Lowmans baby

Chapter twelve

I walked outside the clubhouse while wrapping my hair in a high ponytail and pulling on it tighter to keep it in place while running but I knew damn well that stands of hair we're gonna fall out, I looked over to the picnic tables and noticed Happy sitting alone smoking a cigarette.

"Hey" I said getting his attention, he blew out some smoke and looked at me up and down "you just get out of the gym?" He asked "what?" I questioned kinda confused "the gym you know, the one inside" he pointed back to the door that I just came out of "there's a gym here" I said a bit too excited "uh yeah" Happy chuckled a bit and inhaled another puff of his cigarette "well I'm going for a run" I said and started to walk off a bit "dressed like that?" He asked.

I thought my attire wasn't all that bad "what do you mean?" I questioned "Charming looks normal and pleasant but there are some bad guys here sweetheart" Happy blew out some more smoke as he talked as the smoke almost danced with his words "if you haven't noticed Lowman I can take care of myself" I replied while placing a hand on my hip "yeah definitely with the deputy in your pants" Happy mumbled thinking that I never heard but did "excuse me?" I said getting pissed off now.

"I'm just saying he follows you around like a puppy" Happy rolled his eyes at me "no he does not" I replied back scoffing "whatever you say darling" he placed the cigarette back in between his lips and look away from me. I rolled my eyes "I think you're jealous" I hummed knowing that my remark was definitely gonna piss him off "jealous?" He laughed "why the hell would I be jealous?" Happy looked back at me.

"You tell me" I smirked and saw the anger in his eyes "I think you're jealous because you know that my ass won't stay single forever" I started to walk backwards away from Happy but still looking at him and smirking. "The only thing your ass is good for is a late night booty call girly" he yelled at me due to the distance we now had "and guess who I'm gonna get the booty call from Happy?" A smirk was almost permanently plastered on my face.

Happy looked for words but couldn't seem to find them and stood there in awe "see Lowman, jealous" I turned myself around and started to jog away from the club area. I started the route that I had mapped out the other night and yet again arrived at the same store that I stopped at last time but this time I didn't see Hale's Jeep there so I walked in.

I paid the teenager behind the counter and took my water bottle and almost instantly I opened it and took a mouthful of the cold water. As I walked to the glass door I noticed the familiar deputy outfit on the other side of the door, Hale jogged up to the glass door to beat me to the handle and hold the door open for me "is it your duty to help me all the time?" I said when I walked through the door.

"No but it's my duty to help beautiful girls who need their doors opened" he smirked at me and let go of the door handle when I was outside with him "awe well as kind as that is, I can take care of myself" I said and went to walk past him but he shuffled to the part of the sidewalk where I was gonna walk to stop me.

"What are you doing Saturday night?" He smiled at me "awe are you asking me out deputy" I smirked and he looked away for a sec then back at me "depends if you say yes" his smile grew wider "you got a pen?" I asked "I think so one second" he stepped aside and shuffled through his jeep and pulled out a pen then handed it to me.

I grabbed the pen and his wrist and pulled his hand close to me, I clicked on the top button of the pen and began to write numbers in his hand "what're you doing?" He laughed but I didn't answer until I had finished writing "text me later and I'll think about it?" I smirked and walked past him taking another sip of my water "do you want a ride?" I heard him say behind me. I spun on my heel to look at him "Hale how am I supposed to stay in shape if you keep driving me?" I smirked and before he could answer I turned back around and started my job again along the sidewalk.

I was about 10 minutes away from teller morrow and at this point I had sweat slowly dripping and the stench of sweat was beginning to fill my nostrils, small strands of hair began to come out of my ponytail and stick out in different directions. In short, I looked like a hot mess but more mess then hot. Out of the corner of my eye I could see a familiar black van driving behind me, it looked to be the same one as from the night before but I had never questioned it then and just assumed they were heading in our direction. This time it felt more terrifying with me being by myself, I started to jog a little faster to get farther away from the van but they sped up. I kept speeding up until I was now running down the sidewalk, I had to have been about 5 minutes away now.

I stopped for a second to catch my breath and looked behind me as I watched the van make a sharp U-turn and speed off, I was shocked by the action but also glad that they weren't following me anymore. I finished my jog and walked back inside the club house where only a few people were, the group in the bar consisted of Happy, Tig, Juice, and Bobby. "Hi" I said a little out of breath "jeez I thought you were never coming back" Juice said with worry in his voice "I'm fine" I said and went to go walk past and to my room but I was stopped by Juices body, I looked up at him as he had a threatening look on his face.

"Did you see him?" He asked in response I sighed I knew he was talking about Hale "that's none of your business" I said and looked away "yes it is, Talia he's no good for you" Juice spoke and now the rest of the guys attention was on us "how in the hell do you know who's good for me and who isn't? You left me at 15 years old, you have no idea what my social life preference is" I pushed my shoulder into his to move him out of my way. I stormed to my room and slammed the door shut, not caring if I woke anyone up.

Juice POV

I ran my hands over my head as I heard the door at the end of the hall slam which caused a loud boom throughout the building "what happened with you two?" I heard Bobby speak from the bar, I sing he'd and looked up at him "I got into some bad shit back home in Queens and had to leave so I could live and same with Talia and my mother, she was 15 when I left to find some place to hide out" I paused and sat down at the bar not looking at anyone as silence was the only thing to be heard in the bar.

"I told her that I would come back in a couple of weeks, thought it would give her some reassurance but as you can see it only made things worse" I finished waiting for anyone to say anything. This was the first time I realized that members of the club found out what happened with my family.

I did want to see her, I just couldn't.