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My father and Sierra were now talking about Sierra keeping her cool on the stand. She wasn’t to get upset or angry.
Standing up, Sierra stretched as my father walked over to me. “Aaron, Sierra and I are going to go grab a drink. Would you like anything?”
Shaking my head, I said, “Nah, I’ve only got a little left to read.”
Glancing up, I smiled as I saw Sierra take my father’s arm as they made their way out of the library.
Damn it, I want to finish this shit up so I could take her out to eat.
Wiping my eyes and slapping myself across my face to wake myself up, I started reading again.
My eyes widened as I read the next section. “Holy shit. I knew the missing documents had to have something in them. The shit was right here in front of the damn previous lawyer the whole time.”
My cell phone rang and I glanced down and saw it was Kyle Lenard calling. The private detective my father had hired to dig up more information on Robert.
“This is Aaron,” I said as I placed the trust fund documents back into the envelope.
“Mr. Walker, this is Kyle Lenard.”
“Hey, Kyle, tell me you got something for me,” I said as I sat back in my chair and pushed my hand through my hair and sighed.
Letting out a gruff laugh, Kyle said, “Your instincts were spot on, Mr. Walker. Lisa Blank was not the first person Dr. Jackson had an affair with.”
Smiling, I leaned forward. “Do tell.”
“I’m sitting here looking at two sworn statements by two different women who all have claimed to have had an affair with Robert while he was married to Sierra. All nurses at the hospital where Dr. Jackson worked before going into private practice.”
Shaking my head, I asked, “Kyle, how in the hell did you manage to track them down?”
“Wasn’t hard. All it takes is one person to start running their mouth and that was Robert’s tennis partner. I followed him to tennis four times and saw he played with the same guy. Another doctor. Turns out they went to medical school together and although he loves playing tennis with his buddy Robert, he can’t stomach the guy. Told me Robert was cheating on Sierra while they were both still in college even.”
Shaking my head, I let out a fuck from under my breath. “What an asshole,” I said as I stood up.
“Turns out the two nurses feel the same way and said once they found out he was married, they broke it off. One of them even looked Sierra up and was going to tell her, but was so embarrassed she had slept with a married man, she decided not to contact Sierra. They did both say they would be in the courtroom if you needed them to testify.”
Nodding my head, I looked down the hall for Sierra and my father. “Let’s have them wait outside the courtroom. The last thing I want is for Sierra to find out her dirtbag ex was having an affair with two nurses at his job.”
“Right. I’ll let them know if you need them, I’ll come get them.”
“Good. Did you find anything else about Lisa Blank?” I asked as I saw Sierra and my father walking down the hall. They were both laughing.
“Just that she likes her men. She’s got about three affairs going on outside her relationship with Dr. Jackson.”
“Jesus,” I whispered. “Those two were meant for each other.”
Kyle laughed as he said, “Yeah, and all three of the guys are loaded. I’m not sure how in the hell she keeps up, to be honest with you.”
Rolling my eyes, I turned and headed back to the desk. “Who the hell knows. Thanks again, Kyle, for the great work. Please just send everything you’ve got to my office and be at the courthouse a few minutes before the hearing starts.”
“Will do, Mr. Walker. Enjoy the rest of your weekend,” Kyle said.
Sierra and my father walked into the library and I clapped my hands. “Dad, I think Sierra’s ready. Something tells me she won’t even be getting on the stand.”
Sierra looked at me with a confused look on her face and then started laughing. “Wishful thinking! Maybe you’re practicing positive thinking then?”
My father tilted his head and stared at me. Giving him a smile and a nod of my head, he shook his head and laughed. “I never doubted you, son.” Turning to Sierra, my father kissed her on the cheek and said, “Go have fun. We head back to Austin early tomorrow morning.”
Sierra’s smile faded. “Ugh. I love it here. I want to stay in this happy bubble forever.”
My father glanced over at me and gave me a wink. “Something tells me you will be, sweetheart. You will be.”
Glancing between my father and me, Sierra shrugged her shoulders and walked up to me where she gave me a smile that melted my heart. “Sierra and I are going out to dinner, but I’d love to meet you, Mom, and Grams this evening for drinks afterward.”
“At the club bar?” my father asked.
Nodding my head, I said, “Sure.” I had every intention of letting my parents and Grams know how serious Sierra and I were. No more pushing things to the side. I was ready to start this new chapter in my life. After the trial, Sierra and I could start our lives together.
Together. Forever.
SITTING IN AARON’S TRUCK, MY heart was pounding so loudly I was sure he could hear it. Wringing my hands together, I stared out the window as Aaron drove to the country club. After tonight, it was back to reality. I wanted to stay down here with Aaron and never leave. It was soothing. My heart felt happy at the beach. I loved my beach house on South Padre, but it was so far away I never really got to go and enjoy it. I wondered what it would be like going there again. Knowing Aaron had been with Ryn in that house. Feeling my heart drop, I quickly pushed the thoughts away. That was in the past and I needed to leave it there.
Turning to Aaron, I smiled weakly. “I have to take a trip down to South Padre to check on my place. My father is going to meet me there. Would you . . . um . . . would you like to come with me? You and my father can get to know each other.”
Aaron gave me the sweetest smile as he took my hand in his. “I’d love to, Sierra. When were you think
ing of heading down there?”
Shrugging my shoulders, I looked back out the window. “I dunno. I’m thinking of taking some time off of work.”
Aaron slowed his truck down and pulled over to the side of the road. Putting the truck in park, he turned and looked at me. “Are you running, Sierra?”
Pulling my head back, I stared at him. “What are you talking about?”
“It’s pretty simple; I’m asking you if you’re running? I know I moved really fast earlier today by asking you to marry me, but I hope you know I don’t expect you to turn around and marry me before the ink is dry on your divorce. The last thing I want to do is push you away.”
My pulse began to race as I looked at Aaron. He tried to appear calm, but I could tell he was freaked out. It warmed my heart to know he cared so much about my feelings. Reaching over for his hand, I brought it up to my lips and kissed the back of it.
“I’m not spooked, Aaron. I’m not running anywhere. It’s just everyone at the hospital knows what’s going on and questions are going to be asked, and I just didn’t want to deal with it. Ya know? I’ve already talked to my supervisor about taking a two-month leave of absence. I asked a few weeks ago, long before you and I happened.”
The relief that washed over Aaron’s face caused me to smile. “I love you, Aaron, and I promise you I’m not going anywhere.”
Aaron reached over and kissed my lips gently. “Good, because now that I’ve got you, there is no way in hell I’m letting you go.”
Wiggling my eyebrows, I said, “That’s what I wanted to hear. Come on, let’s get going. I’m sure your parents are waiting on us. Hey, are we going to tell your parents about us? You know, you asking me to marry you?”
Aaron’s face lit up. “I’d love to tell them, but if you want to wait, I completely understand.”
Shaking my head, I said, “No. No I think we should tell them. I’m tired of putting my life on hold.”
Ten minutes later and we were at the country club. As we were about to walk into the bar, I mentioned to Aaron how fun it would be to play golf in the dark. He laughed his ass off and dragged me in for a kiss. I wasn’t really sure what was so funny about that, but I went with it.
