Free Cadence Reflection (Wheels & Hogs Book 2) by D. M. Earl Page A

answer, “What the hell is going on Cadence? I can’t help you if you don’t talk to me.” 
    Cadence looks right into my eyes and angrily tells me, “I’m going to be a Daddy but I can’t find the baby’s momma.  How’s that for what’s going on, Des?” 
    Well, I can’t say that I’m surprised. I sit back and let him glare at me. I can’t believe I forgot about the incident and never thought to check on the outcome, but that was Cadence’s responsibility, not mine, so he can look at me like that as long as he wants to. He fucked up, not me.
    Cadence has been acting distracted lately, and as far as I know, he hasn’t been bringing his usual stash of bar bitches back to his place or going out much. He comes to work, helps with the Charity Ride, or goes to his apartment upstairs. I also noticed that he’s been doing a lot of work on his apartment upstairs recently, bringing in stuff to fix it up.
    He’s one of the most immature man I know who gets what he wants when he wants it, but no one knows that the kid has a real soft side.  People don’t know that he spends his free time coaching kid’s baseball and soccer games. He always makes a stop at the pediatric floor of the hospital after each of his visits with Fern when she’s there. He hangs out and spends time with the sickest children, bringing board games for them all to play.  If there is a chance that he’s going to be a Daddy, I really hope that he would want to be involved, even if he and the mother weren’t together.  He craves acceptance and love, and it’s only when you truly watch him that you see it.
    “So how do you know she’s pregnant?” 
    “A friend of hers saw me in the bathroom at the bar getting a blow job from one of their friends about four days ago. I’ve been asking around about her but her friends haven’t been back to the bar in months, and no one would tell me anything, saying they didn’t know anything. I don’t even know where she lives or works. I ran out of the bathroom to chase her friend down, I guess so I could try and explain myself, and that I haven’t heard a word from Trinity in months. I asked her if she could tell me if she was okay and that’s when her friend turned around and slapped the shit out of me, telling me that Trinity wasn’t okay after what I did to her and that no self-respected mother-to-be would show her face in a bar. Des, I was floored, but I know this is my responsibility if the baby is mine, so I asked her if it was mine and she punched me in the chest, calling me a stupid, pathetic asshole.  I mean, what the fuck? It was just an honest question I told her then she punched me again . She screamed out in front of the entire bar that Trinity isn’t a whore – that I was only the second man she had ever been with. After being beaten by a woman and made to feel like shit, I demanded Trinity’s address. She spit on me then turned and walked away, so I have a chick that I fucked and knocked up who I can’t even begin to find because either no one knows, or no one will tell me. I reached out to that shrink. I have been seeing Dr. Joe for a couple of weeks now and she’s actually helping me get some perspective in my life, but now I feel like I’m losing control again.”
    “Cadence, I’m sorry about this whole situation. You gotta know that you can always come to me and know that if there is anything I can do to help, I’m here for you.”
    Cadence just shakes his head.  With my hands resting on his shoulders, I feel him start to shake, realizing the kid is actually crying. Grabbing him into a tight hug, he hugs me back even tighter, just letting it all go. 
    “Fuck, Des. I am such a fuck up.  All I ever think about is myself. What am I gonna do?  I don’t want my kid growing up without a Dad. I know how much that sucks. I have to find her and my baby, Des. Please, can you help me?
    “Let me see what I can do. I’ll call a couple of my buddies and see if we can find