WTF?

Chapter 38

**COREY'S POV **

We had a two month break in the tour schedule. I knew she was living with Jim so I went to his house to see them. When I arrived there was some unknown man tending to the lawn. He looked at me curiously as I exited my car. With a warm smile I asked where Jim was. It shocked the hell out of me to hear that Jim no longer lived at that residence and hadn't for quite some time. I climbed back in my car and dialed his number.

He answered his phone and we chatted for a while before I asked if I could come over to see him and my daughter. The line went silent for a few minutes although I could hear the muffled sounds of people talking. Why was me coming to their home such an issue? Did they hate me so much they didn't want me to know where they lived? I just wanted to see my friend and daughter! A few minutes later he came back. He told me they would be happy to meet me somewhere. I thought it over for a minute before agreeing.

The luncheon had gone great. Everyone was in good spirits and seemed very happy. When they left I followed them as discreetly as I could. They pulled into a very nice neighborhood. It did make me feel better to know they weren't living in the slums, not that I expected Jim to have my daughter living somewhere unsafe, and then pulled up into a curvy driveway. The house was off the road, blocked buy well-maintained shrubbery, so I couldn't see the house. I made note of how to get back to this neighborhood and which house was theirs before heading to my own home.

Several weeks had passed and I drove through their neighborhood at least once a day. Sometimes I sat just down the street to watch the house. Whenever I could see her, she seemed incredibly happy. I knew the decision to push her and Jim together was the right one! One day I took the chance to pull up into their driveway. It was quite long and I parked where I couldn't really be seen. I noticed Jim's car immediately. I thought it would be the only one in the driveway. Looking around a bit more I discovered a pick up next to Jim's car. A truck that looked oddly familiar. Hearing noises in the yard, I quickly backed out and headed straight home.

Stephanie was trying to get me to mend the broken relationship with my bandmates and daughter. She didn't seem to mind the lifestyle my daughter was involved in with my bandmates. My wife told me that as long as Kia was happy and the two guys treated her right then why did it matter what kind of relationship they all had? Steph made sense but I still couldn't get used to it. I know Kia tried to keep Stephanie up-to-date on the goings on in her life but Stephanie wouldn't tell me much other than 'she's doing fine', 'she's really happy', 'she's sick with that stomach bug that's going around', etc. I really wished my daughter would talk to me!

Well I was thankful that Kia showed up to mine and Stephanie's wedding. I had stopped to fill up my SUV one day on our break while I was out running errands. The attendant, whom I'd become friends with over the years, asked me how Kia was doing and how long she had until 'D-Day'. I guess my blank stare told him to back off because he didn't say any more about Kia.

Surely he confused my daughter with someone else? Chris' wife perhaps? I was so outraged that I drove to my parent's house where I knew she was cleaning for my Mom. When I arrived I saw Jim's car which I assumed Kia had drove to get over there and then Mick's pick up beside it. I was beyond pissed and swung the front door open angrily.

"KIA?! Where are you? We need to talk NOW!" I yelled out

"We're in the kitchen." Mick replied

Just hearing him answer made me angrier!

"Young lady, when I stopped for gas I was given a bit of information that I cannot believe!" I loudly yelled, looking between all 3 of them

"And what exactly would that be?" She questioned innocently

I could tell Kia was very uncomfortable so she kept most of her body hidden from my view. I'm sure she knew I was going to go ballistic when I found out. I'm sure she wasn't that stupid to let herself get knocked up!