Promise To A Brother

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Lisa's POV

Waking up the next morning feeling Happy's arm wrapped around me tightly. I try to get out from under his arm and he pulls me closer, not saying a word. I roll over facing him and place a soft kiss to his lips. "Morning." He says. "Morning." I say back. "Hap, I have to get up. I have things to do today." I tell him in between kisses to his neck and chest. "Mmm." He mumbles as he pulls his arm away, rolling onto his back and opening his eyes. "What have you got to do?" He asks me as I walk over to the closet to get my clothes for the day. "I am supposed to meet Gemma at the cemetery. I think it's time I finally face Herm." I tell him, a little sadness in my voice. "I'll come with." He tells me. I don't say anything, just nod.

Up and dressed, I walk to the kitchen and start breakfast for us while he is in the shower and getting dressed. He walks into the kitchen as I am plating the food for us. We sat down to eat when he speaks up. "You okay?" He asks realizing that I still have not spoken much. "Yeah. Hap, before we do this, I need to know what you want from this? Where your head is. I want to know we are on the same page." I tell him not looking up. He reaches over and covers my hand with his, "I want this to work. Both of us exclusive with each other. I know you want marriage and kids but I don't think I will be ready for a while but I want to be with you. Always have." He tells me. "I am not asking to just jump in both feet with the wedding and babies right away. I am okay with just taking some time just us and when the other things happen they will happen when they are supposed to." I tell him assuring him that we are on the same page "But, if you are with me you are with me. If no one touches me but you then no one touches you but me, including on runs. Agreed?" I say. "Agreed. But if anyone tried to touch what's mine I will be earning new smiley faces." He says kissing my knuckles.

After we finish breakfast and clean the kitchen, we lock up the house and head to meet Gemma. We take his bike because he knows that I am not going to be in any condition to drive once I see his stone. We pull up behind Gemma's SUV and she looks at us with a knowing smile. "Hey Sweetheart." She greets me. "Hey Killa." She says to Happy. "Hey Gemma. Thanks for meeting me here. I really don't want to do this alone." I tell her. She hugs me and starts leading me to my brother's stone. I feel Happy intertwine his fingers with mine and I instantly feel less anxious. Walking up to the stone I see his name, birthdate and death date. Then I see something at the bottom of the stone. Looking closer I see that it reads The love of a brother is enough to give you wings. "Oh my God." I whisper. "What?" Gemma asks as she and Happy both look at me. "The saying on the bottom of the stone. Who's idea was it to put this here.?" I asked. "Mine." Happy answers. All I can do is hug him as the tears start falling down my cheeks. Gemma looks at me confused so I show her my ribcage where Happy gave me my first, and only, tattoo saying the words that were on the stone. "I was wondering where that came from." She says. "That was something I used to tell my brother in every letter when he was enlisted. It was something that we made sure was in every letter going back and forth. It was our thing. "Thank you Happy." I say looking up at him as he wraps his arms around me tighter. "I think I am going to go and let you have some time with your brother." Gemma tells me. I hug her and she walks away,

I sat down on the grass next to my brother's stone hearing Happy tell me he would be by his bike. I start talking to him. "Hey Herm. God, where to start? I love you and miss you like crazy but if you weren't dead I would probably kick your ass for making me and Hap promise that shit. You know how I feel about him. Always have. I'm scared though. I know he will die protecting me and that is what scares me. I love him, Herm. With everything I have. He told me last night he wants to give this a try but I am scared he is only doing this because you asked him to. I want him to be with me because he loves me and wants to be with me. Not because you made him promise. How do I know? How do I know if he loves me back?" I asked his stone as the tears pour from my eyes. I feel a set of arms wrap around me, pulling me to him. Happy had sat down beside me when he heard what I was saying. "I do love you Little Girl. He just gave me the push I needed." I buried my face in his chest farther and cried harder and he just held me.

After a little bit, I got myself back together and Happy helped me up. I kissed my fingers and touched his stone before walking away with Happy's arm around me. Getting on his bike, I wrap my arms around his waist as I whisper in his ear, "I love you too." He starts the bike and takes off. I see that we are not heading towards home when I see the "Leaving Charming" sign. He squeezes my hand as we head out of town. He turns down a gravel road leading to a bluff. Getting off the bike he helps me off and walks to a tree and sits down. I sat down in front of him, leaning back against him, not saying anything. "Lisa, I don't want you to think I am only doing this because of Koz. I know how long you have loved me and I have loved you just as long. I just know you deserve better than me. Better than what I have been? Now, it's just us." He tells me as I look up at him. He kisses my lips softly and we sat until the sun sat not saying another word.

It was dark when we pulled back into the driveway and I see a car there that I didn't recognize. Happy made me wait outside while he went in the door to see someone that I never thought I would see again sitting in the living room. "What the hell are you doing here?" He rasps out, with his hand still on his gun. "I came to see my sister." He says. Hearing that voice, I ran inside. "Mel? What the fuck are you doing here?" I say shocked to see my other brother now standing in my living room. "I came to talk." He tells me. "There's nothing to talk about. Get out of my house! NOW!" I tell him. "Now sis. Is that any way to talk to your brother?" He says to me. Getting in his face i spat "The only brother I have is six feet under. Now, get out of my house before I have him throw you out!" I shout motioning for the door. Mel steps even closer to me, "Little sister, this isn't over." Before he can say anything, Happy has him by the throat, against the wall and I hear him say through gritted teeth, "You come near my Old Lady again and I will make your sorry ass disappear. Hear me?" Mel goes white. "So, you're a biker whore now?" he says trying to hide his fear. "Mel, you better leave before he makes good on his word." I seeth. Happy let's go and Mel walks out the door but not before saying, "I'll see you again Little Sister."