CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE

Website where all photos of all outfits mentioned is on my profile. In for my op today. Not sure when I'll be home and able to post again. Hope this tides you over.

Happy looks stunned, gobsmacked, taken aback, confused and bewildered when he sees the plane, his expression is so funny that I can't help but start laughing at him till he turns his dark gaze to me which makes me stop mid giggle.

Cam slides her arm around his waist "I promise, I will explain when we are in the air okay?"

He nods once, looking down at her then turns to the car to help pull the bags out of the back. His single duffle back looks funny next to the four suitcases, 3 bags, car seat and pushchair that Jax and I have. Al and Juice have 4 bags between them, but I know from experience that 3 of them are probably Al's alone. Donna and Opie by contrast have five suitcases, one for each of the four of them plus one for kids toys and books, the two booster seats, their twin stroller, and a backpack for all the things the twins need on any outing, toys, drinks, snacks, clean clothes, sweatshirts, sunscreen, hats etc.

Moving everything from the cars to the luggage hold on the plane takes us almost 5 minutes, the pilots helping make sure nothing will move. The only bags that are left out are the garment bags which Cam takes with her to hang in the tiny wardrobe in the planes bedroom.

During take-off no one tries to talk to me about anything, which I'm grateful for; Abel had woken up just as we were starting to taxi out to the runway so Cam had jumped up and gotten me the seat belt addition that meant I could hold him to my chest as we took off.

As we're climbing Abel starts crying painfully and my ears start popping so I know what his issue is. "Baby, can you pass me the bottle that's in the end of the bag, it should still be warm."

Jax reaches into the diaper bag I'd sat beside him, handing me the bottle that I'd heated right before we left home, the insulated bottle warmer on the end of the diaper bag had kept it hot enough that it's just a little cooler than normal.

"I know you're not hungry baby but have a drink." I whisper quietly to Abel as I nudge his lips with the teat of the bottle

A few more grizzly cries and he finally opens his mouth, the suction around the bottle helping his little ears pop while Ellie and Kenny are sucking on the hard boiled lollies Donna had handed them, and Opie when he's pouted.

After an hour in the air Happy and Cam disappear into the bedroom of the plane, Cam leading the way. Just before he passes I grab Happy's wrist which makes him drop to a crouch beside me "You okay cupcake?"

I nod and jerk my head towards the room "Cam doesn't share a lot of the information she's probably about to tell you so please don't over react."

Happy frowns slightly "I'll try not to, but this is a hell of a bombshell, I thought we were flying commercial."

I giggle and rub his bald head, something he once admitted in a drunken confession that only three people were allowed to do, his mother and Gemma being the other two, though I have a feeling Cam may have been added to the list now.

"Welcome to wonderland." I comment with a snicker towards Al who had compared her introduction to Cam's life to falling through a rabbit hole.

***There will be a one shot posted of Cam and Happy's discussion in the 'one shots' file***

Cam comes back out only about 45 minutes after her and Hap disappeared, the majority of the flight passing in almost stifling silence. Happy doesn't appear till the 'fasten seatbelt' light comes on 5 minutes before we're due to land, sitting down next to Jax, he closes his eyes and leans his head against the headrest. Cam's expression is slightly downcast and when I meet her eyes and lift an eyebrow she shrugs one shoulder, before turning her head back to look out the window like she had been since she came out of the room.

Once we've landed Cam is the first off the plane, the two Suburban's waiting already along with Derek in the Audi and Trish in the Mercedes. Cam hugs her father and step-mother before examining the cars "Why all four?"

Derek smiles "Well, we figured with three kids the more seats the better."

Trish nods "Sarah dear we thought that it would be best for you to be in the Audi, it's got the darkest tints so no one will be able to see you. We pre-checked in before we came out here to get you all. Mike's here for the drive back into town but then he's taking one of the Suburban's home. Joe's staying with us till the end of the trial."

I nod and Jax picks up Abel's car seat "Does it have seat points?"

Trish chuckles "Of course, when we found out that you were all coming with the kids we got hooks installed in each of the cars."

Derek shakes his head "Apart from the Cobra's love."

"Of course. Who would put a car seat in a two seat car?" She says, rolling her eyes "So this is baby Abel?"

I curl my arms around so she can see the sleeping baby in my arms and she smiles "He looks like his father."

I snicker "Blonde and gorgeous."

Trish puts her arm around my shoulders "Destined to break hearts he is."

"Yes Yoda." Trish slaps my shoulder lightly then turns back to everyone else. "So how do you want to do the cars?"

Donna looks towards one of the Suburban's "Probably best if we're in one of them with our kids."

Opie nods and picks up the booster seats, heading towards the closer of the two huge black SUV's.

Al bounces "I want the Merc, I want the Merc."

Derek laughs "Of course you do. Only cause you like playing with the individual heat controls. So you and Juice can come with me in the Mercedes. Sarah, you Jax and Abel can go with Trish in the Audi. Donna, Opie and their kids can go in one Suburban and Cam you and whoever that is can go in the other Suburban."

Cam shakes her head "That's Happy Daddy. But it's okay. Mike you can take the other car home, I'll go with you and Happy can go with Trish in the Audi. It doesn't seem worth it to take an extra car all the way into town when we don't need it."

Sorting the luggage is an easier thing this time round, with it all destined for the same place we just put bags in whichever vehicle is closer. Mike takes the second Suburban and disappears towards the house once all the bags are in cars.

Jax claims the front seat which I'm a mixture of glad and annoyed about. Glad because I want to be able to see Happy while I rip strips off him, and annoyed cause I'd like Happy to be in front of me on the approximate hour long drive so I can poke my fingers into his side and make him hate every second of being apart from Cam while he realises what an asshole he's being.

Before I can even step towards the car Trish lifts Abel out of my arms and tilts her head towards the black eyed bald biker "I think he wants to say something to you, he's been trying to get your attention for the last few minutes."

I snort "I know I've been ignoring him."

Trish laughs and walks towards the car "Well, we'll wait."

Turning towards him I do something that no one other than me would get away with and poke him hard in the centre of his chest "What the fuck did you do?" I snap.