The Arrangement

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Gemma and I close up the office and head to the clubhouse. Sitting at the bar, drinking coffee, waiting on the guys. "I wish I knew what was going on." I tell Gemma. "I know baby." she says, rubbing my back. I look up at the monitors and see the guys coming back onto the compound. "Gemma." I say. We stand and wait on them to come inside. As soon as they walk in, I run into Happy's arms. He holds me tight and kisses my temple before putting me back down. "Church!" Clay yells. "I'll be back." he says as he kisses me again. I just nod and he walks into the chapel. Gemma comes back to my side and puts her arm around me and says "It's gonna be okay." she tells me. "I hope you're right." I say.

A half hour later the guys come back out and Happy walks over and takes my hand. Pulling me to the dorm, he locks the door behind us. Pulling me close, he crashes his lips with mine and it's rough and deep and unlike any kiss he's ever given me before. Pulling away, he puts his forehead to mine. "Hap? What's wrong baby?" I ask. "Got a beef going on with the Nords. Threat came through saying they were taking out all our Old Ladies. Darby. Some of his guys showed up at our house. Neighbor called and said they were snooping around the house." he tells me. "Shit." I say. "It's handled." he tells me. Wrapping my arms around his waist, he pulls me close. I look up at him and he says "I'll always protect you." Kissing him softly, I say "I know you will."

We walk back out to the main room and I'm sitting at the bar and Happy is over by the pool table. "You okay baby?" Gemma asks. "Yeah. Just trying to process it all." I tell her. "Our boys will keep us safe." she says. "I have no doubt." I tell her and she pulls me into a hug. I look over at Happy and he holds our his arm for me to come to him. I walk over and he wraps his arm around me and pulls me close. Whispering in my ear "Til the Reaper baby." I whisper back "Til the Reaper."

It's been a couple of months since we got married and I haven't been feeling very well. Waking up, I head to the bathroom sick. I rinse my mouth and go back to bed. "You okay?" Happy asks. "I don't know. I've been sick these last few mornings." I say. "Let's get you checked out before we head to Ma's." Happy says and I just nod.

A couple hours later, we are sitting in Tara's office and she's taking my blood. "Once I get this drawn, I'll send it on rush to the lab and see what's going on." she tells us. "Thanks for this Tara. I just don't want to make the trip to Ma's if I've got something she can catch." I tell her. Twenty minutes later Tara's phone rings. "Dr Knowles." she answers. She looks at me and smiles before hanging up the phone. "Harlow, honey, you're sick because you're pregnant." she tells me. I look at her shocked and then at Happy. He kisses me softly and says "Ma's gonna be happy." I ask "What about you?" He smiles softly and says "I am too." I let out the breath I had been holding and Tara says "Let's go see how far along you are." We follow her to an exam room and she pulls the ultrasound machine over. Putting the gel on my stomach, she moves the wand across my stomach and we hear a whomping sound. "What's that?" Happy asks. "That's the baby's heartbeat." Tara says and Happy kisses my temple. She moves the wand a little more we see a little blob show up on the screen. "That right there is your little one." she tells us and I feel a tear fall. "Looks like you're eight weeks along." Tara tells me and I start laughing. Happy and Tara look at me and I say "You realize it's been eight weeks since we got married. We did have sex that night at Ma's." I tell him and he starts laughing.

We leave the appointment and he says "I don't want you on the bike. I'm calling for my bike to be picked up and they'll take us to get your car." he tells me. "Okay baby." I say. Twenty minutes later, Daddy pulls up. "Why can't you ride?" he asks. I hand him one of the ultrasound pictures and his eyes go wide. "Holy shit!" He says before hugging us both. "Don't want her riding with my kid." Happy says. We get into the truck and Daddy drives us to our house. "Don't say anything until we get back. We want to tell Ma before the club finds out." I tell him. "I won't Doll but let me know when you make it there." he tells us.

Pulling up to Ma's house, we walk in the door. We walk over to Ma and hug her and hug Tia. "What are you two doing here? Everything okay?" Ma asks. "Everything's fine. Wanted to come check on you and have something to tell you." Happy says. "I'm fine, Happy. Doctor says there's no change. Gives me another month." she tells us and I feel Happy squeeze my hand. "What is it you wanted to tell me?" she asks. "Harlow and I have some good news." Happy says. She looks at us, waiting. "I'm eight weeks pregnant." I tell her. Her eyes go wide and she says "That's amazing." she says as we get up and hug her. We sit around, me and Ma drinking tea and Happy and Tia drinking coffee and the entire time, Ma is glowing.