Show and Tell by Niobia Bryant

Author:Niobia Bryant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-21T21:51:15.629000+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

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At first, it real y didn’t sink in on me that I have to share temporary custody of my child with a man that hates me. Not when I heard the judge’s decision in court. Not when I read about it in the papers and al over the internet (everyone knows that I bore his child and that I am the woman who falsely accused him of rape last year).

It didn’t real y hit me until I had to pack her bag for the weekend. On top of that I could stil lose her for good when we have to go back to court next month.

I am grateful that the Lord saw a way for me to even get up the majority of the money for the lawyer without me having to sel my soul that night. Jean Pierre’s son was safely placed in a foster care home while I continued my investigation into the abuse claims by the boy’s school. When I picked up that money the look of satisfaction and mocking on his face changed once I tossed the cash back at him.

I just couldn’t sel out one child’s safety, not even to keep my own child close to me. Cris let me borrow a thousand and Alizé came up with eight hundred. I final y caved and talked to my parents. We prayed together until my knees went numb but in the end they let me borrow a good bit.

And so the court case began.

Bone’s lawyer brought up al of it. My secret life from my parents, my affair with the minister, the abortion, the false rape accusation. Al of it.

I never once said Bones could not see Tiffany. Never once. He didn’t have to go this far. I knew from the look on his face as his lawyer berated my character that he just wanted to hurt me. He wanted to humiliate me.

Now how in the hel are we going to raise a child together?

With al the damage he did in court plus his mother’s testimony that she now lives with her son in a comfortable home in Saddle River and wil help with the baby, Bones and I are temporarily sharing custody of our daughter. I guess after seeing a mil ionaire like Britney Spears lose primary custody of her children to a man she supports financial y, I should feel lucky.

There is a knock at my bedroom door and I look up as Alizé, Dom, and Kimani walk in with their faces just as sad as mine. I clutch Tiffany to me and press my face into her neck. She coos al softly and my heart bursts with love for her.

I know Alizé is hurting about Cameron and this new drama with Dom and her suddenly reappearing daddy is big time, but I am grateful they both are here for me. I wish Cristal hadn’t went away for the weekend. A piece of me stil can’t believe she went knowing what I would be going through today.

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