“Lyon.” Sarah released her brother and walked to her dad, whom she’d never called by that title, and stood beside him. “Luke, may I introduce Robert Lyons. Lyon, Luke.”

Lyon gave Sarah a squeeze around her shoulders and held her to him. “She’s told me a lot about you.” Lyon had teased her about the way she gushed about Luke during their weekly calls. “It pleases me to see her happy.”

They’d lost a lot of years because her mother never told him about her. She loved that his first instinct was to claim her as his. Of course it caused a stir with his family, who also had no idea. But his wife, Norah, welcomed her to the family, even if things started off strained because Sarah disrupted the family dynamic. It took her a while to fit in, though she still felt like the outsider simply because she and her father’s family didn’t have a shared history. As well, she’d held back, too afraid to really get to know them at first for fear that they’d send her away or treat her badly like so many had done to her in the past. But things only got better having her dad in her life.

Luke smiled down at her. “I like making her happy.” Luke shook her dad’s hand. “It’s nice to meet you, sir.”

“Sarah’s been through a lot in her life. She needs someone she can trust implicitly and count on to never waver in their support of her and her happiness.”

Luke held Lyon’s gaze. “She has me for all of that and more.”

Lyon nodded with an I’ll-be-watching-you look. “Your family made a generous donation to Sarah’s foundation.”

Luke shrugged. “My entire family supports Sarah. But of course I’ll personally match it.”

Sarah gasped in surprise. “Luke, you don’t have to do that. The money Thompson Law donated is plenty.”

“I want you to know that I support what you do and want to be a part of it.”

Lyon slapped his hand on Luke’s shoulder. “You’re a generous man. I especially appreciate that kind of integrity.”

Luke took her hand. “Sarah makes everyone around her want to be a better person. She gives loyalty and trust without asking for anything in return. I want to be worthy of that kind of rare generosity and her open heart.”

“Sarah told me trust and women haven’t really gone together in your life.”

“I’ve had a few good and a lot of disappointing relationships. I couldn’t seem to find what I was looking for until I met Sarah and it all became clear that having a real partner and family was absolutely possible. With her.”

“And you’re sure this time?”

Sarah almost rolled her eyes at her father for asking what equated to “What are your intentions toward my daughter?” Plus, they had a huge audience, including Luke’s family sitting nearby.

Luke didn’t balk at her father’s boldness. “I think I fell in love with her the day I met her.”