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Chapter Thirty
It had been almosttwenty-four hours since she had talked to Jonas, and so far, he hadn’t reached out to her, in person or through his lawyer—his new lawyer.
Harrison had said they couldn’t do much until they heard what Jonas was going to do. No matter what, they were going to fight it.
Or so Harrison thought, but they weren’t. If Jonas wanted to be a part of the baby’s life, she would let him. A child needed to know both her parents. Buzz had been raised without that and wanted better for her own child.
Until then, she would wait, and if waiting meant helping Harper prepare for a wedding she was catering the next day, then she would. Even if she was going to do it from the living room with a movie on.
“Okay, we’re having a meeting about this situation,” Harper stated as she walked down the stairs. Buzz was sure she had been checking on her bedroom, but Buzz wasn’t sure why.
“What situation?” Lucy asked as she walked in from the kitchen, already eating ice cream from the container she was holding. Despite being in the same house, the two weren’t speaking, and Lucy wasn’t helping Harper any more than Buzz was.
“The baby situation,” Harper replied and joined her on the couch.
Lucy squeaked something and dropped the ice cream container onto the floor just as Sera burst into the house. Tears were already in her eyes as she rushed to Buzz’s side. It seemed Harrison had told his wife; so much for lawyer-client confidentiality.
“Buzzy, are you okay? You look okay, but are you really? Harrison didn’t tell me anything had happened yet, but don’t worry. We will fight him about this until we bring him to his knees,” Sera said as she hugged Buzz to her chest, a little too close to the woman’s breasts for Buzz’s comfort. Actually, none of it was comfortable for Buzz, so she shook the woman off.
“I am fine; we are not fighting it. If he wants to be in the baby’s life, I can’t stop him.” Who was she to deny a child their father?
“No, he gets nothing. This baby is our baby, and I will do everything in my power to keep it away from him,” Sera announced.
“Sera, he’s the dad. I can’t change that. He has rights.” Buzz shook her head.
“What is this meeting about? Are we now getting texts about them?” Maby said while walking into the house, which was easy since Sera had left the door open as she’d rushed inside.
“Buzz’s baby,” Sera stated, tapping Buzz’s still flat stomach.
“Buzz’s baby,” Lucy said on a semi-hysterical laugh and then shoved ice cream into her mouth.
“What about this baby? Are we happy, or are we concerned? I need some direction on this.” Maby took off her jacket and hung it up.
“The father wants his rights,” Sera replied in disgust as Buzz’s phone rang in her pocket.
Checking the screen, she saw it was Louisa. The girl hadn't called often, which meant Buzz always picked up when she did. Putting up her hand, she answered and went into the living room to talk to her. The drama of Buzz’s life would have to be on hold for a moment.
“Buzz, are you there?” the younger woman’s voice came over the phone.
“I’m sorry, I had to get away from the sisters. What’s happening?”
“It’s just that I need you. Can you please come and get me?”
“Where are you? In Chicago?”
“No, I came back a few days ago. Mom and Dad are staying together, but they’re leaving us behind. Can you come? I need someone to talk to,” she said, a bit calmer than Buzz felt.
George was back with Judith? After she had cheated on him? After she had said what she had to Louisa? What was wrong with him?
What did Judith have over that man that made him weak enough to take her back? It was probably the same thing she’d had over Bradford for years. It seemed Judith had some kind of magic over men. Buzz wished for a second that she had a little of that, then dismissed the thought. It was what probably made the woman evil.
“Yeah, text me the address, and I’ll be there in a few,” Buzz promised. Her sister needed her way more than Buzz needed “talk” she was about to get.
Back out in the living room, everyone was arguing about what Buzz should be doing. And some of it involved moving out of state.
“Louisa is in town, and I have to go talk to her. Her parents are back together,” Buzz announced to the group, which made all the planning stop completely.
“Her parents, like Judith and her dad?” Maby asked in disgust.
