Dana made a chocolate cake and decided to take the guys some over since it was time for lunch. She walked in the school and saw Scott and Kevin sitting by the ring while Danny was playing. "Hey guys, taking a break?" she asked. Kevin got up and gave her a kiss. "Yea, it's lunch time." He said. "Well I made you guys a cake." She said holding it up. "Cake! I want some." Danny said jumping out of the ring. Scott laughed. "Well ask Scott." Dana said. "Can I have some Scott?" Danny said. "Yea I suppose so." He said grinning. "Here Scott take it up and give Danny a piece." Kevin said. Scott took the cake and headed upstairs with Danny. "We'll be up in a minute." Kevin said. Dana turned to look at Kevin she knew what was on his mind. "Dana I feel like I'm lying to Scott. He would have a fit if he knew what Tyger was up to." Kevin said. "I know Kevin. But Tyger asked us not to say anything." Dana said. "Scott's my best friend. I don't think I can keep this up." He said. Dana sighed. "Do what you have to Kevin, I understand. I'm sure Tyger will too.' She said. "Come on let's go try that cake of yours." Kevin said. Dana followed. She had the feeling Tyger was going to be in major trouble before the day was out.
Robert stood there assessing Tyger will cool eyes. "I suppose your one of the many messes he made in his life. If you want money from me girl, you had better have a blood test or a birth certificate." He said coldly. Tyger's eyes narrowed. Why hadn't she listened to Kevin he was right. "Listen here you asshole, if you're insinuating my mother was a slut, your wrong. Her and Scott loved each other! And I don't want a damn thing from you! I have my own business. I don't need a fucking thing you got!" She shouted. "Well I be damned, you are his kid, got his mouth and his attitude." He said. And Mary's eyes he thought to himself as he thought of his beloved wife. "Kevin was right; I should have never come here." She said more to herself as she turned to go back down the walk. "Why did you come here?" he asked. Tyger turned around and sighed. "I came for Scott, he's hurting because of you." She said. She looked own at her feet. "And I wanted to meet you." She said. "Did Scott send you?" he asked. "No He would kill me if he knew where I was at." She said. Robert raised his brow at that. "Well you might as well come in girl." He said. Tyger hesitated a minute and then followed him in. Tyger looked around the inside of the house; it was neat as a pin just like the outside. The house was decorated to make it feel cozy and homey; it had a woman's touch. Tyger figured he hadn't changed it any since his wife died. Tyger followed him into the kitchen which was decorated in yellow and light blue. "Have a seat." He said pointing to the oak kitchen table. Tyger pulled out the chair and sat down and watched as he made a pot of coffee. He stood there and waited for the coffee to brew and watched her out of the corner of his eye. Damn the more he looked at her the more he saw Mary and Scott. She had those same eyes. The coffee finished and he poured them both a cup and sat down across from her. "So you going to tell me your story?" he asked. "What story?" she asked. "How you came to be and what brought you here. I could sit here all day and peck you with questions, or you could just start at the beginning." He said. Tyger looked down at her coffee cup, it was a story she didn't like telling, it still hurt too much. "Are you sure you want to hear all that?" she asked. "I asked didn't I?" he said. Tyger took a deep breath and began. She told him about Amber and Scott falling in love and how amber's sister had broken them up. She told him about her birth and her mother's death and about her childhood leaving nothing out. She told him about the rape the murder and her aunt framing her and how she was on the run for 3 years until Mark, who was a bounty hunter tracked her down. She told him how Mark had come to believe her and helped clear her and how Mark had helped her find Scott. She also told him how Scott had turned his life around and was now planning on getting married. She stopped talking and finally looked up at him. His face was unreadable. Robert's first thoughts after he heard her story was pretty much the same as Scott's a horrible guilt that while he had been living his life this child had been going through hell. Then he thought how happy Mary would have been if she had known they had a granddaughter. "So do you and Scott get along?" he asked. For the first time since he met her Tyger smiled. "Yea most of the time, but I think I drive him crazy a lot too." She said. Oh God he thought she has Mary's smile. The kind that would light up a whole room. "You and this Mark guy together?" he asked. Tyger looked at him in surprise. She had not mentioned that. "How did you know?" she asked. "Your eyes light up when you talk about him." Robert said simply. "Yea we're getting married Friday." She said. "Listen Scott has really turned his life around. Why don't you come to our wedding Friday and see him?" she asked.
Scott knew something was bothering Kevin, he had been acting weird all day. Danny was taking a nap. Dana had left and Scott figured now was a good time to bring it up. "What's wrong Kev you're as nervous as a cat?" he asked. Kevin looked at his friend and knew he couldn't lie to him. "Scott Tyger is in Florida?" he said. Scott looked at him. "What the hell is she doing there?" he asked. Kevin looked down. "She went to see your dad." He said. "WHAT?" Scott shouted. "Listen she turned on the tears the other night and tricked me into giving her your dad's address. She thinks she can fix everything. You know how Tyger is." Kevin said. "Goddammit Kev how could you just let her do that. You know what an asshole my dad is. He will chew her up and spit her out." He said. "I tried to tell her, but you know how stubborn she can be." He said. Scott picked up his phone and dialed Tyger's number.
Tyger picked up her phone. Damn she thought what a time for an interruption. "Hello." She said. "Tyger just what in the hell do you think your doing?" Scott yelled. Robert looked up he could here the yelling on this end. "I guess you talked to Kev." She said. "Dammit Tyger, you know how I feel about this shit, you are way out of line!" He yelled. "Daddy calm down." She said. "Little girl I want to get your ass home now!" he shouted. "daddy…" she began but Scott cut her off. "You are interfering in something that's none of your business! You have really stepped out of line this time! When you get home I'm taking a belt to you girl!" Scott shouted. Robert could here every word of there conversation because Scott was shouting so loud. He seen Tyger turned white when he shouted the last at her. He had had enough. "Give me that phone girl." He demanded. Tyger handed it over to him. "Scott, you damn fool. Stop yelling at that little girl or I'll come up there and whip your ass myself." Robert said in a hard voice. Scott was stunned. He hadn't heard his father's voice in years. Oh that was just great Tyger had already found him. "Boy I know we got our problems, but that don't have nothing to do with her. You don't have any right to tell her she can't see me. If she hadn't come here you would have never told me I had a grandchild would you?" he asked angrily. "Well so sorry dad if you wasn't on top of my list of people to tell." Scott said sarcastically. "Same old Scott huh, always got a smart answer." Robert said. "Yeah dad the same old Scott, a failure and a loser in your eyes." Scott said bitterly. Robert closed his eyes why did it always have to be like this between him and Scott. "Don't worry Scott, I'll send your girl back home to you." He said and hung up. Tyger watched the exchange sadly. She had hoped Scott and his dad could work things out but she didn't know there was so much bitterness between them. Robert looked over at Tyger wishing he could get to know her, but it would do nothing but cause trouble with all the animosity between him and Scott. "Go home to your daddy girl." He said. Tyger looked at him sadly. "Ya know before I found Scott I never had no family or no one to give a shit about me. Life is to short to turn your back on family. I want ya to come to my wedding." She wrote down her address and put it on the table. "You are family. I want to get to know you. And believe it or not Scott loves you he's just hurting. He's just afraid to show it cause he thinks your going to reject him again." She said. "How did you get so smart little girl? And how the hell you get a name like Tyger?" he asked. Tyger just grinned and shrugged. "Think about what I said. I will be back to see you." She said turning to go. "Tyger." Robert said. She turned to look at him. "Your grandmother would have liked you." He said. Tyger gave him a smile and turned and left. Robert watched her leave. Funny Robert he told himself how one moment in time can change your whole life.