Cadence Reflection (Wheels & Hogs Book 2) (16 page)

“What the fuck was that for?’ he asks. 

I move to Trinity’s other side, “Just a parting reminder to stay the FUCK away, old man.”  He’s shaken, but he still glares at his daughter with such hatred that I begin to worry for her. 

Roman Vinkers points his finger at Trinity and rages, “Bitch, you better watch your back because when you least expect it, I will be there. You are mine you stupid little whore, and as far as your little bastard baby? You ain’t delivered it yet...” and that’s it. I don’t even recognize the sound that comes out of me as I lunge at Roman like a wild animal. We both tumble to the ground as I pound my fist repeatedly into his face. I barely register the screaming coming from behind me because I am so intent on killing this asshole that just threatened not only his own daughter, but also my child. 

I feel strong hands pulling me off Roman and I watch as others help the old fuck to his feet.  There is a crowd around us now, including a Deputy. As I struggle for air, I hear him ask, “What the hell is going on here?” People in the crowd start shouting out their interpretations of what went down, then the deputy looks at Wolf, “Can you tell me what exactly happened, big man?”

Wolf scowls at him, but manages to keep his calm while relaying what happened. “That man, Roman Vinkers, verbally attacked his daughter with threats of violence and death against her and her unborn child.  That is when Cadence stepped in to show him the error of his words.” 

The crowd immediately quiets down to hear what the deputy is going to say.  The deputy looks over at Trinity, who is now clinging to me and asks her, “Miss, is what Wolf said correct?  Did he threaten you?” 

Shaking her head and wiping the tears from her face, she  responds, “He said that he should have beat me and my baby to death, and to watch my back, insinuating that he is coming for me and will hurt my child when I least expect it.” Taking a deep breath she looks directly into the deputy’s eyes and asks, “How long do you have to press charges when someone abuses you, physically and sexually? To be clear, I am talking about sexual assault against me, his daughter, since I was the age of thirteen.” 

Her father lunges for her but is stopped by Wolf who reaches over and grabs his shoulder, spinning him around and punching him in the jaw, cracking it instantly. The deputy reaches behind him for his cuffs and goes through the steps to arrest Trinity’s father. As the crowd breaks up, Trinity suddenly grabs her stomach and screams, “Something is wrong! It hurts really bad.”  She passes out, going limp in my arms.

I
’m lounging on Cadence’s couch in his apartment, watching him in the kitchen as I play with his kittens.  They are lying on either side of me, purring as I run my hands along their little bodies.  Boots and Kibble are both so cute that I can’t get enough of them. 

I try to relax, but the day’s events are running through my mind.  I think about what the doctor told me after the incident with my dad.  She explained that my blood pressure was elevated due to stress, which caused stress to the baby and my body, so she prescribed rest. That’s why I’m watching Cadence make dinner.  The deputy waited to let us know that my father was arrested for publicly threatening physical violence against his pregnant daughter, which was confirmed by witness statements taken at the scene. No charges would be brought against Cadence or Wolf for protecting me as my father came at me first. Roman would be in jail until he was seen by a judge and given a bail amount. If I wanted to file charges against him for sexual and physical abuse, I would have to go to the station and file a report for him to be arrested, which I did once I left the doctor’s office, but it was a very high possibility that he would still get out on bail until a case was set against him.

Cadence comes around the counter to sit next to me while lifting my legs up and putting them across his lap. He starts to rub my feet and my eyes start to close as the tensions of the day start to leave my body, “So tell me about the Charity Ride for Fern.  I know it’s pretty soon, right?” 

“It’s in 3 weeks so I’m gonna be busy trying to get everything together. We still have a lot to do and the MC’s are gonna start rolling in soon, so Des is making sure that we are all prepared.”  Putting his hands on my upper thighs, he continues to rub the tension in my body away, “This has to work, Trinity. Fern is getting worse by the day. Every time I go over to their house she looks thinner and weaker, and she’s starting to lose her faith and will to fight,” As he speaks, I can hear the emotion behind his words,  “If the Charity Ride brings donors for the Bone Marrow Foundation, the chance to find a donor for Fern is so much greater, not to mention the money we are raising to help both Fern and Doc with their ridiculous bills.” 

I grab his hands in mine and hold them tight, “I’m here for you, Cadence.  I love both Fern and Doc, so whatever you need, know that I will help in any way I can.” 

He holds onto my hands and pulls me into a sitting position, which isn’t easy being a little over eight months pregnant.  I let out a grunt and before I can stop it, an extremely long, loud fart sneaks out.  My face instantly turns red as I try to free my hands to cover my face.  I try to take a breath and snort in air, causing a coughing fit.  I wipe my face of the spit that dribbles out of my mouth while my body tenses as I feel some leakage, which are drips of urine leaking out into my panties, “Holy Christ! I can’t believe this is happening to me.  All of this because you tried to sit me up. I am so fucking embarrassed so don’t even look at me right now... Please don’t look.” I raise my head to glance his way, only to see his body shaking from laughing so hard at me.

Once he finally inhales, he lets out a roar of laughter so hard that he has to hold his sides, “Shit girl, you crack me the fuck up. Don’t ever change, baby. According to that pregnancy book, this is all normal so don’t get too worked up, but to go from reading about it to actually hearing and seeing it first hand, it is the highlight of my year,” I feel a moment of wanting to run from this embarrassing situation, but out of everything that he just said, I really only heard that he read the book. He read the pregnancy book. I haven’t even read the whole book, just parts of it.  What does that mean that he read the book? 

Never being in a relationship with a man, I’m mortified at what just happened, and it didn’t help that he was sitting right next to me laughing his ass off.  Before I know it I’m angry, so I reach over and slap the back of his head open handed, “What the hell is so frigging funny, huh?”  He tries to stop laughing but again grabs his sides. As I watch him bust a gut over my shame, I realize that I have never seen him look so relaxed and carefree. I start to lose my anger and feel my own laughter rising up to explode. We both sit here and laugh hysterically for what seems like forever.

This is what Wolf walks in on, carrying some bags and flowers with him, “What’s so funny you two?  Let me in on the joke.” 

I reach for Cadence’s hand, still laughing and shaking my head, “Please don’t tell him.” 

“We’re all family, babe. Don’t be embarrassed because we always share our shit.  Get used to it. You’re one of us now.” 

Suddenly filled with such emotion, I stop laughing completely and begin to sob uncontrollably.  After a couple of minutes go by, Wolf leans over touching my shoulder, “Little one, are you okay?  What is the matter? You can tell us what’s wrong.”

I wipe my nose on my sleeve. Looking up at him with tears still falling down my cheeks and eyes swollen from crying, I tell him bluntly, “I farted.” 

Wolf looks from me to Cadence, “Hormones, dude. They are a bitch from what I hear.”  This breaks the uncomfortable moment as we all begin to laugh again.

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Later we are all sitting at the dining room table eating, drinking and just enjoying each other’s company when Cadence gets up and goes to one of the bedrooms and calls out, “Be right back.”  Both Wolf and I look confused but continue to eat our dinner; barbeque chicken with baked potatoes, rolled in cracked sea salt, along with a medley of fresh vegetables steamed with some olive oil.  The best part for me was that I could see dessert sitting on the counter.  Looking at Wolf, I ask, “Did you know that he could cook like this?  I am totally shocked.”

Wolf shakes his head, “I have only been here a couple of times, and we usually hang outside with the kittens, having beers.” 

As we linger over our meal, Cadence returns to the table with a large package in his hands and puts it down by Wolf and sits.  Glancing at the box, he asks, “What is this, kid? What have you gone and done now?” 

Shaking his head as he stuffs some chicken into his mouth, Cadence won’t look Wolf in the eyes, but he says, “It’s something from me to you for all you have done over the last couple of months for Trinity, the baby, and me.  I can’t thank you enough and I don’t want you to think that we take it, or you, for granted, so just open the fucking box already.  Not a big deal.” 

Wolf moves his plate to the side, “C, this dinner would have been enough.  With the baby coming, you don’t need to be spending your money on anything but your family and the future. I know your intentions and that you mean well, so thanks, kid.  We are family, and this is what family does.”

Pulling the heavy box in front of him, he tries to open the top but grabs for the huge knife on the table, cutting the tape off the top.  He rips the two halves open, looks inside, then looks up at Cadence with shock apparent on his face, “How the fuck did you get this?  It was sold when I went back.”  Cadence grins back at him as I sit in the dark.  Wolf reaches in to remove the packing and with both hands, he pulls out a huge statue of wolves.  It looks to be a pack of them and they are all colors and sizes, including some pups.  It’s mounted on a highly polished piece of oak so you can display it on a table.  The detail of the piece amazes me.  I glance at Cadence, who is watching Wolf carefully and that is when I notice. On the back of the piece is a plate with writing. 

As Wolf reads the poem about brothers, the emotions that pour out of his voice is overwhelming.  At one point he closes his eyes to take a deep breath.  His body is slightly trembling as he continues to read the metal plate.  I can’t stand the suspense, so I get up and walk over to Wolf.  He puts a hand up to hold me off for a moment, and then he raises his eyes to Cadence. 

Never in my entire life have I seen such open and loving emotion in a man’s eyes for another man. Not at all in a sexual way, but a bond in friendship and family that can overwhelm you and make you feel whole.  Wolf places the statue down so she can read the wording as he walks to Cadence.  He grabs him by the shoulders, pulling him in close, “Totally feel the same, C. Our friendship has become one of the most important things to me. I consider you my little brother, and I will treasure this gift until my last day on this earth.  These last couple of months you have done so well with therapy, Trinity, and the baby.  I couldn’t be more proud of you. I am honored to be part of this,” as he motions with his hands, “whatever it may become.”

“Oh my gosh. That is so... I don’t know, but Cadence? That poem is frigging awesome,” At my loss of words, both men drop their arms and snicker at me as they clear the table. 

I
watch as Wolf and Cadence carry the statue down to the big guy’s truck, and then he left.  We all spent the rest of the evening talking, playing cards and taking it easy.  The kittens are already cuddled together on the bed as I get ready to hit the hay myself. I’ve been holding Cadence off from having sex since they rescued me all those months ago. I’ve gradually started letting my guard down by having make out sessions with no sex. He gets me off and I get him off, but that’s all I’ve given him. This has all happened slowly over the last five months, and I want to give him the same thing I want. He’s been here for me, staying with me every night and working all day long, so I know that his spare time is always spent with me.

I can hear him closing everything up and turning off the stereo, along with the lights.  I’ve made my decision and I pray that this time, I don’t have to live to regret it.

I go to the bathroom, take off my clothes and turn on the shower.  Pulling my hair up into a clip, I step under the water to rinse off this day. I want to wash off all the terrible words and the disgusting people that I’ve had to deal with. I want my mind clear before I go back into that room to be with Cadence.

Since stopping to buy a few things to stay here tonight, I bought a razor because really, I cannot imagine what it looks like down there and with my hormones completely out of my control, I feel self-conscious about the act of having sex without doing any grooming. I take my time and shave everything I can to the best of my very pregnant ability and hope I don’t look like I got a bad haircut down there. Rinsing off, I step out, wrapping up in a towel.  I start to put on lotion because it’s one of the things that I found as a luxury once I got out of that hellhole. It’s stupid, but it’s something that makes me feel nice. Once I finish, I brush my teeth and dry my hair with the towel.

As I enter the room, he’s already in bed, lying on his side under the covers, playing with the kittens as they try to sleep.  He glances up as I walk toward the bed and he looks completely shocked, “Babe, you ok? Do you need one of my t-shirts to sleep in?”  I continue to move closer to the bed and when I’m within reach, I drop the towel and slowly enter the bed.   

I decide that I’m going to get straight to the point. I move close and go straight for his nipple piercing. I rub on it, and then I tug it, getting a sexy groan from him. I look down and see that his erection is already forcing his briefs out, and I can see the head of his cock.

Looking into his eyes, I see his desire and it’s all for me, “I want you, Cadence, and not just to play. I want to feel you inside of me again so bad so please touch me, taste me, make love to me.”

Wasting no time, he pulls me to him as his hands grab my ass cheeks, but neither one of us gave any thought to my extended belly getting in the way.