ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON TEN

Episode 27

" Mr. Spencer Norland - Lane ! , " Jonah exclaimed enthusiastically as he plastered a huge fake looking grin on his handsome light skinned face and came over to touch the back of his chair and leaned down to talk to Spencer with very slowly spoken and loud words. " Very nice to finally meet you ! You drove  an  very hard deal with that house. I'm honestly surprised. Especially with your condition. Did your husband help you with it ?"

DuBuis sucked in a breath. " Luci , go tell Sol we'll be leaving soon for church. And , Mr. Simms , please don't touch my husband's wheelchair. He doesn't like people touching his chair. "

Luci bit her lip as she turned to go back up the stairs. Then she heard LuLu laughingly say ," You all are still letting him play dress up as a girl? How ..... sweet. And church? You do know my son is Jewish? At least on my first late lamented husband's side. Francis was Jewish and quite proud of his heritage, Jonah , dear. I on the other hand are Christian. "

Spencer thinned his lips and his hands tightly gripped his armrests. " Yes. Please remove your hand from my chair, sir. It is quite rude to touch my chair which is part of myself. And I didn't require help with the real estate aspect. I am a professor of mathematics. I have an extremely high IQ. I have a bachelor's degree, masters degree and doctorate. Also my name is Dr. Norland - Lane not Mr. "

Jonah gave a shocked but rather patronizing laugh as his hand remained on the back of the wheelchair. " Good for you. At the company we hire all types. Our janitor is actually retarded. Oh wait. We don't say that anymore. Sorry. He's a nice fellow. You know he can read ? " He said it in amazement as though the janitor had invented a whole language.

Ignoring him , Spencer moved his chair forward slightly and took pleasure when the odious man jumped to the side to avoid his small feet being run over. Spencer continued on ," Sol is not strictly Jewish although his last name is Klein. Neither was poor Gertrude and her husband. They rarely ever went to temple. And Frankie was agnostic from what Gertrude told me once. And our niece Luci ......"

" With an I not a Y ," Luci yelled as she stumped up the steps.

" Yes. Luci is not playing anything. She is a pre-op transgender girl. And very happy and well adjusted. "

Jonah laughed slightly. " I think that is wrong myself. Don't get me wrong. I support diversity. I'm Black myself after all but I hold certain conservative viewpoints. I don't believe children should be manipulated into.... all that. "

DuBuis retorted ," Our niece is not manipulated into anything by us or anyone. She is a very smart twelve year old girl who knows exactly who she is. "

Spencer nodded and said coldly," What do you all want from us? "

LuLu said just as coldly," Why we moved into my former mother in law's house next door. We're neighbors. This is my new husband Jonah Simms. Pronounced Salmon. We're expecting our first child and want my son Solomon to live with us. I thank you kindly for watching out for him but that will of his grandmother's was so silly. The woman was getting senile in her old age. I can't believe she took my children from me and gave them to you two. "

Jonah nodded sagely. " Yes. Yes. My darling told me about that ridiculous will. I can't believe the shyster that took advantage of a poor old lady by making such a will. The man should be disbarred. "

Spencer had had enough. " DuBuis , please get the key for the house for them. It's on our dresser with a tag that says Klein house. Simms is pronounced Simms. Gertrude was hardly senile. She could answer every question on Jeopardy. Even before I could. She didn't want you to have custody of the children which I understand because I know you. And my brother did that will. He graduated from Harvard. He is a well known very successful senior partner at a respected law firm in Virginia. He is not now nor has he ever been a " shyster ". Please take the key and leave my home. Without Solomon who is my legal ward. That was my friend's last wishes and I will honor it. "

LuLu widened her eyes at him and used all her acting talents to shoot out a few teardrops down her pale cheeks. Jonah looked at his" crying " wife and pursed his lips as he looked back at Spencer. " I don't think so. We'll take the key and move into our house but that boy will be living with us. Even if we need to go to court and get that will tossed out. I don't care who your brother is. Nobody makes my poor innocent wife cry. "

As she " sobbed " LuLu smiled coolly at Spencer, thinking to herself, Point one for LuLu.