Today was to be a day of serious business. The social worker was supposed to show up at some time during the morning. She was determined to see him without Serena. Her reasoning was that the father, who was locked up, had final say-so. What the fuck kinda say-so he got? Stone asked, thinking that any say-so he had was forfeited when he went to prison. And this final say-so was to have Serena live with his mother who was a part-time alcoholic. Candi told him enough stories about Serena's grandmother to know that she was not equipped to raise a little girl. Everyone involved knew that granny only wanted Serena so she could receive money from the county. This frustrated Stone to no end. There was no one who cared for Serena or could provide her with the good life as well as he could. He'd already checked her into a private school and purchased private health insurance for her. He didn't even want money from social services. All he wanted was to be her legal guardian. Stone worked to keep the frustration from his heart.
