CHAPTER 79

“I do miss him,” she said, a small ache in her chest. “But just like Sandra did, I have to let him go. I can’t stop living my life just because he lost his.”

“I’m glad to hear you say that, honey. Clement would have wanted you to be happy first and foremost.”

“I know,” she said quietly. “And I’m trying. I’ll get there eventually.”

James stuck his head in the door, a slight frown on his face as his gaze swept over Derrick.

“Am I missing something? What are you doing in Sophia’s office?”

Derrick rolled his eyes. “We were talking. You know, having a conversation? Something coworkers frequently do on the job.”

James looked suspiciously at him and Sophia grinned, thrilled with the possessiveness that shone in James’s eyes. It was absurd for him to get touchy over Derrick being in her office. The man was very happily married to her best friend. But still, she didn’t mind that James had obviously staked his claim.

“I was telling her that Sandra wants you both to come over this Friday night,”