Inferno：A Devil Chaser’s MC Romance(31)

“Myles, I have no idea what you’re talking about. We can’t just jump to conclusions about this. Let’s get to the hospital, so you can see for yourself what’s really going on.”

They ran to Tessa’s car, and she made record time getting to the hospital. When the front doors opened, Bobby was waiting for them in the lobby. Myles ran to him and put his arms around his waist. “Is Dad okay? Did they hurt him?”

“He’s gonna be okay, Myles. Just knocked the wind out of him and put a nasty bump on his head. You know your old man is a tough guy.”

Myles started crying the minute he heard that his dad was going to be okay. His little body folded into Bobby’s arms. He was overcome with emotion. He’d been worried about his dad all along, and no one even knew it.

Tessa touched Bobby’s shoulder to get his attention. She needed to know what was going on, but didn’t want to rush Myles. Bobby seemed to understand and whispered that Goliath was in the waiting room. She gave Myles a kiss on top of his head and left them to find Goliath.

He was standing by the main doors, waiting on the doctors to give him more information on Bishop’s condition. He looked up at the sound of Tessa’s heels hitting the tile of the hospital floor. He gave her a brief smile and said, “He’s gonna be okay, Tessa. Just a mild concussion.”

“What exactly happened, Goliath?”

“He was on his way to make our weekly deposit for the garage. He got on his bike, started it up, and realized he forgot the deposit slip. When he got off, the damn thing exploded. He had only taken four or five steps away from the bike. He was lucky it didn’t kill him.”

“Was that the intention? Was someone trying to kill him?” Tessa asked. “Myles mentioned that he was worried that someone was out to get him. He said he heard some man tell you he was going to take him out if he didn’t make some delivery? Is that true?”

“Damn. Myles heard all that? Well that sure explains a lot,” Goliath replied as he crossed his arms.

“Goliath, is it true? Is someone trying to kill Bishop?”

“It’s not my place to get into this with you. You need to talk to Bishop. He’ll explain everything to you when he can.”

“Well, you know what? I’m not sure I want Bishop to explain everything to me. This is just plain crazy! Fires! Motorcycles blowing up. I don’t need to get mixed up in all this. I don’t even really know him. What was I thinking?”

“Don’t go getting all dramatic now. Bishop looks after the people he cares about, and from what I can tell, you are one of those people. Give him a chance to explain everything before you go all postal on him.” Goliath gave her a wink and left her to her thoughts. She needed to figure this one out for herself.



After an hour of waiting, a nurse came back to get any visitors for Bishop. Goliath suggested that Tessa take Myles back to see him first. When they walked into the room, Tessa was surprised to see all the machines they had hooked up to Bishop. Goliath said it was a mild concussion. This looked so much more serious. His head was wrapped in a white bandage, his hand was hooked up to an IV, and monitors were attached to his chest. His hands were covered in cuts and scrapes, and there were large bruises forming on his cheek and elbow.

Myles started to cry again as soon as he saw his dad. His sobs filled the room as he tried to climb up on the bed with him. Tessa tried pulled him back. “Easy Myles. You don’t want to pull any of these wires loose, and I’m sure your dad is going to be pretty sore after all this. You’ll need to give him a little time to get back on his feet.”

“He looks like shit! Look what that motherfucker did to him,” he shouted.

Bishop’s eyes eased opened and gave his son a stern look. His voice seemed weak when he said, “Myles, watch your mouth. You know I don’t want you talking like that. Now, come here and give your old man a hug.” Myles leaned over and Bishop pulled him close to his chest. His eyes lifted over to Tessa. “Thanks for bringing him over. I appreciate it. I hate to ask, but do you mind taking him to our neighbors tonight? I think they’re gonna make me stay the night.”

“No, I’ll take him home with me. I’ll let him run home and get some clothes. He can hang out with Drake, and I’ll order a pizza or something. Are you doing okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. I just wanna get the hell out of here, but the doctor’s being a pain in the ass.” He took a deep breath and released Myles before he continued. “I’m gonna need a favor from you, and I don’t want you to fight me on it. It’s something I need to do.”