Luke gave Sarah one last lingering kiss, raised his head an inch away from her, and growled, “Go away, Jason. We need another minute.”

“I hope for Sarah’s sake you can do better than that, bro.” The door closed on Jason’s chuckle before Luke could respond to the taunt.

Luke rolled his eyes, but a grin tugged at his lips.

She smiled up at him. “I like your brother.”

“He’s an ass sometimes. And has terrible timing.” Luke rubbed his hands up her sides and back down to her hips. “Margaret is going to ask why Trish called.”

She and Bridget had agreed not to tell Margaret about Jamie until one of them spoke to Trish and found out if she would agree to a meeting.

“I think we’re on good enough terms now that I can tell her and she’ll listen and understand.”

“I hope so. She’s had a lot thrown at her, too.”

“At least this time I have good news. Well . . . I hope she sees it that way.”

“Another grandchild, another piece of Sean. I think she’ll be happy once she has a chance to process it.”

So much had changed for all of them over the last several weeks. They’d been through a lot of tension and turmoil. But in the end, she’d found joy with Luke and seeing him with her sons. It was time to leave all the bad in the past and start looking toward a brighter future.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Sarah stood next to Luke in the dining room feeling exposed and anxious with everyone staring at them.

Margaret looked at her with concern and remorse. “Is everything okay?” Things had really changed between them if Margaret was concerned about her.

She remembered how overwhelmed Margaret had been when they spoke before and wasn’t sure now was the time to reveal another of Sean’s secrets.

Luke squeezed her hand to give her courage and remind her he was there, supporting her.

She left Luke’s side to walk around the table, place a hand on Margaret’s shoulder, and tell her the truth about her son. “That was Trish. She and Sean were together for a long time.” She glanced at Jack, who knew far more than he should, then focused on Margaret again. “She was in the car accident with Sean. To keep her quiet about their relationship so that investors and the board of directors didn’t lose confidence in me, I paid her to keep quiet and she went away.”

Margaret’s eyes went wide, then narrowed with suspicion. “And let me guess, she wants more.”

“No.”

“Then what?” Margaret persisted.

“Yesterday when Bridget came to the house so the kids could play and she and I could talk about everything, she revealed that she knew a lot about what Sean had been doing. Not everything, but she knew about his affairs.”

Margaret pressed her lips tight. “I see.”

“She also knew something I didn’t know, but that Luke had also discovered during his investigation into Sean.”