justice."

"As do I." He stood. "Sorry for your loss, thanks for cooperating."

"Just letting you do your job Roosevelt." I let him out and closed and locked the door.

SOASOASOA

Happy POV

"Happy Lowman." Roosevelt smiled as he came down the walkway from the house. "Just had a talk with Bri."

"And?" I asked him. "You need anything from me?"

"Yeah, if I find out those finger marks around her neck came from a place of anger and not a place of lust, I will haul your no good ass off to jail." He slid on his sunglasses. "That's a promise."

"I'd never put a fucking hand on that woman, I'd never abuse her." I spoke trying to keep my anger in check.

"Enjoy your evening." He waved and got into his jeep and drove away.

I stalked in to the house and found Bri laying in the middle of the nursery. Music playing softly. "Babe." I stood over her.

"Hey." She sat up. "What's wrong?"

"Saw the sheriff when I was coming in." I offered her my hands and she took them. I pulled her up and pushed her hair off her neck. "How come you didn't tell my I was squeezing you too hard?"

"Because you weren't." She smiled. "It felt good."

"This is the first time I left marks like that though Brianna." I stepped back from her. "Sorry."

"Its fine babe." She pulled me back. "I don't mind it when you're aggressive, I think it's fucking sexy. You've known that since our first time together."

"Yeah I know." I smirked. "You're pregnant, I gotta not choke you out, for the sake of the kid."

She nipped my bottom lip. "Alright, but after he's here and I'm cleared, we're going at it."

"I planned to." I looked at her. "When's dinner?"

"It's whenever Giselle and Koz bring it over. Asked them to pick up some take out." She sighed. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." I straightened up and looked at her. She was just a few inches shorter than I was.

"Liar." She pushed me. "What's wrong? I see you thinking, it's written all over your face Lowman."

"Push me again and see what happens Brianna." I rolled my eyes. "I'm fine."

"Don't lie to me." She crossed her arms and set me with a single glare and raise of her left brow.

"Juice told me everything." I said as I studied her face and waited to see a change of expression.

"And?" She waved her hands. "What's it to you?"

"It's never going to work." I said. "You and Nik look a lot alike but I'm positive your own mom will be able to distinguish between you two."

"Not even." She shook her head. "Mom didn't even raise Nikola. She was raised by a staff of nurses and nannies."

"What?" I blinked at her.

"She barely even acknowledges Nik. She's embarrassed because Nik is a stripper and not married or has power." She rolled her eyes.

"Your plan is still stupid." I huffed as we heard the doorbell chime. "We'll talk about this shit after dinner."

"I can't fucking believe Juice told you…" She said before starting to ramble on in Russian.

"I don't know what the fuck you're saying." I pulled open the door and stepped back to let Kozik and Giselle in. "Stop it Brianna."

"Uh oh." Kozik said. "What'd she do now?"

"Fuck you Herman." Bri shoved him backwards into the door.

"Bri, calm down." Giselle stepped in front of her. "Not good for you or the baby."

"What's even going on here?" Kozik asked us.

"Just a disagreement." I shrugged it off. "Nothing that won't pass."

"Alright. Well we brought Italian." He held up the bags of food.

"I'm not hungry." Bri crossed her arms and sat at the dining room table.

"Brianna." Giselle started. "You have to eat, I don't give a fuck about what you and Hap are arguing over. Eat for the kid."

"I'm not hungry." She said. "Even if I was, I'm not eating Italian. I want pizza."

"Told you we should have gotten a pizza G." Kozik said.

"Shut up." Bri snapped.

"I'm chalking this up to hormones and not just the argument we interrupted." He shook his head.

"Brianna, wants to infiltrate the Eagle and kill her mom." I said. "Herself."

"That's insane. You're knocked up." He shook his head.

"This is why you weren't in on the plan Happy." She sighed and rubbed her nose as she reached for a roll. "Now I can't even do it!"

"Nope." I shook my head. "We'll handle it, the Sons will do it. It's our beef anyways Bri."

"Whatever." She bit into the roll. "You're stupid."

"You're stupid." I smirked. "Your plan was dumb as fuck."

"Ok, so it's not happening anymore." She grabbed the container of rolls. "You guys gonna eat any of these?"

"Thought you weren't hungry." Kozik said.

She glared at him. "I changed my mind. Is that a fucking problem Herman?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "I want a roll."

"Here." She tossed him one. "The rest are mine and Boots."

"Don't even ask." I laughed.

"When's the funeral?" Giselle asked.

"It was supposed to be today but the police managed to gain custody of his body. So now it's being held off. They're looking for his skull." She frowned.

"What?" Giselle asked.

"I had his skull removed." She sighed. "Both of them."

"Where is it?" I asked.

"Off being dipped in gold." She shrugged. "Giving it as a gift to my step mom."

"That's fucked up." Giselle pushed her food away from her. "Why would you fucking do that?"

"Because I have a sick and twisted sense of humor and it's a sign of respect to send a widow her husband's skull." She blinked at us. "I had my ex's skull. Then it was stolen."

"Who even does that?" Giselle shook her head.

"You wouldn't steal a gold skull?" Bri took a bite out of another roll. "I sure as hell would. The Eagle takes skulls. The skull takes skulls to make the Eagle look like it landed the hit."

"You're terrible." Giselle said. "You could have just killed him and been fucking done with that shit."

"I didn't sit there and peel his scalp back G." She rubbed her eyes. "I did what I was taught to do, killed and let it fall to the enforcers to clean up."

"You're no better than your father." Giselle shot at Bri. "Oh my God, I'm sorry Bri."

"What the fuck ever G. You above anyone know how my dad treated me. You know what went on behind the doors of that pristine penthouse. You saw the marks and the bruises. You saw the toll being his daughter took on me." She pushed away from the table. "Just because you disagree with the way I handled things doesn't mean you get to judge me. Remember where the fuck you came from."

"I'm sorry Brianna." Giselle said. "You know I am."

"I know." She shrugged. "I'm just tired of all this bullshit. I'm going home."

"This is your home." Giselle stood with her.

"No." She shook her head. "It's not my home."

"Brianna." I spoke. "Calm down." I wrapped my arms around her. "Where you going to go?"

"I'll go back to Russia." She sighed. "Just leave me alone. Isn't it bad enough I had to deal with this shit? Like who's parents plot to kill their own daughter off? What kind of mother sends a thug to kill her daughter? What kind of best friends turn their backs on the other because of bullshit? I lost a lot these past months Happy."

"I know. I've been right there with you Bri." I kissed her cheeks. "You gonna let some bitch like Giselle send you back to Russia?"

"I'm standing right here." Giselle squealed.

"I don't give a fuck. You made my Queen upset. Look at her G." I barked at her. "You upset her, you upset me and you're lucky you're my boy's lady otherwise I would have bashed your fucking face against the goddamn counter. You wanna say some shit, get it the fuck out right now. I suggest you fucking gravel because if Nik finds out you upset her sister she'll be after your dumbass."

"I didn't fucking mean it! I know she's not like him completely. They just have similar trains of thought. That's all I meant by it." She started to cry. "Brianna you believe me right?"

"Yeah." Bri nodded against my chest. "I believe you. You still hurt my fucking feelings though."

"I'm sorry." She and Bri hugged. "I love you B."

"I love you too G." They gave each other a quick peck on the lips and smiled. "I don't wanna fight again."

"Me either B." They sat back down. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too." Bri smiled.

"I'll never fuckin' get women." Kozik said with a mouth full of lasagna. "You were about to kill her, now you're all good again. Like what the fuck?"

"Best friends kiss and make up." Bri said. "I'm sure you and Hap have fought then made up."

"Nah." I said. "Him and Tig have done that kiss and make up shit."

"Tig beat the shit out of me. You let him do it too." He frowned.

"You deserved it!" I said. "Only way he could get right with you sitting at the table."

"Look at that." Bri smiled. "You guys are bickering like women."

"Whatever." I said as I grabbed one of the dinner rolls she hadn't squirted ranch on. "We all good here babe?"

"We are for now." She winked at me.

SOASOASOA

Natalie POV

I sat outside on the swing, enjoying the cool night air. My hand on my belly as Luna kicked and punched away. I swear she was practicing for the soccer team she was bound to be on when she was older. I smiled at the thought then quickly frowned when I realized I just may not be around for any of her milestone moments.

"Hey." His voice came as a surprise. "How are my girls?"

I turned around and glared at him in the soft light the patio lights gave. "What're you doing here?"

"I'm here to apologize, I fucked up. I didn't want to hurt your feelings. I swear I didn't Nat. I was just torn. Keep my loyalty to you or to Bri. At the time I felt I should be on her side and force myself to try to love Lo. It just didn't feel right. It felt forced." He sat down next to me and placed a hand on my belly. "Holy shit."

"Yeah, she's a kicker." I smiled at him as he moved his hand around.

"I see that, holy shit. I've missed a lot. Haven't I?" He asked as he frowned.

"Yeah." I said sullenly. "It's ok, it was my fault. I forgive you for the Lo shit. I would have tried to move on from me if I were you."

"You sure?" He asked me.

"Yeah, I am." I kissed his cheek. "We missed you."

"I missed you both." He sighed. "Lo is your nurse now."

"Well fuck me." I laughed. "You serious about that?"

"Yeah." He shook his head. "Bri sent her to help you out. Not kill you so don't get yourself riled up about that."

"How's Bri?" I asked. "I mean with her dad and all that shit. Especially being pregnant, that has to heighten her anxiety and emotions."

"She's like a river, calm on top, with riptides and whirlpools underneath. She's having a boy." He shook his head. "I think that's a lot of pressure on her as well. Doesn't want him to be like Happy, a Son."

"I can't imagine dealing with the shit she's going through. The guys, they always mumble about her being a good solid leader." I kicked at the grass. "But it's weird to me because I see her as this tall awkward goofball that listens to Rap and spends obscene amounts of time in Walmart buying dumb shit."

"That time at Walmart was one of the beat times I ever had with you two." He laughed. "All the pictures and all that shit I loved it. Bri, she's given me more than the Sons ever did. I got two older brothers now with Kozik and Happy. They actually accept me."

"See, that's good." I smiled. "That's what you needed. Who would have thought an ex gf would be so caring about you and give you shit you never expected."

"Yeah. I swore she was going to kill me or some shit. Like the first time we talked, she threatened me." He gave off a light laugh.

"Sounds like her." I sighed. "You ever think she'll actually forgive me?"

"Yeah I do. She's not the type to hold grudges apparently. Unless you're her parent. She forgave me and I fucked up majorly." He shook his head.

"Yeah." I smiled. I honestly hoped that she would forgive me. That she would at least be able to be in a room with me for more than a few minutes. I also hoped she would spare me and let me raise Luna and be happy with Juice like she is with Happy

So much thanks to the reviews. I hope to get back on the daily updates train because inspiration has struck me. A lot of inspiration actually for both of my stories and a Happy one I have in the works to post when this story ends. I mean the show might be ending this week but fanfics will continue to flow. (: