A confused look spread over Cass’s face when she realised that Tas wasn’t taking her car. She knew Tas was upset so it wasn’t too surprising that she didn’t want to go on the trip. What was making Cass slightly concerned was that the guys were getting out of Tas’s car and taking another one. That meant their luggage was going to be left behind. A small groan escaped her as she took her helmet off. She noticed Claire was looking through her keys and wondered if she had a car after all. Actually nevermind, she knew Claire couldn’t drive. So what was she up to?
Cass looked up as she heard an unfamiliar voice and saw a pretty but unfamiliar face approaching them. Claire quickly introduced them and Cass noticed how happily that she had greeted Didi. That was nice to see, she’d been so used to seeing Claire all pissed off because of Eddy or worried because of Tas that it was a pleasant change to see Claire being entirely, genuinely friendly and nothing else.
“Heya pal! Nice t’meet ya.” She purposefully slowed the speed of her speech for Didi, not to the point of being rude and implying that Didi was slow or anything, but just enough so that her accent wasn’t a hindrance. She gave a casual wave and a wide smile towards her too as she packed the helmets away in the carry cases on the sides of her bike. She chained the bike back up and set the alarm with a click of her key.
Her phone buzzed in her pocket and she saw a message in the group chat. She didn’t have the number saved in her phone so she didn’t know who had sent the text initially. She’d heard about Dom from Claire though so she put two and two together and realised it must have been Nat. Cass tucked her phone away again.
Cass blinked when Claire grabbed her hand and she curled her fingers around the key that she’d placed there.
“Alrigh’, fair ‘nough then. Good job I can drive cars as well as bikes, eh?” She grinned and made her way over to the car as Claire ran ahead, calling shotgun.
“And yer sure tha’ Tas won’t need her car?” She slipped into the driver’s seat, giving a smile and wave to Alex, Derrick and Kip and buckled herself in. Well this was going to be interesting, at least she was getting to meet someone new on the journey. Maybe she could have two friends in Disneyland instead of just one.
Waving to Didi, motioning her to follow and jump in, Cass waited for the guys to finish getting their luggage out of the trunk. She put the keys in the ignition but kept the car in neutral. She pulled her phone out and sent a quick message.
To Tas:
Hope everything is alright with you, sad you’re not going. I still want to buy you that steak and whiskey when I get a chance. Want to know my roomies if I can! We’ll take lots of pictures for you. Keep safe!
Cass looked over to Claire and grinned a wicked grin.
“I hope ye’ve got a need. A need for speeeeeeeeeeed!” She threw her head back and revved the engine, cackling like a witch. But a very cute, very silly witch.
