James Sutherland is the biological father of Christian and Gina's baby Wilbur. Wilbur was first thought to be the biological child of Christian. But once he was born, it was obvious he was not. Because Wilbur was half African-American, it was found that James was the real father. Later, Gina discovers she is HIV positive. Christian contacts James and Gabriel and tells them to get tested. James flies back into Miami to have Christian test the both of them for HIV. After both of their tests come back negative, James returns to Arizona with Gabriel.