Chapter Thirteen

Sarah parked in front of Luke’s house and wondered what she was doing.

He worked for Margaret. Not in a continuing way, but he had sent her the letter demanding their visit. He not only did some kind of background check on her but somehow got his hands on her sealed juvenile records. His actions made her angry, but in a way she was also relieved. In the back of her mind, she’d always known the bigger her public image at Spencer Software and Andy’s Antics, the more people would want to know about her. It was only a matter of time before someone found those records.

She’d just thought it would be some tech genius who hacked the system to get them.

Not the lawyer for the woman who hated her most.

But despite all that, Luke didn’t seem to be trying too hard to prove Margaret’s case—that she had married Sean only for his money. He seemed genuinely interested in getting to know her for real, not just to pick out all her faults.

He actually believed her side of what happened with her uncle.

She thought she didn’t care, but she did.

And while she appreciated his change of heart, and the way he listened to her story without the judgment he’d shown her earlier, she really didn’t know if there was anything but attraction pulling them together.

Most relationships started that way, but Luke seemed averse to relationships that came with commitment, judging by the way he wanted to push her away, even as he reluctantly pulled her closer.

It confused her.

She really didn’t know if he actually liked her.

He shouldn’t have kissed her.

She never should have kissed him back.

But the temptation had been too great to ignore. And it had been a long time since she felt that kind of desire.

And she’d never been kissed like that. It overtook her. It settled her and shook her up all at once.

Luke, and his many facets, intrigued her. At first, the only thing pulling her to him was the physical attraction. But now, she found common ground with him. He loved the horses as much as she loved them. He worked hard. He was a lawyer and a rancher. She liked running Spencer Software and the work she did there, but she found satisfaction in her gaming projects that she did for fun because they fulfilled another part of her.

Maybe he’d had an attitude with her in the beginning, but she didn’t hold it against him. She often held back because she didn’t trust others, so that he did the same was something she understood.

Luke had accepted Margaret’s opinion of Sarah because he’d known Margaret for most of his life. He didn’t think she’d lie. And Margaret didn’t. She believed what she thought of Sarah. Luke at least took the time to dig deeper and get to know her better to form his own opinion.

She appreciated that.