Crow's Fly Straight

Pretend Life Is Okay

"Please, I promise I won't tell anyone." I cried. Carter looked at me.

"How fucking stupid do you think I am?! You stupid bitch. I know you'll tell him. He's your 'old man'. I know you will talk." He said, putting air quotes around old man.

"I promise I won't. I'll blame August Marks or the Chinese! I promise." I bawled my eyes out. I just wanted Happy. I laid there crying as he left the room. 

I woke up, sitting up quickly. I was crying. Happy wasn't beside me and that scared me. I went out into the club house. I looked for Happy but he was no where in sight.

"Where's Happy?" I asked. Tempted to yell if that is what I needed to do.

Jax looked at me, "Umm he's in the garage." I nodded and fast walked into the garage.

"Happy." I said as I walked into the garage. He looked up at me.

"What's the matter?" He asked. "I had a terrible dream. I can't be alone right now. I need you." He nodded.

I walked to him, hugging him tightly. "He's gonna come back. I don't want him to get me Happy." I felt tears slip out before I could stop them.

"I promise that he will not get you!"  Happy stated. I nodded and he just held me for 15 minutes.

"Will you come to bed?" I asked. He nodded and followed me out of the garage.

We went to bed, he took off his cut, resting it gently on the chair. You could really tell that the club meant everything to him. He laid down next to me, wrapping his arms around me.

I relaxed with his arms around me, not falling asleep instantly but only a few minutes before I was asleep.

The dreams had not come back that night, making me smile in the morning as I woke up, looking next to me to see Happy, still asleep. It made me happy knowing he actually had one morning to sleep in.

I heard him groan so I knew he was awake. I rolled over and looked at him to see him looking back at me. I smiled at him, "Good morning Happy. Nice to actually be able to sleep in. I miss this sometimes you know."

"I know ya do. I wish I could do it more often but with the club-" I cut him off before he could say anything else. "I know Hap, the club will always come first and being your old lady, I know who you are and I'm okay with the life we live. I just wish that sleeping in sometimes was a thing, you know?" I smiled at him.

He nodded at me, "Yeah I understand that. I want the same thing sometimes. Look I know this is sudden but I want to adopt. Today or as soon as we can." I looked at him shocked that he would bring this up so soon.

"Really? You want to adopt today?" He nodded at me and my eyes started to well up with tears. "Oh my god Happy, let's do it. I'll go get ready."

"Aight, I'll go get your cage and let the guys know I'll be leaving soon." I nodded and got dressed quickly, just a simple tank and skinny jeans. I did winged eyeliner and threw my hair up into a messy bun. I put on deodorant and perfume, grabbing my favourite pair of heels. I grabbed my leather jacket and grabbed my small studded, skull patterned purse and my phone before leaving the apartment. I locked the door behind me and went to find Happy.

I found him in the parking lot and we got in the car and went to a foster home first, I know we wouldn't be able to name our child but he or she will be perfect. We walked into the foster home and my eyes immediately locked on a teenage girl sitting by herself. She had to be no more than 15. She had black hair, wearing a Motionless In White shirt and black skinny jeans. Converse covering her bright green socks. "Hello, may I help you?" A lady asked.

"Yes actually we were thinking about fostering, and potentially adopting." I said to the lady.

"Okay and may I ask who you are thinking of adopting?" The lady said. She had short brown hair, glasses, no taller than 5'5", very pale, and had to be at least 50.

"May I ask what her name is?" I said as I pointed to the girl in the corner by herself. She nodded, "Her name is Aria." I looked at Happy.

"Beautiful name." Happy nodded. "We'd like to meet her." I smiled. The lady nodded.

"Aria, this very nice couple would like to meet you." Aria looked up and nodded, getting up and walking over to us slowly.  When she finally stopped, I smiled.

"Hi, my name is Ava, this is my old man Happy. What's your name?" I asked, trying to make a conversation.

"My name is Aria. Aren't you Happy Lowman of the Sons of Anarchy?" He nodded slightly hoping that wouldn't change anything. The lady looked at Happy and shrugged.

"I'll let you guys get to know each other, however just know this visit will be watched." Happy and I nodded, "That's fine. Thank you Mrs.." I trailed off as I didn't know her name.

"My name is Mrs Dallas." I nodded, "It was nice to meet you Mrs Dallas." She soon walked away and checked on other foster kids.

"So Aria, how long have you been here?" I asked with sadness lacing my voice.

"I've been here since I was 8." I nodded, "How old are you now?"

"I'm 14. Look, I know you don't want to adopt me so there's no point in telling me that you do. If I get fostered, I want to stay out, not come back." She said sternly.

"Look Aria, I want to foster you, if we adopt you, I do promise that no matter how hard life may be, you will not be coming back here. I won't put you through that. I know that it's hard for you." I said, trying to sympathize a little bit with how she felt. She nodded at me and I looked at Happy. "Let's adopt." He nodded.

"That's what we'll do. Pack your stuff because once we're done with the paper work, you never have to come back here." Happy said, taking her hand gently. That's when we went and got up to go do the paper work.