After Happy closed the door of Cassie's house, which she gave him the key to it before, behind him quietly, he kicked off his shoes and walked through the dark hallway towards the bathroom only to almost bump into the beautiful brunette halfway.

It was in the middle of the night and he hadn't seen any lights on so he had assumed she was already in bed, cuddling with his dog and sleep peacefully. Well, as peaceful as possible after such an event.

“Where were you? I was worried”, Cassie said softly after she switched on the light in the hallway, studying her boyfriend with examining eyes.

“Stop worrying about me, little girl.” His even raspier voice made her knees go weak and the way he looked at her sent chills down her spine. A mix of love, appreciation and compassion flashed in his eyes as he ran his thumb down her cheek.

“Easier said than done”, she mumbled with her arms crossed under her breasts, standing on her tip toes to steal a kiss from his lips. Her gaze slowly wandered down his body, a soft gasp escaped her throat at all the dried blood on his clothes.

“What happened?!” Even more worried now, she looked up into his dark orbs before gently shoving him into the bathroom. “Take them off, I'll give them a wash.”

“It's in the middle of the night”, he stated with the slightest smirk, surprised that this was the first thing she thought about. To give his clothes a wash.

“And?”, she raised a brow and slid the Kutte off his shoulders, folding it carefully before she placed it on the top of the washing machine. She then tugged at the hem of his shirt, motioning him to take it off. “And don't ignore my questions. What happened?”

“We killed Kyle, had to be done”, Happy shrugged unbothered, which showed once again that killing wasn't something that didn't tug on his conscience.

Her jaw dropped, staring at the man covered in blood while standing in her bathroom getting rid of his clothes after he just told her that he, and probably her brother, had killed someone. The killing part didn't shock her much, she knew who she was dating. Happy's weird satisfaction for torturing people never scared her because she knew how loyal and kind the man was besides the things he had to do for the club⸺ even though this one wasn't club related but personal.

“Why?”, she questioned with a frown. “I mean, we don't even know if it was him.”

“That's why James and I gave him a visit to find out”, Happy explained, getting rid of his jeans. In only his boxers, he draped an arm around her waist to pull her against him, pressing the most gentle kiss on her forehead. “And I won't let anyone who touches my woman live.”

A pleasant grunt vibrated through his chest as her soft skin was pressed against his clammy one. She only wore a crop top and a pair of short pyjama pants, which let him see a lot of her skin. Her hair was thrown into a messy bun, yet she still managed to look hot as hell.

The brunette couldn't care less about the blood on his hands and even on his exposed upper body and snaked her petite arms around his neck, nibbling on his bottom lip for a brief moment.

“I don't want you to kill for me, Hap”, she whispered before sighing softly, the tip of her nails ghosting over his skin, which she earned herself another pleasant grunt from him. 

“And I'd do it again, little girl”, he rasped between each kiss he planted on her neck while his hands cupped her perfect ass so he could pick her up and wrap her legs around him.

With a squeal, she held onto him tightly and crashed her lips onto his after staring longingly at each other for a moment. The fact that he killed for her and would do it all over again did something to her and her body. She felt a tingle, one of the good kinds, in the middle of her stomach as he said those words.

Their kiss was filled with lust, passion and desire and the tension quickly rose immeasurably. Happy put her back on the floor and stripped her of all her clothes before taking a quick look at her absolutely beautiful body. And all this belonged to him and only him from now on.

Cassie pulled him in for another passionate kiss after he had picked her up again, his hands squeezing her ass making her moan out in pleasure while he carried her into the shower. The brunette let out another squeal as the first cold water poured down their bodies. Happy on the other hand took it like a champ and didn't even shiver.

“I want you, baby, please”, she purred in his ear before she started to suck on a clean spot on his neck, tightening her legs around his waist to press her already dripping middle against his quickly growing cock.

With an almost devilish grin, he slipped a hand between her legs and buried two of his fingers inside her, letting out a groan at her juices coating his fingers.

“So wet for me already. That's a good girl”, he commented proudly, making her blush hard at him. “Now let me hear how much you want me.”

⸺

After their short fun time in the shower they got comfortable in her bed. While he held her in his arm, running his fingers through her dark hair, she drew circles on his chest and enjoyed the silence of the night.

It was a muggy night so she had her window open, which at least cooled the room down a bit. Since her air conditioning was broken at the moment, she was grateful for every little gust of wind. From time to time you could hear a soft thunder but not a drop of rain fell from the sky, which California really needed right now.

The summers in Tacoma were nothing compared to the summer months in Cali. On some days, especially when she had to work, the heat really got to her. However, Happy had assured her that she would eventually get used to it. It was the same for him at first and now he couldn't imagine a summer outside of Cali anymore.

“You weren't surprised when you heard it was him. Why?”, Happy suddenly questioned, his deep, gravelly voice cutting through the silence.

“Because I remembered earlier. I don't know if that's all that happened, but I do know that he took me to his car and...” A sigh fell from her plump lips while she kept tracing his tattoos that she adored, not in the mood to talk about this. She was simply embarrassed, even though she didn't have to be.

“And?”, he questioned, wondering if she did remember everything. If so, he hoped she would find a way to cope with it. “What did he do to you, baby?”

He lifted her chin with his fingers and made her look at him. Her cheeks were covered in a dark shade of red and her eyes filled with shame. The muscles in his jaw tensed as anger ripped through him once again. But Kyle was already dead, it's not like he could kill him again. But if he could, he would.

“It's embarrassing. Can we please not talk about it?”, she asked meekly with a somewhat pleading look.

“I know what he did to you, that's why he's dead now”, he told her honestly since he didn't want any secrets between them. It didn't feel right to keep this from her. He even took the risk of her getting all mad at him for getting this information out of Kyle. “I just want you to know that you can get this shit off your chest.”

But that didn't happen, she wasn't mad. Not at all. Relief washed over her when she heard that he knew. This way she didn't have to tell him anymore. A part of her wanted to hear what Kyle told him to find out if he did more than she could remember. On the other hand she preferred not to find out.

“Maybe I'll have the urge to get it off my chest one day, but not now. Thank you though⸺ for everything. I just feel so stupid. I mean, how could I be so dumb and leave my drink with him? It's my fault too that this happened and I still don't understand why he did that”, she sighed deeply, dropping her eyes with a slight shrug.

“That's bullshit”, he just grunted, lifting her head by her chin once again. “No one has the fuckin' right to put drugs in someone's drink. You could have been more careful and you trust people way too much but you have nothing to be ashamed of, little girl.”

Nodding slightly, she put her arm over his torso and one leg over his legs, snuggling into his side again just like before.

“I know”, she whispered. “Won't happen again.”

“Good.” After this event he wouldn't let her go out on her own anymore anyway. Either him, a club member or one of the Old Lady's had to be by her side from now on if Cassie wanted to go out. “There's something else you should know.”

“Hm?”, she hummed.

“Kayla was behind this. She was pissed at James for actually leaving her, wanted to make his life a little harder than it already is. That bitch knew she could hurt him by hurting you or Benny. The thing about Kyle was pure coincidence. Apparently she had something on him and used it to blackmail him into doing her dirty work. It was planned that he would rape you to traumatize you enough in hopes that you would then leave Charming. Next, she probably would've planned something for Benny just to take away everything that's important to James.” Happy held her close, his voice low and kind of soothing as he spoke but anger and venom lingered in his tone.

The brunette had to swallow as she processed the news. When she thought back to the old times, how Kayla and her were as close as sisters, tears started to burn in the back of her eyes. How did this happen? They have gone from close friends to strangers and eventually enemies. That was never what Cassie wanted and it hurt to hear that her former friend and sister in law would blackmail someone just to hurt her like that.

“What happened to her?”, she asked quietly, a lot of uncomfortable emotions gathered in her body, causing her chest to clench.

“Nothing yet. James threatened her, told her that  he'd pick up Lily on Saturday and if she won't give him sole custody for her, he'd go to the Cops”, Happy explained.

Cassie, still in a state of shock, lifted her head and shook her head slowly. “You guys never go to the Cops.”

“We don't”, he trailed, sighing. “But you could. Tell them what happened and who was behind this.”

“We don't have any proof that she was behind all of this, Happy. They won't believe me”, she stated in panic. Lily's future lay in her hands now and the brunette didn't like that at all. She would feel horrible for the rest of her life if Lily had to stay with Kayla just because the Cops wouldn't believe her.

“I know”, he muttered. Happy hated to admit that she was right. They literally had no proof and letting Kayla live was not what he wanted. She wanted to hurt his Old Lady, which made him want to torture her for hours before he would put a end to her life.

Cassie rubbed the tip of her nose before she sat up and bend over Happy to get a joint out of her nightstand. “I'll have a talk with James about this and then I want to look Kayla in the eyes when she realized she made a mistake by doing this to me and my family.”

“What are you gonna do, Cassie?” Happy sat up and leaned against the headboard of the bed, studying her carefully as she lit her joint.

“Don't know yet, but she's not getting away with this. What Kyle did was wrong but⸺”, she paused for a moment to let the smoke slip past her lips. “⸺without her Kyle would've never touched me and would be still alive. First she's ruining my brother's life, now she tried to ruin mine and even got a man killed.”

“You're not doing anything stupid, you understand?” Happy gave her an urgent look and reached out to put a hand on her cheek, cupping her face in his calloused hand. “She'll get what she deserves, I'll make sure of that. Just promise me you won't get in any trouble.”

“I'm not”, she assured him with a small smile, placing a hand over his as she leaned half her face against his palm. “But I'm gonna have to do something, Happy. I'll do it smart, don't worry.”

She had no real plan yet but she would find a way to hurt Kayla. And she wouldn't spare the blonde anything. But right now she wanted to finish her joint, slip under her blanket and fall asleep next to Happy before she had to go back to work tomorrow.

As they sat there Happy wanted to know how it went at St. Thomas and if Tara was able to get all the tests she couldn't do earlier get done, earning a nod and a quick explanation from Cassie about her short visit in the hospital. Besides the headache and body aches Tara couldn't find anything. She also told him that the blood work came back perfectly fine. Drugs could be detected in her blood, which they already knew was going to happen, but all other values were unremarkable.

Happy was relived to hear that his Old Lady was fine. If any other serious injuries would've been found he would get dressed again and go against James' wish to stay away from Kayla for now. He would make that bitch feel the consequences sooner or later but right now, he wanted to hold Cassie in his arms, bury his face in her fruity smelling hair and get some sleep.