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looks nervous. I lean into her placing a kiss on her
forehead before I speak.
    “Well, I'm one of these people.” I say as I
storm out of the bathroom and down the hall. I don’t stop at the
party but keep walking until I get outside. I need some fucking
air. I walk around until I reach the edge of the tree line and sit
down. I need to figure this shit out. If Nina is here looking for
her sister than she obviously knows what we do here. Or does she?
How did she even get involved with Reggie? Does Reggie know what
she’s doing?
    “What’s got you out here all alone?” Bradon
says as he walks over and sits next to me.
    “Just needed to clear my head is all.” I say
as I look over at him. “What are you doing out here?” I say as he
picks at the grass.
    “Same I guess.” He says as we both sit there
not saying a lot to each other.
    “You see Nina in there?” he says as he looks
over at me. I nod my head as I look back down. “That who you have
been sneaking around with?” He says with a smile.
    “Something like that.” Is all I say. He knows
about us? I don’t know why that surprises me given our line of
work.
    “Hey I need to talk to you about something.”
Bradon says as his whole demeanor changes. I look over at him and
he looks so nervous and uncomfortable. Just as I'm about to ask him
what’s going on his phone rings. He looks down at it and back at
me.
    “Talk later?” He says as I nod and watch as
he stands and walks away. Wonder what has him so bothered.
    ***
    I don’t go over to the gym for a few days. I
don’t think I want to deal with Nina. She lied to me and I don’t
know what to say to her or if I want to say anything. She went off
with Reggie and has been fucking us both. I don’t fucking share
what’s mine but I guess Nina was never really mine to begin with. I
walk around the house in a half daze just trying to get my head
straight. I'm not comfortable here and I'm not exactly sure why. I
grew up here but it still feels off.
    “Son what the hell are you pacing around like
that for?” My dad says as he comes out of his office looking at
me.
    “Just a little restless is all.” I say as he
tries to read me. He nods his head before he speaks again.
    “I got you a new job tomorrow night. That
should help with some of that restlessness.” He says as I nod and
he waves me into his office.
    “What’s that?” I ask as I sit down and lean
back in the chair. I watch as he moves around his desk and sits in
his chair picking up a photo and passing it to me.
    “Who’s this?” I say as I look over the
picture.
    “His names Jesus. Runs a lot of shit for us
out of Columbia. He has been missing a lot of things lately and
needs to be relieved of his duty. Take him out and anyone with
him.” He says as I nod. How is it I always get the killing jobs? I
mean I'm not complaining I just never see the other guys going out
on these kill jobs.
    “Who’s going out?” I say as I set the picture
back on the desk knowing that I have that shit sizzled into my
memory.
    “You can take whoever you want on this one.
It’s all up to you.” He says as I give a nod.
    “Cadence you sure you’re ok? I mean I know we
haven’t seen each other in years but you just seem so distant and
off.” He says and that makes me chuckle. He sent me off to the
fucking Marines and he has the nerve to ask me what my problem
is.
    “Look dad. I lived through hell and made it
back. I didn’t come back the same person I went over there as so
you may want to get used to the one that did come back. Old Cadence
is dead and long fucking gone.” I say as I start to stand.
    “I guess you’re right. I will get used to it.
I'm sorry son.” He says and I walk out. I'm not sure what exactly
he was apologizing for. The fact that I'm different or that he sent
me away? Or maybe the fact that the old Cadence is gone? I don’t
really know and honestly I don’t care. I'm just here to do what I
do and that’s it. I don’t know