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and kind. He helps me a lot with the girls. He has this theory in his head that he is the man of the house. He has felt that way since he was 12.”
    “12.”
    “Yeah he has always been that way, wanting to make sure that the girls and I are taken care of.”
    “Sounds like a great kid.”
    “He is. Now Maggie she is 15 and in her teenage phase where she just wants everything to go her way. The move hit her hard. I hated to do that to her but then she agreed with us it was what was best for mom. Now my Angel is a pistol just like me. So sweet and smart and was born with a smile and no matter what mood I'm in I can look at her and know everything is fine.”
    Scarlett opened her purse and handed him a picture with Scarlett an older woman 2 young girls and a young man all smiling and all happy. Christian smiled.
    “That is a beautiful family photo.”
    “Thanks.”
    “So she’s 9 and you are 27.”
    “I got pregnant at 17 and had her a month before my 18th birthday.”
    “Was she planned?”
    “At 17?”
    “Sorry I just.”
    Scarlett shook her head. “Don't worry about it. I have gotten those questions before and the looks. Mostly thinking it's my fault.”
    “I never thought that.”
    “You don't have to pretend. I know what people think about me.”
    “And what is that?”
    “That I slept around until I got pregnant. Truth is I wasn’t like that. I’m not like that.”
    “Ok so what about her father?”
    “What about him?”
    “Are you guys together?”
    “No.”
    “So he can’t he help you?”
    “It will be a cold day in hell before I ask him for anything. I don't want nor need his help.” Christian held his hands up.
    “Ok.”
    “I'm sorry it's just a bad situation I am still kind of raw about it.”
    “That’s ok. I get it.”
    “And what is it that you get?” she questioned.
    “Whoa calm down I just meant that I get you are raw about it.” Scarlett glanced up at him as her eyes softened.
    “So what about you?”
    “What about me?” he asked looking down to her.
    “You’re 29 no wife no kids?”
    She laid her head back on his shoulder as he loosened his tie more.
    “I guess I am pretty picky when it comes to women. I would love to have a wife and kids but I got to feel it.”
    “And you haven’t?”
    “Nope.” He shook his head. “Not that my mom hasn’t tried.”
    “Oh?”
    “Yeah my mom sets up business meetings that involve just me and the woman at a romantic restaurant. Or when I'm working late at night, she will send some woman over with a picnic. It’s kind of sad really.”
    “She just wants you to give her lots of grandkids.”
    “Yeah that’s not going to happen. Maybe for Chris but not me.”
    “Chris?”
    “My brother.”
    “Oh is he married?”
    “No but he is in love. My mom won’t have it though.”
    “Why not?”
    “His girlfriend isn’t who my mom would want for a daughter in law. She wants someone who is more in the public eye someone who comes from money.”
    “Why?”
    “She feels if we marry women who come from money they aren’t with us just for our money.”
    “Well that’s true.”
    “Yeah, but there’s something about a rich, annoying spoiled little daddy’s girl that bothers me.” Scarlett laughed.
    “They can’t all be that bad.”
    “Trust me they are. This one girl actually got mad at me because I picked her up in my car and not a Limo.” He made a face and spoke in a high-pitched girl’s voice.
    “Daddy says never trust a man who drives his own car.” Scarlett giggled.
    “Wow they really talk like that?”
    Christian sighed laughing. “Yeah truthfully it’s pretty nice to talk to someone who has more on her mind than what she is going to wear tomorrow or make some poor man buy.”
    “Yeah you don't have to worry about that with me. I don’t really have much to begin with and what I do have I earn it and I like to earn it I feel like I actually deserve it when I do.”
    “I could tell. You seem to be down to