“I’m still your mother, and I only want what’s best for you and the kids. Now, do you need any help with cleaning this stuff up before we head home with the kids?” Tessa’s mother asked.
“No, we’ve got lots of volunteers to help with that.”
“Okay. I guess we’ll be going then. I wanted to tell you. Your dad thought he saw Sam today. He said he looked different, but he was sure that it was him.”
“I doubt it, Mom. He’s been gone a long time. I don’t see him coming back now.”
“You never know. He used to love coming to the lake house. Maybe he’ll show up there. Keep an eye out for him for me.”
“I will, but don’t get your hopes up. I’ll let you know if I see or hear from him. I’ll see you on Tuesday when I pick up the kids. Be careful driving back.”
Tessa hugged them both and kissed Drake and Izzie goodbye. “Be good for your grandparents. I’ll call you each night to check on you. I love you.”
“Bye, Momma. Have fun on your date. You know, Bishop’s supposed to take you somewhere fancy tonight. He promised,” Izzie said as she took a big bite of her cotton candy. Her fingers and face were a sticky mess.
“We’ll have to see about that. He didn't tell me where we’re going tonight. Bye, Sweetie. Have fun.” Tessa waved to them as they left.
They finally had everything cleaned up and all the games put away in storage. Everyone had pretty much cleared out. Bishop finished loading up the grill and headed over to Tessa.
“I think that’s it. Do you need us to do anything else before we head out?”
“No. We’re all finished. I just need to put the money in the school safe and lock up.”
“Okay, I’ll be over to your place around 7 to pick you up. Does that give you enough time to get ready?”
“That should be plenty of time. Are you going to tell me where we’re going?”
“You don’t want it to be a surprise?”
“I love your surprises, but I’d like to have an idea about what I should wear.”
“Fair enough. Dress casual. I’m going to take you out to eat, and then we’re going to meet Courtney and Bobby out at Hidden Creek for a beer and listen to the band.”
“Courtney’s going out with Bobby?”
“Apparently so. He just told me he’d meet us there, and that he was bringing her. He seemed pretty excited about it. He was telling me all about her. I tried to tell him that I already knew who she was, but he wasn’t listening.”
“That’s great. I thought they might hit it off. I sent her over to help him with his game. He was having some trouble with the pouty kids,” Tessa said as she leaned in to give him a brief kiss. “Thanks again for helping today.”
“You can thank me properly later tonight,” Bishop told her as he gave her a light pop on her ass.
“I’ll see you at seven,” Tessa said slapping his hand away. She hurried into the school’s office to put the money they’d earned in the safe. They’d made over $2,800.00 in just four hours. She felt certain that most of the money had come from the dunk tank. She would have to come up with some way to thank Mr. Morrison for his help. A gift basket or a box of chocolate might do the trick. It had been a good day, and she was more than excited about her date that night. She knew it would be fun being there with Courtney and Bobby.
Chapter 22
Bishop
Once Bishop made it back to the clubhouse, he made arrangements to pick up his new bike early the following morning. Myles had helped him pick it out earlier in the week. It was badass black 2012 CVO Harley Street Glide with a fork mounted bat wing fairing. It has a low-profile touring seat with an embossed insert pattern with a detachable passenger pillion and backrest pad. He wanted Tessa or Myles to have a comfortable seat. He got a great deal, and the bike looked pretty awesome. As much as he liked the look of the new bike, he always preferred having a vintage Harley. He decided to also buy a 1969 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide FLH Shovelhead Touring to restore in his shop. He would enjoy making this bike something he could be proud of. It would be a project for him to work on with Myles. He wanted his son to know the ins and outs of bike restoration so he could take over the business someday. This would be his first bike, and it would be something he would give him when he got old enough to drive.
He hadn’t been able to get Duce off of his mind. The setup with the Jackals had been their best plan for getting him taken care of without getting blood on their hands. If they didn’t come up with something soon, Bishop knew Duce would be back to causing trouble for their club. There was no way he was going to let it go, especially since he’d lost his two best men. If Mule really did see Renegade and Sheppard, Duce would be out for revenge. They needed to take care of him or prepare for the fallout.