she’s in the kitchen.” He crooked a thumb toward the house. “You should go on up and say hello before we get started.”
Sierra grinned. “I think I will.” She looked up to the man at her side. “Eric, would you like to come? I’d love for you to meet Val.”
He glanced at Trey. “I think I’ll give you ladies a chance to catch up. I’ll join you in a few minutes, sweetheart.”
She squeezed his arm. “Okay, I’ll see you soon.”
Trey watched her walk away. Damn, taking things slow was not going to be easy. Not when he wanted her even more than he had when they met all those years ago. Only then, she was single. Now she was engaged and he had a lifetime of sins to atone for.
“I know what you’re up to, Turner.”
Trey turned to see the judge glaring at him. “What do you mean?”
Eric folded his arms across his chest. “You’re trying to make inroads with my fiancé and you’re using that damn charity to do it.”
He considered his response. Should he tip his hand or was it too soon? “I admire Sierra’s commitment to The Rainbow Fund, Eric. I’d like to help if I can.”
“Is that why you offered to donate $100,000 to the cause? Or was that a pathetic attempt to impress your ex-wife?”
Trey struggled to repress his raging temper. He hated this situation, hated being called to task by this arrogant jerk, but if he fought with Sierra’s fiancé, their working relationship would no doubt end before it began. “I don’t owe you an explanation.”
Trey stalked past him and opened the door to the studio.
“The hell you don’t. She’s my fiancé. Anything that affects her, affects me.” Eric pushed the door open and followed behind him. “Can’t you see that she’s moved on with her life?”
Trey chuckled. “If that were true, you wouldn’t be here.”
The judge’s cell phone rang, but he chose to ignore it. “Excuse me?”
“Why the hell are you here? Sierra’s capable of making her own decisions, and she’s already decided to work with me.”
“I need to know more about this project before I can allow that.”
Trey laughed. He knew Sierra well enough to know she wouldn’t allow anyone to make decisions on her behalf.
He claimed a stool, hooking his cowboy boot over the rung. “Sierra and I are going to be co-writing songs for my new album. In exchange, I’ve offered to be a spokesperson for her charity. End of story. Are you satisfied?”
“You’ve got a smart mouth, boy. I can’t say that I care for your attitude.”
Trey smirked. “I can’t say that I care what you think.” He propped his elbows up on the bar top behind him. “Now, it’s my turn to ask a question. Why are you marrying Sierra? I mean, you must have twenty years on her.”
Eric glared at him. “I don’t give a damn about the age difference, and neither does she. Sierra is the most amazing woman I’ve ever met. But I don’t have to tell you that now, do I?”
Trey was well aware of his former wife’s attributes, which is the reason he’d never been able to get over her. “Have you ever been married?”
“For twenty-three years. My wife died of cancer seven years ago.”
Trey lowered his head in deference. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“She was a good woman, gave me four beautiful children. I never thought I’d fall in love again, but then I met Sierra and everything changed. She gave me a new lease on life.”
Trey understood how that could happen. Sierra had come into his world and turned it upside down. “How’d you two meet?”
“I’m something of a philanthropist. I attended a fundraising event for her charity. I was awestruck when I saw her, even more so when I heard her speak about the cause.” He smiled at the memory. “I knew right then and there that I wanted to make her my wife.” He chuckled. “Of course, it took me almost two years to convince her.”
Trey had fallen in love with her at first sight, too. It had taken only a year to convince her
Sierra grinned. “I think I will.” She looked up to the man at her side. “Eric, would you like to come? I’d love for you to meet Val.”
He glanced at Trey. “I think I’ll give you ladies a chance to catch up. I’ll join you in a few minutes, sweetheart.”
She squeezed his arm. “Okay, I’ll see you soon.”
Trey watched her walk away. Damn, taking things slow was not going to be easy. Not when he wanted her even more than he had when they met all those years ago. Only then, she was single. Now she was engaged and he had a lifetime of sins to atone for.
“I know what you’re up to, Turner.”
Trey turned to see the judge glaring at him. “What do you mean?”
Eric folded his arms across his chest. “You’re trying to make inroads with my fiancé and you’re using that damn charity to do it.”
He considered his response. Should he tip his hand or was it too soon? “I admire Sierra’s commitment to The Rainbow Fund, Eric. I’d like to help if I can.”
“Is that why you offered to donate $100,000 to the cause? Or was that a pathetic attempt to impress your ex-wife?”
Trey struggled to repress his raging temper. He hated this situation, hated being called to task by this arrogant jerk, but if he fought with Sierra’s fiancé, their working relationship would no doubt end before it began. “I don’t owe you an explanation.”
Trey stalked past him and opened the door to the studio.
“The hell you don’t. She’s my fiancé. Anything that affects her, affects me.” Eric pushed the door open and followed behind him. “Can’t you see that she’s moved on with her life?”
Trey chuckled. “If that were true, you wouldn’t be here.”
The judge’s cell phone rang, but he chose to ignore it. “Excuse me?”
“Why the hell are you here? Sierra’s capable of making her own decisions, and she’s already decided to work with me.”
“I need to know more about this project before I can allow that.”
Trey laughed. He knew Sierra well enough to know she wouldn’t allow anyone to make decisions on her behalf.
He claimed a stool, hooking his cowboy boot over the rung. “Sierra and I are going to be co-writing songs for my new album. In exchange, I’ve offered to be a spokesperson for her charity. End of story. Are you satisfied?”
“You’ve got a smart mouth, boy. I can’t say that I care for your attitude.”
Trey smirked. “I can’t say that I care what you think.” He propped his elbows up on the bar top behind him. “Now, it’s my turn to ask a question. Why are you marrying Sierra? I mean, you must have twenty years on her.”
Eric glared at him. “I don’t give a damn about the age difference, and neither does she. Sierra is the most amazing woman I’ve ever met. But I don’t have to tell you that now, do I?”
Trey was well aware of his former wife’s attributes, which is the reason he’d never been able to get over her. “Have you ever been married?”
“For twenty-three years. My wife died of cancer seven years ago.”
Trey lowered his head in deference. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“She was a good woman, gave me four beautiful children. I never thought I’d fall in love again, but then I met Sierra and everything changed. She gave me a new lease on life.”
Trey understood how that could happen. Sierra had come into his world and turned it upside down. “How’d you two meet?”
“I’m something of a philanthropist. I attended a fundraising event for her charity. I was awestruck when I saw her, even more so when I heard her speak about the cause.” He smiled at the memory. “I knew right then and there that I wanted to make her my wife.” He chuckled. “Of course, it took me almost two years to convince her.”
Trey had fallen in love with her at first sight, too. It had taken only a year to convince her
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