“I thought it was a baby kind of moment,” Ryan laughed. “You don’t mind that I call you that, do you? Because I was thinking since I’m pretty sure I’m falling for you deeper than I ever have with anyone else, I’d like us to have an actual relationship.”
“I think that’s the best idea you’ve had yet.”
Ryan moved in to seal his lips against Catherine’s and her eyes fell shut as she relished in the taste of his lips she had missed so much. She had almost forgotten how sweet he tasted on her mouth and how much it felt like home when he kissed her. She never wanted to forget again.
The signature sound of Catherine’s vibrating cell phone registered once again and she groaned out in annoyance as she pulled away from Ryan.
“This better be important,” she said to herself as she reached for her phone. “Ryan, it’s the Board of Builders…”
“Answer it,” he replied.
“Hello, this is Catherine Goldberry.”
Ryan’s expressions changed to matched Catherine’s as she watched him sit in silence, waiting for her to get off the phone. She reached her hand out to squeeze his hand in hers and a luminous smile spread across her mouth as she finished her conversation with a ‘thank you’ and hung up the phone.
“Ryan, oh my God,” she said, unable to find the proper words to reiterate how the conversation went.
“What is it?” Ryan asked. “What happened?”
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“That was the Board,” Catherine said, astonished. “They’ve been contacted by the client who is willing to sell the land to us for the price I offered. The tribe has also reached out and said that we can use the land as we see fit, so long as we agree to keep it as sacred ground and not sell it to anyone else or let anyone else use it. Ryan, we did it.”
The smile that stretched across Ryan’s face as soon as he heard Catherine’s words had her heart melting and her pride soaring. Everything up until the moment she received the call was instantly worth it and all the pain she felt from the night before immediately dissipated.
“We need to celebrate, Catherine,” Ryan said as he pushed the breakfast tray out of the way further. “What do you think we can do to celebrate our success and more importantly, celebrate our new relationship?”
“I can think of a few things.”
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Catherine’s hands moved to cup the nape of Ryan’s neck.