The Lawyer's Second Chance

ame. "Sierra, wait! Please, just listen to me!" But Sierra didn't slow down.

r shut before he could reach her. She fumbled for the keys, her hands shaking, and started the engi

and desperation. He knew he had to make things right, but he didn't know where to start. Wit

e, a look of concern on her face. "Derek, what just happe

ences of his actions. He knew he had lost Sierra's trust, and

choing in his mind. He knew he had a long, difficult road ahead of him to regain her

"Hey, Derek, I'm so sorry this happened. But maybe, i

-rimmed and puffy. "What do y

t us in a more subtle way, she might have tried to work through it, to salvage the relationshi

"This way, Sierra will likely be the one to initiate the

ad been so caught up in the guilt and panic that he hadn

y, Derek. And if Sierra can't give you that, then maybe it's time to

just maybe, this was the push he needed to leave his unhappy marriage behind and start anew. Wit

in his own desires and frustrations that he hadn't stopped to consider the consequences of his actio

, was daunting. He knew it would cause her immense pain and suf

and the bad. He remembered the day they met, their first date, their wedd

ne who would be causing the divorce. It was his actions, his sel

e of anger towards her, towards himself, towards the situation. He didn't want to be in this position

over him. He knew he had to face the music, to confront the damage he

t leave for now," D

happen. Why are you so grumpy?" Clau

his office in annoyance but Derek wasn'

s phone and placed

ice strained, "do I have anything

somber mood. "Well, you had a meeting with marketing at

che coming on. "Yeah, that's fine. Cancel

t. Everything okay, Derek?" Rachel

nt. "Yeah, everything's fine. Just need to take care of s

k. If you need anything, just let me

t out of the office, clear his head, and figure out how to navigate this mess he'd created. He grabbe