The suns rays were shinning through the bedroom window, Devon rolled over expecting to find Happy still laying next to her. When her hands hit the empty bed where he should be laying, her eyes slowly opened. Sitting up slowly, she looked around the room, there was no sign of him. Pushing herself out of the bed, she pulled on a pair of yoga pants, and a tank top.

Going down stairs, she started her search for him. The house was empty, frowning she sat at the kitchen table. She heard the roar of his bike, she went into the livingroom room, waiting by the front door. It swung open, Happy walked in, carrying a paper sack. He frowned when he saw her standing there waiting for him.

"You're suppose to still be asleep." He wrapped his free arm around you. "How can I surprise you with breakfast in bed, if you're up?"

She smiled up at him."We could always fix it together." Her arms were wrapped around his waist, she was leaning into him.

"I want to take care of you, I'm fixing you breakfast." He pushed her down on the couch. "Stay here and relax." She watched him walk away from her, she leaned against the back of the couch. Listening to the sounds he was making.

She needed to talk to him about the living arrangements of his mom. She wouldn't be able to come back here and live by herself. She'd need someone to take care of her, for several weeks at least until her fracture healed. Then there was long term, eventually she'd grow weaker as she got sicker.

He might not want to face these things but they had to be dealt with. She went up stairs to get her phone, she wanted to put her plans into motion. Her call was answered after three rings, she told the person that money was no object.

She had her back to the door, still on the phone. She squealed when his arms lifted her up off the ground. "Christ Hap, make some damn noise!" Putting the phone back to her ear, she gave some more instructions to the person on the other end.

"Breakfast is ready. Who were you talking to?" He was still holding on to her, his mouth was on her ear.

"My Ma." It wasn't a lie, she had talked to her mom, but that who she wasn't on the phone with when he came in. He threw her over his shoulder, carrying her down stairs to the kitchen. He sat her down, pulling her closer to him. His hands ran up to her face, he lowered his lips to yours.

"Thank you for taking care of my mom." She looked up at him, touching the sides of his face.

"Hap, of course. There's no way I wouldn't take care of her." They stood staring at each other for a few minutes.

"Breakfast is getting cold." She sat down at the table, he put a plate in front of her and a cup of coffee. He joined her with his own plate, she slowly started eating her food. Looking up at him, trying to come up with a way to bring up the topic of the care of his mom. "What's going on in that head of yours?"

She put down her fork, pushing her half eaten food away. "Your mom is going to need care after she comes home from the hospital."

"And? I'll get someone to take care of her."

"She's going to need care once her illness starts making her sicker." She noticed his facial expressions changing. "I thought she could move in with us. We can get help taking care of her..."

"You'd do that? There's no bedroom downstairs..."

"I'm having my dance studio turned into a bedroom and a bathroom put in. I called Ma this morning to have her get started on it. Is that okay?"

She watched him run his hand over his face, he pushed his chair back from the table. He pulled her up from the chair. "Dev..." His eyes were full of tears, he pulled her closer to him. "I love you." He buried his face in her hair.

"I love you too." He released you, pushing you back into the chair.

"Finish eating." He pushed the plate in front of you, sitting back in his own chair. "When you're ready, we'll go back up and see ma."

XXX

They went into Marcela's hospital room together, the older woman was propped up in bed. She smiled at them. "Happy when did you get here?"

"Late Ma." He leaned down kissing her on the forehead.

"I'm glad, she was running herself ragged taking care of me. Insisted on sleeping here instead of the house." Devon made a face at the woman trying to get her to be quiet. "Stop making those faces at me hija, I'm just telling him that you haven't been taking care of yourself."

"I know Ma, I took care of her." He turned winking at her and smirking. She laughed and rolled her eyes.

Taking Marcela's hand, you smiled at her. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling much better. I hope they let me out of here soon." The nurse came in frowning at Devon and Happy. Seeing the kitten, she continued with a dirty look.

"Mrs. Lowman needs her rest, you need to leave." Devon felt her temper start to build. She saw the look of disappointment on Marcela's face. She smiled sweetly at the nurse, going over to her, she stood directly in front of her.

"Listen and listen good dear. We aren't leaving, this man is visiting his mom. We're staying as long as we want. If you throw us out, I'll be waiting for you in the parking lot when you get off work." The nurse looked down at Devon. "It won't be a pleasant meeting."

"I'm sorry Mr. Lowman, stay as long as you want." The nurse left the room, she went to stand next to Happy.

"Do I want to know what you said to her?" He whispered in her ear.

She smiled up at him winking. "I asked her to reconsider and she did." She started to go sit down on the couch, his arm snaked out pulling her to him. He kissed her check, before sitting in the chair by the bed, pulling her on his lap.

"Ma, we have something we want to talk to you about."

XXX

Marcela Lowman was a very stubborn woman, at first she didn't want to even consider moving in with them. She didn't want to impose, Devon got off Happy's lap, and framed the woman's with her hands. "Please mamma, you won't be imposing. We'd both love to have you with us. Besides I need someone to help me keep him in line. Who better then his Ma?" She kissed the woman on the cheek.

Marcela smiled at her. "Alright, I will do it. You two go out for lunch, enjoy your afternoon together. Let me rest."

Happy stood up, kissing his mom, taking Devon's he led her out of the room. She walked over to her car, he pulled her to him. "Keep me in line?"

She grinned at him. "It worked didn't it?" He just grunted at her, before he kissed her.

"Meet me back at the house. I'll grab us some lunch." He walked towards his bike, she admired his ass, before getting into her car. Pulling out of the parking garage, she headed back to the house. She got hit with some inspiration, once she got back to the house she started taking pictures of Marcela's garden.

She sent the pictures to her own mom asking her to get as many potted flowers as close to this as she could for Marcela's room. She was still out back when Happy got back to the house. He heard him calling her name.

"What are you doing out here?" Happy found her, smelling some of the flowers.

"Admiring your mother's beautiful garden, and asking my mother to do a project for me." He walked closer to her, staring at her. "What?"

"You're just so damn beautiful!"

"Thanks. You're not so bad yourself." She wrapped her arm around him. He picked her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist. He carried her towards the house, going through the back door, to the enclosed porch. Laying her down on the couch, he peeled off his clothes, looking down at her. He quickly stripped her of her clothes, laying down with her. "Just how many girls have you brought out here on this porch Lowman?"

He smirked at her. "You're the only one."

She laughed, rolling her eyes. "I find that hard to believe!"

"You're the only woman, I've ever brought home to meet my Ma, even in high school." He lowered his head, kissing her, his lips trailing kisses down her chest.

XXX

Devon lay on the couch, his tattooed arm laying around her waist, her back against his back. She listened to his even breathing, and knew he'd fallen asleep. Lifting his arm, she eased off the couch and out of his arms. She turned, watching him sleep, picking up her discarded clothes, she pulled them on.

"What are you doing getting dressed?" His raspy voice whispered in her ear, she was pulled against him.

"Geez, Hap didn't you get enough?" He turned her around to face him, his jaw was clinched.

"I'll never get enough of you!" He picked her up, sitting down on the couch, pulling you on his lap. "I'll always want you Dev!" She pulled back looking at him, bitting her bottom lip.

"I think I might want you for the next fifty years or so..." She leaned in kissing him, wrapping her arms around his neck. He started to deepen the kiss, running his hands up her shirt, she broke off the kiss. Smiling at him, she framed his face. "If you don't feed me, I may pass out! Since you decided to take advantage of me instead of feeding me lunch!" She winked at him.

"I didn't hear you complaining!" He smirked at her, trying to pull her in for another kiss. She pulled back, waving her finger in his face.

"No more hanky panky Killer, until you feed me!" He stood up, wrapping her legs around his waist, carrying her into the kitchen. Sitting her on the counter, smirking at her.

"Cereal okay?"

"Do I look like a cheap date to you Lowman?"

He pulled her to the edge of the counter, kissing her. "I put a ring on your finger..."

"Oh so you think you don't have to work for it anymore...that just means you have to work for it harder!" She wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him. "I want tacos."

He growled at her, pulling back he looked at her. "Come on, I know a place." He pulled her off the counter, sitting her on the floor. She followed him out the back door to his bike, he took off taking her to a stand. She was starving, she ordered three tacos loaded, a burrito, and loaded nachos. "You hungry baby?"

"Don't judge me!" She frowned at him, as she ate her meal, she ate everything. Happy's eyes got huge as he watched her eat. "What?" She sat back crossing her arms over her chest.

"Nothing, I've never seen you eat like this."

She looked down at her tray. "I'll admit it, I may have skipped a few meals the last couple of days." She saw his eyes flash anger, before they changed back to understanding.

His hands covered hers. "You have to take care of yourself, if you get sick.. Promise me you'll take care of yourself."

"I promise. Can I have some ice cream?" She smiled at him.

"Really?" She nodded at him smiling. Leaning across the table she kissed him, her hands wrapping around the back of his neck. He pulled back looking at her. "What kind?"

"Chocolate!"

XXX

Marcela was sitting up in bed eating her dinner when they walked into her room, she smiled at the two of them. "There's my beautiful family." Devon walked over to the bed, kissing the woman on the cheek. The woman, stopped her from pulling away, whispering in her ear. "Hija, are you pregnant?"

Devon was taken aback at the question, she looked into the woman's eyes, shaking her head. "No, mamma." The woman cupped Devon's face smiling at her, with a knowing look.

"You have the look, my sweet girl. A woman knows these things." She winked at Devon, as she stepped away from the bed. Happy stepped up kissing his mom.

"What are the two of you whispering about?" He looked at them, trying to figure it out.

"Nothing you need to worry about." Marcela looked at him. While the mother and son continued to talk,

Devon did a mental check of the date. Nope nothing to be worried about. Marcela was wrong, there was no way she was pregnant, she and Happy had always been careful. She knew they'd continue to be careful, considering how he felt about becoming a father. They hadn't discussed children since that night, she wanted to wait a long while before bringing it up again.

"Dev, you alright?" She looked up to see Happy staring at her.

"I'm sorry what?" She had been caught up in her thoughts, that she had zoned out, not hearing Happy or Marcela talking to her.

"Ma said you looked pale, and asked if you were feeling alright." He was standing in front of her, looking down into her eyes. His hands were framing her face, his lips kissing her forehead.

"I'm sorry, I was running over things that I needed to do at the house in Charming. Things I needed to do for the wedding...I just got caught up." She smiled at both of them, hoping they bought her answer. She looked up looking at Happy, not able to read his expression.

He lowered his mouth to her ear. "I can see something is bothering you, and you will be telling me what it is later. Understand?"

AN: Got off early tonight, so I whipped out a chapter. Please review! Welcome to the new followers and favs, thanks to those who are continuing to read this story.