The Biker's Fate Chapter 122

Ace

Knowing that Cassidy (or more accurately, Maverick) wouldn't stay in the truck, I took a second to make a phone call before either of them could hear me.

"Yo, Ace," Booker answered.

"Hey, Booker, I need you to check someone out for me."

"Okay, who?"

I gave Booker everything I knew on this Tom Dale asshole and hung up just as Cassidy and Maverick made their way to me.

"Mav wanted to see the tow truck," Cassidy said. "Who were you talking to?"

"No one," I lied. "Hey, Mav, you want to help hook the car up?"

Maverick looked up at Cassidy. "Can I, Mom, please?"

"Of course, honey. Just do what Carter tells you to do, okay?"

Cassidy watched us as Maverick helped Knight and me hook up the car. I knew she was worried about my mood, but I was too busy trying to stuff down the intense desire to kill Tom Dale, that I had no energy to talk shit out with her. She didn't have a fuckin' clue the man was sniffin' where he didn't belong. But I did. And I was gonna make sure the dipshit wasn't an issue.

"We'll get you all sorted tomorrow, Cassidy," Knight said. "And someone'll bring your car back when it's done."

"Thanks a lot, Aidan. I really appreciate it."

Knight hugged her and then took off to the shop.

"Are you going to tell me what's bothering you?" Cassidy asked as I led her and Maverick back to the truck.

"No."

"You are infuriating sometimes."

"Just drop it, babe."

Cassidy scowled, but did as I asked and climbed into the truck after Maverick.

I lifted the dog into the bed, then made my way to the driver's side and drove out of the parking lot. "Do you have to dance tonight?"

"Um, yes, I have to dance tonight," Cassidy snapped. "Just drop me off and I'll get Kevin to drive me home."

"No."

"Okay, Tarzan, what do you propose?"

I felt my lips twitch slightly at her irritation. "Mav and I'll drop you off and go find something to eat, then we'll meet you back here."

"Sounds great," she ground out.

"Great."

"Great," she repeated, and I tried not to laugh. God, she was cute when she was pissed.

The dance studio was in downtown Vancouver, so I found a spot with a meter and parked. She kissed Maverick and moved to get out of the truck, but I stopped her. "We'll walk you in."

"You don't need to do that, Carter."

"I want to meet Kevin."

"It's fine," Cassidy pressed. "You can meet him later."

"I'll meet him now." Carter turned off the truck and climbed out, walking around the hood to help her and Maverick out.

She climbed down and frowned up at me. "You're a pain in the butt, you realize that, right?"

I grinned and kissed her quickly. "Yep."

"Come on, Mav," she said. "We'll be quick and then you and Carter can go eat."

"Okay, Mom," he said, and unbuckled himself.

She grabbed her bag and we followed her into the dance studio. I didn't like what I saw. Kevin was a bulk of man, barely an inch shorter than me and almost as muscular. He didn't look like what I assumed a male ballet dancer would look like... he was far more masculine than I had counted on. Fuck!

"Kevin!" Maverick shouted, and ran for the man.

Kevin laughed and grabbed him, throwing him up into the air. "Hey, buddy, how are you?" he asked, and set him on his feet.

"Good. Uncle Carter and me are going to get food."

"That sounds great."

I wrapped an arm possessively around Cassidy, but she pulled away and hugged Kevin. "Hey. Sorry I'm late. I had some car trouble."

"I only beat you by ten minutes," Kevin said. "It's all good."

Cassidy pulled away from Kevin and waved her hand toward me. "Kevin, this is Carter."

Kevin reached his hand out and I took it with a chin lift.

"Well, you boys have fun," Cassidy said, and kissed Maverick.

"Want us to pick you up anything, babe?" I asked.

She gave me a sickeningly sweet smile and shook her head. "No, I'm good, hon, thanks."

I raised an eyebrow and leaned down to kiss her, but she gave me her cheek, so I slid my hand to her neck and guided her lips back to mine. "Nice try," I whispered, and covered her mouth with mine.

She pinned her lips shut, so I let her have her hissy fit for the moment, but I made sure she knew we'd finish this later.

"Let's go, Mav," I said, and led him out of the studio.

Cassidy

"You okay?" Kevin asked as I returned from changing into my dance gear.

"Other than wanting to drop kick my boyfriend into next week, yeah, I'm frickin' fabulous."

Kevin chuckled. "I picked up on some tension there. Want to talk about it?"

"No," I said, and began my stretch. "I mean, he's totally all pissed because he thinks this guy at work is interested in me, so he goes all Tarzan on me and barely says a word! God, he's infuriating!"

Kevin smiled. "We are a simple people, Cass."

"Well, he is a Neanderthal."

"The same guy you've talked about pretty much nonstop for, I don't know, years?"

"Bite me, Kevin," I retorted. "You were the one who asked me if I wanted to talk about it."

He laughed again. "You're right. My mistake."

I couldn't help but smile. "Let's just forget about my devastatingly gorgeous but annoying man for the moment and dance, okay?"

"You got it."

Kevin and I got down to the business of ballet, and by the time Carter and Maverick arrived to pick me up; I was feeling a little less irritable. Although, that changed when I caught Carter's expression and he was looking at Kevin like he might maim him.

"You're still shifting your weight, Cass," Kevin instructed. "You'll pitch forward if you don't keep your body centered."

"Sorry," I grumbled and scowled at Carter. I stood in front of Kevin and focused back on the mirror. He held my hands, stretched out to the side and ran one arm down my waist. I kept hold of his fingers as I went up on my toe, went into a spin, and ended with my right leg behind me.

"Better," Kevin said. "Do you feel the difference?"

I nodded.

"Okay, let's try the lift again."

I gave Carter a pointed look and he raised an eyebrow and sat down, stretching his arms across the two chairs beside him. Like he was all Zen and crap. I had a check in my gut that I should have told Kevin no to the lift, but he needed to know it would work with his partner and I needed to keep up on my skills.