(L)Inked - a Happy Lowman Story

~50~

„Shit!" Chibs yelled and started running, but before he made it far enough the car he just tried to start exploded. The impact of the explosion swept him off his feet making him hit the ground hard and he immediately passed out. „Chibs!" the guys shouted and started running towards him, just for blood to already pool beneath his head. „Tara!" Jax helplessly called for the doctor.

The doors of the ambulance shut with a loud bang and Chibs was taken to St. Thomas hospital. With tears in her eyes Eve leaned against Happy, watching the ambulance disappear into the night.  Happy and her were on their way to the clubhouse as they heard the explosion and when they arrived her heart sank. „He's going to be ok, baby." Gemma tried to comfort the young blonde as the guys walked away to get into the chapel. „I hope so." Eve sniffled as she wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Gemma leaded the way into the clubhouse, her arm around Evelyn's waist. They just heard that Otto was attacked in prison and know Chibs was almost killed, everyone knew that that meant retaliation.

~with Happy~

„Couple busses out front, few cars in the lot, Zobelle's Mercedes, two AB guys out front." Opie briefed the guys as they stood in front of the building they were going to invade. Tig told them he saw a side door, an easy way in like he called it. As they discussed their plan Jax spoke. „It's a membership rally. It's going to be packed with AB." he explained and as Tig wanted to know why he knew that, he told them that deputy chief Hale had grilled Zobelle's daughter and that he was sending officers to take him for questioning. „We got cops on the way?" Happy rasped in disbelief. „Well then we better hurry!" Clay said annoyed, looking at Jax. Opie crossed his arms in front of his chest. „Anything else you wanna tell us?" he looked at his best friend. „Yeah. We do this, we all go to jail." Jax sternly said, looking back at Clay, hoping he would change his mind. But the president just shrugged his shoulders „AK's and shotguns. Let's go!"

~back with Eve~

It was the middle of the night as the ringtone of her phone woke Evelyn up. She laid spread out on her bed, which meant Happy wasn't home yet, still sleepy she reached for her phone, bringing it to her ear her eyes still closed. „Yeah?" she yawned. „Sunshine! You need to come to the clubhouse, the guys got arrested." Gemma said, her voice not as strong as usual. Immediately Eve was wide awake. „What? O..ok I'm coming!" she stammered, quickly hanging up to get dressed. Her injuries made it hard for her to move as quick as she wanted but Evelyn managed to put on some leggings and an old SAMTAC sweatshirt of Happy. When she closed the sipper she smelled his scent that lingered on it and she buried her nose in the fabric for a second to calm herself. The guys got arrested still rang in her mind as she walked to her pickup and drove to TM. Just a few hours ago, Happy left to go with the club to retaliate but apparently it went really wrong. Eve's hands were shaking as she grabbed the steering wheel. „Please let him be ok." she sent an urgent prayer to who ever might hear it and with that she backed her car out of her driveway.

„They're jamming us. Seven-figure bail, No court date? It's bullshit!" Gemma scolded. Her, Tara and Evelyn were sitting down with the lawyer. He told them that there were security cameras and that they would at least need 300k to bail all six of them out. At the idea of posting Gemma's and Tara's house he told them it would only get out one of them. So that wasn't an option anymore, none of them would leave the others behind. „Clay needs you to call Laroy. Deliver this message, ASAP." he handed her a piece of paper, then left. „I can go, speak to Laroy." Eve suggested, she'd known him a while now and he also was a customer at her shop. „Ok. I'll talk to someone who might help us." Gemma agreed to the blondes offer.

Eve was more than relieved when Gemma called her to tell her that Elliot Oswald had posted bail for the guys and that they were coming home. She immediately went to TM to wait for their arrival along with Tara and the queen.
When the women heard a car approaching all went to walk out of the office, seeing the black van roll onto the lot. Clay was the first to get out, followed by Jax and the others. But instead of going to their old ladies, Jax walked to the garage while the others went into the clubhouse. Just Happy looked around and when he saw Eve he quickly shot her a grin, before following his prez. „What the hell?" Evelyn looked at the other two women, but they just looked as confused as she was.

It took a while but eventually the guys came out of church. When Eve heard the big doors open she immediately jumped from her bar stool, not thinking about her injuries. She winced in pain as  her feet hit the ground. Happy saw her pain distorted face and quickly went over to her. „You ok?" he asked, slightly tilting his head. Evelyn quickly wrapped her arms around his torso, the side of her face pressing against his chest. „I'm glad you're okay." she quietly said, holding him even tighter. After she heard what had happened to Juice, Eve was reminded of a painful memory. Her father lost his life in prison, so that place was a nightmare to her. The guys being inside brought all her worst fears back.
„Come on, I'll take you home." he rasped, making her look up at him and nod. Happy left his bike at the compound, driving Eve's pickup home. He didn't want her to drive more than she already had to, her injuries still weren't healed.

„I was so worried..." the blonde admitted, looking at Happy's hand she was currently holding, caressing it with both her thumbs. Happy just kept quiet, giving her time to speak what's on her mind. He sensed that she was a bit off the second he saw her. „I ... the prison... I'm glad you're ok." she said, trying to find the right words. Slowly lifting her gaze from his hand to his face, she already found his dark eyes looking at him. „We were set up by Zobelle." he started to explain what happened, telling her everything. „Always come back to me whole, Mr. Lowman." Eve quietly said, her eyes dropping to the ground again, but Happy gently lifted her head back up by putting a finger under her chin „Always."