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that I can take you to him. His schedule is tight, and this is the only day he’s going to be free during his entire visit.”
    â€œHow can he be too busy for you? I mean, didn’t you say that you are his cousin? I’d think he’d make time for his family. He must be one of those celebrities who’s gone so Hollywood that he’s forgotten where he comes from.”
    â€œThat’s not it at all. The fact is that whenever he’s in the area he makes time to see his relatives, who are here, but he’s not here on vacation. He’s working. I got a call this morning from his publicist, and she told me that he’s free today. Look, if you don’t want to go, that’s fine. I just assumed that this was important to you.”
    Semaj sat thinking for several seconds. Although he’d told Gwen that he planned to check out her story, the truth was that he didn’t need to. He knew in his heart that the story she’d told him was absolutely true, regardless of how totally unbelievable it was. During their meeting the day before, Gwen had told Semaj that she’d found out about him from an older family member who’d since passed away. There had always been rumors in their family that her famous cousin Wayne James had a son “floating around out there somewhere,” as they put it. The story had been passed around with whispers within the family for years, but no one had confirmation of it. After hearing the story from her Aunt Sarah Mae, Gwen decided to find out if it was indeed true.
    Her original motives had not been noble. She’d hoped to locate the son, and then sell the story to a tabloid newspaper for thousands of dollars. With that in mind, she’d spent hours researching in the library and online until she’d put the pieces of the puzzle together. Her first big clue was a marriage license she’d found proving that her cousin Wayne had married when he was only eighteen years old. Then she did a search for the woman he’d married and discovered that she’d died in a tragic house fire. She’d told Semaj that she realized this was the same fire that he’d been taken out of by an unknown hero. At that point, Gwen was convinced that the stories she’d always heard as a child were definitely true. She then began a search for the baby who’d been listed under the name of Wayne James, Jr. She’d hit one dead end after another when searching for him. She’d even contacted a reporter and tried to sell the story with just the limited information she had, but they were not interested.
    Shortly after that, Gwen met Rip at a party in Sand Poole Manor. The two of them hit it off almost immediately. One night while sipping wine in his apartment and chatting, he told her about his cousin Semaj who was looking for his biological father. As he talked, Gwen realized that the story had eerie similarities to the long lost son of her cousin. Her only issue was that the names didn’t match. After meeting Semaj, the two of them came to the conclusion that his grandparents had been responsible for changing his name and had given him their last name. For that reason he’d never even known his mother’s married name.
    â€œMr. Matthews, are you still there?” Gwen asked.
    â€œUm, yes, I’m sorry. I was just trying to decide what to do. You’ve given me such a huge amount of information in such a short time.”
    â€œI know that, but I believe that we waste time sitting around thinking about what we are going to do in our lives. Sometimes you’ve got to just jump in and sink or swim.”
    â€œIt’s just all so fast. If it’s the reward you are concerned about, don’t be. I know I told you that I needed proof, but I believe you. I’ll go ahead and pay you the money.”
    Gwen grinned. “Well, that’s great, but that’s not why I’m calling. I honestly would love to be there