“But I just want to be closer to you,” Ryan said.

So I ended up letting him come with me to the hotel. Ryan caught up on some sleep in the car, and we just sat in silence.

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When we got to the hotel, Ryan woke up, and the first thing he did was treat everyone to coffee and pastries. The staff were smiling, chatfing happily with him.

I looked at Ryan, who was so bright. If I were just a few years younger, I probably would’ve fallen for him. But no matter how perfect my looks were, I couldn’t cover up the desolation inside.

Of course, I wasn’t about to stay this way forever. One day, I’d fill that barren heart of mine with a riot of vibrant, passionate blooms.

Ryan suddenly knocked on my door and popped his head in. “You’re heading to Shaville for work, right?”

I nodded. “Yeah, I might be going over there.”

“Great.” Ryan’s eyes sparkled. “You got a place in Shaville? If not, you can crash at mine.”

anyone hand over their house as if it were no

à little snort. “Only for

I’ve already got

smiled, “Guess I’ll see

you leaving now?”

have plenty of chances in the future.” His unwavering gaze

with a bag. “Hey, this is

he just walked off before I could even get a

When she arrived, she seemed to

hurried over to me, looking anxious. “Mom, where’s

I was about to answer, I saw Jared walk in, looking pretty grim. I could tell right away

it open. Her face lit up and she started clapping excitedly. “Wow, it’s the gift wished for last time Ryan got it for

was a pair of shoes that looked like they were made of

Yvonne hugged them to her chest, rubbing her cheek against them “finally have

impossible to figure out Yvonne had begged me to buy her shoes like these before, but I always thought they looked

fragen “it’s just a pair of pines If you want then can get them for

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