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“What else?” I barely got the words out, but I needed to know.
“That’s it. You can walk free and clear.”
Free and clear? Was that what she thought losing my child would be?
“What about child support?”
“Nope. I advised her to go for the maximum.”
“I’m sure you did.” I paced by the windows. No child support. Just a clean sever. It felt like she’d cut me in two.
“What kind of shit attorney would I be if I didn’t? She’d never have to worry financially again.” He topped off both of our glasses and held mine out to me.
I took it and emptied the contents in one swallow. I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. “And if I don’t agree?”
“She’ll take you to court.”
I threw the tumbler against the wall. The shatter made me feel better, but only for a moment.
“Tell your client, not a chance in hell.”
“Youdowant this kid.”Why was that so surprising?
“Yes, I want her,” I yelled. Shit, I was turning into Marlow, unable to control my temper.
“I’ve been married a long time.” He shrugged. “My wife has a boyfriend to keep her happy, so maybe I’m not the best person to offer advice.”
“What the hell does that have to do with me?” I snatched the whiskey off the table and drank straight from the bottle. “If we go to court, I know exactly what you’ll do. Paint me as unfit, yet good enough for the money.”
“That’s not a bad strategy.” I glared. “I want this resolved as much as you do so I can get back to what makes me real cash.”
“Any chance I could hire you away from her?”
“You’d be more reasonable, but no. Though you will be paying my fees.” He smirked, and I turned away.
“Concede on the living situation. Make it only a few weeks before she’s due to two months after the birth.” I turned. “Convince her to take it.”
“You’re asking the impossible.”
“I thought you were the best.”
“I am.”
“I’m not going to fucking court. And I am not giving up my daughter.”
“What you need to do is figure out how to force her to do things your way.”
I’d have better luck controlling the weather.
“How am I supposed to do that?”
“Like I said. I got my wife a boyfriend.”
The image of her and our children with another man had me wanting to throttle someone. I couldn’t even handle her dead husband let alone someone who was still alive.
“No other man is going to be around my kids.”
“Kids? As in more than one?”
