James
Thursday
"Yes mother, I went over the paperwork with Richard briefly yesterday. He has to get through all his other work before he gives me an answer." I said to my mother
I loved my mother dearly but she asked too many questions.
"I'm just making sure. You don't have to be nasty about James Hearings." My mother said staring at me
Before I could go on my desk phone rang.
"Hearings speaking"
"Hi James. Your child and I are hungry"
"Brittany?"
"Do you have another baby with another women, Chloe doesn't know about?"
"I'm in the middle of something. If you are hungry then the advance check you cashed should be enough. Now I have to go, don't call or text unless it's an emergency. Actually communicate with my attorney if you must. Bye" I said hanging up the phone and letting my anger get the best of me.
For a moment, I honestly forgot my mother was in the room as she was so quiet.
"Who was that?" She said as she looked with a questioning look on her face
Sighing I looked her in the face and said, "Brittany. My prior personal assistant"
"Why would she be calling you if she's hungry? What check did you give her?"
"Uhh ..."
"James I know you did not get your assistant PREGNANT?!"
"What? Who said that?"
"The confused look you have on your face now did. Ugh, how could you be so careless?! What about Chloe?" She said with sadness in her eyes
"I didn't mean to get her pregnant. Plus I honestly think Brittany is lying. Mom, I'm sorry. I know you had my life different when it comes to me having kids"
"James .." she said again with the same look
"I know. I'm sorry"
"Are you going to tell Chloe? Does she know?"
"I'm going to tell her in tonight's therapy session. I just hope she takes the news well" I said getting nervous about what the possibility would be if I did tell her
"Does your father know about this?" My mother asked and I really did not want her to know
"Yes" I said quietly hoping she did not hear me
"I'm sorry you said yes? Your father, my husband helped you give hush money to your prior assistant in the hopes of keeping her quiet? I can almost bet he didn't even let her sign a NDA. He hasn't even said anything to me about!"
"Mom, I made him promise not to say anything to you because I knew you would get upset. This was not how I wanted you to find out."
"James please. You have been irresponsible with everything in your life and yet your father continues to assist you. I'll see you at the gala tomorrow." My mother said as she took up her Hermès Birkin bag sitting next to her and walked out my office without anything further to say
"What have I gotten myself into" I said loudly
If only I knew that was the start of a bad day
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Later that evening
"Your mother was upset with you?" Dr. Rogers asked
"Yeah she seem upset but more so at my father"
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