On My Own: Book Three in the Who's Your Daddy series by Rhonda Marks
Author:Rhonda Marks [Marks, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-23T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Six
Dirk smiled as he scanned the assembled crowd of children. He stood just offstage, anxiously awaiting his turn to speak. Part of the film crew was set up near him, and the rest were in the rear of the auditorium. Excited chatter filled the room and quite a few students wore replica jerseys with his name on them. He noticed that the shirts looked new, but he was not going to quibble about it.
The school underwent a major renovation the year after he graduated. The old auditorium barely had enough room for the high school students. This new one had seating for the whole student body. Because of the reduction in the city’s population, all the district’s students could be housed in one building. A wave of sadness swept over him, thinking about how far down the city had fallen. He should have done something to help, but because he hadn’t kept up with the goings on back home, he didn’t know. To rectify that, he’d already contacted his financial people and they were coming up with a plan to make a large donation.
Dirk cut his eyes to the man standing next to him, Principal Emanuel Hines. He hadn’t said a word to him since Dirk arrived about half an hour ago. Didn’t matter. The room buzzed last night after their little encounter. But now was not the time for an argument. Nothing was going to mess up this day. Nothing.
Caroline took pains to avoid him after his dust up with Hines, speaking to everyone else but him at the gathering last night. But it was all good. Folks he hadn’t seen or spoken to in years took pains to greet him. Some actually apologized for their slights of him and his family. Was it because of his present fame that they were so gracious or something else? Maybe Caroline’s request that they treat him civilly was the cause. Whatever the reason, it felt good.
His conversation with her in the car yesterday replayed in his mind, keeping him from getting a good night’s sleep. Her old man must have really hated him back then. Hell, he probably hated him more now that he was back in Caroline’s life. The big difference this time is that he wouldn’t be pushed away. He had a son. A son who he intended to have a relationship with, no matter who objected.
As if he’d conjured the boy, Dirk glanced to his right and saw JJ sitting in one of the last rows on the first level of the auditorium. He didn’t have on a jersey, but Dirk could see him animatedly talking with a couple boys sitting on either side of him. The boy looked so much like him, it was scary. His mom and dad would have spoiled him rotten, just like some say they did with him. He was their only child and tried their best to give him what he wanted, despite their precarious financial situation. Dirk’s throat began to close up thinking about them.
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