Inferno：A Devil Chaser’s MC Romance(30)
Later that night the guys came to meet for church. It was their time to discuss club business. The guys all voted in agreement for Renegade to be their new Sergeant of Arms. Bishop had been confident that they wouldn’t vote against him. He was the right man for the job, and he’d proven it by working out the plan for Duce. Bishop felt good about his decision, and he knew that Renegade would make sure things were handled with the Diablos.
It was getting late, and Bishop hadn’t talked to Tessa. A smile spread across his face when he thought about her threat to his balls. He decided he’d better touch base with her. He called her phone and it rang several times, but she didn’t answer. He decided to text her.
Bishop:
Checking in. You doing okay?
Tessa:
Yes. At the movies with the kids. Some cartoon with cavemen. My brain cells are dying by the minute. :)
Bishop:
Have fun. Just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you.
Tessa:
Been thinking about you all day. Hope things are working out with the clubhouse.
Bishop:
Getting things taken care of. I got your buddy Crack Nut helping me.
Tessa:
How do you even say his name without cracking up? That’s the worst nickname I’ve ever heard. I’m calling him Bobby!
Bishop:
You might call him Bobby, but you’ll be thinking Crack Nut.
Tessa:
Yeah, you’re probably right.
Tessa:
Is it crazy that I’m already missing you?
Bishop:
Probably, but I like it. I miss you, too. I’ll make it up to you.
Tessa:
Looking forward to it. :)
Chapter 18
Tessa
Mondays were always the longest day of the week. The kids were always grouchy, and the teachers didn’t really want to be there. The weekend was still fresh in everyone’s mind, and school was the last place anyone wanted to be.
As the day dragged on, Tessa noticed that Myles seemed distracted. He was avoiding eye contact with his friends, and he hadn’t spoken to anyone since he’d entered the classroom.
She called him up to her desk and asked, “Is everything okay? You don’t seem like yourself today.”
“I’m alright. Just got a lot going on,” Myles responded without looking at her. His eyes never left the toes of his shoes.
“Myles, if you need to talk, just let me know. If you don’t want to talk to me, I can ask Janice, the school counselor, to meet with you.”
“No, I’m fine. I just didn’t get much sleep last night. I’ll be better tomorrow,” Myles told her as he turned to go back to his seat. He began working on his Language paper and remained silent for the rest of the class.
Later, when the class returned from their lunch period, Tessa was called to the office to take a phone call. She wasn’t sure who would be calling her at school during the day. She walked quickly into the office, and the secretary handed her the phone and transferred the call.
“Hello? This is Tessa Campbell.”
“Hey, Tessa. This is Bobby. Hate to bother you at school and all, but figured I’d better let you know what’s going on.”
“That’s fine. Is everything okay?”
“Bishop’s been hurt, and he’s in the hospital. Can you go get Myles and bring him over here? Not sure how bad it is. Thought he should be here with his dad, just in case,” Bobby replied with genuine concern in his voice.
“Hospital? Oh my god! What happened to him?”
“I’ll explain it all when you get here.”
Tessa informed the secretary that she would be leaving for the rest of the day and arranged for a sub to come relieve her. She hurried to her classroom to get Myles. She knew this was going to upset him. His mood worried her this morning, and this was only going to make things worse.
“Myles, I need you to grab your stuff and meet me in the hall,” Tessa said as she grabbed her purse and keys from her desk. “Class, I’m leaving early for the day, but Mrs. Janice is going to sit with you until my sub gets here. Finish your writing assignment and be ready to go over it tomorrow.”
When Tessa met Myles in the hallway, he was pacing back and forth. His face was flushed when he asked her, “What’s going on? It’s Dad, isn’t it? They got to him!”
“Myles, I don’t know what’s going on yet. Bobby just called and told me to bring you to see your dad at the hospital. Now, we need to hurry and see what’s going on.”
“I knew they’d get to him,” he shouted. “The fire on Friday was just the beginning. They won’t stop till they kill him. That guy told Goliath that he’d take him out if he didn’t keep making those deliveries. Dad didn’t wanna do it anymore. And now they’ve probably killed him! I can’t lose my dad!”