Chapter 59

"I'll get some more coffee." Sarah started to rise from the couch.

"No." He held up a hand. "I'm fine. No, not fine," he corrected himself, "but I don't think I should drink more coffee."

She was silent for a long moment. "That must all have been so devastating for you, Beau," she said at last. "

He relaxed an infinite amount when her voice sounded softer, warmer.

"And humiliating." he went on. "All the world could see how stupid I'd been." He clenched his fists then relaxed them. He hadn't let any grass grow under his feet that time. "But one thing money can buy you is a damn good lawyer." He started pacing again. "Mine was a shark. Before I could blink I was divorced, Lacey had a hefty property settlement and I had sole custody of Toby."

"Lucky for him," she said.

He could almost see a smile on her face. Still, he knew he was not out of the woods here yet. Far from it.

"The divorce decree stipulated she have no contact with him," he went on, rubbing the back of his neck to