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The park:

Fatima had a work function she needed to go to tonight, so she and Zac decided to take Kennedy out to the park since she couldn't come over tonight. At the moment Zac was pushing Kennedy on the swings.

Kennedy: Higher Daddy .

Zac: Princess you are already high. How much higher do you wanna go?

Kennedy: I wanna go so high that I can touch the sky.

Zac: That's a little too high for daddy. (Stops the swing from moving) How about you go play on the slides while daddy takes a little break.

Kennedy: Ok.

Zac helps Kennedy off the swing and she takes off running. He then went to sit next to Fatima who looked like she was getting off a frustrating phone call.

Zac: Why you look mad?

Fatima: This case I'm working on is driving me crazy. The prosecutor just sent a bunch of evidence files to my office. They know it's something in there that will help my case. They're just trying to stall me out,so they can come up with a plan to cover this. I swear I hate working with fucked up cops and defense lawyers. They are trying to send an innocent boy to jail because some white girl wanted to see what it would be like to be with a black boy without dealing with the aftermath.

Zac: Hey. Calm down. If anybody can win the case, it's you. I know that and your client knows that. That's why they picked you.

Fatima: I know, but there's so many files. I won't be able to get through them all in time.

Zac: You have a bunch of people willing to help you. All you have to do is ask for it.

Fatima: I know, but yall aren't lawyers.

Zac: You know Chase did one year on the police force before changing his job, so he must know something. Ava may be a family lawyer, but you gotta learn general lawyer shit in order to graduate law school right?

Fatima: Yeah.

Zac: I can also dust off my criminal justice degree and help. We'll just put Jordan on food and drinks duty because we all know he don't know shit, but basketball.

Fatima laughs.

Zac: See there go that smile. Trust me. We are not going to let you fail this kid. We'll pull an all nighter tonight.

Fatima: Not tonight. I have that fundraiser for the company tonight.

Zac: Oh yeah.

Fatima: I don't even wanna go to this thing. I know it's for charity, but it is so boring.

Zac: Take somebody with you.

Fatima: You would go with me?

Zac: Spend a night in the same place as my father? Yeah I'll pass.

Fatima: Why did you say bring someone if you were just going to blow me off?

Zac: Because I wasn't talking about me.

Fatima: (makes a face) Then who are you talking about?

Zac: Travis.

Fatima: Zac.

Zac: He came to see me. Why did you end things with him when I told you not to.

Fatima: I know you. You didn't mean none of that.

Zac: It doesn't matter what I want. I mean you were willing to put our friendship on the line for him.

Fatima: I was not. I just lost sight of things when he came back. I'm sorry again for making you feel like he was more important than our friendship.

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