A few minutes later…

Candice: Good evening… Mmm, smells good.
Tyron: …

Candice: Macaroni and cheese, huh? I didn’t know you were such a good cook.
Tyron: I am not.
Candice: By the looks of it, yes, you are. Too bad I only found out about it now.
Tyron: Yeah, like that’s gonna be any help.

Candice: So you’re still upset.
Tyron: I have no reason to be?
Candice: Well, it’s your right, but I still need to talk to you.
Tyron: Of course. You didn’t come all this way just to have dinner with me.

Candice: Ty, cut the drama, okay? This is important.
Tyron: Okay, go ahead. Speak up.
Candice: All right, listen. I know I threatened to take custody of Brandi away from you, cause I was mad too, but now I think we could share it. We’ll split the weekends and when I move in with Jasper, she could spend part of vacation and holidays with us.

Tyron almost choked at the thought of his little girl living under the same roof as that scoundrel Jasper.

Candice continues talking and eating as if it’s nothing:
Candice: Sharing is a lot better than fighting in court, don’t you think? Brandi would see us both, even earn an extra daddy. what do you say?
Tyron falls deathly silent and hurries to finish his dinner.

Then he jumps to his feet.
Candice: Ty? Aren’t you going to say anything?
Tyron: I mean, there’s no way in hell my daughter is going to live with that Goth asshole, not even for a day.
Candice: For heaven’s sake, Ty, don’t be unreasonable.

Tyron: Unreasonable? Cause I don’t want to trust my daughter to the guy who took my wife away from me?
Candice: Ugh, now you’re being dramatic again.
Tyron has reached his limit. Thankfully, the argument can’t continue because Dana and Brandi are back from the living room.
Dana: Guess who’s back, none other than…

Dana: … The Claw! Be afraid, be very afraid!
And Tyron thanks The Claw for returning just in time to avoid another pointless quarrel with Candice. Fortunately, she has to get back to work, and he has to go out to deliver a Sing-a-gram. Anyway, better get that lawyer ASAP. Hopefully Terence will call soon.

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