donât you leave and weâll never have to see each other again?â she said. She marched over to the door and opened it.
But Cam shook his head. âIâm not leaving yet.â
âOh, I think you are,â she said. âI donât care if we ever see you again.â
âSit down, Becca. Weâre about to come to an understanding and Iâm not leaving here without my son.â
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Cam had never expected to hear anything like the news Becca had just delivered. He let anger roil through him because if he had a chance to think, he was going to be hurt and upset. Two emotions he wasnât about to let her know sheâd caused.
âThe first thing we will do tomorrow is to find a doctor who can do a paternity test.â
âWhy? I just told you that Ty was your son.â
âI want an official document saying he is and then we will modify the birth certificate so that my name is on there,â he said. Now that he was pushing aside the anger, there were a lot of housekeeping items that had to be tended to if they were going to sort out an arrangement for Ty that would ensure his welfare.
âOkay, I can see why youâd want that,â she said.
âGood,â he said, but he didnât care if she agreed or not. He had rights, and since sheâd hidden his son from him since his birth, Cam intended to make up for lost time.
âNext up we will see my attorney and he will draw up papers for us to have joint custody. There will also be an agreement that states that none of my holdings or fortune will fall to you.â
âFine,â she said. âThis isnât about me, Cam.â
He nodded. âThat just leaves the matter of Ty moving down to Miami. I canât live in New York and I want my son with me.â
âWait a minute. Iâm not ready to move,â she said.
âToo bad. You and Ty are going to move down this week and you will live with me at my house. He needs his mother nearby to make this adjustment easier.â
âWhat will I do there? My business is here.â
âYou will design the Mercado interiors for me.â
âAre we going to get married?â
âHell, no. Iâm not about to repeat my fatherâs mistake and marry a woman who puts her own needs first.â
âThatâs not fair. I put Tyâs needs first,â she said.
âI will give you that,â he said. âI have to make a few calls. Pack whatever you need for the next few days and we will leave on my private jet to Miami.â
âI canât move that quickly.â
âYou donât have a choice,â he said. âEither you do this or I take Ty and you never see him again.â
She was shaking, and tears glittered in her eyes, but she still wore that determined, stubborn look. He knew that he was making her mad, but he didnât give a damn. Heâd never felt as betrayed as he did at this moment.
âI will do the paternity test and I will agree to joint custody, but Ty will continue to live with me in New York. You can see him on the weekends if youâd like. But you arenât taking over his life or dictating to me about mine. If youâd been a different kind of man over two years ago, you wouldnât be so shocked now that you have a son.â
âIâm not arguing with you about any of this. I know what I want and I will get it. You are welcome to hire an attorney and have him deal with mine. But my son is coming with me now.â
âFine, I will do that. I think itâs time you left,â she said.
âIâm not leaving without you and Ty. I canât trust you not to sneak off,â he said.
âOf course you can. I wouldnât have told you about your son if I didnât mean for you to have a chance to get to know him.â
âAs noble as that intention is, Becca, it is too little, too late.â
She just shook her head. âThatâs