Blood & Lace

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

At noon, Gemma shows up at my front door to pick me up. The guys will be pulling up at the clubhouse in about an hour and I need to be there, being Bobby's daughter. "Hey baby. Ready to go?" Gemma asked. "Yeah. Let's go." I say and we get in her SUV and head to the clubhouse. "So, you wanna tell me what's going on with you and Killa?" she asked. "Gemma, there is nothing going on with me and Happy." I tell her. "Bull shit. He took you out yesterday." she said. "He got me out of the house because I was upset. He's not a total ass." I tell her. "Why were you upset?" she asked suddenly concerned. "I was supposed to have had a date Friday night and saw the guy making out with another co-worker and it upset me. Happy was just getting my mind off things." I tell her. "So now you have to go back and see these assholes?" she asked. "Oh no. While we were out yesterday, he called Luanne and I start working for her Tuesday." I said and she just smirked.

We are standing on the lot when we hear the familiar rumble of bikes pulling in. I walk over to Daddy and give him a hug before passing him off to his favorite croweater. I turn to watch the guys greeting their favorite girls, glad they are home when I hear a familiar raspy voice behind me. "Hey little girl." Smiling, I turn facing him, "Hey Hap. Welcome home." I say putting my hands in my pockets. "Wanna go for a ride?" he asked. I look at him. "Hap. I promise I am fine now. Go inside and enjoy the festivites." I say. Taking my hand he pulls me to his bike and hands me a helmet. Laughing, I get on. Pulling up at my house, we dismount and head to my front door. "I believe you owe me a Die Hard marathon." he says and we walk in and I close the door.

I must have dozed off because I woke up in my bed, fully clothed. Getting out of bed, I check my phone and see there is a text from Dylan, one from my boss and one from Happy. I open the texts.

D: Where are you? You won't answer calls and now you aren't at work.

B: You're not here. You okay?

H: Be ready by nine. I'll be by to take you to get your things.

I look at my phone and see that it's 8:15am so I have time for a shower. I am ready and walking out the door at nine and I see that he is in a truck instead of his bike. "Nice cage, Hap." I said. Smirking he pulls out of the driveway and heads to my old job. I walk into the office with Happy in tow and head to my desk. I go to my boss' office and she greets me. "Hey Lucy. I was worried about you. Are you okay?" she asked. "Yeah Laura. I'm okay. Look, I'm sorry to do this but I got another job offer that was too good to turn down. I'm quitting." I tell her. "I hate to see you go but I wish you luck sweetheart. Make sure you keep in touch." She says going to her closet and getting a box for me. "Here's a box for your things. Congrats on the new job." she tells me and gives me a hug.

Walking to my desk, I start packing things while Happy stands to the side. Dylan sees me and comes walking up. "There you are. What are you doing?" he asked. Looking up I say, "Oh, yeah, I just quit." I look back down and continue packing things up. "I have been calling you all weekend. What happened Friday? I thought we had a date?" he asked. Looking up at him, hoping Happy would play along, I say, "Got a better offer." He laughs and says "Really?" Happy comes closer and puts his arm around me shoulder and says "Yep." I was hoping that would be the end of it.

Walking out to the truck, Happy is carrying my box for me and Dylan comes running up. "Lucy, wait. You know you could have at least answered the phone when I called. Let me know what was going on." he says. "It's kind of hard to answer my phone when my eyes are rolling back inside my head." I say and smirk. Dylan's eyes go wide and he walks away grumbling something I couldn't understand. Getting in the truck, Happy looks at me and says "I made your eyes roll in the back of your head?" I laugh and say "Yes Hap. Every time I roll my eyes at your crazy ass." He laughs and starts the truck. "Where are we going?" I asked. "Have to make a stop before taking you home." he says and I see us pulling up at an apartment building. Getting out of the truck, he hands me the keys and I look at him confused. "You need a cage until your car gets fixed. I have my bike." he says. "Hap, I can't take your truck." I say trying to hand the keys back to him. "Yeah you can. Now, I will follow you home to make sure you get there." he says and I get in the driver's seat and drive to my house. Pulling into my driveway, I get out of the truck and walk over to Happy's bike. "Thanks again for this Hap." I say and he nods before backing out and leaving. I walk into my house and sit on the couch wondering what the hell is happening with Hap.

The next morning, I pull up at Cara Cara and walk in to find Luanne. "Hey baby." she says "Hey Aunt Lu. Thanks for the job." I tell her. "Well, Happy didn't sound like it was up for discussion but I wouldn't trust anyone more than you anyway. Speaking of, care to tell me what is going on with you and the Killa?" she asked. "Why does everyone keeps asking me that?" I asked. "Is Happy here?" Ima asked as she walks in. "No, why?" Luanne asked. "His truck is out there?" Ima said. "Oh, that's me. He is letting me drive his truck while my car is in the shop." I say and both Ima and Luanne look at me shocked. "What?" I asked. "He let you drive his truck?" Ima asked. "Yes. He did." I say. The rest of the day goes by with all the girls whispering behind my back. Leaving the studio, I head to the clubhouse. Getting out of the truck, I see Jax. "Why are yoi driving Hap's truck?" he asked with a smirk. "He's letting me borrow it since you guys want to take forever on my car." I tell him smirking back and walking inside.