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cursing in Italian while clutching her rosary and shouting at the ceiling, begging for God to forgive her son and his foolishness. At the time he was embarrassed. Looking back on it, he was rather amused at the dramatics his mother went through. “But she quickly got over it once she realized I didn’t get Jalara knocked up.”
    “So you got married young but you’re not married now,” Tiana knew she was stepping into dangerous territory but she had to know. “What happened?”
    “I did a tour and came back to a cleaned-out apartment and bank accounts.” Kieran shook his head. Jalara was the love of his life. After much soul-searching, he realized she was with him because he had money and not necessarily because of any love. “I was smart enough to not have her on my credit card accounts or she would’ve maxed out those cards as well. So yeah…”
    Tiana instinctively reached out and grabbed Kieran’s hand. “I’m so sorry to hear that.”
    Kieran squeezed Tiana’s hand. “Everything happens for a reason. Maybe things had to fall apart so better things can come together.”
    A sensual air passed between them as their eyes locked on each other and neither dared to let go of the other’s hand. Once again, Tiana felt the same electricity zap through her body as before.
    She was convinced it was from having her arm directly over the stove. “Lunch will be ready soon.”

    SIX
    “You know what I rather be doing?” Tiana asked.
    “What would you rather be doing?” Her attorney, Marcus Russell, replied.
    “Anything but this.”
    Tiana and Marcus were in a mediator’s office waiting for Christopher and his counsel. A civil agreement between the exes flew out the window the moment Christopher decided to contest the iron-clad prenuptial agreement between him and Tiana. He claimed he was of unsound mind when he signed the document, despite evidence to the contrary.
    Nevertheless, Tiana found herself embroiled in a fight over her fortune. She only wished Christopher had the same energy towards their son. Christopher used to wine and dine her; spoil her senseless with the shopping sprees and spontaneous trips somewhere. She had the bling, the Blahniks, and the baller.
    She also had the bullshit, the heartache, and was the laughing stock amongst her friends and outsiders. Every industry party she attended, Christopher would flirt with another woman right in front of Tiana. There were plenty of rumors of side pieces in major metropolitan cities. And Tiana could never forget the paternity claim that was disproven.
    No man was worth giving up her self-worth, ever again. While her soul wanted to be that 70’s flower child that she craved, her everyday appearance was definitely not that.
    “Marcus, nice to see you here,” Christopher’s attorney, Sammy Lawford, entered the office with Christopher in tow.
    “Pleasure to see you, Sam,” Marcus shook hands with him. “I hope we can be quick about this.”
    “I believe we can,” Sammy sat down and Christopher sat next to him.
    Christopher stared at his ex-wife who was working on a presentation for a new client she acquired over the past several weeks. Her hair was wrapped tight in a bun and her makeup was impeccable. She wore a grey suit with pearl jewelry. She looked everything like the goddess he met years ago at an industry function.
    “Champagne Cris, my man!” A rapper, Young Thug, approached him and gave him a bro hug.
    “What up, baby?” Christopher hugged the man back. “What’s going on?”
    “Nothing, nothing!” The young man let out a heavy sigh. His first single was burning up the charts and his debut album was just certified platinum, thanks to Christopher’s heavy-hitting production. They were celebrating the album’s success at a party just for Young Thug. “I owe all this to you, man! Without you, I couldn’t have done any of this.”

    “Well, you know…I had the beats but you were the one with the talent,” Christopher smiled. “I