Devon put the prospects to work, hanging up the decorations up she'd bought the day before while they waited for the deliveries. Clay had promised that they were hers for the day, she had a long list of things to do. She wanted to go stock her kitchen, once the appliances were in, she wanted to have plenty of beer for the guys tomorrow.
She needed to return the rental car tomorrow afternoon, her car would be here with the rest of her things. She leaned against the counter, sipping her cup of coffee, listening to the two prospects bicker. Rolling her eyes, she went to investigate what they were arguing about.
"If you want to keep your eyes, you better stop staring at her! Clay and Jax will pluck your eyeballs out!"
"She's hot, besides no one's here but us. She ain't no one's old lady, I can stare at her all I want. You can't tell me, you can't see how fine those tits are, her ass is unbelievable, and her legs, I would love those wrapped around me."
"I'm not saying nothing disrespectful of her. She's our President's step-daughter, and VP's sister! Talking like that, will get you and Happy going out into the woods together."
"I'm not afraid of that Mother fucker!" She slowly backed out of the room, there was no way, she was mentioning this conversation to any of the SONs, because it would get someone killed. She went back into the kitchen, hoping the deliveries would be made soon. Twenty minutes later, she heard the truck, pulling into the drive, she opened the garage door, to make it easier.
Everything was installed, she locked up the house, and went to the store, with the whinny prospects. She loaded up two carts of groceries and beers, heading back to the house, she unloaded it all, putting things away in the kitchen. She'd finally had enough of the cry baby prospects, she decided to head back to TM, the dumb ass prospects, took off, leaving her behind.
Rolling her eyes, she knew they'd be up shit creek, when they rolled into the parking lot without her, she pulled into the parking lot a good fifteen minutes after they got there. Once again, you were pulled out of the car, by an angry SON, glaring at you.
"Where the hell have you been?" Jax was in her face. "The prospects said you've been a pain in their ass all day!" She really had no intention of ratting them out, but she just snapped.
"Really? One of your prospects talked about my tits, ass, and how he'd like for me to wrap my legs around him. The other warned him, that he might loose an eye, staring at me like that, he said no one was around to stop him. He also said that he wasn't afraid of Happy, when the guy warned him of being disrespectful could get him a one way visit to the woods. . Further more, those two dumb fucks took off and left me as we were leaving the house. Maybe you should make sure, you send someone that's going to actually protect me JACKSON!
She stormed off across the parking lot, she slammed into the clubhouse, Clay stood up walking towards her. "Don't start with me! Your prospects left me behind, and one of them was saying some pretty disrespectful things about me! I'll let you figure out which one!" She pushed past all the club members, the prospects were sitting at the bar, looking at her. She climbed the ladder to the roof, and just sat alone in the silence.
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Jax and Opie had missed her going away party, she knew they would, she had gone to bed that night hurt. She hoped they would be there to say good-bye in the morning, but she was yet again disappointed, after she finished her breakfast, she went back to her room. She looked around her room one last time, picking up the one suitcase she was taking, she turned off the light.
She had shipped the rest of the things she would need last week to Aidan's house, the President of SAMYORK. His club, would be keeping an eye on her for the next few years. She made her way back to the living room, meeting Gemma.
"We've got to stop at the club, one last good-bye."
"Ma, they're killing me!" She smiled sadly. At least she wouldn't have to say good-bye to Gemma as soon, she was going to New York, with her, helping her to get settled, then she'd fly back. She climbed into the car, laying her head back against the seat, as they drove to the club. She fought back tears, as they pulled into the TM lot. Her uncles were lined up waiting for her, each one hugging her, shoving a wad of cash in her hand, for books and crap.
She was about to get into the car, to leave when to bikers rode in, like Satan was on their tail. They didn't bother to park their bikes neatly, jumping off their bikes, they ran to Devon. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes, Jax pulled her into his arms.
"I love you Dev !I'm sorry for everything..." He kissed the top of her head. "Promise me you'll stay safe, let SAMYORK protect you!"
"I love you too Jackie! I promise!"
She was pulled from his arms, and bear hugged by Opie. "Love you short stack. Remember us when your famous!"
"Love you too Ope." She smiled one last time before she got back un the car, she and Gemma left for the airport. She knew the years from twelve until now, had just been in preparation for her moving across the country and being alone and on her own.
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Hearing someone coming up through the hatch, brought her back to the present, she expected it to be Jax, coming to find her, but was surprised to find Chibs sitting next to her. "Are you going to tell me which one of those assholes said such disrespectful things about you?"
"I guess Jax filled you all in?"
"Aye! We just got out of church, Hap was ready to nail them both up by their balls."
She let out a laugh. "And where is Hap?" She looked over at Chibs.
"Tig, Jax, and Opie are trying to calm him down. He was pissed when he heard that they took off and left you, and lied about you giving them hell today, but when he heard what one of them said..."
"I guess I should go down and talk to him." She started to get up, but his hands closed over her arm.
"Be careful with Hap, lovey. I don't want you getting your heart broken. I'd hate to have to kill him." She leaned against the Scotsman, he wrapped his arm around her.
"You'd really do that?"
"Aye sweet girl! I love you like you were my own, I'd kill any bastard that broke your heart." She kissed his cheek.
"Thank you. I better go save some lives." She stood up, looking down at him. "I've always thought of you as another dad! I love you!"
"I love you too, sweetheart!" She squeezed his hand, before going back downstairs.
XXX
She looked around the main room, not seeing the men she was seeking, she started poking her head into dorm rooms, finding Happy sitting in a chair in his room. Tig, Jax, and Opie, standing in front of him, Happy jumped to his feet when she entered the room.
"Tell me, which one said it!" He was holding on to her arms, a little to tightly, his dark eyes, gazing into hers. She looked up at him, she squirmed trying to break his hold.
"I'm not sure, I just heard the conversation..." He pulled her into his arms, kissing the top of her head.
"I'm not going to let them disrespect you that way..." He stormed out of the room, she looked at the other three men.
"Go stop him before he kills them." She pleaded, they just stood there, she ran out the door chasing after him. She got into the main room, he had them both pinned against the wall.
"Let me make it real clear assholes, when you're on protection detail, you stay with the person your protecting I don't care if they've been the biggest pain in the ass all day. Now, which one of you useless fucks, made disrespectful comments about my woman?" Not just my woman mind you but your president's daughter, your VP's sister? Because I'm sure they want a piece of your ass too!" He growled.
The man on the right, paled looking at Devon. "Man, I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't know she was with anyone..." Happy let the other man go.
"You and me in the ring, NOW, asshole! Happy stormed outside the door, Devon followed him, shocked at him calling her his woman. She followed him to the ring, he handed her his rings and kutte. Leaning down he kissed her gently, winking at her. Tig pulled her back to the picnic table, Jax was dragging the prospect out to the ring.
She sat there watching as Happy beat the shit out of the prospect, Chibs finally pulled him off, Happy left the ring, walking over to her. She leaned down to kiss him, he pulled her to him. He pulled her off the table, leading her back into the clubhouse. "I need a shower."
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The next morning, she stood in her kitchen, slicing things up for sandwich makings, and laying them on platters, she wrapped them up, putting them back in the fridge. She had plenty of drinks, stocked in the second fridge in the garage, she haf everything she needed to feed the hungry men, that would help move her in. She smiled when she was pulled against a solid mass of muscle.
"Why the hell do you need so many bedrooms?" Happy's voice rasped in her ear.
"So all my New York boyfriends have a place to sleep when they come for a visit." She laughed, she was spun around to face him.
"You better be fucking kidding, because I will kill..." She stood on her tip toes kissing him.
"I'm kidding. I have spare bedrooms to put up extra SONS when needed." She wrapped her arms around him. "I had very few boyfriends in New York. Too many crazy hours, and fans to have a relationship." She smiled at him. The roar of motorcycles pulling into the drive made her smile. "There's the rest of the family." She smiled at him."
The rowdy bunch came into her house, looking around the house. Gemma and Clay came into the kitchen smiling at her. "Nice place you have here baby!"
"Thanks Ma." She listened to heavy boot steps going through her house, as her family looked around. The movers should be here in the next few minutes, they started to come down to the kitchen. Jax lifted her up off her feet, spinning her around.
"I'm moving in with you baby sis! You can wait on me hand and foot, I'll lay around your pool!"
"I'll shoot you in the ass!" She laughed. "Besides, you're Tara's problem."
"Wait, there's a pool?" Tig asked. "I think I love you Dev!"
She laughed out loud. Funny how everyone wants to be my friend now there's a pool involved." The sound of a truck pulling up, snapped everyone to attention. "Let's get busy!
She watched the men unloaded the truck, bringing furniture, and boxes in, things were labeled what rooms they went to. The truck was unloaded by lunch time, and the movers had left, they ate their lunch, then got busy, putting the house together. Gemma and the other old ladies put together her kitchen, while she was upstairs, unpacking her room.
Happy, Jax, and Opie were putting together her king sized bed, they moaned about how big it was. "It's like sleeping on a cloud!" She made her bed, leaving the room, she went to the guest rooms, finding the guys putting together bed. Everything was done by late afternoon, she hugged everyone as they left.
XXX
She was in the kitchen cooking dinner for them, Happy wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing the back of her neck. "What are you cooking?" His hands were on her waist.
"Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits."
"I didn't know you could cook like this." She turned around looking at him.
"You're kidding right? Have you met Gemma? I learned everything from her." She went back to cooking dinner, he leaned against the counter watching her. "What?"
"You have flour on your nose." He smiled at her, reaching over, he wiped it off, she covered his hand with hers smiling at him. She finished making dinner, plating the food, she sat down at the table with him. "You want me to stay tonight?"
She smiled at him, grabbing his hand. "You just want to sleep in my big comfy bed..." She laughed at him, leaning over to kiss him.
"We have six beds to christen, not to mention several rooms." He grinned at her, she smiled back at him.
"You do have to work tomorrow."
"Then we have something to work on this weekend." He growled at her. She got up from the table, clearing her plate, and cleaning up the kitchen. He was standing behind her, making it impossible to clean and concentrate. Once she finally had the dishwasher loaded, the tables and counter wiped down she turned around facing him.
"So you want it right here in the kitchen, laundry room..." He picked her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck. She leaned in kissing him. "So, taking me to bed?"
He tossed her over his shoulder, slapping her bottom. "You'll just have to be surprised, now won't you!"
XXX
Irene sat down the street in the car, Malcolm sat next to her in the passenger seat. "Do you think she's in there alone?" He asked.
"No, look there's still a bike in the drive. She either has a protection detail, or she's shacking up."
He looked at her. "I'll go check it out." He crept from the car, sneaking up to the house, peaking through the windows. He stopped at the living room window, standing there for ten minutes, before he ran back to the car. "She's doing a biker." He climbed into the car, smiling at Irene.
"So, we wait until he leaves, then we grab her. Bikers don't spend the night, they get off and go!" They sat back and waited.
XXX
She lay curled up against him, his arms holding her against him. She could hear his even breathing, she knew he was asleep, glancing up at him, she slipped from her bed. Digging through her dresser she dug out some dance clothes, going to the bathroom, she slipped them on. She quietly, went down stairs, to the dance studio, she had set up before she moved in.
She stretched out her muscles and warmed up, she slipped on her toe shoes, turned on the music low, and started to dance.
Dancing had always been her favorite thing, it was her escape when she was younger, it was still once she got older. She had been home for a week at Christmas, Gemma and Luann had been driving her nuts asking her about having a boyfriend. She was focused on her career, and school, neither one of them understood that. Her dad had built her a dance studio in the basement of the clubhouse, when she first started dance.
She couldn't sleep one night, she drove herself to the clubhouse one night, and went into her studio, she hadn't been there since she left for New York, two years ago. Everything was the same, she went through the motions, of stretching and warming up, turning on the music, she started to dance. She was working on an original routine, for a try-out she was going to once she got back after Christmas.
She did a series of pirouettes, she stopped startled seeing Happy leaning against the door staring at her.
"I'm sorry did I wake you?"
"No, I just got in, and heard the music. Does you Ma and Clay know your here?" She looked down, feeling shy, and realizing that her dance clothes were not very modest.
"Why does it matter if they know?" His dark eyes stared down at her, looking her up and down.
"I'll take you home." He reached out taking her hand.
"I'll be fine." She turned around walking away from him, going over to the couch in the corner, taking off her toe shoes.
"Look little girl, there's no way I'm letting you leave here alone."
She rolled her eyes, looking at him. "I'm pretty sure, if I can handle the streets of New York at two am, I can deal with Charming." She pulled on her sweatshirt, shoving her slippers in her bag, and pulling out some slides. She turned off the light, pushing past him, he grabbed her arm, pulling her to him.
"Stop being a pain in the ass!"
"Stop being a pain in mine!" She ran up the stairs to the main room, he was right on her heels. He grabbed her arm, stopping her, pulling her close to him, his jaw clinched.
"There's too much shit going on for you to be running around in the middle of the night!"
"Fuck off Lowman, I'm not some little girl!" She pulled away from him again, going towards the door. She slammed out of the clubhouse to her car, leaving for home. She really wanted to let him throw her against a wall, and take her, but she knew that the results would be bad.
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She finished her dance, glancing up, seeing Happy leaning against the door, watching her dance. "I remember the first time I saw you dance." He grinned at her.
She smiled at him. "You were such a pain in my ass, that night." He came into the room, picking her up.
"I think you were the pain in my ass little girl. Refusing to let me drive you home at two am." She laughed at him.
"You were a bossy asshole back then. I will admit, I fought the urge to let you throw me against the wall and take me that night."
He smiled at her, walking her over to the nearest wall, pulling her clothes off of her on the way. "Better late then never!"
XXX
She followed him to the club house the next day, she was leaning against the bar, talking to Juice. They were laughing over a video he was showing her, when the door opened. They glanced up to see who was coming in, she let out a gasp when Irene came strolling inside the clubhouse. Juice pushed her behind him, protecting her.
"Hello daughter." She smiled at her.
"What the hell do you want Irene?" She pulled a gun out of the waistband of her pants, and started to fire at her and Juice. He pushed her to the ground, covering her body. She heard shouts from outside, she was still laying underneath Juice.
"DEVON! DEVON!"She heard Jax's voice calling for her. Juice rolled off her body, pulling her to her feet.
"You whole?" His dark eyes looking her over. She nodded her head, Jax was at her side, pulling her into a hug. She was shaking, trying her best to calm herself. She looked around the room, looking for Happy. He wasn't among the men, she felt disappointed that he wasn't there.
"Did you see who took shots at you?" Clay was standing in front of her.
"It was Irene. Where's Hap?" She really wanted to be in his arms right now.
"Hap, Ope, Tig, and Chibs took off after the shooter." Jax walked her over to the couch, sitting her down, handing her a drink. Twenty minutes later Happy and the other men came flying into the clubhouse. Happy's eyes scanning the room, until he found her on the couch, he scooped her up in his arms.
"You whole baby?" His hands running over her body, he buried his face into the side of her neck.
"I'm fine Hap, Juice made sure I was safe." Happy turned to face the young man, his jaw clinched.
"Thanks Juice, for keeping her safe."