Sherri and Jonathan exchanged a look. He met Kit’s eyes and grinned. “Done. And we’ll work the board meeting around your schedule.”
She grinned. “Then we’ve got a deal. Thank you for the flexibility in the contract. I’ll do this for Lew and then we’ll see what happens after that.”
Spencer stood up. “Jonathan, Alexa, can we pow-wow?” They nodded in agreement.
Sherri grinned. “Perfect timing. I wanted a moment alone with Kit.”
She reached out for Sherri’s hand, squeezing it. “I’m so sorry, Sherri. This has got to be heart-wrenching for you.”
Sherri struggled with her tears as she nodded and a nervous chuckle escaped. “It hasn’t fully sunk in yet. It’s like when he goes on a business trip. I keep on expecting him to come through the door. Except this time he won’t be walking back through the door calling out to me.”
She met Kit’s eyes. “He did think of you as a daughter. Hell, we both do. You’re an integral part of this family. We want you to be at the interment. It’s private. Family only. We’ll do a big memorial service in L.A. later in the fall. As soon as we know the arrangements, I’ll let you know.”
She grinned through her tears. “Now that recording career of yours. Lew could not contain his elation over your single and your future as Kit-Kat. He told me he wanted to get more out of you. He said that this was what he always envisioned for you, beyond your legal wizardry, beyond your management prowess, beyond your record exec duties.”
She nodded knowingly. “When you went through with it and created that single, it was like you fulfilled one of his wishes. That being said, while he was over the moon about your single, he made it clear that he wanted that album out of you with urgency. As you know he had full intent of being your executive producer and being by your side every step of the way. He kept going on and on about how you would be a major pop star and a force to be reckoned with. That’s why he was pushing so hard for you to get your single recorded.”
Sherri put her hand atop Kit’s. “Honey, I don’t know if any of that interests you. My husband is…um, was…” Sherri sighed for a moment, struggling a bit, as her eyes welled up with tears. Kit squeezed her hand in hopes of comforting her.
Sherri nodded and continued. “Lew was headstrong. Absolutely unyielding when it came to causes and things he was passionate about. Music was one of those things. The possibility of you being one of his star artists was one of those things. He was very clear that he wanted to see you expand not only as an artist related to music, but also try your hand at acting in a few productions. He said you have movie star quality and he could see you up on the big screen. He had full intention of setting up a meeting with one of the best talent agents in L.A. He did put a call in last night, so you may be hearing from someone soon. I know this is a lot to throw at you. I’m just sharing his last wishes. I thought you would want to know. And Kit…”
She stared in anticipation. She couldn’t believe there was more. Everything Sherri had shared with her was enough for her to chew on for days, maybe even months or years.
She raised her eyebrows. “What?”
Sherri gazed deeply into her eyes to make her point. “Lew isn’t a man that believes in divorce, sweetie.”
She sighed as she continued. “I know it’s not his right to meddle in your personal life, but you know how he is. He was pleased with Sully as a performer and an artist. He commented over and over again about how talented he was and he loved his star quality. Lew wasn’t pleased with Sully’s behavior on a personal level, specifically toward you, and he made sure to communicate that to him… last night.”
Kit’s eyes widened. “What? Lew talked to Sully last night?”
Sherri nodded her head. “Yes. He went against my wishes to get to bed early, no surprise. He and Jonathan had been up talking about your contract after you left and then I guess he was thinking about what you shared with him about Sully. He called him and Sully came right over. He was here about an hour.”
Sherri could see the look of confusion on Kit’s face. “Honey, I know this is a lot to take in. I can tell you this much. Whatever the conversation was between those two, it ended well. Lew was pleased. He said that he was confident Sully would do the right thing. And like I said, he didn’t believe in divorce.”
She met Kit’s eyes. “I don’t know if you know this, but I tried to divorce Lew once.”
Kit’s eyes widened. “What? No—I didn’t know that! Why? Ever since I’ve known you two you seem solid. You’re such a strong couple and you’ve been together so long. I always took it as inspiration.”
She smiled as she nodded. “It may have looked that way to you now, but the first few years we were together weren’t all that smooth.”
She took Kit’s hand in hers and stared into her eyes. “We were in a very similar situation to you and Sully.”
Kit interjected. “Lew screwed around with another woman?”
She sighed. “Yes. It was an isolated incident and she meant nothing to him. He was building out Diamond Records and it was going to his head. He was surrounded by women that
