ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON TEN

Episode 28

Richard stopped in mid run to answer his phone that was ringing from his pants pocket. It was his brother.

" Is everything ok? ," he asked as he panted for breath with slight sweat running down his classically handsome face. " Is it the baby? "

Spencer sounded oddly angry. No. He sounded in Nigel's words " quite pissed off at the wankers in the world". " Miracle is fine. DuBuis and the children are at that church of his. Our baby is sleeping. Again. That woman woke her up. I had the hardest time calming Miracle back down again. "

Richard was confused and concerned. " What are you talking about? What woman? The social worker? Have they found the mother? "

Spencer said in much consternation," No. Richard, pay attention, please. They have not found the mother. I'm the ..... father. As is DuBuis. No. The woman I spoke of is LuLu Klein. Sol's terrible mother who abandoned him on at least two occasions. She's back. She got married to a hideous man who insulted Luci , Gertrude and you. He talked down to me. He touched my chair. My chair is part of me. Nobody touches me but my husband. "

Richard collapsed on a nearby bench. " Calm down. What did these people say? What do they want? "

" She wants Sol to live with her. He doesn't want to go. Gertrude didn't want that. I want to honor her wishes. They called you a shyster and want to overturn the will you made for Gertrude. "

Richard stood up abruptly. His grey eyes glinted coldly. He felt...... felt offended. A shyster? How dare they? " They have no legal ground to contest that will. The woman was of sound body and mind. If they give you any trouble have them contact my " shyster" ass at the firm. Better yet have them contact one of my new junior partners there Amanda Charm. She's a demon in the courtroom but she wins more cases than she loses. I should know. She was that idiot Winston Arnett's lawyer when he tried to steal Rebecca from me. Don't worry about anything. By the way we have a gift for the baby. It's a life size pink stuffed giraffe. It's actually very cute. You can put it in the nursery once that fiance of DuBuis' mother gets the staircase chair lift installed next week. "

Spencer was talking about the negatives of spoiling children which he had read in some library book just as Richard heard a voice from behind him , saying with amusement," Richard? Is that you ? Long time no see. "

Richard turned in shock and stared at a gorgeous face from his past. Marcus Simms in all his glory and elegance. The only man to put Michael Jordan to shame in the looks department.

The man who had in a hotel lounge during a law convention before he married Sarah..... kissed him.

( " Don't be ridiculous, Richard , " Marcus had said. " You're not as straight as you claim. ")

" Richard, are you still there? ," he heard Spencer saying as he himself stared in disbelief at the gorgeous light skinned brown smiling face before him.