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that I’m a
mess,” the young man smiled at Sandy. “And I know that you’re
angry. But I want to tell you one last thing.”
“ What?”
“ Mr. Norsen loves you. And
even though he’s a fuck up and really aren’t we all?” The young man
flushed red with color. “He wants to make this right for you. You
don’t have to call him or talk to him or email him or even friend
him on Facebook. But that doesn’t change the fact that he loves
you.”
Sandy bit her lip to keep from tearing
up.
“ He hired me to take care
of you,” the lawyer said. “He’s going to get out really soon, only
eight more weeks. And when he does, he wants to talk to you. I
think what he really wants is to be your boyfriend… husband…
partner… again. And now that I have meet you, I can see
why.”
“ He told you to say all of
this bullshit?”
“ He told me all of this,”
the lawyer said. “When he was in a coma, he said he had dreams
about you and only you. You were the first thing he asked about
when he woke up.”
“ He asked where he was,”
Sandy said.
“ After that,” the lawyer
said. “I used the word ‘thing’. You were the first thing he asked
about. He loves you. And well, he should.”
“ Anything else?” Sandy
asked.
“ Here’s my card,” the
lawyer said. “Sign the papers and I’ll set everything
up.”
The lawyer was standing in the doorway when
he turned.
“ One more thing,” the
lawyer said.
He dug in his pocket for something and held
out his closed fist to her. Sandy held out her hand palm side up.
The lawyer dropped a pair of tear drop dangle diamond earrings into
her hand.
“ They match your engagement
ring,” the lawyer said. “Mr. Norsen had them and… There’s some
fancy blue box they go in but it was too big for my pocket and I
didn’t want to lose them. Sorry.”
Sandy stood in the late March sunbeam
staring at the diamonds in her hand.
“ Call me when you’ve signed
the papers or if you need anything or if the kids need
anything.”
When she looked up, the lawyer was gone. She
quickly closed and locked the door. She made a beeline to the
bathroom where she cried her eyes out. Through watery eyes, she put
on the diamond earrings. Four years ago, she’d seen these earrings
on a starlet in some gossip magazine. She’d been reading the
magazine at the gym while she rode the exercise bike. She
remembered saying to Aden, ‘Someday when I’m rich, I’m going to
have earrings just like this.’
Leaning back to look at herself in the
mirror, she touched the right earring. It spun around, casting
light around the room.
Aden loved her.
It was what she wanted. She wanted Aden or
Aden as he used to be before all this crap. But she couldn’t handle
the criminal, flakey Aden. It was too hard and too painful. She was
too tired. That’s what she’d told Valerie last night.
Sandy heard someone call her name. Her next
client had arrived.
“ Just a second,” Sandy
said.
She wiped away her tears and went to face
the rest of her day.
~~~~~~~~
Tuesday night — 8:35 P.M.
“ Hello,” Jacob said. His
tone was soft as he walked into the loft. “Jill?”
Jill came running out of her office. She
jumped into his arms.
“ That’s a nice
greeting.”
He kissed her lips then set her down to kiss
her further. Giggling, she stepped away. He shook his head at her
tease.
“ Long day at work!” she
said.
“ Dad’s out, Aden’s out,
Blane’s out,” Jacob said. “Just me and a big company. I had to get
a secretary to fill in for Blane. I’m so used to working with men.
It’s weird to have a woman help me.”
“ Should I be jealous?” Jill
asked.
“ Of what?”
“ Your new secretary? Is she
pretty?”
Knowing better than to answer the question,
Jacob smiled at Jill
“ You are my wife,” he
said.
“ Just seems like there’s so
much cheating around,” Jill said. “Valerie’s been on the phone with
one of her Hollywood friends all night. I just…”
“
mess,” the young man smiled at Sandy. “And I know that you’re
angry. But I want to tell you one last thing.”
“ What?”
“ Mr. Norsen loves you. And
even though he’s a fuck up and really aren’t we all?” The young man
flushed red with color. “He wants to make this right for you. You
don’t have to call him or talk to him or email him or even friend
him on Facebook. But that doesn’t change the fact that he loves
you.”
Sandy bit her lip to keep from tearing
up.
“ He hired me to take care
of you,” the lawyer said. “He’s going to get out really soon, only
eight more weeks. And when he does, he wants to talk to you. I
think what he really wants is to be your boyfriend… husband…
partner… again. And now that I have meet you, I can see
why.”
“ He told you to say all of
this bullshit?”
“ He told me all of this,”
the lawyer said. “When he was in a coma, he said he had dreams
about you and only you. You were the first thing he asked about
when he woke up.”
“ He asked where he was,”
Sandy said.
“ After that,” the lawyer
said. “I used the word ‘thing’. You were the first thing he asked
about. He loves you. And well, he should.”
“ Anything else?” Sandy
asked.
“ Here’s my card,” the
lawyer said. “Sign the papers and I’ll set everything
up.”
The lawyer was standing in the doorway when
he turned.
“ One more thing,” the
lawyer said.
He dug in his pocket for something and held
out his closed fist to her. Sandy held out her hand palm side up.
The lawyer dropped a pair of tear drop dangle diamond earrings into
her hand.
“ They match your engagement
ring,” the lawyer said. “Mr. Norsen had them and… There’s some
fancy blue box they go in but it was too big for my pocket and I
didn’t want to lose them. Sorry.”
Sandy stood in the late March sunbeam
staring at the diamonds in her hand.
“ Call me when you’ve signed
the papers or if you need anything or if the kids need
anything.”
When she looked up, the lawyer was gone. She
quickly closed and locked the door. She made a beeline to the
bathroom where she cried her eyes out. Through watery eyes, she put
on the diamond earrings. Four years ago, she’d seen these earrings
on a starlet in some gossip magazine. She’d been reading the
magazine at the gym while she rode the exercise bike. She
remembered saying to Aden, ‘Someday when I’m rich, I’m going to
have earrings just like this.’
Leaning back to look at herself in the
mirror, she touched the right earring. It spun around, casting
light around the room.
Aden loved her.
It was what she wanted. She wanted Aden or
Aden as he used to be before all this crap. But she couldn’t handle
the criminal, flakey Aden. It was too hard and too painful. She was
too tired. That’s what she’d told Valerie last night.
Sandy heard someone call her name. Her next
client had arrived.
“ Just a second,” Sandy
said.
She wiped away her tears and went to face
the rest of her day.
~~~~~~~~
Tuesday night — 8:35 P.M.
“ Hello,” Jacob said. His
tone was soft as he walked into the loft. “Jill?”
Jill came running out of her office. She
jumped into his arms.
“ That’s a nice
greeting.”
He kissed her lips then set her down to kiss
her further. Giggling, she stepped away. He shook his head at her
tease.
“ Long day at work!” she
said.
“ Dad’s out, Aden’s out,
Blane’s out,” Jacob said. “Just me and a big company. I had to get
a secretary to fill in for Blane. I’m so used to working with men.
It’s weird to have a woman help me.”
“ Should I be jealous?” Jill
asked.
“ Of what?”
“ Your new secretary? Is she
pretty?”
Knowing better than to answer the question,
Jacob smiled at Jill
“ You are my wife,” he
said.
“ Just seems like there’s so
much cheating around,” Jill said. “Valerie’s been on the phone with
one of her Hollywood friends all night. I just…”
“
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