Kate was still bothered by one thing. She had to know the truth about Simon and Sabrina once and for all.

“Just tell me. Are you in love with Sabrina?”

“Of course not.”

She wanted to believe him, but she was struggling. “Why did you tell her about what happened to me in college?”

He looked confused. “What do you mean?”

“She went to Anderson. Told him I was crazy. That I’d had a breakdown in college, and that you were worried about me.” Kate felt herself getting angry at the memory. “How could you do that? Discussing such intimate details of my life with her?”

“Kate, I never . . . Your father and I spoke after Annabelle’s birthday party. He stopped by the office to see me. She must have overheard.”

Kate narrowed her eyes. She could ask her father about that later.

“What about the night you said you had a client dinner? Blaire saw you and Sabrina. She showed me pictures of you and Sabrina together.”

“It was a client dinner. He was over an hour late. Stuck in traffic behind an accident. That’s why the dinner went so late. But, still, I should have given more credence to your concerns. I guess because I knew nothing was going on, I just couldn’t understand why you didn’t believe me.” He shook his head. “But you were right about her. She came to see me in jail. Went on and on about starting a life together. Said she didn’t blame me for getting rid of Lily. Told me she’d find a way to get me out, all the time believing that it was true, that I’d done it. Can you believe that?”

Kate was stunned. “She really is crazy.”

“I don’t pretend to understand. I loved her father so much. I didn’t want to break my word to him. It would break his heart to know the way she’s turned out. She changed when he got sick. I think because I was the only other person that had been so close to him, in a way, being with me was a way for her to hold on to her father. You don’t know how hard it was when my dad died. My mother fell apart, and I was pretty much on my own from the age of thirteen. If it hadn’t been for Sabrina’s father, I really don’t know where I’d have ended up. I didn’t want to let him down after everything he did for me.” He put his hand up. “I’m not making any excuses, Kate. I was wrong to defend her, to ignore your concerns. I see now that she had no regard for your feelings, and I shouldn’t have let her treat you that way. My loyalties were divided, but they should have been with you. I’m so sorry.”

“What now?”