Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

While Kylan showered, she also unpacked her clothing and then changed into a comfortable sweater dress and thick, fleece tights. It was only forty degrees outside, according to her weather app.

With this in mind, the let her hair down and brushed it out. She plugged her curling iron into an outlet near the floor-length mirror off to the side of the bed. She curled bits of her hair and then sprayed it with a healthy amount of hair spray to keep it all in place. She was

thankful she had the sense to pack flats instead of heels and slipped them on. She touched up her makeup, added a layer of lipstick, and then put on her black peacoat last. at down

By the time Kylan came out of the bathroom, she was ready to go. She sat down in a

near the balcony and watched him meander around the

He had such a particular way of doing things. It was fascimming to watch him carefully fold his towel, ensuring each edge lined up perfectly

He dressed in a pair of pressed black slacks and a long sleeve grey sweater. He paired the look with some dark loafers and then she watched him fiddle with his hair, ensuring it laid the way he wanted it to. Then, he put on his leather jacket and spritzed some cologne across his body

She had half a mind to see which expensive brand he used, but she refrained from doing so while Kylan was watching.

With both of them ready. Kylan extended his hand to her, and she took hold of it. She ventured back down to the lobby and then waited for their car to be brought around at the valet

"Is there any trick to your dad?" Kylan asked as he pulled out onto the road and in the direction of the seafood restaurant her dad was arriving at.

She shrugged her shoulders, her eyes looking outside at the beauty of Portland in the fall. Even in the dark, it really was a true wonder to behold.

"Like I told you, he's an easy-going guy. But he's protective of me. He also has a fairly thick accent, even though he's lived in the states for over three decades. He moved here when. When he met my mom." Her voice tapered off at the end and she felt Kylan looking at her. She kept her gaze strictly on the passing harbor outside.

Kylan pulled into a parking stall near the restaurant a few minutes later and she stepped out of the car, shivering against the cold. She pulled her coat tighter around her and breathed in deeply. The smell of open water, the saltwater breeze, the Autumn chill in the air. It was intoxicating, it was wonderful.

Kylan walked around to meet her on her side of the car. He stood in front of her, his eyes scanning the features of her face. He lifted a band and brushed a bit of hair from of her shoulder, his fingertips grazing her neck.

he had told her on a couple

smiled at him. "You look handsome, Kylan" she told

into a half smile and then he held his arm out for her. She took hold of it, and he walked her to the boardwalk and then to the restaurant. He opened the door for her, and she

eyes spoke of the laughter that had filled Katrina's childhood. His green orbs were as kind as ever, and when he enveloped her in

from years of working as a fisherman gripped her face gently and he smiled at her, leaning in, and

see you here" His deep, rich voice filled her with

to one of his hands for a mument before he stepped back,

beautiful,

"Thank you"

of his hand, her thumb rubbing circles into the back of his palm in the same way she had in his offer. "Dud, this is Kylan Ross. He's both my boss and my dance." She was surprised by how

smiled, though it was much more tightlipped than when he

all mine,

gesture in

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her father's hand with his free one. "S'il vous plait appelez-moi Kylan" Kylan easily switched to French,

hand naturally fell to rest over Kylan's leg, and he wrapped an arm securely around her shoulders. So far, they

father, but

he divulged to her father already. He never knew his father in the same way she had never known her mother? She was shocked. She was sad, and she moved to be slightly closer to his side. "Ahh, yes. I'm sorry you know of that

voice dripping with quiet

listen as Kylan and her father talked, both of them slipping in and out of French and English with only the kind of ease that came from years of speaking multiple languages. She had never had the pleasure of seeing Rylan seem so at home or

He

times, and she nearly sank into the floor at the sound. It was a lovely sound, and she felt lucky to bear witness to it They ordered far too much food and far too much wine, and she enjoyed every bit of

who smiled at her like

about her childhood in Maine or her father's upbringing in France. Even still, what little he did

business route with Ryan. She was both surprised and not at

be her

ask any hard questions, But then of course, he

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