My tears start falling, Emerson always knows what to say to me to make me feel like the most special woman in the world. He turns me around to face the stands and I see the fans spelling out, ‘Will You Marry Me?’ and now they’re chanting it.
“Oh my god.”
“I think they want an answer,” Georgíos whispers.
“No, really? What gave you that idea?” Ares whispers back.
“You know we can all hear you, right?” Easton laughs.
“Oops,” they both say together.
I laugh at them and turn to face Emerson. When I do, he’s down on one knee. Holding up the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen.
“Yes!” I say as my tears fall.
Emerson puts the ring on my finger and kisses me.
I thought having River was the best day of my life. Today is a very close second.
During our summer break, Palmer and Steve had their trials. The judge gave Palmer twenty-five years and Steve got ten. The reason Palmer got more was because he was the one who threatened River. And he pointed the gun at the sheriff and his deputies. Steve only pointed it at us. The best part is they have to serve their sentences consecutively. Meaning one after the other, his lawyer asked for them to make them concurrent but the judge said no. And the judge also changed his penalties to one hundred thousand dollars. Which for Palmer, is a drop in the bucket. He will also never be off probation, and he and the assholes can never come near me or River. Ever.
It’s a relief to know that Palmer will be in prison for at least fifteen years before he’s eligible for parole. And we all plan to be there for each one. Making our statements on why he should never be let out.
We also found out that the information we had about Palmer’s father’s will was right. He needed a male heir in order to get the majority of his inheritance. And he did get a girl pregnant. But it’s a girl and so he has no interest in her. Emerson and I have been discussing whether or not we want to reach out to her. Her baby is River’s half sibling, after all. But we’ll see how that goes when the season is over.
