A Legendary Legacy

I break the news to Adam.

Adam’s reaction takes me by surprise. He unleashes insults upon Sandi in a seething rage, accusing her of being nothing more than a trash-trawling gold-digger taking advantage of a lonely, vulnerable old man. Sandi tenses, her muscles knotting in anger at the assault being handed to her. I can’t believe what I am hearing. 

Enough!

I rebuke Adam’s tirade of filth directed at my beloved wife and command him to stop. How dare he think to abuse Sandi! I tell Adam his behaviour is disgraceful like a spoilt child. If he thinks me vulnerable I tell Adam, just try and start again with his offensiveness, I’ll be the one to damn well finish it!

Adam backs off incensed in silence, his eyes black pits of fury. I love my son but I will not allow anyone to try and humiliate Sandi like that. This is going to take some time to resolve.

Adam confronts me again later at home. He pleads that I come to my senses. He is convinced that my relationship with Sandi is a huge mistake that will lead to ruin. I tell Adam he is being irrational. Sandi and I have a love built on mutual respect. I am a man capable of making my own decisions proven by my accomplishments. It is pointless for Adam to continue in his protests.

Subdued in frustration, through gritting teeth and slowly watering eyes Adam says I have betrayed his mother. He asks me how I could have forgotten her so easily.

Oh Adam my son. Do you really think it’s easy for me to forget?

It is because of the love I had with Jamie that I married again. We had a connection so strong, so wonderful our hearts sealed one to another. In Jamie I found someone who I could share the intimacies of my heart, the passions of my soul. She filled me with an unconquerable hope as if I could achieve anything – Invincible!

When your mother passed away I felt as if I had been hollowed out with a knife. That blade of despair cut deep into me. It is this gaping chasm that longs to be fulfilled again as I had been with Jamie. Lonely and vulnerable? Perhaps that was so then. I loved Jamie. I will always love her. But she is gone and I struggle with the emptiness. Sandi eases the loss I feel. With her my hope returns.

My confession abates my son’s resentment for now I can see that he does not fully understand.

LaToya interrupts us. She has a concerned look on her face. She tells me there are two Police Detectives waiting out front to speak with me. A little confused I go to greet them. I am met by two stern individuals. They introduce themselves – Detectives Lamont and Cosimo.

They want me to go with them to the police station for questioning?

To be continued…

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