"Mornin' Little Lady." He murmured quietly.
"Morning." She whispered back.
He glanced across to his brother who still slept soundly beside her. "Shower?" He asked to which she nodded silently.
He helped her wriggle out from under Kozik's arm and pulled her from the bed so as not to wake him. She knew they were both having a hard time sharing her in a lot of ways and last night had been evidence of that, especially where Kozik was concerned; but what both of them had to admit was that taking her together like that had made the sex all the more incredible.
Happy closed the bathroom door behind them and pressed her against it, bringing her lips to his.
"Hap." She said breaking away from his kiss. "We need to talk about last night."
"What about it?"
"Was it okay for you I mean? I sensed a little tension between you and Kozik."
"It was a little different for us both but for how wet and horny it made you I'd do it again in a heartbeat, so long as I still get you to myself sometimes."
She smiled. "I meant what I said last night. I really do love both of you."
"I know you do Katie. You need to make sure Koz knows it."
She nodded in agreement. "Yeah." she murmured. She knew Kozik was struggling the most with sharing her and felt she had more of a connection with Happy than himself. "Right now though I plan on making the most of your freedom."
"Oh yeah?" He rasped finding her eyes.
"Yeah." She said pressing her lips against his as she raised herself up on her tiptoes. He squeezed her ass before pulling her up and pressing her against the wall. She wrapped her legs around his hips and pulled his lips hard against hers, sliding her tongue in as she felt the tip of his cock pressing against her entry.
"Oh Christ!" She moaned as he rammed into her hard and fast.
"You like that Little Lady?" He growled in her ear.
"You know I do." She moaned as he pulled her from the wall and placed her down on the vanity keeping an even pace as he did so.
She tipped her head back and dug her nails deep into the flesh of his shoulders as her impending release built closer. She choked back her moans on account of Kozik in the adjoining room. Happy cupped her breast in his hand and grabbed a large handful of hair with the other, pulling it hard.
"Oh shit." She cried out as his actions electrified her insides. "Oh fuck Hap. Oh fuck." she moaned unable to hold back her cries any longer as she felt her insides explode.
"Oh god." she gasped into his shoulder as he slid from her.
"Don't ever stifle those moans again Little Lady." He growled looking directly into her eyes before finding her lips again.
"But what if Koz ..."
"Hears?" He interrupted her. "I don't give a damn. I know how horny it makes you knowing he can hear you."
She gave him a small meek smile in reply. She couldn't deny his words.
"Hell I'd invite him in here if I weren't going away later today."
She bit her lip, the smile dropping from her face before she spoke again. "So what exactly is going on today?"
"More than you need to know."
"But ..."
"All you need to know is that we'll be getting picked up by a prison transport van later this afternoon. Whatever goes down then just go with it okay?"
"Okay." She said a little hesitantly. He could tell his words had made her uneasy. She was strong and she'd seen a lot in her own Sons world. He knew it took a lot to rattle her cage but in many ways this world was new to her. It was ultimately the first time she was seeing the darker side of the Samcro world with her own eyes rather than through hearsay.
"Listen Kate, in a lot of ways our world here is probably a damn site more dangerous than yours back home but you can bet I'm always gonna keep you safe and sometimes that means protecting you from the details."
She nodded with a heavy sigh. "Yeah okay." She said turning toward the door. She didn't like being kept in the dark.
"Hey there beautiful." Kozik greeted her from where he still lay sprawled on the bed when she emerged from the bathroom.
"Hey." She greeted him softly.
"C'mere." He said motioning for her to join him.
She crawled across the bed and lay beside him as he raised his arm to wrap around her hips and pull her close. She met the softness and warmth of his lips with her own before meeting his gaze with a questioning look.
"Are we okay Koz?"
"Yeah. Why wouldn't we be?"
"Last night?"
"Should have happened a whole lot sooner."
"Really?"
"Oh yeah. I've never seen you so hot."
She smiled before meeting his lips again.
She let out a soft gasping moan when she felt a hand on her back that she knew couldn't be Kozik's. It ran gently down the length of her spine while Kozik gripped her ass hard and pulled her closer toward him, his lips never leaving hers even as Happy began to kiss a trail down her back. A soft gasping moan escaped her as she felt Kozik begin to press gently against her opening. "Oh god!" She moaned as he entered her while Happy's hand squeezed her shoulder and swept her hair aside giving him better access to the nape of her neck.
She twisted her head back to be able to meet Happy's lips while driving her pelvis against Kozik drawing him in deeper. "Oh dear lord." She moaned as the actions of both men brought her closer to what was soon to be an overwhelming crescendo.
"God you're hot Katie." Happy murmured as he ran his hand down to her hip feeling it begin to shudder with her impending release.
"Oh Christ!" She moaned as Happy's hand gripped tight to her ass while Kozik pulled her closer at the small of her back. "You ready to come?" he murmured.
"Hell yes." She gasped as he rammed in hard and fast against her seeking his own release. "Oh god," She moaned pressing her head back against Happy's shoulder as her insides electrified. Kozik grunted against her and found her lips as he slid from her.
She let out a small whimper into his mouth as her orgasm simmered away. "Wow." She whispered as she drew her lips away and placed her hand against Happy's where it still lay at her hip. "You're so hot Little Lady." Happy murmured before kissing the nape of her neck one last time before he rose from the bed to begin getting dressed.
Kate was acutely aware of Gemma's eyes upon her as she entered the busy clubhouse flanked closely by both Happy and Kozik. She knew that word of her shared relationship must have reached the matriarch's ears by now. She knew also that she should expect what was bound to be a rather uncomfortable conversation with her by the end of the morning's festivities. The celebration of welcoming Jackson's son home doubled as a farewell for those going inside for an extended period even if it wasn't officially announced as such. Despite the frivolity in the room there was also a heavy undertone present.
"Thanks." Kate murmured quietly as Kozik handed her a plate filled with food.
"You okay Little Lady?" Happy asked her
"Yeah." She smiled an obviously forced smile. She knew Happy saw through to the anxiousness that bubbled away beneath.
"Koz will take good care of you while I'm inside Kate." he said with a glance toward his brother as he tried to reassure her.
"I know he will Hap. That's not what I'm worried about."
"What's up then?" He asked running a hand down her arm.
"Gemma." She answered quietly letting her eyes linger on the matriarch where she fussed over her grandson across the room.
"Don't let her worry you. You're samcro baby," he said running his finger across his crow on her hip, "she won't send you packing."
"But what about me being openly with you and Koz … surely she'll have something to say about that."
"Maybe but it's what happens between you, me and Koz that matters."
"You don't think she'll try to put a stop to it?" She asked her question directed at both men.
"Nah. She might put her nose into things and warn you to be careful but ultimately she'll leave the ball in your court." Happy answered her.
Kate nodded slowly. "Think I might go get it over with." She said with a small smile as she rose and headed across the room.
Happy raised his eyebrows at her in admiration while Kozik gave her a warm approving grin.
"Hey Gemma." Kate greeted the matriarch as she neared her.
"Kate." The matriarch responded somewhat distractedly.
"Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves." Kate said making small talk, not sure how to take Gemma in this distracted state.
"That'll all change later in the day."
"Are you okay Gem?"
"I trust the men in your life have enlightened you on the way this day will end?"
"Yeah. I know what's going on."
"It's not easy around here when they're inside."
"I'm sure it's not." Kate responded seeing a side to Gemma that she was sure didn't surface often. "But I'm sure if there's anyone in this clubhouse who's adept at getting through it, it's you."
A small self assured smile came to Gemma's face. "Your right Kate. In the thick of the moment the situation just gets me down sometimes." She responded knowing she'd shown a somewhat rare moment of weakness. "So about you." She continued, "It seems you've found your place around here?"
"I suppose I have."
"I could tell from the day you arrived in Charming with them that you'd have trouble choosing between them."
"You're not surprised?" Kate asked a little bewildered at not getting the lecture she'd been led to expect.
"Not at all. I saw the mind games you were playing with them both the last time you were here. So did everyone else. You've always held the cards. It just took them a little while to see that."
Kate smiled at the matriarch's take on her less than kosher relationship with the two men.
"I kind of expected you might disapprove of it."
"I've been known to run the girls around here through their paces if they care to start a relationship with one of these men but your different Kate. For a start you're family so I can't exactly run you off with your tail between your legs but aside from that you're stronger than you give yourself credit for. I've never come across a girl savvy enough to openly pursue two of these men at the same time. And one of them being Happy? I gotta give you credit for that." She finished with an amused glint in her eye.
"So you have no problem with it?"
"None whatsoever. It takes a special sort to tame the hearts of any of these men. You bring out the best in both of them. Just make sure your being careful on the bedroom front."
Kate blushed a little as she replied. "Sure."
"Everything okay here?" Kozik asked as he sidled up next to Kate.
"Sure is. Look after this one okay? I like her." Gemma said with a warm smile to the Tacoma Sergeant at Arms.
"I'll be sure to." Kozik answered perplexed as Gemma moved away. "You seem to have done a number on her." he mused to Kate as the clubhouse began to empty around them.
Kate raised her eyebrows "She said she's never met anyone savvy enough to pursue a relationship with two of you at once."
Kozik grinned. "That's probably true."
"Is everyone else around here aware of the situation between us?"
"Probably." Kozik answered with a quick glance around the clubroom.
"And will they say anything?"
"Probably not. Be careful of Tig though. He's likely to be a little jealous."
She raised her eyebrows. "Why am I not surprised at that answer?"
He raised his eyebrows at her in response.
"So today," she began as she watched Happy leave the clubhouse, unsurprised that once again he had said goodbye, "What's going on?"
"Hap told you he's going inside?"
"Yeah but not much else."
"Then that's how it stays."
"You promised me you'd tell me what's going on Koz."
"Katie sometimes that's not a great idea."
"You promised nothing would change between us Koz. You used to tell me everything."
Kozik sighed. "Babe, I won't be around much today but I'll be back later on. Probably after Happy is gone."
"Where will you be?"
He let out a heavy sigh, weighing up the pros and cons of telling her. "There's this cop in town that's been poking around a little too close for our liking. She's a fed and well she needs to be dealt with."
Kate raised her eyebrows reading between the lines of what his statement meant. "So will that have any blowback?"
"Not if we do it right."
"But Happy will be here?"
"There's some stuff that those going in need to do this morning but he'll be back later on."
Kate took a deep breath and bit her lip letting what he had just told her sink in. She knew he wasn't telling her everything like he once would have. Kozik looked upon her and knew he had probably told her too much, at least for Happy's liking. "Look just don't let on to Happy that I told you okay? He feels details aren't needed."
Kate nodded, feeling his arms tighten around her. "I know Happy thinks he's protecting me by not telling me stuff Koz but I don't want anything between you and me to change okay?"
"That's gonna create waves between you and Happy babe."
"Let me worry about that. Just promise me you'll tell me everything tonight." She stated rather than asked. He took her face in his hands and kissed her forehead. "Yeah." He murmured quietly.
'Thank you." She whispered.
"Listen, I gotta go okay babe? I'll see you later." He dropping his hands from her cheeks before he moved to pull away.
She pulled him back and pressed her lips against his. "Be careful okay?" she murmured as she pulled away.
"I will Katie. Hang tight here okay?"
"Yeah." She responded as he moved away and headed toward the door. She sighed as she watched him go; the heaviness and emotion of the day already deeply set within her. She was deep within her own thoughts when she heard movement behind her. At the rustling of a plastic garbage bag she turned to see Gemma emerging from the hallway. She gave the matriarch a small smile. The heaviness of the older woman's thoughts was once again evident upon her face.
"So now we wait for what the end of the day brings?" She asked as Gemma disposed of the garbage bag in the trash can that sat behind the bar.
Gemma nodded. "Now we wait."
As the afternoon approached the clubhouse began to fill again, first with the arrival of old ladies, children and all those that the club considered close, then later as the afternoon wore Happy, Clay and Tig and the others who were soon to be transported to prison, returned. Kate couldn't help but notice that Jax was not among them.
"Where's Jax?" She asked Happy as she neared his side and he wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Don't know babe."
"He's going in too right?"
"Yeah. He'll be back. Or maybe he'll meet us there."
Kate narrowed her eyes at him knowing he was hiding something but also knowing better than to push him for answers. "So how long do we have left?" She asked as she ran her hand down his arm and batted her eyelids at him.
"Not long enough." he answered with a smirk as he pulled her over to a sofa and into his lap. He placed his hand at the back of her neck and pulled her lips against his own. He wanted nothing more than throw her over his shoulder and carry her off to his dorm room but knew there wouldn't be enough time. He settled for a public display that he knew would leave her hot and bothered upon his departure.
"Hap!" Clay's voice rang out across the clubhouse a short time later. "It's nearly time." He continued as he headed out to the lot.
"Yeah." Happy intoned as he pushed Kate out of his lap and draped his arm around her shoulders as he stood and leading her to the door his president had just walked out of.
"Koz will be back soon. Hang with the old ladies till his back a 'right?"
"So this is where I say goodbye to you?" She asked as they headed over to where his bike stood.
"Yeah. Remember what I said this morning. Whatever goes on in the next few minutes just go with it okay?" he said somewhat sternly as he ran his hands through her hair, softening his words, before lowering his lips to kiss her forehead.
"Okay. What does that even mean?" she asked unsure of the urgency of his words.
"No more questions Little Lady." He answered as Jax peeled into the lot being followed by fed cars and a prison transport vehicle.
She watched as a tall sandy blonde haired woman got out of one of the cars. She knew immediately from her demeanor that this must be the hard hitting cop Kozik had mentioned. Happy turned Kate in his arms and lowered his arm to waist pulling her closer. She bit her lip as she glanced up at him. He had a deadly serious stare in his eyes and she felt him steel himself against her as he watched the exchange going on between the female cop and his president.
Kate had no idea what was going on as a well dressed Irishman was led handcuffed from the garage and led to one of the waiting fed cars. "Sorry things didn't work out for you Clay. Luck of the Irish ya know." He said to Clay as he was led past him.
"How'd you know he was here?" Clay asked the arrogant federal agent that stood in front of him.
Kate saw a small gloating smirk cross the woman's face as she glanced over at Jax whose eyes went wide in disbelief before they held an almost pleading gaze with her.
"Because your VP made a deal." She said with that same gloating smirk.
"You what?" Tig erupted. "You made a deal for Jimmy?" Tig cried as he launched himself toward Jax an enraged look upon his face. Jax pushed him away in an effort to defend himself as the rest of the patches became involved. Kate stole a glance up at Happy whose arm had dropped from around her waist. His glare was placed on Jax and it was murderous. Kate turned her attention back to the others a giant ball of worry rising within her chest. She knew this was bad. Jax had ratted out the club and now they were headed off to prison together.
"He did it cos he had to Clay." Gemma tried to interject, tears in her eyes as Clay's own murderous gaze rested upon his stepson. She was shoved aside as the tall bear like man whose name Kate couldn't remember shoved her aside to try to get his own hands on Jax.
The female cop gave a nod of her head to the officers who stood nearby. That was their cue to step in and begin loading the men into the prison van. One stepped in and grabbed Jax pulling him away from the others. Kate couldn't help but feel he'd been pulled to momentary safety as the other officers rounded up the rest of the patches and cuffed them ready to lead them across the lot.
Kate bit her lip and fought back tears as she grabbed Happy's hand as he was pulled from her side. "Wait for Koz." He said as he gazed upon her and squeezed her hand briefly before dropping it. She wrapped her arms around herself as she watched him dragged away. She walked across and stood beside the other old ladies as Jax was the last loaded in to the van across from the others. She hated to imagine what was going to happen to him in prison. She stole a glance toward Gemma whom she could tell was trying hard to hold herself together despite the tears that streamed down her face, and the one she knew as Lyla was crying also even though her significant other wasn't going inside. But Tara didn't cry. It was fear of the unknown that fuelled the tears of Kate and the others. Perhaps Tara knew something Kate thought as she turned and followed the others into the clubhouse.