Pepper turns around looking at the guy behind
him and he just shrugs. I walk over to Prez and whisper to him.
“Somethings off with that one Prez.” I say in his ear and he nods.
I get on the ear piece and let the guys know but they have been
listening the whole time. “So this wasn’t a set up on your orders?”
Prez asks Pepper. “Fuck no. Like I said I haven’t seen that girl in
months. I was coming out here to personally Thank you and your boys
for taking Spike out. That motherfucker has been a pain in my ass
since he showed the fuck up at my club. I understand Casey was your
daughter and all. She was never hurt by my guys while she was under
my roof. When she went on with Spike where ever the fuck it is he
took her well I can’t say what the fuck happened there. Spike was
running some underground shit out of my club. I wanted to get him
out and planned on it when your guys did it for me.” Pepper says
and he sounds honest. I see the guy behind him pull his gun up
pointed at Pepper so I take the shot and run over and kick his gun
away. The rest of the guys are behind me and Pepper and his guys
have their guns pulled on me. I don’t give a fuck since I saw what
the fuck he was about to do. “Fucking Coward. You were going to
shoot your fucking president when his back was turned?” I scream
and spit on the guy. That is some low life shit right there. Pepper
looks at Prez who nods because he seen it. He calls his other guys
off and grabs up the punk by his shirt. “What the fuck is going on
here man?” Pepper says to his guy. The guy smiles. “You are out
Pepper. The others wanted you out. All that shit that Spike was
running he was running from a new club. You were too fucking
clueless to figure shit out. You always want to run all clean and
shit when there is more money out there. Yea that bitch Jenna has
been being used at the new club. Bitch owed money so we made her
pay. Her damn retarded kid was there too.” He says as he smiles the
whole time. I take a step closer to him and Prez puts his arm out.
“You set this up?” He says looking at the guy. “Fuck yea we did. We
needed the extra cash to get the club moving. We come out take out
Pepper and the other guys and go the fuck on our way. That little
bitch Casey was on to way too much information, but Spike was too
damn stupid to handle her.” The guys says as we all look at each
other. No one knows what to say to that. “Where is Jenna?” I say as
calmly as I can. The guy laughs and I lose it. I punch him and he
goes down. “One word into this ear piece and you won’t see Jenna or
the kid without a body bag.” He says laughing.
I take a step back and pull my pistol. I walk
slowly towards him and point my gun at his head. “Where is Jenna
and her son?” I ask one more time. I'm the edge now. I'm already at
my breaking point with this guy. He just laughs again and says Go
into his ear piece. I hear shots being fired from the diner and the
guys all pull their guns and crouch down. I don’t move. My gun
stays on his head as a tear escapes my eye. I look over at Pepper
and he gives me a slight nod. I pull the trigger and the guy hits
the ground. I have shot people before but I have never killed the
way I just did. In cold fucking blood. I executed that man and I
can’t say I feel bad for it. All I can think is that Jenna and my
son are dead. The guys have all taken off towards the diner but I
stand still looking at the man I just killed. He gave the order to
have my son killed. Prez puts his hand on my shoulder as Pepper
walks up next to me. “I had no idea what they were doing man.”
Pepper says and I just nod. I don’t know how long I stand there
looking at the guy laying there with his head blown apart. I know
Prez and Pepper went up towards the diner. I'm the only one out
here now. The only reason I move is because I hear sirens coming. I
take a deep breath and turn to walk towards the diner as Draven
comes running towards me. I can’t ask him. I just look at him.
“Jenna’s not good man. They shot her.” He says and I nod. “My boy?”
I say looking at Draven. “He’s ok. I got in there before they had
the chance.” Draven says and I lose it. I stand there and cry like
a fucking baby and I don’t give a fuck either. Draven walks over
and puts his arm around my shoulder and we walk up towards the
diner. The ambulance and police are already here and I see one
ambulance leave as someone is being loaded into the other. I run
over to it and it’s Jenna. She looks so bad. She looks over at me
with those big brown eyes of hers. “I'm sorry Jenna.” I say as I
grab her hand. She has tears falling from her eyes as she looks up
at me. “I never wanted him Terrance. I couldn’t take care of him
like he needs. You need to take care of him now. He’s sick.” She
says as I pull my eyebrows together. “What do you mean? You didn’t
want him?” I say and the paramedics say they need to go. The push
me back and load her up and go. Prez walks over to me and puts his
hand on my shoulder. “I don’t get it Prez. She said she didn’t want
him.” I say as I look over at him. “I talked to Pepper. The boy,
Jeremy, He has down syndrome Tracker. She didn’t know what to do
with him. She couldn’t handle that fact. I'm sorry man.”
We arrive at the hospital 3 hours later after
we dealt with the cops and Draven called in some favors from old
friends. The doctors are running blood tests on me and Jeremy to
see if he is mine. We have been here for 4 fucking hours and I
can’t stand it anymore. I'm pacing the floor when the doctor comes
out. They ask for Jenna’s family and I walk over to him. “I'm very
sorry to have to tell you this but Jenna didn’t make it.” He says
as I look down. A tear escapes my eye. As much as I hated her for
leaving me the way she did a part of me still loves her. The doctor
slaps my shoulder and says he will go check on the DNA results and
get back to me. I stand still just thinking about everything when
the doctor comes back out. “Terrance, do you want to come with me
please.” He says and I motion for Draven to come with me. We follow
the doctor back to a small room and he ushers us in. “We ran the
tests on you and Jenna and also on Jenna’s son Jeremy. Terrance the
test results say that you are 100% Jeremy’s father.” He says
handing me a paper as I break down. “Now I have looked into
Jeremy’s records that I could get. Jeremy does have down syndrome.
He is healthy and growing. Over all he looks like a perfect 1 and a
half year old boy.” He says and I look up at him. “He’s ok?” I say
and the doctor nods. “When is his birthday?” I ask him and he pulls
out an envelope. “This is his birth certificate and other
information. It was found in his diaper bag that Jenna had with
her.” The doctor says and I can’t move so Draven takes them from
him. “Can I take him home?” I ask and he nods. “Yes. He looks
perfect. He wasn’t hurt at all so I will go get his paperwork
ready. Do you want to go see him?” He says and I cry. I'm going to
see my son. “Follow me.” He says and Draven doesn’t move. “Come on
man I can’t do this by myself.” I say and Draven smiles. “We got
this man.” He says as we follow the doctor down the hall. He stops
in front of the door. “He’s in here. I will get his paperwork
ready.” The doctor says as he turns and walks off. I look over at
Draven and he nods his head at me. I take a deep breath and open
the door. I push the door open and there sitting on the bed
laughing and smiling at the nurse is my son. He is perfect. He
looks just like me. “Is he yours?” The nurse asks and I nod. “He is
a sweet boy.” She says as she walks out of the room. I walk over to
Jeremy and sit down next to him on the bed. He looks up at me with
bright blue eyes. “Hey buddy. I'm your daddy.” I say as he smiles
and climbs into my lap. I look over at Draven and he is all smiles.
“What do I do man?” I ask Draven. “Hug your son bro.” He says and
smiles. I lift this little guy up and hug him. I break down into
tears when he hugs me back. I even see a tear in Draven’s eye as he
watches. “Your son looks just like you man.” Draven says as he
walks over to us. “I know man. It’s fucking crazy.” I say as play
with the little teddy bear he is holding. The doctor comes in and I
sign all his paperwork and I carry my son out to the lobby. “We
need a car seat or some shit to take him home right?” I ask Garrick
who is all smiles. “We got it covered man. We bought have the
fucking store for that boy.” He says as he walks over to us. Jeremy
is the happiest child I have seen. He smiles at all the guys like
he has known them forever. “Congratulations dad.” Prez says as he
walks over to me. “Thanks Prez.” I say with a smile. “Here take the
truck man you can’t take your boy home on your bike.” Sly says as
he passes me the truck keys.
The ride home is a little weird. Prez rides
with me while Jeremy is in the back seat. “This is really weird
man.” I say to Prez as he is driving. “Sure is Tracker. I'm proud
of you though. You handled yourself great out there.” Prez says and
I feel a slight bit happy. I can’t say how I feel right now because
I don’t know. “It’s just off man. I mean, Jenna was my first love.
I thought I’d always be with her you know. Now she’s gone and I
have a kid to take care of. I'm fucking scared Prez.” I say to him
and he nods. “I understand that. She may not have been the one you
were meant to be with man but at least you got a good part of her
right back there. You have your family. Every fucking one of us is
here to help you.” He says pointing back at Jeremy. The rest of the
ride is pretty quiet. I turn around and watch Jeremy sleep for a
long time. He looks so peaceful in his sleep. I wonder what he was
like when he was a baby. I wonder if he slept like this all time.
He looks just like me. I just can’t get past that man. He is just
like me. “He is one good looking kid.” Prez says breaking my train
of thought. “He is isn’t he? You think I can do this Prez? I mean
really do this? I have no experience with kids at all and he is
special you know.” I say to him. “You just need to be calm Tracker.
You will be a great dad man. Just have a little faith in yourself.”
Prez says. We pull up to the gates at the club and drive in.
I'm so nervous I can’t stand it. We get out
of the truck and Sly and Jimmy start unloading all the baby stuff
they bought and are bringing it in. The other guys come out and
help hall stuff in and Jimmy says he is going to set the crib up in
my room. I nod at him and go to get Jeremy out. Prez goes in and
tells everyone to back off and not rush him since it is his first
night home. I pick up Jeremy and he is awake now. “You’re home
buddy. Let’s see if we can do this.” I say and he is all smiles. I
can’t help but smile back at him. He is so perfect. I grab his
diaper bag and throw it over my shoulder and walk towards the door.
We are home. I can’t believe I'm saying we. I walk in and everyone
is super quiet and step back as I go through. I walk straight to
the back wit Draven right behind me. I go in my room and sit the
bag down and look at Jeremy. He is watching my face like I'm the
most interesting person in the world. “I can’t believe you made
something that good looking.” Draven says laughing. “He is one good
looking kid isn’t he?” I say as Jeremy smiles at us. Casey walks in
the room and she stops dead in her tracks. “Oh my god he is so
perfect!” she says smiling as she walks over to him. “Can I hold
him?” She says and I nod. She lifts him up and he just hangs off
her neck like he has always been here. I sit back and smile. “Looks
like you might need one of those Draven.” I say pointing at Jeremy.
“She does look damn good with him huh.” Draven says with a smile.
Bell walks in the door and stops. “Come here baby.” I say to Bell
as she looks back and forth between me and Jeremy. I see her eyes
fill with tears as I get up and go to her. I pick her up and hold
her against me. I set her down and walk over and get Jeremy and
turn back to Bell. “Bell this is my son Jeremy.” I say as she cries
harder. Jeremy reaches for Bell and she walks over and takes him.
She walks around the room holding him. “Hi little man. I'm Bell.
You look just like your daddy.” She says as he smiles and plays
with her hair. She looks so content holding him. “Hey Bell do you
mind watching him a minute?” I say as I grab the papers out of the
diaper bag. “Hell no go away.” She says smiling. I smile back at
her and walk out the side door as Draven follows me. “You ok?” He
says as I walk over and sit in the chair. “I don’t know man. It’s a
lot.” I say as I look through the papers. There is a letter inside
from Jenna. I pull it out and open it as Draven sits down next to
me.
Terrance,
I wish I could say I'm sorry but I'm not. I
did what I had to do when I left. It was my choice and I made it. I
never wanted to have a baby. I never meant to keep him from you
either. When I got mixed up in the other shit I didn’t know what to
do. When Jeremy was born the doctor’s said he had down syndrome. I
couldn’t handle it. I did the best I could but I couldn’t have a
baby especially one with problems. I couldn’t even take care of
myself. He is yours now. Take care of him and I hope you are a
better parent than I was. He doesn’t know me as Mom. I’ve always
been just Jenna to him. I'm sorry.
Jenna
I look at the letter and re read it a few
times. She didn’t even want him. How could you not want him? He is
a child. I pass the letter to Draven and sit with my head in my
hands. “Fuck that is some messed up shit man. I'm sorry.” He says
as he hands me back the letter. He stands and goes inside. I stay
outside a little bit longer. I just need a little break. I need to
get my head around all this shit. So much has happened tonight and
I can’t get it all straight in my head. I hear the door open and
turn to see Bell standing there. “Where’s Jeremy?” I ask her as she
comes towards me. “Oh uncle Draven came and got him. They are
looking at motorcycles.” Bell says with a huge smile. I just nod
and look back down. “Everything is going to be fine Tracker.” Bell
says as she hugs me around my neck. I reach up and grab her hand as
I start to cry. “I killed a guy tonight Bell. I shot him in the
head like he was nothing. He was someone’s kid Bell. I don’t know
how to be a father. I don’t know how to be anything.” I say to her
as she comes around in front of me. Bell kneels down in front of me
now. “You will be a great father. You are a great man and Jeremy
couldn’t have gotten a better person to be his dad.” She says as I
look up at her. “She didn’t want him Bell. She wrote me a note.
Because he has down syndrome, she didn’t want him. What kind of
person says that? She didn’t want me and then she didn’t want my
son either.” I say as I look at her. “I want you Tracker. I want
Jeremy.” She says with a smile on her face. I grab her and pull her
into my lap kissing her. I don’t know how I go this lucky. “You two
trying to make him a sister?” Draven says as he walks out the back
door carrying Jeremy. “Not yet man. I don’t even know what to do
with this one.” I say pointing at Jeremy. “I think he is tired man.
Jimmy has the crib set up.” Draven says as Bell jumps up and rushes
to him. “Come on Mama’s going to get you in some pajamas.” She says
as she takes Jeremy from Draven. She smiles back at me as she walks
in the door. “What the hell was that?” Draven asks me smiling.
“That is my family.” I say pointing towards the door. I stand up
and look over at Draven. “Hope I can do this man.” I say as I walk
to the door.