Caught off guard, Caden took a step back.
“Oh shit. Sorry, Ace.” Then he realized what he was saying. “Your brother is going to kill you if he catches you fucking out in the open like this. At least go back around the bushes or something,” Caden scolded, not caring that he was basically talking to Ace’s gaping hole as he glared at him from over his shoulder.
“Argh! Fine!” Ace huffed, yanking his pants up around his waist. “Come. We’ll finish off in the back of your truck.”
Ace took the confused, burly man by the hand and led him to the far side of the parking lot.
Cade watched as the shirtless muscle daddy opened his truck door and helped Ace inside.
Just before the truck door closed, Ace’s hand shot out above the door, giving Caden the finger.
Fuck you, too, you little prick. Caden chuckled to himself as he watched the truck door slam shut and the frame begin rocking.
He walked into the bar through the back entrance and nodded to Marcus as he passed by his boss’s office. If he only knew that his little bro was out back getting railed by some muscle daddy, he probably wouldn’t be so calm.
Cade grabbed a handful of peanuts and threw them into his mouth as he walked into the main area of the bar.
Lucas was busy wiping down a table and placing an empty beer bottle into the gray bin that he carried with him.
“Busy night?” Caden asked, sliding up next to Lucas.
“Not too crazy. Just cleaning up after these pigs.” Lucas huffed, straightening up and stretching out his back. “You seen Ace? He was supposed to help me move some boxes in the back.”
Caden looked over his shoulder at the door leading into the back of the bar.
“Umm, he’s busy bonding with a customer.”
Lucas raised his left eyebrow. “In other words, he’s busy getting his prostate examined.”
“Yup,” Caden responded with a slight chuckle in his voice.
“Hey, Cade?” a rough voice said from behind him.
Cade turned around to see Sheriff Burke standing before him.
“Yeah?” Cade asked, not used to seeing the sheriff in the bar.
If they ever had trouble with customers, Cade and Nikolai always took care of the issue themselves. They never needed to involve the authorities, especially not in gang business.
“I need you to come down to the station to answer a few questions about the fire at Old Man Benson’s.”
Caden glanced over at Lucas, who looked just as confused as he was.
“Umm, sure, boss. Is everything okay?” Caden asked.
“Yeah, son. Just got a few things to ask you, is all.”
“Need me to come as well?” Lucas asked, gripping the cloth in his hand so tight that his knuckles were starting to turn white.
“No, that won’t be necessary at this time. Just need to have a quick chat with Cade. Hey, Alexis? You want to tell Marcus that Cade is coming with me and won’t be back for the remainder of his shift?”
“Why, boss? That sounds ominous,” Caden remarked, not liking how this was beginning to feel.
At that same moment, Marcus emerged from the back, looking annoyed as fuck.
“Is there a problem, Burke?” Marcus asked, crossing his arms against his chest.
“Just taking Cade in for a few follow-up questions. He’ll be back in the morning.”