Inferno：A Devil Chaser’s MC Romance(48)

Chapter 27

Tessa



“This place is awesome! I’d move in here any day!” Courtney said with enthusiasm. “Did you see how he fixed up the room for Izzie? She’s going to go nuts over it. You know how she loves all that chevron stuff. It’s so cute.”

“He was really sweet to do all that for her. The boys’ room looks great, too. Drake’s going to love the fishing theme and the new Xbox. He’ll never want to leave that room,” Tessa said with a smile. She was in the bed resting in Bishop’s bedroom. He had a king size sleigh bed with a matching dresser and end tables. There was a large flatscreen TV mounted on the wall and several masculine pictures hanging above the bed. “I’m going to have to do a little bit to this room, though.”

“Yeah, it kinda has that den of sin feel to it. It needs a feminine touch. It’ll give you something to think about while you’re all laid up for the next week or so.”

“Where are the guys?” Tessa asked.

“They’re over at the garage. They’re adding the final touches to the new garage. I think it’s almost finished. Bobby is really excited about it. He’s going to be the one that adds the electronics to the cars they’re working on.”

“I think he’ll be really good at that. How are things going with you and Bobby?”

“I think he’s pretty great. He never fusses about how much I talk like some people I know. And he’s an amazing kisser! I really like him, like a lot.” Courtney said with a huge grin.

“I hope things work out with you two. He seems like a really nice guy. Do you know when my mom is bringing the kids?”

“I think they’re coming tomorrow afternoon. They’re going to the zoo today, and then they’re going to watch that new kid’s movie, Earth to Echo.”

“Good. I’m ready to see them. I miss them so much. Do you mind giving me some of my pain medicine? It’s on the dresser by the TV.”

“Sure. And I’ll tell Bishop that it’s time to change your bandages when he gets back,” Courtney said reaching for the bottle of medicine. “Are you healing up okay?”

“I think so. I try not to look at my stiches while he’s changing my bandages. It still freaks me out. I’d rather not even look until I have to.”

“Are you handling everything okay? That deal with your brother is bound to have you all messed up in the head.”

“I’m trying not to think about it too much. I focus on the fact that Cole was there when I needed him. I wish things could have been different. There was a time when my brother was my best friend. He would have done anything for me, and I hate that the drugs changed him so much,” Tessa said as a tear rolled down her check.

“You know I’m here if you ever need to talk about it, Tessa. Don’t bottle it up inside. You gotta let that shit out, so it doesn’t come back to bite you in the ass later.”

“I will. I’m just not ready to talk about it,” Tessa answered.

“Okay. Get some rest. I’ll send Bishop up when he gets back. Holler if you need anything.”





Tessa tried to close her eyes to sleep, but she couldn’t get Sam’s face out of her mind. She still couldn’t handle all the damage her brother had caused. She had lost her home and almost her life because of the choices he had made. Bishop had been dealing with him for weeks, and she’d never even realized it was her brother that was causing all the trouble. She couldn’t believe how much he had changed over the years. He didn’t even look like the same person with his Diablo’s cut and slicked back hair.

She was deep in thought when Bishop walked into the room. She was staring out the window when he said, “Are you okay?”

Her body jerked in fear as she turned to face him. “Shit! You scared me!”

She wiped her hand over her face and rubbed the tears out of her eyes. “I didn’t even hear you come up the stairs.”

“I was trying to be quiet in case you were asleep. It’s time to change your bandages, but I can do it a little later if you wanna wait.”

“No, it’s fine. We can change them,” Tessa replied quietly.

Bishop began assembling the bandages and ointment he would need to redo them. He was always careful to do it just the way the doctor showed him to.

“How’s the garage coming? Courtney said they’re almost finished.”

He continued to lay out her dressings as he said, “Yeah, they’re almost done. We ordered some new equipment that should be here late tomorrow afternoon. That’ll need to be installed before we can open that part of the garage. Once that’s done, we should be ready to go.”