Chapter 8

Kenny's POV

I take Kelly's hand. "Baby listen, I-" She pulls away from me.

"I just want to know why you kept the truth from me."

I look down. "I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have."

Karen stands in between us. "I hate to interrupt, but aren't you going to go after him?"

I look at Kelly. "We should go find him. We can talk in the car."

She nods. "Fine."

"Where do you want me to look?" Karen asks.

"Everywhere!"

"You know I can cover more ground of you let me take one of your cars." She smiles. I'm not falling for that shit!

I shake my head. "That's not going to happen. Your license is suspended."

"I still know how to drive!"

I narrow my eyes at her. "The last time I let you drive a car, you totaled it! Now we need to go before he can get too far!" Karen rolls her eyes and walks out as Kelly and I follow behind her.

Chase's POV

I'm so pissed off! I can't believe I've been lied to my whole life! Kenny's my dad? This doesn't even make sense to me! I was going to go to the farm to see my grandpa, but I know that would be the first place they would look for me. So, I decide to go see Lucy. Maybe she can cheer me up. "Hi Chase! I was expecting to see you." She says as she opens the door.

"Is it okay if I come in?"

"Sure…" I walk in and she closes the door. "Are you okay?"

I shake my head. "I don't want to talk about it…" She leads me to the living room and we sit down on the couch.

"Did you get into with your aunt and uncle again?"

I glare at her. "Didn't I just say, I don't want to talk about it?"

"Sorry, I just want to help."

I look at her in shock. "You do?"

"Yeah, I don't like to see my friends upset and it's obvious that you are."

I look at her and smile. "There's one way you can make me feel better…" I kiss her and she kisses me back. Good, maybe she's ready to take things to the next level. I start to unzip her pants.

"Chase…" She pushes my hand away.

"Shh…just let it happen." I whisper.

She pulls away from me. "I told you before, I'm not ready for this!"

"Come on girl! I'm not having a good day and I'm sexually frustrated! I haven't had sex since I've been here!"

"I'm sorry you're not having a good day, but this isn't the way. We hardly even know each other."

"I know you well enough to know that I'm attracted to you and I want to fuck you." I tell her bluntly.

"Wow…" I can tell she's turned off by my comment. I swear these Colorado girls are different.

I start laughing. "I'm just kidding…well not really, but I didn't have to put it so crudely."

"You're not acting like you right now. Tell me what's bothering you."

"Fine." I scoot away from her. "I found out that my Uncle Kenny is my father."

Her eyes widen. "Are you serious?"

I nod. "That coward didn't even tell me! My Aunt Karen blurted it out! God, I hate him!" I punch the couch.

"Okay, please don't take it out on the furniture." She moves closer to me and puts her arm around me. "Are you okay?"

I turn away from her. "Do I look like I'm okay?"

"Sorry, stupid question. Have you talked to your parents…err…the people you were living with in Albuquerque?"

I shake my head. "As far as I'm concerned, they're my parents even though they lied to me too! No, I haven't spoken to them since I heard the news. I walked out and came here. I don't want to talk to any of them because I've been lied to my whole life!"

"I understand. I'm really sorry Chase."

"Thanks." I turn to her and smile. "So, are you ready to make me feel better now?"

I can see a look of disgust on her face. "Chase, come on!"

Now I'm really pissed! "I just opened up to you about something extremely personal and you're going to reject me?"

"Look, I'm sorry your life has been turned upside down, but I never said I changed my mind about sleeping with you!"

"That's exactly what that means!"

"No it doesn't. I'm sorry if I misled you, but I'm not changing my mind. I'm not ready!" She gets up and tries to walk away, but I arm her arm.

"Then I'll have to change your mind for you!" I pull her down and get on top of her. I kiss her aggressively as I try begin to unzip her pants.

"No Chase! Stop!" She screams as she's trying to push me off of her.

"What the hell is going on in here?" I turn and see a man standing in the living room and he's clearly pissed off. I assume it's one of her dads.

Kenny's POV

"He couldn't have gone too far! He was on foot." I tell Kevin on the phone. I called him to let him know what happened. I hear him let out a heavy sigh.

"I thought we agreed a long time ago to wait until he's 18 to break the news?" He asks.

"That was the plan. Karen showed up unexpectedly and spilled the beans."

Kevin groans. "I wish that crackhead didn't know!"

"It doesn't matter. Chase knows and he's pissed off."

"I'll call Randy and see if he's heard from him. I'll try calling Chase too. Maybe he'll answer my call."

"Thanks, we need all the help we can get."

"If I hear from him before you do, I'll let you know."

"Thanks Kev!" We hang up. I look over at Kelly. She hasn't said a word since we got in the car. She's been looking out the window the entire time. I put my hand on top of hers. "Baby…"

She turns towards me. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asks. I knew that was coming again.

"It was something we all agreed to keep a secret until Chase was of age."

She raises her eyebrow. "Who's we?"

"Me, my family, and Shelly's family."

"I'm your wife, don't I count as your family?"

She's got me there. I nod. "You do. This happened long before we got back together."

"Why is your brother raising your son?"

I sigh. "I was only 15 when Chase was born. I wasn't in any position to take care of a child…I mean I was basically a child myself. I made a mistake and was too immature to deal with the consequences. Kevin was 22, had a job, and his own place. He thought it would be best for Chase to live with him."

"Where's Chase's mother? Why didn't she help you with Chase?"

"She died during childbirth."

"Oh…I'm sorry to hear that."

"Thanks. Kevin was dating Shelly at the time and they both became attached to Chase and he was attached to them. They asked me how I felt about them raising him together. I didn't mind at all. They got married and raised him. We agreed that we would tell Chase when he's 18."

"So basically Kevin cleaned up your mess?"

"I guess you can say that. I was a dumb, selfish kid." I take her hand. "I'm really sorry I didn't tell you. I wanted to in the beginning, but after awhile, it really just felt like he was my nephew and not my son."

"That explains why Kevin is always asking you for money and you felt obligated to give it to him."

I nod in agreement. "When he asked for money, it was always for Chase. Once, I started making real money, I helped him when I could. I figured it was the least I could do since he sacrificed his life for me."

"Is there anything else you're keeping from me?"

I shake my head. "No babe, I swear to you I'm not." She turns towards the window again. "Are you still upset with me?"

She looks at me and shakes her head. "I'm not upset with you. I just don't understand why this information was kept from me."

"I'm sorry. I promise, no more secrets." I give her a kiss and then my phone rings. "I hope this is about Chase." I look at my phone and see it's Craig calling. I put the phone on speaker. "Hello?"

"Kenny, you need to come to my house right away!" He doesn't sound happy at all.

"Craig, now isn't a good time. My nephew Chase ran out of the house and we're trying to find him."

"That's perfect because I know where he is! He's at my house!"

Kelly and I look at each other and smile. I'm glad to know he's somewhere safe. "He is? We'll be right there!"

"There's something you need to know before you get here. I called the police and they're on the way."

"Called the police…why?"

"Chase sexually assaulted my daughter!" Kelly and I look at each other in shock.

"We'll be right there!" I repeat before hanging up. Oh Chase, what have you gotten yourself into this time…?