That night, after drinks and golf with the executives of the shipyard, I went back to my hotel room, changed into a more casual attire, and then went to this local club I overheard a waitress at the country club talk about. And that is where I saw Aphrodite herself in person; Normani . I use to dream about her long after I left Houston.
"Yes," Carrick speaks up, invading my thoughts of Mani and that night. "I remember."
"Normani ?" My mother asks. "What does this have to do with you being a father?"
"I met Normani a few years ago while I was on a business trip in Houston." I explain to my mother, since she doesn't know the full details. "We used protection, but I guess something happened, I don't know. Anyway, she tried to get ahold of me when she found out she was pregnant but couldn't get through. Chris is almost 3 now, but I have a Son."
I hear Carrick whisper something to my mother and then she says something back to him. I can't hear them clearly but it's like they are having their own conversation about this.
"Mom, dad." I say to gain their attention back to me and the conversation at hand.
"Oh, sweetie! That's great!" My mother is suddenly ecstatic. "How wonderful! I can't wait to meet my grandSon and his mother!"
"Don't worry, I'll talk to Mani about it, but I need to meet my son first." I laugh, unable to hide how happy I am, regardless of the fact that my Son is 2, nearly 3 and I'm only now meeting him.
We talk a bit more about Chris and Mani, I get the number of an attorney for Mani that I'll give to her when she arrives, and I tell Carrick I will talk to him later about everything, then I let my mother and Carrick go so I can call Lauren.
She is just as excited as Malika and Carrick, and she can't wait to meet her little nephew . She was also wanting details on Normani , because I've told her about our one unforgetable night. It has been 3 years since I've seen her, but she was just as beautiful as I remembered.
