Until Her by Tigris Eden

Author:Tigris Eden [Eden, Tigris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Stories from Beauville: Anna and Jackson Book 3
Publisher: Kats Kreative Ideas
Published: 2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

One Week Later

“My client requests sole custody of the five-year-old, Ava Monique Storme.”

Jackson was in court. He made sure to have his attorney follow all the proper channels in order to expedite their hearing. Vivian’s lawyer was some hotshot attorney from New York. Stuffy suit, stuffier attitude. He didn’t seem to care either way, and may have even been checking out Vivian’s ass. Not that Jackson cared. But she should have. If she’d really wanted to win, she should have come to play ball. Instead, she stared his way, trying to get his attention.

"The child needs her mother and has been in the care of my client since birth. Mr. Storme only just entered the picture."

He and Vivian looked at one another for a moment until the judge started to speak.

“I've heard both sides of this case. Ms. Winterman, Mr. Stone. Facts are Facts. Margo Venezuela, who was the nanny up until she was released from work, was the child's primary provider. Ms. Winterman, you've admitted not only to your lawyer but to me as well that you are having trouble getting a handle on things."

Judge Graves looked down at Vivian’s wrists and shook his bald head. “You are in no shape to care for yourself, let alone a small child. I have no choice but to award Mr. Storme temporary custody of Ava until the case can be reviewed in a year’s time. Get yourself together. As of now, you'll be allowed supervised visits every other weekend. Court adjoined."

The gavel came down hard, cracking through the silence of the room. Vivian, however, began to cry. They were silent tears, but Jackson knew she was crying. Her shoulders shook, and her head was bent low. Since he’d been back home, she hadn’t once tried to visit Ava. His mother told him she spent most of her days lounging by the pool, drinking. Technically, his mother lived in the house his father left him, and he supplied her with a monthly stipend. Now, it seemed he was taking care of Vivian, too. He didn’t like that. It pissed him off, in every way possible, but it was unavoidable for the time being.

“Well, Jackson, you win. You’ve officially made me the bad guy. Now, what do I say to Ava when I visit and there’s a stranger watching us?”

Was she serious? Did she really think this was his doing?

“That’s your own fault, Vivian. I’ve given you every opportunity to see our daughter. You were too busy trying to get my attention. Well, you got it now, but it won’t be the kind you’re looking for.”

Clueless.

That was the only word he could use to describe her facial expression. Her eyes may have been crossed in opposite directions even before she gained her senses.

“Jackson, I just want us to be a family,” she said, defeated.

“We are a family. A different kind of family. If there was ever a chance for us to be amicable, you ruined it with your bad attitude and treatment of Anna.

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