Alex sat there, she knew Sharlene was upset with her. I felt him looking at me the whole time. He got his lawyer to stop questioning me, I was getting frustrated up there. I couldn't let Sharlene question him. He said he didn't know, just like I didn't. I shook my head at him saying he wasn't present when I was born, my mother fucked with him just as much as she fucked with me. Dragon, the damned dragon, I thought my dragon was really only freedom, but what if what Jose said was true. What if it was really a father I was wanting? What if he really does want his rights? He said he thinks it was falsified? What if she isn't my mother? Who am I? I don't even know who I am right now, I need to know that. No foster care, this is a bonus. Alex thought.

Sharlene was shoving papers back into her briefcase. Alex kept looking at the table before her watching how the grain in the table would wind down the lines and circles showing the growth of the wood.

"I don't know why you did it." Sharlene looked at Alex. "I just hope you know what you are doing." She leaned down and put her hand under Alex's chin and tilted her face up to her. "You better consider it a small victory that he let you go back into Lester Santos's care. Why didn't you let me question him?"

Alex swallowed. "You can't keep your promise. You had my birth certificate for months, and you never showed it to me. He did." She pulled her chin out of Sharlene's hand and pushed the chair back. "My name is Alex, quit calling me Caitlyn."

"You have a problem with your given name now?" Sharlene asked. "I don't like using Alex. You morph into a little street thug when I use that name. At least with Caitlyn it throws you off guard."

Alex stood up, "Maybe that's your problem. You can't handle how I really am. I don't have to explain anything to you as to why I don't like Caitlyn. You're not my psychologist."

Alex rounded Sharlene and was stopped by Sharlene reaching for her. "This is why I don't like calling you Alex. You have this pissed off, devil may care attitude towards the world. I've been doing nothing but trying to bust my ass to help you, I didn't see your birth certificate until Saturday myself. My assistant had it, he fucked up, and is gone because of it."

Alex looked up at Sharlene. "I don't like Caitlyn, I never have. You're the one who is repulsed by Alex. I have never morphed into a little street thug, a bitch maybe, but never a thug with you."

"I can't call you Alex. I couldn't help the client I had, the one I did pro-bono work for, her name was Alex, like yours, I'm sorry." Sharlene said.

Sharlene let her go. Alex saw the look on Sharlene's face, the hurt and pain that she finally shown through. "I'm not her. Don't look at me as some cause you have to settle to keep yourself together. I never asked that from you. I only asked you to help, I never asked you for promises, and those you threw out on your own."

"I know you're not her. I did promise you things I probably shouldn't have." Sharlene looked at her watch. "Damn! I have thirty minutes." She picked up her briefcase, "I'll call you." She walked with a brisk pace out of the courtroom.

Alex turned to leave and stopped. Joe was sitting on the table, his lawyer sitting in the chair both of them had watched what had just happened.

"I was beginning to doubt if you still had a lawyer." Joe said.

"Wouldn't be the first time I lost one." Alex replied.

Joe pushed off from the table and looked back down at Mrs. Anderson who was shaking her head. "How soon do we have to get tested?"

"I'll file the paperwork as soon as I have it written up. It'll be in by this afternoon." Mrs. Anderson stood. "Both you will be getting a call, sometime before five." She looked at Alex, "Try not to lose your lawyer, you actually have a good one."

She watched Mrs. Anderson walk away. Joe opened the swinging gate and looked back at Alex. "You coming?"

"Sure," Alex said, when she got to the gate she looked at Joe, "Do you know anything about dragons?"

"Do I need to slay one?" Joe asked as he raised his brows.

Alex laughed, "No. Not this dragon. I was just curious." Alex started walking down the isle towards the door to the courtroom. Joe put his hand out and touched her shoulder getting her to turn back to him.

"Why didn't you let her question me? What are you after?" Joe asked.

Alex looked up at him. She couldn't read his face, it was blank, and he was good at hiding his expressions. She looked into his eyes. "I don't know…" she looked around the courtroom was totally empty now. She felt his hand under her chin and he tilted her face back up to him.

"Yes you do, you put up a very good fight with your lawyer for it. Almost lost her, what is it Alex?" Joe asked.

"I want the dragon." She turned and ran out of the courtroom.

Jose watched as Alex came out of the courtroom and grabbed the clothes off Lester's lap. "Alex?" Lester questioned but she was already running to the restrooms. Jose looked up as Joe came out only a few seconds later, looking around.

"Where did she go?" Joe asked.

"Restroom." Jose answered. "What happened?"

Joe walked over and sat down putting his elbows on his knees and running his hands through his hair. "Blood test before five. Expect a phone call. Has she said anything to you about a dragon?"

Jose looked as Joe sat back up straight and looked at him. Lester laughed and got up and went to the window over looking the grounds of the courtyard.

"What is the dragon she's wanting?" Joe asked.

"I can't tell you that. I can only give away that information to her lawful guardian. What did she say to you?" Jose asked.

Joe crossed his arms and glared at Jose. "Why should I tell you if you won't tell me what the damn dragon is?"

Jose shook his head, "Not going there. I'm her psychologist and I only play tit for tat with one client. You aren't my client."