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Why would this be any different? But if I think receiving our divorce papers is bad news, that has to count for something, right? That must mean I don’t want to go down that path.
If this envelope does contain the divorce papers, how would I feel on seeing them?
How would I feel seeing Knight’s signature sitting at the bottom, waiting for mine to join it?
As if my life is flashing before my eyes, I think of my time with Knight and the special moments we shared that stayed with me. Like the night we met, the night he gave me his ring, the way we kissed every chance we got at his grandparents’ anniversary party, the first time we made love, Saint-Tropez, and him telling me ‘I want always with you.’
I see them all as if they are scenes from a movie.
Dad takes my hand and warms it with his. “It’s not what you think.”
I must look so obvious he can read my mind.
“Isn’t it?”
“No. It’s something good. Go on, take a look.” The assurance in his voice and the gentleness in his eyes feel like a balm soothing my nerves.
The moment I take the envelope, I know it’s definitely not anything bad. It’s too light. I open it and look inside to find one document and a piece of notepaper.
I pull them both out. The document is Sunset Cove’s assets document.
When I find only my name listed at the bottom of it in black swirling letters, my heart skips several beats, then stills in my chest as if someone placed a hand over it.
My name is stated as Aurora Wright, just like it was before, but instead of the year Mom died, the date has changed to yesterday’s.
This means Knight returned full ownership of Sunset Cove to me.
He gave it back to me. All of it.
So, he’s not selling.
I look at the note next, my hands trembling. It’s handwritten by him with these simple words:
The choice was always you.
I stare at the words, taking them into my heart, mind, and soul, and I feel that love again I saw every time I looked at him.
I look at my father, note the softness in his expression, and show him the note.
Dad nods with respectful conviction. “I believe him, Aurora. I really do and hope you can too.”
“I do.”
He pulls in a small breath and leans forward, resting his elbows on the tops of his thighs. “When I first met your mother, I knew she was the one. But I thought it was absurd for me to act on that because we hadn’t even known each other for a week, and we were just kids. She was eighteen to my nineteen. When we parted, I regretted it so much I went looking for her but couldn’t find her anywhere. I thought I’d lost her forever, but she never left my heart. I never met anyone like her, and I knew I never would. When I found you both twelve years later, I couldn’t believe my luck. Having the two of you in my life completed me.”
Warmth surrounds my heart on hearing his sentimental words. “Oh, Dad. It felt that way for me too.”
“I know. We had a good life together, but what I’m trying to say is, when you meet that special person, hold on to them with everything you have. I will never excuse my guilt in what’s happened and the way my actions brought Knight into our lives, but I also have to acknowledge what he means to you and what you mean to him. None of us started off on the right foot, but it doesn’t have to end that way. I think Knight has more than proved that he’s sorry for what he did and that you are special to him. Death and life can make you lose your soul. I think he found his redemption in you. Please think about that.”
I’m already nodding before he can finish. “I will.”
“Good, because he’s coming here tomorrow morning to see you. I know you’re deeply hurt by what he did, but I think you should see him, Aurora, and hear him out.” A heartwarming smile inches across his lips. “Can you promise me you will?”
“Yes. I promise.” There’s a lightness to my tone that reflects the forgiveness in my heart.
“Good. I don’t think you’ll regret it.”
Dad stands and plants a kiss on my forehead. Then he leaves me with the documents, the note, and my thoughts.
