Promise To A Brother

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Happy's POV

Walking out of Lisa's house, I get on my bike and pull out of her driveway. Heading back to the clubhouse, I think about what she said. She doesn't see me as a brother. I know she cares about me. I have always known. I care about her too but can I be what she needs? Can I be faithful? Can I give her the happy marriage and kids that she deserves? I damn sure don't want anyone else giving her those things. Walking into the clubhouse, I grab another bottle of Jack and head to my dorm to think things over.

Waking up the next morning, I walk into the main room and see Jax sitting at the bar with a cup of coffee. "Jax, I think I'm going to take the day and go back to see ma. I need to talk to her about something." I tell him. "That something wouldn't be a certain girl I saw you follow away from Gemma's last night is it?" He asks with a smirk on his face. "Just need to talk to ma. I'll be back tonight." I tell him before walking out to my bike. I put my helmet on and head for Bakersfield.

Walking into the house I grew up in, I know I can get some insight from ma. She has known Lisa most of her life so I know she can help me figure this shit out. "Hey ma." I say walking into the kitchen to see her putting on a pot of coffee. "Happy! What are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you until next week." She says hugging me. "Ma, I need to talk to you about something. I need your advice." He says sitting down at the table across from where his ma sat down. "What is it mijo? Everything okay?" She asked concerned. "Yeah, I just need some insight. You remember Koz's kid sister, Lisa?" I asked her. "Of course. How is little Lisa?" She asked, smiling. "She's good. Moved to Charming and working at TM." I answer. "Is that what you need to talk about? Her being in Charming? How are you dealing with that, son?" She asked me and I have a feeling that she already knows what is going on. "I don't know. When Koz died, he left me, her and Tig letters with things he wanted us to promise him. He wanted her to move to Charming where me and Tig could look after her and she did that but he wanted me to do some things that I don't know if I can give her." I tell her, looking down at my cup of coffee. "Mijo, I know what he has asked of you. Herman came to me when he was writing the letters asking my opinion and if I thought he would be asking too much of you two. You are a good man. You will protect her like no one else will. You love her don't you?" She asked me. "Yeah. I do. I spoke to her last night and we talked about somethings. She has been avoiding the clubhouse so that she doesn't make things harder on me and told me she wasn't going to hold me to any of the things Koz asked. But, Ma, she is the only one that I have ever even thought about making my Old Lady." I tell her, honestly, surprising myself. "Well, then, I guess you know what you need to do. But mijo, be faithful to her. I know about your rule when you are on a run. She deserves all of you or none of you. You take care of her and be good to her. I mean it." She tells me. We talk a little longer before I leave heading back to Charming.

Tonight is another SAMCRO party but I don't feel like hanging out. Sitting out on the picnic table I light up a smoke and see Tig walking over. "Hey Brother. You okay?" He asked me. "Yeah. Talked to Ma today. You know Koz talked to her about the letters before he wrote them?" He looked at me with a knowing smile. "Shit. Did everyone know but me?" I asked him, shaking my head. "Lisa didn't know." He tells me. "You figured shit out yet?" He asked me. "Still working on it. I talked to her though. She told me she wasn't holding me to that shit. He wants someone that wants to be with her not someone keeping a promise to a dead man." I tell him, looking down at the ground. "You love her?" He asked me. "Yeah." I answered simply. "Then go tell her. Tell her you want to at least give it a try. That's all you can do." He tells me. Maybe he's right. Maybe we can give this a try and see what happens. We don't have to commit right away. I nod my head yes and head for my bike.

Walking up to Lisa's door, I knock. She answers the door in her pajama shorts and tank top and I don't think she could look more beautiful. "Happy, what are you doing here." She asked. "Can we talk?" I asked her. She nods her head yes and lets me in. Walking over to the couch, she is on one side and I am on the other. "Come here." I tell her. She moves closer to me and I pull her into my side. She curls into my side perfectly. "I want to give this a try." I tell her. She looks up at me with a small smile. "Okay." She says. I tilt her head up to look at me and place a small kiss to her lips. She stands, "Let's go to bed." she says as she pulls me down the hall to the bedroom.

Walking in, she pulls me to the bed. I get undressed and climb into bed next to her and pull her close to me. Laying her head on my chest, I hear her breathing even out telling me she has fallen asleep. I follow behind her thinking how this feels right. She is mine.