A car pulled up in front of him and he stopped, almost tripping over his feet. Dolph got out of the driver side.
"Are you fucking crazy? Leaving the hotel room the way you are. What if paparazzi saw you? Can you imagine the damage you would do to our brand", Dolph growled.
He looked around, making sure no one was around to see this.
"Our brand? Don't you mean mine", Seth said, glaring at Dolph.
Dolph sighed.
"I don't have time for this Seth. Get in the car, lets get something in you. I promise you will feel so much better", he said.
"No", Seth replied, shaking his head.
"Seth, get in the damn car", Dolph yelled.
Seth went to cross the street, a car almost hitting him.
"Oh my god, are you okay?", the woman behind the wheel asked.
Seth felt dizzy and sick. Dolph went over to him, he could hear him replying to the woman.
"I don't feel so good", Seth mumbled.
"You'll feel better soon", he heard Dolph say.
Diana looked from Brie to her mom and soon to be mother in law.
"What? No", Diana replied.
Brie looked over her sister in law.
"Why would you say that?", Diana asked, fixing the strap of her purse.
"Your boobs look bigger, I noticed them a few days ago when I walked into work.", Brie said.
Suddenly her mom's eyes along with Patricia's glanced at Diana's chest. She covered them with her arm.
"Brie is right, Diana", her mom said.
Diana did feel like her bra was a bit tighter.
"It wouldn't hurt to find out", Patricia smiled.
Brie excitedly clapped.
"I will go down to the pharmacy and grab a test. I'll be right back", she said, leaving the bridal shop.
Her mom suddenly hugged her and kissed her cheek.
"Another grandbaby", her mom gushed.
Diana placed her hand against her flat stomach.
"You don't look too excited", Patricia pointed out, as her mom went to ask the woman showing them the dresses for baby bump appropriate dresses.
"Its just, Roman and I made plans and", Patricia laughed softly.
"Noah is proof, plans don't work out the way you want them", she reminded.
"Yeah", Diana sighed.
"You two do want more kids, right?", she asked.
"Of course. We just wanted to wait a year after being married", Diana said.
Patricia nodded and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"You two are in a good place this time around. I know Noah wouldn't mind. Its all he keeps asking Santa for", Patricia said.
Diana smiled. Her son had asked her and Roman for a baby brother or sister. When they would answer him, he would nod disappointed and mumble that he'll just ask Santa again.
The woman walked over to them and handed Diana a few options.
"So pretty", Patricia said.
"Now I feel like renewing my vows just to wear one of these", Diana's mom said.
Patricia laughed softly.
"Same", she replied.
Diana walked into the dressing room and tried on the first one. Buttons going down the back of it, the lady helped her button up.
"You look amazing", she said.
Diana ran her hands down the dress.
"I'm not sure about the sleeves", Diana said.
The woman looked her over and nodded.
"Sleeveless would be better. Let me see what I can find", she answered.
Diana decided to show her mom and Patricia. They gasped.
"I don't know about the sleeves", her mom said.
"Oh how about backless, thin straps", Patricia added.
"I love it", Diana said.
Patricia stood to find the woman and let her know.
Dolph left Seth in the shower and turned on the cold water. Seth gasped and moved away from the water.
"Good. You're awake. We fly to L.A. tomorrow to speak to the lawyers. You keep bitching about bringing back your kid, taking him from that no good mother of his is our only option", Dolph said, slamming the bathroom door behind him.
Seth stayed in the shower for a few more minutes, before getting up and removing his wet clothes. He washed himself up and got out.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he didn't recognize the person looking back at him.
"You fucked up", he mumbled to his reflection.
He walked out to his room, clean clothes laid on his bed. Dolph was on the phone with someone. Drew had cleaned himself up too.
"Get dressed, we leave in an hour", Drew said, rolling his eyes.
"I can't leave. I need to see my friends and, fix this. I need", Dolph cut him off.
"What you need is to get your ass to L.A. and fast. I promise you, you will have your son back.", Dolph said.
"No, that wasn't me. I don't know what I was thinking. They are right", he said.
Dolph grabbed him by the shoulders.
"I can't do this anymore", Seth said.
Dolph laughed and shook his head.
"What? Do you want to go to rehab or something? You can't Seth, we have a lot of money riding on you. The next album that needs to be released. You go to rehab and that pushes our plans", Dolph said.
"I know that and I promise I will get things done", Seth said.
"No, Seth. What you don't get is that money is owed to people who helped create this next album. Studio time, executives, and producers. They invested in you, we pay them from paychecks off your albums and tours. People you don't want to owe money too", Dolph said.
"The drugs, dealers", Drew added.
"Exactly", Dolph said.
"I just finish this album and I'm done, at least till after rehab", Seth said.
Dolph nodded.
"Sure, I guess", Dolph said.
Brie got back to the bridal shop as Diana had on a beach wedding dress. Spaghetti straps, loose where she needed it to be and flowy.
"Wow, Roman is going to die", Brie said.
Diana smiled.
"You look so pretty. This dress is perfect for a backyard wedding.", Patricia said.
Diana nodded. Brie lifted the pregnancy test box. Diana took a deep breath before going back and removing the dress.
"Do you have a bathroom?", she asked.
The woman nodded and pointed towards the door. Patricia came over and handed the woman a credit card.
"Oh, you don't have to do that. I was going to pay for it", Diana said.
"Actually, that's Roman's card. He wanted me to use it once you found your dress.", his mom said.
"Of course he would", Diana said.
His mom nudged her.
"Go on and find out. Give him a little gift too", she winked.
Diana laughed softly and went towards the bathroom. After doing her business, she set the test on the counter. Washing her hands before grabbing her phone and calling Roman.
"Hey baby, find your dress yet?", he asked.
"I did. Thank you, by the way, you know for paying for it.", she said.
He smiled on his end.
"You're welcome, anything for you", he replied.
"Boss", Randy called to him.
He turned to see Randy with Seth and two other guys.
"Hey babe, can I call you back. A have a sudden meeting", Roman said.
"Sure, I'll see you for dinner", she replied.
"Love you", he quickly said.
"Love you too", she replied.
He put his phone away.
"So? What can I help you with?", Roman asked.
"Giving me my son", Seth replied.
"Seth, you can't really expect me to just give you Noah. Not without fighting for him", Roman said.
"He's not yours. I am trying to make it easy for you. No lawyers, no courts", Seth said.
Roman sighed.
"Shared custody. You get him a few weeks and then I do. We can plan out holidays", Seth said calmly.
"I'm not just going to hand you my son. Bring on your lawyers and court, you won't win, not with the way your life is going.", Roman said.
"Fine, you asked for it", Seth said, leaving.
"You'll be hearing from our lawyers", Dolph said, before following Seth out.
Seth looked over at Dolph.
"I want Noah in L.A. by the end of the week", Seth said.
Dolph nodded.
Roman suddenly felt like everything was spinning. Everything was falling apart, they were trying to take his boy. His son. His world.
"Roman?", he turned to see his dad.
"I don't know what to do, I don't have rights like he has. When a judge finds out what we did, they won't let me keep him.", Roman broke down.
His dad walked over to him and grabbed both his arms.
"You look at me. He left Diana pregnant, abandoned his son. You didn't do anything wrong. You picked up his responsibility and took damn good care of him. You gave that little boy everything", Sika said.
"He said we can handle this outside of court. If Diana and I agree to shared custody", Roman said.
"What about school? Traveling like that won't be good for him", Sika said.
"I won't put him through a custody battle either, not unless I know for a fact that I will win", Roman said.
"So you don't think you'll win?", his dad asked.
"He's his birth father", Roman said.
"So? Like I said, he gave him up. He had his chance and didn't take it. You did.", Sika said.
Roman nodded.
"What is really worrying you?", Sika asked.
Roman swallowed, tears welling up in his eyes.
"What if they ask Noah what he wants and he choose him? I won't be able to take that, just thinking about it breaks my heart", Roman said.
Sika didn't like seeing his son this way.
"If he chooses him, its not because he loves you any less. He just wants a chance to get to know him. If I'm being honest, I don't think Noah would choose him. I know it in my heart", Sika said.
He hugged Roman before pulling away.
"Talk to your soon to be wife. Let her in on your fears", Sika said.
"Okay", Roman nodded.
"I'll see you tomorrow", his dad said, before leaving.
Roman waved to him as he drove off. Randy approached him.
"Your dad has a point", Randy said.