"From that show. The Addams Family. You know the lady with the long black hair? She's like her but with short hair."
Brock chuckles. "How do you even know about that show? You're too young."
"Mom liked it. It was on TV every afternoon. We'd watch it together."
"She liked all those old shows." He smiles. "Anything in black and white. Even movies. She had no interest in anything current, even shows I was on."
I look at him. "Mom watched your shows. I didn't, but she did."
He glances at me. "What shows of mine did she watch?"
"All of them. Even ones that really sucked, like that one where you worked with the puppet."
He shakes his head. "I wish that one had never made it to air. My agent convinced me it'd be huge. I fired him after that."
"Mom liked it. She thought it was funny."
"Did she watch your father's shows?"
"You mean my fake dad?"
"I still see him as your father. He was for so many years that I still think of him that way." He changes lanes, speeding past a line of traffic.
"Why'd you do it? Make Devon my dad?"
"I already told you. I didn't want Miranda finding out."
"That's it?"
"You don't seem to understand. It would've destroyed Miranda to find out I was having a child with someone else. She always wanted more children but I told her we were done after Braden. If she'd known I fathered another child, she would've left me."
"But I wasn't planned. It's not like you purposely tried to have a kid with my mom."
He stops at a red light and looks down at his phone.
"Brock?"
He looks up as the light turns and continues down the street. "Regardless, it would've upset Miranda and destroyed our marriage."
"If you only wanted Braden, why'd you have Trystan?"
"His mother decided that. She stopped taking her birth control and chose not to tell me."
So Brock never wanted Trystan. Now it makes sense why he gives Braden more attention. And Braden looks like his dad. Trystan looks more like Miranda.
"When we get home I want you to go in your room and study," Brock says. "I got a note from the school today saying you failed two of your exams."
"I'm going to see Jackson. I'll study over there."
"I know what happens when you two are together and it's definitely not studying. I want you to spend the night doing your homework. You can see Jackson tomorrow."
"I'm seeing him tonight. If you have a problem with that, I'll have a little chat with Roman. Let him know how difficult you are on set."
"What are you talking about? You've never seen me on set."
"He doesn't know that. And maybe I overhead it. Maybe your agent mentioned it when he was over, saying that's why you weren't getting jobs."
Brock's jaw tightens. "You want to ruin my career. Is that your plan?"
