Aaron reached over and kissed my lips gently. “Good, because now that I’ve got you, there is no way in hell I’m letting you go.”
Wiggling my eyebrows, I said, “That’s what I wanted to hear. Come on, let’s get going. I’m sure your parents are waiting on us. Hey, are we going to tell your parents about us? You know, you asking me to marry you?”
Aaron’s face lit up. “I’d love to tell them, but if you want to wait, I completely understand.”
Shaking my head, I said, “No. No I think we should tell them. I’m tired of putting my life on hold.”
Ten minutes later and we were at the country club. As we were about to walk into the bar, I mentioned to Aaron how fun it would be to play golf in the dark. He laughed his ass off and dragged me in for a kiss. I wasn’t really sure what was so funny about that, but I went with it.
Spotting Brice and Kate, along with Grams, sitting at a table, Aaron quickly made his way over to them. Leaning down and kissing his grandmother first, Aaron then kissed his mother. Brice stood as I sat down and then shook Aaron’s hand. I don’t think I could ever get used to the chivalry these two men used on a daily basis.
After a few moments of talking about nothing, Aaron cleared his throat. “Mom, Dad, Grams, I wanted you all here so I could tell y’all something.”
Kate and Grams both leaned forward, as if eager to hear what Aaron was going to say. Brice sat back and took a drink of his scotch.
Reaching for my hand, Aaron smiled at me. My body trembled, feeling his love pouring into me through this simple touch.
“I wanted to let y’all know it’s finally happened.”
“What has?” Kate, Grams and I all asked at the same time.
Aaron and Brice both let out a small chuckle.
Aaron placed his other hand behind my neck and pulled me closer to him. My breathing increased, and I was totally lost in his blue eyes. Damn it all to hell. How does he do this to me? Even with his parents and Grams sitting there, my body was aching for him and my panties were wet with my desire.
“I’ve fallen in love with the most beautiful woman in the world.” Turning to his mother and Grams, Aaron said, “Well, besides the two other most beautiful women in the world sitting here at this table.”
“Nice recovery,” Brice mumbled under his breath.
My heart was slamming in my chest. Oh my word. Aaron was professing his love for me to his family. Could he be any more perfect?
Turning back to me, he brought me closer to him as he kissed me gently on the lips. “And someday, I’m going to marry her because she said . . . she said . . .”
Aaron’s voice cracked as his eyes filled with tears.
Smiling bigger, I said, “She said yes.”
Kate and Grams both jumped up and began crying as Aaron kissed me again. Pulling back slightly, he whispered against my lips, “I love you, short stack.”
Closing my eyes and shaking my head, I laughed. When I opened my eyes again, Kate was pushing Aaron out of the way and grabbing my hands to pull me up. Standing, Kate brought me in for one of the hugs you long for from your mother when you have good news. Grams was next. By the time they were both done taking turns hugging the hell out of me, it felt as if one of my left ribs was cracked. Brice had hugged and slapped Aaron on the back while he nodded his head and said, “Good job, Aaron.”
Kate pulled me over to the bar and began telling everyone her son was finally in love. The claps and cheers from total strangers caused me to feel like I was walking on cloud nine. A small part of me held back, though. I still needed to divorce Robert, and the sick aching feeling deep in the pit of my stomach told me the trial this week was not going to go as smoothly as Aaron and Brice thought.
Smiling from ear to ear, I spent the rest of the evening laughing and enjoying the company of Aaron and his family. I never wanted the night to end. The only other thing that could have made it perfect was if I was a part of this family.
Mrs. Aaron Walker. Yep. I liked the sound of that.
Feeling my phone buzz in my purse, I pulled it out.
Asshat: I’m missing you, Sierra. Baby let’s get together and talk.
My smile instantly faded as I looked down at Robert’s text message. Was he freaking kidding me?
Me: Robert, there is not working anything out. The best day of my life will be when that judge grants me a divorce from you.
Setting the phone down in my lap, I glanced around the table. Aaron and his father were talking about another case, and Grams and Kate were discussing last night’s benefit ball and how much money was raised for the American Cancer Society.