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“Fine, but I’m coming with you,” he said and gave Kai a look that let him know he wasn’t taking no for an answer.
“You say that like I wasn’t expecting you to,” Kai said, eyes twinkling as he smiled at him.
He grumbled under his breath and nudged Kai toward the car.
Kai had to drive them thanks to Steel’s knee and when he parked and led Steel to a small building downtown, he could only frown at him in confusion.
“What are we doing here?”
Kai looked from the front of the tiny coffee shop to Steel.
“We’re meeting him here.”
They walked inside and Kai headed toward a booth. A man was sitting in it with his back toward them. He could see the top of his dark hair and as they got closer, he saw that he was reading a newspaper. Old school. He looked young, though. Early twenties maybe.
They slid into the booth across from him.
Steel had his guard up. He didn’t like this one bit.
“You’ve been busy,” the man said.
“Aren’t I always?” Kai asked.
He slowly looked up from his newspaper, then closed it and put it down on the table.
“Hello, Gael,” Kai said.
“Kai.” Gael smiled wryly at him. “That was quite the performance earlier. Uncle has already called off the hit.”
Steel froze for a second, then put his hand on his gun. He was a Briggs? What the actual fuck?
“Guess I should thank you for that,” Kai said and leaned back in his seat.
Gael shook his head. “Nah. You did me a solid.”
“We good, then?”
Steel tried not to hold his breath, but fuck if the guy wasn’t taking a long-ass time to answer.
“We’re good. You’re free from the Company, and no one will be taking out any hits on you or your loved ones,” Gael said.
“Thank you.”
Gael’s lips quirked at the corner. “No, thank you.”
Gael and Kai shook hands across the table and then they stood. It didn’t escape Gael’s attention that Steel still had a hand on his gun, but he simply smiled at Steel, seemingly unbothered by it.
“If you ever find yourself in need of a job,” he said, looking from Kai to Steel. “Give me a call.”
Steel watched Kai, wondering why the appalled look on Kai’s face made him so happy.
“Never,” Kai said. He slipped his hand into Steel’s. “I’m done with that.”
The pride that filled him at hearing that was almost overwhelming. His little assassin was officially no longer an assassin.
“Worth a try,” Gael said with a shrug.
He gave them both a nod and then Steel pushed Kai toward the exit.
