" So , " Nicholas said as he took a graceful sip of his black coffee at the dining room table during breakfast with his wife who was enjoying her spinach quiche and Earl Grey tea and his oldest son who had his MacBook set up in lieu of a plate of food next to a cup of black coffee , " since Nigel is sick with a cold he may not make dinner this Sunday. "
Alexi smirked as he read a business email. " Fragile, is he ? Has to be his whore mother's breeding. We are made of sterner stuff , aren't we , Father ? I start the day off with one hundred pushups and two hundred situps. I've run marathons as you know. Poor little Nigel. Felled by a mere cold. "
Jenessa looked up with open disdain at her stepson. She was trying to remain a good Christian but the young man before her irritated her. He was so rude and nasty. And very crude as opposed to his father who was a gentleman in every sense of the word. " Nigel has lupus and asthma. He is not well although he tries his best not to show it. He's very brave. Like my own son and son in law. "
Alexi glanced at her with a cold lift to his lip. " Like I said, Jenessa , dear. Weak. The boy is weak. "
Nicholas leaned forward in his chair, green eyes focused on his son. " He is your brother. Just like Maxim is. I want you to pay him a visit before you return home. I want my sons to meet. Eventually I want him to meet Max as well. "
He suspected Max would be more reasonable. His middle son was a kind and gentle man who had many friends. Max's life was more focused on his wonderful wife and children than the company. Max regarded the company as a mere job. For Alexi it was his life; the company was. That worried Nicholas. Alexi had never once shown an interest in anyone. Man or woman. Not that he wanted a second homosexual son. He just wanted them all happy.
Alexi shook his head. " If I can manage it. " Then he picked up the copy of the Washington Reign none of them had read as of yet. As he lifted it up to read Jenessa's eyes saw the headline about her daughter being arrested and gasped. Her hand which held her antique teacup shook greatly.
She demanded," Give me that front page. Now. "
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ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON TEN
General FictionThe ongoing soap opera about disabled math genius and professor Dr. Spencer Norland - Lane , his doctor husband DuBuis Lane and their family and friends in the Washington DC area.
