The Only One for Her by Carlie Sexton

Author:Carlie Sexton [Sexton, Carlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Amazon: B00ZAER770
Barnesnoble: B00ZAER770
Goodreads: 25692229
Publisher: Carlie Sexton
Published: 2015-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25: Trace

Leaving Derrick’s parents in their state of shock and sadness had been difficult, but necessary. While I was there, Pastor Steven’s had returned their call. The memorial was scheduled for a week from Friday. The service would be held at the church they’d been attending for years. I told them I would contact a funeral home and make the arrangements for Derrick to be cremated. At some point in the immediate future, I’d have to inform Angelina of the arrangements to lay her husband to rest. The thought of it sickened me. Could she really have had anything to do with this? Could it have just been a simple accident? Maybe I was just suspicious of Angelina because she had hurt me. I had no idea. This just all seemed a little too convenient for her.

Walking into my office, my cell began ringing. It was her.

“Angelina,” I said. I wanted to be nice, but not too nice.

“Trace, what are we going to do without him?” she cried into the phone.

I didn’t know how to answer her because there was no “we.” “We have to think of what Derrick would want. He would want you to go on and find happiness.”

“Besides Derrick, you’re the only one who made me happy and I messed it all up.”

Okay, now I had entered an alternate universe. This was turning into the strangest conversation I’d ever had. “Well, it’s a difficult time for everyone.”

“It…it is,” she sobbed. “I’m so grateful to have you to turn to.”

Had I missed something? She didn’t have me to turn to. What the hell was happening?

“Trace, are you still there?”

“Yeah, I’m here.”

“I’m so glad I can lean on you during this difficult time.”

I had to put a stop to this right now. “Angelina, I’m not trying to be mean or rude, but you gave up your rights to have me to lean on the moment you slept with Derrick. I’m not interested in any kind of relationship with you.”

“I know I hurt you and I’ve apologized. But we’re business partners, so we’re going to have some sort of relationship. Whether it’s friendly or not is up to you. But I definitely want it to be friendly.”

And there it was. Motive. Whatever belonged to Derrick now belonged to her. She had everything he had worked so hard to accomplish. Part of which was a stake in my company. Son of a bitch.

“Angelina, I’m aware that we work together and of course I want that relationship to be amiable. But outside of work, there’s nothing between us. I hope you can understand. We didn’t get married. You married my best friend instead.”

“Trace, we more than work together and you know it. Now that Derrick is gone, you and I are partners. We’re the ones to carry on his legacy and make sure the company thrives.”

It wasn’t bad enough Derrick was dead. His widow was in charge of his assets and I was never going to be rid of her. This was a nightmare of epic proportion.

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