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“I’M THE MOTHER OF YOUR son, for God’s sake! I can come where you are for anything. I’m not some media stalker or anyone like that.”
Sinia was on defense the second that they sat at Benjamin Bar and Lounge. They had been having it out from the elevator to the bar.
“Sinia, there are rules and customs that we follow in this country. You don’t pop up at my hotel and expect open—”
“I don’t want to be in your arms. You must be mad,” she snapped. “Brandy Scott teach you these customs. She parading around like step-mom and she’s not even married.”
“She’s going to be and you need to get over that fact quick, hun.”
“You’re so full of it.”
“Why’re you here.” He could tell that she was drowning, looking for an explanation for this surprise party.
“You left our child in New York. Shot.”
He chortled to mask the disbelief. “Our child is in his first year of college. Second, our child has a nanny in the form of June. Third, my legal secretary and close confidante, Ginger, is also on duty. And Derrick’s there in NY. He doesn’t need me there. Where do you get this stuff? Acting like he’s a toddler. If I need help with parenting I know where to find it.”
“Apparently not. Your job seems more important than caring for him.”
“I’m not going to do this with you. I talk to him three times per day. He has a security detail. I’m fundamentally opposed to you questioning my parental skills.”
“You barely have them. You’ve been his dad for eight months.”
“Your fault not mine. This is getting boring. I feel like you’re trying to erode Brandy’s trust in me.”
“What happened to you contacting the feds to get my money back?”
He threw his eyes to the ceiling and tilted his hands back. “So that’s why you’re here?” He sat silent, before he said, “Using our son as a pawn. Ruining my credibility with Brandy and me.”
“She doesn’t even matter.”
“Of all things I’ve said, all you decided to address is my reference to Brandy.”
“Certainly she matters, I promise you that.” He stood, pulled out his wallet, and tossed a twenty on the bar top for their cocktails. “I’m going to make a call to take care of that money issue tomorrow. In the meantime, I have dinner to get too. I have a huge case that I’m working on, I really can’t deal with any drama.”