ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON ELEVEN

Episode 71

" That article is completely ridiculous trash , " Nicholas said as he paced about his study and talked on the phone to the most famed rock and roll singer to ever grace the planet outside of Elvis Presley. A singer who had crossed successfully over to being a bestselling writer of a memoir based on his growing up days in Arkansas " Ricky Joe and Me "as well as several self help books. A singer who was host of a wildly popular daytime talk show called, what else , Rebel. A singer who was co owner of the Washington Reign newspaper that was currently having his wife raging through the house over the article on her daughter.

Rebel purred over the phone with his distinctive gruffly brash voice," Everything in the article was factual. I know a businessman such as yourself is not going to interfere with a reporter's constitutional right to print the truth, are you? "

Nicholas thinned his lips. " Factual doesn't mean appropriate or fit for print. I demand you publish a retraction of everything in the article as well as a formal apology to my stepdaughter. "

Rebel laughed boldly as he accepted a refill of French roasted coffee from his butler and watched his husband Dom Gaines playing with their half wolf dog Rafe in the dining room of their Georgetown Washington DC mansion. He winked one of his multicolored eyes at Dom who blew a kiss back at him. " You can demand but you won't get it. This is a hot local news story, Nicholas. Sorry but it's true. Every time Scott writes on this case my and Reese's circulation numbers for the paper go up. Take it from someone who had paparazzi following me to the Trader Joe's for tp. Ride it out and wait for something else to come along and take its place. Make a big fuss , like demanding formal apologies which you won't get, just has it becoming far worse in the long run. "

Nicholas's green eyes snapped with suppressed rage. " You will be hearing from my lawyers. Trust me on that. A cease and desist order is in your future. "

" And a loss is in your future. The United States of America constitution is on our side. Look. I'll be fair. Convince your stepdaughter to sit down with Scott for an one on one conversation. Get her side of the story out in the open. It's the best I and the Reign can do. Now how is your charming family doing lately? Outside of this messy trial business that is. What's this I hear about your company moving to a office building in Greenbelt, Maryland? England's loss is the USA's gain? "