Power of Attorney: A Novel (A Greenburg Family Book 1) by Alice Lang Page B
Authors: Alice Lang
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sunshine.
“Yes… I do have sunshine too.”
CHAPTER ELEVEN
From the moment Sarah stepped out of her bathroom to find Patrick gone, her emotions had shifted dramatically. First she was sad, then angry, then deeply concerned, especially after he didn’t answer her call or return any of her messages.
She worried that he was in some trouble or that something bad had happened after he had ran out on her. She had considered going in search of him, but had waited for over an hour staring at her phone.
She felt foolish for expecting more from him. He had simply taken what he had wanted and walked away. Now, he was most likely back at work, sated, knowing he had made it impossible for her to be with his brother.
Damn him.
A knock on her door made her jump and her heart start beating a quick staccato in her chest. Maybe she was wrong, he had come back. She ran to the door to let him in.
It wasn’t him at her door that morning; it was Henry looking at her with haunted eyes. Her shoulders slumped as she knew he knew; she stepped back and gestured for him to come inside.
Their conversation hadn’t gone as she had expected. She thought he would yell and accuse her of playing him too. But he didn’t. He very calmly told her that he had seen Patrick and learned about the events of the evening.
Sarah felt terrible, truly awful and apologized for misleading him and betraying his trust. To her surprise, he accepted her apology. She could tell he meant it.
“I understand if you no longer want to talk to me,” she had told him. “I screwed up; I’m so sorry for that.”
Henry had shaken his head. “No. You’ve been a wonderful friend to me. Let’s put this behind us and start over. Okay?”
Henry assured her that he would be alright and explained to her that he prepared himself for this situation, Sarah felt the need to do something, anything just to make up to Henry.
But nothing can completely mend a broken heart. They were just two people who tried to make something work. They both had hoped their friendship would be enough to make a relationship viable. In the end, when things ended up the way they didn’t expect, they just had to accept that they weren’t just meant to be. Both Sarah and Henry were adults. It wasn’t going to be their first heartbreak but at the same time, it didn’t hurt less either.
Sarah knew Henry was still angry at his brother, and she felt bad for being one of the reasons these two fought.
“I know he didn’t mean to hurt me, he was just trying to protect me in his own messed up way. I still love him; he’s my brother. I just need him to let me live my own life, make my own mistakes.”
Sarah completely agree with Henry. Patrick wasn’t an evil person, not a bad man. He just didn’t know how to show love, didn’t know how to deal with people in social situations.
Henry said the fight had opened his eyes a little because he realized how much pressure was bottled up inside him too. Letting it out made him realized a lot of things. First was that he looked up to his brother so much, that he weakly did whatever he was told.
Henry realized Patrick had never asked him to be a lawyer, to follow in his footsteps at all. He had put the pressure on himself. “I guess the biggest enemy of success is yourself,” he told Sarah, laughing softly to himself.
He was more relieved than he was ever now that he had shared his concerns with Sarah.
“What do we do next,” Sarah asked him but he just shook his head, he didn’t know. He supposed he would have to talk to Patrick sometime soon, but he wasn’t up for that conversation yet. Plus, it might do Patrick good to think about what he had done, figure out what it was he wanted
Sarah was worried about how things would turn out. It was Henry’s last sentence that convinced her they both were going to be alright. Just before he left her house, he turned back and said with a grin, “Just for both our satisfaction, I gave Pat one mean punch
“Yes… I do have sunshine too.”
CHAPTER ELEVEN
From the moment Sarah stepped out of her bathroom to find Patrick gone, her emotions had shifted dramatically. First she was sad, then angry, then deeply concerned, especially after he didn’t answer her call or return any of her messages.
She worried that he was in some trouble or that something bad had happened after he had ran out on her. She had considered going in search of him, but had waited for over an hour staring at her phone.
She felt foolish for expecting more from him. He had simply taken what he had wanted and walked away. Now, he was most likely back at work, sated, knowing he had made it impossible for her to be with his brother.
Damn him.
A knock on her door made her jump and her heart start beating a quick staccato in her chest. Maybe she was wrong, he had come back. She ran to the door to let him in.
It wasn’t him at her door that morning; it was Henry looking at her with haunted eyes. Her shoulders slumped as she knew he knew; she stepped back and gestured for him to come inside.
Their conversation hadn’t gone as she had expected. She thought he would yell and accuse her of playing him too. But he didn’t. He very calmly told her that he had seen Patrick and learned about the events of the evening.
Sarah felt terrible, truly awful and apologized for misleading him and betraying his trust. To her surprise, he accepted her apology. She could tell he meant it.
“I understand if you no longer want to talk to me,” she had told him. “I screwed up; I’m so sorry for that.”
Henry had shaken his head. “No. You’ve been a wonderful friend to me. Let’s put this behind us and start over. Okay?”
Henry assured her that he would be alright and explained to her that he prepared himself for this situation, Sarah felt the need to do something, anything just to make up to Henry.
But nothing can completely mend a broken heart. They were just two people who tried to make something work. They both had hoped their friendship would be enough to make a relationship viable. In the end, when things ended up the way they didn’t expect, they just had to accept that they weren’t just meant to be. Both Sarah and Henry were adults. It wasn’t going to be their first heartbreak but at the same time, it didn’t hurt less either.
Sarah knew Henry was still angry at his brother, and she felt bad for being one of the reasons these two fought.
“I know he didn’t mean to hurt me, he was just trying to protect me in his own messed up way. I still love him; he’s my brother. I just need him to let me live my own life, make my own mistakes.”
Sarah completely agree with Henry. Patrick wasn’t an evil person, not a bad man. He just didn’t know how to show love, didn’t know how to deal with people in social situations.
Henry said the fight had opened his eyes a little because he realized how much pressure was bottled up inside him too. Letting it out made him realized a lot of things. First was that he looked up to his brother so much, that he weakly did whatever he was told.
Henry realized Patrick had never asked him to be a lawyer, to follow in his footsteps at all. He had put the pressure on himself. “I guess the biggest enemy of success is yourself,” he told Sarah, laughing softly to himself.
He was more relieved than he was ever now that he had shared his concerns with Sarah.
“What do we do next,” Sarah asked him but he just shook his head, he didn’t know. He supposed he would have to talk to Patrick sometime soon, but he wasn’t up for that conversation yet. Plus, it might do Patrick good to think about what he had done, figure out what it was he wanted
Sarah was worried about how things would turn out. It was Henry’s last sentence that convinced her they both were going to be alright. Just before he left her house, he turned back and said with a grin, “Just for both our satisfaction, I gave Pat one mean punch
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