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Getting to know my father

Chapter 41

Previously

Kwest: "No answer T must not have his phone"

Jude: "Either that or his ignoring it."

Kwest: "How'd it go with Nicole?"

Jude: "No answer but I left a message asking her to call me back asap."

Kwest: "I guess I'll keep trying T and see what happens."

Jude: "I knew this was a bad idea. I should've left when I had the chance."

…..: "Jude you're not going anywhere you hear me?"


Jude: "D you scared the shit out of me."

D: "Sorry I didn't mean to."

Jude: "That's ok. I guess Portia filled you in on what's happened?"

D: "Yeah she did and Tom, Nicole and Sara are on their way here."

Kwest: "So that's why we couldn't get in contact with them."

D: "Yep. Now let's talk about what we're gonna do?"

Kwest: "Shouldn't we wait until Tom and that get here?"

D: "There's no need considering at the moment this centre's around Jude"

Jude: "Hold up aren't you forgetting that it also involves Sara?"

D: "No I'm not forgetting about her. But at the moment it's just centered on you and the fact that you have another child."

Jude: "Ok so what are we gonna do?"

D: "Well as much as I love this studio let's take this conversation to my office."

Jude: "Ok"

D's Office

Jude: "Well D what are we gonna do?"

D: "Well we are gonna inform the media that yes you do have another child and that we ask that they respect their privacy because they didn't ask for their mother to be famous."

Jude: "But what about her father what are we gonna say about that cos let's face the media loves a scandal."

D: "Jude you need to calm down. It's not good for you or the baby"

…….: "I'd listen to him Jude if I was you"

D: "T glad you could make it. Where's Nicole and Sara?"

Tommy: "Nicole and Sara are with Portia. Nicole will be as soon as she gets Sara settled."

D: "Good then we can discuss what's gonna happen"

Jude: "Why don't I like the sound of this?"

D: "Sorry Jude but this needs to be handled. We don't have any time to waste. Not now the media knows that you already have a child."

Nicole: "D's right Jude, we need to come out with the story first so it doesn't appear as if you are ashamed of your child."

Jude: "But that's just it she's not my child I gave her up for adoption."

Tommy: "We know that but we need to get the story out first so that the press hears your side of things."

Jude: "You mean so that they won't turn against me?"

D: "I guess in a way that's true, but things will get messy when they find out that T is the father and that the aunty adopted the child."

Nicole: "Ok I get that but once we tell the press that Georgia arranged the adoption won't that make her the bad guy?"



Tommy: "One thing you're forgetting is that Jude helped to select the adoptive parents."

Nicole: "oh"

Jude: "What. Someone tell me what I missed"

D: "Jude sweetie the fact that you helped Georgia pick out Sara's parents and picked Tommy's sister won't exactly sit well with the media. It will look like a cover.

Jude: "Well if I remember correctly at that time Tommy wasn't exactly on speaking terms with the family. So couldn't we say that I had no idea that Nicole was Tommy's sister.

Tommy: "Think about Jude when word gets out that we're married everyone is going to also know that I'm the father of this child."

Jude: "Yeah and?"

D: "Jude what T is trying to say is that even though Tommy wasn't speaking to his family at the time you guys were married, still doesn't make up for the fact that HIS sister adopted HIS daughter."

Jude: "Oh"

Nicole: "Yeah it's not going to be easy on anyone connected to yourself or Tommy. All we can do is try to prepare for what the media will throw at us and try to keep Sara out of it as much as possible."

D: "Well it's gonna be hard to keep Sara out of this but I'll will try my hardest to keep my granddaughter out of this as much as possible. But unfortunately a lot of the backlash will be centred around Jude and Tommy."

Tommy: "I know and it might be a good idea if we get away from it all. At least until after the baby is born."

D: I think that's a great idea I'll start making arrangements now."

Jude: "Hold up. I'm not going anywhere. I refuse to let the media force me into hiding when I didn't do anything wrong."

Nicole: "I agree with Jude on this one. It was Georgia who arranged all of this so the media should go after her."

Tommy: "It's not that simple Nicole and I refuse to put my family in danger. So this is what is gonna happen."



Jude: "Excuse me, have you forgotten that I have a say in this as well and I'm not going anywhere no matter what anyone says."

D: "Jude think about it, the media attention is gonna be non stop and the stress is no good for you or the baby"

Jude: "D I get that I really do. But no one is gonna make me run from this.. Now as for the media I can handle what ever they throw my way, but if they go after Sara they would wanna watch out. As Tommy said no one messes with My family.

Tommy: "Now that's the girl I fell in love with."