Lana walked out into the bar to have multiple people turn and stare at her. She knew she hadn't been quiet, but she didn't care. She simply shook her head and headed to the kitchen. As she twisted the top off a bottle of water, Luanne walked into the small room and grinned at her.

"Well that sounded like fun." The blonde porn queen said.

Lana couldn't help but smile. "You could say that."

"Sounds like it'd make a great movie. Two sexy bikers and a nurse?" Luanne suggested pitching her sudden idea for a new movie.

Lana's smile dropped for a second. "Are you suggesting the three of us make a movie for you?"

"Yeah, why not?"

Lana thought for a moment, but before she could speak Happy walked into the room. "Because I say no. Absolutely not."

Lana looked at him, suddenly disappointed.

"Hap-"

"No Lana! I don't want the whole fucking world watching my girl get fucked."

Lana sighed. "You're no fun." She pouted.

A suggestive grin spread across Happy's face. "I think you know exactly just how much fun I can be." He said, kissing her on the forehead right before she pushed him away, laughing.

SOA

A week and a half and the club had still had no luck in finding Georgie. They'd had hints here and there and had even come close enough to catch up to one of his guys, the one who had hit Lyla. Opie had had the pleasure of offing the asshole.

Happy and Kozik were growing more and more impatient waiting for their turn to defend their old lady's honor, however. And said old lady was losing her damn mind.

"Please baby." Lana whined one day. "Just a quick ride." She pouted as she placed her hands on Kozik's shoulders from behind. She had to get out of the clubhouse and was trying to convince him to take her for a ride. "It's not like I'm asking to go out on my own. I would just like to see the fucking light of day for God's sake!" She threw her hands up in frustration.

"You don't get it, do you Lana?" He turned and got in her face, suddenly pissed for a reason she didn't understand. She would've expected Happy to react like this, but not Kozik. The reason why she had gone to him in the first place. "This is exactly what happened with Olivia. She couldn't stand being stuck in the clubhouse. She begged me to take her somewhere and I gave in. And she died!" He yelled, staring at her for moment, letting it all sink in and then he looked away and turned. He lowered his voice as he spoke again. "I'm not gonna lose you too."

His words hit her like a ton of bricks and she watched him, only able to see the side of his face. She could feel the emotion rolling off of him and suddenly felt horrible. "Ok. Ok, I'm sorry. I'll let it go." She whispered, wrapping her arms around him from behind.

SOA

Lana crossed the lot towards the TM office. Gemma was out there and Lana needed to find something to do, so she decided to see if Gemma needed help with anything. The guys were gone and Opie had allowed Lyla to go out for a little while as long as she took a couple of the prospects. Unfortunately neither Happy or Kozik were being as lenient.

"Hey Gem." Lana said as she stepped into the office.

"Hey baby." Gemma smiled at her.

"Do you need any help in here? I'm gonna seriously hurt someone if I don't find something to keep me busy." She plopped down on the couch.

Gemma sighed. "No, it's a pretty slow day today." She looked at Lana with pity for a moment. "I know how tough it can be, but they're just doing what they need to do: protecting their old lady and taking out the bad guy."

"You don't think they're being just a little overbearing about it though?" Lana asked, needing someone to see her side of it.

"They probably are, but can you blame them? They act tough, like to pretend nothing gets to them, but they're terrified deep down. How do you think they'd handle it if anything happened to you?"

Gemma was silent for a moment while her words sunk in. Lana's face turned somber. She knew Gemma was right.

"You know why I like you Lana? Because I respect you. You're the kinda girl that demands it from everyone. And that's why those boys love you so much. You don't take shit. That's one of the best qualities an old lady can have, but you gotta find that balance. Don't let anyone undermine your place in this club, but you have to give your men a sense of power as well. You can't undermine their position in the club by asserting your own. That means supporting their every move, even the ones you don't like." She looked at Lana pointedly, referring to her being on lockdown.

Lana knew Gemma was right, they were only trying to keep her safe and she was making it more difficult by giving them shit at every turn because she didn't like it.

"It also means placing them above yourself, because that's just how things work around here. It's always been that way." Gemma continued.

She knew what Gemma was saying and she'd always understood it was how things worked. She knew better than to start shit with one of her men in front of the rest of club and she normally did pretty well with that, but having two men like Happy and Kozik that allowed her to challenge them as much as they did when they were alone made it difficult for her to remember where exactly to draw that line when they weren't alone.

"You're a force to be reckoned with, Lana. They know that and that's why they let you be who you are, but they need that sense of control when others are around. You give them what they need and they'll give you what you need. You abuse it, and what you have with them will never last. You can't second guess anything they say or do in front of anyone else. You just nod your pretty little head and wait until you're alone with them to start shit."

Lana laughed softly and shook her head as she stood. She walked over and hugged Gemma. "You're a great old lady coach Gem. I can only hope to be half the old lady you are."

"Listen to me baby girl, and you'll be there in no time." Gemma said as she brushed some of Lana's hair behind her ear.

"Any old lady secrets to cure boredom?" Lana joked.

Gemma thought for a moment as she looked out the window. Then she nodded her head in that direction. Lana turned to see Tara's car pull up and she turned back to Gemma, cocking an eyebrow at the queen. She hadn't gotten along with Tara for a while.

"Everything that's been going on, she's been stuck with the boys a lot. I bet she could use a break. How 'bout I offer to take her out for the day and you can offer to take the boys for her. Give ya something to do." Gemma suggested.

"We can try, but I don't think little Miss Tara likes me very much anymore." Lana said.

"The good doctor will get over it." Gemma said dryly, nudging Lana toward the door.

"Hey Tara." Lana walked up to the other woman.

"Hey." Tara gave her a tight smile.

She hadn't necessarily been mean or rude to Lana lately, more aloof than anything. They didn't talk much anymore and when they did it was clipped and usually only when necessary.

It wasn't just the Happy and Kozik situation that bothered Tara. Lana and Lyla's friendship was an issue for Tara too. Lana had quickly become better friends with Lyla than she'd ever been with Tara and Tara had never liked Lyla so she ended up avoiding Lana altogether when the blonde porn star was near.

Lana wasn't sure if it was jealousy over her and Lyla's friendship that bothered Tara, or the fact that Lyla was a porn star, or both, but she didn't want or need that kinda of cattiness in her life. She had no patience for it.

Lyla wasn't around at the moment and neither was Kozik or Happy, so Lana figured it was as good a time as any to show some civility. "Heard you're stuck with these two a lot lately."

"Yeah. There's a lot going on. Jax has been busy." Lana could see the resentment in Tara's eyes. She knew it was meant for the club and that bothered her.

She suddenly understood Gemma's dislike of the woman. She held no true loyalty to the club. She felt like the club owed her for the sacrifices she'd had to make. She didn't accept that the club came first. She just saw it as this thing that took her husband's time away from their family and occasionally put them in danger. Understandable, but unacceptable for an old lady.

Lana put on a smile and tried to brush off the sudden realization and the annoyance that came along with it. "I think Gemma said something about taking you out for the day. Get away from it all. Was gonna volunteer to take these two off your hands for you."

Tara hesitated, looking back towards the clubhouse. Lana sighed and rolled her eyes. "C'mon Tara, how long have you known me? You don't trust me with your kids? Lyla's not even here so you don't have to worry about them being influenced by the porn star." She said sarcastically, knowing Lyla was her first concern.

"Happy and Kozik?"

"They're out too with all the other guys. C'mon. You need a break and I need something to do."

Tara looked just about ready to give in when Gemma walked up. She grabbed the diaper bag from Tara and handed it to Lana. "Let's go Tara." Gemma took Thomas next and handed him to Lana, then gently nudged Abel over to her. "She's gonna need practice for when she has her own one day." Gemma pulled Tara towards her car while Lana's jaw dropped. Where did that come from?

That's Gemma for ya. Lana thought shaking her head.

Most of the guys were out looking for Georgie, while the rest were out working in the garage, so Lana mostly had the clubhouse to herself. She had just fed Abel lunch and he was sitting on the couch in the bar watching cartoons while Lana fed Thomas a bottle. He was such a mellow baby and Gemma's earlier words repeated in her head as she cradled him, watching his blue eyes slowly close.

SOA

When he'd first gotten wind that the two Cara Cara girls his guys had gone after were both SAMCRO old ladies, Georgie knew he'd been in deep shit and he'd taken off immediately. He had been hiding out in an isolated cabin that one of his guys had almost led SAMCRO to a few days ago, until figuring out that he was being followed. It was the same guy that had hit Lyla. Opie had killed him when they'd caught up to him and the guy refused to give them any information.

Now Happy, Kozik, Jax, Opie, and Tig surrounded Georgie's little hideout. It was a gloomy day and with the cover of the trees, they were next to invisible to anyone inside. They'd been staking the place out most of the day and knew Georgie and one of his guys, the guy that had used Lana as a punching bag, were the only ones inside. It was the perfect time to take them out and Happy and Kozik were hardly able to contain their excitement. They had both been out for blood for nearly two weeks and it was time for Georgie to pay up.

Happy circled to the front of the cabin with Jax, while Kozik went around back with Opie and Tig. They burst through both doors at the same time, guns all drawn. Kozik immediately spotted Georgie's guy and brought his gun down on top of his head.

Happy grabbed Georgie by the back of the shirt and raised his gun to the back of his head. All his rage boiled to the surface and he almost pulled the trigger before he caught himself. No way was he going to make it that easy. He pushed Georgie into the other room where the others were and he locked eyes with Kozik, both of them thinking the same thing. They were going to make this slow and excruciatingly painful. Nobody fucked with their girl and got away with it.

SOA

The guys backed their bikes into their parking spots and Happy and Kozik got off and made their way inside. The threat was over and they knew Lana would be ecstatic to leave the clubhouse. Kozik went through the door first to see the place mostly empty. Lana stood by the couch as she pulled a blanket over Abel, who was passed out cold.

She straightened when the baby she was holding over her shoulder began to fuss and she gently bounced him and patted his back as she shushed him. They both just stared at her for a minute, strangely loving the sight of her with a baby.

Happy would never admit that he liked what he saw. He was a killer, not a family man. He'd never even entertained the idea of having kids, so he rejected the thoughts the image before him provoked.

Kozik watched as Thomas buried his face into Lana's neck as she soothed him. His eyes went back to the little blonde boy sleeping on the couch and it was suddenly all too easy to imagine that being his son. The knowledge that Lana was on birth control suddenly caused a slight pang of disappointment, which he promptly ignored and pushed all ridiculous thoughts of a pregnant Lana out of his mind, moving towards her just as Happy reached her.

SOA

After Tara got back and picked up the boys shortly after the guys had gotten back, Lana headed back to Kozik's room. The guys had told her they'd found Georgie and it was now safe for her to leave the clubhouse and she couldn't be happier, but she'd also missed them while they'd been gone all day. She planned on getting in the shower with one of them, but then she saw the bloody shirt lying on the bathroom floor.

She picked it up and it almost scared her, just imagining the gruesome things her men had surely done to Georgie. She picked up the rest of the clothes and silently left the bathroom. She slipped into Happy's room next, going to the bathroom and finding his pile of clothes even bloodier. As she picked them up, his knife fell from where it usually hung from his belt. The heavy blade hitting the floor alerted Happy to her presence and he opened the shower curtain to see her standing there, holding his and Kozik's bloody clothes.

She glanced up at him before slowly bending over to pick up the knife, seeing the still fresh blood coating the blade. She glanced up at him and he was momentarily worried what he might see in her eyes. But none of the fear or disgust he thought he would see was there. She simply accepted him for what he was, just like she always had.

Lana gave him a small smile and turned, leaving the room to take care of the mess.

When Kozik finished his shower he noticed his clothes that had been lying on the bathroom floor were gone. He dressed and went out to the bar to look for Lana. He caught sight of her in the kitchen and went in to see her standing at the sink. Wrapping his arms around her, he noticed what she was doing.

Lana stopped scrubbing the blood from Happy's knife when she felt Kozik's arms wrap around her. She didn't have to turn to see which one of them it was anymore. She knew how each of their arms felt around her well enough to tell them apart just by feeling them. She closed her eyes and leaned back into him for a moment as his lips caressed her neck.

"You take my clothes?" He asked.

"Yeah."

"Where are they?" He asked.

"I burned them." She said matter-of-fact.

"What?!"

"What?" She turned in his arms. "They were soaked in blood."

"If you end up burning every piece of clothing that's soaked in blood, it won't be long before we don't have any clothes left." Happy said casually, entering the room.

Lana smirked. "I kinda like that idea." She said handing Happy's now clean knife to him.

"Church!" Jax's voice was heard from the bar.

Lana kissed each of her men before they left the room. Turning, she started to rinse the last bit of blood from Happy's knife down the sink. As she watched the last of it run off her hands and down the drain she smiled slightly. This is what an old lady did. She looked after her man. She was waiting for him when he got back home and she didn't look at him and wonder what she'd gotten herself into when she saw the bloody clothes on the floor. She picked that shit up and took care of it so her man wouldn't have to.