A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth as Sage looked at the tattoo, that was located under her left breast in the rib area, in the mirror. Finally the date with its deep meaning graced her skin. From now on she would always carry that memory. Even though it was a painful memory, the tattoo was all the more beautiful.

"I love it", she said honestly as she gently glided the tip of her index finger over her skin around the tattoo. "That's exactly how I imagined it."

Only a grunt came from Happy as he cleaned his tattoo set and put everything back in the black suitcase, but he had always watched Sage out of the corner of his eye and hoped that she would like the tattoo. It had a lot of meaning for her, nobody wanted to mess something like that up.

"Come here, I need to finish." After pushing his suitcase under his bed, he waved her over to him. "Normally it shouldn't get infected. If you notice that it feels strange, come to me anyway, understand?"

"Yeah, got it", the redhead hummed happily as came to a stop in front of him again. He could see that she was still completely satisfied with the tattoo by her bright smile and her glassy eyes.

"You good?", he asked casually after glancing up at her, noticing her glassy eyes as he sat in his chair and spread antibiotic ointment on the tattoo. Then he carefully stuck the plastic  wrap over it.

"I am", Sage nodded. She hadn't expected that Happy was so attentive and had apparently noticed her emotional state. "I'm just glad I finally decided to get the tattoo. It just makes me a little emotional."

"Probably normal", he stated understandingly. Emotions weren't his thing, and he sometimes found it difficult to understand how others could be so emotional. In this case, however, he could completely understand Sage's emotional state.

"The tattoo suits you. Are you thinking about getting more?", he finally asked to distract her a little. And to distract himself as he found it difficult not to look at her all the time.

It had been hard enough to concentrate on his work while tattooing while she was lying shirtless on his bed with only her arm draped over her breasts. Something about this woman impressed him and could give him constantly a damn bonerᅳ which, with a lot of willpower, he had managed not to let happen while he was tattooing her.

What had strangely turned him on was that she hadn't flinched once as the needle glided across her skinᅳ as if she hadn't felt any pain.

"If you do them I won't say no to another tattoo", her soft voice finally brought him back to reality.

He looked up at her with a grin, placed the remaining plastic wrap on the old desk and let his hands wander up her thighs. "Tell me what you want and I'll make it happen."

"Sounds tempting", Sage chuckled. Her teeth sank into her bottom lip before she slid onto his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Does that count for other things too? Or just the tattoos?"

Happy's head fell back slightly as she rolled her pelvis against his crotch. His hands, which had just been placed on her thighs, roamed over her ass, then up her back. One further up to her neck, his grip possessive. The second hand took care of the clasp of her bra, which he opened.

"You can have whatever you want, woman", he growled close to her lips after pulling her head closer, making her shiver. "Strip", he demanded, nothing but pure lust and desire in his dark eyes.

And she obeyed. Sage slowly slipped off his lap. One by one she removed the straps of her bra and let it slide to the floor, not once taking her eyes off the heavily tattooed biker who was watching with admiration as she took off her clothes.

Happy not only awakened the feeling of being wanted in her, but also her playful side, which she had almost forgotten.

After her panties had also dropped to the floor and she was now completely exposed, she slid on her knees, directly in front of him, and unbuckled his belt. She felt his eyes on her, following her every step. His fingers slid through her hair as Sage let his member spring free.

Satisfied, she placed her hands on Happy's legs as he let out a deep groan and tipped his head back after she wrapped her lips around him and took his full length in. She was able to suppress the gag reflex that arose when she felt the tip of his cock reaching her throat with the right breathing technique and thus him provide a more intense experience.

She knew one thing. Happy managed to make her feel good and that was all she cared about at the moment.

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Annoyed by the ringing of his phone so early in the morning, Happy searched with his hand for his phone that was lying on the nightstand next to his bed. He had to be available and he didn't have a problem with that, but he still could've used some more sleep after the long night.

The redhead, who had just been in his arms, stirred next to him and sighed frustrated, at least as annoyed by the early interruption. When Happy answered his phone, suddenly her phone rang too. And that was suspicious.

She watched as Happy got up and disappeared into the bathroom, only when the door was closed behind him did he start talking. Without giving it any further thought, she just shrugged her shoulders and finally answered her phone herself without paying attention to the number.

"Sage?" Sage's blood froze in her veins as she recognized her sister's voice. And it wasn't the sister she liked.

"The fuck do you want, Fawn?" Sage asked, her tone not exactly friendly. She was now fully awake and any residual tiredness had disappeared.

All that could be heard from Fawn was a sigh from the other end of the line. "Dawn's in the hospital. She's still in surgery and Dad doesn't have the head to call anyone right now, so I took care of that."

Silence. Sage didn't know what to say, instead her mouth fell open. Panic, worry, angerᅳ she didn't even know what she was feeling, the shock was too deep. Fawn wouldn't call her if it wasn't serious; the two sisters disliked each other too much for a quick small talk.

"Sage?" Fawn asked. "Are you still there?"

"Iᅳ" The redhead needed another moment, but her pulse had already increased significantly. "What happened?", she asked through gritted teeth after finding her voice again.

"She got shot", Happy let Sage know as he came back from the bathroom. When he was on the phone with Jax, he heard Fawn mention Sage's name in the background. So he knew who she was talking to.

"I have to go to Charming." Sage didn't waste a moment and ended the call with Fawn without saying anything else before jumping out of bed, picking up her clothes. "What the hell happened?! Why did she get shot?"

Her desperate yet worried tone was hard to ignore. Although Happy kept a cool head and remained calm, he still knew that the situation in Charming was dire. "There was a shootout, Dawn and one of the prospects got hit", he explained as calmly as possible so he wouldn't make Sage even more nervous.

He was used to remaining calm in such moments, and it wasn't for nothing that he was the club's SAA. Of course, for an outsider it was something completely different.

"How could that happen?!" Sage didn't mean to yell at Happy, her tone was just generally loud due to the panic that was rising within her. She quickly threw her hair into a high, messy ponytail. "Do you know more about her condition?"

"No, just that she's in the hospital right now. Tig is with her", he let the redhead know. Once he was dressed, he slipped into his kutte and walked towards Sage, whose breathing suddenly became dangerously fast. He grabbed her shoulders quickly. "Hey, calm down. Dawn is in good hands, she'll be fine."

"Oh yeah? And how do you know that?!", she hissed out of fear and shook off his hands before rubbing her own over her face. "I can't lose her. I can't lose someone else I care about!"

Only when Sage was completely hyperventilating did Happy reach for her again, this time for her face, which he held tightly in his hands.

"It won't help if you lose your shit now. Do you want to be there for Dawn?", he asked with a grunt, his tone a bit harsh but he had to be that way at the moment to get through to her.

The fear for her sister was written on her face, but Happy's words still got through to her. Swallowing hard, she reached for his wrists, her fingers wrapped tightly around them. Then she nodded quickly.

"Good, then calm down, little girl", Happy said, searching for her eyes. For a moment he just looked at her and waited for her breathing to slowly return to normal. "You're coming with me."

"You're also going to Charming?", she asked, her brows furrowed, whereupon the killer nodded.

"Jax needs me, the situation seems to be escalating and Tig will probably be with Dawn most of the time. And they need a SAA who's got a clear head", he explained, removing his hands from her face.

"That doesn't sound good at all", Sage stated, worry lingering in her tone. At least she had managed to calm down a bit, but that didn't mean she wasn't anxious anymore. "I'll take my car so I can take enough clothes for Dawn and me with me. And this way I can take her back with me when she's feeling better."

At Sage's words, Happy felt a feeling of disillusionment. She would come back here, he would stay in Charming. He liked her company, and he liked the sex with her. He'd probably kind of miss that. But he would get over it, after all it was clear from the start that it would only be a short adventure with the two of them. Nothing more or nothing less.

"Okay, but you always stay behind me, understand?" It was more of a command than a question. "No careless shit until we get to Charming."

Happy's serious tone only proved that the situation in Charming was beyond chaos and she didn't want to cause any more problems for acting carelessly and nodded with a promising look. "I'll stay behind you. Can we get going? I wanna see Dawn."

"Give me five minutes." She watched as Happy threw some clothes into a large duffel bag that was still partially packed. He threw three guns and two knives on top and shoved another gun into the back of his pants. His knife on his belt, as always.

Sage nervously chewed on her nails as she waited and texted Tig saying that she was about to head to Charming with Happy and would probably arrive tomorrow. When Happy finally signaled her to follow him, she did so immediately.

As much as she feared going back to Charming, she had no choice right now. Dawn was more important than her shitty past with Jax and Fawn. And it was only until Dawn got better and could go back to Seattle with her. And in that case her customers had to wait to pick up their pictures.